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I'd agree with you Cliff, sheer studio avarice yet again. Wallet firmly shut until the extended versions, but they are still talking about 2012 for those to coincide with the theatrical release of the Hobbit.

Cheers

George

2012! Will that be the extended 3D version?

With added smell-o-vision.

Mmmmmm, orcs!

PQ does improve as you go through the set . SQ is excellent , much more ' balanced' than even the original Extended Versions .

Warners have become as bad as 20th Century F*x since they ' ended' the format war . All those extra gigabytes available and we still end up with only a 2nd DVD disc for extras

If I hadn't got a good deal on this set I wouldn't have bothered .

Of course , the 3D 20 disc Ultra-Vision Hobbit-including edition will follow on about 2015 ...............

Bring back New Line and Peter Jackson.......

~M~

There's a rather large campaign on both amazon .com and .co.uk where folk are boycotting the theatrical release and 1-starring the product.

Will 3D Blu-ray take off, or will it be a dead duck like HDDVD was? Time will tell i guess. I'm not convinced personally.
One will need to buy all HDMI 1.4 capable hardware and cables. A 3D TV or projector.
I think until we can watch 3D without the need for glasses, then its not going to be as big as some think.
Looks like 3D blu-rays are about to be released this summer though...

I think 3D will take off this time as the technology is mature enough to deliver. Projector route for me in a 1-2 years depending on the solidity of the road map.

Cliff

I agree. If 3D Blu-ray is successful, i also will upgrade my projector to a 3D capable one. I'll also need a 3D capable media player of course, when they reach the market.

I think silver disc spinners are a dying format.
After 3D blu-ray, my guess is movie/music media will be purchased on a USB memory stick or similar with the 3D movie/HD music on it.

Quack, quack, clonk.

Meaning???

Dead Duck as per your post on 17th April.

IMO 3D was brought in to give theatrical cinemas something to sell. The take up in the home will be low if you have to wear glasses etc.

The mass market can barely use Bluray.

And after all that, then what?

3D Is a cinema thing and used sparingly is an event.
It wont take off in homes in a big way as the public barely understand Bluray.
Also the potensial health implications have to be explored.
People will develope problems with normal visual perception after high 3D exposure.
Good luck on the drive home........Cheers Chris

ALL IMHO