what do the high definitions dvd's and blue ray look like

[slimpickins]

hi

what will the hd-dvd's and the blue ray look like, also what do u think packaging will be like, do u think it will be just like dvd releases in amaray cases and such

also will they release tv stuf in hd

[Bob W]

http://www.dvdtown.com/discdetails/phantomoftheoperathe2004hd-dvd/18593/

http://www.dvdtown.com/discdetails/milliondollarbabyhd-dvd/18592/

http://www.dvdtown.com/discdetails/lastsamuraithehd-dvd/18591/

Ahd here you can see the players.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7652523&type=product&productCategoryId=c...=1134699969167

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7763823&type=product&productCategoryId=c...=1142288677966

[slimpickins]

what, 15pounds a film, thats sooo cheap, swo i guess dvds are gona be old news once the players come down in price, if uv seen my collection ul know how gutted i am

[slimpickins]

also add those players say they up-convert normal dvd's so they are near hd quality, do u think that includes dvd-r's

[Bob W]

also add those players say they up-convert normal dvd's so they are near hd quality, do u think that includes dvd-r's

Yes it does.

[jimmalenko]

I like marketing speak like "near HD quality"

[slimpickins]

aslong as its nto blocky and looks good on a42"er then im happy, for true hd il buy hd dvd's, i just dont want my collection to become a burden cos it doesnt work on my superioso tv

[festmaster]

also will they release tv stuf in hd

My guess is that only TV shows that were originally aired in HD will be released in Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. I would also guess that they will not release TV shows on HD disks until/if there is market acceptance for either format for movies.

[slimpickins]

just curios, how far back could they make hd-dvd's, i know the first broadcastin the states was 98, if they wanted to could they make hd-dvd's from season 1 of 24, jsut because the market is small doesnt mean they wouldnt release it

[yoda313]

Oh I'm sure they'll release "upconverted" tv shows on high def dvds.

Maybe they'll color the packages differently for ones that are "TRUE" hd content from "UPCONVERTED" content.

Hollywood loves rerealising material.

[dcsos]

who wants to spend $999 for a HD payer?
I'm gonna get one of these babies and put it in my PC

http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/29/pioneers-brd-101a-white-label-blu-ray-burner/
I'm sure these'll be reasonable by comparison

[festmaster]

Oh I'm sure they'll release "upconverted" tv shows on high def dvds.

Maybe they'll color the packages differently for ones that are "TRUE" hd content from "UPCONVERTED" content.

Hollywood certainly does like to re-release whenever there is a market opportunity. But strictly speaking, the legal definition of HDTV (from what I've read) demands that the picture have a 16:9 ratio. Even if they re-telecine and resample the original prints for 1080 lines of information (and I seriously doubt they will), the picture will remain 4:3. I woudl hope they couldn't advertise it as HD. Only the last 1-2 seasons of most TV sitcoms and dramas have been made in HD.

As far as upconverting, today's upconverting players do a very nice job and the disks have only limited DRM hassles. I know I can convert TV episodes into a format for my handheld without paying an additional charge. "Managed Copy" will probably require a credit card number.

[yoda313]

I'm sure these'll be reasonable by comparison

Yeah but you'll need a drm enabled monitor to watch it at full res. More $$$$$

[yoda313]

I know I can convert TV episodes into a format for my handheld without paying an additional charge. "Managed Copy" will probably require a credit card number.

Well there's always the analog hole. Just capture it to your computer and compress it for your portable player. Sure it'd be a pain to do a whole tv series but its possible. Because I'm sure the next gen players will have the standard rca/svideo outputs so you can pump it out to a normal connection. It won't be high res but lets face it, neither are portable video players.