James Delahunty
29 Mar 2007 17:52
The HD DVD promotional group has promised 70 new movies releases on the HD DVD format within the coming four months. The group, led by Toshiba, has denied claims from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) that HD DVD has lost the format war. The group pointed out the difference in stand-alone sales for each format so far, and Toshiba also has more price drops coming in a few days.
Toshiba's HD-A2 will cost $399 from April 1st on. New HD DVD titles that have been promised include newer movies such as Children of Men, Good Shepherd and Happy Feet. Also in the line-up is HD DVD boxsets of the Matrix trilogy. Other releases will include Dreamgirls, 40-Year Old Virgin Unrated, Flags of Our Fathers: Special Collector’s Edition, The Hitcher, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible 2, Black Christmas (2006), Harsh Times, The Battle of the Bulge.
Source:
Pocket-Lint.co.uk