I understand where you are coming from, but I had to part ways with my HD DVD player after Walmart offered full refunds. I took the money and put it towards a refurbished Samsung BDUP-5000 which I got for a steal at 378 bucks (after getting my Walmart money back, it was only like 278). I have found it to be a top of the line player, and the TrueHD issue hasn't affected me because i am only running 2.1 and sound quite honestly isn't a huge deal for me.
This way, I can pick up HD DVD titles in the 10 dollar range and still get the new Blu-Ray releases. I won't lie to you though, I felt dirty when I checked out of the store with a Blu-Ray for the first time. Oh well...
@Dirty Sox, Evan, & Twister Lest you forget, HD Video via FIBER OPTIC(FIOS), SATELLITE, CABLE and APPLE TV deliver new releases directly to the set often times for less. Most people are not interested in rebuilding yet another video library. The inexpensive yet fully capable HD-DVD player adds zing to any pre-existing SD-DVD Library. Blu is nice, but not necessary!
I am one of those people who like to own movies, not rent them. If I find a movie I enjoy I often realize that I want to watch it again. Until digital downloads allow mainstream ownership of movies instead of rental they will never really catch on with me. Not to mention that ATT U-Verse is not available, nor is Verzion Fios in my area of Columbus, OH. I am stuck with archaic Time Warner Road Runner which has been nothing short of a terrible unreliable internet connection.
I do have Xbox Live if I really want to rent a movie to see if its good (as I said earlier, sometimes it takes way too long to DL), but I see a lot of movies in the theater so usually I know what I am buying when I get a BD or HD DVD.
Personally, I don't see digital downloads catching on as fast as a lot of people do. I think there will be a nice wide window for a high def disc format to thrive in.
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I'll stick with my HD DVD player. You know, the one with a complete feature set from the gitgo?
Yeah, that will show 'em. Screw any NEW releases in HD, Chumpvision (upscaled) FTW.
Dude, you are only hurting yourself. You are the one who has to watch DVD's on your HDTV. I cannot hardly watch an upscaled DVD anymore.
I understand where you are coming from, but I had to part ways with my HD DVD player after Walmart offered full refunds. I took the money and put it towards a refurbished Samsung BDUP-5000 which I got for a steal at 378 bucks (after getting my Walmart money back, it was only like 278). I have found it to be a top of the line player, and the TrueHD issue hasn't affected me because i am only running 2.1 and sound quite honestly isn't a huge deal for me.
This way, I can pick up HD DVD titles in the 10 dollar range and still get the new Blu-Ray releases. I won't lie to you though, I felt dirty when I checked out of the store with a Blu-Ray for the first time. Oh well...
enjoy all those new releases Ed:-)
@Dirty Sox, Evan, & Twister
Lest you forget, HD Video via FIBER OPTIC(FIOS), SATELLITE, CABLE and APPLE TV deliver new releases directly to the set often times for less. Most people are not interested in rebuilding yet another video library. The inexpensive yet fully capable HD-DVD player adds zing to any pre-existing SD-DVD Library. Blu is nice, but not necessary!
@worldbfree4me
I am one of those people who like to own movies, not rent them. If I find a movie I enjoy I often realize that I want to watch it again. Until digital downloads allow mainstream ownership of movies instead of rental they will never really catch on with me. Not to mention that ATT U-Verse is not available, nor is Verzion Fios in my area of Columbus, OH. I am stuck with archaic Time Warner Road Runner which has been nothing short of a terrible unreliable internet connection.
I do have Xbox Live if I really want to rent a movie to see if its good (as I said earlier, sometimes it takes way too long to DL), but I see a lot of movies in the theater so usually I know what I am buying when I get a BD or HD DVD.
Personally, I don't see digital downloads catching on as fast as a lot of people do. I think there will be a nice wide window for a high def disc format to thrive in.