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BoredTiger
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Encina1 hahahahahahaha
On topic - BluRay ftw!  |
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Pajamahadeen
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Laserdisc, baby!
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lakersfreak
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Betamax baby
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Pajamahadeen
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| lakersfreak wrote: | | Betamax baby |
That's not a disc! 
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lakers0505
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| Stick a fork in HD DVD. |
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kevin
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I saw a chart and with the WB going Blu-ray exclusive, it looks like studio content is about 70-30 now, Blu-ray only.
It really only is a matter of time before HD DVD goes away. Especially with the prices of Blu Ray DVD players going down. |
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lakersfreak
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Got my Toshiba A3 for $180, Blu-ray can't touch that.
I have not bought any HD movies because I wanted to see what would happen. I got the A3 because it is great up-converting all my SD movies.
If Blu-ray ever drops below $200 for a decent player I will give it a look.
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Lakersfield
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| lakersfreak wrote: | Got my Toshiba A3 for $180, Blu-ray can't touch that.
I have not bought any HD movies because I wanted to see what would happen. I got the A3 because it is great up-converting all my SD movies.
If Blu-ray ever drops below $200 for a decent player I will give it a look. |
This is the same route I have taken. I will probably wait about going to Blu-Ray maybe when I get my next HD TV.
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ShadyG
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I'm getting a Blu-Ray player, pending whatever info comes out of CES. But the content can wait. Gonna be exclusively NetFlix for a while, so I don't end up owning a bunch of useless media.
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kevin
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| lakersfreak wrote: | Got my Toshiba A3 for $180, Blu-ray can't touch that.
I have not bought any HD movies because I wanted to see what would happen. I got the A3 because it is great up-converting all my SD movies.
If Blu-ray ever drops below $200 for a decent player I will give it a look. |
The rumor is that at CES you'll begin to see sub $200 Blu Ray players. |
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kevin
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| lakersfreak wrote: | Got my Toshiba A3 for $180, Blu-ray can't touch that.
I have not bought any HD movies because I wanted to see what would happen. I got the A3 because it is great up-converting all my SD movies.
If Blu-ray ever drops below $200 for a decent player I will give it a look. |
The rumor is that at CES you'll begin to see sub $200 Blu Ray players. |
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| kevin wrote: | | lakersfreak wrote: | Got my Toshiba A3 for $180, Blu-ray can't touch that.
I have not bought any HD movies because I wanted to see what would happen. I got the A3 because it is great up-converting all my SD movies.
If Blu-ray ever drops below $200 for a decent player I will give it a look. |
The rumor is that at CES you'll begin to see sub $200 Blu Ray players. |
Also learned at the CES, XBox Live has more HD content than any cable provider:
| Quote: | By Monica Bertran and Dina Bass
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the software maker that yesterday announced partnerships with Walt Disney Co. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., offers more on-demand high-definition programming than any cable provider, a company executive said.
Microsoft sells television shows and movies from 35 content providers as part of an online service for its Xbox video-game machine, entertainment division president Robbie Bach told Bloomberg Television today. The agreements bolster the Redmond, Washington-based company's competition with Apple Inc.'s iTunes service.
``It's really our way to reach out to consumers and help them put high-definition content on their TV,'' he said in an interview from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. |
And Apple:
| Quote: | Apple Closes In on Hollywood
Steve Jobs is negotiating with the big studios to offer more movies for sale and rental on iTunes, but both sides will have to give a little
by Ronald Grover
It has been Hollywood's worst-kept secret: Steve Jobs is starting to win over the film industry.
The Apple (AAPL) CEO who all but invented the digital music marketplace with the iPod and iTunes has found the going far more difficult in the video market. The Apple TV set-top box launched last year has been a dud, and the limited selection of movies on iTunes has prevented film downloads from becoming another smash hit like music.
But the buzz is heavy that Jobs and most of the big studios are nearing compromise on key sticking points that have prevented iTunes from offering most of the new and old movie titles consumers see at Blockbuster (BBI), Netflix (NFLX), and Wal-Mart Stores (WMT). Studio executives, forced into silence by Apple's ultra-uptight nondisclosure agreements, aren't talking, and neither is Apple.
Possible Pricing and Timing Concessions
BusinessWeek has learned that Apple is close to nailing down agreements with most of the big studios, though not all may be ready to announce by the time Jobs takes the stage on Jan. 15 at the annual Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco.
The betting is that Jobs, who previously balked at paying the studios more than $14 for each movie sold through iTunes, has agreed to pay closer to the $17 wholesale price Hollywood gets from "physical" DVD sales by Wal-Mart and other retailers. Some of the studios, meanwhile, appear to be backing down from their refusal to allow online downloads of new movies until a month or so after DVDs of those films arrive at stores.
A breakthrough with the movie studios could provide a badly needed boost for Apple TV, which has been roundly criticized for shortcomings beyond iTunes' limited film selection. The device, which streams video and music on a home computer's hard drive to a TV or home theater, suffers from poor audio and visual quality compared with rival products. Apple TV doesn't play video from many sites other than YouTube. The device isn't even integrated closely enough with iTunes to enable users to browse and download video content directly from a TV instead of using a computer first. The next iteration of Apple TV is expected to address a number of these shortcomings, but a wider selection of films on iTunes would certainly help. At last count, Apple had sold just 2 million movies on iTunes, compared with 100 million TV shows and more than 1 billion songs.
For Sale and For Rent
The Financial Times reported on Dec. 26 that Apple has already signed an agreement with at least one studio, Twentieth Century Fox (NWS), to offer rental downloads of its movies. Now sources tell BusinessWeek Apple is nearing deals with Warner Bros. (TWX), Paramount Pictures (VIA), and Lionsgate (LGF) to allow movie sales, rentals, or both through iTunes.
To jump-start his video business, Jobs needs studios to supply newly released films for both "sell-through" to consumers and rental. Currently, iTunes sells recently released movies from Disney (DIS) for $14.99 and older titles from studios such as Lionsgate for $9.99. Sources say Apple plans to charge $3.99 a pop for 24-hour rentals. Since Apple may agree to pay closer to the $17 wholesale price paid by other retailers, it's unclear whether iTunes might boost the price or take a small loss to help drive sales of Apple TV boxes and video iPod players. |
www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/jan2008/tc2008016_825385.htm |
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Pajamahadeen
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I'm stoked! I just got a DVD player with Divx decoding. Not that i've downloaded any of that pirated stuff. 
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Got a PS3 for christmas. I got it for the games but i got Underworld and the Fifth Element on Blue Ray, I finally got around to watching scenes from both of them and I have to say it really is amazingly clear.
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DancingBarry
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| encina1 wrote: | | I want movies just downloaded and streamed straight into my brain |
I get those nightly. Sometimes with plots. Although, frequently very random. |
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| DancingBarry wrote: | | encina1 wrote: | | I want movies just downloaded and streamed straight into my brain |
I get those nightly. Sometimes with plots. Although, frequently very random. |
CGI squirrels?
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| DancingBarry wrote: | | encina1 wrote: | | I want movies just downloaded and streamed straight into my brain |
I get those nightly. Sometimes with plots. Although, frequently very random. |
Me too. But I can never remember them the next morning. And I'm usually not sure what they mean....  |
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Another reason to choose Blu-Ray (via PS3):
| Quote: | | With all the lofty goals that Sony had for the PlayStation Portable at its inception, it's surprising to see just how much functionality Sony's beautiful black handheld has been able to provide. Between the expansive remote play options, Internet radio, browsing, and GPS tools, and now even Skype calling, the PSP is quite a handy little system. While the UMD format of videos may have failed, it seems Sony has an ace up its sleeve for future video content on the PSP: owners of a PlayStation 3 will soon be able to copy a lower resolution, portable version of their Blu-ray movies onto their PSPs. |
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| TACH wrote: | Another reason to choose Blu-Ray (via PS3):
With all the lofty goals that Sony had for the PlayStation Portable at its inception, it's surprising to see just how much functionality Sony's beautiful black handheld has been able to provide. Between the expansive remote play options, Internet radio, browsing, and GPS tools, and now even Skype calling, the PSP is quite a handy little system. While the UMD format of videos may have failed, it seems Sony has an ace up its sleeve for future video content on the PSP: owners of a PlayStation 3 will soon be able to copy a lower resolution, portable version of their Blu-ray movies onto their PSPs. |
See, that is what I was waiting for. The only reason I did not like the PSP is because you would have to buy an entirely new library of everything. If there were a way to play my PS games and movies on there, the way I could transfer my own music on there, it would be worth it.
But this is good news. I still won't buy one yet, but it is good to hear.
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TACH
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| encina1 wrote: | | TACH wrote: | Another reason to choose Blu-Ray (via PS3):
With all the lofty goals that Sony had for the PlayStation Portable at its inception, it's surprising to see just how much functionality Sony's beautiful black handheld has been able to provide. Between the expansive remote play options, Internet radio, browsing, and GPS tools, and now even Skype calling, the PSP is quite a handy little system. While the UMD format of videos may have failed, it seems Sony has an ace up its sleeve for future video content on the PSP: owners of a PlayStation 3 will soon be able to copy a lower resolution, portable version of their Blu-ray movies onto their PSPs. |
See, that is what I was waiting for. The only reason I did not like the PSP is because you would have to buy an entirely new library of everything. If there were a way to play my PS games and movies on there, the way I could transfer my own music on there, it would be worth it.
But this is good news. I still won't buy one yet, but it is good to hear. |
I also read (PC World) that you will be able to move the movie to the PSP and/or memory stick.
I wonder if there would be any issue with converting that movie so it plays on an iPod?
Also, I want to know what the file size is after converting it for a PSP? |
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| TACH wrote: | | Don't matter... streaming is the future... check out the latest offerings from LG and Neflix? Or XBL? Or Playstation Home? Or Apple/iTunes? Or Amazon/Unbox and Tivo? |
Finally someone who gets it
Within 5 years, we will probably 80% digital media. The time for the 'Early Apodters' is this year. Netflix is already releasing a box later this year for HD downloads.
| kevin wrote: | I saw a chart and with the WB going Blu-ray exclusive, it looks like studio content is about 70-30 now, Blu-ray only.
It really only is a matter of time before HD DVD goes away. Especially with the prices of Blu Ray DVD players going down. |
When you says 70-30, you do realize thats about 1% of the total market, right? It's only a matter of time before Blu Ray goes away. DVD is still destroying Blu Ray/HD-DVD combined and won't be going away anytime soon. By the time DVD dies off, we will be completely digital which will revert Blu Ray to 'laserdisk' status. |
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gng930
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| Now that HD-DVD is looking dead, should we expect to see HD-DVD-only titles translated to Blu-ray? Any HD-DVD-only titles out there worth mentioning other than Transformers? |
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Went Blue-Ray today . . . got a Sony Aquos Blue-Ray player for free by buting a 42" Aquos 1080p LCD.
It also looks like many retailers have essentially decided that HD-DVD really is dead . . . they are dropping prices like crazy - probably trying to dump stock before people catch on.
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Pajamahadeen
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| DaMuleRules wrote: | Went Blue-Ray today . . . got a Sony Aquos Blue-Ray player for free by buting a 42" Aquos 1080p LCD.
It also looks like many retailers have essentially decided that HD-DVD really is dead . . . they are dropping prices like crazy - probably trying to dump stock before people catch on. |
Nice TV set.
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| Got a Panasonic blu-ray player two weeks ago free after buying a 50-inch 1080p plasma. And I'm not gonna lie. It's really difficult watching dvds after seeing 300 on blu-ray. It's just so much better in every way.. |
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