The CES 2006 Discussion Thread

[killermmn]

it the year for blu-ray and hd-dvd!!
just want see what next for hd format.

[Blue]

Originally Posted by killermmn

it the year for blu-ray and hd-dvd!!
just want see what next for hd format.

Hopefully Blu Ray YES and as for that other format - what other format!
Replace HD-DVD with HD monitors and projectors (hopefully 1080p) and mix in some media centres with a few PS3's and I think most on this forum will be more than happy.
If the two disk formats are let loose at the same time, expect a slow, expensive and confusing start with limited hardware and software for both formats. It looks like Blu Ray is up and going though - 2 days and we will know!

[killermmn]

look like the hd format war is on!!

paramounth will realese some movie in hd-dvds but the same movie are also on blu-ray!!

[killermmn]

link for blu-ray movie!

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...75&newsLang=en

http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/rele...tionFor=574032

[zombie]

Sony's BDs: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4241959&EDATE=

[ordeith]

As you can see from the Sony list, the line-up will include high-octane adventure titles such as xXx, SWAT and Robocop, along with tired old nancy like Sense and Sensibility and Legends of the Fall. Later in the year you can look forward to Black Hawk Down and Bridge on the River Kwai, which will come on 50GB dual-layer discs.

Sony is aiming to release four Blu-Ray titles per month to start off with - a figure that will rise to 10 per month by the start of 2007. And it don't just expect movies, either, since hit TV series will be making the transition too

[Sony1]

Sony details Blu-ray plans http://news.com.com/Sony+details+Blu...3-6018590.html

[agothoth]

I just want to add a little bit to that list...
More titles that will be released as soon as the first Blu-ray players hit the market in the spring from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-01-04/#2
http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/rele...tionFor=574032

• Fantastic Four
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• Behind Enemy Lines
• Kiss of the Dragon
• Ice Age
• Other 15 titles yet to be confirmed...

Originally Posted by killermmn

it the year for blu-ray and hd-dvd!!
just want see what next for hd format.

Originally Posted by killermmn

look like the hd format war is on!!

paramounth will realese some movie in hd-dvds but the same movie are also on blu-ray!!

Originally Posted by Gandalf

The board is set... the pieces are moving

I'm surprised, why Sony didn't include Charlie's Angel since it was developed for earlier BD capability demo... If i remember correctly

[Gorkab]

Originally Posted by agothoth

I'm surprised, why Sony didn't include Charlie's Angel since it was developed for earlier BD capability demo... If i remember correctly

Yeah you're right... I wanted to see Gattaca in HD... Think I'm going to wait a lil more (It was one of the first DVDs with 5.1 sound)

[zombie]

Buena Vista Announces Line-Up of BDs

Burbank, CA, 1/4/2006 – Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) president Bob Chapek today announced that BVHE will begin releasing titles beginning summer of 2006 on the Blu-ray Disc format in conjunction with the hardware manufacturer's release of Blu-ray Disc products. Titles will include Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1; award-winning Hero; Dark Water starring Jennifer Connelly; Ladder 49 starring John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix; The Brothers Grimm starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger; The Great Raid starring Benjamin Bratt; Armageddon directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer; Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back; Walt Disney Pictures' Dinosaur; and the documentary Everest narrated by Liam Neeson. These ten titles mark the first wave of an ongoing release strategy from BVHE which will support the Blu-ray format.

Commenting on the announcement, Chapek stated, "The Blu-ray Disc represents a major technological advance in our industry, and just as DVD revolutionized home entertainment, the Blu-ray Disc promises to be the next step in our ability to satiate the consumer's appetite for entertainment by providing the ultimate user experience. The possibilities are endless and we've just begun to bridge the future of digital entertainment."

Blu-ray Disc is the next generation home entertainment medium featuring storage capacity 5 times greater than current DVDs, a picture compressed and authored in full high-definition 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080) and lossless audio (bit-for-bit directly from the sound stage) allowing for the first time a pristine digital audio and video home entertainment experience equal or superior to theatrical feature presentations. In addition to film, the Blu-ray Disc will also support music, gaming and other digital entertainment.

At launch, BVHE's Blu-ray titles will feature seamless, high resolution overlay pop-up menus which will allow for a first-time-ever continuous movie play experience; dynamic and unparalleled, high-definition picture; up to 7.1 channels of surround sound; new layering coating technology which provides a scratch resistance surface; and new sleek packaging. Other Disney Blu-ray feature technologies being developed include unparalleled interactive features; simultaneous on-screen chapter selection; and compelling online content, including web connectivity, which will allow users to connect to live events hosted by the studio and more.

Chapek added, "We are in an era where the consumer has growing control over the delivery of their entertainment choices. Blu-ray Disc represents a significant change in the digital landscape and how the consumer not only views but interacts with their choices."

[zombie]

Warner Announces Titles for BD

BURBANK, California (Jan. 5, 2006) - Warner Home Video (WHV), which distributes the largest film library of any studio, announced today at CES 2006 the company's plans to release 15 titles on the Blu-ray high definition disc format. The initial films named represent a combination of recent hits and catalog favorites.

Warner Bros. titles released in conjunction with the expected U.S. availability of Blu-ray movie players will include key fourth quarter 2005 blockbusters Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Dukes of Hazzard as well as classics such as The Matrix, Twister and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. For a list of titles planned to be released on Blu-ray, please see below.

"Warner Bros. is committed to providing movie fans with as many viewing options as possible. We are pleased to be a part of the launch of the high definition Blu-ray format," said Ron Sanders, President, Warner Home Video. "Consumers now expect cinema quality on their home systems and providing our titles in high definition will help create an unparalleled viewing experience."

And found this list at AVS:

PLANNED WARNER HOME VIDEO – BLU-RAY TITLES

Batman Begins
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Constantine
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Last Samurai
Lethal Weapon
The Matrix
Million Dollar Baby
Oceans 12
Swordfish
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Training Day
Troy
Twister
Unforgiven

[agothoth]

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• Warner Home Video

Whoa....They are all juggernaut!!!

Morpheus: This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

Cypher: I know what you're thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill?

I can sense some sort of irony from Warner Bros on one of their title release
One of the movie tagline is : The Fight for the Future Begins

[thunderhawk]

Great... I've also changed the Wiki article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray...aunch_Releases
Please anyone work with me/us to update it.

[Marwin]

Great list , here's a few movies we saw covers for at CES which aren't in the list yet:

Chicken Little (Disney)
Crimson Tide (Disney)
King Arthur (Disney)
Step Into Liquid (Artisan)
The Matrix Reloaded (Warner)

There were a few music-related compilations as well:

Bruce Hornsby: Three Nights on the Town
Carly Simon: A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2
Cyndi Lauper: Live... At Last
Incubus: Alive at Red Rocks
Rod Stewart: Live at Royal Albert Hall
R. Kelly: Trapped in the Closet Chapters 1-12

[zombie]

I'll add those to our forum list. Thanks.