Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Paramount's CTO on Why His Studio Is Dumping Blu-ray
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "ARTICLE" @ 05:00 AM
"In a surprise move, Paramount and DreamWorks Animation announced this week that they would align themselves exclusively with the HD DVD high-definition format...according to Alan Bell, executive vice president and chief technology officer for Paramount Pictures, there's more to the change in allegiance than either a mere abandonment of Blu-ray's higher-capacity advantage or pure business dealings."
It's been discussed heavily here on the forums, but Alan Bell confirms many of the reasons we like HD DVD. Cheaper players, more stable specs, better backwards compatibility, and more interactivity. Bell also points out that 25GB is plenty of space for an average movie, with extras. If space becomes a problem, they have no problem going to a second disc to accomodate extras. We see it all the time in DVDs these days, so it makes complete sense. I feel pretty secure that I've made a good choice in buying the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on player. I'm watching The Bourne Supremacy on it now, and the picture is phenomenal.
It's been discussed heavily here on the forums, but Alan Bell confirms many of the reasons we like HD DVD. Cheaper players, more stable specs, better backwards compatibility, and more interactivity. Bell also points out that 25GB is plenty of space for an average movie, with extras. If space becomes a problem, they have no problem going to a second disc to accomodate extras. We see it all the time in DVDs these days, so it makes complete sense. I feel pretty secure that I've made a good choice in buying the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on player. I'm watching The Bourne Supremacy on it now, and the picture is phenomenal.
