HD-DVD pulls a new trump card from the sleeve
In the camp of the supporters of the media format HD-DVD new animation. Having suffered a blow from the significantly increased sales of Blu-Ray discs after the appearance of the Sony Playstation 3, they made a long-awaited retaliatory maneuver, releasing the first media that can fully utilize the Internet connection that was originally built into all HD players.
A buyer who purchases a disc with a special release of the Japanese animated film “Freedom”, which appeared on store shelves last Tuesday, will be able to download a free trailer for future pictures, additional subtitles and “skins” for the title menu of the disc.
However, these potential bonuses are not limited. In July, several more similar releases will be released. Among them will be the epic drama "300 Spartans", with which the viewer will be able to get up to what your heart desires, trying on the role of film editor. The masterpieces stuck together from pieces of the film (both those included in the rental version and those left by the director “tasty”) can be uploaded to a special server of Warner Brothers, where other buyers can watch and evaluate them. And all this, it should be noted, can be done without sitting at the computer using the means of the player itself.
Warner Brothers will also release a version of "300 Spartans" on Blu-Ray media, but not every player of this format will provide an opportunity to enjoy special bonuses.
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It is hard to say whether this move will help manufacturers from the HD-DVD camp. Kevin Collins, a Microsoft-based promoter of this company-supported format, predicts that Blu-Ray media sales will soon fall due to the fact that PS 3 owners will finally get enough games for their new set-top box and stop looking bored. on her movies. Then the positions of the competitors should at least equal.
In the meantime, the fierce struggle for customers is forcing prices to plummet, which naturally goes to us, and thus to buyers, only in favor.
via AP
A buyer who purchases a disc with a special release of the Japanese animated film “Freedom”, which appeared on store shelves last Tuesday, will be able to download a free trailer for future pictures, additional subtitles and “skins” for the title menu of the disc.
However, these potential bonuses are not limited. In July, several more similar releases will be released. Among them will be the epic drama "300 Spartans", with which the viewer will be able to get up to what your heart desires, trying on the role of film editor. The masterpieces stuck together from pieces of the film (both those included in the rental version and those left by the director “tasty”) can be uploaded to a special server of Warner Brothers, where other buyers can watch and evaluate them. And all this, it should be noted, can be done without sitting at the computer using the means of the player itself.
Warner Brothers will also release a version of "300 Spartans" on Blu-Ray media, but not every player of this format will provide an opportunity to enjoy special bonuses.
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It is hard to say whether this move will help manufacturers from the HD-DVD camp. Kevin Collins, a Microsoft-based promoter of this company-supported format, predicts that Blu-Ray media sales will soon fall due to the fact that PS 3 owners will finally get enough games for their new set-top box and stop looking bored. on her movies. Then the positions of the competitors should at least equal.
In the meantime, the fierce struggle for customers is forcing prices to plummet, which naturally goes to us, and thus to buyers, only in favor.
via AP
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/11691/
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