Blu-Ray Only Titles Available On Region-Free HD DVD

Interesting story coming from the WSJ today about the HD format war that I thought should be known.

• Many titles from Sony, Fox and Disney which are Blu-Ray only here in the U.S. are available in HD DVD in other countries.
• Since HD DVD is region-free you can order those movies from sites like Xploited Cinema and don't need to worry about them playing on your system.

Blu-Ray also can get HD DVD only titles, but there is a little catch:

"Some titles that come out exclusively on HD DVD in the U.S. come out on Blu-ray overseas, such as Universal Pictures' "Bruce Almighty" and "Hollywoodland," but consumers must be sure they are buying from a region that works with U.S. players. For Blu-ray, the U.S. is in the same region as almost all of the Americas and Southeast Asia." And the statement that really got my attention was "Still, most major high-definition titles available overseas seem to reflect a switch to HD DVD, rather than the reverse."

It's looking more and more like I might be picking up an HD DVD player!

[WSJ via Gizmodo]