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Posted by mark johnson on 01/23/08 21:25
"Rock and Roll" <hiphopisforFAGS@yrgay.com> wrote in message
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> http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=38561
>
> Borrowed from Chris Frost in the comments section at engadget:
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> http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/22...ward/#comments
>
> Another fact that really irritates Beta Ray fanboys:
Another fact that irritates HD-DVD fanboys:
Blu-ray standalone players outsell HD DVD standalone players 93:7 week
ending 1/12/08 (thats not including PS3's)
http://exophase.com/ps3/blu-ray-hardware-sales-quickly-outpace-hd-dvd-3109.htm
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> According to IMDB these exclusive companies have the US distribution
> rights to the following number of movies:
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> http://www.imdb.com/
>
> HD-DVD
>
> Universal - 5331
> Paramount - 5753
> Dreamworks - 95
> Weinstein - 183
>
> Total 11362 films
>
> Beta Ray
>
> 20th Century Fox - 755
> SOny Pictures - 419
> Disney Buena Vista - 727
> MGM - 3639
> Columbia/Tri Star - 4323
> Warner Brothers - 4623
>
> Total: 14783
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> Grand Total of all movies from these companies: 26145
> 11362/26145 = 43%
>
> Meaning HD DVD has 43% of all catalog titles available for potential
> release on it's format. It's completely laughable to hear that BDA has 80%
> of the major studios. Who cares when Fox/Sony/Buena Vista/Disney all
> acount for less than 2000 movies. That's not even half of Universal's back
> catalog.
>
> I double-checked a few of Chris' figures at IMDB. He is spot on! The
> Universal and Paramount catalogs are the biggest in the business! Wow!!
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> Now, if only Universal and Paramount will grace us with some of those
> delicious catalog titles on HD DVD! My money is waiting!
>
> Add BBC and all other indepandant studios and 1 million players and
> counting HD-DVD is not going anywhere :)
>
>
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