Eight studios only supporting Blu Ray - Blu-ray Forum

GTP · 01-28-2006, 03:35 PM

Disney
Miramax
Columbia Tri Star
Lions Gate
Sony Pictures
Pixar
MGM
Fox
Will only support Blu RAy, with only Universal holding out but probably not for long.
Add in dual support from Warner and Paramount and it seems 90+% of movies will be available on Blu Ray, and only about 30% on hd dvd.

I would suggest that any Toshiba player purchased could be used as a boat anchor later on when the format dies, except the Toshiba players are going to weigh 5-6 pounds....so maybe a paperweight instead

thunderhawk · 01-28-2006, 03:44 PM

LoL, quite true

zombie · 01-28-2006, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GTP

I would suggest that any Toshiba player purchased could be used as a boat anchor later on when the format dies, except the Toshiba players are going to weigh 5-6 pounds....so maybe a paperweight instead

LOL, I made the stupid mistake of buying a DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) player in the early 90's. Talk about a paperweight. I vowed to do a lot more research the next time I wanted to buy into a new format. While there's always a chance that things could improve dramatically for HD DVD, as it stands now I too think it would be quite foolish to buy into a format with such limited support. Unfortunately, I am talking from personal experience.

thunderhawk · 01-28-2006, 08:41 PM

Hehe... Wise decision to get closer to the Blu-ray Disc vs HD DVD war m8.

Jodi · 01-30-2006, 11:58 AM

It's gonna be Blu-Ray for me!

Jodi

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Originally Posted by n2blu

LOL, I made the stupid mistake of buying a DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) player in the early 90's. Talk about a paperweight. I vowed to do a lot more research the next time I wanted to buy into a new format. While there's always a chance that things could improve dramatically for HD DVD, as it stands now I too think it would be quite foolish to buy into a format with such limited support. Unfortunately, I am talking from personal experience.

Knight-Errant · 01-30-2006, 08:55 PM

I'm supporting BD.

I'll probably snap up some of the launch titles before getting a player in fact.

zombie · 01-30-2006, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight-Errant

I'll probably snap up some of the launch titles before getting a player in fact.

Interesting comment. I actually bought the original Jerry Maguire DVD five days before I purchased by first DVD player.

I suppose the same thing could happen with BD for me as well.

Guppa · 02-02-2006, 12:22 AM

I think you missed Touchstone Pictures and Buena Vista

thunderhawk · 02-02-2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Guppa

I think you missed Touchstone Pictures and Buena Vista

Buena Vista .. -> Disney..?

and Touchstone Pictures

Knight-Errant · 02-02-2006, 06:37 PM

Touchstone is Dinsey too...and Miramax isn't it?

Guppa · 02-05-2006, 05:42 PM

Yeah and Pixar is Disney and MGM & Colombia Tristar are Sony

Gorkab · 02-06-2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Guppa

Yeah and Pixar is Disney and MGM & Colombia Tristar are Sony

And Gaumont is SONY too

GTP · 02-08-2006, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gorkab

And Gaumont is SONY too

So whats your point....there are still eight studios not supporting hd dvd, and that adds up to a he** of a lot of popular movies that hd supporters will not have.
And now with the expected full Warner support....hd dvd is all but dead imo.

Gorkab · 02-08-2006, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GTP

So whats your point....there are still eight studios not supporting hd dvd, and that adds up to a he** of a lot of popular movies that hd supporters will not have.
And now with the expected full Warner support....hd dvd is all but dead imo.

Just wait until the PS3 launch and you will see how the studios will come ton SONY like little dogs...

zombie · 02-08-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Gorkab

Just wait until the PS3 launch and you will see how the studios will come ton SONY like little dogs...

Paramount admitted that the PS3 was a factor in their decision to no longer be HD DVD exclusive so I'd say the PS3 does have quite an influence on the format war. Now what's taking Universal so long?

Gorkab · 02-11-2006, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by n2blu

Now what's taking Universal so long?

The launch of the PS3 maybe...

iceman · 02-13-2006, 05:29 AM

"I would suggest that any Toshiba player purchased could be used as a boat anchor later on when the format dies"

Gorkab · 02-13-2006, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

"I would suggest that any Toshiba player purchased could be used as a boat anchor later on when the format dies"

It's weight is enough to do it yes

RodChester · 01-17-2019, 04:17 PM

Looks like all the major studios and plenty of independent studios are supporting bluray now. That’s good.

BluProofie · 01-17-2019, 04:23 PM

Why was this bumped???

01-28-2006, 03:35 PM	#1
GTP Expert Member Member since:Jan 2006 Trading Score:1	Eight studios only supporting Blu Ray Disney Miramax Columbia Tri Star Lions Gate Sony Pictures Pixar MGM Fox Will only support Blu RAy, with only Universal holding out but probably not for long. Add in dual support from Warner and Paramount and it seems 90+% of movies will be available on Blu Ray, and only about 30% on hd dvd. I would suggest that any Toshiba player purchased could be used as a boat anchor later on when the format dies, except the Toshiba players are going to weigh 5-6 pounds....so maybe a paperweight instead

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01-28-2006, 03:44 PM	#2
thunderhawk Moderator Member since:Jul 2004 Location:Belgium	LoL, quite true

01-28-2006, 08:41 PM	#4
thunderhawk Moderator Member since:Jul 2004 Location:Belgium	Hehe... Wise decision to get closer to the Blu-ray Disc vs HD DVD war m8.

01-30-2006, 08:55 PM	#6
Knight-Errant Power Member Member since:Aug 2005 Location:Sheffield, UK	I'm supporting BD. I'll probably snap up some of the launch titles before getting a player in fact.

02-02-2006, 12:22 AM	#8
Guppa Junior Member Member since:Nov 2005	I think you missed Touchstone Pictures and Buena Vista

02-02-2006, 06:37 PM	#10
Knight-Errant Power Member Member since:Aug 2005 Location:Sheffield, UK	Touchstone is Dinsey too...and Miramax isn't it?

02-05-2006, 05:42 PM	#11
Guppa Junior Member Member since:Nov 2005	Yeah and Pixar is Disney and MGM & Colombia Tristar are Sony

02-13-2006, 05:29 AM	#17
iceman Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:121 DVD collection:26 MA collection:1 Digital collection:6 iTunes collection:10 iTunes music:2 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:1	"I would suggest that any Toshiba player purchased could be used as a boat anchor later on when the format dies"

01-17-2019, 04:17 PM	#19
RodChester Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Illinois Home Theater Gallery:63 4K collection:333 Blu-ray collection:3380 DVD collection:141 Trading Score:129	Looks like all the major studios and plenty of independent studios are supporting bluray now. That’s good.

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