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Old 01-06-09 | 10:15 AM
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Doom on HD DVD
There wasn't a whole lot to choose from at launch.

And my first Blu-Ray watched was Sunshine. Good movie and it looked fabulous.
Old 01-06-09 | 11:17 AM
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Batman Begins on HD DVD
Transformers on Blu-ray (I wanted Batman Begins but it was out-of-stock at the time.)
Old 01-06-09 | 12:53 PM
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Old 01-06-09 | 01:32 PM
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Kingdom Of Heaven

Set a high bar for me.
Old 01-06-09 | 06:09 PM
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Serenity on HD-DVD.
Old 01-06-09 | 06:15 PM
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POTC Blu-Ray
Old 01-06-09 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Randy Miller III
Spot-checked Planet Earth on HD DVD (didn't wow me like I thought it would), and watched the new Director's Cut of Blade Runner later that day (awesome!).
Keep watching. The episodes are spotty. Some are grainy and a little softer than other scenes (which I think is due to the camerawork), but there are plenty of times when the picture is absolutely stunning and quite third dimensional.
Old 01-07-09 | 08:07 AM
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The first Blu-Ray I watched was Ultraviolet. Thankfully, some titles notwithstanding, Blu-Ray has come a long way from that. I don't remember what was the first Blu-Ray I purchased.

The first HD DVD I saw/purchased was The Last Samurai.

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Old 01-07-09 | 08:18 AM
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Matrix on HBO HD.
Old 01-07-09 | 08:31 AM
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For me it was either Army of Darkness or Unforgiven on HD DVD.
Old 01-07-09 | 09:13 AM
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Blu-ray: The Dark Knight

I was really impressed by the IMAX scenes.
Old 01-09-09 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Maxflier
Doom on HD DVD
There wasn't a whole lot to choose from at launch.
Same here. The second I saw was Phantom of the Opera HD DVD. Bought those two more or less on launch day.
Old 01-09-09 | 11:28 AM
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Not only do I remember the film, I also remember the date. V for Vendetta on HD DVD, November 5th, 2007.
Old 01-10-09 | 10:01 PM
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Distrubia on HD-DVD was my first. Hostel 2 I believe was my first Blu-ray.
Old 01-10-09 | 10:30 PM
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Batman Begins (HD-DVD)
Old 01-10-09 | 11:43 PM
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When HD DVD first hit stores in April 06 I bought it and watched The Last Samurai.

My first Blu-ray was September of 07 and the movie was I believe POTC: Curse of the Black Pearl.
Old 01-11-09 | 12:20 AM
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First on HD-DVD was 300. It came with my player via an eBay lot as HD-DVD was beginning to die and everyone was dumping stuff on there for pennies on the dollar.

First Blu-Ray was The Simpsons Movie. That was actually the first Blu-Ray I got too, a couple months before I would get a PS3 and be able to watch it.
Old 01-11-09 | 01:35 AM
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If all goes well today, I will either watch Planet Earth (UK version) or Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Premium Edition) (First Press Limited Edition) (R2 Japan SteelBook) as my first Blu-ray film watched.
Old 01-11-09 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by GenPion
The thread title says it all. What was the very first film you watched in High Definition?

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It was the HD DVD version of Troy. I watched it on an 55" 1080i TV and the PQ improvement with respect to the DVD version was outstanding. Immediatelly bought into HD DVD/Bluray and later on upgraded to 1080p TV. I have to say that going from 1080i to 1080p wasn't that much of an improvement, except that my TV grew 18" bigger :-)
Old 01-11-09 | 05:41 PM
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Honestly, I can't see the "extreme" difference between 1080i and 1080p. I'm viewing on a 65" rear-projection tv.
Old 01-11-09 | 05:48 PM
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The Simpsons Movie looks so damn good on BD.

I THINK my first HD film was Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, but I'm not sure.

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