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Again, I have no problem with Bill supporting Bluray. He is completely entitled too do so, but he has taken little rumors and flights of fancy and presented them as facts, and then when they've been proven incorrect he doesn't even apologize. That is inexcusible and extremely immature. If you...

Dan, I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm not personally mad at Bill Hunt. However, I do belive he is doing a disservice to anyone reading his site. The reason is very simple. A journalist is to provide facts, not opinion or bias. And Bill used to be a journalist. That is no longer the...

Bill, Thomas and others have already pointed out the flaws in your post, so I won't waste more time there. What I will say is you are 100% fine and dandy to have any opinion you want. No one is ever, or has ever, been wrong for having an opinion and stating it. However, posting opinions on...

Amazon also has excellent prices. You can always shop there. Most titles are 19.99. Anyone can shop there anywhere they live. Also Fry's does have an online store. Cheers, Jason

Since when have Sony comments NOT been FUD??? I'll wait for facts, thank you. :) Cheers, Jason

Robert has always been extremely professional and attentive to his customers and provided excellent deals for both HD-DVD and Bluray. His personal preference is of no concern because he treats both formats equally when providing information and product to his customers. I can only speak for...

I can see that. But the same people who are interested in Disney Classics are also most likely interested in the Pirates films. So if they're looking at one of the low-cost HD-DVD players and discover they can't watch a high definition version of the Pirates films on it, they will also soon...

Scott, I don't think you're understanding the point I was trying to make here. It has nothing to do with Bluray vs. HD-DVD. I was only saying that when the Walmart customer sees they can't buy a movie they want for a player (be it a Bluray or HD-DVD player) it might give them pause to purchase a...

I thought something sounded odd about that. Either way, like I said above, it will only take 1 movie to make the point to the uniformed. By the way, I hate sounding like a wet blanket. I really do want HDM to succeed. Just making some points as they come to me. Scott - love your avatar! Hot...

Doug, Read my post above yours. It was an answer to Cees. To sum up - I was only clariying a point made earlier and that person used Disney, so I thought I would too. I would have used all exclusives if it were my point originally. Cheers, Jason

Cees, I would have used "all exclusives" but the original poster used Disney and since I was trying to better explain his point, I thought I'd do the same. But I disagree with you a bit on those titles not being important. The Pirates movies certainly are, as are Wild Hogs (based on box...

No Scott. When these customers look for the Disney HD-DVDs and find out they cannot purchase Disney HD-DVDs due to the fact that Disney is Bluray exclusive, it may just convince that customer NOT to purchase the HD-DVD player in the first place. There is going to be a whole heck of a lot of...

Since there is no smiley face or anything of the sort on your post, I'll assume you're serious. The problem he was pointing out, is that people will be looking for HD-DVD versions of the Disney movies to play on their new HD-DVD player. As Disney is currently Bluray exclusive, they won't be able...

Jari, Also think about the fact that $30-$40 SD-DVD players fly off the shelves. This is because the masses don't neccessarily care about build quality, they care about getting something that is better than what they have for what they consider a "steal". Also, with these low priced SD-DVD...

Exactly. Well written. But there also has to be interest. We're getting there. But it will take more than this holiday season to reach the masses. Definitely the next tier of adopter, but the masses need more time and convincing. Cheers, Jason

The problem with this price point being on the Ventura player is the $160-170 brings in the next tier of adopter. But the next tier of adopter still is interested in name-brand players. The masses (the ones who would purchase a no-name unit), as we've gone over countless times and I know you...

Which means anywhere from $125-$150 street, correct? Any way you slice this, it's great news for HDM. It allows those on the fence to "take a risk". Cheers, Jason

Very funny. That was what went through my head too. :) Cheers, Jason

Yes. I thought of the irony as I wrote it. :) Cheers, Jason

In his defense, it sounds to me like this was the first he'd heard that Parmount and Dreamworks had gone HD-DVD exclusive. He might have just purchased a Bluray player and I could definitely see someone getting very upset at that news. Either that or he was REALLY in the mood to watch Will...

WOW! This is great news (if you're an HD-DVD fan). Could jumpstart things quicker than I imagined. Especially if there truly is some BIG news from CEDIA. They're going to have to get all this info out to the general public super quick though. I know people who have already begun their holiday...

That's it. Seriously. I'm moving to Phoenix just to watch films on that screen of yours! PARTY AT THE EISENMANN COMPOUND! Cheers, Jason

I'll go with the "glass half full" approach and point out that if the transfer is excellent, upconversion will highlight just how excellent! But yes, the pendulum swings both ways. However the majority, for me anyway, has been significant improvements with the upconversion and a real treat...

YIKES! Ain't that the truth. I watched Beetlejuice last month. WOWZA! Terrible transfer. Still a fun movie, but man does that flick need a new transfer when it's brought to HD. Cheers, Jason

Good to hear you serve up the large platters too! And don't forget, it's not like Laserdisc was discontinued after a couple years in the marketplace. We are talking about a 20+ year lifespan. Not too shabby for a niche format! I suspect we'll have this format war for another year or two and...

Steve, This is exactly the reason my wife and I decided to jump on in with HD-DVD. We ABSOLUTELY love the player for both the HD-DVD content (obvious) and the upconversion of SD-DVD material (not so obvious, but equally impressive, I'm happy to report!) We've had the player for 4 months now...

I'll second this. I've never been more impressed with my SD-DVDs. The upconversion is sensational and it's like watching the SD-DVD for the first time again. I haven't been this excited about home video since 10 years ago when we first got DVD. For $200 you owe it to yourself to try it out. And...

While it may be the case that new formats should use their technical capabilities to their max, the fact remains that NO ONE CARES WHAT A BUNCH OF ELITISTS THINK (and I myself am an elitist; just ask my wife :) ). In the end - the cheapest format will win. Simple as that. Price point is the only...

Mark - I don't disagree. In fact the very reason you stated are the reasons my wife and I purchased an HD-DVD player. Of course, I still use my Laserdisc player too! So I had that history to go on. But the reason I started the discussion about early adopter-laggards, is because we are...

First of all, when it comes to renting discs, both blockbuster online and netflix carry HD-DVD and Bluray. Renting is a non-issue - both are readily available to rent. And for the next 5+ years you will still need to rent SD-DVD if you want to see certain movies because they will simply not be...