LOL @ HD-DVD

[YellerDog]

So when's the conference where they decide to fix the tacky-ass BRD clamshell packaging?

[Aurora]

So when's the conference where they decide to fix the tacky-ass BRD clamshell packaging?

I like it.

[Wildkat]

Well, now I don't feel so bad for recommending a blu-ray to my dad last last year.

I was getting a little worried there for a bit.

[magnifiedplaid]

This format war is interesting. Even though I'm neutral at the moment, I still like the HD-DVD format better than Blu-Rays. Just checking out my collection right now, out of the 75 HD-DVDs I own, 18 of them are Warner Bros. titles....and 33 of them are Universal.

Everyone seems to think that this is the death of HD-DVD, but the Paramount/Dreamworks deal just washes out the Warner Bros. Deal IMO. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft swoops down and buys out a couple Blu-Ray studios now...

It is funny to see the reaction to this news on the hidef forums though. Everyone is selling off their entire HD-DVD collection for about $10 a disc, and some people are even doing Buy Two Get One Frees...and trading 2 HD-DVDs for one Blu-Ray. I'm pretty sure my HD-DVD player and movies aren't going to suddenly disintegrate in May, so I'm stocking up on HDs now

I was playing my Dreamcast games yesterday too, and thats a funny thing because the Dreamcast died over six years ago. How am I still playing these games?

[GohanX]

Silly magnifiedplaid, Dreamcast is for poor people. The real people in the know are playing their PS3's in high def.

Which is a blue ray player. Fuck.

[haohmaru]

I bought both, HD-DVD and Blue Ray. By my math, the HD-DVD player that I bought for $199 that included two movies that I wanted (300 & Bourne Identity) and another 5 free that were from a nice pool of movies means I essentially got a player for free (7 x $24 = $168.00) and paid for movies I would've bought anyway. BSG Season 1 HD-DVD alone makes the player worth it for me.

As far as comparing the two, I don't see much of a difference and don't much care which "wins".

[Schlep]

lol @ New Line declaring exclusivity the day after. That's kicking them while they're down.

[YellerDog]

New Line is heavily tied to WB, aren't they?

edit: They are, in fact, a subsidiary of Time-Warner. I thought those dvd cases seemed similar.

[Rem]

I'm not worried, Transformers will save HD-DVD.

[B-Ri]

I'm not worried, Transformers will save HD-DVD.

Well another studio down. Maybe I was right? Blu ray is just better. HD will die a slow death. It's what I predicted a year ago. Now with Warner's down for the count with Blu Ray. That makes it easier for Wal-Mart to push Blu Ray. And whatever Wal-Mart pushes - wins. Hd better start giving out those $120 million dollars checks to stay alive. Maybe they can give me some so I can give it to my Make-A-Wish charity, just to shut me up. Have faith people Transformers will come out in Blu-ray one day!

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