If you're red or purple what will you do now?

James L White · 01-05-2008, 01:31 PM

Need ideas

I'm purple but I don't want to throw money towards more HD DVDs after the WB news
I guess I can ebay all the Warner HD DVD titles and if (or when Universal/Paramount go Blu I'll take my losses and unload my HD player and remaining discs

PaulDA · 01-05-2008, 01:54 PM

Why? Do you think your player will suddenly stop working tomorrow? I have always planned to go purple (I'm "red" now) but I'm not going to stop buying HD DVDs or onload my player. I did buy the least expensive available option because of the "format war" but I don't see why this is a reason to panic. Perhaps I've learned to be format neutral via DVD-A/SACD so I see this as the same situation. I am honestly baffled at the reaction of people who want to sell their discs and machines immediately.

Super_E · 01-05-2008, 01:56 PM

Actually I will continue to purchase any and all HD DVD's I can. For me it will be business as usual.

Steve_Pannell · 01-05-2008, 02:25 PM

I plan to purchase a Blu-ray player. Always have planned to do that. I just have other priorities right now.

I'll still buy HD DVDs that are not available on Blu-ray but if and when I get a Blu-ray player I'll lean more toward that side.

In the meantime I'll keep using my HD-XA2 for HD DVDs and upconverting SD DVDs.

Shane Martin · 01-05-2008, 04:04 PM

I'll stop buying HD titles all together. I'll keep what I have and use my A2. I only have $100 in it.

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Jason Seaver · 01-05-2008, 04:28 PM

I'm still going to favor HD-DVD over BD for as long as I can - my HD-A1 still does stuff that my BD-P1000 can't do, and I'm really not looking to drop another few hundred to replace it yet.

Bob_L · 01-05-2008, 05:41 PM

I've been red and I'm going to continue on the path I started about two months ago: Rent HD DVD from Netflix until Blu-ray finalizes its hardware profile at a level commensurate with the HD DVD profile.

At that point, I'll also get a Blu-ray player and continue to rent discs. (It's possible I'll get antsy if they drag their feet, which could mean a PS3 in my future since it seems somewhat more future proof than the current standalone Blu-ray players.)

As the smoke clears, I realize that the format war has taught me one important thing: I don't need to purchase discs to be happy. I bought heavily into LaserDisc and DVD. Don't regret any of that; however, my recent experience with Netflix has been quite positive and I don't feel the need to build a collection of HDM at present.

So I've stopped purchasing both SD and HD discs for now and perhaps for the future, as well. That's probably not the outcome Hollywood might have hoped for. But it's working for me. It probably sets me up for a movement toward on-demand distribution, too.

Although I still feel that HD DVD hardware was managed more intelligently than Blu-ray, I hope this latest event does bring some unity to the conflict so that we can get on with the more important business of establishing one clear HD disc format for all of us to enjoy without format anxiety.

I'll continue to use my HD DVD player for my two dozen or so HD discs and for its excellence as a CD and SD DVD player. It's been a fun 16 months and I've definitely gotten my money's worth of entertainment from the format.

Shawn.F · 01-05-2008, 06:15 PM

I'm purple, but there is no way I am dumping my HD DVD collection and player any time soon. I have 43 HD DVDs right now, one ordered and en route (Cat People) and two that I plan on picking up first thing on Tuesday morning (Zodiac and The Pianist). If Universal and Paramount continue to put product out that I want on HD DVD, I will continue to buy the discs. If they stop and switch over to Blu-ray, I'll start buying (not re-buy) titles on that format. The HD DVD player and collection stays until the machine buys the farm, which hopefully won't be anytime soon.

Joseph DeMartino · 01-05-2008, 06:52 PM

I'm neither red nor blue, having decided to sit this whole mess out until the dust settles and prices come down, but I'm astonished that people are talking about dumping their HD-DVD players and discs. Are your HD-DVD collections really that small that you'd be happy to rebuy them all on Blu Ray? Do you really expect them all to be instantly released on Blu Ray just because of Warner's announcement? (I don't think that's going to force Universal to switch horses anytime soon.)

It was years before all the titles I owned on laserdisc were released on DVD, and I still have an LD player sitting on the shelf somewhere that I'll probably hook up once I finish redoing my place and finalize the HT.

There are still going to be titles you want to buy or rent that are only available on HD-DVD for a long time to come, no matter what eventually comes of the WB move.

Regards,

Joe

Romier S · 01-05-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shane Martin

I'll stop buying HD titles all together. I'll keep what I have and use my A2. I only have $100 in it.

$200 for me but I agree completely. The A2 will continue to be my primary player for its execellent upscaling abilities. As for my current collection of HD titles (about 45 or so), I plan to keep them as Shane mentioned above but I will replace any titles that are released with a higher quality encode or for a title that is released with lossless where the original HD DVD release had none.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino

(I don't think that's going to force Universal to switch horses anytime soon.)

I disagree. Without derailing this thread, it may not be immediate, but I consider it to be an inevitable likelihood.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino

There are still going to be titles you want to buy or rent that are only available on HD-DVD for a long time to come

...and considering the ramifications of yesterday's announcement I am more than willing to show some patience and wait for an eventual Blu-Ray release of those titles.