Upcoming hi-def movie premieres on HDNet Movies
on July 19, 2009
HDNet Movies has several U.S. high-definition television premieres this month. The movies include: “The Answer Man” (Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham), “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” (Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale), “Cocaine Cowboys” (Billy Corben), “Jurassic Park III” (Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni), “So Close” (Shu Qi, Zhao Wei, Karen Mok) and “World’s Greatest Dad” (Robin Williams, Alexie Gilmore, Daryl Sabara). Full Story

DirecTV has loaded up the newest Bond film Quantum of Solace in 1080p to their HD VOD library, along with a collection of James Bond classics including Diamonds Are Forever, Dr. No, Goldfinger, and From Russia With Love. Other Bond favs added include Die Another Day, Golden Eye and the precursor to Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale.
Netflix has changed its shipping process for DVDs and hi-def Blu-ray discs to benefit the customer. According to the company’s
I’ll drink to that.
Spike TV will host the broadcast premiere of “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” and cable premieres of “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” and “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.” next month in high definition (HD). The network will also be showing the six-part “Star Wars” series in its entirety, in HD, along with encore presentations.


Will Blu-ray prices come down as quickly as they did when HD DVD was around? No. Will consumers buy high definition Blu-ray discs at $29.99 and higher for new releases? No way.
Now you can rent HD movies from Apple for $4.99. The high definition format is apparently 720p, which is upconverted to 1080p. The sound format is Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. The download takes forever though, unless you have cable internet or Verizon Fios (fiber optic). Apple claims that at 6mbsp you can start watching in a minute. At 2mbsp you’re looking at 2 hours. At dial-up speed forget it, you may as well go to bed.
Here is an actual letter to a Netflix subscriber. They are going completely Blu-ray. Looks like HD DVD is on it’s way to a slow and painful death.
Fans of summer smash hits and groundbreaking TV series are tapping into the web-enabled communities offered by HD DVD. “Transformers” from Paramount Home Entertainment and “Heroes: Season One” from Universal Home Entertainment are among the titles that saw significant online usage of the web-connected features.
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