STAR WARS (blu-ray)

so when do you think the star wars trilogy will be out on blu-ray? i am kind of glad i never bought it on DVD i have the trilogy on my HD-DVR but thats just in standerd def so what you guy's think?

also on aside note i noticed that the Matrix triolgy is coming out next week on HD-DVD, what gives with that? i thought WB was on both sides.

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Fox is exclusive to Blu-Ray right?

I actually have recorded the star wars trilogy on my hd dvr also, but i happened to get i think number six in hd (1080i) it was playing in hd on directv so i thought oh yeah this is gonna be great, and its pretty killer. bakalah

yeah i have direct tv also but so far i have not seen 1-6 on any of the HD channles.  

Lucas waited quite a while to release the original trilogy on DVD only to of course re-release it again with the non-anamorphic original cuts. I would guess he'd do the same and wait for the installed base.

As for the Matrix, it's scheduled for May 22 on HD-DVD and probably for the holidays on Blu-ray. The reason is the interactive component. The development tools for HD-DVD have been there since launch and were much more sophisticated than BD-J (Blu-ray's Java-based development environment). BD-J has gone back to the drawing board at least three times. This is one of the reason some Warner releases are only out on HD-DVD (like Batman Begins) since they are waiting to include the new features on the Blu-ray release when they can.

One of the things to worry about regarding the "neutral" studios is the effect of this delay. For example, Warner will be releasing Blood Diamond shortly on Blu-ray with the HD-DVD release almost a month later, but with far more features:

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Brings_Blood_Diamond_to_Blu-ray,_HD_DVD/583

I look forward to an all-six Star Wars Blu-ray release (with nine films total, the original cuts in 1080P) but really can't guess how long that wait will be.

Lucas waited quite a while to release the original trilogy on DVD only to of course re-release it again with the non-anamorphic original cuts. I would guess he'd do the same and wait for the installed base.

As for the Matrix, it's scheduled for May 22 on HD-DVD and probably for the holidays on Blu-ray. The reason is the interactive component. The development tools for HD-DVD have been there since launch and were much more sophisticated than BD-J (Blu-ray's Java-based development environment). BD-J has gone back to the drawing board at least three times. This is one of the reason some Warner releases are only out on HD-DVD (like Batman Begins) since they are waiting to include the new features on the Blu-ray release when they can.

One of the things to worry about regarding the "neutral" studios is the effect of this delay. For example, Warner will be releasing Blood Diamond shortly on Blu-ray with the HD-DVD release almost a month later, but with far more features:

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Brings_Blood_Diamond_to_Blu-ray,_HD_DVD/583

I look forward to an all-six Star Wars Blu-ray release (with nine films total, the original cuts in 1080P) but really can't guess how long that wait will be.

clubside

thanks for the link! yeah i know Lucus owns all the rights to Star Wars.

From what I hear it's coming later this year and it will be all six for the 30th anniversary. Drumachine7713

oh god....yeah i bet you that will cost a arm and leg! but i'll probly shell out the bucks for it. all i know is it better come in one kick @SS looking package!