Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

[DIRECTOR]

How dependable is it? I'm planning to buy it at Best Buy, if you buy one, they give you the Heroes HDDVD for free, that is freakin awesome.

But, anybody have the HD player, good quality?

 

[Havok83]

I dont have one as I dont have a 360, but Id jump on that deal simply for the Heroes HDDVD which retails for $99.99, although you can definetly find it cheaper, not to mention the 5 free discs

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Sounds like a good deal to me.

 

[DIRECTOR]

for the people who own the HD Player for the XBOX 360, is it good, longlasting, blah blah

I mean, i ask because obviouslly there is a difference if i buy say a SOny Blue Ray player versuses a cheaper BlueRay player.................. is there a diiference based on quaility?

 

[Dark_Lord]

I got it a couple of months ago. I don't have any experience with any other HD DVD players, but this one is awesome. Haven't had any problems and it plays great. I'm glad I bought it.

 

[hippy fascist]

^ What he said

I currently have over 50 HD discs and still use the add-on as my only player. It gives a fantastic picture and will output in dolby 5.1 which is all anyone really needs anyway

Don't forget you also get a free copy of king kong in the box and you can print off a mail in voucher from the official HD DVD website:

www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com

which will give you another 3 free HD DVDs from a limited (but pretty bloody good) selection.

So you're getting Heroes, 4 free HD DVDs and ther player for $180???????

If I was in the US right now i'd buy it just for the free movies

 

[TheBat812]

You have over 50? There aren't even 50 good titles out yet, lol.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I got it a couple of months ago. I don't have any experience with any other HD DVD players, but this one is awesome. Haven't had any problems and it plays great. I'm glad I bought it.

Yea, i second this. Just picked up Transformers on it and it freakin rocked. A sick movie just got sicker in HD.

 

[Jerry!]

You have over 50? There aren't even 50 good titles out yet, lol.

He's nuts.

 

[DIRECTOR]

yup

Just got it

what a deal
I got the HD Player, Heroes Season One, and i guess I will get 5 free HD'DVD in the mail through the rebate

 

[DIRECTOR]

^ What he said

I currently have over 50 HD discs and still use the add-on as my only player. It gives a fantastic picture and will output in dolby 5.1 which is all anyone really needs anyway

Don't forget you also get a free copy of king kong in the box and you can print off a mail in voucher from the official HD DVD website:

www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com

which will give you another 3 free HD DVDs from a limited (but pretty bloody good) selection.

So you're getting Heroes, 4 free HD DVDs and ther player for $180???????

If I was in the US right now i'd buy it just for the free movies

where on the site is the mail voucher

 

[TheBat812]

Sounds like a good deal. too bad you'll likely have to sell it next year, haha.

 

[Purple Prancer]

HAHHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHAHAHAHEHEHEAHAHE

Negative.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Sounds like a good deal. too bad you'll likely have to sell it next year, haha.

I dont get it.

 

[hippy fascist]

where on the site is the mail voucher

http://thelookandsoundofperfect.com/_pdf/perfect_hd_dvd_offer_redemption_form.pdf

print it out, fill it out, send it off


Usually takes about a month to get your movies, but who cares. They're free!

 

[Spider-Vader]

All of those movies besides Full Metal Jacket suck.
I'll get one, if not for the fact the Indy series will get released on this.

 

[hippy fascist]

the thing, full metal jacket, the frightners and black rain are awesome.

I'd also get aeon flux and ebay it

 

[SouLeSS]

It works great. The only problem I ever had was with Transformers. Which was because I ****ed up the downloading part. Had to unplug the thing, turn on the box, plug it back in, delete the cookies, then unplug the power for 20 seconds and plug it all back in to get it to work.

But people said that was common.

 

[imdaly]

I have the add-on, and then got a standalone (the HD-A2) in May. The add-on is a great great player! You will not be disappointed! Head on over to the "Is Blu-ray in the lead now?" thread in the Sony Games section and let us all know what you think of the format so far, and get a lot of great news about the format! (I still think the thread should be retitled "The Official Next-Gen Movie Format Thread" and moved to General Movies...)

^ What he said

I currently have over 50 HD discs and still use the add-on as my only player. It gives a fantastic picture and will output in dolby 5.1 which is all anyone really needs anyway

Don't forget you also get a free copy of king kong in the box and you can print off a mail in voucher from the official HD DVD website:

www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com

which will give you another 3 free HD DVDs from a limited (but pretty bloody good) selection.

So you're getting Heroes, 4 free HD DVDs and ther player for $180???????

If I was in the US right now i'd buy it just for the free movies

Actually you get 5 free movies via the MIR, so for $180 he's getting the HD DVD player add-on, a universal remote, "King Kong" HD DVD, "Heroes: Season 1" HD DVD, and 5 more free HD DVDs.

HELL of a deal!

You have over 50? There aren't even 50 good titles out yet, lol.

Sure there are! I've got 70 HD DVDs myself!

HD DVDs Owned
1. 300
2. Alpha Dog
3. Ant Bully
4. Babel
5. Batman Begins
6. Billy Madison
7. Blades of Glory
8. Blood Diamond
9. Bourne Identity
10. Bourne Supremacy
11. Breach
12. Bridge To Terabithia (Italian Import)
13. Bruce Almighty
14. Casablanca
15. Chicago / Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre
16. Children of Men
17. Constantine
18. Corpse Bride
19. Dawn of the Dead
20. Dead Silence
21. The Departed
22. District B13
23. Dreamgirls
24. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
25. Evan Almighty
26. Fantastic Four (German Import)
27. Forty-Year Old Virgin
28. The Fountain
29. Good Shepherd
30. Happy Feet
31. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (UK Import)
32. Heroes: Season One
33. The Host
34. Hot Fuzz
35. Hulk
36. The Island (UK Import)
37. King Kong
38. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
39. Knocked Up
40. The Last Samurai
41. Liar Liar
42. Lucky Number Slevin
43. Matrix (Ultimate Matrix Trilogy)
44. Matrix Reloaded (Ultimate Matrix Trilogy)
45. Matrix Revolutions (Ultimate Matrix Trilogy)
46. Meet the Fockers
47. Meet the Parents
48. Mission Impossible (Ultimate Missions Collection)
49. Mission Impossible II (Ultimate Missions Collection)
50. Mission Impossible III (Ultimate Missions Collection)
51. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
52. Phantom of the Opera
53. Planet Earth: The Complete Series
54. Poseidon
55. The Prestige (UK Import)
56. Pulse
57. Return to House on Haunted Hill
58. Scanner Darkly
59. Serenity
60. Shaun of the Dead
61. Shooter
62. Smokin' Aces
63. Superman: The Movie
64. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
65. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
66. TMNT
67. Training Day
68. Transformers
69. V For Vendetta
70. What Dreams May Come

HD DVDs Ordered
71. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
72. Blade Runner: The Complete Collection
73. Chronicles of Riddick
74. Dukes of Hazzard
75. Face/Off
76. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
77. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
78. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
79. Hot Rod
80. Inside Man
81. Laura Croft: Tomb Raider
82. Old School
83. Pan's Labyrinth
84. The Perfect Storm
85. The Rundown
86. Shrek the Third

Announced HD DVDs That Aren't Available For Pre-Order Yet That I'll Be Getting:
87. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (German Import)
88. Ghost Rider (French Import)
84. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (German Import)

 

[TheBat812]

Most of those movies are watchable, but i'd only pay for about 5 of those. I guess you just have a lot of money to spend.

 

[Jerry!]

Thats ****ing crazy. Seriously. I just can't see how people can spend that much on DVDs. Its like an addiction or something. Billy Madison? Really? That movie warrants paying the extra money to see it in HD?

 

[imdaly]

Thats ****ing crazy. Seriously. I just can't see how people can spend that much on DVDs. Its like an addiction or something. Billy Madison? Really? That movie warrants paying the extra money to see it in HD?

I love that movie and never got it on regular DVD, so I figured "why not?". It was only like $14 so it's not like I tore a hole in my pocket to get it.

Plus, once you go High-Def it's painful to try to go back...

 

[Jerry!]

I love a lot of movies too, but **** man, that list is just nuts. So basically you get them just to have them? You must be so rich that all you do is watch HD DVDs all day and don't have to work. Thats the only way I can imagine rationalizing spending that much money on it.

 

[imdaly]

I love a lot of movies too, but **** man, that list is just nuts. So basically you get them just to have them? You must be so rich that all you do is watch HD DVDs all day and don't have to work. Thats the only way I can imagine rationalizing spending that much money on it.

lol Man, I wish!

I work as a fulltime salesperson at Circuit City at $9/hr, so I'm far far farrrr from rich. I live in Ohio where there's absolutely nothing to do, and I don't bother getting cable, cause I just download the 3 or 4 shows I watch every week. So aside from playing XBOX360, my free time away from work is spent watching movies and lounging around on this forum all day.

And you'd be amazed at some of the prices you can get on these discs if you know the right places to look. Buying movies from Amazon.com has saved me LOADS of money that I would've wasted if I bought them in-store.

Also, keep in mind that I started my collection November last year when the XBOX 360 HD DVD player came out, so 70 titles over a year isn't too bad.

I don't drink or smoke or anything drug related, so think about how much money so many people throw out on snorting, smoking, chewing, and drinking. At least my addiction is something I can appreciate over and over again, and isn't harmful to me

 

[Jerry!]

I don't think you would be able to afford drinking, smoking or just plain going out with that 70 DVDs a year thing you got going. I mean, really how many times can a person watch the same movie?