The Matrix will NOT be TotalHD combo thingy

[SIGEP422]

Hey!
Has anyone heard if the the Matrix is coming to blu-ray?

[Amon37]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=4626

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Originally Posted by SIGEP422

Hey!
Has anyone heard if the the Matrix is coming to blu-ray?

My guess: When Total HD is ready.

[dobyblue]

They'll release it this year. Hopefully it will be in seperates. I don't think they'll make their goal of THD by summer.

[TallCoolOne]

that's the good news....

http://www.homemediaretailing.com/ne...ticle_ID=10426

coming to HD DVD in May 22, Bluray sometime later, whats up with that?

[assur191]

It's great we'll be spared that abomination, but it really sucks HD-DVD will get it first. Oh well, I'd say it's a suitable compromise.

[dipset420]

thats maaaad corny. why does hd-dvd get it first. i can see why they got the movies forst last year because blu-ray came out later but they should all be release simultaniously

[Amon37]

Warner is screwing BD again.

[HDTV1080P]

Hopefully this article is correct. On the positive side the Matrix well arrive on BLU-RAY and is not going to be HD-DVD excusive. I hope the Matrix is not released on a combo DVD/HD-DVD disc. If the Matrix is only released on HD-DVD instead of combo it will be easier to track how many HD-DVD owners are buying the product. The problem with combo discs is some of the uneducated public are purchasing combo discs and playing them on standard DVD players thinking they are getting HDTV quality. Especially now with RCA selling a 1080P up convert HDMI DVD player for under $50.

[jorg]

i can wait for matrixs for blu-ray as long as they put the efoort in to make it good

[GaS]

Warner sure is trying their best to keep hd-dvd on life support aren't they. Maybe they will give us a higher bitrate video encode instead of using the hd-dvd one.

[jorg]

i just hope they don`t half as and use the hd dvd one for blu-ray too

[jermwhl]

That's probably why it's being released after HD-DVD, they are going to finish HD-DVD and then copy it over to BD :-(
OR......they want better quality out of BD, so they are rushing HD-DVD, and taking their time and putting better quality into Blu.........
hmmmmmm.........which is it?

[GaS]

I honestly believe they are releasing HD-DVD first to give the format a boost. Me guesses that MS bank account is a little lighter today.

[Amon37]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

If the Matrix is only released on HD-DVD instead of combo it will be easier to track how many HD-DVD owners are buying the product. .

Which will be most interesting considering there is only a 99 and 119 dollar versions. How many zealots are really willing spend that kind of money?

[Damon Payne]

The "MS bank account" stuff makes me cringe as its incredibly ridiculous.

If this becomes an official announcement, the reason will be announced as waiting in-movie experience to be available on BD. So much for ending format war. BD has dropped the ball in not getting this feature out sooner.

[ProvenFlipper]

Originally Posted by Amon37

Which will be most interesting considering there is only a 99 and 119 dollar versions. How many zealots are really willing spend that kind of money?

All of them. It will probably street around $80. Warner is probably waiting for the new players that support IME to come out before they release the BD versions.

[Jack Torrance]

Actually, I think this is bad news for bd ... though having said that, I don't think it will attract that many new customers to the format as they will probably be unlikely to drop $200-300 on a hd-dud player and then another $100 on the Matrix collection just so they can watch it in HD asap. Most of the sales will be limited to the existing userbase... and that still isn't that much.

Warner could've given a date for the bd at least.

Matrix Collections Coming to HD DVD
Author: ERIK GRUENWEDEL
egruenwedel@questex.com
Posted: March 21, 2007
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The HD DVD format gets a major boost May 22 when Warner Home Video releases The Ultimate Matrix Collection and The Complete Matrix Trilogy for $119.99 and $99.99, respectively.

The special editions, which include HD DVD releases of The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, collectively comprise 8 discs and more than 35 hours of bonus material, in addition to three “Revisited” mini-features.

Both releases include HD DVD’s In-Movie Experience (IME) interactive feature.

The Matrix trilogy stars truth-seekers Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) battling human-killing machines in a post-apocalyptic world.

The Matrix — released 12 times on DVD — was the first disc to sell 1 million units and has generated $1 billion in worldwide revenue since its 1999 theatrical release, according to WHV.

The studio plans to release “Matrix” titles on Blu-ray Disc later this year.

[Damon Payne]

If the Matrix Trilogy announcement circulating today is true (out on hd-dvd long before BD) Warner's answer is likely to be that they are waiting on the In-movie-experience in BD. Not having this feature ready sooner and not initially knowing how Warner was going to treat this feature (required for release) are probably unavoidable items now but people seeing that they have to have HD-DVD to watch The Matrix is the first of the mistakes that will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It's unfortunate.

[Guinness7]

Warner always seems like they favor hddvd for some reason. Just as long as the quality is good and it is not to long after and like said a few posts up they should give a blu-ray release date.