Selfishly, this is great news. Gimmee my Batman Begins, Matrix, West Wing, and Lord of the Rings in HD please. Now, bokay?
If, however, they got a huge payout the way Paramount/Dreamworks supposedly did from Microsoft/Toshiba to shaft Blu out of Transformers and the rest of their catalog, then this is just as much a heap…
Warner tries to curtail format war by ending HD DVD support
Calling the move a “response to consumer demand” necessary to avoid further confusion, Warner says that after May, it will no longer release HD DVD versions of its movies. “The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger,” said Warner Chairman and CEO Barry Meyer in a statement. “We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers.”
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