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post #91 of 263
2/20/08 at 9:37am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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And this is the SD section!

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Originally Posted by Walter Kittel
It is?


There is a certain synergy at work here.
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post #92 of 263
2/20/08 at 9:39am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by Walter Kittel
It is?
- Walter.

Oops you're right! Sorry! Must have gotten carried away by the SD-DVD in the header. Oh well.

There's no rule to say you MUST have HD to post in the HD forum.
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post #93 of 263
2/20/08 at 11:13am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

My roommate and I cleared out most of ours after the Warners announcement and we bought PS3's. I kept ones that I watch a lot (Firefly) and ones that probably won't have HD versions for quite awhile, but it was a nice way to clear out of lot of those 2 for 20 deals where you buy a movie that you kind of like but never watch.
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post #94 of 263
2/20/08 at 11:20am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
Agreed. Many of us pushed for things like constant-height 1080p encoding, 4:4:4 color space, and 1080p60 capability. However, that won't stop me from enjoying the stunning 1080p images that a well-authored BD can deliver.

I'm surprised there isn't kind of an "anamorphic" squeeze as part of either of the standards, rather than wasting all of that space on black bars. I suppose in this day and age of predominantly digital displays with fixed resolution panels it doesn't make as much difference though.
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post #95 of 263
2/20/08 at 11:28am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

Sean,

with front projection on the rise, constant-height (anamorhpic) 1080p encoding would have had a fantastic venue to show off its benefits. Lots of FP videophiles use anamorphic lens configurations and scalers to project on native 2.35:1 screens.
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post #96 of 263
2/21/08 at 11:05am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

I'm taking it on a case-by-case basis but am for the most part getting the HDMs of everything I had on SD DVD. If I'm not selling the SD DVD and thereby not offsetting the cost of the HDM, then it gets deprioritized a little depending on the movie.

Some examples are when the HDM doesn't include all the supps of a very good/reference standard SD DVD (I'll eventually get the The Rock BD but am hanging onto the Crit; am procrastinating on Black Hawk Down BD since there's an Extended Cut on SD DVD only that I bet Sony will re-release on BD; kept my Director's Tears Of the Sun SD DVD but sold the theatrical when I bought the BD; same drill with the Extended Crimson Tide and Enemy Of the State: kept those but sold the original non-anamorphs when I bought the BDs).

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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
I've been selling every DVD in my collection that falls into the following category:

1. I know I won't want to watch it again until it comes out in hi-def, so there's no point in keeping the DVD on my shelf (Dances With Wolves was such a DVD).
Hey David, what about all those supps on the Dances SE--the longer cut, the "The Creation Of An Epic" docu, two commentaries, poster gallery and especially the wonderful 9-minute photo montage of production and promotional photography set to score, et al.? Especially given Fox' track record, you're not concerned about some of that content not getting ported over?
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post #97 of 263
2/21/08 at 11:17am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

Fox deserves a big-ole' bitch-slap on dropping special features on BD releases.

No arguement here.

I've berated them at length over at blu.com.

However, even bare-bones, I'll trade a DVD SE for a 1080p lossless-audio HD copy any day. And I'll keep the DVD if the SE material is that important to me.
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post #98 of 263
2/21/08 at 11:30am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

I wasn't re-engaging the debate on ported supps--that's something you and I can agree on I think.

My point was just that you said Dances WAS such a DVD. I thought it meant you'd already sold your SE. So you'll have to buy it back if Fox doesn't respond to our bitch slaps.

I'm looking at my (not very large) SD DVD and (fairly large) CD collections these days and wondering if I should be selling while the selling's good. Probably moreso for the CDs than the DVDs but even with the DVDs, I'm getting the sense that if I wait for procrastinators like Paramount to release on HDM, the after market for the DVD will have further withered if not evaporated.
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post #99 of 263
2/21/08 at 12:35pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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My point was just that you said Dances WAS such a DVD. I thought it meant you'd already sold your SE. So you'll have to buy it back if Fox doesn't respond to our bitch slaps.

Yes, I did already sell that (last week) because I know that I won't want to watch it again until it's in high-def. I can live without the sups, so I'll survive even with a bare-bones disc (though it won't stop me from bitch-slapping the studio if they drop the ball on the bonus material). BTW, isn't that one an MGM title?
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post #100 of 263
2/21/08 at 12:42pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

Yeah, it's MGM (distribbed by Fox; MGM-distribbed-Fox has some crappy movie-only precedents for catalog titles: Hoosiers, Usual Suspects, Robocop, Rocky).
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post #101 of 263
2/21/08 at 1:34pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

Only bonus material that concerns me is alternate cuts. I'm still sickened every time I think about Payback. The theatrical release version with Kris Kristofferson was so much better than that bullshit they ended up releasing in hi-def.
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post #102 of 263
2/22/08 at 11:55am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

When I upgrade to Blu-ray now that the war is over. All new titles purchased will be Blu-Ray only. If there is only a DVD and not a Blu-Ray disk ill wait. This should not be that big of a deal because most of the catalog titles I want I have on DVD. A few key titles such as Lawrence of Arabia, Stanley Kubrick flms and the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy will be Blu-Ray double dips.
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post #103 of 263
2/22/08 at 2:30pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

Since I bought a PS3 a few weeks ago I've been going through my collection and winnowing out DVD titles that are still fetching a decent price. Since so many were bought during the crazy online promotions I tend to make a profit on most titles. At this point, if the price is right, there isn't a DVD in my collection that I'd be unwilling to part with.

And while I intend to buy HD almost exclusively from here on out there are exceptions such as movies that I want to be able to play in the car for the kids or deals that are just too good to pass up.

I've never had a problem with double-dipping on DVD releases so upgrading to Blu-Ray is no different.
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post #104 of 263
2/29/08 at 8:09am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet but there are very few titles I'll want to rebuy (Star Wars, Indy, LOTR). 70% of my collection is TV box sets and I can't see how a Blu-Ray release of Kids in the Hall would give it a giant leap in quality.
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post #105 of 263
3/1/08 at 12:00pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

I've got a pile of about 30 DVDs here I'll probably pawn next week in order to get a couple BDs. These DVDs are stuff I've already replaced with HD-DVD, fullscreen versions that I also bought the widescreen version of, and a couple I just know I won't watch again. I'm still waiting on my freebies from Toshiba so I can dump 5 more old DVDs. I've probably got other movies I'll never watch again, but I haven't been able to bring myself to get rid of them. One of those is the Steelbook of the 80's Dune. I really only ever watch the newer one.
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post #106 of 263
3/27/08 at 9:02pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by Viper
Only bonus material that concerns me is alternate cuts. I'm still sickened every time I think about Payback. The theatrical release version with Kris Kristofferson was so much better than that bullshit they ended up releasing in hi-def.

Joe: I guess that means you're not so pleased about The Director's Cut getting a Bitsy for "Most Surprising Release" of 2007?


Recently got more via Amazon Marketplace ($12) than I would have via Wherehouse or a b&m dealing in used for an SD DVD title I've long been reluctant to surrender (the Criterion The Rock). What with that coin and the Buena Vista rebate, it'll effectively be just a few dollars to get the BD.
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post #107 of 263
3/27/08 at 9:56pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

FAr from dumping, I've added a dozen SD DVDs to my collection in the past 10 days. I need several of them for class (no HDM at the college where I teach) and the rest were titles that were A) cheap and B) not likely to be out on HDM anytime soon. I check (except for the school related ones) if an HDM version is available, but I won't wait years if I want to have it now. My setup looks good enough with SD DVD to warrant the "immediate satisfaction".
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post #108 of 263
3/28/08 at 5:36am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

Sure.

I do a careful survey before buying an SD DVD title to make sure it's not just around the corner on BD.

If it seems like it's years away, I might buy the SD copy if it's a movie I have to have. But if it's on the schedule for HDM and I can wait, then I save that cash towards the HD purchase (or sell off the DVD copy when the time comes to help offset the costs for upgrading).

BTW, just watched my Baron Munchausen Blu-ray Disc. Guys: a revelation of detail compared to the SD DVD. That's definitely a "don't kid yourself that you don't need to upgrade" title. The BD blows the DVD away... utterly and competely.
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post #109 of 263
3/28/08 at 6:04am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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FAr from dumping, I've added a dozen SD DVDs to my collection in the past 10 days.

Yeah, I've been pre-ordering more and more SD lately. Older and long awaited titles unlikely to be out on HD anytime in the next 5-10 years.

Blu-ray just isn't satisfying all my movie needs so I see no reason to abandon SD purchasing anytime soon.

Besides it's shaping up to be another dismal High def summer release schedule (after June 3rd). Tho Fox just anounced the "cult classic"? Point Break
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post #110 of 263
3/28/08 at 6:38am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by Jim_K
Yeah, I've been pre-ordering more and more SD lately. Older and long awaited titles unlikely to be out on HD anytime in the next 5-10 years.

Blu-ray just isn't satisfying all my movie needs so I see no reason to abandon SD purchasing anytime soon.

Besides it's shaping up to be another dismal High def summer release schedule (after June 3rd). Tho Fox just anounced the "cult classic"? Point Break

I hear you. While I haven't been pre-ordering all that many SD DVDs, I have bought two this past week (Lost Highway and The Mist), which is considerablly more than I have purchased in any given week in a while.

I also share your concerns with the summer Blu-ray Disc slate, but I'm cautiously optimistic that the Fall/Winter release schedule will make up for it. In the meantime, it isn't like I don't have a ton of stuff to watch that I've already purchased.
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post #111 of 263
3/28/08 at 7:07am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
I do a careful survey before buying an SD DVD title to make sure it's not just around the corner on BD.

Yup. Dave: Any insight to a BD of Sweeney Todd? That's one I'm having trouble finding any information on.

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Originally Posted by Jim_K
Blu-ray just isn't satisfying all my movie needs so I see no reason to abandon SD purchasing anytime soon.

Agreed as well. While hesitant to ever double dip, it's hard to resist on certain titles. That's why I'm with Dave...but also with you about realizing that certain titles don't have a long-standing chance of making it to BD.

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Originally Posted by Paul Arnette
In the meantime, it isn't like I don't have a ton of stuff to watch that I've already purchased.

Oh boy. Ain't that the ever-lovin' truth!
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post #112 of 263
3/28/08 at 7:17am

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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I'll survive even with a bare-bones disc (though it won't stop me from bitch-slapping the studio if they drop the ball on the bonus material).
Hmm. What does "bitch-slapping" mean if you "survive" with a bare-bones release (ie wind up buying it anyway). The studio gets your money, so how are they "slapped" in a meaningful way?
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post #113 of 263
3/28/08 at 1:18pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

Now that Criterion is embarking upon Blu-Ray, how long do you think it will be before all of the Alpha Video brand DVD ultra-rare pre-code titles in my collection will be released in HD?
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post #114 of 263
3/28/08 at 1:33pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by Professor Echo
Now that Criterion is embarking upon Blu-Ray
Wha? This is the first I've heard of this and there is no mention on their website. Do you have a cite?
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post #115 of 263
3/28/08 at 1:34pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

I'm selling all my SD-DVD's for their HDDVD/Blu-ray counterparts. The ones which are carrying over all the extras, of course. But for the HDDVD's which aren't carrying over all the extras, I'm keeping the SDDVD.
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post #116 of 263
3/28/08 at 2:23pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
Any insight to a BD of Sweeney Todd?
You're right. Info is "unavailable" on Amazon US. Didn't realize that, because on Amazon UK the title is announced for May 19.


Cees
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post #117 of 263
3/28/08 at 2:38pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by Cees Alons
...on Amazon UK the title is announced for May 19.

"A Bleedin' Masterpiece!"

I have never ordered anything from England (amazon.uk or anyone else) before.

What does £17.98 translate to in U.S. dollars? Anyone know (approximately)? Will I pay through the arse for shipping? I would give it a shot for this title. It'd be fun! Does your bank convert the pounds to dollars when you pay by debit/credit card?
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post #118 of 263
3/28/08 at 2:51pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
What does £17.98 translate to in U.S. dollars? Anyone know (approximately)?

Well...an internet site tells me $35.76! All the other questions about shipping/customs/whatever still stand.
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post #119 of 263
3/28/08 at 4:58pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

I'm w/ the others. Still buying an occasional DVD. It really depends on the situation. But yeah, I've also been meaning to start renting some again to help hold me over like I used to long ago. And in some cases, I'll probably keep the old DVD to go w/ the new BD for the extras that might be missing plus something to either lend out or be playable on the laptop (for road trips and such).

_Man_
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post #120 of 263
3/28/08 at 6:41pm

Re: Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
"A Bleedin' Masterpiece!"

I have never ordered anything from England (amazon.uk or anyone else) before.

What does £17.98 translate to in U.S. dollars? Anyone know (approximately)? Will I pay through the arse for shipping? I would give it a shot for this title. It'd be fun! Does your bank convert the pounds to dollars when you pay by debit/credit card?

Mike i just discovered a site called Xploited Cinema the other day. It sells a bunch of import stuff. I got ABBA:The Movie, and Capricorn One for just a little over $60, R0 Blu-ray. I had both titles on Amazon. UK wishlist. But didnt want to pay for shipping and all that stuff, and the discs would have been $60, before shipping! Anyway i had been reading good things about Xploited, so i gave it a shot. By the way, they are out of Ohio, and shipping was under $3.
I dont see Sweeny Todd listed there yet, but i bet it will be. Much of what they have is French soft porn, or Italian westerns and horror...still, might be worth looking at.
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