ZenLunatic Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 HD-DVD is done. That settles that. Blu-ray here we come. I knew the format war would be decided soon. Get ready for price drops now consumers can go out and feel secure about the technology. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm not generally a Sony fan -- their equipment is just not very good, despite what many people think. That said, from what I've read, Blu-Ray seemed the superior format. If this really does signal the end of the battle, I'm sad for the HD-DVD faction, but at least there's a winner and we can move on. I wish Blu-Ray didn't have the region thing. Also, does anyone know anything about DRM on Blu-Ray discs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I got a PS3 last night, it seems as though Blu Ray has won the war. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I wish Blu-Ray didn't have the region thing. Also, does anyone know anything about DRM on Blu-Ray discs? Both HD DVD and Blu Ray have the capabilities to have DRM on them, but I think its mandatory that all Blu-ray discs have DRM on them. And you wonder why the stuidos choose BluRay... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I got a PS3 last night, it seems as though Blu Ray has won the war. That's the route I'm thinking of going. Wondering if I should get the 40GB or the 80GB. Looking for deals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I have an HD DVD player and one of the best features was that there was no problem with DRM and it is region free, meaning if you got a foreign film it would play just fine. Kind of seems like something a movie player should do, IMO, since I'm buying it. Crazy thing that DRM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Toshiba's HD-DVD makes a move. I guess here comes everything they got. Slashin prices. I think this is a last attempt at saving themselves and dont see it working. I already see bluray players and discs coming down. Amazon is having a sale right now. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hd_dvd_price_cu...MWu8MM2s5kjtBAF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Toshiba's HD-DVD makes a move. I guess here comes everything they got. Slashin prices. I think this is a last attempt at saving themselves and dont see it working. I already see bluray players and discs coming down. Amazon is having a sale right now. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hd_dvd_price_cu...MWu8MM2s5kjtBAFGotta clear out inventory *sigh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 blu ray just feels like a fraud to me, i don't know why, but my gut tells me to wait even longer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 blu ray just feels like a fraud to me, i don't know why, but my gut tells me to wait even longerThat's cause Sony makes it. I get that icky DRM feeling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 blu ray just feels like a fraud to me, i don't know why, but my gut tells me to wait even longer It's too late for me, just bought a Playstation 3. 40GB version for $300. Nice price. Spiderman 3 looks crisp. Also upconverts regular DVDs. The games look so nice also. Pretty happy with my purchase. I was a HD-DVD fan all along, but really felt the Warner news was huge so I defected also. HD-DVD, I think should have won because of price and technology but seems like Bluray made the right moves. Now that I picked a side, I really hope Blu-ray doesnt screw up in the ending parts of this battle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Some stats to show that it really is over. Good-bye HD-DVD, I wanted you to win, but oh well. http://gizmodo.com/347773/blu+ray-dominati...to-93-after-ces Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Netflix says chooses Blu-ray format over HD DVDMon Feb 11, 2008 8:29am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online video rental company Netflix Inc (NFLX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it would exclusively stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs after a decision by some the world's biggest movie studios in favor of the Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) developed format. Netflix has stocked DVDs using both Blu-ray and the competing HD DVD format developed by Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) since they first came on the market in early 2006. Four out of six major Hollywood studios have recently decided to publish high-definition DVDs only using Blu-ray. Netflix said that with such a clear signal from the industry, it will only buy Blu-ray discs going forward and will phase out stock of HD DVD by about the end of the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Also Best Buy is going Blu-ray too. Its so over, Toshiba really needs to stop all spending for HD-DVD and surrender. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VenusStopsTrain2 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I work at BB and we haven't gone any which way yet. The past 2 weeks actually has led up to my location moving ALL the dvd's around so we have a complete aisle side for Blu-Ray and across from it is one for HD....mind you EVERY title is facing out because we don't have enough for full aisles on either side. It looks really crap. I should take a photo to show you. The aisle on both sides is about 3/5's down and then we have room at the end with empty shelves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 It's coming soon then if it hasn't hit your store yet. http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080213/tc_cm...Ru3EF3LwzMjtBAF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 source With HD DVD, things are just going from bad, to really bad, to worse, to car-crash-you-can't-stop-looking-at. You can file this one under that latter category, as Wal-Mart has officially announced its intentions to stop stocking HD DVD players and movies by June. According to reports, the retailer came to the decision after Netflix and Best Buy made announcements concerning their position in the HD format war. Susan Chronister of Wal-Mart wrote on the company's blog, "By June Wal-Mart will only be carrying Blu-ray movies and hardware machines, and of course standard-def movies, DVD players, and up-convert players." Susan went on to deliver what we consider a total burn by adding, "if you bought the HD [DVD] player like me, I'd retire it to the bedroom, kid's playroom, or give it to your parents to play their John Wayne standard-def movies, and make space for a BD player." Look, we're not gonna say that this is it for HD DVD, but... uh, it doesn't look real great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 why not just get this and be done lg bh200 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue and Green Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I have a PS3 and I love it that I can Blu-Ray on it. Never was a fan of HD DVD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 an upconverting DVD player is good enough for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Toshiba halts production of HD DVD players and may throw in the towel: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142579-c...ia/article.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 I ended up with a Panasonic Blu Ray player, BD-30. Got a steal of a deal on it, and so far I'm glad I did. It's awesome, too awesome? perhaps. My TV rocks with it, I run it through a Pioneer Plasma, and the upconvert, on Criterions and other SD dvd's is nice. The Darjeeling standard dvd looked great on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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