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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.
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OokieSpookie
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StoOgE said:
This I agree with.
I will say though that I do believe that Potter is hd-dvds last chance to make an impact.
Chemo said:
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=4988&page=334
Apparently, Penton-Man has a history of reliable information. I don't post there, so take it with a grain of sale.
Not only is he suggesting that the Warner rumor is true, he's hinting that the decision is putting a serious squeeze on Universal.
OokieSpookie
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Jeff-DSA said:
Please tell me how you know what rumor or what information that the guy from Lionsgate is going on?
Seriously I would love to know how you have access to the same information that he does or have any idea what he is basing his comments off of.
Do you honestly believe that he would go on public record speaking on a "rumor" based on random interweb forum speculation?
I am not saying to believe it, but be realistic.
Jeff-DSA said:
"Old and mostly baseless"? Its based on information that came out a few hours ago.
And doing some digging, Penton-Man (also posts at AVS apparently) was well aware of the Paramount deal before the press release came out:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11353541&posted=1#post11353541
Great Rumbler
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Wal-Mart HD-DVD Player Secret Sale:
Wal-Mart is selling two of it's HD-DVD Player models for $200 and $300 each. When you buy either, you get 5 free HD-DVDs on the spot. If you get the $300 model, you also get 300 and Bourne Identity. You also can pick up a Toshiba rebate coupon that allows you to get 5 MORE free HD-DVDs.
So, you can get a $200 HD-DVD player with 10 free HD-DVDs or you can get a $300 HD-DVD player with 12 free HD-DVDs.
Wal-Mart is selling two of it's HD-DVD Player models for $200 and $300 each. When you buy either, you get 5 free HD-DVDs on the spot. If you get the $300 model, you also get 300 and Bourne Identity. You also can pick up a Toshiba rebate coupon that allows you to get 5 MORE free HD-DVDs.
So, you can get a $200 HD-DVD player with 10 free HD-DVDs or you can get a $300 HD-DVD player with 12 free HD-DVDs.
Chiggs
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OokieSpookie said:
Jeff may have not read that article.
So....
http://www.businessweek.com/magazin...p+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives
hey, its all fun. Pretty much all we have is this daytime soap opera to play with 
Universal would be interesting. I assume that any deal that may have held them to HDDVD would be over pretty soon or even already.
And if they went, I'm sure Paramount are smart enough to have some wriggly get out clauses.
Lets see a house of cards fall down at CES.
fuck it, even if its a bluray house of cards and it all goes the other way.
Universal would be interesting. I assume that any deal that may have held them to HDDVD would be over pretty soon or even already.
And if they went, I'm sure Paramount are smart enough to have some wriggly get out clauses.
Lets see a house of cards fall down at CES.
fuck it, even if its a bluray house of cards and it all goes the other way.
OokieSpookie said:
Again, who knows? But he has everything to gain and nothing to lose, even if this were completely made up. It's a rumor, so if it doesn't pan out, no loss for him. On the other hand, getting it in a significant publication like BusinessWeek is rather beneficial from a PR standpoint.
theBishop said:
Good find!
OokieSpookie
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Great Rumbler said:
Lets not forget the Playstation 3 40 gb system with Spiderman 3 on blu ray, +5 free movies by mail and an instant $50 gift card that is also part of the secret sale.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
This rumor stuff is fun. What's also fun is how each side's fanbase switches roles depending on whether the current WB tide is for or against them. Not everyone, of course. The only way this affects me is that I won't have a choice when deciding on Warner titles, either way. CES is still too far away to get really excited, though, unless some more executives comment.
You haven't been paying attention to the way top execs on both sides have been behaving, have you? Childish and fanboyish, and rivaling even this thread in those regards.
You haven't been paying attention to the way top execs on both sides have been behaving, have you? Childish and fanboyish, and rivaling even this thread in those regards.
DarkJediKnight
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zesty said:
If Warner does go Blu-ray exclusive, I still don't expect Batman Begins until Dark Knight hits theaters. Maybe a newly cut version of Begins. Might be worth the wait in such a case. We'll see at CES.
OokieSpookie
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avaya said:
For the record Penton was the one who leaked the Paramount thing on another site.
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Not yet.
OokieSpookie
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Vaughn has been correct the last three weeks, so there is no reason to believe that he is wrong this time.
Vaughn has been correct the last three weeks, so there is no reason to believe that he is wrong this time.
OokieSpookie
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djkimothy said:
Yes, considering that they had nothing released worth a damn and hd has two day and date releases ( as shitty as they were ) and two known comedies ( Anchorman and Old School ) you are quite right how horrible for blu...
(blu had :
* I Know Who Killed Me (Sony)
* Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (Bandai Visual) ( did not hit retailers )
* The Omega Man (Warner)
* Paprika (Sony)
Hd had :
* Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks)
* Hot Rod (Paramount)
* Mr. Bean's Holiday (Universal)
* Old School (Paramount)
* The Omega Man (Warner)
OokieSpookie
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djkimothy said:
I tried giving blu the Cobra Kai speech, we will see how it goes.
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I figured everyone knew that and he was just wondering if the Nielson numbers were up, as well as the top ten for both included.OokieSpookie said:
The Main Event
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Warning for anyone who is thinking of getting the Battlestar Galactica HD DVD box set. Because of the packaging, 3 of my disc are deeply scratched (out of 6).
I was thinking of replacing it for another one, but it looks like pretty much everyone are in the same situation, some guy at AVS even has all of them scratched. Just tried them out and they seem to play fine, so I'll probably just keep it instead of risking of having another one that could be even worse.
I was thinking of replacing it for another one, but it looks like pretty much everyone are in the same situation, some guy at AVS even has all of them scratched. Just tried them out and they seem to play fine, so I'll probably just keep it instead of risking of having another one that could be even worse.
Christoff Yurievich
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I thought both formats had a coating to help protect from scratches? I seem to remember something about steel wool.
Ignatz Mouse
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Slow news day... rumors come up as a detail in a discussion *about another forum* and before long we're embroiled in trying to shave points off the odds of rumors being true.
Rumors are rumors, we'll see soon enough. I sure hope it's true, though.
Rumors are rumors, we'll see soon enough. I sure hope it's true, though.
bune duggy said:
Durabis is the name of the famed steel-wool, screwdriver attack resistant coating. TDK are the people behind it. It is offered for any optical disc format. No one uses Durabis AFAIK. Blu-ray uses a hard coat which is not as effective as Durabis but renders it more resistant to scratches than DVD and HD-DVD which have no coating. The coating is one of the reasons why Blu-ray costs a smidgen more to manufacture since a coating is mandated.
Ignatz Mouse
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Zen said:
Not much in new releases, plus a low of new owners on both sides.
Ignatz Mouse
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80K vs how many new Blu-ray player owners? How many new PS3 owners?
It's not like the other side is standing still, y'know.
It's not like the other side is standing still, y'know.
MaX_PL said:
That's great.
2-1 NA, >3-1 in EU, virtually 100% of Japan. This is what counts.
One side has reached it's pricing floor. The other side has not even begun to get that desperate and are still comfortably winning. Which format do you think is more likely to establish itself as the viable sustainable platform? Which side has universal industry support from content creation to the end-user delivery system?
What do you think the logical conclusion for someone looking at that would be?
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