Petition for HD DVD

landry_p2000
landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
edited February 2008 in The Clubhouse
Cancel.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited February 2008
    Oh god, you can't be serious? Give it up. It's over. This is so silly anymore.
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited February 2008
    Bad idea, while I agree that HD-DVD should have won had consumers had their pick instead of Sony bribing the win, having too high-res formats would cause a net loss for consumers. Now all of those fence sitters will enter the fray and costs and quality should greatly improve for all of us. There is still plenty of competition between the software and hardware manufacturers that I doubt we will see players at $1K and movies at $50 like most fear. If anything, I expect Blu-ray to follow the DVD curve from the late 90's.
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited February 2008
    If I had sawed it there would be three formats ... wouldn't there ?
    Rick
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited February 2008
    PolkWannabie wrote: »
    If I had sawed it there would be three formats ... wouldn't there ?

    Damn boy, what you smokin today?
    No excuses!
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited February 2008
    Okay. Bad idea. I guess I am way too late. Nevermind.
    Main Set-up: 55" 120 hz Samsung LN55B650, Onkyo TX-SR806, Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva XPA-2, PS3 Slim, Sony BDP-S560, Apple TV (160g), Panamax M5300-PM, Polk Audio CSi5, RTi10's, FXi3's, RTi4's, and SVS PB12 Plus

    Bedroom: Panasonic 50" S2 Plasma and Panasonic BD65 blu-ray player, Onkyo TX-SR707, Emotiva XPA-3, Emotiva UPA-2, KEF IQ7's, IQc, IQ8Ds, and SVS PB10-ISD
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited February 2008
    A dollar late and a day short.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2008
    I won't be signing that petition.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited February 2008
    Just send them a check for $3 Billion, that should be enough to cover all the losses and bribe the rest of the studios and retailers to go HD exclusive.
    Venom
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited February 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I won't be signing that petition.

    Pu$$y!!!
    No excuses!
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited February 2008
    landry_p2000 wrote: »
    Cancel.

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited February 2008
    Eff Hd DVD. They lost so let it die. Also Eff formats wars.

    Go Blu
    Dan
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited February 2008
    http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200802190503DOWJONESDJONLINE000180_FORTUNE5.htm

    Toshiba officially pulled the plug on HD-DVD. RIP.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,846
    edited February 2008
    I'll just say for the record right now,

    If anybody wants to sell off their HDDVD collection in a panic, I'll buy them. I was thinking $6-$10 each, depending on the title:)

    I now have an XA2, and its not going anywhere due to its prowess with SDDVD upconverting. As long as I have room on my shelf for two players and have spare HDMI inputs, I'll be a friend of both formats.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • buton6
    buton6 Posts: 18
    edited February 2008
    Finally
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited February 2008
    Ding Dong the witch is dead....:)
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited February 2008
    billbillw wrote: »
    I'll just say for the record right now,

    If anybody wants to sell off their HDDVD collection in a panic, I'll buy them. I was thinking $6-$10 each, depending on the title:)

    Ditto!
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited February 2008
    billbillw wrote: »
    I'll just say for the record right now,

    If anybody wants to sell off their HDDVD collection in a panic, I'll buy them. I was thinking $6-$10 each, depending on the title:)

    I now have an XA2, and its not going anywhere due to its prowess with SDDVD upconverting. As long as I have room on my shelf for two players and have spare HDMI inputs, I'll be a friend of both formats.

    Check your local craigslist- people have been dumping them left and right around here.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited February 2008
    Can we start a petition for Sony to bring back the Betamax? :D
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,846
    edited February 2008
    unc2701 wrote: »
    Check your local craigslist- people have been dumping them left and right around here.

    I have been, but most of these people want more than $10 each, even for the crappy titles. I'm negotiating with a few people right now.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited February 2008
    deepdiscountdvd has some titles for $12.20 each, shipped. no tax. decent titles as well.

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    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited February 2008
    jdhdiggs wrote: »
    Bad idea, while I agree that HD-DVD should have won had consumers had their pick instead of Sony bribing the win, having too high-res formats would cause a net loss for consumers. Now all of those fence sitters will enter the fray and costs and quality should greatly improve for all of us. There is still plenty of competition between the software and hardware manufacturers that I doubt we will see players at $1K and movies at $50 like most fear. If anything, I expect Blu-ray to follow the DVD curve from the late 90's.

    Who did Sony Bribe?:confused:
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited February 2008
    I wanna save Laserdisc. Who's with me?
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited February 2008
    How about CDI?
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited February 2008
    Somebody just wont let go...kinda like the mama that keeps dragging her dead baby around. http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/12929/13953/lg-back-hddvd-disc-players.phtml
    The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited February 2008
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    Somebody just wont let go...kinda like the mama that keeps dragging her dead baby around. http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/12929/13953/lg-back-hddvd-disc-players.phtml


    You know why>????

    As soon as poeple start seeing HD DVD's going for $15 or less, they will start buying up all remaining HD DVD's and buy a dirt cheap HD player. Sit back in their comfy recliners and enjoy the hell out of a format long gone.

    So they, like myself, will have 20-30 hd DVD's and a HD player, that cost $100 (hell I'll spend $100 on **** every month). Total would cost them $500. Alot less than a BR player and they are sitting with 20-30 movies to watch.


    HD DVD's for $15?? Where is a player so I can watch every one of them??? LG has it...
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited February 2008
    jakelm wrote: »
    You know why>????

    As soon as poeple start seeing HD DVD's going for $15 or less, they will start buying up all remaining HD DVD's and buy a dirt cheap HD player. Sit back in their comfy recliners and enjoy the hell out of a format long gone.

    So they, like myself, will have 20-30 hd DVD's and a HD player, that cost $100 (hell I'll spend $100 on **** every month). Total would cost them $500. Alot less than a BR player and they are sitting with 20-30 movies to watch.


    HD DVD's for $15?? Where is a player so I can watch every one of them??? LG has it...

    My XA2 ( And prob your XA1 ) plays discs great...its the 3rd generation players that I think helped seal Toshiba's ( HD-DVD ) fate. I have a few friends locally ( Higher end A35's too ) and a lot more on another forum who are having nothing but problems with theirs.

    Now IF LG can make realiable players ....they might have a market for a while...even though combo players would be a smarter thing to invest money into.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited February 2008
    PhantomOG wrote: »
    I wanna save Laserdisc. Who's with me?


    Hey I aint gettin rid of my high end Pioneer Laser disc player either...not with over a hundred laser discs I am not :)

    It even plays the other side without me getting up...now thats high tech
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  • sbpolk
    sbpolk Posts: 644
    edited February 2008
    jakelm wrote: »
    You know why>????

    ...(hell I'll spend $100 on **** every month)...

    Damn dude, I remember when **** was just $30 a month.... inflation! :mad:

    You know what it is? It is those evil, imperialist, megalomaniacal **** tycoons in the middle east (and texas) gettin rich off the backs of the little guy! :D
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited February 2008
    sbpolk wrote: »
    Damn dude, I remember when **** was just $30 a month.... inflation! :mad:

    You know what it is? It is those evil, imperialist, megalomaniacal **** tycoons in the middle east (and texas) gettin rich off the backs of the little guy! :D

    Lets just blame it on Cuba and call it a day.
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    Denon upconvert DVD player
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