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-   -   HD DVD officially dead. Universal and Paramount going Blu. (https://forum.dvdtalk.com/hd-talk/525541-hd-dvd-officially-dead-universal-paramount-going-blu.html)

Gerry P. 02-20-08 07:01 PM
Originally Posted by RoboDad
Doesn't anyone else remember what happened to all of the dealers from the late '90s who offered such "great" incentives? They all went out of business.
Ken Crane's went out of business right after I got 5 free DVDs from them. Another company went out of business within days of a Criterion BOGO sale, where I ended up being stuck with a defective copy of Shock Corridor. Ah, memories. :)

E Unit 02-20-08 07:04 PM
I thought Ken Cranes turned into dvdplanet.com? Ah, I purchased many a laserdisc from them.

gumpaholic 02-20-08 07:10 PM
Originally Posted by trespoochies
I thought Ken Cranes turned into dvdplanet.com? Ah, I purchased many a laserdisc from them.
They were. I live RIGHT BEHIND where Ken Cranes Laserdisc was. I used to jump the wall to walk over there. I was there when they started carring DVDs and fading out Laserdiscs. Then they changed there name to DVD Planet. They moved just 2 blocks down the street to a bigger (and nicer) store. Pretty soon they'll have to change their name to DVD and Blu-Ray Planet! :lol:

Gerry P. 02-20-08 07:13 PM
Originally Posted by trespoochies
I thought Ken Cranes turned into dvdplanet.com? Ah, I purchased many a laserdisc from them.
I didn't know that. Ken Cranes' prices sucked in comparison with DVDPlanet. Good move all around.

DVD Polizei 02-20-08 07:38 PM
Originally Posted by gumpaholic
I ALWAYS have been blu when I first started with it in July of 07 with my 40GB PS3 and it is an awesome piece of equipment and a terrific player too. Then my wife and I decided to upgrade our crappy old TV for the Westinghouse 42" 1080p TV at Best Buy. We also got a deal on the Toshiba A3 and plugged it in and what happens? The HDMI did NOT work with my TV and had to use the stupid component wires which only come out to 1080i. That REALLY PISSED me off so I returned to player and exchanged it because I thought it was the player. They gave me the A30 and guess what? The same thing happened! What a crappy piece of machienery! I returned it and got my money back! I even called Westinghouse AND Toshiba and nobody knew what to do. My PS3 has worked flawlessly with my TV. I knew this war was gonna be over, it was just a matter of time! Now all I have to do is wait for some AWESOME Universal and Paramount movies!
I would've told you to read the manual and/or read about the product you're going to purchase before you buy it.

gumpaholic 02-20-08 07:47 PM
Originally Posted by DVD Polizei
I would've told you to read the manual and/or read about the product you're going to purchase before you buy it.
I did and the morons at BB told me it would work correctly, BUT it didn't work out that way. I even asked the people at Circuit City And Ken Cranes and NOBODY knew why that happened. Oh well, life goes on. I'm glad I only bought like 4 movies. I STILL haven't received my 5 free movies from them!

DVD Polizei 02-20-08 07:53 PM
Well, that sucks. Of course you know, BestBuy is now leading the Blu-ray frontier as they announced they want to educate people about it. :eek:

Dan 02-20-08 07:57 PM
Originally Posted by gumpaholic
"Everything's BLU In This World"-The Downward Spiral By Nine Inch Nails
I think I just threw up a little bit. Seriously... how can you disrespect Mr. Reznor by using one of his "classic" lyrics to promote an HDM format?

ugh. how old are you?

Superman07 02-20-08 08:02 PM
Originally Posted by gumpaholic
I did and the morons at BB told me it would work correctly, BUT it didn't work out that way. I even asked the people at Circuit City And Ken Cranes and NOBODY knew why that happened. Oh well, life goes on. I'm glad I only bought like 4 movies. I STILL haven't received my 5 free movies from them!
Funny since that A3 player you bought was/is only capable of outputing 1080i over HDMI...

Why the A30 didn't work? Could have been a fluke, or a setting that needed to be changed.

tonymontana313 02-20-08 08:06 PM
Originally Posted by SomethingMore
I think I just threw up a little bit. Seriously... how can you disrespect Mr. Reznor by using one of his "classic" lyrics to promote an HDM format?

ugh. how old are you?
It's his sig, he can do whatever he wants with it so there's no need for a personal attack for it.

Dan 02-20-08 08:07 PM
It wasn't as much a "personal attack" as it was a "defense" for Trent Reznor. ;) Either way...

bunkaroo 02-20-08 08:08 PM
Originally Posted by SomethingMore
I think I just threw up a little bit. Seriously... how can you disrespect Mr. Reznor by using one of his "classic" lyrics to promote an HDM format?

ugh. how old are you?
I think you're overreacting *just* a tad.

DVD Polizei 02-20-08 08:09 PM
I knew Ken Crane, when he was a small lad.

GreenMonkey 02-20-08 09:03 PM
Originally Posted by Superman07
Funny since that A3 player you bought was/is only capable of outputing 1080i over HDMI...

Why the A30 didn't work? Could have been a fluke, or a setting that needed to be changed.
Probably nothing a firmware update couldn't have fixed. If HDMI handshaking issues are a sign of a product's doom, then HDMI DVD players and Dish Network are both teh doomed in my experience. ;) HDMI sucks.

clappj 02-20-08 09:32 PM
Moving all gumpaholic posts to the One and Only I Want a Big BLU Cookie Forum.

;)

gumpaholic 02-20-08 10:11 PM
Firmware didn't help either.

DVD Polizei 02-20-08 10:23 PM
Blu loves Yu. :)

Knives 02-20-08 10:37 PM
Change the name to BLU-RAY TALK already mods!

DarthScooby 02-20-08 10:42 PM
I know it's not even slated yet but Indy on Blu... :drool:

MBoyd 02-20-08 10:45 PM
Yep, only way I am buying a re-release of the original films thats coming. I just have a bad feeling Crystal Skull will be only on DVD when released - basically a repeat of Phantom Menace ridiculously only on VHS

Drexl 02-20-08 10:47 PM
Originally Posted by Knives
Change the name to BLU-RAY TALK already mods!
Again, "HD" is NOT synonymous with HD DVD. It never was.

Gizmo 02-20-08 10:49 PM
Originally Posted by Knives
Change the name to BLU-RAY TALK already mods!
We discuss other things in HD Talk besides HD DVD and Blu-ray.

Knives 02-20-08 10:53 PM
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
We discuss other things in HD Talk besides HD DVD and Blu-ray.
We do? All I see are talk about hd-dvd's.

Gizmo 02-20-08 10:56 PM
Originally Posted by Knives
We do? All I see are talk about hd-dvd's.
..and Blu-ray.

The forum is called "HD Talk" not "HD DVD and Blu-ray Talk". Its been this way for 2 years now and does not appear to be changing. This forum serves its purpose. When Downloads and such come by in a few years the forum will not need a name change.

Supermallet 02-20-08 10:57 PM
Originally Posted by Knives
We do? All I see are talk about hd-dvd's.
If all you ever see if talk about HD DVDs, why would we change the name to Blu-ray talk? :p

Seriously, though, HD stands for High Definition. Blu-ray is a high definition format. The name HD Talk makes much more sense than Blu-ray Talk.


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