Written by Derek Kessler on
Monday, 20 August 2007
After starting off by supporting HD DVD and adding support for Blu-Ray two years ago, Paramount (and Dreamworks by extension) are dropping Blu-Ray in total favor of only HD DVD. The format war between Blu-Ray and HD DVD has been waging for nearly four years now, with no visible end in sight. For the average consumer, neither format offers any distinct advantage over the other, and with disc players running at least US$300 and only being able to play one format (dual-format players cost over US$1000), sales have been sluggish at best.
Future releases from Paramount and Dreamworks, including Star Trek Remastered and Shrek the Third will be available only on HD DVD. Paramount is also committing to "release a significant number of hit titles" this fall, which will again only be available on HD DVD. Paramount has stated in the past that it intends to release all of the Star Trek movies on HD DVD, and is also testing remastering in high definition Star Trek: The Next Generation.
After starting off by supporting HD DVD and adding support for Blu-Ray two years ago, Paramount (and Dreamworks by extension) are dropping Blu-Ray in total favor of only HD DVD. The format war between Blu-Ray and HD DVD has been waging for nearly four years now, with no visible end in sight. For the average consumer, neither format offers any distinct advantage over the other, and with disc players running at least US$300 and only being able to play one format (dual-format players cost over US$1000), sales have been sluggish at best.
