Lord of the Rings Blu-Ray set to debut in April 2010

Fans of the Lord of the Rings series have been waiting with great anticipation for the series to come to Blu-Ray and really revel in the series in true HD. Well, wishes do come true, and its coming (according to numerous sources) in April of 2010 (precise date not announced as of now). And we can’t wait to really see what happens to the classic fantasy series in HD, and its been a long time coming.

The set will include three discs of extra features, all 3 movies in Blu-Ray format, as well as digital copies of all three movies included as well. It should be noted these are the priginal versions, NOT the extended versions (the cause of much hand-wringing among the Ring purists.

April 16th or so: the series will debut at iTunes, Amazon VOD and Xbox/Zune Marketplace, so you can download the adventures anytime you want.