Would You Buy A Hd Dvd Player And A Blu Ray Player?

GISMO · 01-08-2006, 05:44 AM

if there is no winnner how many people would buy 2 players?or would movie companys put the movies out on two different formats 1 hd dvd and blu ray?if there was never no winner i would buy two players that would suck but i really love watching hd movies.THANK YOU

SLedford · 01-08-2006, 07:41 AM

I will buy one HD player. It will be the "winner's" player or a reasonably priced player that can handle both, but I only will buy one player.

That means that I will be watching from the sidelines (and continuing to buy regular DVDs) for some time to come.

truckie23 · 01-08-2006, 08:38 AM

I saw a report that the first Bluray player will be out soon and will cost in the area of $1800 from Pioneer. That is a lot of cheese. On the same report it was mentioned that the HDDVD player would be in the neighborhood of $4-500. Alittle more reasonable. Anyway it shakes out someone is going to get the short end of the stick will competing formats.

LordGamer · 01-08-2006, 09:46 AM

Blu-ray camp has more support and better tech. However, HD-DVD will be offered at a significantly lower price point in general. Toshiba will debut their HD-DVD players at $500 and $800; whereas, currently, the lowest Blu-ray player is expected to be around $1,000.

There will be a clear winner eventually and if Sony is able to lower the price points of the BR players, I believe it will be them.

I had no original intention on picking up a HD-DVD player, but for $500, I probably will. And since I still plan on picking up a PS3 (I will buy a BR before PS3, if the price is around $500), I will get both.

1080i Ownz · 01-08-2006, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LordGamer

Blu-ray camp has more support and better tech. However, HD-DVD will be offered at a significantly lower price point in general. Toshiba will debut their HD-DVD players at $500 and $800; whereas, currently, the lowest Blu-ray player is expected to be around $1,000.

There will be a clear winner eventually and if Sony is able to lower the price points of the BR players, I believe it will be them.

I had no original intention on picking up a HD-DVD player, but for $500, I probably will. And since I still plan on picking up a PS3 (I will buy a BR before PS3, if the price is around $500), I will get both.

PS3 will play BR, right?

LordGamer · 01-08-2006, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 1080i Ownz

PS3 will play BR, right?

Yes, sir.

scamp · 01-08-2006, 01:36 PM

I'm going to wait and use the Force...

I'll go with the format that best shows the Star Wars saga....

God I'm sooo shallow.

Nickyct · 01-08-2006, 07:10 PM

I would get whichever one is the least expensive MEDIA and RECORDER. Mainly is because I want to record my favorite shows in HD. and If they have the HD-DVR that's reasonable I might even go for that first and let the price of these format to come down dirt cheap then I'll buy one.
I'm pretty sure that they will have a combo out soon. I don't think DVD plus and minus would take off this fast if it wasn't for the combo.
Less confusion to consumer.
I don't think I want to restart my whole movie collection again.
I was watching my DVD on my 32" LCD and the picture was almost like HD. I'm happy with that for now.

ah802 · 01-09-2006, 12:49 AM

Combo Player on it's way...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09...bluray_player/

dontknowjack · 01-09-2006, 03:38 AM

What are the chance that there won't be a "winner" and both format will coexist forever(or until something better comes along). If that is the case, I will go with HD-DVD because it's cheaper. Otherwise I'll wait for the winner before buying.

Gabe Logan · 01-09-2006, 04:33 AM

Going the cheaper route may not work out the best either since maybe your favorite movie will belong to a studio that is not in the HD-DVD camp so that's where a combo player no matter the price will be very valuable.

crazyal · 01-09-2006, 07:23 PM

Has anyone seen a nice looking player from either camp? My god everyone I've seen looks like my old dvd player from 10 years ago. Since they have blue ray drives for computers it can't be the drive portion of the play needing all that bulk. For $1800 I want sleek and modern not boxy and square. I'm going to wait until the next gen comes out, by then hopefully they will look nice and play both formats.

1080i Ownz · 01-12-2006, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by crazyal

Has anyone seen a nice looking player from either camp? My god everyone I've seen looks like my old dvd player from 10 years ago. Since they have blue ray drives for computers it can't be the drive portion of the play needing all that bulk. For $1800 I want sleek and modern not boxy and square. I'm going to wait until the next gen comes out, by then hopefully they will look nice and play both formats.

I here ya; reminds me of the old brick cel phones back in the late 80's. I think the PS3 will look the best on my TV stand.

1080i Ownz · 01-12-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dontknowjack

What are the chance that there won't be a "winner" and both format will coexist forever(or until something better comes along).

Thats what I was thinking.....

ah802 · 01-13-2006, 12:56 AM

Look for the price of the media... it will dictate what you have. I suspect that it will be years before it's commonly available at a cheap price. Even then I have my miss-givings with plastic disk and dye storage. Recent reports indicate data loss as early as 5 years and some experts are suggesting re-copying every ten years. I'd be plenty pee-ed if my $50 a uncopyable DRM HD disk movie died in ten years.

In the mean time PC's will be the media source (hard drive) for most of us.

01-08-2006, 05:44 AM	#1
GISMO GISMO Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: RICHMOND VA Posts: 394	Would You Buy A Hd Dvd Player And A Blu Ray Player? if there is no winnner how many people would buy 2 players?or would movie companys put the movies out on two different formats 1 hd dvd and blu ray?if there was never no winner i would buy two players that would suck but i really love watching hd movies.THANK YOU __________________ MITSUBISHI HD1000 PROJECTOR 120 INCH DIY SCREEN,KENWOOD 7.1 RECEIVER, BOSE VCS-10 CENTER SPEAKER, BOSE 301V FOR FRONTS, BOSE 201V FOR REARS,KENWOOD POWERED SUB.PS3,XBOX360,WII.

01-08-2006, 07:41 AM	#2
SLedford HD Fan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 1,023	Buy one player I will buy one HD player. It will be the "winner's" player or a reasonably priced player that can handle both, but I only will buy one player. That means that I will be watching from the sidelines (and continuing to buy regular DVDs) for some time to come.

01-08-2006, 08:38 AM	#3
truckie23 HD Freak Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 96	HdDVD player I saw a report that the first Bluray player will be out soon and will cost in the area of $1800 from Pioneer. That is a lot of cheese. On the same report it was mentioned that the HDDVD player would be in the neighborhood of $4-500. Alittle more reasonable. Anyway it shakes out someone is going to get the short end of the stick will competing formats.

01-08-2006, 09:46 AM	#4
LordGamer Lord of Gaming Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,788	Blu-ray camp has more support and better tech. However, HD-DVD will be offered at a significantly lower price point in general. Toshiba will debut their HD-DVD players at $500 and $800; whereas, currently, the lowest Blu-ray player is expected to be around $1,000. There will be a clear winner eventually and if Sony is able to lower the price points of the BR players, I believe it will be them. I had no original intention on picking up a HD-DVD player, but for $500, I probably will. And since I still plan on picking up a PS3 (I will buy a BR before PS3, if the price is around $500), I will get both. __________________ LordGamer Profile - George Carlin, R.I.P. 06.22.08 HD Qualifications... -- Westinghouse 47" 1080p LCD (LVM-47w1) -- Scientific Atlanta HD Receiver & DVR (8300HD), Comcast -- Sony Playstation 3 -- Microsoft Xbox 360

01-13-2006, 12:56 AM	#15
ah802 Visual Arts Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,241	media: it's the fuel you put in the car. Look for the price of the media... it will dictate what you have. I suspect that it will be years before it's commonly available at a cheap price. Even then I have my miss-givings with plastic disk and dye storage. Recent reports indicate data loss as early as 5 years and some experts are suggesting re-copying every ten years. I'd be plenty pee-ed if my $50 a uncopyable DRM HD disk movie died in ten years. In the mean time PC's will be the media source (hard drive) for most of us.

01-08-2006, 01:36 PM	#7
scamp High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 76	I'm going to wait and use the Force... I'll go with the format that best shows the Star Wars saga.... God I'm sooo shallow.

01-08-2006, 07:10 PM	#8
Nickyct How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 21	I would get whichever one is the least expensive MEDIA and RECORDER. Mainly is because I want to record my favorite shows in HD. and If they have the HD-DVR that's reasonable I might even go for that first and let the price of these format to come down dirt cheap then I'll buy one. I'm pretty sure that they will have a combo out soon. I don't think DVD plus and minus would take off this fast if it wasn't for the combo. Less confusion to consumer. I don't think I want to restart my whole movie collection again. I was watching my DVD on my 32" LCD and the picture was almost like HD. I'm happy with that for now.

01-09-2006, 12:49 AM	#9
ah802 Visual Arts Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,241	Combo Player on it's way... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09...bluray_player/

01-09-2006, 03:38 AM	#10
dontknowjack High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 949	What are the chance that there won't be a "winner" and both format will coexist forever(or until something better comes along). If that is the case, I will go with HD-DVD because it's cheaper. Otherwise I'll wait for the winner before buying.

01-09-2006, 04:33 AM	#11
Gabe Logan High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 34	Going the cheaper route may not work out the best either since maybe your favorite movie will belong to a studio that is not in the HD-DVD camp so that's where a combo player no matter the price will be very valuable.

01-09-2006, 07:23 PM	#12
crazyal Smarter than the ave bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,305	Has anyone seen a nice looking player from either camp? My god everyone I've seen looks like my old dvd player from 10 years ago. Since they have blue ray drives for computers it can't be the drive portion of the play needing all that bulk. For $1800 I want sleek and modern not boxy and square. I'm going to wait until the next gen comes out, by then hopefully they will look nice and play both formats.