I was curious what the difference was in exclusives between the two formats so using the list at DVD Talk Forum for 2007 (http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=487066) and the one from here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=665702) for 2006 I started counting. I was surprised by how close the number of exclusive releases are for each format.

This only goes up through August of this year...

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

SONY

50 First Dates S SL
The Fifth Element S SL
Hitch S SL
House of Flying Daggers S SL
Underworld: Evolution S SL
xXx S SL
Ultraviolet S SL
Basic Instinct 2 S SL
Benchwarmers S SL
Stealth S SL
Into the Blue S SL
Memento S SL
RV S SL
Big Hit S SL
Knight's Tale S SL
S.W.A.T. S SL
Tears of the Sun S SL
Click S DL
Monster House S SL
Little Man S SL
Black Hawk Down S DL
Kung Fu Hustle S SL
Talladega Nights (U) S DL
*Tony Bennett:American Cl. S
All the King's Men S SL
Covenant, The S SL
Gridiron Gang S DL
Resident Evil: Apocalypse S DL
Running with Scissors S DL
Tailor of Panama S SL
*Destiny's Child Atlanta S DL
Vertical Limit S DL
Stranger than Fiction S DL
Casino Royale S DL
Holiday, The S SL
Layer Cake S DL
Big Fish S DL
Rocky Balboa S DL
*Incubus Alive Red Rocks S DL
Pursuit of Happyness, The S DL
Warriors of Heaven& Earth S DL
Identity S DL
Volver S DL
Secret Window S DL
Catch and Release S DL
Donnie Brasco EC S DL
Revenge DC S SL
Stomp the Yard S DL
Closer S DL
*Chris Botti Live S DL
Curse o/t Golden Flower S SL
*Bruce Springsteen &Seeger S DL
Hellboy S DL
Messengers, The S DL
**Rescue Me 3rd Season S 4DL
Blood and Chocolate S SL
Cruel Intentions S DL
Ghost Rider Extended Cut S DL
Seven Years in Tibet S DL
Flatliners S
Patriot, The S
Premonition S
Wild Things S
Are We Done Yet? S
Arlington Road S
Final Fantasy Spirits W. S
Vacancy S
Wild Hogs S
Immortal Beloved S
Lives of Others, The S
Perfect Stranger S
*Dave Matthews Radio City S

LIONSGATE
Crash L SL
Lord of War L SL
The Punisher L SL
Saw L SL
Terminator 2 L SL
Devil's Rejects L SL
Stargate L SL
Stir of Echoes L SL
Total Recall L SL
Descent L DL
Crank L DL
Employee of the Month L SL
Saw II (Unrated) L SL
Saw III L SL
American Psycho L SL
First Blood L SL
Reservoir Dogs L SL
Young Guns L SL
Ultimate Avengers Coll. L DL
Happily N'Ever After L DL
Dirty Dancing L DL
Basic Instinct L DL
**Weeds Season One L DL
Daddy's Little Girls L DL
Waiting L
**Weeds Season Two L
Dr Strange L
Van Wilder (U) L

FOX MGM
Terminator M SL
Last Waltz M SL
Species M SL
Windtalkers M SL
Bulletproof Monk M SL
Rocky M SL
Hoosiers M SL
Behind Enemy Lines F SL
Fantastic Four F SL
Kingdom of Heaven DC F DL
Kiss of the Dragon F SL
League of Extraordinary G F SL
Omen (666) F SL
Speed F SL
Transporter F SL
Ice Age: The Meltdown F SL
Flight of the Phoenix F SL
Rising Sun F SL
Devil Wears Prada F SL
Transporter 2 F SL
Alien vs. Predator F DL
Courage Under Fire F SL
Men of Honor F SL
Flyboys F DL
Broken Arrow F SL
Chain Reaction F SL
Entrapment F SL
Marine, The F SL
Phone Booth F SL
Planet of the Apes (2001) F SL
Sentinel, The F SL
Usual Suspects, The F SL
Eragon F SL
Night at the Museum F SL

DISNEY
Dinosaur D SL
Eight Below D SL
Great Raid D SL
Jay & Silent Bob Strike D SL
Brothers Grimm D SL
Dark Water D SL
Glory Road D SL
Gone in 60 Seconds D SL
Haunted Mansion D SL
Annapolis D SL
Enemy of the State D DL
Goal!: The Dream Begins D SL
Sky High D SL
Wild, The D SL
Flightplan D DL
Invincible D DL
Pearl Harbor D DL
Casanova D DL
Chicago D DL
Guardian, The D DL
Hitchhiker's Guide D DL
Ladder 49 D DL
Reign of Fire D SL
Prestige, The D DL
Chicken Little D DL
Finding Neverland D DL
G.I. Jane D DL
King Arthur (DC) D DL
Deja Vu D DL
Queen, The D DL
Apocalypto D DL
POTC Curse Black Pearl D DL+SL
POTC Dead Man's Chest D DL+SL
Primeval D SL
Bridge to Terabithia D DL
Roving Mars D
Lookout, The D

OTHER STUDIOS
John Legend House Blues O
Bikini Dest.: Triple F. O SL
HDNet: Shuttle Discovery O SL
One Last Thing O SL
War Within O SL
Legends of Jazz Showcase O SL
Black Crowes Freak & Roll O


HD DVD EXCLUSIVES


WEINSTEIN COMPANY

Derailed WC DL
Matador WC DL
Scary Movie 4 WC DL
Wolf Creek WC DL
Clerks II WC 2DL
Lucky Number Slevin WC DL
Pulse WC DL
Feast WC DL
School for Scoundrels WC DL
Black Christmas (2006) WC DL
Harsh Times WC DL

WARNER BROS.
Constantine W DL
Perfect Storm W DL
Dukes of Hazzard W DL
Caddyshack W DL
Troy W DL
Adventures of Robin Hood W DL
Grand Prix W DL
Terminator 3 W DL
Batman Begins W DL
Charlie & Chocolate Fact W DL
Polar Express W DL
Willy Wonka & Chocolate W DL
Excalibur W DL
V for Vendetta W DL
Casablanca W DL
Forbidden Planet W DL
Mutiny on the Bounty W DL
*Smallville: Fifth Season W 5DL
Poseidon W DC
Complete Matrix Trilogy W 3DL
Ultimate Matrix Coll. W 3DC+2

UNIVERSAL
Serenity U DL
Apollo 13 U DL
Doom U
Assault on Precinct 13 U DL
Cinderella Man U DL
Jarhead U DL
Bourne Supremacy U DL
Chronicles of Riddick U DL
U-571 U DL
Van Helsing U DL
Happy Gilmore U DL
Rundown U DL
Friday Night Lights U DL
Pitch Black U DL
Animal House U SC
Ray U DL
Unleashed U SC
Bone Collector U DL
Spy Game U DL
Red Dragon U DL
Seabiscuit U DL
Traffic U DL
Backdraft U DL
Fear & Loathing in Vegas U DL
2 Fast 2 Furious U DL
Dazed and Confused U SC
End of Days U DL
Fast & the Furious U DL
F & F: Tokyo Drift U DC
Land of the Dead U SC
Army of Darkness U SC
Fast Times at Ridgemont U SC
Waist Deep U SC
Break-Up U DC
12 Monkeys U DL
Interpreter U DL
Out of Sight U DL
Slither U SC
Spartacus U DL
Thing, The U DL
Accepted U DC
King Kong U DL
Waterworld U DL
How the Grinch Stole Xmas U CO
You, Me and Dupree U SC
American Werewolf in Lon. U SC
Dune U DL
Meet the Parents U DL
Mummy (1999) U DL
Miami Vice U DC
Field of Dreams U DL
Hulk U DL
Casino U DL
Jet Li's Fearless U CO
Scorpion King U CO
Breakfast Club U CO
Deer Hunter U DL
Mummy Returns, The U DL
Sting, The U DL
Brokeback Mountain U DC
Half Baked U SC
Hollywoodland U DC
Children of Men U CO
Good Shepherd, The U DC
Game, The U DL
Jerk, The U SL
Smokin' Aces U DC
Eternal Sunshine U DL
Nutty Professor (1996) U SL
Alpha Dog U DC
Hitcher (2007) U CO
40-Year-Old Virgin U DL
Skeleton Key U DL
Smokey and the Bandit U DL
Dragonheart U
Frighteners (DC) U
Lost in Translation U
Midnight Run U
River, The U
Born on the 4th of July U DL
Breach U DC
Bruce Almighty U DL
Daylight U DL
Liar Liar U SL
M Pythons Meaning of Life U DL
Sneakers U DL
American Me U
Being John Malkovich U
Big Lebowski, The U
American Me U
Bulletproof U
Dead Silence U CO
Mallrats U
Meet Joe Black U
Mystery Men U
Watcher, The U
Billy Madison U
Dante's Peak U
War, The U
Wedding Date, The U
Bourne Identity U
In Good Company U
Nutty Professor II U
Scent of a Woman U
Streets of Fire U
Darkman U
Hot Fuzz U CO
Sea of Love U
Shaun of the Dead U
Erin Brockovich U
Meet the Fockers U
Mercury Rising U
What Dreams May Come U
*Heroes Season One U
Hurricane, The U
Notting Hill U
Dawn of the Dead U (not listed @DVDTalk)

OTHER STUDIOS
Best of GetOut! Vol. 1 O
Best of GetOut! Vol. 2 O
Best of HD W. Rep. Vol. 1 O
Best of HD W. Rep. Vol. 2 O
WE Cagefighting: UB2 O
One Six Right O SL
Cream: Royal Albert Hall O
Eagles: Farewell Tour 1 O
James Taylor: Musicares O
Stained Glass Christmas O
Bikini Dest. Hawaii O
Bikini Dest. Tahoe O
Bikini Dest. Mexico O
Exotic Saltwater Aquarium O
Harlem Globetrotters O
WE Cagefighting: HF 1 O
Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire O
Heart: Alive in Seattle O
Manilow Live! O
Antarctica Dreaming O CO
Digital Video Essentials O DC
HD Window Hawaii O
HD Window Great SW O
Serenity Southern Seas O
Visions of the Sea O
Uncommon Bach O
Freedom Vol. 1 O
Deep Purple Montreux O
Santana Hymns for Peace O
Yes Live at Montreux O
The Contract O (not listed @DVDTalk)
Dreaming Arizona O (not listed @DVDTalk)

Plus the soon to be exclusive Paramount catalog...

PARAMOUNT*
Aeon Flux
Babel
Black Rain
Black Snake Moan
Blades of Glory
Coming to America
Disturbia
Failure to Launch
Four Brothers
Freedom Writers
Hustle and Flow
The Italian Job
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider
The Manchurian Candidate
Mission Impossible
Mission - Impossible II
Mission Impossible III
Mission Impossible - Ultimate Missions Collection
Nacho Libre
Payback - Straight Up - The Director's Cut
Reds (25th Anniversary Edition)
Sahara
Shooter
Sky Captain
Sleepy Hollow
Trading Places
U2 - Rattle & Hum
The Untouchables
The Warriors (The Ultimate Director's Cut)
We Were Soldiers
World Trade Center (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

*No longer producing Blu-ray discs

Things aren't as lopsided as everyone in the media makes it out to be regarding the library for each format. Honestly I think HD DVD would be doing just as well if not better than Blu-ray if HD DVD was built into any of the new game systems.

Nice list! But you forgot One Six Right, it is a HD DVD exclusive by Terwilliger Studios.

Add another to the HD DVD list :)

Nice list! But you forgot One Six Right, it is a HD DVD exclusive by Terwilliger Studios.

Add another to the HD DVD list :)

Also Dreaming Arizona from The Picture Company

Nice list! But you forgot One Six Right, it is a HD DVD exclusive by Terwilliger Studios.

Add another to the HD DVD list :)
No I didn't it's on there under "Other Studios"

Also The Contract from First Look Pictures, Dawn of the Dead too

No I didn't it's on there under "Other Studios"
Ohh, huh that's strange I Ctrl'd F to find it but it said couldn't be found.

Anyway this clearly shows that despite have less studios to have on a pamphlet HD DVD has just as much content.

Things aren't as lopsided as everyone in the media makes it out to be regarding the library for each format. Honestly I think HD DVD would be doing just as well if not better than Blu-ray if HD DVD was built into any of the new game systems.
Yeah, then we could have used the millions of 360 in our player #'s to dwarf the BD players. But would as many 360 have sold? Probably not.

Only in North America are all of those Blu-Ray exclusives.

Underworld: Evolution
xXx
Total Recall
Brothers Grimm
Reign of Fire
Prestige, The

Are all available on HD DVD

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Curse o/t/ Golden FLower
Ghost Rider
Saw II
Saw III
Bridge to Terabithia

Among others are scheduled for release on HD DVD in Europe

One Last Thing and The War Within are not Blu-Ray exclusives - their distributor Magnolia is neutral.

It should also be remembered that the HD DVD library is more balanced. There's no accounting for taste, but there's also no denying that HD DVD has a larger selection of older films (Robin Hood, Casablanca, Deer Hunter, Spartacus, et al) while with BD popcorn fare (Stealth, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Marine, Crank, et al) has a more robust representation. Before some Blu-bois comes on here and goes Ape-S I am going to point out that both have a little of each; BD will be getting Close Encounters and Smokin' Aces is an HD DVD exclusive, but those are the exceptions. I'm not going to bother counting, but there can't be more than a dozen pre-1995 BDs. There have been some great films since 1995, but there is also about 80 years of cinema prior to that date to consider and some of it is worthwhile as well.

As far as HD DVD exclusives go you could always add the 30-odd porn titles, not my fare, but popular with certain segments.

One Last Thing and The War Within are not Blu-Ray exclusives - their distributor Magnolia is neutral.
Hmmm Amazon lists them but doesn't seem to carry them at this point. They do carry the Blu-ray versions. Why is that?

Nice list you put together. It does put things in perspective.

I can say this much: HD-DVD might "only" have Universal, but they sure are pulling their weight.

Aren't all those Warner Bros "exclusives" going to eventually be released on BRD?

Don't forget, the Matrix Trilogy is actually 3 movies, too. :)

Aren't all those Warner Bros "exclusives" going to eventually be released on BRD?

The keyword is "eventually" Pirates of the Caribbean may "eventually" be released on HD DVD. So until they're on Blu-Ray they are HD DVD exclusives.

Also left off Mr and Mrs Smith (maybe? exclusive in NA but already available on HDDVD) Also Oliver Twist is available on HDDVD (the Roman Polanski version) I would pretty much list or delist any of the films that exploited.com sells as "non exclusive" as Tony ships them fast from a NA location and has a totally English (for NA) website that isn't a mystery to click thru (unlike say Amazon.jp)

It's not really surprising since Fox has dried up, Disney is barely trickling, and Sony is having to hold up Blu-Ray almost solo. I believe Universal has released the most HD titles of any studio, which is nice, but I wish they would spend more time on some of their transfers.

Dawn of the Dead too

Not out yet.

The keyword is "eventually" Pirates of the Caribbean may "eventually" be released on HD DVD. So until they're on Blu-Ray they are HD DVD exclusives.

There's way more of a chance of Warner releasing Chocolate Factory or Batman Begins on BRD than Disney releasing anything on HD-DVD, but nevermind.

It should also be remembered that the HD DVD library is more balanced. There's no accounting for taste, but there's also no denying that HD DVD has a larger selection of older films (Robin Hood, Casablanca, Deer Hunter, Spartacus, et al) while with BD popcorn fare (Stealth, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Marine, Crank, et al) has a more robust representation. Before some Blu-bois comes on here and goes Ape-S I am going to point out that both have a little of each; BD will be getting Close Encounters and Smokin' Aces is an HD DVD exclusive, but those are the exceptions. I'm not going to bother counting, but there can't be more than a dozen pre-1995 BDs. There have been some great films since 1995, but there is also about 80 years of cinema prior to that date to consider and some of it is worthwhile as well.

As far as HD DVD exclusives go you could always add the 30-odd porn titles, not my fare, but popular with certain segments.


For me this is a great point. I simply would never have built a theater just for recent releases ..thanks HDDVD !

Art

You gotta applaud Universal. Feet first in this new format and putting to shame Fox and Disney in willingness to release. If Disney or Fox put their money where their mouth was at the difference in content would be significantly wider for Blu Ray.

And the point about older catalogue titles I echo. Love when older films are remastered for hi-def that's where high definition can really be appreciated.

Nice thread.

Forgot a couple:

179 Art Mann Presents: Mile High Madness
180 Bikini Destinations: Spring Break - Cancun [Blu-ray]
181 Get Out! LA Perfect 10 [Blu-ray]
182 HDNet - Art Mann Presents: Playboy Golf [Blu-ray]
183 HDNet - Bikini Destinations Wildside: Austin [Blu-ray]
184 HDNet - Bikini Destinations Wildside: Daytona [Blu-ray]
185 HDNet - Bikini Destinations: Buzios [Blu-ray]
186 HDNet - Get Out! San Jose del Cabo [Blu-ray]
187 HDNet - Higher Definition: Jamie Foxx, Peter Chelsom [Blu-ray]
188 HDNet - Smart Travels Europe: French Riviera [Blu-ray]
189 HDNet - Smart Travels Europe: Greek Islands [Blu-ray]
190 HDNet - Smart Travels: Athens and Delphi [Blu-ray]
191 HDNet - Smart Travels: Classical Europe [Blu-ray]
192 HDNet - True Music w/ Katie Daryl: Ministry, Tsunami Bomb, Audio Karate [Blu-ray]
193 HDNet - Young Beautiful & Trying to Make it in Hollywood: Angela Bares (Nearly) All [Blu-ray]
194 HDNet - Young Beautiful & Trying to Make it in Hollywood: Sexy Photos [Blu-ray]
195 HDNet - Young Beautiful & Trying to Make it in Hollywood: Trashy Lingerie [Blu-ray]
196 HDNet - Young Beautiful & Trying to Make it in Hollywood:Jill Laflin plays Supermodel for a day [Blu-ray]
197 HDNet - Young, Beautiful & Trying to Make it in Hollywood: Go-Go Dancer Holly stars in a sexy photo shoot [Blu-ray]
198 HDNet World Report - Bosnia Grim Puzzle [Blu-ray]
199 HDNet World Report - Israel: A Land Divided [Blu-ray]
200 HDNet World Report - Shuttle Discovery's Historic Mission [Blu-ray]
201 HDNet World Report - Shuttle Discovery: Returning America to Space [Blu-ray]
202 HDNet World Report - Special Edition: A Conversation With President Jimmy Carter [Blu-ray]

Anybody can clearly see that the Universal list absolutely BLOWS AWAY the Sony list! I knew Sony had quite a few garbage titles released but, seriously, 3/4 of their titles are terrible! It's no wonder I haven't felt like I've been missing anything without Blu-Ray! :rolleyes:

Nice thread - it is obvious to anyone with half a brain that Sony have chosen the 'invest in propaganda' path over the 'release quality products' path...

So it will be interesting to see whether the consumer buys the propaganda or the quality products ;-)

not all sony lionsgate and disney titles are exclusive per see. Dun forget european distributors that are releasing the titles on HD DVD. once that is done, the titles should be removed from the exclusive list :p

Nice list, the only i hate is Universal threatment of Catalog title. There new title are very very good to awesome but catalog lacks a lot (EE anyone)

Warner is fairly good while some are downright crappy, other are superb (Grand Prix for example)

Paramount is pretty stable, they handle catalog pretty well, there not top notch but they are good and consistent. Can't wait to see Top Gun in October!

Sony started crappy, but since 2007 they are pretty solid in most their titles, disney too

Btw, i'am dual format owner...

Blu-ray Disc: 50+% of titles are in DCT-artifact prone MPEG-2 , and another 20+% are less than 25GB! Who is claiming superiority now?!


I agree MPEG-2 should be dropped, but you make it sound like MPEG-2 is the codec of choice. Most new titles are not using MPEG-2. MPEG-2 was mostly used before better AVC/VC-1 encoders were widely available.

A BD25 is superior to a HD DVD30 scientifically with many shorter movies because of the higher transfer rates available on BD. The BD25 can provide higher video bitrates.

I have Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on HD DVD, but did not see it on that list. OK, its an import.

The keyword is "eventually" Pirates of the Caribbean may "eventually" be released on HD DVD. So until they're on Blu-Ray they are HD DVD exclusives.

the difference is...Warner is a neutral studio (which means it WILL be released) and Disney is not neutral (which means it may NEVER be released).

I wouldn't count them as exclusives personally, but whatever floats your boat i suppose.

just for the record, i am format neutral

Like he said until their available on the other format their an exclusive title. I mean whats the use of saying Batman Begins is available for both if you can't even get a release date for one while we have been able to purchase for a year now on the other one.

the difference is...Warner is a neutral studio (which means it WILL be released) and Disney is not neutral (which means it may NEVER be released).

I wouldn't count them as exclusives personally, but whatever floats your boat i suppose.

just for the record, i am format neutral

Warner is neutral* the * is indicative of how far from neutral they sway. * means more movies on HD DVD, more lossless audio tracks, more special features, etc.

Fox News is also Fair and Balanced and like Warner Bros Fox News also leans a certain direction. (Replace Fox News with MSNBC depending on your personal political preference :p)

Amazing... HD DVD has four to five times as many titles available that I'd want vs. what's on BD... and even more if you count the import HD DVDs.

That's certainly an eye opener I wouldn't have expected.

A BD25 is superior to a HD DVD30 scientifically with many shorter movies because of the higher transfer rates available on BD. The BD25 can provide higher video bitrates.

No it isn't - the BD-25s require the extra bandwidth for the mandatory LPCM uncompressed audio tracks (plural). So there is no advantage for going BD-25. Even Sony admitted this was the reason they switched to BD-50!

Face it, there are 200+ crap quality Blu-ray Discs out there - and the public can't see from the packaging which ones they are - why do you think they have the audio codec printed on the cases but deliberately leave off the video codec?! The fact that they try to promote ALL Blu-ray Disc titles as being equal in video quality is part of the disgusting propaganda from the Blu-ray FUD factory.

No it isn't - the BD-25s require the extra bandwidth for the mandatory LPCM uncompressed audio tracks (plural).You don't seem to really know what you are talking about here with your claim about these multiple "mandatory LPCM uncompressed audio tracks", so could you please explain why you claimed that? You're plainly wrong, but it would nice to know why you said that to know where to start.

--Darin

You don't seem to really know what you are talking about here with your claim about these multiple "mandatory LPCM uncompressed audio tracks", so could you please explain why you claimed that?...Please stay on topic and don't try to derail the thread. Thanks to the OP for taking the time to post the list.

Please stay on topic and don't try to derail the thread. Thanks to the OP for taking the time to post the list.

It's never a good idea to let FUD/misinformation go unquestioned. Stick with the science.

I was curious what the difference was in exclusives between the two formats so using the list at DVD Talk Forum for 2007 (http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=487066) and the one from here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=665702) for 2006 I started counting. I was surprised by how close the number of exclusive releases are for each format.

Things aren't as lopsided as everyone in the media makes it out to be regarding the library for each format. Honestly I think HD DVD would be doing just as well if not better than Blu-ray if HD DVD was built into any of the new game systems.
Great freaking post!:)

Add in the Euro releases from Studio Canal, and First Look, and God forbid, Porn...and it's a landslide.:D

You don't seem to really know what you are talking about here with your claim about these multiple "mandatory LPCM uncompressed audio tracks", so could you please explain why you claimed that? You're plainly wrong, but it would nice to know why you said that to know where to start.

--Darin

Please stay on topic. If you cannot discredit the OP's post, please don't latch on to something else.:rolleyes:

Warner is neutral* the * is indicative of how far from neutral they sway. * means more movies on HD DVD, more lossless audio tracks, more special features, etc.

Fox News is also Fair and Balanced and like Warner Bros Fox News also leans a certain direction. (Replace Fox News with MSNBC depending on your personal political preference :p)

You mean MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, NPR.

Please stay on topic and don't try to derail the thread. Thanks to the OP for taking the time to post the list.
Please stay on topic. If you cannot discredit the OP's post, please don't latch on to something else.:rolleyes:If bourke wants to delete his false information, then I will delete my pointing it out. But your attempts to keep false information here to mislead people with the excuse that it was off topic won't work on me. Seems like neither one of you had a problem with bourke posting something that is false.

--Darin

You mean MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, NPR.


Whichever media format which has bias one way or the other. My point is that Warner Bros. is not perfectly neutral. No company is.

@cool8man
A quick glance shows your list and this one is mostly in agreement.

http://hddvdstats.com/index.php

I'm honestly surprised some Blu-Ray owners haven't jumped ship to HD-DVD just on the fact that Blu-Ray has all of this studio support, but nothing is being released for it. Fox, Disney, and others are essentially just sitting on all these titles and if I was a Blu-Ray owner, I'd be pretty upset at that list. There are TONS upon tons of movies that have not been released for Blu-Ray yet, and who knows when they ever will be? Where as Universal just continues to push out the movies on HD-DVD and people are buying them up.

I don't know what it is, but Sony must really have something on Fox and Disney for them to just sit idly by and not do much of anything in this whole situation. I'm always amazed whenever I go Fry's, Best Buy, wherever, and look at the differences in the selection of both formats.

Blu-Ray has (almost) all of the studio support, yet HD-DVD definitely has the all around better selection of titles available. I don't know how long that will last, but seriously if I was a Blu-Ray owner I'd be pretty upset at that fact.

If bourke wants to delete his false information, then I will delete my pointing it out. But your attempts to keep false information here to mislead people with the excuse that it was off topic won't work on me. Seems like neither one of you had a problem with bourke posting something that is false.

--Darin

Mr. Blu-Knight, this thread is about HD DVD having more movies out than the studio-filled BDA.:p

Since you couldn't defend the Blu as you so valiantly often do, you naturally pounced upon a subject that would derail and move this thread in another direction; be it incorrect or factual.;)

The case in point is that HD DVD and their few studios are releasing more movies than the studio-stacked BDA.
If you have anything with which to spin it in the BDA's favor, or prove the thread topic wrong, I am sure that you would do your best to do so.;)

Mr. Blu-Knight, this thread is about HD DVD having more movies out than the studio-filled BDA.:p

Since you couldn't defend the Blu as you so valiantly often do, you naturally pounced upon a subject that would derail and move this thread in another direction; be it incorrect or factual.;)

The case in point is that HD DVD and their few studios are releasing more movies than the studio-stacked BDA.
If you have anything with which to spin it in the BDA's favor, or prove the thread topic wrong, I am sure that you would do your best to do so.;)

First off, I'm format neutral. I have 3 times as many HD DVD's as Blurays because that is where my tastes lie.

Let's not forget that these forums exist to provide information and further knowledge of our hobby. Why anyone gets so bent out of shape over one side vs the other is beyond me.

That said, I don't believe Darin can be called a fanboy. He is simply pointing out an incorrect statement. You seem to have no problem in letting off topic statements that support your cause stand. I personally would rather see facts discussed in this forum than misinformation - even if it is off topic.

but just look at the big movies and you will see a patern
of the big movies i olny want 1 that is hd exclusive and alot more that is br
Movies that grossed >$100 million (by distributor)

Underlined titles have either been released in a high-def format or have a specific release date.

2007 (17)
Disney(Buena Vista) (3) - Wild Hogs / Pirates 3 - At Worlds End / Ratatouille
Fox (3) - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer / Live Free or Die Hard / Simpsons Movie
Paramount (3) - Blades of Glory / Shrek the Third / Transformers
Sony (2) - Ghost Rider / Spiderman 3
Warner (3) - 300 / Ocean's 13 / HP5 - Order of the Phoenix
Universal (3) - Knocked Up / Bourne Ultimatum / I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2006 (19)
Disney(Buena Vista) (2) - PotC2 / Cars
Fox (5) - Night at the Museum / X-Men: The Last Stand / Ice Age 2 / Borat / The Devil Wears Prada
Paramount (3) - Mission: Impossible III / Over the Hedge / Dreamgirls
Sony (5) - Click / The Da Vinci Code / Casino Royale / The Pursuit of Happyness / Talladega Nights
Warner (3) - Superman Returns / Happy Feet / The Departed
Universal (1) The Breakup

2005 (19)
Disney(Buena Vista) (3) - The Chronicles of Narnia / Chicken Little / The Pacifier
DreamWorks (1) - Madagascar
Fox (5) - Star Wars: Episode III / Mr. & Mrs. Smith / Fantastic Four / Robots / Walk the Line
New Line (1) - Wedding Crashers
Paramount (2) - War of the Worlds / Longest Yard
Sony (2) - Hitch / Fun with Dick and Jane
Warner (3) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Batman Begins*Only on HD-DVD at this time
Universal (2) - King Kong / 40 yr Old Virgin

First off, I'm format neutral. I have 3 times as many HD DVD's as Blurays because that is where my tastes lie.

Let's not forget that these forums exist to provide information and further knowledge of our hobby. Why anyone gets so bent out of shape over one side vs the other is beyond me.

That said, I don't believe Darin can be called a fanboy. He is simply pointing out an incorrect statement. You seem to have no problem in letting off topic statements that support your cause stand. I personally would rather see facts discussed in this forum than misinformation - even if it is off topic.

Amen!

2007 (17)
Disney(Buena Vista) (3) - Wild Hogs / Pirates 3 - At Worlds End / Ratatouille
Fox (3) - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer / Live Free or Die Hard / Simpsons Movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer: Available on HD DVD from Europe.:D
Paramount (3) - Blades of Glory / Shrek the Third / Transformers
Sony (2) - Ghost Rider / Spiderman 3
Warner (3) - 300 / Ocean's 13 / HP5 - Order of the PhoenixGhost Rider: available on HD DVD from Europe (crappy movie). Every other title except for Spiderman 3 (another crappy movie) is available on HD DVD.:D
Universal (3) - Knocked Up / Bourne Ultimatum / I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Movies that you will never see on BR.:D

I could do this with your entire list, but I gotta go work out.

Mel Gibson's Apocalypto goes for HD DVD (http://www.monolith.com.pl/film.asp?kod=Apocalypto-HD) :)

I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.

Are they gonna release The Bourne Identity and Supremacy on Blu ray?

Well y'all have to admit that these stats for exclusive titles will not be in HD DVD favor for long if plenty some q4 titles aren't announced soon.

Nice list, under hd-dvd (universal) you have a couple of titles listed twice (the Big Lebowski, Being John Malkovich). But who's counting.

I think its time to update the OP, with the current Paramount news...

Nice list, under hd-dvd (universal) you have a couple of titles listed twice (the Big Lebowski, Being John Malkovich). But who's counting.I fixed it.

I think its time to update the OP, with the current Paramount news...I updated with Paramount titles, but this site is much more comprehensive:

http://hddvdstats.com/

Even better:

http://hddvdstats.com/

That site is great - need as similar one for Blu-ray.

Also they are about 100 titles behind in data.

The great stats are:

95+% of Hollywood studio titles are DL 30Gb.
100% of Hollywood studio titles are MPEG-4.

Polar Express and Troy are already announced for Blu-ray. So they are in the pipeline and are not exclusive. To keep things accurate, how about a list of scheduled releases for the rest of the year?

I don't really want to nit pick, but Troy: Directors Cut is scheduled for Blu-Ray and HD DVD. The theatrical version of Troy hasn't been announced for Blu-Ray. If Troy theatrical edition keeps being pressed and released for HD DVD and not Blu-Ray it is still technically an exclusive.

That site is great - need as similar one for Blu-ray.


Look at the navigation bar:


http://blu-raystats.com/

I'm not sure about these but I believe they are exclusive currently to HD-DVD, even though they are imports.

Equilibrium
The Machinist
Band of Brothers

There are quite a few HD-DVD's from overseas that should be removed or at least * noted or something on the BR list as being available in HD-DVD overseas for import. And add a section for HD-DVD overseas import exclusives.

Its so funny that HD DVD has more exclusives and (now) more movies available and people still waive the content flag over in Blu-land.

Its so funny that HD DVD has more exclusives and (now) more movies available and people still waive the content flag over in Blu-land.

Well they have to somehow justify the fact they were made jackasses and that they actually spent $600-$1000 for a player.

it's a reasonable assumption that with greater studio support - there are more exclusive titles. Not really a far out assumption at all. No need to call people names and drag this thread down to that level. Are people who have spent $600-600 on a HD DVD player a jack ass? and if BR pumps out more titles in q4 - will that make you a jack ass? Higher road ?

Look at the navigation bar:


http://blu-raystats.com/

Cheers - no idea why the Paramount and DreamWorks titles are still in the list ;-)

Mel Gibson's Apocalypto goes for HD DVD (http://www.monolith.com.pl/film.asp?kod=Apocalypto-HD) :)
Yes, and you get your choice of Mayan or Polish audio, and Polish or no subtitles.

Really great for those of us who speak neither Mayan nor Polish. :rolleyes:

it's a reasonable assumption that with greater studio support - there are more exclusive titles. Not really a far out assumption at all.
It is a reasonable assumption, in fact. But that doesn't change the fact that it's completely wrong.

:rolleyes:


It is a reasonable assumption, in fact. But that doesn't change the fact that it's completely wrong.

PMSL!

Are they gonna release The Bourne Identity and Supremacy on Blu ray?

No, Bourne movies are from Universal and this studio is HD DVD exclusive.

Yes, and you get your choice of Mayan or Polish audio, and Polish or no subtitles.

Really great for those of us who speak neither Mayan nor Polish. :rolleyes:


It is a reasonable assumption, in fact. But that doesn't change the fact that it's completely wrong.

I agree, I'm just saying it's an assumption even most HD DVD supporters had before the stat sites were put up. I also think it's a safe assumption we can discuss the stats without calling people names.