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300: Special Edition | = |
The R1 and R4 two-disc Special Edition DVDs are basically the same. 300 has also been released on Blu-ray and HD-DVD. The 50 GB BD has the same extras as the DVD. The HD-DVD (released as a 30 GB HD-DVD/DVD-9 combo disc) misses out on the PCM 5.1 Surround Audio (48kHz/16-Bit encoded at 4.6Mbps), but includes a few additional extras, most notably, a blue-screen Picture-in-Picture extra, which allows viewers to simultaneously watch the blue-screen and final versions of 300, with an audio commentary by director, Zack Snyder. There is also a simple game using your remote, and some Internet-based extras, such as 300 fan sites (to share your favourite scenes), and online shopping, via your HD-DVD player, for 300 film merchandise. With over a quarter of a million BD and HD-DVD copies sold in just the first few days, Warner Home Video recently announced that 300 has become the fastest selling high definition movie ever. As Warner Home Video supports both high definition formats, it is disappointing that the BD has missed out on the PiP extra, especially as the BD has almost twice the storage capacity of the HD-DVD, and as, according to US sales figures, the BD has outsold the HD-DVD almost 2:1 in the first week of sales. |