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Moriarty Has Chosen Blu-Ray...For Now... And Here’s Why!

Virtual Satyr has chosen HD-DVD and here's why by Virtual Satyr	Nov 28th, 2007 03:45:14 AM
It was on sale.
first by thedigitalpunkz	Nov 28th, 2007 03:46:08 AM
damit
Be very careful Mori... by Hoots Mon	Nov 28th, 2007 03:49:03 AM
Robert Carlyle and zombies in high definition is a potent combination. Can't believe you haven't seen that film yet, it's brilliant. Just make sure you don't get the boxes mixed up with Ratatouille - you're bairn will get the fright of his life.
Still don't care for BR/HD by DerLanghaarige	Nov 28th, 2007 03:50:08 AM
Ask me again in 2015.
I have chosen DVD cuz I dont need more junk by BMacSmith	Nov 28th, 2007 03:55:46 AM
DVDs are good enough for me. maybe I'm getting old.
mori, this was a good review by Bob C. Cock	Nov 28th, 2007 03:56:17 AM
much better than harry's hd-dvd "review".
Remember when full screen was the norm? by Bass Ackwards	Nov 28th, 2007 04:00:04 AM
I mean I used to get in arguments with my friends, who didn't seem to understand that full screen was NOT the way movies were supposed to look. Putting aside sound and picture quality, I'm always going to have a special fondness for DVDs just for making widescreen movies so accessible.
I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO GIVE A SHIT... HERE'S WHY by Iowa Snot Client	Nov 28th, 2007 04:04:03 AM
PS3? That's a lot of money for a doorstop, but I guess in LA things are different.
As always, Moriarty is the best writer at AICN by ShiftyEyedDog2	Nov 28th, 2007 04:07:19 AM
...and I trust and repsect his opinions, even if I don't always agree with them. Well done.
*respect, not repsect by ShiftyEyedDog2	Nov 28th, 2007 04:09:10 AM
when will AICN join the rest of the internet in having a simple "edit post" function?!?
and a nice fat endorsement cheque for Mori: by newc0253	Nov 28th, 2007 04:18:30 AM
it's good to have a christmas bonus, eh? i kid, i kid. it's a well-argued piece.
Mori by TiPPiDa	Nov 28th, 2007 04:29:34 AM
Mistake Number 1.. You bought a Plasma panel from LG (which stands for "LUCKY GOLDSTAR" a cunning name change after Goldstar got a reputation for selling inferior electronics).. I'm sorry but looking at the pioneers, the panasonics, and even the samsungs, on the wall at the store next to the LG's, I HAD to shell out some extra coin and get the Panasonic (comparable with the pioneer in picture, but lacks the meaty price tag). If you're gonna playback the best format, you are lessening the experience by not getting a panel that really brings the images to life... actually that's not entirely fair, the LG plasma panel is not a piss poor TV, and you'll certainly get a better experience than with a rear projection.. I don't know.. I guess I just love my Panasonic TV with my Panasonic BD10 haha actually I like that better than the Samsung with the Toshiba HDA30, but that's a personal preference. I gotta say though.. I hear you on the Ratatouille disc.. But I think that may be the PS3 not having beef enough to handle the audiostream that's one thing I'll give BluRay is the sound is frikkin AMAZING (watch the Fifth Element in TrueHD and you'll know what I mean).
at least Mori's was simply anecdotal, and not full of inaccurate by ShiftyEyedDog2	Nov 28th, 2007 04:30:45 AM
Harry's original (pre-edited) piece on HD-DVD still stands as the most laughable "article" ever on AICN. Here Moriarty told of his own experience, and didn't stoop to trying to compare one to the other, much less with tons of wrong information.
CETK on bluray looks absolutely fantastic by SpencerTrilby	Nov 28th, 2007 04:31:02 AM
like, flawless picture and sound. My best experience of this masterpiece, ever. To be fair, I guess it must be the same with Paramount and Universal HD-DVDs, though.
Vern has chosen looking out the window, here's why by Vern	Nov 28th, 2007 04:33:44 AM
I got no money. Also I hear porn is kind of gross when the resolution is that high.
Having said that though.. by TiPPiDa	Nov 28th, 2007 04:38:05 AM
Considering fellow Aussie our good doctor John Papandriopoulos, and his discovery making the NET 100 times faster.. doesn't that make fullHD downloadable content in our lougerooms that much closer to ending this stupid "disc" war?, everything Pay per view, everything decoded in a set top box ala satellite/cable TV, saved on the players HDD drive, no more printing MILLIONS of discs per movie.. just think of the money that the Studios would make... I don't know.. the Corporate slut in me thinks this is the way of the future.. but hey being a corporate slut has worked out pretty well for me so far haha..
It'll be a while before physical media is gone. by mr.brownstone	Nov 28th, 2007 04:40:38 AM
Like 10 years or so. A stop gap between DVD and downloads is needed. Most people in the world do NOT have high speed internet let alone at speeds that would make downloading HD at disc compression rate quality + extras anything less than a slow annoyance. In Japan they have the infrastructure with average download speeds of 60 mbps, but North America is stuck around 1.6 mbps with no significant upgrade in the near future.... so lets get comfy with these new disc formats, I think we're gonna be using them for a while.
Like... by mr.brownstone	Nov 28th, 2007 04:47:40 AM
the other day I was in a video store and I heard a guy say "these are all DVD's?"... and then he left. True story. Some people are still clinging to VHS let alone having the tech to download and store HD.
Agreed with Mr Brownstone... by Pawprint	Nov 28th, 2007 04:50:59 AM
But for different reasons. I think people like to have something physical in their hands for the price they pay for a new film. Downloading music digitally is a different kettle of fish because of the nature of portable digital music players, but if I buy a film or Computer game, I want the box and disc in my hand - something tangible for my money. Portable video devices are clearly not the way modern films are meant to be seen - LOTR on a PSP or Ipod? Not for me, thanks. Perhaps the way forward would be 'tagging' discs somehow which allow you to legally copy them to the devices in your home...
Pawprint by mr.brownstone	Nov 28th, 2007 04:55:04 AM
agreed. I can't stand watching movies on portable devices smaller than a laptop. But I'm not talking about downloading just for portable use but the idea of having all your media on a home server.
Vern by mr.brownstone	Nov 28th, 2007 04:56:12 AM
according to dvdtalk.com it's more "intimate".
Home Server... by Pawprint	Nov 28th, 2007 04:58:54 AM
Maybe I am just a luddite, but I would worry if I didn't have the DVD as back-up and my 'home server' went tits-up, as modern technology is wont to do. It all comes down to that reassuring feeling of having something tangible, and a feeling of ownership and property I suspect!
Mori and Vern are both right by Subovon	Nov 28th, 2007 05:08:53 AM
Mori is right in his first paragraph (read no further), although video on demand is not the future, it is now. It's happening on Netflix right now. I pay $17 a month to get 3 DVDs out at a time, and I get 17 hours of video on demand if I want it. I want it often. It rocks. I'll take the trade-down in quality to watch your garden variety Hollywood film like the summer comedy schlock fests over waiting for the DVD to get to me. For 300, I'm still getting the DVD for now. But that won't last long. Certainly not 10 years like that dude said above. Look at next December, more like it. Right now, anything I put on my 50 inch plasma Panny is fucking gorgeous, including free low-res downloaded porn clips. Who's buying porn these days? 3 or 4 free clips played through my laptop which is hooked up to the widescreen does it for me. If I want to go for longer, I ride my woman. She's in high def, and she's more interactive than a Nintendo wii. I love her, she's the hottest toy in the house, she screams, and I don't mind that I'm her entertainment center. That's just the way it goes. In other words, this format war is a joke on you, if you're playing. The only people in this game I don't make fun of is Playstation 3 owners because the Blu Ray capability is like a cherry on top of the cake. I don't think people buy the system for that, they're looking to play games and then watch movies – maybe. Who wants to shell out $30 for a fucking movie? That's so 1999. Oh, wait, you get 'em from Netflix? Smart fuckers! Vern is right, because the view outside his window is way better high def than HD anything.... and if he cared to stick his face between the legs of a real woman (or a man's legs, who knows, maybe there's something to his seagalogy), he wouldn't have to worry about anything looking weird on his TV. But he's still right. Vern is always right. Lastly, to all you people who bought an HD player, or a stand alone Blu Ray player: HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!
And they saw romance is dead by spyro	Nov 28th, 2007 05:28:49 AM
'I have a 60 inch rear-projection TV that stands in my family room right now. I’ve had it for a few years. I got it for my wife for Valentine’s Day one year.' How Romantic Mori. No flowers or expensive dinners for the wife. Here's a big-ass tv ! lol.
Stop Suckin Up!!!! They already mailed you a Blue Ray Machine by redfist	Nov 28th, 2007 05:48:18 AM
Much love!!!!!!
KnightShift has chosen touchy-feely media and here's why by KnightShift	Nov 28th, 2007 05:51:23 AM
Gotta disagree with you on the thing about physical media dying, Mori. It's too much ingrained in human nature that we like our stuff nice and tangible. That's the reason why e-books have never taken off: because there's tactile pleasure in having a real honest-to-goodness book that you can prop and pose and peruse with your hands. Things like that are also a visual indicator of materialism and taste (more human nature that we'll never abandon). Heck man, we've seen pics of the legendary Moriarty DVD collection: we're as much in awe of that as you are no doubt proud of it. But what would it be like if you had ALL of those movies solely on some media server? 'Twould be a somewhat more cold and sterile home ya'd have. Having things like CD racks and DVD shelves in our homes is as part of the character and decor as much as the furniture... and reflects a lot about our own character also. No doubt sales of the downloadable media are going to continue climbing ('cuz there's some convenience there that many people do enjoy) but they'll never eclipse sales of good ol' plastic and paper.
Pipple chooses youtube, here's why by Pipple	Nov 28th, 2007 05:54:48 AM
cuz ya save money on gas. And discs aren't going anywhere, at least not the burnable kind. Ya need to back yo shit up.
Oh YEAH Mori, you rock! Woo hoo! YEAH! by Riley Martin	Nov 28th, 2007 05:55:15 AM
I can't see the difference between DVD & HD. I don't have disposable income, so DVD it is.
IVE GONE PURPLE:HERES WHY. by Redfive!	Nov 28th, 2007 05:58:05 AM
The HD war is retarted but HD movies rock so i bought a good Sony Blu-Ray player then months later bought the Toshiba HD-DVD player,now i dont give a sh*t.
Mori, let us know what you think of 28 Weeks Later... by beastie	Nov 28th, 2007 06:06:45 AM
That's all.
KnightShift has it right... by Pawprint	Nov 28th, 2007 06:11:09 AM
I have bought an HD DVD player, and I am completely happy with it; I am able to watch top quality chewing gum for the eyes like Transformers HD, and it upscales my existing DVDs - plus it's region free.
with studios abandoning blu-ray by palewook	Nov 28th, 2007 06:11:41 AM
and the ps3 losing game developers to the wii and xbox, dont expect blu-ray to be anything more than a novelty.
Pawprint by BigBadBeeatch	Nov 28th, 2007 06:25:53 AM
ummm BluRay is only region encoded by choice of the releasing studio. The good majority of releases out there are region free!
Why you chose Blu-Ray by spyro	Nov 28th, 2007 06:27:19 AM
....because you got a good offer on a PS3 and 15 free films ! Not much more to it than that !
Ratatouille by mooseaka	Nov 28th, 2007 06:27:39 AM
Mori, great article. I'm so sorry to hear your Ratatouille experience was jumpy (but then I don't feel all that sympathetic towards you when you say you got to see the same scenes sitting next to Brad Bird in the studio). Watching that movie on my PS3, after having missed it in the theaters, was probably the most profound movie watching experience of my life. Yes, wet rats with matted fur swimming towards a sewer changed the way I look at film. Brilliant.
I should know by The Rebel	Nov 28th, 2007 06:37:31 AM
I have both BR and HD-DVD. I have both PS3 and XB360 (with HD-DVD player) so here are my 2 cents. PS3 has HDMI and my XB doesn't, so picture quality looks better on PS3. Sound is the same via optical out to my professional Pioneer amplifier with 5.1 B&W speaker system and woofer. Personally, I think things will not tilt on tech specs but more on marketing and appeal. A BR in my hand does feel more sexy than an HD-DVD. Yes. Plain and simple. I am not looking for a flaming war, but BR has that sexy edge like a MacBook Pro compared to a HP Windows laptop. Its the texture, the blue box. So, I prefer BR. But in the end, the plebs doesn't like slick lookin' products, they want cheap all-for-nothin'-kind'a-stuff. Especially in the U.S.
Blu-Ray looks like crap compared to HD-DVD by irc-Hollywood	Nov 28th, 2007 06:49:22 AM
Mori, the minute you put in a HD-DVD and compare it to Blu-Ray your going to be stunned that more people are not raving about the difference in quality. HD-DVD LOOKS LIKE FILM. Blu-Ray looks like somebody up the sharpness on your remote all the way up. As somebody who has seen alot of projected film, your really going to notice the difference, and i expect you to rave about it!
Blu-Ray is still mostly region encoded though... by Pawprint	Nov 28th, 2007 06:49:48 AM
Regardless of whose choice it is. Over here in the UK, Transformers HD is not released until December 3rd; because HD is Region Free, I bought the American version back in October. A region Free player is a big draw for me personally.
Yah Pawprint, I have an upscaling player too by KnightShift	Nov 28th, 2007 07:04:51 AM
We've a 37-inch LCD high-def set (1080i but I've heard at that size you can't tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p anyway) and a Philips upconverting DVD player. Have never been disappointed with image quality. My wife got the 2-disc Hairspray standard DVD last week and it's positively amazing on our setup. Transformers and V for Vendetta also look great. The one DVD that I thought could have been better was 300, but I'm chalking that up mostly to the original look of the film. It's still hella cool though :-) No doubt we'll one day get a high-def player when this silly war settles down, but in the meantime I'm perfectly happy with standard DVD.
That format warfare is hilarious by SpencerTrilby	Nov 28th, 2007 07:06:06 AM
but not as much as its deluded followers. Reminds me of many other little conflicts set up to manipulate people and steal them their hard-earned money (SEGA vs. Nintendo, Arnie vs. Sly, Bulls vs. Lakers, etc...). Special Darwin Award to those pretending they can actually SEE the difference between 300 in HDDVD or bluray. Kudos.
In a year or 2 dual players will be $150 or less by wash	Nov 28th, 2007 07:16:05 AM
And anyone who gives a shit about HD will have one. Format war moot. That's exactly what's going to happen. For now, I've chosen BR because I got a good deal on a PS3, no other reason. ALSO: Buying tons of discs is a waste IMO...Netflix FTW.
I SUPPORT BOTH FORMATS ON THIS ONE, HERE'S WHY by Pound Sand	Nov 28th, 2007 07:16:55 AM
A protracted format war stimulates competition and price wars, and will occupy both companies attention. Meanwhile, the winning "third format," will emerge and conquer the whole debate, rendering Blu-Ray and HD-DVD a footnote in a trivia contest. For grocery clerks.
i don't know blu-ray well (wish i did) by Holodigm	Nov 28th, 2007 07:19:01 AM
but i do have HD-DVD, and i do know that the picture on it is absolutely mindblowing. anyone who has has an hdtv really is missing out, and you truly don't realize the capabilities of your tv until you get one of these players.
I bought a LaserDisk player back in the day by I Dunno	Nov 28th, 2007 07:27:10 AM
So I'm not going to get burned again. I can wait for the hybrids. As for the format war, I don't know the specifics of the deals each side made with the studios but I know that most people aren't going to pick one side so that they can watch some of their favorite movies in HD. So until they get their shit together, I'll stick with DVD. The whole thing is overrated anyway, that's why the PS3 didn't sell well. Most people don't even have HD TVs and even more people wouldn't think the difference is worth replacing their whole libraries over. It's not the same kind of revolution that the switch from VHS to DVD was.
Blu-ray does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	Nov 28th, 2007 07:27:48 AM
I second that call for a Moriarty review of 28 Weeks Later. I'd also advise you to pick up the Kingdom Of Heaven: Directors Cut on Blu-Ray, it is simply stunning.
Anyone seen the Troy director's cut in HD? by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 07:29:57 AM
I got it at the used shop in town, but haven't watched it yet...is it better? Less gay?
Yack, KnightShift... by Pawprint	Nov 28th, 2007 07:31:22 AM
Hey Yack - long time no speak! Like I said Upscaling was only one of the draws of HD for me - no Region encoding was the main one (pic quality aside of course!). KnightShift, 300 was the HD DVD I bought first to show off my new player and TV... I spent hours thinking "Shit - is this it?!", and trying to tune out the grainy look of it with my remote before someone told me it's actually part of the film! It took the HD scenes in Rocky Balboa and Transformers to reassure me!
Anyone paying Best Buy prices for an HDMI cable by DDFan22	Nov 28th, 2007 07:31:35 AM
Ain't the sharpest stick in the forest
Radio Shack prices are worse by I Dunno	Nov 28th, 2007 07:35:08 AM
At Best Buy they're around $30 (for the non-gold plated ones) at Radio Shack they only have a $75 one. My cable company gave me one for free so I was spared any anal bleeding.
None of the HD formats look that good to me. by minderbinder	Nov 28th, 2007 07:40:19 AM
Not HDDVD, not bluray, not broadcast/cable HD. Sure, there are more pixels, but I see WAY more visible artifacts than regular DVD. Sorry, but I'm just not interested yet. Hopefully the encoding will improve, or maybe it will take yet another format down the road. Either way, count me out for at least a few years.
HD-DVD/BLU-RAY by jae683	Nov 28th, 2007 08:03:31 AM
I have both too. I have a launch PS3 (glad I got the launch, because the new ones don't have hardware backward compatibility) and I just picked up a n A35 Toshiba. Doesn't matter which one you pick, they both look and sound great, but HD still has better interactivity. I also agree with the post above, about physical media; Human like to collect things. They like controlling when and how they watch things. And they like the permanence of disks. Downloadsable medie won't be the answer, I don't think. Oh, and Moriorty? Conan? Really?! As a game machine, the PS3 really is a doorstop.
Physical media will stick around by Zappary	Nov 28th, 2007 08:18:17 AM
It's possession utility, and you don't really get it from an electronic file that might as well be floating in the aether.
I have a 2 acre high plasma, with a datacube player by ironic_name	Nov 28th, 2007 08:19:26 AM
so there.
SpyGuy has chosen just plain DVD and here's why by SpyGuy	Nov 28th, 2007 08:24:49 AM
1) I still have roughly 30% of my recorded video library still on crappy VHS tapes because standard DVD versions haven't been released yet. 2) Having spent a serious chunk of change the past five years upgrading the other 70%, I have no desire to turn around and spend another serious chunk of change for HD versions that won't be completed before The Format To Come debuts. 3) Until "Format War II: The Wrath of Betamax" is more clearly decided, I've no desire to get stuck with a format facing extinction. The upgrade from VHS to DVD was an obvious move, but the upgrade from DVD to HD? Not so much.
Sounds like the apocaplypse by Mooly	Nov 28th, 2007 08:30:58 AM
I fail to see what is so great and pleasant about people just shrugging and accepting that people are going to "steal" everything in the future. Why buy BR or HD or DVD when you can just steal it? The future generation won't care about HD medium because they only want to steal digital files off the internet! Hell, one person already posted that even low res files look awesome on his plasma. What? Wow. Sounds pretty bloody terrible to me. While I'm not an idiot, and have downloaded music from time to time, I enjoy having that physical disk sitting beside the TV. I enjoy knowing that for my money, I got something tangible in return. I don't want to pay full price for just the information. I pay money for goods and want something to show for it. Meanwhile, if anyone else out there is like me, then their appreciation and enjoyment of music has seriously deteriorated. When they just download a cd then it becomes meaningless and expendable. No effort went into obtaining it and little appreciation comes out of it. Instead it just quickly gets buried in the Ipod with all the other music that acts as little more than background noise during your day. Sorry, but I fail to see what is so great about digital distribution. Seems to me to be one more way for companies to get money for nothing and for the apathetic to continue stealing movies/music and then come onto forums and pretend to be movie lovers who give a shit.
If you don't think high-definition is better... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 08:37:18 AM
Then you either don't have or have never seen the right setup, period. All HDTVs are NOT made the same, and there are any number of brands that will change your viewing experience. My neighbor, for example, got a Samsung DLP, then proceeded to position it 6 feet from the couch...WTF? DLP looks heavenly from the right distance, but up close looks like the bastard child of standard definition. Also, there IS a difference between 720p and 1080i...720p is much better for watching constantly moving pictures (sports), while 1080i is sharper for more stationary broadcasts. There's a bunch of other reasons, but you get the drift.
Speaking as an average middle-income consumer... by qweruiop	Nov 28th, 2007 08:42:08 AM
...who's in the 20 to 30 year old range, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray still don't interest me enough to get them. There's just not enough of an appeal to make the switch from my DVD's to these new formats, and more than likely most of America still feels that way too. While with VHS and DVD there was the huge gap in improvement, enough to rebuy copies of movies I already owned, I just don't see the motivation in HD-DVD and Blue-ray other than finding I have to pay about $8 to $10 more per movie because the picture is a little clearer. (And on a side note, I'm still the kind of guy that buys VHS's if I find a good price. Thanks to their clearancing, I love buying VHS's for around $1 at used bookstores). Moriarty is right that the future is with streaming movies on the internet/cable box. That is the right motivation because most people nowadays have at least some sort of entertainment center, and most people only go to the theater when they have to, so with streaming movies it only compliments that format even more so. And I believe Moriarty's opinion far more than the rest of the AICN gang because once again Moriarty has chosen not to use Amazon.com referral links to his recommended products. He could've easily done so but he didn't, which adds much more credence to his observations. Good job Moriarty.
Yeah, physical media won't die... by Logo Lou	Nov 28th, 2007 08:47:42 AM
It'll change, reduce in number, but never die. When I hear people say that I just hear the voices of people who said TV will replace movie theaters. On the PS3 tip... I just got one and love the thing, as well as 2 of my friends just picked one up (two 60gigs and an 80gig for those SKU curious). Waiting for my free Blu Ray discs in the mail to see how they look.
Blu-Ray FTW by 7Cal	Nov 28th, 2007 08:52:44 AM
Yeah I picked up the 80GB PS3 on the day they dropped in price, at trusty Futureshop. Then they matched Dell's deal so I got a free HDMI cable and NHL 08 thrown in to boot, so a good deal (altho Mori's Walmart deal sounds waaaayy better). The first 2 movies I picked up were Ratatouille and 28 Weeks Later, and they both rocked. Funny, I never had Mori's problem with Ratatouille, maybe because I have my PS3 jacked into the net and I got auto-firmware updates. Anyways, might get a HD-DVD eventually, but right now the only exclusives on it I want are The Kingdom, Children of Men, and Transformers. And Paramount's 18-month exclusivity deal runs out in in early 2009, so maybe I'll just hold off. I guess we'll get a better look at how the format war will be heading after this holiday season.
MORE THAN 50 INCHES TO SEE TRUE HD????? by THE KNIGHT	Nov 28th, 2007 08:55:03 AM
I read that your TV set has to be at least 52' inches to see the true resolution of either BLU-RAY or HD-DVD... Can anyone confirm this for me please? Something about a TV less than 52 inches won't have the full resolution of 1920x1080
42 Inch LG Plasma by erichaislar	Nov 28th, 2007 08:56:23 AM
Goog choice man I have had that same tv for about 6 months now. I love it. best thing i ever bought.
I have HD-DVD and here's why... by Lost Skeleton	Nov 28th, 2007 08:58:07 AM
it came with the Xbox 360 I got on qvc. Anyone who thinks HD is not worth has never seen HD. Like my parents used to be until they realized that they needed a HD receiver from the cable company to actually view it. Now they believe. Really don't care about the format wars but I do want and think HD-DVD will win because its cheaper and I have one. May get a PS3 next year but I would never by a stand alone BR player.
Nick Papagiorgio sez... by Nick Papagiorgio	Nov 28th, 2007 09:00:14 AM
Dowloading movies is the true "next gen". Stay ahead of the curve people, not behind.
That's not correct, KNIGHT... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 09:08:31 AM
Your eye and brain can perceive the additional pixels found in a high definition broadcast on a much smaller medium than that...take the newest batch of PC monitors...I've got a 22" widescreen with a DVI connection, and a pretty stacked HP PC with a nice Nvidia graphics card...I've got 1920x1080 running and it looks great - Bioshock looks awesome. Same holds true for video on that size monitor - I don't have any hi-def players attached to it, but watch an Apple.com Quicktime trailer in 1080 - you will definitely see the difference.
Knight, My 24 inch LCD is 1920 X 1200 native resolution. by Mace Tofu	Nov 28th, 2007 09:08:54 AM
It's the # of Pixels not the screen size ( I've seen 40 inch LCDs for sale that are only 640X480 ). My 42 inch is 1080i only and I think it's 1388 X 720 but that looks fine to me in HD sitting about 8 feet back from the TV in bed.
TFD, do you come with any rebates? by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 09:10:14 AM
If I order TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION, does the box come with 2 free copies of an ASS KICKING too?
Nick Papagiorgio sez... by Nick Papagiorgio	Nov 28th, 2007 09:15:12 AM
TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION.... sounds like my first marriage.
why digital media is bullshit by PVIII	Nov 28th, 2007 09:23:38 AM
People like showing off their DVD collection. People like putting them on bookshelves. People like lending their DVDS. Therefor, no will just want to pay for 1000 digital movies on their box, because it seems like a waste of money, and it is. I've chosen to stick with DVDs because my Criterion Collection has cost me an assload.
I've chosen pork fried duck and here's why... by KillaKane	Nov 28th, 2007 09:34:11 AM
Damn that shit's tasty!
PS3 is not worth it... by Judge Briggs	Nov 28th, 2007 09:34:32 AM
there aren't any great games out for it that you can't get for the XBox 360? Other than the Blu-Ray, no other reason to get one!
I am format neutral and here's why.... by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Nov 28th, 2007 09:38:08 AM
because I bought a PS3 and an HD-DVD player so I could get the best of both worlds. I just upgraded from my HD-DVD add on my 360 and picked up the A35 which offers the new audio codecs options of being able to finally unlock True HD. Was it worth it? Fuck yeah considering I got the player for only $359.00 and 10 free HD-DVDs to go with it.
" I remain convinced that we are in the waning days of physical by rev_skarekroe	Nov 28th, 2007 09:42:22 AM
Precisely. And that's why I've chosen neither Blu-Ray NOR HDDVD.
Jarv couldn't give a fuck and here's why.... by Lost Jarv	Nov 28th, 2007 10:07:41 AM
it's pointless, stupid and self-harming. I will buy a PS3 but that is because I want a next generation console, but want to be able to play some of the PS2 games I own on it. I wouldn't want a Bluray or HDDVD player as the lifespan of a format tends to be 10 years=ishm which gives DVDs another few years. This is the equivalent of the laserdisc.
I download HD Movies off of Xbox Live by erichaislar	Nov 28th, 2007 10:12:33 AM
But some times i wonder if they are true HD? I have a feeling they are just the dvd version. does anyone know?
Until BluRay and HDDVD discs are on the shelves for $5... by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Nov 28th, 2007 10:13:11 AM
Entertainment per dollar. DVD IS KING! Take that, you High-Deffers.
***** If all HD-DVD disks were "combo disks"...... by JDanielP	Nov 28th, 2007 10:13:32 AM
...so that HD-DVD could play in any dvd player (depending on the player for high-definition), then this battle would be much tougher for Blu-ray. We have an outstanding Sharp Aquos LCD (I'd buy another one) and I was prepared to make the jump to HD-DVD, having witnessed HD movies on Xbox Live. But when I discovered that only some HD-DVDs are "combo disks", I simply picked up a $50 dvd player (which included an HDMI cord) that up-converts our library of dvds. (And my wife picked up "300" for $6.99) I know that up-converting will never be the equal of true HD content. However, it was a very affordable solution, for us. But then again, I find HD-DVD to be tempting. And if that HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 ever becomes a really sweet deal (or if Microsoft ever releases a 360 with HD-DVD capabilities included in the hardware), then that may be enough for me to make the jump. And besides, I'm keeping my eye on the deals offered with the various HD-DVD players.
I guess there are idiots by THE KNIGHT	Nov 28th, 2007 10:15:15 AM
buying 40 inch tv's with only 640 lines of res... yikes!
High Def DOES NOT LOOK LIKE FILM...AND HERE'S WHY by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Nov 28th, 2007 10:17:53 AM
Anyone who says "high def look like film" clearly has NEVER GONE TO A MOVIE! HDTV is 2 megapixels per frame. 35mm Film is 12.6 megapixels per frame! 10.6 megapixel difference.
plasma is low def by lavatory love machine	Nov 28th, 2007 10:18:21 AM
did you know that? LCD is the way to go
things that have nothing to do with the article by blackhole4140	Nov 28th, 2007 10:19:12 AM
Pretty sad that a grown man can't wake up at 6:30 in the morning on his own. Did you get your wife a bowling ball with your name on it the following Valentine's day? Still, I agree with most of your points.
Too early to tell by darthvedder81	Nov 28th, 2007 10:24:35 AM
I have a Toshiba DLP HD projector I'd love to hook up to an HD/BR player but it's just waaaaay to early to tell who's going to win (if either). 480p DVD still looks pretty damn good to me so I'll stick with that for now and save $400.
I beg to differ. by DocPazuzu	Nov 28th, 2007 10:25:39 AM
Until a break-proof hard disc or infallible "media device" has been invented, there will ALWAYS be a need for physical media. If I were to move all my music and movie files onto such a device and then lose the entire collection in one stroke because of faulty tech, then I'd fucking deserve to sit there weeping in misery for being so stupid. You must excuse me if I'm repeating someone else's sentiments, but I can't read the goddamn TB because of the FUCKING WHITE SCREEN.
Oh, and... by DocPazuzu	Nov 28th, 2007 10:28:37 AM
...anyone who thinks this format "war" is winnable for either HD DVD or Blu-Ray is deluding themselves. The only sensible thing is to keep buying regular DVDs and sit this one out until they're both dead and then wait for the all-encompassing, paradigm shift system which is still at least six to ten years in the future.
Physical Media remains and will by Pariah74	Nov 28th, 2007 10:35:29 AM
Like others said, it's a possession thing. I think physical and virtual can and will both exist. There's room for it, and as soon as the publishers and laws catch up to our attitudes on the subject blissful harmony will ensue. As for HD or Blu ray? Who cares. I'm 5-10 years away from picking either. I've only had a DVD player for 5 years. I agree with this person "I can't see the difference between DVD & HD. I don't have disposable income, so DVD it is." And I'm way more into video quality than people like my mom, or my wife. The argument is a moot point in a geek vacuum. It's beyond stupid because history has told us that quality or even the 'better product' does determine the winner.
Mooly has it right - digital distribution is a dead end by gruntybear	Nov 28th, 2007 10:35:55 AM
Look what has happened to the music industry in just a few short years. The outlets to purchase music on physical media has so diminished over the last couple of years that I really fear that it will never revive. Tower is gone; Virgin nearly dead and everyday Mom-n-Pop music shops are closing their doors. The music shop was my personal sanctuary. I could go for hours on end and sift through the back catalog bins, searching for just the right song, just the right album. With the shuttering of virtually all independent music stores due to the ease of pilfering MP3s online, the only readily available outlets to buy music are the big-box stores, the Walmarts, the Best Buys - and even they are pushing the CD to the back of their marketing schematics, like some dirty little secret to be kept hidden and out of the way. (To add insult to injury, during this past holiday shopping extravaganza, Best Buy halved their new music endcaps, devoting the reclaimed space to iPod earbuds and MP3 player accessories.) And when you look at what a pitiful selection is now available - nothing but greatest hits compilations and the latest releases, you absolutely have to know deep down that this sales nosedive isn't going to right itself. Oh, but it won't happen for film, it won't happen with books, I hear people claim. People who see films, who read books want a tangible experience. They want to hold it in their hands. Those media are nothing like music, where the sensual aspects of owning something you paid good money for doesn't truly exist. Bullshit! For all the hype, when really the only viable LEGAL online source for "tunes" is the monopoly of Apple (somewhat tempered by Amazon's recent foray into digital shilling), the music industry has never been in worse shape. I hate the iPod so much for what it's done to the music industry. If you don't think it will happen to the film industry, think again. It's only a matter of time before films are as easily "traded" (read: stolen) and horrendously devalued as has music. The scariest thing I've ever heard these naive tech-children utter is their refrain that the music should be free. WTF? Kiddies - it only worked for Radiohead because Radiohead had already benefited from the star-making apparatus of the studio system everyone seems to be so intent to piss on and demonize. For mass produced entertainment, for mass produced "art," free is not a viable business model. As loathe as I am to agree with the man, I can't argue with Gene Simmons recent comments to that effect. You can't shoot another "Lord of the Rings" trilogy for free and partake of it via the blurry crapfest that is YouTube. You can't expect another "Harry Potter" publishing phenomenon on the beneficence of the author. Digital distribution is a dead-end. I refuse to pay money now for these "back-up" files for music, the same way folks ought to refuse to "pay" for the privilege of downloading their future films or other media. Digital distribution only consolidates the control of the media in the hands of a few select corporations. We inch everyday closer to a world where the consumer will need to pay for each spin of each song, for each viewing of each film, for each read-through of their favorite novel. Isn't that why DivX died such a horrible death? The consumers didn't want to pay admission over and over again to access their media. They'd prefer (I would hope) to buy it once, have the "original" in their hands and be able to manipulate or use the media as they see fit. Digital distribution will bring about just the opposite. You wait and you see.
oops by Pariah74	Nov 28th, 2007 10:36:21 AM
should say "does NOT determine the winner" Doh!
So you chose Blu-Ray because you bought a PS3? HAHAHA by Darth Bauer	Nov 28th, 2007 10:40:20 AM
You chose a format in the HD war just because the game system you bought has it? Come on.
Dual Format... by BoggyCreekBeast	Nov 28th, 2007 10:47:53 AM
No problems! I own 2 Blu Ray machines and a 1st gen Toshiba. There's no format war in my home theater.
Have fun with crappy Xbox 360 ports by Savage Lucy	Nov 28th, 2007 10:54:42 AM
As far as looking forward to playing Conan on the PS3 after seeing it on a 360, there is one thing to keep in mind. The only game which has shown up on both consoles that plays and looks the same is Call of Duty 4. Every other title showing up on both consoles plays and looks much better on the 360. If you don't mind stuttering cutscenes, lower framerates, a massively smaller catalog of games worth playing, and a craptacular online component, then the PS3 is the way to go.
Blu-ray and HD-DVD are nothing... by emptystan	Nov 28th, 2007 10:55:15 AM
Blu-ray and HD-DVD are nothing compared to Ultra High Def. You haven't lived until you've watched video that's 7,680 × 4,320 on a 600 inch screen with 22.2 surround sound. Seriously though, I was expecting to read that you choose Blu-ray for the selection of titles or the quality or the specs, but just because they were giving it away? Really? Damn.
I'm too poor to afford any format... by DarthBakpao	Nov 28th, 2007 10:57:40 AM
... i'm sticking to my VHS
Spot on Gruntybear by SpencerTrilby	Nov 28th, 2007 10:58:20 AM
spot fucking on. Also, to the deluded people trying to pull a console war into the debate: please STFU. All systems have great games, period.
I chose "combo disks" for DVD and HD-DVD options. by JDanielP	Nov 28th, 2007 11:04:53 AM
When you can play your movies in ANY dvd player...or watch it in glorious "HD-DVD" on your living room HDTV, you can't help but feel pleased. "Combo Disks" should be the norm, with HD-DVD.
I predict the onle winner from this battle is .... by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Nov 28th, 2007 11:15:21 AM
Cinemaware. No wait, I meant me with my Commodore VIC 20.
So Mori's grooming his son to be a huge nerd? by JimCurry	Nov 28th, 2007 11:24:41 AM
Good move, first the name, now the kid's gonna be forced to do other kid's homework or else fall victim to a beating. no kind of media will get him outta that shit, bud!
T-formers in HD by shitstorm23	Nov 28th, 2007 11:26:59 AM
Looks fantastic. Or as fantastic as that convoluted mess can look anyway. I don't know that either of these two will really "win". I can't see myself repurchasing my entire DVD collection. But, I can't wait to get The Matrix and Planet Earth on HD-DVD for xmas though!
Cornponious has chosen pink silver-dollar sized nipples...here's by cornponious	Nov 28th, 2007 11:28:22 AM
Because they are nipples.
I have chosen Betamax...Here's why! by boba_rob	Nov 28th, 2007 11:28:42 AM
Betamax tapes are more compact than VHS tapes and have comparable sound and video quality. Furthermore, Beta tapes capable of holding the same amount of video as their VHS counterparts. I don't see anything in the next 20-30 years capable of beating Betamax. So say I. And those new audio CDs-they will never replace cassette tapes. And don't get me started on floppy discs. I mean come on, they can store 2 MB of information on one tiny disc! That's huge!
You want Blu-Ray eye candy??? by ThatOpieGuy	Nov 28th, 2007 11:36:41 AM
Look no further than Planet Earth: The Complete BBC series. I'm going through these discs right now on my Netflix, and they are breathtaking in the detail and beauty of the images. The kind of thing that children and stoners alike will simply sit and stare at for hours on end, enraptured by the photography. Trust me.
Damn by MacTard420	Nov 28th, 2007 11:41:14 AM
If you bought an HDMI cable that has free movie offers, you must have got ripped off. You can get an HDMI cable for like $12 on Amazon. That Monster cable isn't going to be much better than a generic one in this case.
HD physical media won't die and here's why... by Uncle Bobo	Nov 28th, 2007 11:41:21 AM
Storage. If downloading is the future, where does one put all their HD movies? On an external hard drive? Several? And how much will that cost? A typical HD-DVD disc with all its extra features uses a 30gb dual layer disc. If you're collecting films of an HD or higher video/audio quality, you're going to run out of space. That means then storing the downloaded movies onto HD-RW, burnable Blu-Ray discs, or something. So now you're still dealing with physical media, only not as presentable as an official HD release with the associated artwork and packaging. Music is different as it doesn't take up as much space. You can fit your music onto an ipod or your hard drive. Not many folks really care about Super CD audio or 24 bit music or some high resolution format like that, and most people aren't downloading whole albums, but rather individual singles, so storage space isn't a big issue. Not so with movies, particularly movies of a HD format or higher. It's apples and oranges. I think HD-DVD and/or Blu-Ray media will be around until the next higher digital format comes around, like 2K players and discs or something like that.
Gruntybear by Madines Sideshed	Nov 28th, 2007 11:45:29 AM
"We inch everyday closer to a world where the consumer will need to pay for each spin of each song, for each viewing of each film, for each read-through of their favorite novel." - you're totally fucking right man, software is already heading this way. The way it's going we won't have a shelf of DVDs we can just saunter over to and pick one, we'll have to go online, wait for connections and downloads then pay to watch. It seems it may soon be about the only business model that is left for the producers of mass entertainment to make money. Is it all of us to blame for downloading free music or the fact that CDs were kept at an artificially high price for years? Probably both. Movies next.
gruntybear gets it- by General Crom	Nov 28th, 2007 11:58:37 AM
Ever hear of SACD? It was the best sounding audio format since the record. It never took off because of DVD AUDIO- an inferior format that confused customers and store owners who didn't want to stock duel titles.But ya know what? If you listen to a song on SACD in my reference 2 channel system-When you hear a singer holo-sonically imaged right in front of you from only 2 speakers- you will probably shit yourself and I'll have to drag you out of the room into the street and put the hose on you.I've had that happen before.You see- there is nothing that you can download on this planet that is going to sound anywhere even remotely in the fucking ballpark as good as a record or an SACD or an uncompressed PCM or Dolby TRUEHD track in a world class audio system.One that is in your hand and that you physically own.They have perfected audio over the years and most people have no idea the level of quality that can be achieved.It doesn't happen from mp3. All I can tell you is that if you like a movie and want to own it exactly like it sounded and looked in the studio that produced it- get it on an HD format and cherish that fucker before it goes the way of the record and the SACD.Remember these hd formats are indescernable visually from D5 studio archive tape- your eyes can't tell the difference- this is like owning the movie same as the studio head.Save your dvds also.It may be 20 years before a better version of your movie comes out- Oh and if you've never heard such quality- you're probably better off anyway- you'll just become an obsessed audiophile.But the point is- THEY will control everything that you see and hear once everything is online- so start hoarding the hard copies now- we may need them for an info revolt someday.And start printing wikipedia as well before we get A.I. internet access.
porn is kind of gross in HD???what, compared to how pleasant it by slappy jones	Nov 28th, 2007 12:06:16 PM
oh and i wish my wife would let me buy her a new 60'' t.v. as a gift.
thats was meant to read by slappy jones	Nov 28th, 2007 12:07:19 PM
compared to how pleasant it is normally?
Good Post General Crom by Madines Sideshed	Nov 28th, 2007 12:08:51 PM
Thing is though, if/when the fuckers do pull the rug from under us we won't be able to get the new films from that point on. And as the years go by the physical collection will become more and more marginalised, just like vinyl.
I applaud the fairness by AlwaysThere	Nov 28th, 2007 12:17:41 PM
Finally something that the majority of Blu-ray owners can read.
Correction by Pariah74	Nov 28th, 2007 12:20:27 PM
Actually I think a lot of people do know, they just aren't willing to pay the money to get it because it isn't that important to them. Which is why DVD HD has such a problem catching on to the masses. Most of us do see and do understand the better quality...but we see the ratio of cost to improvement as unbalanced. That's why people are saying it won't be the next thing. It may, I don't know, the deciding factor will be what comes along in the time between now and the time when the hardware is reasonably priced to my mom. It also depends one who markets it better. You keep laughing at him for choosing blu-ray because of a PS3...but do you think he's alone, or even a minority on that? Lots of people will buy Blu Ray discs to play in their PS3.
This is a cross between the who-gives-a-shit Xmas newsletter by Mister Man	Nov 28th, 2007 12:21:33 PM
and the boring vacation video that your relatives or clueless acquaintances force feed on you. While I am interested in technical comparisons, I don't need the filler.
I choose to wait for Holographic TV, and here's why... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 12:21:37 PM
Because I may not have to wait that long...http://tinyurl.com/29qb 7e
For those of you still confused when a space appears... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 12:22:36 PM
http://tinyurl.com/29qb7e
if you're a true filmophile by I87D	Nov 28th, 2007 12:24:16 PM
who likes to watch all movies in the best possible format you can get your hands on -- 16mm, DVD, whatever -- why is this even a debate? some movies, the best possible format available is VHS. do I call my friend who just bought a new VHS deck because he loves watching out of print movies only available on VHS a "idiot" for supporting a "losing format?" no. he's a film lover who needs that VHS deck to watch certain films (mostly foreign and a lot of stuff that never reached DVD) and that's VERY cool. Heck, even Laserdisc is handy these days if you want to watch the original SW trilogy in the best format you can -- BEFORE it was made into "special edition." So I know many people who will be hanging onto their LD player for a while... just for 3 movies. And that's cool too. So long as there is just one movie you want to watch the best way possible for a format, that format will always have a reason to exist to a true film lover. And true film lovers won't get bogged down in petty, oddly heated arguments over who's an idiot just because they bought one type of DVD player over another...
"I picked an 8-foot Monster cable because it came with a 5-free- by zerogundamx	Nov 28th, 2007 12:30:34 PM
For the price of that monster cable, you could have gotten a perfect quality HDMI cable dirt cheap at monoprice and SIX Disney Blu-rays!
I prefer... by christian66	Nov 28th, 2007 12:34:03 PM
..a litle format called Super-8. Check it, I have at least ten, 5 minute reels of films like GODZILA VS. THE THING and STAR WARS. In sparkling black and white no less. Maybe when this tech porn ends, I'll think about an upgrade to 16 mm. I prefer to have some downtime not having my eyes and brains melted by various tv and cell waves.
Sony owns all by zooch	Nov 28th, 2007 12:38:52 PM
they are not going lose any format war.
Sony owns all by zooch	Nov 28th, 2007 12:39:02 PM
they are not going to lose any format war.
Nosferatu Jones by RobinP	Nov 28th, 2007 12:45:12 PM
...you are the voice of reason. Until ALL VHS releases are upgraded to DVD, the format simply won't go away. I've upgraded most of my tapes to disc by now, but it's been a long 5 year haul, I will NOT be rebuying them again. Not in this lifetime.
VHS guys, you could always do your own upgrade... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 12:51:23 PM
Hell, DVD recorders and DVD-Rs are cheap as shit now...just do your own conversion.
what are holodeck versions? by ClockWorker	Nov 28th, 2007 01:19:40 PM

"I found a floor manager, by frankenfickle	Nov 28th, 2007 01:26:58 PM
and they sent me back to a department at the back of the store." Then I walked around, looking at the products, moving my eyes up and down. I used my feet to move and I think I forgot to mention that I was breathing the whole time, using my lungs, and thinking. Then I scratched my neck. My skin was fry that day. I made a mental note to buy moisturizer, then remembered that my wife had just bought some. Drew McWeeny, that one Wal Mart in Porter Ranch, the one about 500 yards from that one Best Buy in Perter Ranch.
sad sad by BobPalpatine	Nov 28th, 2007 01:31:37 PM
People that wait on technology amuse me. When someone says they are waiting for -enter next supposedly big thing here- what they really mean is they are too poor/cheap to afford it now, or are too stupid to know how the world of technology works. You can always wait for something new, but that's all you'll be doing, is waiting while everyone else is enjoying their HDDVDs, BluRays, 360s, MacBook Pros, etc. To say that digital will replace all physical formats, while possibly correct, is inconsequential since it is so far off - what will you do in the mean time? I could have told you that movies would go digital after I downloaded my first MP3, but it didn't mean I wasn't going to go out and buy a DVD player. Anytime someone tells me that digital will replace physical in the next 1-2 years, I always mention that you can download movies (legally) now from a variety of sources: netflix, xbox live, itunes, and then ask - do you use any of these services regularly? The answer is always no. The capability is there, and the capability will improve over the years, but the masses are not ready for this paradigm shift yet, and probably won't even BEGIN to until 5 years from now. There will be a large span of time where DVD, BluRay, HDDVD, and digital coexist before one of the next gen formats 'wins' out. I don't foresee physical DVD sales going out of vogue for at least another 7 years. The only thing digital downloads will affect in the near future is rentals - but even then, there is no service that does a good enough job of streaming/serving movies to change consumers minds. Also, we overestimate the ubiquity of broadband. Many people don't have the internet, many people more don't have broadband, and many many more don't have the savvy or willpower to combine their computer with their home entertainment. So it requires some sort of device - similar to iTV but much much better - to even bring about that paradigm shift. But since there isn't a device that's pervasive yet, and consumers aren't yet willing to make the change - even for RENTALS, how can someone argue that digital will replace physical in the next 12 months? It's ludicrous. The Japanese will do it long before we do and they're not even close - still buying regular old pirated DVDs on the street corner for 200 yen. Beyond all of the technological restraints against all digital, the psychological ones - as mentioned above - are just one more thing working against the adoption of all digital. People like owning a tangible item with movies. It's different from music - songs cost a buck and you don't care too much if you lose it or it's DRM or whatever. Movies are expensive, and if it's hard to convince people to RENT digital, how are you going to convince them to PURCHASE digital, and put it on their DRM proprietary piece of hardware? Not going to happen. It's going to require a complete paradigm shift in technology and consumer attitudes before it becomes pervasive. Now digital will be obtainable within 3 years - like BluRay is now, but not mainstream enough to squeeze out the physical formats. With all of that said, this Blu-Ray/HD war is lame. It's hard enough to convince people to get an HDTV, even harder to convince them to replace their DVD sets, and even harder to convince them to buy a format that supports perhaps only half of the movies they like.
28 WEEKS LATER by LoneGun	Nov 28th, 2007 01:40:28 PM
I too would like to hear your thoughts on the incredible 28 WEEKS LATER. It's only too bad you didn't catch this one on the big screen, as it's truly meant to be seen.
to Gruntybear by Vern	Nov 28th, 2007 01:47:25 PM
I know what you mean, but I'm not sure movies are the same. I think many if not most if not almost all people who listen to iPods are making collections of songs that they go through at random or arrange into mixes. The thing that's really dying because of iPods is THE ALBUM. When their iPod dies, and it will, they will lose all their songs. This will bum them out and put the fear in them to see what it would be like to lose their collection of hundreds of movies as soon as their hard drive dies. You're not gonna make a mix of your favorite chapters from movies, and you're not gonna get TERMINATOR 2 for 99 cents on iTunes, so it would be harder to convince everybody to switch over. Didn't that stupid portable DVD player fad already die off? I remember when Harry chose that one. But people naturally want to watch movies bigger, not smaller. The cute little handy portable device was what switched people to MP3s. There's not a movie equivalent. The movies are staying in the living room so there's not as much of an incentive to switch. By the way, in Seattle at least record stores seem to be doing okay, they just have to be good ones. The nationwide chains like Sam Goody and shit died off years ago, but there are locally owned independent chains with a few stores each, like Sonic Boom, Easy Street and Silver Platters (which quickly took over the building from one of the Tower Records when they went belly up). Of course, if you live out in the suburbs somewhere you probaly only have Best Buy so that would be a bummer.
Hey Vern... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 01:51:09 PM
Wanna buy my old Turtles' stamps?
I'VE CHOSEN BOTH FORMATS, AND HERE'S WHY... by El Scorcho	Nov 28th, 2007 02:00:02 PM
Because my parents paid for them. Granted, I can only use them when I'm home, which isn't all that often, but it's good enough for me. And the right price.
Reasonaxe has chosen the local grocery store, and here's why.... by Reasonaxe	Nov 28th, 2007 02:00:46 PM
They have a machine right when you walk in where you can rent DVD's for $1 a day. We rented Hot Fuzz the other day, it was awesome! Can't beat a movie for a buck (plus applicable sales tax)
Oh, we amuse you Bob Palpatine? Do we look like a clown to you? by Vern	Nov 28th, 2007 02:00:56 PM
You seem awfully smug about people not being able to afford the rich people toys that you can. Well congratulations on having some extra money, you must be a pretty great person there if you pulled that one off. If it makes you so "sad sad" that people like me are "too poor/cheap" to afford buying a big ass HDTV and a player and more expensive movies in a format that could easily die in a year or two then by all means buy a whole bunch of copies of my books and help me out. I promise my book SEAGALOGY will give you almost as much joy and enlightenment as your HD copy of I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY or whatever. And with your help I too can look down in amusement at all those fuckin losers with their almost unwatchably low resolution DVDs. How are you gonna even known which one is Chuck and which one is Larry, it just looks like a couple of smears. And it's not nearly as funny without being able to see their pores. Me and you together, we are gonna have some SERIOUS laughs at the expense of poor people, you just wait.
Zardoz chose HD-DVD and here's why... by Zardoz	Nov 28th, 2007 02:02:55 PM
...it was really frickin' cheap! I got a Toshiba A3 and 10 HD's for $159! (No tax, no S&H fee) And I've already got an X360, so I don't need, or want, a PS3. So, until PS3 drops to below $200, I won't be getting Blew-ray...
Vern by BobPalpatine	Nov 28th, 2007 02:09:35 PM
I actually don't own either BR/HDDVD - I'm one of the "cheap" ones I refer to. If I came across as arrogant it was only because I was trying to out-arrogant the arrogant types who have the acumen to foresee the changing of the tide before the rest of us. Didn't know you had a book, I'll check it out.
Conan - The Dark Axe? by JackPumpkinhead	Nov 28th, 2007 02:18:13 PM
I guess not. Probably a different Conan. The Dark Axe was a damn nice adaptation of Conan as a game, though... (Still is, anyway; it's barely 3 years old, after all)
I knew Mori was smarter than the fat fucka in the by Toby Wan	Nov 28th, 2007 02:19:15 PM
upper left corner. Welcome to the club, man.
Can someone tell me why... by Somerichs	Nov 28th, 2007 02:20:14 PM
I can own a movie on DVD, say for example "The Big Lebowski," and NOT ONCE open it up, put it in the player and watch it, but when i'm flipping around channels and it's on Cinemax I have to watch it all the way through? What the hell's up with that?
Bottom line, folks: by DocPazuzu	Nov 28th, 2007 02:23:07 PM
You know why HD DVD and Blu-Ray will never win? Here's the short answer: as long as regular DVDs are available in widescreen AND fullscreen editions, you will NEVER get Joe Sixpack to go for any of that other shit. End of story.
Hook that computer up to your TV. by BillyPilgrim	Nov 28th, 2007 02:25:24 PM
I've got my PC hooked up to my 52" DLP using a DVI cable. I'm able to download plenty of High Def content from the internets. So I doubt I'll ever buy either format. I'll just keep downloading and saving to external drives. For me its way cheaper than buying expensive players that will be out of date in 12 - 14 months. Not to mention its pretty sweet having a 52" computer monitor for all those games......
I haven't bought either, here's why by ZoeFan	Nov 28th, 2007 02:34:03 PM
I admit that I'm a HUGE snob when it comes to the picture. When I go over to a friends house to watch DVDs on an HDTV, it looks like crap. I still have a standard def, however I'm saving up for an HD projector and at that time will try to get my hands on a used/eBay Blu Ray Player as I feel in the long run they will prevail. Slashing prices on players (somtimes below the cost of the player) does not equal a winning strategy.
Mori, I think the PS3 is back compatible, by skimn	Nov 28th, 2007 02:35:36 PM
so I suggest you trade in Conan, for the original PS2 God Of War and/or its sequel. Conan pales in comparison as a lackluster wannabe.
"...plenty of non-nerd Joe Sixpack like dudes." by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 02:35:48 PM
Mode_7, I dunno what the gayness has to do with HDTV....
Bob by Vern	Nov 28th, 2007 02:36:33 PM
I was just flippin you some shit anyway. Hope I wasn't too much of a jerk about it.
HDMI cables: Monster v. Monoprice by Pennsy	Nov 28th, 2007 02:39:12 PM
Does it really make that much of a difference? What I'm asking - you don't think Monster HDMI cable is good, that you're just paying for the brand name? I bought a couple of those cables from Monoprice and not being a technophobe like most of you, I wonder if I'd have done better with a Monster one.
CRANK HAS CHOSEN 8-TRACK AND HERE'S WHY... by Stuntcock Mike	Nov 28th, 2007 02:39:21 PM
Call me in 2014 when this whole deal is done.
Pennsy... by ZoeFan	Nov 28th, 2007 02:45:11 PM
In my experience setting up my friend's HDTVs and in my reading, unless you're like a major Video Snob and have 100 inch or larger screen go with the $6.00 special on eBay.
What the hell? by SebastianHaff	Nov 28th, 2007 02:45:32 PM
Why can't I view this page the way it's supposed to look? It seems this happens about every week, only when I go to Ain't It Cool, the page style is gone and everything is in Times New Roman. Yes. AKA ugly as fuck. How do I make my computer not make Ain't It Cool so goddamn unattractive?
HDMI Cables... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 02:46:33 PM
Pennsy, before the time of HDMI/DVI cables, you would have been served well by getting the Monster versions of your composite, component and cable wire...with HDMI/DVI, there's not a whit's worth of difference. Yes, Monster uses higher quality materials to manufacture their HD cables, but you don't need it because at the HD-capable length all cord operates pretty much the same (the max a HD cable can be before signal degradation occurs is about twenty feet, I believe). Directv always throws in an HDMI cable with their HD receivers...it's as good as any you'll get at Best Buy or Radio Shack.
40 gig PS3's not BC, 80 gig's ARE BC... by Zardoz	Nov 28th, 2007 02:54:32 PM
that's how they dropped the price on the 40 gig PS3's, by making them non-backwards-compatible. But why not just keep your PS2 and get the 40 gig instead of shelling out $200 more for something you don't really need?
Abin Sur by Merrick	Nov 28th, 2007 02:56:24 PM
I've seen the TROY Director's Cut in HD. It is a far better film than the oiginal version; less gay & looks fantastic. STILL a very imperfect movie, but a definite improvement. Much more fully realized than before in every regard.
Thanks Merrick... by Abin Sur	Nov 28th, 2007 03:00:19 PM
I'll have something to look forward to besides Diane Kruger's bosom.
I chose VHS... by Tourist	Nov 28th, 2007 03:07:56 PM
...Since I'm a poor, poor man, I tend to rent more than buy. I generally rent from a chain store because of their deals. 90 per cent of all DVD's are in an unwatchable condition. They are weak, fragile little turds. However, a more than twenty year old VHS keeps on ticking.
DVD still fine for me by turketron	Nov 28th, 2007 03:22:30 PM
My roomate bought one of those HD-DVD players when Wal-Mart had them for $99 a few weeks ago. We watched Casino on it with a HD projector, and I can't say it blew me away any more than an upscaled DVD. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD just don't excite me at all... I do enjoy playing games in 720p on my 360 though.
what was different for Troy DC? by Zardoz	Nov 28th, 2007 03:24:21 PM
specifics?
HD projectors aren't worth it either... by turketron	Nov 28th, 2007 03:26:22 PM
Not in your living room at least. Having to turn every light off to enjoy the thing is REALLY fucking annoying... forget watching anything during the day unless you have some serious curtains. And you need to make sure you have enough space between yourself and the wall you're projecting onto... Give me a LCD HDTV and I'm happy. Fuck that projection bullshit... waste of money unless you've got a separate room dedicated as a home theater.
Node: 20+ year-old VCRs do indeed still work... by SpyGuy	Nov 28th, 2007 03:32:38 PM
I still have one of first big and boxey models Zenith released from waaaay back in the early '80s and it works just fine. And unlike many VCRs manufactured during the '90s, it doesn't eat tapes or crap out on you after only a few years' use. VCRs...pretty much like TiVo, only much, much cheaper.
Holding out for Holographic Versatile Disc by Dingbatty	Nov 28th, 2007 03:40:23 PM
or Protein-Coated Disc.
General Crom, you're an idiot and here's why: by wackynephews	Nov 28th, 2007 03:48:37 PM
It's called better mastering. Check out the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society Vol. 55 Number 9, September 2007, entitled "Audibility of a CD-Standard ADA Loop Inserted Into High-Resolution Audio Playback" by E. Brad Meyer and David Moran. They explain that the difference has nothing to do with the format but everything to do with the changes in mastering discs.
Physical Meida.. by TiPPiDa	Nov 28th, 2007 03:55:13 PM
I gotta tell you.. I've got a shitload of DVD's and its a pain in the ass storing them, whereas if I had a Kaleidescape or Axonix MediaMaxHD Server (my next big ticket item to get) in my home, that would be IT. The DVD's, HDDVD's, and BLURAY discs could go into boxes in my garage for all I care after that. I'd rather show off movies stored on my server and a bunch of discs.
I guarantee by kilik777	Nov 28th, 2007 03:56:47 PM
You will be watching a lot more blu ray movies than playing the PS3. Xbox 360 FTW! http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
Zardoz by erichaislar	Nov 28th, 2007 04:11:36 PM
The score of the film was changed dramatically, with many of the female vocals being cut. Various shots were recut and extended. For instance, the love scene between Helen and Paris was reframed to include more nudity of Diane Kruger. Only one scene was removed: the scene where Helen tends to the wound of Paris is taken out. The battle scenes were also extended, showing much more of Ajax's bloody rampage on the Trojans during the initial attack by the Greek Army. Perhaps most significantly was the sacking of Troy, barely present in the theatrical cut, but shown fully here. Characters were given more time to develop, specifically Priam and Odysseus, the latter being given a humorous introduction scene. Lastly, bookend scenes were added: the beginning being a soldier's dog finding its dead master, and the end including a sequence where the few surviving Trojans escape to Mount Ida.
Wow, look at all the hate for the PS3 by Bob X	Nov 28th, 2007 04:19:18 PM
Probably somewhat fueled by envy from 360 owners who wish they didn't have to pay for online play. Also, while some games (like COD4) look the same on both systems and some look better on the PS3 (Assassin's Creed, Oblivion) or have more content (Darkness), the system has its fair share of kick-ass exclusives like Ratchet & Clank, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Resistance. Also, it looks sexy, upconverts DVDs and doesn't break down constantly. So while the 360 has a respectably choice of games, right now the PS3 is BY FAR the better choice.
I bought blue-ray first too - last night by ufoclub1977	Nov 28th, 2007 04:20:13 PM
I was in Walmart and had to buy the Close Encounters Blue-Ray set... it is my favorite movie. Then I went home and logged onto amazon and ordered the Samsung BD-P1400 1080p Blu-Ray Player for it's superior audio capabilities. Those of you who say DVD will do, even though you have the cash, are simply the same souls that would have not cared for a color tv back when they came out. here's the most punk assrape homemade horror movie ever made: http://www.ifilm.com/profile/u foclub1977/video/2915097
I meant... by ufoclub1977	Nov 28th, 2007 04:21:31 PM
http://www.ifilm.com/profile/u foclub1977/video/2915097
damn by ufoclub1977	Nov 28th, 2007 04:22:56 PM
without the space in the ufo.
the real reason Moriarty went BLU-RAY by HEADGEEK	Nov 28th, 2007 04:30:13 PM
I can't believe you people buy his rancid bullshit. Sony bought ANCHOR BAY to release the MASTERS OF HORROR series on BLU RAY. Drew went BLU RAY so he could stroke his muleskin to his own HD master...bation. They bought him off heart and soul. If he truly loved John Carpenter, he'd have gone HD DVD, where THE THING resides in utter perfection!
Harry Figured Me Out by TheRealMoriarty	Nov 28th, 2007 04:35:31 PM
True, I don't have CIGARETTE BURNS on Blu-Ray yet, but when I do, the PANTLESSNESS SHALL COMMENCE! AND I SHALL SHILL ALL DAY!
turketron - HD PROJECTORS by HEADGEEK	Nov 28th, 2007 04:35:38 PM
Um dude - if you're a MOVIE lover - getting the black out curtains and localized non-spill lights to be able to watch your films 9' by 12' in PERFECT HD GLORY is EXACTLY what you want. Right now - I'm watching BOURNE SUPREMACY on that size - not less than 7 feet from where I sit and it's absolutely stunning.
The Digital Distribution Panic by d1138	Nov 28th, 2007 04:37:28 PM
Look, we've got quite a ways to go before the perfection of the Netflix Box. The first trials are going to pump sub-DVD quality into our brand new HDTV sets, and what's the point of that? Watching on a laptop is even more unpleasant. Besides, Joe Dollar still wants a tangible, hard-case version of Transformers to take over to his buddy's house. Though this format war is retarded, digital distribution isn't going to be the dark horse just yet.
zodiac has chosen Blu Ray...and here's why by zodiac1012	Nov 28th, 2007 04:40:49 PM
because HD-DVD sucks and will loose the format war.
I'm sitting this one out too by QuantumAlbatross	Nov 28th, 2007 04:43:40 PM
I too am waiting for downloads. Sure, right now a 30GB download would take a while. So does getting a disk delivered or going to the shops. I don't need it right away, and downloads will get faster with time. Storage space? Well, hard drives are getting rapidly cheaper. I've got about a terabyte sitting in front of me and I could pick up the same amount today for around £150. And when your iPod breaks, you don't lose all the stuff on it. You get a new one and resync it with whatever you use as your media server. I've got music on a server, synced with iPods, and backed up on another hard drive. The physical media is irrelevant, and the quality's just an issue of storage and bandwidth. Currently I watch most content on a PVR hard drive from satellite, which is near-as-dammit video-on-demand. Stocking up on another library of disks in this climate seems like a dead end when I'm already waiting to clear out all the paperbacks.
Mori went Blu-Ray because the PS3 looked pretty? by GregoryHarbin	Nov 28th, 2007 04:43:44 PM
Sorry, man. You should have done more research. Blu-Ray = UMD = MemoryStick = MiniDisc = Betamax.
I'll Wait Til The Battle Has Ended... by christian66	Nov 28th, 2007 04:57:34 PM
..and pick up all that cool shit you nerds left behind.
Mori, there's something wrong with your BluRay! by MattmanReturns	Nov 28th, 2007 05:07:04 PM
I have Ratatouille playing on a PS3 on a 1080p, 50 inch samsung, and it looks pristine. And the HiDefDigest review confirms it: http://bluray.highdefdigest.co m/1048/ratatouille.html
Zardoz by Merrick	Nov 28th, 2007 05:07:29 PM
Erichaislar's details (above) are all correct. Another change not mentioned is the visual reworking of the film. If I understand correctly, many of TROY's photogrpahic elements have been re-approached/re-considered; some colors enhanced, others muted, things of this nature. The film now has a very different visual texture than the theatrical edit.
Oh nevermind by MattmanReturns	Nov 28th, 2007 05:11:16 PM
I should read the rest of your article before posting. Durr.
I can always count on you Mori by wadi77	Nov 28th, 2007 05:13:50 PM
Yes, blu-ray for me too.
$40 DVD player from Walmart is the correct answer by PervOmatic	Nov 28th, 2007 05:16:35 PM
Because you can burn DIVX avis that you get from bittorrent.
I'll probably end up with Both by ZeroCorpse	Nov 28th, 2007 05:17:26 PM
Because I'm a gadget whore. I'd avoid Blu-Ray, but it looks like it's inevitable that I'll have to pick up a PS3 at some point despite my love for my XBox 360. I work in a book store and a video store, and in both the leaning seems to be toward Blu-Ray. I'm getting pushed into it by the companies I get my employee discounts from. But I agree with Mori. . . It will all be digitally distributed via the tubes soon. We won't need physical media at all. Apple is already trying to wean people off DVDs and other physical media altogether, and other companies are making direct downloads very attractive (MS with the 360 video marketplace, for example). When someone works out a scheme to let me purchase an HD video and store it permanently on a hard drive or server or something, it will be all over for physical media. Right now, the HD downloads are all timed, meaning I'm renting, not buying them. When I can KEEP my downloads and watch them whenever I want, forever, that's when physical media dies.
They're going to cancel eachother out.... by Kasch	Nov 28th, 2007 05:18:19 PM
...because most people will never pick up new technology that isn't universal. If these companies ever want the new format to get anywhere, they'll merge HD-DVD and Blue Ray into a single format that people can buy every movie on. All this "pick-and-choose" bullshit will only make HD discs go the way of the laserdisc.
Moriarty, beware ADD with little Toshii there . . by lavaboat	Nov 28th, 2007 05:22:44 PM
I'm sure you're well aware that the psychic wiring of a small child is delicate, fragile thing. Said wiring is laying itself out for the first and only time. There is no data to support the idea that children two and under reap any kind of benefit from televisual entertainments. Of course, cooing and smiling is a benefit that a parent seems to require more than a child. Would you let your child stare at a flickering bulb? Sure, why not you might ask. Well, would you let your child stare at a flickering bulb for twenty-five hours a week. Of course not. You see, the ADD boom really found it's wings during the late eighties, a mere five yrs. after vcr's were mainstreamed. This is important and here's why. Vcr's represent the world's first form of on-demand television. With a vcr a person could entertain themselves or their child nonstop with chosen entertainments for the first time. You see, Moriarty, our generation didn't have this problem when we were small children. Cartoons came on in the morning and afternoon and that was about it. Something to think about.
Bought a PS3 in the UK The same morning! by Kefrif	Nov 28th, 2007 05:24:04 PM
Hey Drew, SNAP! Recommend you get a hold of Call of Duty 4, game sold the system to me. Killer is that I still only have standard def TV so its like putting on glasses that are decade out of date. Still - you can tell the quality difference of Blu-Ray even at this def. Happy viewing, and happy gaming me hombre!
Going HD is inevitable once you have a projector... by TheRealSeveren	Nov 28th, 2007 05:24:39 PM
I had a 13" dvd/tv combo for ages and finally upgraded. I dont understand why you would ever buy a $2000 LCD HDTV when you can get a top of the line projector with a $300 rebate and a 6x8 ft. screen for around $1100! I picked up a receiver and A2 shortly thereafter. I did get carried away buying HD-dvds because I started picking up titles I normally wouldnt buy on dvd like Transformers or other mainstream flicks. I compare it to listening to albums on vinyl. There's just something more compelling about certain media. Its more of an experience.
Bob X, your kidding right? by jae683	Nov 28th, 2007 05:28:32 PM
PS3 pales in comparison to XBOX. None of the exclusives has lived up to the hype, yet. I keep hoping there will come a game that will make the PS3 worthy, but I haven't seen it yet and not for a lack of trying. Good Blu-Ray player though.
Hook a Brutha up! I need info... by Somerichs	Nov 28th, 2007 05:33:05 PM
I got a DVD player and a regular ol TV that's big as a house (big as a house!). I'll soon be in the market for one of them fancy-shmancy flat-screen TVs, but i don't have the first clue as to where best to go to do a little research, or, better yet, find a TRUSTED SOURCE that can say go buy this TV, it's the best one out there. Sure, I could go to a big-box store and listen to them, but I would no sooner trust them to tell me truthfully what's best for my situation/budget than I would a shmo off the street (i'd probably trust a shmo off the street more), they all have agendas for selling a particular brand or whatever. Soooooo, can anyone out there point me to a reputable website or magazine or whatever that I can go to for some straight talk, that's not too too technical, to get the straight scoop on all these TVs, etc.?? Because having read thru most of this talkback, it's clear there's some very knowledgeable folks readin AICN, whose direction on such matters I would trust implicitly! thanks!
Vern by Dokkalvar	Nov 28th, 2007 05:34:15 PM
Why are you under the assumption that something like the IPOD made people switch over to MP3s when IPOD's don't use .MP3's at all? Okay. Technicality. But I'll challenge you to prove otherwise that MP3 dominance wasn't born out of Napster's fame..and there is a movie equivalent, well sorta. The Argument is bullshit because although some people will want their collection to play in portable devices, most, and I'll bet all would feel comfortable paying for an online service that allowed them streaming movies, unlimited viewing when-ever, where ever. You won't need a collection. It'll all be in a pool, out there, on a series of corporate servers and you won't have to worry about water damage, or some other damn thing that might happen to them. Upgrades? No problem. Ah, the future. It's not here yet, but it's getting close enough to call the game.
I'VE CHOSEN DVD AND HERE'S WHY by ObiWanCon	Nov 28th, 2007 05:37:14 PM
BECAUSE IT FUCKING RULES OK
ATTN: Somerichs by TheRealSeveren	Nov 28th, 2007 05:38:02 PM
My advice: dont get a TV. Get a projector. Projectorpeople.com is a great site. Lots of deals and reviews. Bid on a screen on ebay...Id recommend Da-lite brand. Overall its cheaper than getting one of the new flat panels and its a fully immersive experience. Any cables you need, Id go through s-video.com Come to the other side, man! Hope this helps...
Ok, I'll bite by Aphex Twin	Nov 28th, 2007 05:38:27 PM
Being that I'm an owner of both a 360 and the PS3 here's my personal experience with both. I haven't turned my 360 on since I bought Uncharted almost 2 weeks ago. I bought the PS3 version of CoD4 and Assassin's Creed because I didn't want to hear the jet engine noise the 360 makes when running a DVD or game. If it weren't for Ace Combat 6 I wouldn't have a 360 at all. However the Xbox live arcade has some fun stuff. Bomberman and TMNT arcade get a lot of play when I do run the 360 every once in a while. 360 hit its apex the day Halo 3 came out. Unless they announce a Gears of War or Halo sequel, there is absolutely jack shit coming out for 360 in the forseeable future that I can't get on PS3.
HD technology is unnecessary, and sales prove it by BMacSmith	Nov 28th, 2007 05:40:59 PM
Only super ultra film geeks with tons of expendable money really want this. Every one else from Joe movie renter to big movie fans like me are fine with DVD. The difference in quality is so minimal. Its such a blatant attempt to force a product we dont need, I can't believe more people dont see through it. If it werent for game consoles, both of these formats are dead already
I like the word 'twaddle' by InspectorDoppler	Nov 28th, 2007 05:46:49 PM
The notion that iPods and Apple have somehow ruined the music industry or brought about the death of physical media is ignorant twaddle. If anything their online store is a band aid on the music industry's sucking chest wound of digital piracy. And the iPod provides a nice scapegoat for technophobe executives and the "why can't things stay the way they were" crowd, but the iPod didn't start the digital music revolution, it just rode the unstoppable and inevitable wave.
iPods may have ruined POP albums, but who cares? by BMacSmith	Nov 28th, 2007 05:52:53 PM
Rock fans like me still love albums. Singles just feel incomplete to me...
Thanks, TheRealSeveren... by Somerichs	Nov 28th, 2007 05:53:23 PM
I'll check those out...anyone else care to chime in?
You have chosen.... by WONKABAR	Nov 28th, 2007 05:57:57 PM
wisely
Thanks, ZoeFan, AbinSur. by Pennsy	Nov 28th, 2007 06:09:36 PM
I did go the Monoprice route. This was just one of those 'wondering about the road less traveled' moments.
ironic_name by Sir Loin	Nov 28th, 2007 06:14:45 PM
bahaha...I literally laughed out loud at your 2 acre/datacube system post, nicely done :D
IF YOU GO BLU-RAY THIS XMAS, YOU MUST.... by Playkins	Nov 28th, 2007 06:15:16 PM
...get 2001. Absolutely the BEST transfer of an older movie I've even seen, in any format (I've got both before you flame me, thanks). Film looks like it was done yesterday. ZERO grain, gorgeous colors.
The World chosen Blu-ray, here's why. by wadi77	Nov 28th, 2007 06:18:25 PM
Toshiba is cutting down the price of their HD-DVD players, losing money for for the sake of winning. Is all other HD-DVD manufacturers going to cut down the price too? No, they want to make money. Sony is not cutting down the blu-ray prices, so are other manufacturers, so everyone's happy. But Sony is losing money on their PS3s, will this affect the other manufacturers? NO. So blu-ray will prevail from the fact that it is supported by many electronic companies. PS3 is the cheapest entertainment center ever, plays blu-ray, DVD, CD, SACD, memory cards, 4 USB ports, and of course, HD games. And the firmware easily updatable using wi-fi.XBOX? It's not even from toshiba, they need to make hardware upgrade to be able to watch HD-DVD. Microsoft can choose to make it upgrades for blu-ray if they want to, the already own the video codec VC-1 that both blu-ray and HD-DVDs are using. Blu-ray can hold 50GB data for dual-layer disc, but HD-DVD only 30GB! That easily explains which will have better picture/audio quality, the only question is how good the transfer is done. It's the toughest disc I have ever seen, the hard-coating makes it scratch proof. More studios are also releasing the home videos exclusively on blu-ray, Disney/Touchstone (Buena Vista,), Fox, Lionsgate, MGM Sony Pictures (Columbia/TriStar). Warner Bros/New Line are neutral, but lates indication shows they will most likely join the blu-ray exclusives. Paramount? Wait until the 18 months deal over. A lot more advantage are there, those are some that I can remember.
Three Real Good Reasons why Physical media won't die by mukhtabi	Nov 28th, 2007 06:20:21 PM
1) Education: You need dvds, or vids, or film reels to show movies and or clips in film classes and other such coursework. 2) Libraries: Gotta have a place where we can watch movies for free, and that would be dvds and vids from the public libraries of the world. 3) General Demand: Tom Friedman tells us the world is 'flattening' but it hasn't yet. Plenty of countries are behind us or in front of us in technology, and they all enjoy their dvds. So Physical media is unlikely to go extinct, just become more of that plastic the Earth will compile into its environs when we finally go extinct.
Toshi? by eXcommunicated	Nov 28th, 2007 06:37:05 PM
As in... gulp... the station that sells power converters? Wow, Mori...

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