Iron Man, the Paramount blockbuster, has been selling very well on both standard DVD and Blu-ray since its release on September 30th but many Blu-ray buyers have been having problems over the last two days when trying to access the BD-Live features of the disc.
Paramount has issued a statement however, and it seems that the demand was higher than the studio had anticipated and the servers ... [ read the full article ]
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Seems like they are trying to turn TVs into computers..where endusers have to upgrade every year. sort of like how the new hdtvs of a few years ago only did 1080i and didnt have hdmi inputs
Control is the goal. DRM cables, hardware, software, content. Flags. Limits. Pay per view/play. it's almost here. KEEP your old hardware, discs and software.
Quote:OCT. 7 | Iron Man is enjoying superhero Blu-ray Disc strength, tracking as the top format debut to date at Best Buy and other retailers.
An average of about 20% of Iron Man?s total unit sales are on Blu-ray, according to retail sources, though in some instances, its share goes as high as 50%. By comparison, the Blu-ray portion for many recent popular titles, including I Am Legend, logged about 9% of sales in the format, according to Adams Media Research.
One industry source said Iron Man Blu-ray sales range from 10% to 30% of the title?s total sales, varying by retailer. In some isolated cases, including at retailers Amazon.com and DeepDiscount.com, Iron Man?s Blu-ray version is selling more briskly than one or more of the film?s standard DVD SKUs.
