I saw there is a cinedrome version of 24fps HD DVD of Lakshya in the pipes?
Please comment?
LAKSHYA - Courage for decision
Label: Cinedrome Entertainment AG
Appears: 22.9.2006
Selling: moviemento (Swiss version, is sold only in Switzerland)
Feature:
- 2 DVDs, both DVD9
- Filmlänge: 178 minutes
- Display format: 2.35:1 - PAL anamorph
- Picture masters: High definition, D5 hp (1920x1080, 24fps)
- Tonformat1: Hindi Dolby digital 5,1 (pitch-corrected)
- Tonformat2: German Dolby digital 5,1 (pitch-corrected)
- Sub-titles: German, French, Italian (dialogues and Songs)
- Menu languages: German, French, Italian (inclusive descriptions of chapter). Main menues animates
- Special function: “Intermissionâ€/out, original break in center of the film smoothly jump over or as with Bollywood motion picture films usually tracing picture indicate and at push of a button second film half continue
Bonus Disc:
- Total length: 113 minutes
- Display format: 4:3
- Picture masters: PAL Digibeta
- Clay/tone format: Hindi Dolby digital 2.0
- Sub-titles: German, French, English
1) Making OF Lakshya, 62 minutes
2) Making OF Song Main Aisa Kyon Hoon, 23 minutes
3) Deleted Scenes, 20 minutes
4) Theatrical Trailer, 2:10 minutes
5) Theatrical Teaser, 0:30 minutes
6) Song pro MOS, 5:09 minutes
Additional information to the film:
http://cinedrome.ch/lakshya/press/Laksh ... seheft.pdf 
I just wanted to check? PAL VERSION of HD DVDS !! I do not think will be playable on US HIGH DEF DVD PLAYERS? or HD DVD ADD ON for 360?
Please advise? if this DCH wont play here? I should not buy!
Above is about PAL DVD of Lakshya, not HD.
The German PAL DVD of Lakshya is worse than the NTSC. The Swiss is better than German but about the same as NTSC for main film. It's better compressed though and has direct PAL supplements (no PAL NTSC conversion). Swiss DVD only available in Switzerland, not anywhere else. There is no HD available so far. Decision has not been made if some will come. The HD master has issues so achievable quality might not warrant the expenses for a HD disc. Making a new HD master is not an option for technical and financial reasons.
Concerning DCH there definitely will be a HD disc after the PAL is released. Second half of 2007 is most likely.
HD is neither PAL nor NTSC so only region coding can stop you from playing if you have a player for the format of the disc. HD-DVDs have no region codes, BR have but studios can ignore it if they like and there are no contractual obligations to use it. Catalogue titles on BR are usually all region.