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I supported only HD-DVD and will no longer buy HD-DVD titles
31
11.88%
I supported both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray and will no longer buy HD-DVD titles
90
34.48%
I just bought into HD-DVD and returned everything, player and all
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5.75%
I will be going down with the HD-DVD ship
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So ... How many of you have completely bailed on HD-DVD?

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Old 01-09-08 | 09:52 AM
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So ... How many of you have completely bailed on HD-DVD?

Another natural question to ask in the wake of this whole mess: How many of you have completely bailed on HD-DVD?

Personally, I decided to keep my A3, even though I had one last chance to return it yesterday. I will be keeping all 11 of my HD-DVDs, sending in for the mail-in-rebate offer, and looking to pick up cheap HD discs some time in the future. I don't have an upconverting player otherwise, so that's reason enough for me.
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Old 01-09-08 | 09:55 AM
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I am keeping my player. I have a (comparatively) modest 21 title collection, and I think three of those titles (which I got from the mail-in offer) are going back to some store for credit. These three titles are not titles I would have bought on HDM, and I have them on DVD so I can live without them.

I probably won't buy any additional titles on HD DVD. I'm hoping that by the time I jump into BD, there will be some bargains to be had on some of the early titles. In the meantime, I can live on DVDs and my Netflix sub.

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Old 01-09-08 | 09:56 AM
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I've got a XA2 and A3 player for HD-DVD and two 20GB PS3s for Blu-ray. I plan on keeping them all and I'll continue to buy HD-DVDs from Paramount and Universal until they switch over to Blu-ray.
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:00 AM
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I have both. I have an A1 with 25 titles. I'm going to keep them, but i won't buy anymore HD DVD's.
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:02 AM
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I will keep my player and discs and will continue to buy titles that interest me. This isn't a VHS situation where the media will eventually wear out.
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:03 AM
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I had an A3 and the Xbox add on. Over the weekend I traded in my Xbox add on, along with a few unopened hd movies. I only had about 15 or so movies, and now have 10 or so. The A3 is still great to use to upconvert.

I took all of my credit and such that I got from trade ins, and got myself a 40gb PS3. So, I guess technically I'm format neutral now, although I don't plan on buying any more HD discs...
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:07 AM
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i am on the fence... i mean i support hd-dvd because the players are much cheaper then BR but it appears more and more that they lost.... i might just must have titles for universal and paramount but blu ray might be the winner


plus, its starting to look like other services might knock these guys off
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:08 AM
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I had an A3 and the Xbox add on. Over the weekend I traded in my Xbox add on, along with a few unopened hd movies. I only had about 15 or so movies, and now have 10 or so. The A3 is still great to use to upconvert.

I took all of my credit and such that I got from trade ins, and got myself a 40gb PS3. So, I guess technically I'm format neutral now, although I don't plan on buying any more HD discs...

how much did you get for the add-on?
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:08 AM
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My impatient nature will cause me to continue to buy titles on HD DVD. If I see a title I like that's HD DVD-exclusive, why wait?
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:16 AM
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I have an XA1 and an A3 and will continue to purchase HD DVD titles until there are no more. I will, however, be purchasing all Day and Date WB titles in Blu.

Looking forward to the HD DVD clearance as I want an XA2 and some cheap movies.
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:17 AM
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I'll still buy Universal and Paramount titles but I'll probably go neutral just like I planned on doing sometime this year. Just going to happen a bit sooner than I had expected. I've still got over 20 HD DVDs and they aren't going anywhere.
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:25 AM
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With 120 titles plus & 2 HD players, I am definately going down wih the ship!
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:28 AM
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I support HD and will continue to purchase HD titles until I can afford a Blu player. At that time I will put my support (largely) into Blu
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:38 AM
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I sold my HD player and all but 4 titles (so far.)
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:38 AM
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I have supported HD DVD since day 1 and that support ended on 1/4/08. All studios will be releasing on BD in 2008, so there's no need for me to buy anymore HD DVD titles.
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:50 AM
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I supported both and will continue to buy HD-DVDs. Why isn't that an option?
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:51 AM
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I have supported HD DVD since day 1 and that support ended on 1/4/08. All studios will be releasing on BD in 2008, so there's no need for me to buy anymore HD DVD titles.
That's my story too. Sure, I could buy more Paramount/Universal titles on HD DVD, but why bother? By the end of the year, all of those titles will be either available or in the pipeline for Blu-ray. I'm not so impatient that I can't wait a few months for those few titles.
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:53 AM
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I went with option B, kickin' your ass and collecting $200, erm, sorry, wrong train of thought.

I supported both but I will no longer buy HD DVD. The Pianist was my last. I wanted Zodiac but I can wait for Paramount to make a decision. I'll be renting all forthcoming Uni discs (not that there are many announced).

Pretty sad that even before last Friday's news, Uni only had 2 non-combo reissues, Elizabeth: TGE and Fletch on the schedule after 1/8.
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:59 AM
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Zodiac was my last HD DVD purchase. I have the A2 in a different room than my PS3, so it still works for the titles I have, plus it'll upconvert my regular DVDs.

I'm with RoboDad - I'll wait until the other titles I want come out on Blu-Ray.

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Old 01-09-08 | 11:05 AM
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how much did you get for the add-on?
I think Gamestop gave me $60 credit for it...
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Old 01-09-08 | 11:05 AM
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I thought I'd be buying select titles on HD DVD for a while, but I actually just went ahead and cancelled my orders for Zodiac and Into the Wild... I'll rent them in the meantime and wait for the blu-ray versions... it's hard to spend the money knowing I will probably regret it later....
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Old 01-09-08 | 11:06 AM
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I've got a PS3 and the 360 add on, with about 50 Blu-ray discs and about 15 HD DVDs. No more HD DVDs for me.
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Old 01-09-08 | 11:10 AM
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Unless there's a big clearance on HD-DVDs (ie 75% off), I'm done buying. However, I am keeping what I have since I've already spent the money and won't see anywhere near what I paid. Also, outside of a couple of combo discs I won't replacing them with their BR counterparts.
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Old 01-09-08 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by kvrdave
I supported both and will continue to buy HD-DVDs. Why isn't that an option?
I guess it falls under "going down with the HD-DVD ship".
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Old 01-09-08 | 11:21 AM
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I'll continue to buy HD DVDs. For the same reason I bought an HD DVD player to begin with. I want to watch it all: WB, Universal, Disney, etc... And I'm willing to pay for it right now. The cost will be no different down the road, and it's not like I won't have other HD DVD titles.
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