Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread

I as well jumped on the Amazon deal. Got the player, 300 and Bourne Identity that come with it, then my first 3 free were Hot Fuzz, The Departed, and Shooter.

I can't wait to watch 300 in HD

You will enjoy, have fun.

[Kearnzo]

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Go figure. Just found out that 3:10 To Yuma is only coming out on regular DVD and Blu-Ray, no HD DVD. Looks like i'll have to just get the regular DVD, but I would have loved to view 3:10 in HD. Oh well.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread

Go figure. Just found out that 3:10 To Yuma is only coming out on regular DVD and Blu-Ray, no HD DVD. Looks like i'll have to just get the regular DVD, but I would have loved to view 3:10 in HD. Oh well.

Don't forget that the A3 also upconverts regular DVD's, so it might not look too bad upconverted.

[RockyTop1]

Re: Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread

Go figure. Just found out that 3:10 To Yuma is only coming out on regular DVD and Blu-Ray, no HD DVD. Looks like i'll have to just get the regular DVD, but I would have loved to view 3:10 in HD. Oh well.

You'll be surprised at how well the upconverted DVDs look

[Spectre]

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I'm going to need to buy a new receiver too to run the HDMI cable from the A3- my TV only has one HDMI input

[CaptainZombie]

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I'm going to need to buy a new receiver too to run the HDMI cable from the A3- my TV only has one HDMI input

I would either go with a Sony or Onkyo that offers full audio/video passthrough on the HDMI.

[SportsorDeath]

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I would either go with a Sony or Onkyo that offers full audio/video passthrough on the HDMI.

Depends on how much he is willing to spend. Yamaha, Pioneer, and Denon also offer excellent receivers that do what you say, but they are significantly more expensive than some of the Onkyos and Sonys. I personally would stay away from Sony receivers, except for maybe their new high end model. The Onkyo 605 is probably the best "bang for your buck" entry level receiver that has HDMI 1.3 and allows for full passthrough.

[SLAYER]

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Black Friday 2007: Best Blu-ray, HD DVD Player Deals So Far

Blu-ray Players

* Samsung BD-P1400 - $377 at Circuit City (Thurs-Sat
includes 3 free Blu-ray movies

* Sony 40GB PS3 - $399 at Best Buy (Fri-Sat)
includes 'Open Season' Blu-ray and NBA '08 PS3 Game

* Sony 40GB PS3 - $399 at Circuit City
includes free wireless controller

* Sony 80GB PS3 - $499 at Wal-Mart (Sat-Sun)
"secret sale" includes 10 free Blu-ray movies

* Samsung BD-P1400 - $399 at Best Buy (Fri-Sat)
includes 2 Blu-ray movies (from 10 pre-selected titles)

* Sony BDP-S300 - $399 at Best Buy (Fri-Sat)
includes 'Spider-Man 3' Blu-ray

* Sony BDP-S300 - $399 at Circuit City
includes $25 gift card

HD DVD Players

* Toshiba HD-A3 HD DVD Player - $169 at Sears (Fri only)
* Toshiba HD-A3 HD DVD Player - $199.99 at Best Buy (Fri-Sat)

Onkyo DV-HD805 dissected, Toshiba HD-XA2 found inside

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix HD DVD to debut new online community features

'3:10 to Yuma' Blu-ray Goes Profile 1.1

Sony CEO Stringer Reaffirms Blu-ray Support

'Star Trek' HD DVD Phaser Remote Details Revealed

'Into the Wild' Treks to HD DVD

'Gone Baby Gone' Headed to Blu-ray

Tested: Toshiba’s HD DVD Firmware Version 2.7

Macrovision purchases BD+ DRM for $45 million





In Stores This Week

HD DVD 338 vs Blu-ray 365*

Blu-ray

* Badder Santa: The Unrated Version (Buena Vista)
* David Gilmour: Remember That Night (Sony BMG)
* Die Hard (Fox)
* Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Fox)
* Die Hard 3: Die Hard with a Vengeance (Fox)
* The Die Hard Collection (Fox)
* Hairspray (2007) (New Line)
* Live Free or Die Hard (Fox)
* Pathfinder (Fox)
* Rescue Dawn (MGM)
* The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Buena Vista)

HD DVD

* Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opus Arte)
* Star Trek: The Original Series -- The Complete First Season (Paramount)
* Tremors (Universal)


* Blu-ray total does not reflect 32 Paramount titles that were previously available.

[Spectre]

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I officially jumped on the Amazon deal for the A3- for $187.04, it was really hard to resist

Toshiba HD-A3 player
Bourne Identity and 300 in box
The Departed, Hot Fuzz, and The Big Lebowski (one of my favorite movies!)
I'm going to get The Italian Job, Pitch Black,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Frighteners, and Darkman

I'm happy I finally came off the fence because I was hesitating even after seeing this deal. Once I saw the price down to 180 bucks, I couldn't resist. At worst, I have an upscaler because I refuse to watch my standard def DVDs on my TV right now

Thanks for the tips about the receivers, I'm struggling between the Onkyo 505 and the 605. The 605 was a bit out of my price range (being a broke student is great) but yall got me into Onkyo so I'll think about it for a bit.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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For fellow cheapstakes out there, here's a list of HD-DVDs that are $11.88 if you go with google checkout and budget shipping on buy.com

Blood Diamond
Eternal Sunshine for a Spotless Mind
The Mummy Returns
The Mummy
Black Rain
Dawn of the Dead
Bourne Identity
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Serenity
Doom

There are more, but those are the ones I found while goofing off at work today.

[SLAYER]

Re: Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread

Might want to fix up the multiple Dawn of the Deads.

The original is exclusive to blu-ray, the remake to HD DVD.

[CaptainZombie]

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Fry's BF HD-DVD Sale:



Bernies to have A3 for $99

[SLAYER]

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Nice deal for New Englanders.

The Amazon deal is still the better value, and is also nationwide.

[CaptainZombie]

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Nice deal for New Englanders.

The Amazon deal is still the better value, and is also nationwide.

Not a bad deal.....I just wish there were instore HD-DVD and BluRay movie sales @ the B&M's. Would have been a good way to draw more people in.

[SLAYER]

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Well, the Sears & BB deals should get things going for HD DVD.

Who knows how well those BD stand-alone deals will do.

I doubt we'll see consistent B&M movie sales while the 5 free movie offers for both formats are around.