HD DVD must haves?

madmax
madmax Posts: 12,434
edited March 2008 in Music & Movies
I'm ready to order a bunch of HD DVD movies. What are the "must have" ones as far as video performance goes?
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited March 2008
    Well, Transformers...while not having anything more than a decent 5.1 track, is a very appealing movie
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited March 2008
    Grand Prix (1966). 3 Oscars, 7 nominations. Shot on 70mm film, just spectacular picture quality.

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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2008
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    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2008
    Troy Director's Cut.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2008
    Hmmm... Not that many good titles on HD DVD?
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

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  • mutelight
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    edited March 2008
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2008
    I just watched Beowulf last night. while not a great movie. the CGI was pretty killer.. after a while you forget you're watching a computer generated movie.. i wonder if this is where movie making is headed?

    I think most of the Harry Potter movies are out on HD DVD, Bourne ones too..

    Has LOTR come out on HD DVD or Blu yet?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2008
    Serenity.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2008
    Brokeback Mountain

    seriously, the picture quality is killer in HD :p;):D
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    Brokeback Mountain

    seriously, the picture quality is killer in HD :p;):D

    Movies are all about getting into someone elses reality. I doubt I'll buy this one. :p
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited March 2008
    The Harry Potters were done very well and with TrueHD audio.

    The Kingdom was good also.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited March 2008
    The only problem with most of these movies is that a lot of them are available on BR with equal (or better) PQ and sound.

    Some aren't on BR though, and those (like Serenity) are too amazing to pass by
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2008
    ha! ryanjoachim, better PQ and sound? I doubt that.. both formats are equal. just that one is now DOA. but side by side. I doubt any consumer like us could tell a difference in PQ or SQ.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited March 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    ha! ryanjoachim, better PQ and sound? I doubt that.. both formats are equal. just that one is now DOA. but side by side. I doubt any consumer like us could tell a difference in PQ or SQ.

    Maybe the player, but not the format.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited March 2008
    jakelm wrote: »
    Maybe the player, but not the format.

    PQ on the HD-DVD discs in general has been better but I never watch the same movies on both formats so I haven't done any side-by-side comparisons. The only reason to buy BD version is because...well, we all know why. But if the BD version is $30-40 and you can find HD-DVD for $10 (I don't know if you can), I'd still get the HD-DVD.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited March 2008
    I just bought Beowulf on hd. Still cost me $29..... Pissed me off, I thought my HD was dead, at those prices, you would swear they were winning.
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    Denon upconvert DVD player
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2008
    jakelm wrote: »
    I just bought Beowulf on hd. Still cost me $29.....
    Oooouch:eek:
    Pissed me off, I thought my HD was dead, at those prices, you would swear they were winning.
    Yeh I would expect a big discount on remaining stock.:confused:
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  • ilikesound
    ilikesound Posts: 355
    edited March 2008
    Stanley Kubrick's "2001" a must have.
    All the "Bourne" DVD's,
    "Transformers" (goes without saying, i suppose)
    "Planet Earth"
    "300"
    "Batman Begins"
    "The Last Samurai" - Stunning PQ...
    "Troy" (not a bad addition if you have extra cash..)
    "Mission Impossible 3"

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2008
    Movies that just came out are still at expensive prices... as soon as the initial burst or interest passes they'll be cheap.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited March 2008
    I didn't mean that BR is better than HD inherrently. I meant to say that if there are movies that are on BOTH BR and HD, then with the prices of HD still being pretty high, it doesn't make much sense to buy the HD version over the BR.

    Unless you are not planning on going BR for a while.
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
    My System:


    TV: SAMSUNG UN55B7000 55" 1080p LED HDTV
    HTPC: Chromecast w/ Plex Media Server. Media streamed from Media Server.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited March 2008
    check these prices, yo. don't ban me bro!

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2008
    That is exactly where I plan to order from.
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    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • grif32
    grif32 Posts: 267
    edited March 2008
    ryanjoachim wrote: »
    Well, Transformers...while not having anything more than a decent 5.1 track, is a very appealing movie

    Sounds amazing. It won best AQ of the year for HD including both HD DVD and BR.


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  • grif32
    grif32 Posts: 267
    edited March 2008
    ryanjoachim wrote: »
    The only problem with most of these movies is that a lot of them are available on BR with equal (or better) PQ and sound.

    Some aren't on BR though, and those (like Serenity) are too amazing to pass by

    If they are on both then the PQ will be equal.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2008
    Keep them coming. My list isn't full yet. :)
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    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • shimey013
    shimey013 Posts: 79
    edited March 2008
    Must haves:

    Planet Earth
    Harry Potter
    Batman Begins
    Any CGI movie (CGI movies look AMAZING on HDDVD)
    Lost into the Wild (This is just a must have movie)
    Apollo 13
    King Kong (wasnt impressed until i saw it on HD DVD)

    and

    BLADE RUNNER ( IF YOU DONT HAVE THIS GO GET IT)!!!!!!!
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