Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Picked up Cinderella Man and Starship Troopers on Blu-Ray.
I hope they look and sound good.
I hope they look and sound good.
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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.
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Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Big-E said:
Both titles just came out here in Australia.
Hostel (Director's Cut) Review from HighDefDigest. Mmmmm hi-def torture porn.
Holy shit, day one purchase, I love this movie (and the sequel). The extras got 4.5/5 stars, win.
I'm going to get the Underworld movies and Bram Stoker's Dracula as well.
Holy shit, day one purchase, I love this movie (and the sequel). The extras got 4.5/5 stars, win.
I'm going to get the Underworld movies and Bram Stoker's Dracula as well.
Benjamin1981
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Xater said:
How much was it ? My Media Markt wants 90 , these bastards...
Crag Dweller
aka kindbudmaster
Has PBS shown any support for either high-def format? I'd like to get "The War" but so far I only see a dvd release.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Onix said:
Robert at Value Electronics (an AVS regular) has already been shipping the A35 units. The A3s are due by the end of the month I believe.
The A35 comes with 2 movies in the box (300 and Bourne Identity), Robert throws in the HD DVD Digital Video Essentials calibration disc for free, another 2 HDScape movies of your choice, plus you get to pick from the new lineup of Toshiba 5 free movie deal.
I think HD DVD is going to get a sizable jump in the ratio tomorrow:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11809095#post11809095
Comedy or not Knocked Up is just too big a day & date flick for it not to make a sizable dent.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11809095#post11809095
Comedy or not Knocked Up is just too big a day & date flick for it not to make a sizable dent.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Watched Cinderella Man. Picture quality was fairly decent although black levels weren't the greatest and some of the skin tones looked a bit weird. The audio (in uncompressed PCM at least), however was fantastic, especially during the fight scenes where it really felt you were part of the crowd.
DarkJediKnight
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Welcome your new overlord: The BD-100. Quad Layered 100gb Blu-ray Disc.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/126871/hitachi-showcases-100gb-bluray-disc.html
The word is, Hitachi plans to roll these out in 2009, and possibly for consumer use. Earlier this year, they weren't able to overcome the problem of a hardware changes to existing drives, it appears now they have reduced the change to just a firmware update for the players. Let's see where this goes.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/126871/hitachi-showcases-100gb-bluray-disc.html
The word is, Hitachi plans to roll these out in 2009, and possibly for consumer use. Earlier this year, they weren't able to overcome the problem of a hardware changes to existing drives, it appears now they have reduced the change to just a firmware update for the players. Let's see where this goes.
VanMardigan
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Oni Jazar said:
So what's your guess as far as ratio?
I'm thinking 57/43
Oni Jazar said:
It's funny how eProductwars doesn't reflect that AT ALL! Maybe the site can be laid to rest finally.
I know I might pick up Knocked Up when I buy my HD DVD player. BTW I got a response from Toshiba Germany and they have no idea when the new palyers will come out. How can companies work lik this, not knowing when they wil release their stuff in the next 4 weeks?
fatigues_gasolini
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Anybody pick up Evil Dead 2? I was thinking about getting, though it would be my third version of the movie. Probably the only series I double dip for.
Ignatz Mouse
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Re: 100GB Discs...
Fuck Everything, We're Going to Five Blades.
Fuck Everything, We're Going to Five Blades.
DarkJediKnight
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I have the Divimax Dawn and am contemplating on picking up the Blu-ray version. Dawn was never eye candy so I might skip it.
These prices are inconsistent, im going to get weeds seasons 1 & 2 for 27 bucks each... while Robocop is 27 by itself.
A few good men, Underworld and Dawn of the Dead 19 bucks each, while 28 days later and weeks later 27(thanks fox!). Lionsgate and Sony are inconsistent in their own pricing, while FOX is just consistently overpriced, but thats nothing new.
A few good men, Underworld and Dawn of the Dead 19 bucks each, while 28 days later and weeks later 27(thanks fox!). Lionsgate and Sony are inconsistent in their own pricing, while FOX is just consistently overpriced, but thats nothing new.
distantmantra
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captive said:
Sony has one price for new releases (higher), and one price for catalog titles (lower).
The Main Event
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Forsete said:So we can conclude that HD-DVD buyers are afraid of HD-DVD shaky future thus renting movies, opposed to BD owners which feel secure rather buying their movies as can be seen in the sales data?
That's a bad analogy
distantmantra
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The Main Event said:
That could also be due to HD-DVD supporters boycotting Blockbuster Online...
Who knows, I really don't care.
VanMardigan
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distantmantra said:
Blockbuster Online never stopped offering HD DVD...........
human5892 said:
WRONG!!
distantmantra
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VanMardigan said:
I never said they did. I do remember, however, a lot of HD-DVD fans talking about boycotting Blockbuster due to their B+M decision.
VanMardigan
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ManaByte said:
Or you go to "collections", then HD DVD:
http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/collections/hdDvdPackage
They are not hiding it, the Blu Ray tab was a very recent addition, and finding a Blu Ray version takes the same effort otherwise (if you're using their search function)
VanMardigan
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human5892 said:
They made it very clear in the statement about their Blu Ray stuff that they would still carry HD DVD online, and they do. New releases, catalog titles, it's all there. The ONLY thing that changed was they added a "Blu Ray tab" to the main navigation section. HD DVD is accessed the same way it always has been and the way you would've accessed Blu Ray before the addition.
I was a BB Online user BEFORE the whole Blu Ray payoff, and I can tell you that the HD DVD section has ALWAYS been accessed the same exact way it is now. I'm guessing part of the agreement with Sony was to add that extra tab at the the higher level of their (crappy) navigational menu.
Maybe so, but perhaps people not as close to the whole situation (such as myself) assume that the Blockbuster deal extends to online as well -- and the fact that HD DVD is not immediately visible there could confirm their error.VanMardigan said:
Whatever the case, it's an interesting situation to think about; clearly some factor or combination of factors is responsible for the disproportionately high ratio of HD DVD-to-Blu Ray rentals at Netflix, since in the time period citied in the report (June-August) that certainly wasn't the picture in retail sales.
VanMardigan
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human5892 said:
I'm not following, so they check online at BB, don't see HD DVD, don't bother to do what mana did, then go to Netflix, where NEITHER HD DVD nor Blu Ray is featured, but they CHECK there for HD DVD, and rent from there????
Both require the same effort to FIND the HD DVD titles.
Netflix is much better in that you can select either format and when you're renting, you don't have to go to "all editions" and select your format, it will automatically choose your high def format if its available for that title. But that's beside the point, since you're trying to explain how someone who has an HD DVD player would skip Blockbuster and go Netflix to skew numbers you don't think could happen naturally.
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And if want to know why I think the ratio is that way for Netflix, I believe its because the Ps3 casual crowd (those who buy a one or two BR movies with their console but aren't big supporters) don't necessarily transfer into folks who go online and tailor their online accounts for high def media. Whereas an HD DVD supporter (having bought their player SPECIFICALLY for HD DVD) is more likely to actively search out for high def media, including incorporating it into their online movie rental service.
As far as Blockbuster, I'm pretty certain that the 2-1 sales ratio favoring BR that they cited for their payoff was composed of in-store rentals at the sites that carried both, where someone with a Ps3 looking to rent games will see Blu Ray movies and pick some up.
I'm not imagining that scenario. I'm saying that perhaps there are a number of people like me who assumed that because of the Blockbuster/Blu Ray announcement, Blockbuster does not carry HD DVDs period. A cursory glance at the Blockbuster website would support this, if they wanted to double-check (which, again, is something that I did before my initial incorrect post). They'd then proceed to Netflix as the only other well-known online renting option and find the HD DVD collection there.VanMardigan said:
Your PS3 theory is a good one, too. I'm just putting out the possibility that perhaps some of the high HD DVD numbers on the Netflix side are from people who assumed that that was the only place they could go for their format. Especially when we're dealing with relatively small numbers of overall renters, even a handful of people under this misconception could make a significant difference in the end ratios.
Pan's Labyrinth Blu-ray Announced
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=561
Lots of movies coming out on the 26th.
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=561
Lots of movies coming out on the 26th.
Ignatz Mouse
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I wonder who paid for the captive.com report? There may be valuable data missing that would also make the bigger picture clearer.
Or, perhaps this is a recent development.
Of, perhaps Netflix was paid off to make those statements about demand being equal.
I don't put a lot of weight on the report or any of my speculation above.
Or, perhaps this is a recent development.
Of, perhaps Netflix was paid off to make those statements about demand being equal.
I don't put a lot of weight on the report or any of my speculation above.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Or perhaps the "equal demand" line was just relative. When you rent millions of dvds, 32k vs. 16k is pretty darn irrelevant, wouldn't you say?
.3 percent? I don't think Netflix cares one way or another, and neither does Blockbuster. With those kind of numbers, they can easily continue to support HD DVD in their online service without breaking a sweat.
.3 percent? I don't think Netflix cares one way or another, and neither does Blockbuster. With those kind of numbers, they can easily continue to support HD DVD in their online service without breaking a sweat.
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