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thaivo, that is one sweet ****ing tag. 
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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.
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rubso said:
I need a new add on. the eject button on mine is pretty finnicky, and microsoft was too retarded to allow you to eject disc via remote.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
HD-DVD's themselves must come down in price with the players if they want to gain ground or at least firmly implant themselves into a longterm marketplace.
29.95 and 34.95 are FAR too expensive for mainstream movies and mainstream success. If all HD-DVD's were MSRP 19.99 or at WORST 24.95, they would also see increases in marketshare and sales overall. I see people at my store looking at Shooter's price of 29.99, Hot Fuzz at 29.99 (regular priced), and 300 at 34.95 (reg priced) and they say, 'no thanks.'
All the old catalog stuff needs to come down in price like DVDs do after time. Warner and Universal should get aggressive and give incentives to retailers who offer deals and lower prices, etc.
29.95 and 34.95 are FAR too expensive for mainstream movies and mainstream success. If all HD-DVD's were MSRP 19.99 or at WORST 24.95, they would also see increases in marketshare and sales overall. I see people at my store looking at Shooter's price of 29.99, Hot Fuzz at 29.99 (regular priced), and 300 at 34.95 (reg priced) and they say, 'no thanks.'
All the old catalog stuff needs to come down in price like DVDs do after time. Warner and Universal should get aggressive and give incentives to retailers who offer deals and lower prices, etc.
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AlteredBeast said:
Yeah, wtf is up with 300 being 34.99 @ best buy?
Crayon Shinchan
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Over 50 consecutive posts of HD-DVD fans, and HD-DVD fans have somehow thought they've won the format war. Cute.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
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Not just Best Buy, either. That is the regular selling price at most retailers on HD, afaik.
Crayon Shinchan
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I know you're not a HD-DVD fan
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captive said:
i had to go to a mom and pop store and got it for 27.99. 34.99 is a little ridiculous.
i couldn't even find 300 on hd-dvd @ best buy, nor could i find disturbia on hd-dvd or blu-ray. I did see tmnt on blu-ray @ best buy though.
AlteredBeast said:
Why does this keep coming up? Everybody knows this, and it isn't like the exact same situation didn't happen with DVD. DVDs were expensive at first, more people purchased DVD players, DVD prices went down. More people purchased DVD players, the prices went down more.
Do some of you honestly think that when DVD launched, getting movies for $9.99 ~ $14.99 was what was common?
shidoshi said:
It wasn't common at all. That is why it is so great the HDM has been getting such great deals lately. I mean $13.99 for the best version of Goodfellas & Unforgiven ever? Sold! I think we've been spoiled by low DVD prices, but HDM is actually quite competitive already. Considering inflation and how much more you get. I didn't flinch at all buying 300 for $28.99.
djkimothy said:
I'm referring to the constant barrage of BD has won the war: "Sony claims Blu-ray "winner" in format war" Feb 13th 2007
http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/sony-claims-blu-ray-winner-in-format-war/
"Sony: Blu-ray Will 'Overwhelm' HD DVD" SEPTEMBER 14, 2005
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2005/id20050914_100626.htm
HD-DVD sure has been getting some significant releases for a dead format. :lol
Crayon Shinchan said:
"Cute" is a thread full of people bickering over which niche format will when the niche war and become Almighty Niche Lord. I could care less which side wins, as I didn't pay much for my HD-DVD 360 drive to begin with and it already has enough movies released and down the pipe for me to be happy with it. When BluRay players get cheap enough, I'll likely get one of those as well. Then they can try to murder one another while I sleep.
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tedtropy said:
I thought that was cute.
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tedtropy said:
you sure do know how to treat a lady
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captive said:
I didn't know there were people that used that phrase correctly anymore.
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thaivo said:
Hello! The REAL point of HD was to make money where they weren't with DVD. They aren't making HD movies from the goodness of their hearts.
DarkJediKnight said:
I did preface my statement with "While we're making crazy conjectures..."
Many here may not like the combos, but I've used the DVD side of my 300 already.
My extended family has +40 DVD players, 2 HD-DVD players & 2 BD players (PS3's). So combos are a huge positive in my book, even with the niggling problems they had in the past with media + player compatibility.
djkimothy said:
I think that if the difference in price wasn't extreme, a good number of people would be curious of the option.
Yes, I know Studios are looking for better profit margins from HDM. I was mainly just sawing that such a move (however unlikely) would could end the format wars quite quickly.
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levious said:
one less keystroke you have to make. less work = win.
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captive said:
ths a gud pnt.
DarkJediKnight
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I'm gonna have to disappoint you 100 post guys by not buying you the Spiderman trilogy. :lol
Reliable source, and confirmed by editor of Hometheaterspot. So if the 250k amount is correct, it's 162.5k for Blu-ray and 87.5k for HD DVD. Nearly Double.
Reliable source, and confirmed by editor of Hometheaterspot. So if the 250k amount is correct, it's 162.5k for Blu-ray and 87.5k for HD DVD. Nearly Double.
DarkJediKnight
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While I can believe the 65:35 ratio, I'm having a hard time believing the 250k sales figure from Warner. If it's sold to retailers, it makes sense. Sales to consumers may actually be 150k or slightly higher. Still waiting for concrete evidence.
PS: Anyone else really annoyed by Warner's stupid menu system? Everytime a featurette ends, it goes into a section of the movie. All discs should have a title menu.
PS: Anyone else really annoyed by Warner's stupid menu system? Everytime a featurette ends, it goes into a section of the movie. All discs should have a title menu.
werent a lot of places/people reporting 300 sold out though? So if that is true even if warners 250k was shipped to retailers i woudlnt be surprised if sold through was close to shipped.DarkJediKnight said:
Of course thats all based off of people who were saying it was sold out at a lot of places.
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