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Post by rbwwejakks on May 15, 2008 16:01:21 GMT -5
That there hasnt been any news or pre-orders on Backlash 2008? I thought since WrestleMania 24 going Blu-Ray that they would continue the Blu with PPV's or maybe even release some other WWE DVD's with Blu. Any thought?
- RYAN
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Post by Iron Man on May 15, 2008 16:04:59 GMT -5
probably the 4 big PPV"s this year.
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Post by chokeslamcena on May 15, 2008 16:07:38 GMT -5
OFF TOPIC:
What the hell is blu-ray and how is it better than a regualr DVD?
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Post by rbwwejakks on May 15, 2008 16:08:54 GMT -5
OFF TOPIC: What the hell is blu-ray and how is it better than a regualr DVD? High-Definition. Better quality picture. |
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Post by Graze on May 15, 2008 16:15:57 GMT -5
Maybe they're releasing WM on Blu-ray for now as a test to see how it will sell.
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Post by Official WF Ghostbuster on May 15, 2008 16:18:17 GMT -5
I bet that it will be the Big 4 this year, and depending on sales of both the disks and Blu-Ray as a whole, more next year.
It seems a lot like the 1999/2000 DVD's they did.
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Post by rbwwejakks on May 15, 2008 16:19:47 GMT -5
I bet that it will be the Big 4 this year, and depending on sales of both the disks and Blu-Ray as a whole, more next year. It seems a lot like the 1999/2000 DVD's they did. Yeah, I know what you mean. Well, they wont release Royal Rumble 2008 so they might release Rumble 09. |
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on May 15, 2008 18:17:17 GMT -5
The blue ray for Mania is to test the waters before they jump all the way onboard. Just remember WWE signed for HD DVD earlier and when it admited defeat they got on blue ray. So I don't think they are 100% onboard yet.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2008 7:36:55 GMT -5
Im guessing that they will start with old PPV`s first if they ever do
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Post by kennethtogash on May 16, 2008 8:23:49 GMT -5
old pay per views were not shot in HD so blu ray would be useless. If the WM blu ray sells well we will see more blu ray. WM is just a test.
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Post by Adam on May 16, 2008 14:35:35 GMT -5
The blue ray for Mania is to test the waters before they jump all the way onboard. Just remember WWE signed for HD DVD earlier and when it admited defeat they got on blue ray. So I don't think they are 100% onboard yet. When did WWE ever take a hi-def side? |
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Post by Graze on May 16, 2008 14:40:31 GMT -5
The blue ray for Mania is to test the waters before they jump all the way onboard. Just remember WWE signed for HD DVD earlier and when it admited defeat they got on blue ray. So I don't think they are 100% onboard yet. When did WWE ever take a hi-def side? Yeah, I don't remember hearing about the WWE signing a HD-DVD deal |
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Post by The Funniest Guy in Pants on May 16, 2008 15:27:47 GMT -5
OFF TOPIC: What the hell is blu-ray and how is it better than a regualr DVD? High-Definition. Better quality picture. That's not entirely true. It's about got better sound, interactive features and extras and extra content that can be downloaded directly to the disc from the Blu-Ray player, if the studio (or in this case the WWE) decides to release extra content in the future. It's capable of all that and so much more (as was HD DVD), we just have to wait for the people releasing the Blu-Rays to get used to the format. For a better idea of what the format is capable of, Google "Criterion Blu-Ray" and "Sleeping Beauty Blu-Ray." But to answer the original question, I would imagine only the big four will be released on Blu-Ray until the format has been more widely adopted, then we'll see more and more releases. If the format is ever able to surpass DVD and become the new standard, then I'd imagine that the WWE (and everyone else) will re-release most, if not all of their older releases in HD. |
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Post by The Funniest Guy in Pants on May 16, 2008 15:37:53 GMT -5
The blue ray for Mania is to test the waters before they jump all the way onboard. Just remember WWE signed for HD DVD earlier and when it admited defeat they got on blue ray. So I don't think they are 100% onboard yet. That's not true. WWE never had any agreement with Toshbia to release any content on HD DVD. They waited until it was apparent that Blu-Ray (not a Sony product, BTW) was going to win the format war before choosing sides. old pay per views were not shot in HD so blu ray would be useless. If the WM blu ray sells well we will see more blu ray. WM is just a test. That's not entirely accurate. I'm not sure what older WWF/E shows were filmed in, but I do know that movies are actually "higher" than 1080p. Film has to be compressed, or downgraded, when it goes to theaters and compressed again when pressed to DVD and VHS. They would actually have to be compressed to fit onto a Blu-Ray disc. That's why several older movies such as some John Wayne westerns and newer movies like Red Dragon -- none of which were technically filmed in HD -- were able to be released on HD DVD. Even if the older WWF/E, WCW, ECW, etc. shows were filmed differently (I have no idea how it works with live sporting events), they could be upgraded -- similar to be upconverted -- to look better on Blu-Ray. They wouldn't be full 1080p, but they could be made to look a hell of a lot better. Sorry for the double post. |
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Post by Blair on May 16, 2008 18:04:13 GMT -5
When did WWE ever take a hi-def side? Yeah, I don't remember hearing about the WWE signing a HD-DVD deal Who releases/produces the WWE DVDs? I'm pretty sure when I bought them in the US before, they were Sony releases, so that might be the obvious answer. With the Canadian releases on Koch Canada, I sure hope that I can find the Blu-Ray here in Canada. |
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Post by The Funniest Guy in Pants on May 16, 2008 19:29:26 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't remember hearing about the WWE signing a HD-DVD deal Who releases/produces the WWE DVDs? I'm pretty sure when I bought them in the US before, they were Sony releases, so that might be the obvious answer. With the Canadian releases on Koch Canada, I sure hope that I can find the Blu-Ray here in Canada. America and Canada are in the same region code for both DVD and Blu-Ray, so you could buy an American version off eBay or some other website if you can't find them locally. |
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Post by Blair on May 18, 2008 22:03:38 GMT -5
Who releases/produces the WWE DVDs? I'm pretty sure when I bought them in the US before, they were Sony releases, so that might be the obvious answer. With the Canadian releases on Koch Canada, I sure hope that I can find the Blu-Ray here in Canada. America and Canada are in the same region code for both DVD and Blu-Ray, so you could buy an American version off eBay or some other website if you can't find them locally. I know they are Region 1, but the company that produced/distributed was Sony - thats why I was saying that it was a possible giveaway that WWE went Blu-Ray. (that, and HD isn't around anymore) |
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Post by The Funniest Guy in Pants on May 19, 2008 0:02:35 GMT -5
America and Canada are in the same region code for both DVD and Blu-Ray, so you could buy an American version off eBay or some other website if you can't find them locally. I know they are Region 1, but the company that produced/distributed was Sony - thats why I was saying that it was a possible giveaway that WWE went Blu-Ray. (that, and HD isn't around anymore) It's actually Region A, Blu-Ray has a different region coding system than DVD. We're in the same region code as Japan this time around (which is great news for puro and anime fans). Not that it matters, most BR titles released outside of America are region free anyway. But yeah... like I said before, the format war was all but over before WWE announced WM24 on Blu-Ray. I don't think you're going to get a good discussion going here about HD movies of either format. You should check out DVDTown.com. They've got a good little community set up there. |
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Post by kennethtogash on May 19, 2008 8:49:04 GMT -5
I can't wait to see the first WWE blu ray in action on my PS3 this week!
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