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Old 02-16-2008, 08:47 AM   #1
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HD-DVD Done For?

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-987...g=2547-1_3-0-5

Toshiba has not commented publicly about it yet, but, "a report on Japan's NHK says Toshiba has made the decision to withdraw from next generation high-definition DVD production."

With HD-DVD losing support from Warner recently, losing Netflix, Wal-Mart, and several other outlets, as well as the latest sales figures showing an ever increasing gap between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, this doesn't come as much of a surprise, although it has not been confirmed by Toshiba directly yet.

I personally haven't purchased any HD-DVDs since getting my player for the 360, just have King Kong which came with it, and waiting on my 5 free movies from the rebate. Maybe as this plays out the current releases will drop in price.
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Old 02-24-2008, 05:01 PM   #2
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isn't hd-dvd the one that doesn't have region coding? and less drm stuff? that seems ideal to me--but maybe i don't have the facts straight. i don't own a hd-dvd- or blu-ray-capable dvd player, so i haven't bothered to learn much about either format.
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Old 02-24-2008, 07:18 PM   #3
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I don't recall either one being drm free, but I believe hd-dvd is region free.. unless it's a combo dvd then the sd dvd will still have region coding.
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Old 02-24-2008, 07:39 PM   #4
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isn't hd-dvd the one that doesn't have region coding? and less drm stuff? that seems ideal to me--but maybe i don't have the facts straight. i don't own a hd-dvd- or blu-ray-capable dvd player, so i haven't bothered to learn much about either format.
ditto on all counts
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Old 02-24-2008, 08:08 PM   #5
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i still dont see the need for either format yet. but i will admit the little bit of blu-ray i saw was nice. i just dont need super sharp movies. my vision is terrible anyway.
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Old 02-24-2008, 08:37 PM   #6
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i still dont see the need for either format yet. but i will admit the little bit of blu-ray i saw was nice. i just dont need super sharp movies. my vision is terrible anyway.
haha yes, exactly. plus both are still super expensive, and by the time they are down to what DVD is at now, there will be something new coming out.
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Old 02-24-2008, 09:46 PM   #7
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yeah i dont see the point in buying the same movie i could have on dvd for 10-15 dollars cheaper for something i'm not sure is even gonna be that next big thing.
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Old 02-25-2008, 12:41 PM   #8
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Nah, I do believe blu-ray will be around for a while, it was just a matter of weeding out the competition.. everyone is moving towards backing blu-ray, so it looks like Sony has finally won out on something.

I have both, the format is the same on both as far as picture.. but I'm a HD junky (to a small extent), I like good clear pictures, and have been spoiled by it over the past couple years, since I got an HDTV. Microsoft has discontinued the HD-DVD addon for the 360, and it's speculated that the price will drop to 49.95 in the near future (who knows if this is true), but the HDA3 from Toshiba is now $99 at walmart (and I can imagine everywhere else), so take that, and the fact that HD-DVDs will be available online for a while, and there are a bunch of good quality titles already on the format.. it's worth looking in to.

Amazon.com has all HD-DVD titles on sale for at least 30% off..

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link...pf_rd_i=hd-dvd
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yeah apparently the hd-dv add on for 360 is 50 bucks now at best buy with your choice of 5 movies
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Yeah.. too bad I didn't wait 2 months.. always happens to me though.
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yeah apparently the hd-dv add on for 360 is 50 bucks now at best buy with your choice of 5 movies
yeah this makes me kinda want to get it.
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Yeah.. 50 bucks is probably a one-time price drop for the addon, and I still feel that the current movie selections will be available at decent prices for a bit..

I'm not sure how good the quality would turn out, but, if you like I can use my camcorder to capture a blu-ray (ps3), and then an hd-dvd (xbox 360) and upload it. They're pretty comparable.
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I don't recall either one being drm free, but I believe hd-dvd is region free.. unless it's a combo dvd then the sd dvd will still have region coding.
i wasn't under the impression that hd-dvd was drm free, but that it simply contained less drm-related stuff.
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Old 03-03-2008, 09:11 PM   #14
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being region free was certainly nice. thats one of the issues i have with DVD's. theres been a few european releases i wanted that i was pretty much out of luck.
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