so who won this Christmas???

bignorm
bignorm Posts: 120
edited December 2007 in Electronics
Blu-ray or HD-dvd....

Cant wait to buy one of these players...hopefully the format war will end soon!!!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited December 2007
    There's a few combo players out now!
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited December 2007
    no winner as of yet and Im not wanting to see one. Go both and be done with the war bro. Youre missing out on some good HDM(Hi Def Media).
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2007
    there won't be a winner. co-existance is where we'll remain for quite some time. no point in waiting. choose a side or go both ways. literally, not figuratively.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited December 2007
    I hear what you guys are saying... But I would like this war to end myself. It's to bad the companies couldn't get together and make one format in the beginning.


    And then again Bizill people who have both are they are the same in the end, sound and picture?

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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited December 2007
    What about one of the unviersal Blu-Ray/HD-DVD players? Would that be considered a "win" as it can play BOTH formats?
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  • bignorm
    bignorm Posts: 120
    edited December 2007
    appadv wrote: »
    What about one of the unviersal Blu-Ray/HD-DVD players? Would that be considered a "win" as it can play BOTH formats?

    I hope...I am looking at one of these...hopefully prices will come down a bit
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2007
    I want a dual format player from Denon.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited December 2007
    Shizelbs wrote: »
    I want a dual format player from Denon.

    Me too! The tosh is not up to my standards for video.
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited December 2007
    PolkThug wrote: »
    Me too! The tosh is not up to my standards for video.

    Wow, you have really high standards, just out of curiosity what players are up to your standards?

    If you go by this list the XA2 is one of the highest rated DVD players you can get and the A1 is not to far down the list.

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited December 2007
    Buy both and be done with it. No one is winning. Both formats have cool movies so.

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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2007
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    And then again Bizill people who have both are they are the same in the end, sound and picture?

    they are equal, in my opinion, as far as sound and picture. just a different set of exclusive movies.

    though i still prefer hd dvd. if a movie is available on both formats, i choose hd dvd. online features all work NOW. blu-ray is still updating their profile to internet interactivity.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited December 2007
    BIZILL wrote: »
    they are equal, in my opinion, as far as sound and picture. just a different set of exclusive movies.

    though i still prefer hd dvd. if a movie is available on both formats, i choose hd dvd. online features all work NOW. blu-ray is still updating their profile to internet interactivity.

    Agreed both are equal, and the XA2 is a superb player, Polk Thug must have extreme standards. I try to both titles on both, keep things evened out in my library unless one has a better transfer than the other.
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  • Lsi9
    Lsi9 Posts: 616
    edited December 2007
    Bluray will win as soon as Warner announces its support

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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited December 2007
    that's what i've been reading. Warner is supposedly holding out until CES 2008 to announce their support to the format who sold the most SOFTWARE during the Christmas/holiday season, which so far was Blu-Ray by a margin of almost 2 to 1. I believe "300", the most popular hi-def disc is selling 2 to 1 favoring Blu. That imo speaks volumes.

    Also keep in mind that the deal with HD-DVD and Paramount/Dreamworks is for only 18 months. And it was made, what, like 6 months ago? When is the next CES anyway?

    Personally I could care less which format wins. I'm not buying either until this stupid war is settled once and for all. :)
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited December 2007
    aaharvel wrote: »
    /Also keep in mind that the deal with HD-DVD and Paramount/Dreamworks is for only 18 months. And it was made, what, like 6 months ago? When is the next CES anyway?

    That deal excluded all Spielberg movies (Indy 4) CES is usually the end of January.

    Unless Microsoft wants to throw another $100 million at HD-dvd next year, it may be the end of them. Word on the street from some CES and Cedia guys I know, is that Blu-Ray is already the decided victor amongst installers.
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  • mwaarna
    mwaarna Posts: 280
    edited December 2007
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  • Gadabout
    Gadabout Posts: 1,072
    edited December 2007
    aaharvel wrote: »
    I believe "300", the most popular hi-def disc is selling 2 to 1 favoring Blu. That imo speaks volumes.

    Don't forget that for the past 2 months or so (or whenever Toshiba released its new line) 300 was included in the box of the new HD DVD player. Along with one of the Bourne movies. Most new adopters of HD DVD would have no reason to buy a copy.
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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited December 2007
    Microsoft won. Both formats will remain a niche market for the next couple of years while Microsoft continues to buy infrastructure globally for a launch of Video content sold online.
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