Disc News Update 02.04

by Jack Hellmann

Feb 4th, 2010

There Can Be Only One, Dumbo

Universal will release Dune on their Blu-ray Disc/SD-DVD 'Flipper' format on 27 April. This cult-adored David Lynch sci-fi epic will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound mix, some deleted scenes with an introduction from Raffaella de Laurentiis, and a set of featurettes. SRP is TBD.

Out of Africa is also headed for a BD/SD-DVD 'Flipper' format release from Universal on 27 April. This Oscar-winner will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound mix, a commentary with director Sydney Pollack, and a featurette. SRP is TBD.

Universal is also readying a 27 April BD/SD-DVD 'Flipper' format release of Traffic. This Oscar-winning Steven Soderbergh film will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound mix, and a featurette. SRP is TBD.

Some release date updates to announce: Buena Vista has postponed their BD release of Dumbo a year (!) - the film is now slated to arrive on BD in February 2011. Beauty and the Beast and the two Fantasia films are still slated to arrive on Blu-ray Disc later this year.

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RS February 04, 2010

Flipper Format?

Universal has announced the "Flipper" format, whereby providing a blu-ray on one side and a dvd on the other. Some may look at this as a plus, but I question it. From a marketing standpoint there is good and bad; people will appreciate the generosity on U's part (similar to Disney - offering both formats for one price) if the price is not jacked up. Purists may be disconted without having a nice image provided on the disc. As we have discovered with most blu-rays, the nice souvenir booklet or leaflet has been discarded. Warner Brothers gave us a big plus with their booklets attached. Also, with info on both sides the consumer will need to be extra careful with these discs. Some people arbitrarily lay the title of their disc(s) on a table (as they do with cds). This could cause accidents having to replace a disc sooner. Of course, this could also lead to more sales for the big U, but not exactly convenient for us the consumer. I prefer just getting the extra dvd. It's a minor cost for the profit companies make on dvd sales.

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