Really, fanboy comments like this just detract from the discussion.
I don't see why you people care so much. The movies look and sound the same on either format, so there's no need for you to bash. In fact, for all of these movies (on sale in both formats), I'm sure the video is the exact same encode on both copies.
Really! My HD DVD discs will be obsolete when they no longer server my purpose and NOT before. Just because some blow-hard is proving that the BD crowd is a bunch of sore winners doesn't automatically make anything obsolete. As long as my HD-A2 is spinning away and doing exactly what it should be doing - playing HD DVDs and upscaling regular DVDs - it is not obsolete.
But, hey, let's just go ahead and call Blu-ray obsolete because in 20 years it will be replaced by something else! Pfft! Why bother buying into it now if it will eventually become obsolete anyway?
“Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and optical multitouch technology under their chunky bezels, these two models represent the biggest mainstream push for touchscreen computing yet.â€
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50% off of obsolete, clearance HD DVDs? It should be more like buy one get ten free. For shame, Amazon.
Really, fanboy comments like this just detract from the discussion.
I don't see why you people care so much. The movies look and sound the same on either format, so there's no need for you to bash. In fact, for all of these movies (on sale in both formats), I'm sure the video is the exact same encode on both copies.
Go purple and stop your bitching. :¬)
@Raptor:
Really! My HD DVD discs will be obsolete when they no longer server my purpose and NOT before. Just because some blow-hard is proving that the BD crowd is a bunch of sore winners doesn't automatically make anything obsolete. As long as my HD-A2 is spinning away and doing exactly what it should be doing - playing HD DVDs and upscaling regular DVDs - it is not obsolete.
But, hey, let's just go ahead and call Blu-ray obsolete because in 20 years it will be replaced by something else! Pfft! Why bother buying into it now if it will eventually become obsolete anyway?
HD DVD may be dead but it's still a good time to pick up some cheap movies.