I already have a blu ray player, but considering adding an HD DVD player. The biggest part of this decision, of course, is trying to figure out how many more movies this would give me access to. In other words, how many movies are available on HD DVD that are not already available on Blu ray?

Universal and a few warner titles...that's about it I think

Universal and a few warner titles...that's about it I think

OK, but how many movies is this? Perhaps a few dozen? More? Many more?

don't forget Weinstein and Imports

it's not really the quantity, it's the quality.

A hell of a lot. The Warner titles are not "a few" at all. Try 23 I think. Search threads created by me, I listed them last week.

OK, but how many movies is this? Perhaps a few dozen? More? Many more?

Universal has released over 100 titles on HD-DVD I believe. I tried finding the exact number but couldn't come across it. Warner has about a couple dozen HD-DVD exclusives and then there is Weinstein as someone mentioned.

22 by this list


Adventures of Robin Hood
Batman Begins
Caddyshack
Casablanca
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Constantine
Dukes of Hazzard
Excalibur
Forbidden Planet
Grand Prix
Matrix
Matrix Reloaded
Matrix Revolutions
Mutiny on the Bounty
Perfect Storm
Polar Express
Poseidon
Smallville S5
Terminator 3
Troy
V for Vendetta
Willy Wonka

22 by this list


Adventures of Robin Hood
Batman Begins
Caddyshack
Casablanca
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Constantine
Dukes of Hazzard
Excalibur
Forbidden Planet
Grand Prix
Matrix
Matrix Reloaded
Matrix Revolutions
Mutiny on the Bounty
Perfect Storm
Polar Express
Poseidon
Smallville S5
Terminator 3
Troy
V for Vendetta
Willy Wonka


Lee, is the above list of 22 all by the same studio? If Universal, that is far fewer than the previous poster indicated. And I assume the Weinstein movies, while generally quite good, are relatively few in number. If the total number of movies only available on HD DVD surpasses 100, then I am mighty tempted to jump in...

HD-DVD Exclusives
King Kong (Universal)
Miami Vice (Universal)
Bourne Supremacy (Universal)
Apollo 13 (Universal)
The Good Shepherd (Universal)
Children Of Men (Universal)
V For Vendetta (Warner)
Troy (Warner)
Batman Begins (Warner)
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (Warner)
Meet the Parents (Universal)
Lucky # Slevin (Weinstein)
Jet Li's Fearless (Universal)
Accepted (Universal)
Mutiny On the Bounty (Warner)
The Adventures Of Robin Hood (Warner)
The Scorpion King (Universal)
Hollywoodland (Universal)
Half-Baked (Universal)
The Mummy (Universal)
The Mummy Returns (Universal)
Brokeback Mountain (Universal)
Poseidon (Warner)
The Sting (Universal)
Excalibur (Warner)
The Deer Hunter (Universal)
Smallville 5th Season (Warner)
Clerks II (Weinstein)
Pulse (Weinstein)
The Breakfast Club (Universal)
The Matador (Weinstein)
Casino (Universal)
Field Of Dreams (Universal)
Hulk (Universal)
Derailed (Weinstein)
Dune (Universal)
Wolf Creek (Weinstein)
Scary Movie 4 (Weinstein)
Dr. Seuss' Grinch Stole XMas (Universal)
An American Werewolf In London (Universal)
You, Me and Dupree (Universal)
Waterworld (Universal)
Forbidden Planet (Warner)
Casablanca (Warner)
Spartacus (Universal)
Out Of Sight (Universal)
12 Monkeys (Universal)
The Interpreter (Universal)
Slither (Universal)
John Carpenter's The Thing (Universal)
The Break-Up (Universal)
Waist Deep (Universal)
Army Of Darkness (Universal)
Fast Times Of Ridgemont High (Universal)
Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory (Warner)
The Polar Express (Warner)
The Fast & The Furious (Universal)
2 Fast 2 Furious (Universal)
Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift (Universal)
Land Of the Dead (Universal)
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas (Universal)
End Of Days (Universal)
Dazed & Confused (Universal)
Grand Prix (Warner)
Backdraft (Universal)
Terminator 3 (Warner)
Traffic (Universal)
Seabiscuit (Universal)
Red Dragon (Universal)
The Bone Collector (Universal)
Spy Game (Universal)
Caddyshack (Warner)
Unleashed (Universal)
Ray (Universal)
Animal House (Universal)
Pitch Black (Universal)
Friday Night Lights (Universal)
The Dukes Of Hazzard (Warner)
The Rundown (Universal)
Happy Gilmore (Universal)
The Perfect Storm (Warner)
Chronicles Of Riddick (Universal)
Constantine (Warner)
U-571 (Universal)
Van Helsing (Universal)
Cinderella Man (Universal)
Jarhead (Universal)
Assault On Precinct 13 (Universal)
Doom (Universal)
Serenity (Universal)
Feast (Weinstein)
The Game (Universal)
The Jerk (Universal)
School for Scoundrels (Weinstein)
Smokin' Aces (Universal)
Eternal Sunshine/Spotless Mind (Universal)
The Nutty Professor (1996) (Universal)
Alpha Dog (Universal)
The Hitcher (2007) (Universal)
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Universal)
The Complete Matrix Trilogy (Warner)
The Skeleton Key (Universal)
Smokey and the Bandit (Warner)
The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Warner)
The Big Lebowski (Universal)
Dragonheart (Universal)
The Frighteners: Director's Cut (Universal)
Lost in Translation (Universal)
Midnight Run (Universal)
The River (Universal)
Breach (Universal)
Black Christmas (2006) (Weinstein)
Born on the Fourth of July (Universal)
Bruce Almighty (Universal)
Daylight (Universal)
Harsh Times (Weinstein)
Liar Liar (Universal)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Universal)
Sneakers (Universal)
American Me (Universal)
Being John Malkovich (Universal)
Bulletproof (Universal)
Freedom: Vol. 1 (Bandai Visual)
Mallrats (Universal)
Meet Joe Black (Universal)
Mystery Men (Universal)
The Watcher (Universal)

IMPORT EXCLUSIVES

Brotherhood of the Wolf (French release)
Elephant Man, The (French and UK releases)
Enemy at the Gates (French release)
Equilibrium (Japanese release)
Fog, The (1980) (French, German and UK releases)
Gift, The (2000) (Japanese release)
Graduate, The (1967) (French and German releases)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (UK release)
Jersey Girl (Japanese release)
Killing Me Softly (2002) (Japanese release)
King Kong (1976) (French, German and UK releases)
Leaving Las Vegas (French release)
Machinist, The (Japanese release)
Mulholland Drive (French release)
Oliver Twist (2005) (Japanese release)
Out of Time (2003/I) (Japanese release)
Pianist, The (2002) (German, UK and Spanish release)
Ran (1985) (French and German releases) (*no English subtitles)
Running Scared (German Release)
Serpico (French and German releases)
Three days of the Condor (Les 3 jours du condor) (French and German releases)
Two Brothers (2004) (French release)

UPCOMING EXCLUSIVES

July 10, 2007
Billy Madison (Universal)
Dante's Peak (Universal)
The War (Universal)
The Wedding Date (Universal)

July 24, 2007
The Bourne Identity (Universal)
The Contract (First Look)
Deep Purple: Live at Montreux 2006 (Rhino)
In Good Company (Universal)
The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps (Universal)
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux 2004 (Rhino)
Scent of a Woman (Universal)
Streets of Fire (Universal)
Yes: Live at Montreux (Rhino)

July 31, 2007
Darkman (Universal)
Hot Fuzz (Universal)
Sea of Love (Universal)
Shaun of the Dead (Universal)

August 14, 2007
Erin Brockovich (Universal)
Meet the Fockers (Universal)
Mercury Rising (Universal)
What Dreams May Come (Universal)

August 28, 2007
Dawn of the Dead (2004) (Universal)
Heroes: Season One (Universal)
The Hurricane (2000) (Universal)
Notting Hill (Universal)

September 18, 2007
Elizabeth (Universal)
For the Love of the Game (Universal)
The Last Starfighter (Universal)

EXPECTED IN 2007

UNIVERSAL
Scarface
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1
Legend
Conan the Barbarian
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Cat People
Evening
The Getaway
Knocked Up (2007)
Patch Adams
Strangers
Seed of Chucky
Inside Man
Carlito's Way
White Noise
Talk to Me
Evan Almighty (2007)
About a Boy
Weird Science
Pride and Prejudice
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Tremors
Family Man
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
The River Wild
Timecop
Eastern Promises (2007)
The Kingdom (2007)
Balls of Fury
American Pie: Unrated
Mobsters
Undercover Brother
Psycho
The Black Dahlia
The Blues Brothers
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

WEINSTEIN
Grindhouse
The Libertine
TransAmerica
Hannibal Rising

The list of 22 posted is ONLY Warner Brothers movies (neutral studio) that are exclusively available on HD DVD. Yes, I know neutral exclusives sounds like an oxymoron. In addition, there are a little over 100 Universal titles (sorry, don't have a list), along with the following Weinstein titles:

Black Christmas
School for Scoundrels
Pulse
Clerks II
Feast
Scary Movie 4
Lucky Number 5leven
Derailed
Wolf Creek

All told, the number of currently available exclusives is right around 140.

EDIT: Now I see my post was wholly unnecessary. :)

I counted 125 titles from Universal (announced and released)

Excellent. Thanks.

A thread like this should be a "sticky" & I'm against stickys!!!
However, a good reminder of why we're HD DVD.
Maybe, an exclusive list & import list (not combined, just next to each other).
It would help everyone from turning Blu!!!

A thread like this should be a "sticky" & I'm against stickys!!!
However, a good reminder of why we're HD DVD.
Maybe, an exclusive list & import list (not combined, just next to each other).
It would help everyone from turning Blu!!!

Yes! I am enjoying the Blu-Ray exclusive movie "The Prestige" on my HD DVD player :)

Yes! I am enjoying the Blu-Ray exclusive movie "The Prestige" on my HD DVD player

LOL, too funny. And even better, its the version that doesn't rot from the inside out! ;)

A thread like this should be a "sticky" & I'm against stickys!!!
However, a good reminder of why we're HD DVD.
Maybe, an exclusive list & import list (not combined, just next to each other).
It would help everyone from turning Blu!!!

I agree, someone should make a thread and start from scratch with all the releases included here. But whoever does it needs to be in it for the long haul and keep it up to date. Then we can ask for a sticky. :)