Looks like HD-DVD is Done

[Nightmare]

i prefer 360

I have a PS3 and a 360, I prefer 360.

 

[Downhere]

Unless you've got a home theatre system set up with one of those TVs as big as the wall it's in front of, all you'll really need is a modestly-sized 720p TV, and an up-converting DVD player. That way, you've got your precious clearer picture, and you're not paying $30 per movie.

If your a savvy shopper, you won't be paying $30 a movie. You look for deals, like the many Buy One, Get One deals or coupons, etc. That's the one good thing about Blu-ray, they wanted to win the measly Nielson numbers against HD DVD so they practically gave away their movies or free. I haven't paid regular price for a Blu-ray movie yet. All have been in the $10-14 range. For HD DVD, there were a few I paid around $25 or, but most of the collection was with either store credit/gifts/gift card/free (with purchase of player).

nobody needs to watch the 40 year old virgin on blu-ray. there's no point.

People said the same thing when DVD came out, VHS is good enough for comedies.

 

[StrainedEyes]

so so so many picture snobs here...

here are the same people who would happily watch the dark knight on a crappy bootleg months before it's proper release.

The majority of cinema screens don't project at that sort of quality so why should i really bother.

At the end of the day, no matter what definition your film is in, it won't turn a crap film into a better film, it only slightly will affect one's judgement about their viewing pleasure because there are other things to compare it to.

i'm happy with bootleg quality, let alone real dvds or hd dvds or screw-ray...

people's viewing pleasure is starting to catch up with those audio junkies of the past who forever wanted surround sound.

psshh...

Movie theater projectors operate at a much higher resolution than any TV can provide. So I don't know what your talking about.

And if you honestly would be just fine watching a bootleg as opposed to the best quality, then you really don't care about the art of filmmaking nor do you really know what you're talking about.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

No way.

NO ONE?

under penalty of death!

 

[jaguarr]

Another nail in the coffin:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea637496-bd8d-11dc-b7e6-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

Paramount in HD-DVD blow

By Matthew Garrahan and Mariko Sanchanta in Las Vegas

Published: January 8 2008 02:00 | Last updated: January 8 2008 02:00

Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD-DVD following Warner Brothers' recent backing of Sony's Blu-ray technology, in a move that could sound the death knell of HD-DVD and bring the home entertainment format war to a definitive end.

Paramount and DreamWorks Animation, which makes the Shrek films, came out in support of HD-DVD last summer, joining General Electric's Universal Studios as the main backers of the Toshiba format.

However, Paramount, which is owned by Viacom, is understood to have a clause in its contract with the HD-DVD camp that would allow it to switch sides in the event of Warner backing Blu-ray, according to people familiar with the situation.

Paramount is set to have a bumper 2008 with several likely blockbusters, including the latest instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise, slated for release.

Paramount joining the Blu-ray camp would leave HD-DVD likely to suffer the same fate as Sony's now obsolete Betamax video technology, which lost out to VHS in a similar format war in the 1980s.

Warner's decision last week to throw its weight behind Blu-ray saw it join Walt Disney, 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as backers of the Sony format.

The Warner move gives Blu-ray about 70 per cent of Hollywood's output, although the format's grip on film content will increase further when Paramount comes aboard.

It is unclear whether DreamWorks Animation has the same get-out clause in its contract with the HD-DVD camp. However, Paramount and DreamWorks have a close relationship, with Paramount distributing DreamWorks Animation films.

The two companies also signed their HD-DVD contracts at the same time.

Meanwhile, Universal has declined to comment on its next- generation DVD plans following the Warner move.

Sir Howard Stringer, chief executive of Sony, yesterday held out an olive branch to its rival in the next-generation DVD format wars following Warner's decision to back Blu-ray.

Sir Howard said the company would be "open to dialogue" with the rival high-definition HD-DVD camp to "grow the market". The move came as new figures showed that Blu-ray had opened up a decisive lead over the rival home entertainment format.

Sir Howard said: "We are not going to push people around. We'll talk to anyone . . . we have a lot of work to do to grow the market. We'll be systematic and open to dialogue at all times."

He added that Sony still had "a lot of work" to do to get Blu-ray "widely accepted" among American consumers.

jag

 

[Ghostvirus]

Movie theater projectors operate at a much higher resolution than any TV can provide. So I don't know what your talking about.

And if you honestly would be just fine watching a bootleg as opposed to the best quality, then you really don't care about the art of filmmaking nor do you really know what you're talking about.

The fact that you think the quality of the picture determines the quality of the film within makes a complete f**king moron.

 

[StorminNorman]

The fact that you think the quality of the picture determines the quality of the film within makes a complete f**king moron.

The quality of the picture does impact the quality of the viewing experience of the film.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Tell that to the people who grew up on silent films.

 

[StrainedEyes]

Tell that to the people who grew up on silent films.

Uhh yeah... that was the best quality of the time. I assume you mean the seriously old ones like Nosferatu, which was really good for when it was made and the people of that time were amazed at how good it looked/was. So I have no idea what you're talking about.