Home audio & video: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player?
- 7/25/07 4:31 PM
Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player?
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 7/25/07 4:31 PM
Which factor would most likely make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player?
Extra content (Please explain.)
Price point (At what point?)
More DVD titles (Please explain.)
Special features (What specific features?)
Video and audio quality
Other (What is your reason?)
I already own a hi-def DVD player (Which format and why that format?)
PRICE POINT FOR B-R;
by Riverledge - 7/25/07 4:47 PM In reply to: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
WHAT PRICE? $249 to $299 for BLU-RAY.
DVD-HD? Who cares; it is inferior. Price: free and include 10 discs.
RIVERLEDGE.
Price!!!
by [Roc] - 7/25/07 6:05 PM In reply to: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Upgrading now would be a waste of money. Most movies won't look that much better in HD, its mostly special effects and animated features that will shine in HD, cant wait to watch 'Planet Earth' in HD tho.
When they'll hit the under $200 mark ill consider it.
Price point
by kcfvegas - 7/25/07 6:42 PM In reply to: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
When Blu-ray gets to $200 to $250 I'll get one, if HD DVD hasn't taken over by then........
Don't plan to upgrade at all...nothing worth watching
by avanabs - 7/25/07 7:18 PM In reply to: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
While HD may be (slightly) better, the lack of content worth watching makes it very unlikely I'll upgrade. Thre are maybe 2-3 movies a year that are even worth seeing, so the current DVD quality is mroe than good enough.
This isn't about technology, it's about the trash that the movie industry is producing.
Check out HD DVDs new web enabled features
by js1013 - 7/26/07 1:02 PM In reply to: Don't plan to upgrade at all...nothing worth watching by avanabsYou may want to check out the new web enabled capabilities that only HD DVD currently has. Theres some really cool stuff.
Be sure to check out Blood Diamond on HD DVD
Agree
by jobert48 - 7/26/07 9:11 PM In reply to: Don't plan to upgrade at all...nothing worth watching by avanabsCan't see the big deal. Most stuff Hollywood produces is worth seeing maybe once, if that. High def isn't gonna make lame actors and lame writers any better.
If players get reasonable <$200 and more rentals available might consider it.
As for Blueray vs HiD (whatever) who cares? Like a car gets you from pt. A to B, does it matter THAT much how; yes I know to some people it does; Gotta have that Mercedes or Lexsus. But my ford does the same for 1/4 the price. So let the loaded folks battle it out; I'll wait.
Just bought A Dynex 32"
by mcmillan968 - 11/23/07 3:24 PM In reply to: Agree by jobert48So I'll let you all know once its set up for a while.
The old one was dying so I needed to do SOMETHING!!
Also got an HD DVD player for $200 with 7 free hd movies
blue ray is ok BUT OVER PRICED.
But then again I bought a Beta recorder too that was BETTER and it didnt last.
So we'll see how it all works out.
If blueray doesnt match prices I cant see it winning the battle.
Blue Ray/DVD-HD
by WAArnold - 7/25/07 8:17 PM In reply to: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I'll have to say that I wont be upgrading. I have regular DVD now and do not watch anything on it other than what I produce from family trips etc. There is so much trash that the movie industry is producing that I don't watch it now, why would I spend upwards of $200 bucks just to let it sit there so I can say I have one.
Movie industry, get away from all the profanity and ludeness and I'll consider it.
I would Not Buy Anything New
by krezkey - 7/25/07 8:32 PM In reply to: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
as far as i am concerned video is video, it can only get so good. and I am not into all this new crap at all, all i want to see is a movie that does not run me 20 bucks a DVD and has a good story line . the human eye can only see so much...esp if they are bad like mine anyways and I'm not planning to get them fixed or buy a new dvd player just to see some crap movie with un-needed extras.
Price, price, price.
by Jive01 - 7/25/07 8:44 PM In reply to: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
After both formats were hacked, I stopped caring. Whoever gave me a player for less than $200 won me. HD-DVD did that with the Xbox drive.
Before the hack, it was HD-DVD because it had fewer consumer-screwing, ahem... I mean consumer-protecting DRM. Blu-Ray pandered too much to the studios for my taste. But now, it doesn't matter. I can download whatever I want.
I now have both Blu-Ray (someone else bought it) and HD-DVD in the same house. The differences are slim, but I prefer the fun menus on HD-DVD. Blu-Ray has the unfortunate backing of more studios. I'm kinda' lucky in that most of the movies I want to see are on HD-DVD.
HD-DVD is dead.
by vanquished...again - 7/25/07 8:58 PM In reply to: Poll: Which factor would make you upgrade to a Blu-ray or HD DVD player? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The studios are no longer putting any substantial orders out for HD-DVDs any more.
Its all Blu-Ray.
The one use HD-DVD might be used for is software, microsoft seems to like HD-DVD so...
We are converting our HD-DVD machines to make Blu-Ray 1 layer discs.
I have the inside info, HD-DVD is dead.
This is simply untrue
by js1013 - 7/26/07 1:03 PM In reply to: HD-DVD is dead. by vanquished...againHD DVD features have far surpassed anything on BluRay
BD
by ns387241 - 11/22/07 7:53 PM In reply to: This is simply untrue by js1013Look at BD Pofile 1.1...
What was that you were claiming?
Get a PS3. For about $400, you get the internet via Wi-fi, a killer gaming system, and the best BD player on the market (this side of $1,500.00) that updates itself automatically via Wi-fi. To even start with internet connectivity on 360, it costs extra, plus another 200 for the HD drive. Beat that HD!
inside info wrong
by fatty420 - 7/26/07 9:35 PM In reply to: HD-DVD is dead. by vanquished...againwhoever told u studios r not doing hd-dvd u r wrong cause its just the opposite they r giving more dual releases cause I know 1st hand since I work for a company who makes dvds for both formats & also sorry but hd-dvd does have the more advanced & new tech. not the 10yrold tech. blu ray use so it can rip u off just like ps3 amazing that it will be 499 b4 sept when less than a yr ago it was 699 what a rip off
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