MicroSoft & Amazon to Sponsor Indy Film Transfers to HD

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Originally Posted by singerap

Though this article migh interest the Blu-ray community.
http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/02...lms-on-hd-dvd/

I think the most salient point is that these films are to be available as downloads, Not HD-DVD's. Something that seems to have been missed by those commenting on the article.

I don't see where it says that it will be downloads, it clearly says HD DVDs. Now, the quality of the films is another thing entirely. This sounds like pure quantity over quality rubbish to me. When you read the fine print, it says 'qualifying independent film makers'. What does that mean? To me, it means all the rubbish that can't get into Cannes or Sundance, and can't get picked up by a major distributer anyway. Blu-ray already has great, quality indie material coming from the likes of Magnolia Home Entertainment, R&B Films, Lionsgate and now Starz Home Entertainment (Anchor Bay) and Exoptron. Do we really need the 'let's get a thousand Beautiful Landscapes titles out so we can claim "we have 2,000 titles!" ' sort of rubbish?

Let them have it, and remember, Amazon distributes Blu-ray titles through this service as well.