Is it worth to purchase HD DVD

perry1234 · 05-06-2009, 02:36 AM

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

Chris Gerhard · 05-06-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by perry1234

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

tvine2000 · 05-06-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by perry1234

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.

Nikopol · 05-06-2009, 09:50 AM

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

) ):

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.

**bruceames** · 05-06-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikopol

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

) ):

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

sawzalot · 05-06-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

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

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

**bruceames** · 05-06-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by sawzalot

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

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

HD Goofnut · 05-06-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

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

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

**bruceames** · 05-06-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

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?

) , and frankly, it has more detail than the BD version because the Blu-ray has some serious DNR.

So, for me, HD DVD lives on.

Chris Gerhard · 05-07-2009, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

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?

) , and frankly, it has more detail than the BD version because the Blu-ray has some serious DNR.

So, for me, HD DVD lives on.

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

Chris

**bruceames** · 05-07-2009, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Gerhard

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.

Chris Gerhard · 05-07-2009, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

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

**bruceames** · 05-07-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Gerhard

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?

Chris Gerhard · 05-07-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by bruceames

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

**PFC5** · 05-07-2009, 01:46 PM

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.

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PFC5 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 28,349	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. __________________ Denon AVR-887 Klipsch RP-5 Pwred Towers (mains) (525 watts peak each 12"Subs) All Klipsch RC-25(ctr),(2)SS1(surr),(2)SS1(rearSurr) Toshiba (2)HD-A20,PS3,BD35 For SACD/DVD-A Samsung HD-841 Panny 50pz80u plasma SETTINGS RCA HD50LPW162 50"DLP w/HD2+ SA 3250HD 47" LCD+Yamaha5790+HD-A1(bedroom) Harmony 680 + (2) 670s (amazing remote/support) Game room with Onkyo receiver & B&W Speakers The_Cable_Game Take the high ground and be happier

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Nikopol Uwe Boll's my hero Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Maelstrom Blu-rays: 14 Age: 4 Posts: 6,374	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 ) ): 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.