Comments on: Why I went HD DVD in the HD DVD vs Blu-ray war

By: mike

mike — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:22:42 +0000

u r all losers divx all the way who the fuck wants to spend cash on films wen u can download um b4 they even hit the cinema.pirate bay all the way

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:47:33 +0000

@ Joe: It won’t be long before Blu-Ray players are just as cheep as DVD players are now. Remember how much DVD players were when they first came out? Sure it’s more expensive now and as early adopters that’s what we expect – I’m just happy that the technically superior format won…

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:41:57 +0000

Typo in the first sentence…
What I meant to say was “..can you find a BR player for $99? Or even $200?”

I should really proofread before posting. lol

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:37:23 +0000

Sorry, that first sentence was a typo. I mean to say “can you find a BR player for $99?”

I guess I need to proofread my own post before posting. LOL

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:34:58 +0000

@ Greg – we all know that Blu-Ray upscales, but you can find a BR player for $99. Or even $200? I think that’s the point.

You said “You guy’s should really check your facts before posting…”

I’m saying: you should reall understand the context of other people’s posts before posting.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:31:56 +0000

I chose HD-DVD because of the lower price point, their willingness to allow dual-format DVD/HD discs, ala WB combo (not sure if it’s technically possible with Blu-Ray or if this is just stupid Sony stubborness), and the fact that I’ve always had great luck with Toshiba products (Sony, not so much). People don’t realize how great it is to have the combo discs; case in point, I picked up StarDust last week, but decided on the DVD version simply because I knew my daughter would want to watch it in her room. There’s no way in heck that I’m going to buy multiple Blu-Ray players at $400 a pop, nor multiple HD-DVD players. At first, I cursed the more expensive version of SuperMan Returns combo disc, but after having a difficult time with choosing which StarDust to pick up (I really, really, wanted the HD-DVD version), I realized how important the combo disc will be to the mainstream consumer, not to mention, much cheaper prices for the players. I could give a poo about the extra space Blu-Ray offers, as long as I can see my movies in HD… (HD-DVD should’ve won from a mainstream consumers perspective)

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:26:08 +0000

Yep – the PS3 upscales too. I watched the DVD of Jarhead the other day and it looked superb. The other cool thing with the PS3 is that it’s upgradable so profile 2.0 will work fine – there is also a full function bluetooth remote control that works from every room in my house. Ok it’s not a huge house but hey! :)

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:17:20 +0000

Yep the PS3 upscales – I watched the DVD of Jarhead the other day and it looked superb. The other cool thing about the PS3 is that it’s fully upgradable so profile 2.0 when it comes along will work just fine… There is also a full function bluetooth remote control that works from every room in my house! Ok it’s not a huge house but hey… :)

By: CB

CB — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:53:39 +0000

I stand corrected…I guess both camps have done a poor job at educating the public..well this is good to know..thanx Greg….ps..is this also true for the ps3? ..CB

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:29:09 +0000

@ Mr. CTS certified AV engineer – what proof do you have that HD DVDuh is/was a better quality? I’d love to see it.

@ CB – Blu-Ray players play DVD’s and upscale too!

You guy’s should really check your facts before posting…