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has the hd format war scared you from buying normal dvds?

post #1 of 32
7/4/06 at 11:20am
Thread Starter 
Heres the thing. If I want to buy a DVD these days, the chances that I can see the film with better picture and sound are there. I mean in my head I do contemplate, why double dip, just wait. Sadly I have to wait till a format war ends before getting a movie on a disc I don't have to worry about not having support in a few years.

Anyone else?
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post #2 of 32
7/4/06 at 11:23am
No worries here. If I want to see the movie again bad enough I'll buy the DVD now for the sake of having it on hand or rent it from Netflix.
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post #3 of 32
7/4/06 at 11:25am
Not at all.

DVDs are still gonna be around for a while yet, and I'm sure most players in the future will have the capacity to play them. I don't have a cinematic TV set up, 28 inch tv if you must know, so drops in quality don't bother me that much.
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post #4 of 32
7/4/06 at 11:45am
I have way too many DVDs to worry about that. I am not terribly convinced that the new formats are going to overtake DVD in a meaningful way for quite a while. Plus, if new HD players aren't backwards compatible, someone's getting a beating, so I don't plan on double dipping much of anything. There may come a point when I start buying HD-DVD instead, but there's no harm in buying a new3 movie on DVD as the differences in picture and sound are only noticeable if you have a home theatre costing upwards of $5,000. Hence the problem with getting the average Joe fired up about this new format.
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post #5 of 32
7/4/06 at 12:07pm
Not at all.
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post #6 of 32
7/4/06 at 12:18pm
Either way, Blu-ray and HD are backward compatible.

And if I wasn't spending my money on DVDs it would get wasted on something else, anyway.
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post #7 of 32
7/4/06 at 12:35pm
Thread Starter 
this does settle my paronia is little. I have a moddest 600 watt system and am getting a 30in widescreen sometime in a month, but I guess I wouldn't know the difference. One nightmare down, many others to go.
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post #8 of 32
7/4/06 at 1:47pm
I'm not even planning on getting a HD-DVD or Blu-ray player until they're dirt cheap, so to answer your question, no.
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post #9 of 32
7/4/06 at 2:25pm
I have defiently cut back my dvd spending since the HD formats came along. I hate double/triple dipping on titles and have cut back so when the players become cheaper, I can get newer movies and movies that I haven't bought yet on Blu-ray or Hd dvd. Some titles I will double dip on like the big action movies/epic movies/ect which will obviously look much better in HD. Grade 'C' movies like Captian Ron, I will just keep on regular dvd cause I don't think it will be worth it for title like those.
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post #10 of 32
7/4/06 at 4:08pm
Yeah but are you really willing to deprive yourself of that many DVDs over the next several YEARS? And are you actually saving money so that you can get these when you get a player? If you're not saving the money you would have spent now so you can spend it later, it's really a moot point.
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post #11 of 32
7/4/06 at 5:05pm
My question is what will companies do who back blu-ray do if blu-ray fails or vice-versa.
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post #12 of 32
7/4/06 at 8:21pm
I'm sorry but why the fuck would you spend your money buying "grade c" movies?

I never got this gross fiscal irresponsibility and frankly, I'd feel better if those obsessive / compulsive collectors blew their cash on prostitutes and cheap liquor rather than shiny discs they know to contain crap.
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post #13 of 32
7/5/06 at 10:33am
The format wars have actually kept me from considering buying an HD player. I have no qualms about buying any movie I want on regular DVD.
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post #14 of 32
7/6/06 at 1:36am
I was wary of buying normal DVDs for a month or two. Then, I thought about and figured that even if the format war is ended with a decisive victory tomorrow and everyone in the country adopts the winner, I don't have to worry about my standard DVDs becoming unusable. People didn't have to throw away their LPs when CDs became the norm. I can still go out and but a brand new record player if I wanted one, even though the format has been considered to be obsolete for decades at this point. It is going to be a very long time before people have to worry about not being able to find a DVD player for sale anywhere.

Besides, if there's a movie that you want to own and it's not particularly high profile, you might as well get it now because there's no telling how many years you're going to have to wait before it's available in the new format.
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post #15 of 32
7/6/06 at 10:22am
A lot of the older films have recently or just now made it to DVD. I don't know what the intent of HDDVD is for this. I mean, old films, there's only so good they're going to get. Are people really going to buy "Network" for a third time to have it in HD? I can see a point where they start putting out new films in HD only, but I don't see the wisdom of doing the reissue of every film ever made like we've had with the jump to DVD.
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post #16 of 32
7/6/06 at 5:23pm
Your reasoning is pretty much why both players are backward compatible. The studios don't want to have to go through another transition like the one they had with VHS to DVD. With either Blu-ray or HD, it's an upgrade rather than a full on new system.
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post #17 of 32
7/8/06 at 8:51pm
DVDs are not going anywhere. I would say they have twenty years or more left in them at least.

I'm digging the blu-ray and HDs, but I won't be replacing my entire collection.

I'll buy movies I don't already have OR stuff like Star Wars, Superman, Raiders, Trek, James Bond that need great picture and fantastic sound. Action and sci-fi flicks will benefit most from these new formats. A friend of mine has Unforgiven and said it looks astounding.

As for regular DVDs, many older films have just arrived and may not make the upgrade. I'm still waiting for Rolling Thunder and Monster Squad to hit DVD.

With the machines being back-wards compatable there's no excuse in not having one of these beauties, with the exception of the insane pricetags.
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post #18 of 32
7/13/06 at 8:03pm
I'm still waiting for a better Lethal Weapon set on dvd... heard they're putting it out on HD... those pricks.
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post #19 of 32
7/15/06 at 2:01pm
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Originally Posted by DARKMITE8
I'm still waiting for a better Lethal Weapon set on dvd... heard they're putting it out on HD... those pricks.
The first Lethal Weapon is already available on HD-DVD. No word yet on the release dates for the rest of the sequels.
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post #20 of 32
7/17/06 at 12:18am
I actually sold most of my collection a year ago when i was in a financial jam.

I haven't bought any of the dvds back, because I plan on rebuilding the collection on the next gen player. I already have an hdtv, and an xbox360, so I'll probably go with hd-dvd first (i.e. buy an external player for the 360). I don't think they'll be more than 150, and that is definitely gonna be the cheapest way to get a next gen player for a while. And I don't care about the down-scaling/ protection thing either, because I'm of the opinion that more than the first gen of discs will forego that protection for the sake of the HD player's/technology's success.
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post #21 of 32
7/17/06 at 12:31am
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Originally Posted by DARKMITE8
I'm still waiting for a better Lethal Weapon set on dvd... heard they're putting it out on HD... those pricks.
And it's exactly the same. They don't seem to be doing a huge amount of things to make people actually want to buy BR/HD-DVDs.
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post #22 of 32
8/26/06 at 4:30pm
Since 90% of my DVDs come from Hastings "Buy two used, get one for a penny", I'd say no.

Sure, when James Cameron's "Avatar" or "Spiderman 3" come to DVD, I'd love to have a HD player to watch them on, but am I really going to watch The "Star Wars" and "Lord of the Rings" movies enough times again to warrant buying them again in HD? I don't know, time will tell I guess.
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post #23 of 32
8/26/06 at 5:35pm
I don't understand why someone would buy a HD or BluRay player right now since most of the stuff released for it is crap. There's nothing special about the movies being released for the format besides the fact that they look prettier than their DVD counterparts.

If next gen players want to get people investing money right now the only way they'll win this crowd over *points to you geeks..and me..* is to provide something more than lush images.

More supplemental material than regular dvd's would be a start. You know we're suckers for extra stuff.

Until they have a good reason for me to invest money into their voodoo magic doohickie Ill stick to my DVD's and cute packaging.

*Hugs Apocalypse Now: Complete Dossier*
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post #24 of 32
8/30/06 at 9:57am
so, if you buy a Samsung Blu-ray player that sets you back 1k...you won't be able to play any of the 50 gig discs that will/are trickling into the market. Nice job with the new tech rollout. If they don't get around to upgrading the firmware - the capacity limitation is a slap in the face to the people who could've invested in a $500 hd-dvd player instead.
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post #25 of 32
11/17/06 at 10:01pm
Today I got to hold my first HD-DVDs in my hands.

MI:3 and Van Helsing. Damn those cases are snazzy. I can't wait until this technology becomes the norm, or at least at a price I can live with.
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post #26 of 32
11/18/06 at 3:34am
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Originally Posted by Vader
I don't understand why someone would buy a HD or BluRay player right now since most of the stuff released for it is crap. There's nothing special about the movies being released for the format besides the fact that they look prettier than their DVD counterparts.

If next gen players want to get people investing money right now the only way they'll win this crowd over *points to you geeks..and me..* is to provide something more than lush images.

More supplemental material than regular dvd's would be a start. You know we're suckers for extra stuff.

Until they have a good reason for me to invest money into their voodoo magic doohickie Ill stick to my DVD's and cute packaging.

*Hugs Apocalypse Now: Complete Dossier*

The following is not too shabby, although I agree, they need to release their big guns. (Raiders, anyone?)

John Carpenter's The Thing
An American Werewolf in London
Unforgiven
Million Dollar Baby
North by Northwest
V for Vendetta
Casablanca
The Matrix trilogy
Dirty Harry
Blade Runner
The Blues Brothers
The Ultimate Star Trek Collection
2001
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post #27 of 32
11/18/06 at 3:36am
Rumors have it that Disney is disgusted with the lackluster sales with their movies on Blu-ray. If it continues, they will switch over to HD and BR will go the way of the doo doo.
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post #28 of 32
11/18/06 at 3:38am
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Originally Posted by Barkatthemoon
Today I got to hold my first HD-DVDs in my hands.

MI:3 and Van Helsing. Damn those cases are snazzy. I can't wait until this technology becomes the norm, or at least at a price I can live with.
Van Helsing? C'mon?
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post #29 of 32
11/18/06 at 6:38am
I don't think general public will have a HD-DVD or Blu-ray player in every home anytime soon. Right now I regard these new DVD format like I did back when Laser disc was threatening VHS years ago, which is none at all. Until people really warmed up to either format and are willing to shell out money for a player, or when people have a PS3 everywhere (unlikely scenario), I think ordinary DVD will still rule the day.
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post #30 of 32
11/18/06 at 7:09pm
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Originally Posted by General Zod
Van Helsing? C'mon?
Come on man! It's the only two Hastings had. I swear.
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post #31 of 32
11/18/06 at 7:18pm
AFter watching Kong and Unforgiven on HD-DVD, I quietly took every DVD out of my Amazon wishlist and shopping cart.
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post #32 of 32
11/18/06 at 7:37pm
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Originally Posted by General Zod
Rumors have it that Disney is disgusted with the lackluster sales with their movies on Blu-ray. If it continues, they will switch over to HD and BR will go the way of the doo doo.
I doubt this is true, considering the players are barely getting out of the market and the PS3 just got launched recently. Disney is a big backer of Blu-Ray (they're promoting it heavily in their current DVDs) and it wouldn't make any sense for them to be already grumbling about this at this very early stage.

I also don't understand why anybody would buy a 1K BD player considering the PS3 was coming out now.
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