News for Oct. 19, 2006

HD DVD Kong puts users in control

10/19/06, 9:43 pm EST - Xoanon

From videobusiness.com: OCT. 19 Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s long-awaited HD DVD version of King Kong, headed to stores Nov. 14, will have the studio’s U-Control high-definition bonus features. The disc has a suggested retail price of $39.98 and comes to stores the same day as Universal’s Deluxe Edition of the Peter Jackson film. The HD DVD version will include a picture-in-picture feature that allows users to access and watch cast interviews and behind-the-scenes footage while the movie plays. The disc also has a “My Scenes” bookmarking feature, which allows viewers to store scenes by clicking the “B” button on their remote.

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