Word: hd
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...further further? This movie-tinged opera is playing today on more than 100 movie screens in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. At 1:30 p.m. New York time, the Met's matinee will be beamed by satellite live to theaters equipped to present high-definition downloads, with HD sound. Introducing the event from the Met staircase will be Zhang Ziyi, the Crouching Tiger star who was discovered by Zhang Yimou. Come on, all you opera lovers who read my movvie reviews (and the one or two movie lovers), give it a try. Drop everything, jump...
...introduced from Sony, the mother of the Blu-ray initiative. In other words, for anyone who already has a sweet 1080p TV, or is planning to spend $2,500 or more to get one, the PS3 is almost a requirement, being one of the only reliable sources of full HD video...
...know about Blu-ray, it's because it's not the only successor to the DVD. A few companies, including Microsoft, support a different standard for next-generation movie discs, called HD DVD. The conflict between the two formats has made it tough for consumers to make any decisions, so sales have been miniscule. But now that Sony's Blu-ray is appearing in Sony's eagerly anticipated PS3, Microsoft's HD DVD format is appearing in, you guessed it, Microsoft's Xbox 360. Okay, not "in" the Xbox-an accessory drive that connects to the console...
...high-definition TVs, even the more affordable 720p sets, and I can vouch for the fact that whether they're on Blu-ray or HD DVD, movies look much better than they do on standard DVDs. Pop in the Blu-ray edition of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby that comes with the PS3, and you're blown away by the detail (and by how old and pockmarked Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly look up close). Likewise, load up the copy of Peter Jackson's King Kong that ships with the Xbox HD DVD player, fast forward...
...retail, Sony may soon find itself in a price war with Microsoft. Given its year head start, Microsoft could afford to cut prices on the 360 by up to $100 this spring. Xbox Live, the online service, has proved popular with gamers--and Microsoft recently announced HD movie and TV-show downloads for it, a possible killer app. Sony has similar aspirations for its online offering, which is getting a major upgrade with the PS3, though for now it's playing catch...