Blu-ray only movies now also in HD-DVD format
As we all know Paramount and Dreamworks has decided to jump (exclusively) into the HD-DVD wagon, and it looks like it’s not an isolated case. There’s a noticeable outcropping of HD-DVD releases of movies supposed to be exclusive to Blu-ray, and some of them are even from Sony Pictures.
Among many other titles, Underworld: Evolution as well as XXX from Sony Pictures have been spotted under the HD-DVD banner. As for movies from other Blu-ray exclusive studios, Disney‘s Reign of Fire and The Prestige was also found with the HD-DVD logo printed over their titles.
The strangest thing? There seems to be HD-DVD movies from almost every Blu-ray exclusive studios.
Why is it so? Audioholics supposes that the high cost of producing Blu-ray discs is causing the studios to jump into the HD-DVD wagon from time to time. The fact that HD-DVD is region-free may also be another reason as well.
Is this any indication of a huge development in the format wars? Do check this space often to find out.
Via Audioholics
As we all know Paramount and Dreamworks has decided to jump (exclusively) into the HD-DVD wagon, and it looks like it’s not an isolated case. There’s a noticeable outcropping of HD-DVD releases of movies supposed to be exclusive to Blu-ray, and some of them are even from Sony Pictures.
Among many other titles, Underworld: Evolution as well as XXX from Sony Pictures have been spotted under the HD-DVD banner. As for movies from other Blu-ray exclusive studios, Disney‘s Reign of Fire and The Prestige was also found with the HD-DVD logo printed over their titles.
The strangest thing? There seems to be HD-DVD movies from almost every Blu-ray exclusive studios.
Why is it so? Audioholics supposes that the high cost of producing Blu-ray discs is causing the studios to jump into the HD-DVD wagon from time to time. The fact that HD-DVD is region-free may also be another reason as well.
Is this any indication of a huge development in the format wars? Do check this space often to find out.
Via Audioholics
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