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New Movie Releases in Hi-Rez Only??

A friend told me that he has heard that there have been a few new movies released on Blu-ray ONLY, not on DVD. I thought that he must be wrong, because a release at this time on either HD-DVD or Blu-ray while excluding a DVD version would be financial suicide for the distributor. He said that this was being done to drive the sales of the Hi-Rez machines.

So...who's right?
fatparrot
unclejeff
1,313 posts
 
Something really obscure, maybe. I can't imagine a single movie that would get people to invest in one format, just to see that movie, especially since nobody(to sspeak of) has 1080p display device.

Oh, like people who do have 1080p are not gonna buy Blu-ray and/or HD-DVD play-back devices....?
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
Ask for specific examples to verify, I doubt this is true.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
its not true. both new DVD formats are floundering. high resolution may make the evening news look better, but its no guarantee that it will improve the way a film looks(or sounds). in some cases it actually hurts. there are also no basic standards for dts surround.
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