Tag: Blu-ray

Casino Royale first HD release over 100k shipped

Tags: Casino Royale + Sony + Blu-ray

CapitanPOP
Posted by CapitanPOP 1 year 5 months ago

Casino Royale has hit the 100,000 units shipped mark and is setting records at retail for greatest number of high-definition copies sold in one day, it was announced today by SPHE Worldwide President, David Bishop. The title debuted in the top 10 on Amazon’s DVD top-sellers list - a first for any film in high definition. The film’s director, Martin Campbell, extolled the disc quality and commented, “It’s just unbelievable. Clearly, it’s fantastic. The comparison between standard definition DVD and Blu-ray is quite stunning and quite...

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Kinky High-Def

Tags: High Definition + Pron + HD-DVD + Blu-ray

Valmort
Posted by Valmort 1 year 7 months ago; via nytimes.com/2007/01/22/bu...

The XXX industry has gotten too graphic, even for its own tastes.

Pornography has long helped drive the adoption of new technology, from the printing press to the videocassette. Now pornographic movie studios are staying ahead of the curve by releasing high-definition DVDs.

They have discovered that the technology is sometimes not so sexy. The high-definition format is accentuating imperfections in the actors — from a little extra cellulite on a leg to wrinkles around the eyes.

Hollywood is dealing with similar problems, but they...

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No Porn On Sony HD-DVD Blu-ray

Tags: Porn + Sony + HD-DVD + Blu-ray + Digital Playground + German Heise

Snipe
Posted by Snipe 1 year 7 months ago; via sgknox.com/2007/01/11/no-...

Prominent adult movie producer Digital Playground says it is forced to use HD DVD instead of Blu-ray, because Sony does not allow XXX-rated movies to be released on Blu-ray.

It does not matter how you stand to porn. It is here and it is a massive business. It is also an industry that is an early adopter for new media technology. VHS might not have won with out the adult film industry adopting it.

German Heise has interviewed Joone the founder of Digital Playgrounds at the AVN 2007 show in Las Vegas. Joone says actually said last year he...

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