Forever Blu(e)

Sounds like the end of the War of HD maybe upon us (finally)...

In the wake of the Warner Bros. defection, Reliable industry sources are
saying that Paramount is indeed preparing to END their HD-DVD support
and announce a return to the Blu-ray fold. Details are currently being
finalized, and an announcement is expected as soon as they're complete.

Paramount's first new Blu-rays will almost certainly include many of those titles
that were cancelled last year, but that were already packaged a nd ready
for shipping, so you could see them in stores very quickly once the
studio announces.

Meanwhile, sources are telling us that Universal is looking to follow
Paramount and Warner's lead as soon as possible.

It truly is looking like by the end of the month the 'war' may be over
and if that is a case then it's up to the studios to get rolling on releases
fast to get consumers in - none of these half a dozen mostly crappy titles
a week, it should be more like two dozen including the big catalog titles
we all want to see - boxsets like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones,
Star Trek, James Bond, the pre-Cars Pixar movies, etc.

Also a juicy new rumour is that Apple's Steve Jobs may announce the addition
of Blu-ray Disc drives to their Mac desktop lineup at next week's Macworld Expo
in San Francisco.

I would be stoked.... Time to get a new Mac then.