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Originally Posted by Steve
question: why don't the studios release the high def version FIRST, and then wait, oh say 3 months and then release SD. That would get a lot of people talking about high def (blu-ray? what's that? what's happening to SD? is it that much better? how much does it cost? etc.).
It might also anger a few people, but if it truly IS the next generation, then at some point the studios need to treat it as such.. I remember the day when I saw advertising that went "xxx now on DVD!.. (pause) and also available on VHS". It really sent a powerful message. at least in my opinion. and please ensure that ALL supplements from any SD version is included in the high def one, shall we? I'm sure the news would get worse when you say not only can you not buy the $15 dvd version you are accustomed to doing, but we want you to buy a $400 high-def player to watch the movie, which now costs $30. |
Originally Posted by RockStrongo
Of course I dont speak for all dual-supporters, but I would never buy both just for special features. Thats ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
Rdjam over at AVS is sending out a newsletter from his mess of a website stating that a major BD studio is going neutral in the next few days.
The kicker is the studio is New Line with their release of Pan's Labyrinth who's been neutral from the get go. What a whack job this guy is! rotfl |
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Ok, thats nuts. He does however claim that TL51 discs have been running in an XA1 which only needed a firmware upgrade which is pretty cool if true. This war just gets better everyday!
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Originally Posted by trespoochies
It's never worked before. It makes no sense on both sides, for the consumer and the business, to carry out this kind of media barrage, through sales and PR campaigns where both sides constantly spoon-feeding us data that never truthful. I personally think if there were only one format - BD or HD DVD, then the news would simply be about what the studios have to offer, not everyone bitching about numbers, attach rates, and all that stuff that was never talked about during the DVD era. I know it makes for interesting debate, but for me it's just personal, I'm tired of the spin. Yet I keep reading all about it.....
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PC. Mac. :D
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
Rdjam over at AVS is sending out a newsletter from his mess of a website stating that a major BD studio is going neutral in the next few days.
The kicker is the studio is New Line with their release of Pan's Labyrinth who's been neutral from the get go. What a whack job this guy is! rotfl |
Originally Posted by darkside
As time goes by I have less and less interest in special features. I'm not double buying anything and will want the movie over anything else. If I really must see the special features I'll rent the bonus disc.
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Originally Posted by Qui Gon Jim
You are so right. DVD+R and DVD-R, Playstation and XBox, Nintendo and Sega. Two successful formats have NEVER been on the market simultaneously.
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Originally Posted by trespoochies
I'm talking about movie formats, not games. Okay, how about VHS and DVD - does that work?
this format war simply has no precedent in the relatively young home video market. not even VHS vs. BETA is all that comparable. we all want to be armchair market analysts, but none of us really know what is feasible and what isn't. |
Actually that was kind of my point. The only format war I remember was the Beta vs. VHS war, and ultimately there was a winner in that one. Hence my earlier posting about being tired of it all. I'll stay as interested as anyone else - and I am not any kind of authority on it - i'm just the average consumer waiting to see what body (or bodies) float down the river.
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Profile 1.1 for PS3 coming tomorrow!
http://ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=114731 |
VHS/Beta was different because that was the first mass home video product. Right now there is a very good video format out there its called DVD..with a massive installed base.
So I don't think the lessons of VHS/Beta really apply here...IMHO |
Originally Posted by tonymontana313
Profile 1.1 for PS3 coming tomorrow!
http://ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=114731 |
I'm sure it's not practical, but it would be nice for studios to release HD movies the Friday before the Tuesday of release.
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
Nice to hear, although I would've liked to have seen DTS HD-MA decoding instead (unless that's part of this update and just wasn't expressly mentioned).
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Wasn't the latest rumor about dts-hd ma that we would get it in January?
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Good news about 1.1 for the PS3. I'd love to check out some of Saw IV's stuff.
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
Nice to hear, although I would've liked to have seen DTS HD-MA decoding instead (unless that's part of this update and just wasn't expressly mentioned).
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Agreed, considering the earliest we'll see any real 1.1 content is sometime in January. We could use the DTS-HD MA decoding right now.
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Originally Posted by darkside
At this point we need to see the decoding or studios need to dump DTS MA all together. Why put a format on there as the only lossless option if 99% of users can't decode it?
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Originally Posted by darkside
At this point we need to see the decoding or studios need to dump DTS MA all together. Why put a format on there as the only lossless option if 99% of users can't decode it?
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Agreed, considering the earliest we'll see any real 1.1 content is sometime in January. We could use the DTS-HD MA decoding right now.
Thats a few weeks away. I'll be grabbing both and the PS3 sure as hell better be able to play those extras. |
Isn't MA bitstream apparently coming in January?
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PS3 firmware 2.10 is live!
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