cardaway

Gee.. wonder why that is. Could it be so a few folks think they haven't anounced anything yet... I should keep buying their HD-DVD titles.

Adam Tyner

I don't follow your logic. If HD DVD has little/nothing on the horizon and Blu-ray has oodles of titles, how does that drive support for HD DVD?

Qui Gon Jim

He's attacking anyone with a "wait and see attitude." BD's current supporters are lucky that people took a wait and see on BD, because it was stillborn.

Ocelot

wow, a lot of hd-dvd supporters/zealots here... going down with the ship till the end is probably the "pride" feeling right now, kudos to you all anyway. i voted for #2, but honestly, i still do buy hd-dvd (2ndary market baby ).

islandclaws

Zodiac will be my last HD DVD... unless they have ridiculous blow-out sales once the format dies. Honestly, with the speculation that Paramount is prepping new Blu titles and Uni isn't far behind it's only a matter of weeks, not months, before the final nail is driven in the HD coffin. I didn't want it to lose, but the format war continuing means we all lose. I'm done until the huge deals hit.

Spaceknight

I actually haven't decided.
I bought a player from Amazon on the 25th with the 3 free discs offer. I opened the box and realized I needed a HDMI cable, so I didn't unpack it. The Warner news then arrived before the cable did, and the 3 free discs showed up yesterday. Donn't know if I should finish unpacking it now, or just re-pack it all.

Counting the rebate, I'll have 9 new movies I didn't previously own (plus 1 upgrade that I did own) and an up-converting player for my standard discs, plus a line on pretty cheap HD discs over the next few months. On the other hand, it's $179 I could put towards a PS3, or even to some completely different purchase like a widescreen computer monitor.
I guess by itself, it's not a bad *purchase* but it's a now bad *investment*. Is that enough of a difference?

jones

I bought my HD DVD player almost a year ago and I also have a PS3 and a stand alone Samsung Blu-ray player. I have over 100 combined HD DVD/Blu ray discs. I will continue to buy movies on both formats because isn't all about the movies anyway?

What happens if and when Indiana Jones, Jurrasic Park, The Godfather, Jaws, E.T. and other great titles become available?

I've always supported HD DVD and will continue to as long as a title is released that I am interested in.

BTW, I wonder how many HD DVDs will increase in value once they are OOP? I will keep my copy of Pan's Labyrinth on HD DVD. The first and last New Line HD DVD release.

clappj

How many electronics purchases, no matter what type, are a good "investment?"

Edubble

I am on the fence about picking up Eastern Promises and Zodiac on HD DVD. I am a supporter of both formats, because I have the PS3 and an A2, but will not buy anymore down the road unless there is a great HD DVD sale. Should I pick up Eastern Promises and Zodiac, or will they eventually come out on Blu-Ray?

Vipper II

Why wait? If you want them, buy them. It's not like they're going to all of a sudden stop working should they be released on Blu-ray.

Edubble

Thanks! I will definitely grab those two.

MetalGator311

I'll wait on Uni/Paramount titles for HD-DVD, right now all focus is on BD

Cadrian

Your gonna have to explain this one.... How does the war going on, mean the customer loses. I have been buying up B1G1s seems like everyone week up until this announcement. The Studios lose if the war goes on.... The Consumer benefits, If the war continued each company would just continue to out due the other. With out competition that leaves the winner to do whatever the feel and put out crappy products because thats the only thing that the consumer can buy.

Spaceknight

OK, you got me on a bad choice of words
but that's a good point. computers are obsolete pretty much before you unpack them. This may be no different.


Let's put it this way: how does the upconversion on the A3 really compare to a plain upconverting player? Am I at least getting good value out of that?

matome

No, the studios will never continue to lose. If anything they will just bow out altogether, like Weinstein did. Then everyone gets zip.

Cadrian

I really doubt that.... Its also benefits the customer in Hardware and not just disc, If this WB cluster didnt happen, I bet Blu-Ray would be slashing prices on their players sooner then they will now.

RoboDad

The end of the war doesn't signal the end of competition. I'm confused why some people keep parroting that idea. With one format, there will still be multiple studios and multiple player manufacturers vying for your dollar, just as there has been with SD DVD for eleven years. That kind of competition will lead to lower prices.

Also, all of the companies involved view HDM (at least for now) as a new growth market, rather than the stagnating market of SD DVD, so they will all be trying to find ways to provide (perceived) incentives for consumers to upgrade.

kefrank

perhaps, but they may bring the prices down anyway in an effort to overtake DVD, particularly if the studios urge them to.

stonewall

Very surprised by such a high number. I thought that when I selected it that I would be in a very small minority.

My whole reasoning behind going with HD-DVD was that I want a cheap upconverting for my DVD collection for my Plasma TV. With the free movies by mail and instantly, it seemed like a no-brainer. Now, with WB move I am at a cross road. I don't need or want a PS3 and with the current players not 2.0, or whatever, I don't want to buy a player that is not going to suck!

I am just going to ride the ship down and if all else fails then I will buy DVD movies for cheap. At least I still have my HD-DVR and enough HD movies on Tv to keep me happy!

Bill Geiger

I just bought a Panasonic BD30K tonight on eBay brand new for $340.00. I was actually surprised to get it for as little as I did. Nice to know it is coming with a 1 year warranty and the receipt for the 5 free movies.

TheMovieman

Not bad. When you get it, post your thoughts since that will be the player I'd get if I went BD.

beesonosu

I reluctantly bought into HD DVD. Although it looks headed to the grave, I do not regret it.

I did not want a Blu-ray player - I did not want a PS3.
The fact that HD DVD may die does not change that fact.

I'll continue to buy HD DVDs that appeal to me. If, or more likely when, the format dies, I will go with it. I have an unwatched pile of SDs and TV shows that could keep me busy for months, maybe years at the rate I've been going. I'm busy at work, beginning to save money, trying to become more social since my move - all these factors point to the fact that I am buying less movies and watching even less!

I still appreciate my collection but at this time I am satisfied with the size of it although it isn't big and is missing many, many titles. In that sense, I've lost that hobbyist mentality. It may just be a phase, who knows?

My eulogy:

Thank you HD DVD. Your short time in my life was truly a blessing. We've been to the Himalayans to play with goats - they were so hot and fuzzy. You've transformed me, knocked me up and now I feel bourne again. I thought u were in control but you were also warned brother - the universe was against you. Maybe God wanted the look and sound of perfect to himself. Maybe your region-free capabilities were too good for this earth.

Damn it, you went to soon! Although I am sad, I will NEVER feel Blu. I will miss you, dear friend.

asianxcore

Down with the ship.

There are still a good handful of catalog and import titles I want.

Bill Geiger

Believe it or not, I was going to get a PS3 but I really don't want a gaming system as my blu ray player. Plus, I wanted this as it is already "future-proof." I could give a rats ass about BD Live though.

I will definitely post my opinions. Deftones bought one of these already. Don't know if he has set it up yet.

Pizza

The only way will be cheapo players that play both Blu and SD . . . so cheap that you'll have no choice but to replace your old SD-only player with one. As for the now stagnate market, personally, I think they release too many titles each week on DVD. It's so hard to collect everything you want, either trying to keep track with what's been released before it's out of print or paying for it all in one swoop.