http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/ Engadget Comments for HD DVD review http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 19th 2006 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 19th 2006 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/I have a Mitsubishi WS55813 which nativly displays 1080i and 480p.]]>Apr 19th 2006 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/1. What type of tv did you use?
2. HD DVD can only goto 1080i? What about 1080p?
3. Can you compare DVD vs HD DVD on a 1080p tv?
4. I thought the new audio standard was going to be 7.1. Does the movie support this?

Have a great day.]]>Apr 19th 2006 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
How is the HD-DVD player as a standard DVD player? Are there any artifacts or compression issues? In your opinion does it hold up as a standard DVD player, or would early adopters be better hanging on to their existing DVD players?]]>Apr 19th 2006 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
I'm sure that I'm misunderstanding something, because I find it hard to believe that anyone would try to seriously evaluate HD using a set incapable of anything better than 480p.]]>Apr 19th 2006 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 19th 2006 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/I have not spent that much time watching standard DVD's but the 5 minutes I did looked great, at least as good as my old DVD player,but I once again I only watched it for 5 minutes. It worked just like a DVD player. So if you are in need of a new DVD player it may be a good way to go. ]]>Apr 19th 2006 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 19th 2006 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/1. What type of tv did you use?
Mitsubishi WS55813
2. HD DVD can only goto 1080i? What about 1080p?
I did not see a option for 1080p and I don't think it does it, maybe a firmware update can change that down the road.
3. Can you compare DVD vs HD DVD on a 1080p tv?
Nope, only on my 1080i TV.
4. I thought the new audio standard was going to be 7.1. Does the movie support this?
My reciever doesn't support 7.1 so even if it didn't I wouldn't be able to tell you. The sound was good.]]>Apr 19th 2006 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Thanks for the explaination. I assume I can get better results from using the multi-channel analoge output then?]]>Apr 19th 2006 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Yes my TV is a CRT RPTV, a 2003 Mitsubishi Diamond model WS55813. Which has been ISF calibrated for both 480p and 1080i.]]>Apr 19th 2006 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
Will this unit output HD thru its component outputs? I currently run everything through a video processor and into my Panasonic commercial plasma at its native resolution via RGB and don't want to change that. I've heard that the media paranoids were planning to prevent this.

]]>Apr 19th 2006 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/And I am with you, Blue ray is still going to win :)]]>Apr 19th 2006 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Thanks for the explaination. I assume I can get better results from using the multi-channel analoge output then?

I'm under that impression. Though the perfect solution would be buyinga receiver which allows you to hook it up with hdmi and use the digital uncmpressed pcm signal instead of either using an analog or recompressed version.]]>Apr 19th 2006 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 19th 2006 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 19th 2006 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 20th 2006 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/B4 anyone starts throwing insults or numbers around please check: http://editorials.teamxbox.com/xbox/1544/The-Facts-and-Fiction-of-1080p/p1/]]>Apr 20th 2006 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 20th 2006 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Not only was it not on a EDTV, I actually specified the brand and model of the TV in the comments. I do agree that I should have specified that in the review.

CRT TVs can produce more than one native resolution, that is one of their many benifits over the newer technologies.]]>Apr 20th 2006 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6300812.html

the latest buzz is that Blueray(at least ps3) will not downgrade]]>Apr 20th 2006 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
ICT is not enabled on any of the currently available HD-DVD discs, and no movie producer has announced that they will use it yet on Blu-ray or HD-DVD. ]]>Apr 20th 2006 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
This could be a "laser disc" type market for a while to come. Laser Disc never caught on, but DVD became the hottest consumer product in history for several reasons:
1) smaller format than VHS
2) better quality than VHS
3) all studios on board with one DVD format
4) DVD-ROMS
5) Menu system - fast to forward/never have to rewind

Unfortunately, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray do not provide a big enough improvement over DVD's to most consumers. Most people are okay (for the next several years) watching their old TV sets and monitors with DVD's.

As far as the "HD format war" goes, I think HD-DVD is going to do remarkably well for several reasons:
1) First out of the gate
2) HD-DVD roms
3) XBox support
4) Vastly Cheaper

The one thing going AGAINST the HD-DVD format is the studio support, especially from Sony's inventory. However, there is one thing most people are overlooking here that will help HD-DVD overcome this:

Bootlegging.

How hard will it be for a bootlegger to buy a Blu-Ray DVD, rip it, convert it to HD-DVD, and sell them on the black/foreign market?

Very, very easy. Consumers will have the cheaper HD-DVD players, they'll also have HD-DVD-ROM drives on their PC's, and they'll be able to buy almost any movie in HD-DVD format for a cheaper price than Blu-Ray.
]]>Apr 20th 2006 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/I love it. Need more titles but otherwise works great. I have it set to 720p.]]>Apr 23rd 2006 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/Apr 23rd 2006 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
HD Tivo? Have you been holding out on us? I want one!]]>Apr 26th 2006 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
Ed note: This individual is incorrect, please check the previous comments to find out information regarding component output on this player. Thank you.]]>Apr 27th 2006 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/the down convert is a option to the studios and they don't exercise that option on any of the current HD-DVD available.]]>Apr 27th 2006 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/19/hd-dvd-review/
Before you start flaming me, keep in mind I am a fan of Blu-ray and want Blu-ray to win the format war. I believe Blu-ray is the superior format but as we saw with Betamax, the superior format does not always win.
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