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Posted by Quanta on 12/15/06 00:26
"Derek Janssen" <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Phisherman wrote:
>
>> Just watched Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest. Disney plans
>> re-release of several movies in Blu-ray format.
>
> Specifically, their animated movies as big-guns--
>
> Unlike the promo, however, "Sleeping Beauty" will NOT be on the list (they
> just wanted to show characters saying "Blue!"), but rather:
> A) their Pixar movies,
> B) anything that was already hi-def detailed for IMAX (Beauty/Beast, Lion
> King), and
> C) anything that was already remastered for 2-disk AFTER they started on
> their Blu-Ray kick (which means Little Mermaid and Jungle Book, but not
> Bambi or Snow White)
>
>> I see more evidence that Blu-ray is leading over HD.
>
> Again, like Beta rather than DiVX:
> Not a declaration of defeat and signed truce, just a shadow-election in
> smoke-filled backrooms, to bring the ceasefire.
>
>> We will see what Microsoft will do to counter it.
>
> ...Aww, don't say that, man, that's depressing. :(
>
> (But then, as long as Warner's got Casablanca, Robin Hood and Excalibur
> going to Blu next year--and Blu will finally have some real movies on
> their catalog instead of Sony action-losers and Tomb Raider sequels--guess
> I can live with it)
>
> Derek Janssen
> ejanss@comcast.net
All of this is entirely irrelevant. There is absolutely no movement, except
by extreme videophiles, to the new format. It is stillborn.
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