dkny75
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- Aug 29, 2006
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- Danny
Sure you could be buying a dead format but the same goes with Blu-ray. I agree with some people that it'll be a while, if ever, before we see a clear cut winner. I have over 1500 SD DVDs with a lot of them being anime and foreign movies. Unfortunately my HD-A1 isn't region free for SD DVDs so I have two players hooked up. No big deal to me. I figure either way, it will be a while before we see independent films, foreign films, and anime on HD DVD or BD. Yes there are a few titles out there but it will not be the norm.
I got my player for under $400 and with my amazon discount movies like Batman Begins are only $17 and change. After watching movies like the Searchers and Blazing Saddles on HD DVD I can't ever watch them again on SD. I've built up a nice HD DVD library and have even imported them from Japan (Brothers Grimm, Equilibrium) and will do the same when the European titles are released since there's no region coding on HD DVD right now. I'll be able to get BD exclusives such as Rambo and Terminator 2 from overseas.
I don't think studio support is the deciding factor many make it out to be since support is not static. They can switch support at any time. Obviously Sony and Fox and Universal will ride out whichever format they support til the end. Companies such as Lionsgate, Disney, Weinstein, and other mid majors can always change sides.
BTW, don't you find it odd that even though Warners supports both formats they are definitely more aggresive in releasing HD DVDs? Yes HD DVD came out first but how come they aren't releasing the same movies on BD just to catch up? Just because you support both formats doesn't mean you have to equally support them. Just look at their high definition website.
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I got my player for under $400 and with my amazon discount movies like Batman Begins are only $17 and change. After watching movies like the Searchers and Blazing Saddles on HD DVD I can't ever watch them again on SD. I've built up a nice HD DVD library and have even imported them from Japan (Brothers Grimm, Equilibrium) and will do the same when the European titles are released since there's no region coding on HD DVD right now. I'll be able to get BD exclusives such as Rambo and Terminator 2 from overseas.
I don't think studio support is the deciding factor many make it out to be since support is not static. They can switch support at any time. Obviously Sony and Fox and Universal will ride out whichever format they support til the end. Companies such as Lionsgate, Disney, Weinstein, and other mid majors can always change sides.
BTW, don't you find it odd that even though Warners supports both formats they are definitely more aggresive in releasing HD DVDs? Yes HD DVD came out first but how come they aren't releasing the same movies on BD just to catch up? Just because you support both formats doesn't mean you have to equally support them. Just look at their high definition website.
www.wbhidef.com