Will Warner Brothers go exclusive?

[GmanJoe]

That\'s what he claims. He actually bought HDDVD mainly because it doesn\'t have Sony on it.

[Paul2]

oh, I don\'t know why he has to single out Sony and not sure why he doesn\'t like Sony products though.

Beside Sony, there are other companies have made good and bad products too.  Even branded name like Panasonic made a dvd player that died after 1 year of usage.

That\'s what he claims. He actually bought HDDVD mainly because it doesn\'t have Sony on it.

Eh..Wrong. I don\'t care for Sony, but I supported HD DVD due to price and the fact that Warner Bro\'s supported it. I bought HD DVD for King Kong and Batman Begins. Thank you for playing.

It seems that LIC is well paid.

Not sure that is any of your business.

[Titan]

I don\'t see as it matters, but I\'ll play.

HD DVD  player - $150
Six movies  -  Around $25 a piece.

Picking up another HD DVD player for $179 dollars with ten free movies.


It\'s not as if they self destruct. No, instead they will still get played and enjoyed. Once a movie comes out and price comes down, I\'ll then go ahead and buy into Blu Ray.

Personally, this news doesn\'t really bother me. I\'ve bought into other things that didn\'t last long (Virtual Boy, 32X and the list goes on and on). What matters is enjoying them while they are around. And I\'ve enjoyed HD DVD while it was around and kicking.

That seems kinda pointless to me though. It\'s not like a video game console like you describe where you can enjoy year after year. It is a movie format. To me, it seems like there is little quality difference between HD DVD and blu-ray so picking up a movie a few months later on blu-ray wouldn\'t make much of a difference to me. I probably wouldn\'t be able to see the difference picturewise. This is why I waited until one was winning. I supported blu-ray but if HD DVD won, I wouldn\'t throw a hissy fit. I\'d buy it and enjoy it. But if you\'re happy with your purchase, even though chances are it won\'t last, then more power to you.

Not sure that is any of your business.

And whats your problem?

If you have money to spend, why not spend them? You are doing what you are supposed to.

New Line is also Blu-ray exclusive now (owned by Time-Warner).

[nO-One]

it\'s funny everywhere on the internet the blu ray vs hd dvd battle is so... personal.

Anyhoo, glad Blu Ray\'s getting the upper hand because I preferred it, simple as that. Not a total win for me though, Paramount needs to go Blu as well since I want my HD Star Trek. I was actually planning on buying a HD DVD player because of it.

Screw Star Trek, it\'s Top Gun that\'s the loss!

(And Braveheart)

And whats your problem?

If you have money to spend, why not spend them? You are doing what you are supposed to.

It\'s simply none of your business if I\'m "paid well".


Anyways, the way I figure it is.

There are still HD DVDs, I want and the players are cheap enough, plus I need a good upconverting player. The Toshiba A3 fits this bill nicely. Picking one up Friday, with my ten free movies and may go ahead and order a few I\'ve been debating on (Transformers,etc).  Once the player dies, years down the road, I\'ll buy another one, much like people do with..........laserdisc!

I don\'t give a damn which format wins, as long as one of them takes over and all studios start producing disks in that format.

I don\'t have the space in my component stand for two players, and from a philosophical point of view I don\'t relish paying for two devices to do the same thing.  Then again, I\'m patient and I don\'t mind waiting for the market to standardize on one format.

can this format war please be over soon? I haven\'t bought either, but I have a PS3 so I can still watch Blu Ray movies.  I guess if I had to pick one I\'d want blu-ray to win.

[Paul2]

We\'re Losers, Say the HD DVD People


Wow, I landed in Vegas, went to the baggage carousel, and there was this big banner that said LOSER HD DVD. Is the HD DVD camp conceding already?

































It actually says CLOSER HD DVD. My bad.

Link

I figure, with my current plans to re-arrange my living room, I\'ll be able to go ahead and purchase the PS3 for Blu-Ray playback around the 1st of Feb, depending on if I get my bonus before then (last I heard, we\'re expecting around a 2K bonus, if so, I\'ll be buying a new set and PS3 at once). I don\'t really want a PS3, but if WB backs it, it gives me no choice but to go ahead and support Blu-Ray and if I\'m going to support Blu-Ray, I\'m at least getting something that can play games for the same price as a regular Blu-Ray player.


I wonder if that banner is related to the movie \'Closer\'? If so, sign me up. I love that movie.  And fucking Amazon has pulled the 10 free movie deal, so not sure what I\'ll do now about the extra HD DVD player. I mostly wanted another for the upconverting, but the ten free movies had sealed that deal for me.

Bastards.

can this format war please be over soon? I haven\'t bought either, but I have a PS3 so I can still watch Blu Ray movies. I guess if I had to pick one I\'d want blu-ray to win.

Are you dumb? Or do you just like to contradict yourself? You bought a PS3, so you bought a Blu Ray player. You also watch Blu Ray, so............

[GmanJoe]

Are you dumb? Or do you just like to contradict yourself? You bought a PS3, so you bought a Blu Ray player. You also watch Blu Ray, so............

Hehe! I thought it was funny myself.

It\'s simply none of your business if I\'m "paid well".

I never said it was