It’s about time! Internet enabled HD DVD discs are finally arriving onto the  scene (and you’ve been wondering why those HD DVD players connect to the net huh?). According to Forbes.com, the first Internet enabled HD DVD was a Japanese animation feature called “Freedom” which was released on Tuesday. If you watch this movie with an Internet connected HD DVD player, you’ll be able to download and watch a high definition trailer for another movie. You’ll also be able to customize menu styles, and download additional subtitles for the movie.

Another movie to feature access to online content is “Blood Diamond” which will come out on July 3rd for HD DVD. Owners of the HD DVD version of “Blood Diamond” will be able to partake in online polls while they’re watching the movie.

Following this movie will be the release of “300″ at the end of July. The HD DVD version of “300″ will allow users to re-edit the movie - “selecting and ordering the scenes as they see fit”. Users will then be able to upload their cut of the film to a webserver hosted by the studio to share with other users.

It remains to be seen whether users will find this downloadable content concept interesting. One can imagine selling HD DVD movie titles to gain access to exclusive trailer content for another upcoming movie (a la Halo 3 - buy a video game to gain beta access to Halo 3).

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