These titles should interest 'old movie hounds,' as well as a few that lean towards newer releases. The great news is that the 'classics' weren't just transferred, but digitally redone by a well-known team with impressive credentials in redoing other box office hits.
While this appears to have no direct impact on whether HD DVD or Blu-ray reigns supreme, it may if HD DVD has more titles that are processed in a high-quality fashion over Blu-ray releases (which has had a handful of releases consumers purchased, but they complained of less-than-stellar resolution or even noted the transfer wasn't as good as it should have been from the 'hype' they heard). Of course, the consumers will have the last word, given the fact these releases could be 'hyped' and end up not impressing consumers with their quality either. Regardless, only time will tell if this approach with HD DVD will only be for select titles or will become the norm.
Source: Guide to Home Theater
