"Nope.. I'm just saying.. I have the movie, it's in full 1080p, real interactivity, real PIP and I paid like $12 for it. I see no reason why I need to pay $25-$30 for this copy that's not even real PIP."
The Blu Ray disc has full 1080p, real interactivity and real PIP, it says so right there in the link if you bother to read it. As for price, it is unconfirmed, but it seems rather unlikely you would have to pay more than $25 for it from Amazon or similar.
Admittedly that's not as cheap as $12, but then Blu Ray isn't a dead format. How much did it sell for when HD DVD titles weren't in a firesale? Were you also complaining about the price of HD DVD titles back then too?
JimC, haven't you figured out the logic yet? Nfinity's pimping upscaled DVD for *future* releases. If it came out at one time on HD DVD, then the 1080p version is just awesome. However, if it comes out on Blu-ray, 1080p is a steaming pile of doggie doo, and upscaled DVD would be just as good. In fact, if it's a DVD Super Upscaled by some not-yet-even-announced Toshiba player, it will be even better than 1080p!
I'm sick and tired of you fanboys reading shit that's not even there.
First of all special picture-in-picture TRACK might actually mean the same workaround as with other Blu-Ray faux-PIP crap. Nowhere does it say it's real PIP, that's all you buddy.
Second.. I'm watching a movie and I already have it in the same quality on HD DVD as this Blu-Ray.
There's absolutely no need to buy it and spend twice the money for the same thing (at BEST) just because it's on Blu-Ray. HD DVD version of the movie I have won't turn into dust overnight nor will the player I play it on. Mind you, I paid 2 A30s for like $220, still twice less then any Blu-Ray player.. so dead or not, I'm set for at least next couple of years.
Nfinity, you really need to chill out. As a fellow HD DVD enthusiast, I would like to believe that you're taking your enthusiasm a bit to far.
You're just as much a "fanboy" as anyone of these "fanboy"s that you're talking about. I have both Mummy movies and the Scorpion King and about 128 more movies all on HD DVD, but I can honestly see the talking point for this new Blu-ray release. Lossless audio and a new PiP track are both good things, in my opinion.
Please learn to see past bias. Blu-ray is now the future. Stop living in the past--move on.
Liquid. there's no bias.. there's no reason to buy something for twice the money.. they are offering pretty much the same thing. The difference in audio will be maybe somewhat importnat to like 5% of people.
I personally have over 150 HD DVD movies and about 100 Blu-Ray movies, quite possibly more then any of the blu zealots on here.
Blu-ray is definitely not the future and the numbers are pretty clear. It's dead in the water and new cost-efficient technologies are coming out. It's already in full swing too..
As I said numerous times, my only problme is the ripoff part from Blu-Ray. Get players under $300 (preferably around $200).. get the movies to have maybe 30% premium over regular DVDs and I'm all for it. But to resell me shit for twice or 3 times the price that offers minimal improvement in sound while everything else is the same (and that's even questionable) is ridiculous. That's it.
But you know what, you people just go ahead and continue giving them money. LOL.. heh it's not my money. Once the Blu-Ray goes 6-feet and that's gonna be sooner then later.. all Blu-Ray fanboys will get familiar to what some poor HD DVD consumers felt when BDA paid off and blackmailed retailers and took it away.
What goes around comes around. Didn't anyone teach you that?
2009.. HD Digital Downloads = Mainstream - Blu-Ray = gone or on clearance (just like PSP movies).
"2009.. HD Digital Downloads = Mainstream - Blu-Ray = gone or on clearance (just like PSP movies)."
Okay, now you've gone into complete fantasyland. MUSIC downloads aren't even truly "mainstream" yet (try 25-30% of the music market compared to CDs). You seriously think HD downloads are going to be mainstream in a year? PSP? PSP movies were a complete downgrade from DVD. No wonder they tanked. If you want a better PSP analogy, consider that HD downloads are a downgrade from Blu-ray (as well as HD DVD).
What goes around comes around? For a better cliche, how about instead letting bygones by bygones? The format war is done. Why keep the bitterness alive?
By the way, I agree that there's not much point in buying this on Blu-ray if you're already satisfied with the HD DVD version. If your player ever breaks you could get the BD then, if you still want.
"FFS You complain about BD prices yet you have over 100 movies? Sheesh, you are definitely schizo. When did you decide BD movies were too expensive; after the 101st movie you bought? Sounds like your a top supporter of the format."
It's worse than that. If he actually owns 100 movies then he knows no disc sells for its MSRP. So he is deliberately trying to deceive whenever he drags out his stupid $40 MSRP twaddle.
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No need for Blu-Ray version for me to be honest. Already have this on HD DVD and looks and sounds spectacular.
uh, thanks for the info?
HD DVD? What? I thought SD DVD Super scaled was the shiz? I'm truly disappointed...
Nope.. I'm just saying.. I have the movie, it's in full 1080p, real interactivity, real PIP and I paid like $12 for it.
I see no reason why I need to pay $25-$30 for this copy that's not even real PIP.
"Nope.. I'm just saying.. I have the movie, it's in full 1080p, real interactivity, real PIP and I paid like $12 for it. I see no reason why I need to pay $25-$30 for this copy that's not even real PIP."
The Blu Ray disc has full 1080p, real interactivity and real PIP, it says so right there in the link if you bother to read it. As for price, it is unconfirmed, but it seems rather unlikely you would have to pay more than $25 for it from Amazon or similar.
Admittedly that's not as cheap as $12, but then Blu Ray isn't a dead format. How much did it sell for when HD DVD titles weren't in a firesale? Were you also complaining about the price of HD DVD titles back then too?
I see, your comment was just weird. Like the answer to a question nobody asked...
JimC, haven't you figured out the logic yet? Nfinity's pimping upscaled DVD for *future* releases. If it came out at one time on HD DVD, then the 1080p version is just awesome. However, if it comes out on Blu-ray, 1080p is a steaming pile of doggie doo, and upscaled DVD would be just as good. In fact, if it's a DVD Super Upscaled by some not-yet-even-announced Toshiba player, it will be even better than 1080p!
Makes perfect sense to me!
Where DrXym? Where does it say that?
I'm sick and tired of you fanboys reading shit that's not even there.
First of all special picture-in-picture TRACK might actually mean the same workaround as with other Blu-Ray faux-PIP crap. Nowhere does it say it's real PIP, that's all you buddy.
Second.. I'm watching a movie and I already have it in the same quality on HD DVD as this Blu-Ray.
There's absolutely no need to buy it and spend twice the money for the same thing (at BEST) just because it's on Blu-Ray. HD DVD version of the movie I have won't turn into dust overnight nor will the player I play it on. Mind you, I paid 2 A30s for like $220, still twice less then any Blu-Ray player.. so dead or not, I'm set for at least next couple of years.
Nfinity, you really need to chill out. As a fellow HD DVD enthusiast, I would like to believe that you're taking your enthusiasm a bit to far.
You're just as much a "fanboy" as anyone of these "fanboy"s that you're talking about. I have both Mummy movies and the Scorpion King and about 128 more movies all on HD DVD, but I can honestly see the talking point for this new Blu-ray release. Lossless audio and a new PiP track are both good things, in my opinion.
Please learn to see past bias. Blu-ray is now the future. Stop living in the past--move on.
Liquid. there's no bias.. there's no reason to buy something for twice the money.. they are offering pretty much the same thing. The difference in audio will be maybe somewhat importnat to like 5% of people.
I personally have over 150 HD DVD movies and about 100 Blu-Ray movies, quite possibly more then any of the blu zealots on here.
Blu-ray is definitely not the future and the numbers are pretty clear. It's dead in the water and new cost-efficient technologies are coming out. It's already in full swing too..
As I said numerous times, my only problme is the ripoff part from Blu-Ray. Get players under $300 (preferably around $200).. get the movies to have maybe 30% premium over regular DVDs and I'm all for it. But to resell me shit for twice or 3 times the price that offers minimal improvement in sound while everything else is the same (and that's even questionable) is ridiculous. That's it.
But you know what, you people just go ahead and continue giving them money. LOL.. heh it's not my money. Once the Blu-Ray goes 6-feet and that's gonna be sooner then later.. all Blu-Ray fanboys will get familiar to what some poor HD DVD consumers felt when BDA paid off and blackmailed retailers and took it away.
What goes around comes around. Didn't anyone teach you that?
2009.. HD Digital Downloads = Mainstream - Blu-Ray = gone or on clearance (just like PSP movies).
"2009.. HD Digital Downloads = Mainstream - Blu-Ray = gone or on clearance (just like PSP movies)."
Okay, now you've gone into complete fantasyland. MUSIC downloads aren't even truly "mainstream" yet (try 25-30% of the music market compared to CDs). You seriously think HD downloads are going to be mainstream in a year? PSP? PSP movies were a complete downgrade from DVD. No wonder they tanked. If you want a better PSP analogy, consider that HD downloads are a downgrade from Blu-ray (as well as HD DVD).
What goes around comes around? For a better cliche, how about instead letting bygones by bygones? The format war is done. Why keep the bitterness alive?
By the way, I agree that there's not much point in buying this on Blu-ray if you're already satisfied with the HD DVD version. If your player ever breaks you could get the BD then, if you still want.
"FFS You complain about BD prices yet you have over 100 movies? Sheesh, you are definitely schizo. When did you decide BD movies were too expensive; after the 101st movie you bought? Sounds like your a top supporter of the format."
It's worse than that. If he actually owns 100 movies then he knows no disc sells for its MSRP. So he is deliberately trying to deceive whenever he drags out his stupid $40 MSRP twaddle.