Surround Records decides to go dual-format
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 31st 2008 4:31PM
posted Jan 31st 2008 4:31PM
While it seems that most of the industry is going Blu-ray exclusive or simply staying put, indie distributor Surround Records has decided to go format agnostic. Previously, the firm was dishing out multichannel audio releases on DVD-Audio discs and HD DVD, but now HighDefDigest is reporting that it will soon start supporting Blu-ray. Unfortunately, there's no details on how when exactly the outfit will start churning out releases on BD nor any word on what titles will be available on both formats, but this choice certainly throws an unexpected (though likely insignificant) splash of purple into the mix, now doesn't it?[Thanks, Kiwi616]
so not only have we been paying to much for movies but some of us having been paying too much for audio experences as well? doesn't effect me much last cd i bought was in 1993
tell us about this one truth bullshit teller. tell us how they got payed and about the conspiracy theories. come on. cant wait for them... oh yeah nfinity your welcomed to say some of yours as well. oh and dont forget hd4me you too are also free to say your usual stupidity...
Beating them to the punch?
dang i must have showed up to the party way to late cause i can't for the life of me figure out why so many of you go out of your way to be rude to those 3 people when i've never seen them treat any of you that way at all
“While it seems that most of the industry is going Blu-ray exclusive or simply staying put, indie distributor Surround Records has decided to go format agnostic.”
Erm, they’ve moved from just HD-DVD, to both. This is yet another good thing for Blu-ray, not sure how you managed to make it sound negative. :)
Why not everyone go purple and let the consumer decide the result once instead of bribery and corruption
Well, that's it, this war is over. Good night, HD DVD.
Surely, THIS news will quiet all those vocal HD DVD fans for good!
They should support 1 format or the other only, not both! Dual format companies have got to stop what they're doing as it does nothing but prolong the format "war" (well whatever is left of it) and confuse new comers to the HD world.
Never heard of Surround Records. I didn't realise anyone made DVD-audio disks. I guess HD DVD and Blu Ray have sufficient sound quality they could be used in that capacity.
I wish they'd fix the "Reply" function...
@HDPurist:
Get off your f**king pointless soap box. This one independent vendor isn't going to decide shit in the format war! Who the hell in their right mind is going to say, "Oh, gee, well ... more than 75% of the major studios are going Blu-ray exclusive, so going Blu would make more sense. Oh, but look at this!!! Surround Records is supporting HD DVD as well. Oh, I am *so* going HD DVD now!"
From the article:
"The previously HD DVD-exclusive label has issued a half a dozen multichannel audio releases since making its high-def debut this past summer with 'Uncommon Bach.' It now says it will expand its high-def disc support to include Blu-ray in addition to HD DVD."
SIX!! They released SIX titles in HD DVD, and yet you go spouting off about how this is going to prolog the format war? Seriously, what is your major malfunction? Jesus, you BD zealots are really going to extremes now.
No chance of the Blu-ray gang ever wanting all the studios to go for neutral everything, they know they'd lose in a heartbeat.
This is a funny one (a bit like the Niel Diamond release on DVD & Blu-ray only).
I really can't see too many of the PS3 crowd going for this.
(which is afterall all Blu-ray is about anyways)
John B;
HDpurist is a malfunction in itself. If there ever was a retarded a-hole, HDpurist's antics would be the standard to apply.