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[NGPixel]

So now that Toshiba stopped producing anything HD-DVD related and that an official announcement is pending, what you guys going to do?

^ Vote

[CrazedLlama]

Officialy dead. Walmart also said there not selling HD anymore.
Witch is good news for blu-ray lovers

[vvtopkar]

I've been with da' Blu from the start, cuz everyone knows, Sony rocks. Finally companies can stop worrying about the format and start working on the CONTENT!

[SebLev]

CrazedLlama, on Feb 17 2008, 05:53 AM, said:

Walmart also said there not selling HD anymore.

so their not selling any Xbox 360's also???

but yeah I always knew Blue Ray would take it.... but I still don't need any of that stuff... good old dvd is working good for now

[N4Z.]

lilman, on Feb 17 2008, 09:04 AM, said:

CrazedLlama, on Feb 17 2008, 05:53 AM, said:

Walmart also said there not selling HD anymore.

so their not selling any Xbox 360's also???

Whats that got to do with HD DVD ..

Im glad m Dad's money hasn't been wasted because he ordered a Blu-Ray Player a couple days ago!

HD DVD is Dead

[Ben]

Um they only just released like 3 HD TV channels here in Australia. So, it's not as dead as you think.

As for blue ray, I don't think I've seen one shop around here sell blue ray dvd's or players... I don't know anyone who has one either.

So, hm.

[damir_zg]

I never had doubts in blu-ray...

[Bug]

MediaDesign, on Feb 17 2008, 10:24 PM, said:

As for blue ray, I don't think I've seen one shop around here sell blue ray dvd's or players... I don't know anyone who has one either.

Blockbuster is full of Blue Ray DVD rentals... I see them all the time in places like Big W etc.

As for the whole situation... I'm still yet to experience HD DVD or Blue Ray... so I can't really say much

[Matthew.]

HD-DVD = Dead. Which is odd for me, because I expected it to come out on top.

Having said that, Blueray is cheaper to produce and has a larger capacity...that's really what it comes down to. Having said that I can't help but think if the 360 included a HDDVD player by default it may have haired a little better....but hey....

[baku_of_tantalus]

I've been Blu all along

[vvtopkar]

MediaDesign, on Feb 17 2008, 04:24 AM, said:

Um they only just released like 3 HD TV channels here in Australia. So, it's not as dead as you think.

Lol, I think you're getting a bit confused here, HDTV is like a channel that you get from cable/satellite. We're talking about the media HD-DVD, that's what's dead.

Edited by vvtopkar, 17 February 2008 - 11:19 AM.

[Donna]

Doesn't worry me as I have 2 normal combo players and watch all our dvds on a huge projection TV, quality is the same whatever you watch.

Never been interested in either HD DVDs or Blue Ray since they were released and you can't rent them in any of the video shops they're buy only here $40- $80 which is a waste of $$$ and the range is very miminal from what I've seen. I can go to ebay and buy new release dvds for 99cents.

MediaDesign we have around 20 HD channels, not one new one has been added in over 12mths so they're slow to change.

[Matthew.]

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Never been interested in either HD DVDs or Blue Ray since they were released and you can't rent them in any of the video shops they're buy only here $40- $80 which is a waste of $$$ and the range is very miminal from what I've seen. I can go to ebay and buy new release dvds for 99cents.

Same. I can tell the difference in picture and sound quite majorly, but somehow when I'm buying a DVD (and for that matter a player), it's just not worth the jump in price (usually around 2 or 3 times more here).

If you have a big LCD TV, or a nice new laptop/monitor at anything above 720p then yes you need a HD source to get any real quality out of it - but - you can also buy fairly cheap DVD Upscalers which will take the quality of a standard DVD up quite some way I hera (haven't got around to buying one yet myself. Happy watching DVDs on my LCD).

[SHIVMOO]

um, please un-bias your poll

"yes-unfortunatly" is biased the rest are the same, there is no unfortunatly about it, hd-dvd is doing far better in europe but since the companies look at usa it doesnt make any difference. Mum will get lots of hd dvd's when they drop in price as they stop being made.

Not voting.

[Ben]

vvtopkar, on Feb 18 2008, 03:19 AM, said:

MediaDesign, on Feb 17 2008, 04:24 AM, said:

Um they only just released like 3 HD TV channels here in Australia. So, it's not as dead as you think.

Lol, I think you're getting a bit confused here, HDTV is like a channel that you get from cable/satellite. We're talking about the media HD-DVD, that's what's dead.

Oh, well still wouldnt that require you to have a HD TV?

Well la di da Donna, you have 20 HD channels. Just because were a bit behind

(Gah I hate firefox at times.. damn quick find keeps popping up when I hit the apostrophe)

[Matthew.]

MediaDesign, on Feb 17 2008, 08:40 PM, said:

(Gah I hate firefox at times.. damn quick find keeps popping up when I hit the apostrophe)

Off topic (sorry): I've had that occasionally quite a while ago...could never figure out why though, it's certainly not meant to do it. Figured it was fixed somewhere along the line with an update since I haven't had any trouble with it in quite some time.

[Donna]

MediaDesign, on Feb 17 2008, 12:40 PM, said:

vvtopkar, on Feb 18 2008, 03:19 AM, said:

MediaDesign, on Feb 17 2008, 04:24 AM, said:

Um they only just released like 3 HD TV channels here in Australia. So, it's not as dead as you think.

Lol, I think you're getting a bit confused here, HDTV is like a channel that you get from cable/satellite. We're talking about the media HD-DVD, that's what's dead.

Oh, well still wouldnt that require you to have a HD TV?

Well la di da Donna, you have 20 HD channels. Just because were a bit behind

(Gah I hate firefox at times.. damn quick find keeps popping up when I hit the apostrophe)

Yes you need a HD TV to get those channels I have 2 HD boxes but only get HD on the LCD TV and we have around 300 plus channels so only 20 coming through in HD is pathetic.

[Ben]

Donna, on Feb 18 2008, 10:29 AM, said:

Yes you need a HD TV to get those channels I have 2 HD boxes but only get HD on the LCD TV and we have around 300 plus channels so only 20 coming through in HD is pathetic.

We got about 4 normal channels and 3 HD ones.. so I balance is pretty good

@ Matthew: I update my firefox everytime it pops up..

Edited by MediaDesign, 18 February 2008 - 12:01 AM.

[BradyValentino]

I don't care about HD. As long as I can watch what I'm trying to, it's all good.

[NGPixel]

SHIVMOO, on Feb 17 2008, 02:41 PM, said:

um, please un-bias your poll

"yes-unfortunatly" is biased the rest are the same, there is no unfortunatly about it, hd-dvd is doing far better in europe but since the companies look at usa it doesnt make any difference. Mum will get lots of hd dvd's when they drop in price as they stop being made.

Not voting.

How can it be biased and not apply to Europe? All major studios have moved to Blu-Ray plus many big retailers did.

And btw, I was always supporting HD-DVD but now that it's dead, the word "yes, unfortunatly" is appropriate imo.