That must've been before I started reading this site -- how things have changed around here in 13 months. Thanks for pointing that out though!
I'm mainly referring to the fact that each time someone mentions the fact that HD DVD is region-free, we get the same "Who cares, those titles are expensive" rhetoric, with Ben even saying that they don't count because you can't go buy them at Best Buy or Blockbuster, followed by other BD fanboys saying, "This is the US, we don't care about the rest of the world." Now this post shows that maybe that's not entirely true afterall - there actually IS interest in imports? The horror.
There is always interest in imports, but it is a minority interest in the US. Love it or hate it, we produce most of the blockbusters that garner international attention. And big International films, like the excellent "The Lives of Others", get released here.
We are free to import if we choose at the moment. BD has region encoding, but thus far it hasn't been enforced. And out of curiosity, has any US BD exclusive been released recently on HD DVD in Europe? Or are all the titles you cite from when HD DVD was the only game in town?
I'm not sure why you get so worked up here. Even if EngadgetHD turns out to bleed blu blood, you seem cocky enough to believe that HD DVD will win. Therefore, you should be rehearsing your victory dance on the moderators instead of complaining. Won't this perceived bias be all the more sweeter later?
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That must've been before I started reading this site -- how things have changed around here in 13 months. Thanks for pointing that out though!
I'm mainly referring to the fact that each time someone mentions the fact that HD DVD is region-free, we get the same "Who cares, those titles are expensive" rhetoric, with Ben even saying that they don't count because you can't go buy them at Best Buy or Blockbuster, followed by other BD fanboys saying, "This is the US, we don't care about the rest of the world." Now this post shows that maybe that's not entirely true afterall - there actually IS interest in imports? The horror.
"there actually IS interest in imports?"
There is always interest in imports, but it is a minority interest in the US. Love it or hate it, we produce most of the blockbusters that garner international attention. And big International films, like the excellent "The Lives of Others", get released here.
We are free to import if we choose at the moment. BD has region encoding, but thus far it hasn't been enforced. And out of curiosity, has any US BD exclusive been released recently on HD DVD in Europe? Or are all the titles you cite from when HD DVD was the only game in town?
I'm not sure why you get so worked up here. Even if EngadgetHD turns out to bleed blu blood, you seem cocky enough to believe that HD DVD will win. Therefore, you should be rehearsing your victory dance on the moderators instead of complaining. Won't this perceived bias be all the more sweeter later?