Is it worth to purchase HD DVD

Is it worth to purchase HD DVD? what's the new feature of Sony latest HD DVD player?

Is it worth to purchase HD DVD? what's the new feature of Sony latest HD DVD player?

I think it is worth it to purchase HD DVD. Do not buy a Sony HD DVD player, regardless of features, new or old, the darn things just won't play a single HD DVD. HD DVD is a dead format and Sony is a big reason it is dead.

Chris

Is it worth to purchase HD DVD? what's the new feature of Sony latest HD DVD player?

your mean sony's latest blu-ray player.sony never made a hd dvd player.i don't know if its worth it unless someone gave me there hd dvd player and moviesas chris said its a dead format with no new movies that will ever see on hd dvd.

In case the op is serious about his question (i always have doubts about posts like this from new members with a lot of fishy links in their sig ;) (says the guy with a fish as his avatar :lol:) ):

The answer is: HD DVD can be worth to be purchased today, depending on your preferences, priorities and interests. Which you've said nothing about, so it not easy to speculate about them. ;)

The format provides 1080p video with good to great audio tracks and a selection from a few hundred movies, some of those can be bought for really low prices. Some people consider that very interesting and very much worth it.

In case the op is serious about his question (i always have doubts about posts like this from new members with a lot of fishy links in their sig ;) (says the guy with a fish as his avatar :lol:) ):


I have doubts, too. Spam removed from his sig...

I have doubts, too. Spam removed from his sig...Bruce you have a couple of HD DVD's ,dont ya :lol:

Bruce you have a couple of HD DVD's ,dont ya :lol:

Yeah, that reminds me...I do have a few of those lying around... :lol:

;)

Yeah, that reminds me...I do have a few of those lying around... :lol:

;)

Have you got every HD DVD released yet? If not, which ones are you still missing?

Have you got every HD DVD released yet? If not, which ones are you still missing?

I'm missing about 15 or so, mainly the Russian titles and a few overpriced docs released in the US. On the other hand, I do have some movies recorded in HD onto 15gb HD DVD-R, and I'll be getting more of those. For example, I have From Russia With Love on HD DVD (who'da thunk it? :p) , and frankly, it has more detail than the BD version because the Blu-ray has some serious DNR. :eek:

So, for me, HD DVD lives on. :banana:

I'm missing about 15 or so, mainly the Russian titles and a few overpriced docs released in the US. On the other hand, I do have some movies recorded in HD onto 15gb HD DVD-R, and I'll be getting more of those. For example, I have From Russia With Love on HD DVD (who'da thunk it? :p) , and frankly, it has more detail than the BD version because the Blu-ray has some serious DNR. :eek:

So, for me, HD DVD lives on. :banana:

You have "From Russia With Love" on HD DVD-R? That is pretty funny, how did you get that?

Chris

You have "From Russia With Love" on HD DVD-R? That is pretty funny, how did you get that?

Chris

They are just HD movies recorded off the TV onto HD DVD blanks. What's funny is that in this case, the HD DVD recording looks sharper than the Blu-ray release. Sometimes you don't know how much DNR goes into a transfer until you have a relatively DNR-free copy to compare it to. I haven't compared any others but I don't expect such results to be the norm, as I have heard From Russia With Love BD is not such a good transfer to begin with.

They are just HD movies recorded off the TV onto HD DVD blanks. What's funny is that in this case, the HD DVD recording looks sharper than the Blu-ray release. Sometimes you don't know how much DNR goes into a transfer until you have a relatively DNR-free copy to compare it to. I haven't compared any others but I don't expect such results to be the norm, as I have heard From Russia With Love BD is not such a good transfer to begin with.

I have "From Russia With Love" I recorded to D-VHS and if I think about it, I will see how it compares. Do you have an HD DVD recorder?

Chris

I have "From Russia With Love" I recorded to D-VHS and if I think about it, I will see how it compares. Do you have an HD DVD recorder?

Chris

I wish. Someone else recorded it for me. You should check you D-VHS copy, I'm sure you'll see more high frequency detail on it as well. I wonder what other movies they're DNRing too much on BD, that look sharper on D-VHS or off the TV?

I wish. Someone else recorded it for me. You should check you D-VHS copy, I'm sure you'll see more high frequency detail on it as well. I wonder what other movies they're DNRing too much on BD, that look sharper on D-VHS or off the TV?

I haven't watched the Blu-ray version yet if I recall correctly, the last time I watched this film was on D-VHS. I have watched Dr. No and a couple other Blu-ray Bonds and thought they were easily the best versions I have seen. I don't recall whether I recorded it off DirecTV or Comcast either. The low bitrate MPEG-2 satellite and cable recordings are not comparable to Blu-ray but some of them do look good. The 2005 recordings I made from DirecTV were better before DirecTV had to further compress HDTV to fit more channels. I don't know if I will ever get a Blu-ray recorder but instead just continue to use D-VHS and W-VHS.

Chris

I think the OP was talking about upscaling players since he mentioned a Sony HD DVD player. ;)

It looks like another consumer is still very confused about how these mfg are marketing the upscalers to make them appear to really be HD players. :banghead:

http://www.red2blu.com/products.html


Food for thought!

http://www.red2blu.com/products.html


Food for thought!


You send them your HD DVD copy any they send you a BD of the same movie for $5, is that what's going on here?

How nice of them.. still not interested haha.

You send them your HD DVD copy any they send you a BD of the same movie for $5, is that what's going on here?

How nice of them.. still not interested haha.

Actually you keep the disc and just send the case cover/back with the order. Not a bad deal really if you want to convert a partial box set to all BD or such things. Also for those who want to move to only one format going forward.

For me, even only being $5.00/movie and only Warner titles would still add up to quite a bit for me to basically have the same movie in HD only in the "other" format.

Actually you keep the disc and just send the case cover/back with the order. Not a bad deal really if you want to convert a partial box set to all BD or such things. Also for those who want to move to only one format going forward.

For me, even only being $5.00/movie and only Warner titles would still add up to quite a bit for me to basically have the same movie in HD only in the "other" format.

That's cool to be able to keep the disc. I agree w/ you though on the second portion of your post. $5 a pop adds up pretty quickly. Plus, if you've got a good HD DVD player,(or a few in most peoples case) then there would be no point owning the movie on both formats... Unless the transfer on any disc is known to be significantly better on BD.

I'm sure it's geared more for those considering giving up their HD DVD player and going BD only. That probably still leaves a fair number with large HD DVD libraries, or it would not be worth their while to buy any back.
Having more options is always better, whether you use them or not.

That's cool to be able to keep the disc. I agree w/ you though on the second portion of your post. $5 a pop adds up pretty quickly. Plus, if you've got a good HD DVD player,(or a few in most peoples case) then there would be no point owning the movie on both formats... Unless the transfer on any disc is known to be significantly better on BD.

It is my opinion that a Warner movie on Blu-ray is worth more than $5 plus an HD DVD cover. In general, it isn't difficult to justify purchasing something worth considerably more than the cost and I am going to bet this offer is popular.

Chris

I am going to bet this offer is popular.

Not to me! :what:

For me, it still seems to be both redundant and a bit of a profit ploy from the studio!

Not to me! :what:

For me, it still seems to be both redundant and a bit of a profit ploy from the studio!

I feel the same as well. I was going to swap out my Batman Begins HD DVD for a BD, but I don't feel that it is worth the time or effort.

Yes, you can buy a cheap old one, just can play a HD DVD.

People, let's not forget that there is an additional $6.95 shipping/handling fee for each and every disc. That makes the deal a little less sweet. Why such a high S/H fee anyway?

People, let's not forget that there is an additional $6.95 shipping/handling fee for each and every disc. That makes the deal a little less sweet. Why such a high S/H fee anyway?

It is actually $6.95 for the entire order, up to 25 movies per household.

Q: How much is shipping and handling?
A: Flat fee shipping and handling is $6.95 on your entire order shipped within the Continental US. The fee is $8.95 in Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.

I will be selling my Toshiba HD-A35 with over 60 HD-DVDs shortly.

I feel the same as well. I was going to swap out my Batman Begins HD DVD for a BD, but I don't feel that it is worth the time or effort.

The only profit potential I see would be as a result of creating goodwill with the HD DVD customers that want out and an affordable way to replace their HD DVD collection with Blu-ray. If you think it is profitable to sell Blu-ray at $5 each plus $6.95 total to ship 25 movies, I disagree. If anything, there is profit opportunity for all of the purchases that would have been made by the same customers at a profitable price that has been lost, meaning this promotion comes at a cost. It is a calculated cost because there may have been some disgruntled HD DVD fans that would not get involved with Blu-ray otherwise.

This is a good opportunity for a portion of the HD DVD owners to bail out now, there will never be a better time. I am sure other companies are considering a similar move but may not do it because of the cost. Warner is the HD DVD supporter that has the most to gain because of the bad feelings the HD DVD customers had when Warner killed the format with a simple business decision.

Chris

This is a good opportunity for a portion of the HD DVD owners to bail out now, there will never be a better time. I am sure other companies are considering a similar move but may not do it because of the cost. Warner is the HD DVD supporter that has the most to gain because of the bad feelings the HD DVD customers had when Warner killed the format with a simple business decision.

Chris

A better time is when there are no more HD DVD exclusives. Universal alone has over 100 exclusives in HD DVD, so bailing on HD DVD means bailing on their exclusives as well. And Universal is in no hurry whatsoever to play "catch up". It's certainly something worth taking into account (besides the ridiculously cheap prices, of course), before bailing. ;)

I could understand the "bailout mentality" if that was something I wanted or cared to do.

But why would I?

My Toshiba HD DVD players will probably outlast my interest in watching physical media at home anyway, by that time we'll see some new Improved technology come along the will make all of the discs obsolete.

My HD DVDs are just as good as my Blu-Ray discs in picture quality and most of the time sound quality also, I have both players so why would I want to double dip just to have all my high definition movies on Blu-Ray?

I could understand the "bailout mentality" if that was something I wanted or cared to do.

But why would I?

My Toshiba HD DVD players will probably outlast my interest in watching physical media at home anyway, by that time we'll see some new Improved technology come along the will make all of the discs obsolete.

My HD DVDs are just as good as my Blu-Ray discs in picture quality and most of the time sound quality also, I have both players so why would I want to double dip just to have all my high definition movies on Blu-Ray?

Well said. Performance should be all that matters.

A better time is when there are no more HD DVD exclusives. Universal alone has over 100 exclusives in HD DVD, so bailing on HD DVD means bailing on their exclusives as well. And Universal is in no hurry whatsoever to play "catch up". It's certainly something worth taking into account (besides the ridiculously cheap prices, of course), before bailing. ;)

I swapped 25 HD DVDs in the red3blu deal because I got a Samsung BD-P3600 player as a gift that does the Netflix streaming. I still have about 40 other HD DVD titles, primarily from Universal or imports. The red2blu deal was cool because you got to keep the discs. I color copied the cover art and sent the originals to Warners.

I wish Universal would do the same as most of the titles I have are not currently available on Blu Ray from Universal and they should step up and offer a similar deal.

Bruce I agree with you that Universal is making little effort to catch up.