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Author Topic: Anyone consuming HD or Blu-ray? Frank Dubrois Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 896 From: Cleveland, OH Registered: Mar 2005 posted 07-19-2007 01:40 AM                    I'd buy into HD-DVD for $99...heck, the 3 free movies almost make it worth the purchase. When Blu-Ray drops down to roughly half of what they are now, I may jump into that as well. What company is not producing for Blu-Ray? I thought it was Warner Bros...but anyone confirm that?  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 07-19-2007 01:49 AM                     HD DVD Universal Blu-ray Buena Vista Lionsgate MGM Sony 20th Century Fox Both Formats Paramount Warner Bros.  |  IP: Logged Damien Taylor Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 07-19-2007 05:41 AM                     Who's Disney with? 720×480 just isn't cutting it with my New York Minute DVD. Seriously, I remember reading somewhere they were going it alone with the lesser backed format, which looks to be HD DVD. Its not worth investing heavily in anything anymore, it all moves too fast. Theres quite a few ultra dense disc formats currently in development, however whether they come to fruition or not remains to be seen. Things have always be getting better, its just happening faster than ever. Its just getting more and more expensive to keep up with the neighbors . Edit: Well I'll be pooped, NYM is a Warner film, I assumed the Olsen's were Disney property, oh well. [ 07-19-2007, 08:21 AM: Message edited by: Damien Taylor ]  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-19-2007 09:21 PM                     Buena Vista is the parent company of Disney (and Touchtone, Pixar, Hollywood, etc.). For HD disc releases they're going Blu-Ray only, not HD-DVD.  |  IP: Logged Christopher Meredith Expert Film Handler Posts: 126 From: Jackson, MS, USA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 07-20-2007 04:42 PM                        So have we figured out if this Toshiba deal is for the general public or just for a certain group?  |  IP: Logged Shane Cooper Expert Film Handler Posts: 232 From: Little Rock, Arkansas Registered: Jun 2004 posted 07-22-2007 11:41 AM                     I was gifted the expansion drive for the Xbox 360 that has HD-DVD capability. I find that I purchase the movies I really like in HD. Currently I have Reds, Superman Returns, Superman II, Dreamgirls and Goodfellas in the format. Of upcoming releases, I plan on getting 300 and Hot Fuzz in the format.  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-22-2007 12:03 PM                     quote: Anyone consuming HD or Blu-ray? I understand that with a little mustard, and a couple of slices of bread, they are a little crunchy, but not bad.  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 07-23-2007 08:45 PM                        The $99 deal was just for attendees of the show. Even better, though, was that the people who were there as guests of the Home Theater Forum, The Digital Bits, and TVShowsOnDVD got treated to some exclusive panels and were sent home with certificates for free HD DVD and Blu-ray players (one of each to each person) and free discs as well! Video Business magazine had an article about how the HD disc promo groups basically ignored the retailers and instead threw their energy and resources into wooing the enthusiasts instead. The more I find out about Blu-ray, the less I think that they have a strong chance of becoming an exclusive victor. I had privately held this belief earlier this year, but the HD DVD group has stepped up its releases, gotten aggressive with pricing, and the Blu-ray players still aren't competitive and feature-rich. The newest Sony BDP-S300 can't even play Dolby TrueHD lossless sound yet! In contrast, I just finished watching Blood Diamond on HD DVD, and it has special features that are available through my player's internet connection. While the online polls are kind of questionable in their value, the conflict map information was interesting. I'm sure it just scratches the surface of what's possible and what we'll see in the future. I'm so confident that HD DVD will continue to be a viable format, I recommended to my father in law that he buy one! (anyone with a father-in-law knows how big of a risk making purchasing recommendations can be) At $239 at Amazon with five free discs by mail, it's a great deal. To minimize the investment in software, we just flipped the setting on his Netflix account so he'll get HD DVD's whenever they're available for the movies he has in his queue. No extra charge!  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-23-2007 11:45 PM                        The last thing I'd ever want to do is hook my DVD player (or HD derivative thereof) up to the internet.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-25-2007 08:49 PM                     Here ya go Joe... just what ya ordered! Blue Ray Camcorder!  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-25-2007 09:11 PM                        That's just stupid. I'd rather record onto a cheap tape or a flash drive of sorts, edit it on my computer and then burn it to BluRay at 1080p with downscaling disabled.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-25-2007 10:25 PM                     Edit on the computer... I thought you did all your editing on the fly while you taped and just played back on the Play Station. I don't think you'll see memory stick 1080P camcorders real soon... probably hard drive based though. Mark  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-25-2007 11:35 PM                        No, the Playstation is to make my regular CDs sound better than SACDs and DVD-As. Many professional cameras record to solid-state memory like the Panasonic AJ-HPX3000G, Red One or the Thompson Viper... all available soon at your local Best Buy for under $699!  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 07-26-2007 07:40 AM                     quote: Mark Gulbrandsen I don't think you'll see memory stick 1080P camcorders real soon... probably hard drive based though. I just saw a tiny 3ccd panasonic that records hd on a SD card last week at a smpte trade show.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-26-2007 03:42 PM                     Could it do 1080P? There certainly couldn't be much record time if it could. Mark  |  IP: Logged

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