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Buster Keaton in "The General" from Kino International and Steven Soderberg's "Che" from the Criterion Collection.]]>Nov 1st 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
The image reproduction isn't "slightly" better either. 1080p offers over 6 times the resolution of SD 4:3 (which is used for anamorphic 16:9 too), the AVC & VC-1 codecs are more efficient at the same bitrate leading to less artifacts, the sound is better (often lossless), and movies may even benefit from remastering or restoration. Blu ray releases are also very diverse with everything from opera, black and white silent movies, obscure foreign films, horror, chick flicks, TV shows, classics, kids and of course blockbusters all being released on the format.

Don't like The General? Go watch GI Joe then. Or Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure. Or Top Gun. Or Dirty Dancing. Or Bolt. Or Andrea Bocelli in concert. Or David Attenborough. Or Gone With The Wind. Or any one of the thousands of mainstream and niche titles that are available.

Your schtick doesn't even make sense. If you haven't noticed, this blog is called EngadgetHD. If you are not interested in the benefits of HD, why are you here? ]]>Nov 3rd 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
-Brian]]>Nov 1st 2009 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
I wouldn't count out Gump or District 9 either; their visuals and sweeping storylines demand high definition viewing.]]>Nov 1st 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3075]]>Nov 1st 2009 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
Harry Potter is Harry Potter, huge fanbase and all that. But the younger *overall* audience costs Blu-ray sales (I'd say same with Up, but moreso).

Star Trek, however, had the mix of Lost audience and Star Trek fans. So I see it doing well on these merits.

Again, I doubt either will beat Transformers, but as long as they do well... and hopefully holiday Blu-ray player sales will also add a boost... that's great for the format.

-Pie]]>Nov 1st 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 1st 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
Not even close.]]>Nov 1st 2009 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
Pixar hasn't let me down and I'm pretty sure it's going to be reference quality.]]>Nov 1st 2009 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
And am I going insane or didn't Watchmen already come out? Unless I bought it 6 weeks before it's release but I find that unlikely so this must be different somehow.

My vote is Up.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
The one I'd really like is a quality transfer of Gladiator, something that was to the standard of the (2005 transfer) extended scenes all the way through.
Sadly the bulk of the current release is composed of the dire (2000 transfer) theatrical release & it's just not good enough.

Sh!t transfers are a real PITA with Blu-ray (and they were too with some HD DVDs too before anyone starts moaning).

I have become very picky about what I will buy because of them.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 3rd 2009 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
Simple reasoning. It costs me $7 to rent/rip/return every Blu-ray as it is. So sell Blu-rays at retail for $8-$10 and you've taken away all financial incentive for me to rip to iso.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
-Pie]]>Nov 2nd 2009 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/
Studios have to charge something. Movies aren't made for free. It doesn't make any sense to expect them to be given away. I don't endorse bittorrent sharing in any way. The people who make the movies ought to be paid for their work.

But the retail prices are ridiculous and the executives and stars are way over-paid. That, in itself, isn't so bad. It's the way they flaunt it and rub it in everyone's faces. Get the salaries under control. Get the budgets under control. Charge a reasonable $8-$10 price and that DOES remove a lot of the incentive to steal movies. DVDs should be $3.99 and Blu-rays should be $7.99.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 2nd 2009 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 3rd 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 3rd 2009 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 3rd 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 4th 2009 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 4th 2009 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Just say Ridley Scott and I'm there. I made sure I
saw the new Star Trek in a theater, but now I want to watch it at
home in my little Blu Ray theater, so I can actually see it.

My most wanted title for 2009, Gone With the Wind. It will look
better than it ever has. My most wished-for titles yet to go Blu:
The Thin Red Line, Walkabout, and Help!
Too bad Ben Hur isn't ready yet. Was supposed to be out in December.
How old is 64? I saw Ben Hur twice, brand new first-run, as a teenager.
Now I count the hours till Cameron's 3D Avatar]]>Nov 12th 2009 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 30th 2009 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/01/poll-whats-the-biggest-blu-ray-disc-still-due-to-arrive-in-200/Nov 30th 2009 9:29PM