Blu-ray.com has announced that New Line Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video have revealed the cover art for 'The Lord of the Rings Trilogy' Blu-Ray and Amazon has begun taking pre-orders at $69.99. The set currently does not have a release date, but it is expected to be released later this year. No technical specs or special features have been revealed at this time, but you can expect to see 1080p VC-1 video accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. The only potentially bad news here is that it looks like the films will be presented in their theatrical versions instead of the more popular (and more faithful) extended versions. This is not entirely surprising as Warner made it well known early on that the theatrical versions would be released first, with the extended versions coming sometime later (likely around the theatrical release of 'The Hobbit'). It is a seven-disc set so at least we can expect some new extras. Whatever the case, one of the greatest trilogies of all time and a benchmark for DVD quality is sure to amaze in high definition.
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