Re: Why is Disney so slow in releasing its classics?

In article <6rd5o354mt50uckpup2n2fnru1ru3kmdgo@xxxxxxx>, noone@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:28:49 -0800 (PST), The alMIGHTY N
<natlee75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've been able to download high-definition versions of many of Walt
Disney's animated classics on Xbox Live Marketplace. Granted, these
are not 1080p (or even full bitrate 720p) versions but they're still
high-definition and they're still watchable right now by anyone who
owns an Xbox 360.

It just seems strange that with an obvious need to attract more
consumers to Blu-Ray, big studios like Disney, Fox and MGM have been
so slow to release their big catalog tentpole franchises which would
surely provide incentive for movie fans to make the transition to high-
definition.

If I can watch The Aristocats, Oliver and Company, 101 Dalmations, and
Treasure Planet (not that I would ever want to watch that) on Xbox
Live Marketplace in HD (albeit more to the lower end of the spectrum),
why can't I watch those movies on Blu-Ray on my Playstation 3?


Well, I've waiting long enough for "Song of the South," and finally
bought an underground DVD at a flea market. I would gladly buy an
official Disney release, but they won't do it.


I'll be right in the line with you to buy that one. I too bought a pirated
copy from ebay, but would love to have an original. If Gone with the Wind can
be on DVD, why cant a movie like Song of The South?

.

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