Home audio & video: I caved into HD-DVD
I caved into HD-DVD
by AKIELB - 11/8/07 10:19 AMFrom the time that this battle began I always told everyone to buy blu-ray, and that it would be the end standard. Then Walmart had to go and have an HD DVD player for $99. I tried to get one that morning but the store was sold out before they even made it to the shelf. I ended up buying one from eBay, from a seller that was 10 minutes away from me. So I ended up paying $128 for the player since there was no shipping charge.
So HD-DVD took first place in the race to my wallet, Blu-ray will soon take second when I get a PS3 but I doubt I will ever purchase a stand-a-lone Blu-ray. If I'm going to buy a player, It will wait until a dual player is more in my monetary reach.
Sony can learn from this by noticing that even though their product is better in terms of future potential, the cost is always going to be the winner especially in my case where there was close to a $400 price difference.
I was going to say.....
by Rollbar - 11/8/07 10:54 AM In reply to: I caved into HD-DVD by AKIELB.... I thought you made a mistake. But after reading your post I won't. In fact you might have hit on the right combo for those of us getting impatient. A PS3 for the BluRay and games and the HD DVD from a low cost source. Total cost still not too bad and lets me enjoy the full 1080p experience from my new TV.
Might just be the winning combo.
Roll
Caved also
by halmcm - 11/8/07 8:28 PM In reply to: I was going to say..... by Rollbarwith the recent price drop of the HD-A2, I took the plunge as well. At prices like these, it doesn't matter which format, or if either format, wins the war. I'm just hoping that maybe next year Blu-Ray prices will plunge and I'll pick up one of those players as well. I don't mind having multiple formats. Heck, I've still got a LaserDisc player and quite a number of LD's. And I hate to think about the several hundred dollars I paid for my LD player back in the early 90's, when I compare the picture and sound to the HD-A2.
Format wars? Who cares? At prices like this, we all win.
Don't forget the free HD DVD movies.
by jdriley60 - 11/9/07 5:01 PM In reply to: I caved into HD-DVD by AKIELBIf you go to the Toshiba web site at the following link:
(http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/hddvd/data/pdf/Toshiba_Online_Rebate_R08.pdf) you should be able to get your five free movies also. Now this makes it a GREAT deal. The rebate form says ALL MODELS purchased between 10/01/2007 and 02/28/2008 are qualified for the rebate. Print out the form and enjoy the five free movies.
That sounds stupid...
by QuietStormX - 11/9/07 9:09 PM In reply to: I caved into HD-DVD by AKIELBO.K so you were looking for the cheap bargain. I mean you get what you pay for. Blu-ray is used by Network and local News crews. Your correct in saying Blu-ray is now and in the future. You can't beat 50+GB to record on and store data. You should have saved your money to get what you want. You won't be spending money on upgrades every six months.
Nothing quiet about that storm...
by Rollbar - 11/10/07 6:23 AM In reply to: That sounds stupid... by QuietStormXJust tad rough, don't you think?
Roll
Stupid is as Stupid does
by AKIELB - 11/10/07 8:28 AM In reply to: That sounds stupid... by QuietStormXI don't feel that I've wasted my money at all. While your sitting there with your Blu-ray saying "damit, I want to watch transformers on Blu-ray!!" I'm watching it. And while I plan on purchasing a PS3 in the near future so I can watch Blu-Ray's, your most likely going to hope and pray the movie studio's come to their senses and all go Blu-Ray. This is going to take longer than previously thought to get everyone on the same standard, if it ever does happen. I'm not going to sit on the fence with everyone else, I'm taking out a couple of boards and standing in the middle.
I don't think it sounds stupid
by halmcm - 11/10/07 2:36 PM In reply to: That sounds stupid... by QuietStormXFor a discussion of consumer playback equipment, I don't see the relevance of recording capacities and commercial video standards. Let's face it, none of us is an engineer involved in the design of these formats or related equipment. So it's not as though there's any reason to have any ego involved here. So what do we want? We're all just consumers looking for a good picture and good sound at a good price. Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray deliver the goods on the first 2 points, but right now, HD-DVD is doing more to help us out on the price. When Blu-Ray decides to get more competitive there, I'll be happy to pick one of those players up as well.
well
by masterying01 - 11/11/07 2:28 AM In reply to: That sounds stupid... by QuietStormXinstead of spending $800 and $20/SINGLE LAYERED DISC....to be able to record and back up data on........you can get a 4 1 tera-byte external drives and network them together.
There are so many versions of blu-ray discs out there, every new major movie that gets released requires some kind of firmware update which messed up the player half the time.
blu-ray and/or hddvd will be around until they lose too much money producing their products.........and with microsoft backing up hddvd....i'd say they will have an advantage when it comes to parts for these units.
HD-A2 only 1080i
by bugsy74 - 11/12/07 11:00 AM In reply to: well by masterying01Also not that the toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player only outputs in 1080i (which is similar to 720p and not even close to 1080p), a little detail people seem to over look when jumping at this "bargain". Blu-ray plays with full HD cababilites in 1080p....and trust me it's worth it.
Oh yeah.......
by AKIELB - 11/12/07 11:36 AM In reply to: HD-A2 only 1080i by bugsy74Yep Hd-A2=1080i max
I would also strongly suggest that anyone that has a TV capable of displaying 1080p to spend the extra $$ and get a player that can give you the picture that you paid for. I, on the other hand, have a DLP 720p so this didn't affect my decision. By the time I feel the need to upgrade my TV hopefully there are some more wallet friendly options available.
1080i HD-DVD player on 1080p TV
by bevillan - 11/12/07 11:55 AM In reply to: Oh yeah....... by AKIELBWell although the HD-A2 is only a 1080i max player, 1080i should looks just as good at a 1080p player on a 1080p HDTV. All the 1080p HDTV has to do is deinterlace the 1080i signal to 1080p and that form of video processing produces negligible artifacts to the picture. Now, upconversion would be another story, but deinterlacing really doesn't hurt picture quality.
good point, but not a factor yet
by halmcm - 11/12/07 12:00 PM In reply to: HD-A2 only 1080i by bugsy74Yep, if I had a 1080p set, I wouldn't have bought this unit. But I have a 55" rear-proj Mitsu 1080i Diamond series and a 32" HP LCD 720p unit, both of which I expect I'll have around a while.
I believe that HD-DVD and Blu-Ray both offer 1080p playback; I don't think that it's a format-specific thing.
HD-A2 vs. HD-A3 vs. Other HD players
by b.hbrt9 - 12/16/07 7:24 PM In reply to: good point, but not a factor yet by halmcmSo I own a 720P LCD TV. It's a cheaper polaroid from walmart, but I have just a few questions. What player is better off? I know this:
HDA2 - DTS audio
HDA3 - DD 5.1
DTS is better? My father wants to buy one. Which should he buy? If not one of these, which model of another brand for a good price? All I want to do is be able to get a great picture with SD and HD movies and play audio CD's that will sound nice. I already have a Top of the Line monster HDMI. Already had problems in the past, realizing the PS3 and blue ray play only in 1080p format, which didn't work for my TV so I returned that. Hope you guys can help
For you....
by AKIELB - 12/16/07 7:39 PM In reply to: HD-A2 vs. HD-A3 vs. Other HD players by b.hbrt9I think that the HD-A2 will service your needs just fine. I really have no idea what difference the audio options on the A3 vs. the A2 will give you. As far as I know, your going to need a ultra expensive audio set-up to even begin to see/hear the difference.
With the A3, your paying $$ for something that you personally will not be able to take full advantage of since your TV can't utilize the better signal.
As for your comment on the PS3, I don't know what to say. I have a 720p DLP and I can connect one via HDMI and it gave me an excellent picture.
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