Movies coming slowly

[wallendo]

Originally Posted by trey

I understand this argument to an extent, but I don't really like it, cause that was a transition from tape to a disc (read can play previous VHS catalog, but you can still watch DVD catalog). This is disc to a better disc, it should adopt much faster!

I think this transition will be SLOWER for several reasons:

1) The move from VHS to DVD was not a quality issue alone. Most early DVD adopters were watching DVD's on SD CRT TV's with composite connections. The "experts" at the time pointed out that the quality differences between VHS and DVD would only be apparent on larget TV's. In fact, even now, VHS video looks very good on a 12" or smaller screen.

2) DVD added random access. You no longer needed to rewind the tapes, you could jump directly to a scene (or skip over a boring scene)

3) DVD brought extras to the forefront (on VHS, extras would typically be added to the end of the movie)

4) DVD added Dolby Digital and DTS true surround sound.

5) DVD also brought widescreen to the forefront. There had been widescreen video on VHS, but DVD became poplular among many movie lovers because most DVD's preserved the OAR.

Blu-rays differences are more subtle:
1) Higher quality video, but not a lot of difference with smaller screens.
2) Pop-up menus. This is neat but doesn't add a lot of functionality
3) Blu-ray will, with Profile 2, support web access (but this wasn't enough to save HD-DVD)
4) Uncompressed audio - probably only of benefit to owners of high end audio equipment
5) Blu-ray is designed for wide-screen TV's (but the "full screen" vs. OAR argument is back).

The transition from DVD to Blu-ray is going to be slow, and may never be complete (especially as long as blu-ray players remain backward-compatible.)

It is therefore important for the studios to release films judiciously, with optimal image quality, in order to maintain blu-rays "high quality" perception.

[doctorsteve]

Originally Posted by DeeChizzle

Blu-Ray is not "brand new" but it's still fairly new to the consumer market

Exactly, The War got great press time, so the Blu backers should be seizing the opportunity and KEEP the buzz going... they're squandering the buzz now... and the "war" is quickly fading from the pubic eye...

[GregBlu5]

Originally Posted by trey

I understand this argument to an extent, but I don't really like it, cause that was a transition from tape to a disc (read can play previous VHS catalog, but you can still watch DVD catalog). This is disc to a better disc, it should adopt much faster!

Actually, for those of us who really didn't buy VHS pre-recorded tapes and had been LaserDisc fiends for about a decade and a half, at least, switching to DVD *was* transitioning from "disc to a better disc."

[alphadec]

Originally Posted by zyson

I'm very dissapointed with amount of movies coming on Blu-ray, for example Action genre has 260 movies, by now that should already be 2600. Going like this we gonna wait next century to get all movies on BD or most probably get new Disc format before we even get John Wayne's movies or Star Wars etc...
When is Indiana series (4 movies) coming, when will Burne's 3 series come...

Too long too long, folks at big studios I suggest you get more people there and start actually giving us much more movies, before we show BD format to our grandchildren.

Rome was not built in a day!.

Anyway I have just got Rio Bravo so u get some duke films on bd but hehe u wont get all hollywood films the first week on bd. But looks like things are moving so relax.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by GregBlu5

Actually, for those of us who really didn't buy VHS pre-recorded tapes and had been LaserDisc fiends for about a decade and a half, at least, switching to DVD *was* transitioning from "disc to a better disc."

*Looks fondly at his Laserdisc collection* Word, my fellow geek.

[haste]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

So you say now!!!!!!

if they have two different releases for a movie and the 2nd one is a better transfer, etc...i expect an even swap for my old disc. there is no excuse nowadays to make a crappy transfer and then a good one later...

[dlshelt]

Originally Posted by bdrex28

To put a movie on Blu-ray the studios just don't wave a magic wand. There is a ton of stuff they have to do in order to make the transfer and get it right.

Like everyone else i'd love to see more movies but I also understand the effort involved. Some people need to wake up to reality and realize all the work it takes.

Oh and welcome to the forums.

thats a great argument,yet they better find a magic wand because people are going to want a blu release at the same time as sd or blu will not replace sd,and not just of one or two of the releases of the week, but all of them.

[dlshelt]

Using ,It takes time maybe an excuse,but maybe not a good one.Blu has got to keep up.Bottom line

[Beast]

Originally Posted by dlshelt

Using ,It takes time maybe an excuse,but maybe not a good one.Blu has got to keep up.Bottom line

It's not an excuse. It's the facts. It does take time.

It takes time to do restorations and such in order to prepare movies for Blu-Ray. Not everything came to DVD immediatly when it came out either. There's still tons of stuff that has never been released on DVD. Until the format is more universally adopted, it's still largely a niche market. We'll likely see larger in-roads this Christmas and in 2009. Still doesn't mean everything is gonna get released at once. That would be stupid.