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Bringing back the horrid thread... Dreamworks Animation and Paramount annouced today that they are going exclusively HD-DVD moving forward. Interesting since Paramount was doing both Blu-Ray AND HD-DVD but now are dropping all Blu-Ray production... Reuters Article Some of the "bigger" (which is completely one person's opinion of course) releases that will be out this fall for Paramount on HD-DVD will be "Blades of Glory", "Shrek the Third", and "Transformers"... The rest of the article goes into the sales numbers, etc, telling of Blu-Ray's 2 to 1 outselling of titles over HD-DVD for 1st half of 2007, etc, so it brings up some points for both sides. WILL THE MADNESS EVER END???
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Re: Paramount and Dreamworks HD DVD exclusive...
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This is an awesome move, I have not yet dipped into the HD era yet (even tho I own an HD projector), I am eager to do so, probably this holiday season with transformers on HD DVD, I'll have to let my wife know which model of HD DVD player to get with my new movie  I am pumped for this christmas season! I can't wait for transformers on HD DVD...and when LOTR comes out from Newline, hopefully they will be exclusive to HD DVD by then...
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I refuse to buy a bluray or hd-dvd player until this sorts itself out. I think it is garbage that movies are being sold exclusively in one format.
These are not video game systems competing for exclusive titles...
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Re: Paramount and Dreamworks HD DVD exclusive...
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I'll probably go back to thinking it's really lame and stupid tomorrow, but today, for whatever reason, I really love the format war. Life is so much more interesting when people do things for no reason. I don't see how having two formats helps anyone, and therein lies the beauty.
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No reason? You think profit and market dominance aren't a reason? 
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Re: Paramount and Dreamworks HD DVD exclusive...
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Quote:
I refuse to buy a bluray or hd-dvd player until this sorts itself out. I think it is garbage that movies are being sold exclusively in one format.
These are not video game systems competing for exclusive titles...
I agree! Besides, as I've stated before, regular DVD's with a good up-converting player such as one from Oppo makes my movies look "nearly" as good as high def! Even when the war ends (if it ever does) I see no reason to move to a new player and all new movie purchases. This is just another attempt to get more money out of us all. 
"Tis better to desire that which you do not have, than to have that which you do not desire!"
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Peter knows it's all about the Benjamins, huh, uh huh ...
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Which inevitably leads to Weird Al's best work, It's All about the Pentiums. Classic. So many great lines. Brings a smile to my face every time. Does this resonate with this crowd, methinks?
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Hey, if I keep replying to myself, then there will be an army of Will Farrells on the screen, and Christopher Walken might be able to get enough cowbell!
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Whoa. Now I'm really trippin'.
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