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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.

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MaX_PL

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oh amazon, why do you have to sell Potter for 24.95 and i wont get free shipping because of 5 goddamn cents?

i'd get another movie but theres nothing good i see. maybe eastern promises preorder but that'll be like 50 bucks combined.
 
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DrXym

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I wish HD DVD would just die already. Microsoft is artificially propping up the format and it would have died already if they weren't pandering to the short term greed of some studios by bribing them.
 
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VanMardigan

has calmed down a bit.
These BOGO deals always seem to be the same movies, unfortunately. And about the linked Warner article, that's very interesting. I don't know anything about the source, but they speak of the Warner deal as a sure thing. It's going to be a fun CES, for sure.
 
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Jeff-DSA

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DrXym said:
I wish HD DVD would just die already. Microsoft is artificially propping up the format and it would have died already if they weren't pandering to the short term greed of some studios by bribing them.
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How long are posts like this going to keep appearing in this thread? Why is it that people can't let the MS conspiracy crap die? Enough already...

I hadn't been inside a Sam's Club for a long time (Costco is just around the corner from me), but I went on Saturday and noticed that they only carried Blu-ray. Is this in every store, or was this specific?
 
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Walshicus

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DrXym said:
I wish HD DVD would just die already. Microsoft is artificially propping up the format and it would have died already if they weren't pandering to the short term greed of some studios by bribing them.
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How ironic. I wish Blu-Ray would die already. Sony's PS3 is artificially propping up the format and... blah blah blah.

Shut up. ;)
 
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VanMardigan

has calmed down a bit.
Where can I go to find HD DVD/Blu Ray release dates? I'm trying to update my netflix queue but high def digest is down for whatever reason.
 
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mollipen

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Got my five free Blu-rays today, and man... three of them ended up being replacements. So now I have Click, Invincible, and Phantom of the Opera, all of which I have absolutely no use for. Grr.
 
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CSSer

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VanMardigan said:
Where can I go to find HD DVD/Blu Ray release dates? I'm trying to update my netflix queue but high def digest is down for whatever reason.
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HighDefDigest isn't down for me, but here they are

Blu-ray
Code: 
December 11, 2007

    * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner)
    * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner)
    * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner)
    * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner)
    * Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner)
    * Harry Potter Years 1-5 Giftset (Warner)
    * High School Musical 2 (Walt Disney)
    * Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Warner)
    * The Legend of Zorro (Sony)    * Lost: The Complete Third Season (Disney)
    * Rent (Sony)
    * SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next (Bandai Visual)

December 18, 2007

    * Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Ed.) (Warner)
    * Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Ed.) (Warner)
    * Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour (Sony BMG)
    * The Simpsons Movie (Fox)
    * Sunrise Earth: American Sunrises Vol 1 (Discovery Channel)
    * Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Warner)
    * That’s Entertainment: Complete Collection (Warner)
    * Underdog (2007) (Walt Disney)

December 23, 2007

    * Rush Hour 3 (New Line)

December 26, 2007

    * Pan's Labyrinth (New Line)

January 01, 2008

    * Shoot 'Em Up (New Line)
    * War (Lionsgate)

January 02, 2008

    * Resident Evil (Sony)
    * Resident Evil Trilogy (Sony)
    * Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony)

January 08, 2008

    * 3:10 to Yuma (2007) (Lionsgate)
    * Con Air (Buena Vista)
    * Dragon Wars (Sony)
    * The Invasion (Warner)
    * Killing Machine / Shogun's Ninja (Double Feature) (BCI)
    * Man on Fire (Fox)
    * Night of the Werewolf / Vengeance of the Zombies (Deimos)
    * The Rock (Buena Vista)
    * Sister Street Fighter / Sister Street Fighter 2 (Double Feature) (BCI)
    * Sunshine (Fox)

January 15, 2008

    * Breaker Morant (Image)
    * Good Luck Chuck (Lionsgate)
    * Mr. Woodcock (New Line)
    * Suburban Girl (Image)
    * Went To Coney Island On A Mission From God... Be Back By Five (Starz)

January 22, 2008

    * The Game Plan (Walt Disney)
    * Initial D (Tai Seng)
    * Saw IV (Lionsgate)

January 29, 2008

    * Daddy Day Camp (Sony)
    * Damages: The Complete First Season (Sony)
    * Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden (Warner Music Group)
    * King of California (First Look)
    * Monty Python's Life of Brian (Sony)

February 05, 2008

    * Across the Universe (Sony)
    * The Brave One (Warner)
    * Crimson Tide (Buena Vista)
    * The Jane Austen Book Club (Sony)
    * Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (Fox)
    * Me, Myself & Irene (Fox)
    * Wall Street (Fox)

February 12, 2008

    * The Amateurs (First Look)
    * Becoming Jane (Buena Vista)
    * Dogma (Sony)
    * Gone Baby Gone (Buena Vista)
    * No Reservations (Warner)
    * We Own the Night (Sony)

February 19, 2008

    * 30 Days of Night (Sony)
    * Run Lola Run (Sony)

February 26, 2008

    * Justice League: The New Frontier (Warner)
    * To Kill a King (Starz)

March 11, 2008

    * Appleseed Ex Machina (Warner)
    * Dan in Real Life (Walt Disney) JUST LISTED!

March 25, 2008

    * Bonnie & Clyde (Warner)

March 28, 2008

    * Godzilla (1998) (Sony)

April 08, 2008

    * IMAX: Dolphins (Image)
    * IMAX: The Living Sea (Image)

May 06, 2008

    * Twister (Warner)

October 28, 2008

    * Tinkerbell (Walt Disney)

HD-DVD
Code: 
December 11, 2007

    * The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal)
    * Freedom: 3 (Bandai Visual)
    * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner)
    * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner)
    * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner)
    * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner)
    * Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner)
    * Harry Potter Years 1-5 Giftset (Warner)
    * Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Warner)
    * Picture This (Ally Distribution)

December 18, 2007

    * Balls of Fury (Universal)
    * Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Ed.) (Warner)
    * Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Ed.) (Warner)
    * The Moody Blues: Lovely to See You - Live (Image)
    * R. Kelly Live - The Light It Up Tour (Image)
    * Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night (Image)
    * Stardust (Paramount)
    * Sunrise Earth: American Sunrises Vol 1 (Discovery Channel)
    * That’s Entertainment: Complete Collection (Warner)

December 26, 2007

    * Cat People (1982) (Universal)
    * Eastern Promises (Universal)
    * The Heartbreak Kid (DreamWorks)
    * The Kingdom (2007) (Universal)
    * Pan's Labyrinth (New Line)
    * Timecop (Universal)

January 08, 2008

    * The Invasion (Warner)
    * Mobsters (Universal)
    * The Pianist (Universal)
    * White Noise (Universal)
    * White Noise 2: The Light (Universal)
    * Zodiac: Director's Cut (Paramount)

January 22, 2008

    * Channels (Vanguard Cinema)
    * Method Man: Live from the Sunset Strip (Music Distribution)

January 29, 2008

    * Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden (Warner Music Group)
    * King of California (First Look)

February 05, 2008

    * The Brave One (Warner)
    * Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Universal)
    * The Lawless (Phoenix Group)
    * Naked Beneath the Water (Phoenix Group)

February 12, 2008

    * The Amateurs (First Look)
    * Into the Wild (Paramount Entetainment)
    * No Reservations (Warner)

February 19, 2008

    * Galaxina (BCI)
    * The Road to Bali / The Road to Rio (Double Feature) (BCI)

February 26, 2008

    * Dragon Tiger Gate (Tai Seng)
    * Justice League: The New Frontier (Warner)
    * Rain in the Mountains (Vanguard Cinema)

March 11, 2008

    * Appleseed Ex Machina (Warner)

March 25, 2008

    * Bonnie & Clyde (Warner)
    * Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Two (Paramount)

April 08, 2008

    * IMAX: Coral Reef Adventure (Image)
    * IMAX: Dolphins (Image)
    * IMAX: Fighter Pilot - Operation Red Flag (Image)
    * IMAX: Mystery of the Nile (Image)
    * IMAX: The Alps (Image)
    * IMAX: The Living Sea (Image)

May 06, 2008

    * Twister (Warner)
 
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VanMardigan

has calmed down a bit.
Thanks for the list.

edit: I got HDD to load, and Paramount and Best Buy are having a starter pack sale. Basically buy two, get one free, but you don't pick the titles:

Four Brothers
Shooter
Italian Job (2003)

Pack 2:
The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut
Aeon Flux
Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut

Pack 3:
Anchorman
Blades of Glory
Old School

Pack 4:
Lara Croft: **** Raider
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sleepy Hollow

$49.95 per pack. I would love to have the Will Ferrell one but I already own Blades of Glory. :(
 
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Ignatz Mouse

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VanMardigan said:
And about the linked Warner article, that's very interesting. I don't know anything about the source, but they speak of the Warner deal as a sure thing. It's going to be a fun CES, for sure.
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It's just another analysist. There's nothing hinting that they know anything more than anyone else does.

Yes, a fun CES for sure.
 
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gkryhewy

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maynerd said:
It's worth it IMO if you can wait.

DCBM
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May not be any need to wait - have you checked your order status recently? They sent my HD DVD set overnight today, so I'll have it on the release date. I thought that was a nice bonus - I presumed they wanted to get them out of their warehouse before they had to destroy their HD DVD stock :lol .
 
The Main Event

The Main Event

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VanMardigan said:
Thanks for the list.

edit: I got HDD to load, and Paramount and Best Buy are having a starter pack sale. Basically buy two, get one free, but you don't pick the titles:

Four Brothers
Shooter
Italian Job (2003)

Pack 2:
The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut
Aeon Flux
Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut

Pack 3:
Anchorman
Blades of Glory
Old School

Pack 4:
Lara Croft: **** Raider
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sleepy Hollow

$49.95 per pack. I would love to have the Will Ferrell one but I already own Blades of Glory. :(
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That's pretty sweet. I'd get the Ferrell pack for sure. Too bad it's a US only deal (at least for now).
 
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mollipen

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Christopher said:
Remember the titans? Varsity Blues? RUDY!? :eek:
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Nope, sorry. I just... I've never been a huge sports person, and while I do enjoy watching a bit of it (mostly college football), the idea of watching a movie about sports just sounds like one of the absolutely dullest things I could do. I don't care about the people involved in sports, so I don't care about their stories. (That sounds a bit harsh, but I'm just being honest.)
 
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maynerd

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gkrykewy said:
May not be any need to wait - have you checked your order status recently? They sent my HD DVD set overnight today, so I'll have it on the release date. I thought that was a nice bonus - I presumed they wanted to get them out of their warehouse before they had to destroy their HD DVD stock :lol .
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I haven't checked...well because I can't..but anyways... :-/

The way they handle things over there I have no confidence on what they do. I'm still waiting for two kubrick BR that I ordered in september and oceans box set as well. I've read things about Warner shipping out newer orders before older orders. I'll be happy if I get the set in time but I'm not counting on it.
 
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OokieSpookie

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Sir Fragula said:
Gamestation in Crawley, England. And we rarely if ever get anything before you guys.
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UK gets many blus before the us ( not that this would apply in this case of course ), but Potters, Simpsons, and most others all hit there first.
 
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123rl

Member
The Main Event said:
Where? They broke the street date it seems (it happens often at my local Wal-Mart).
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They didn't - it was released a while ago in Europe. But Europe gets shafted by only getting the Final Cut edition, and America gets five versions!
 
NekoFever

NekoFever

Member
Sir Fragula said:
That list can't be right can it? I bought the Blade Runner HD-DVD in the shops last Friday...
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You bought the UK one which is just one cut of the film. In the US they get a five disc version with three cuts.

My US HD DVD of it shipped today, so huzzah! I should get it before the US street date.
 
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Walshicus

Member
NekoFever said:
You bought the UK one which is just one cut of the film. In the US they get a five disc version with three cuts.

My US HD DVD of it shipped today, so huzzah! I should get it before the US street date.
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Hm, crazy. So I got the Final Cut then? Is that more like the old Directors Cut that I have on DVD? I don't give a shit about the theatrical release...
 
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VanMardigan

has calmed down a bit.
So, to the dual format owners, what will you do different (if anything) come CES if Warner makes a move to either camp?

Will your buying habits change? Will you sell of discs?
 
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VanMardigan

has calmed down a bit.
OokieSpookie said:
And will anyone still buy my 360 add on?
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Are any of the titles you bought with it affected by a Warner move? Me, on the other hand, I own Batman Begins, 300, and Happy Feet (edit: and the Matrix Trilogy). I could probably sell the HD DVD version of Happy Feet for the Blu Ray version, but I'm not replacing 300 or Batman Begins until comparable releases for those come out on Camp Blu. That's if Warner goes Blu.

If they go red, there won't be any difference in my buying habits, since I already prefer the HD DVD version of Warner films and I don't own any Warner Blu Rays.
 
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mollipen

Member
VanMardigan said:
So, to the dual format owners, what will you do different (if anything) come CES if Warner makes a move to either camp?

Will your buying habits change? Will you sell of discs?
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If they go Blu-ray, then I'll stop having the hesitation that I feel every time I buy a Blu-ray title. (I swore I wasn't going to buy any, but after getting my HDTV, the few movies I've purchased I just could not bring myself to get on DVD.)

If they go HD-DVD, then I'll have a tough decision to make. Either I decide if I can live with myself if I purchase more Blu-ray titles and it ends up not being the market leader, or I go dual format. (Which I really, really don't want to do.)

If Warner were to go HD-DVD, and HD-DVD was on track to be the market leader, then I'd want to see a complete and total jump by the studios to HD-DVD (though obviously Sony would go kicking and screaming once they did) ASAP. I'd then sell off any Blu-ray titles I own that are on both formats, and make the switch to having an HD-DVD only library.
 
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Ignatz Mouse

Banned
What Shidoshi said.

If WB goes Red and there doesn't seem to be an emerging market leader, I'll get an HD-DVD player but slow my overall HD buying habits, preparing for a laser-disc-like future.
 
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gkryhewy

Member
MaX_PL said:
oh amazon, why do you have to sell Potter for 24.95 and i wont get free shipping because of 5 goddamn cents?

i'd get another movie but theres nothing good i see. maybe eastern promises preorder but that'll be like 50 bucks combined.
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I see all the HPs for 19.95 on Amazon; both versions.
 
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VanMardigan

has calmed down a bit.
Ignatz Mouse said:
What Shidoshi said.

If WB goes Red and there doesn't seem to be an emerging market leader
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If Warner goes Red, I expect Fox/Disney to follow in 2008. If they go Blu, I expect Uni to follow, with Paramount by the end of 2008. I don't see how Warner picking a side won't give that side a clear advantage in terms of momentum for 2008.
 
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DoubleTap

Member
If WB goes Red, I see the status quo remaining. Just because Blu's marketshare is so huge I don't see anyone from Blu jumping sides. So no change for me. If WB goes Blu then it's all Blu for new releases and will be bargain hunting for the remaining HD DVD library.
 
The Main Event

The Main Event

Member
VanMardigan said:
So, to the dual format owners, what will you do different (if anything) come CES if Warner makes a move to either camp?

Will your buying habits change? Will you sell of discs?
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I don't see the point of selling the discs you already own for the other format if they both have the same features and encode.

Did any dual format owners actually sell their Paramount BD titles after they moved to HD DVD exclusively?

I'll just keep my HD DVD Warner titles and buy all their future releases on BD if they decide to go Blu.
 
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gkryhewy

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bishoptl said:
:lol Deadmeat and Superkyro posting in the comments section
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Classic. Deadmeat called my A3 a rebadged chinese player though. I'm not sure how I feel about that. At a minimum, I suppose I should stop licking it.
 
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