Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread

[CaptainZombie]

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That site is awesome, I recently started going there and I love their reviews

Except I made the mistake of going into the forums at that site and I got to observe the pissing contest going on in there first hand. I'm sorry, but some of those people are defending their formats like their mothers. I know, as a forum addict here that it's pot calling the kettle black, but man those cats need to get a life.

I suggest just using those forums for the bargain subforums.

That's all AVS, HDD, and Blu-ray's forums are good for, in terms of these formats. Bargains, and where to find imports. We have a small circle here who post both in this thread, so even then, you may not have to venture too far.

I agree with Slayer, I would especially stay away from the Smackdown forums. Those have to be some of the worst threads that someone could sit through and read, ever. Its funny, 1 person will come up with a fact about their format and then people from the opposing format jump in discrediting the facts. It is a mess, I just look at the individual format threads for software/hardware, the bargain threads, and FS/FT threads. I try to stay away from Smackdown: Blu vs. HD-DVD because you will get mad.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread

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[RockyTop1]

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Well, it's official, Independence Day has been delayed until March '08

Also, the review is up for the 3rd Pirates. Audio 5*'s, video only 4*s, said it's not as good as the previous two.

[CaptainZombie]

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Well, it's official, Independence Day has been delayed until March '08

Also, the review is up for the 3rd Pirates. Audio 5*'s, video only 4*s, said it's not as good as the previous two.

Yeah, ID was delayed which sucks. Let's see if it makes it next March. LOL!

I'm hearing rumor about the other 2 releases from FOX for next week, that there could be some delay for those too since they haven't shown up yet to distributors + no specs were announced either. If anything that could hurt Blu, its freakin' FOX.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Yeah, ID was delayed which sucks. Let's see if it makes it next March. LOL!

I'm hearing rumor about the other 2 releases from FOX for next week, that there could be some delay for those too since they haven't shown up yet to distributors + no specs were announced either. If anything that could hurt Blu, its freakin' FOX.

What releases are those? I don't even see any Fox releases on the schedule for next week.

EDIT-nevermind, I see Cast Away on there.

[RockyTop1]

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The other one is Mr & Mrs Smith

[RockyTop1]

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Not for HD or blu, but deepdiscount.com is having another huge sale. Buy 1 Get 1 Free on Fox/MGM DVD's all with free shipping that is generally much faster than what they state on the site.

Tons of TV sets like Arrested Development, The Shield, Bones, My Name is Earl, MASH, American Dad, Family Guy, 24, Buffy, Futurama, In Living Color, King of the Hill, etc etc.

I picked up Seasons 2 and 3 of Arrested Development since people keep telling me how great it was. It was $27.xx total. Checkout code is : BOGOFOXMGM

http://www.deepdiscount.com/DVD---Fo...ode=BOGOFOXMGM

[CaptainZombie]

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What releases are those? I don't even see any Fox releases on the schedule for next week.

EDIT-nevermind, I see Cast Away on there.

The other one is Mr & Mrs Smith

Yeah, it was both of those. MGM, Weinstein and FOX are the 3 worst studios to enter the Hi Def DVD market. 2 of them announce titles and then cancel them, while the other one has no clue if it wants to go neutral so they stop releasing any titles now for 8 months. Talk about goofy, especially Weinstein....what are they waiting for, either release it on both or choose the format you want already.

[RockyTop1]

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Box art for Saw 4

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Just got the following HD DVDs for $136 shipped (ebay)
1-MEET THE PARENTS
2-THE MUMMY
3-THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS
4-VAN HELSING
5-DUNE
6-NACHO LIBRE
7-THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
8-THE NUTTY PROFESSOR II THE KLUMPS
9-THE DEPARTED
10-12 MONKEYS
11-HD SCAPE EXOTIC SALTWATER AQUARIUM
12-HD SCAPE FIREPLACE
13-HD SCAPE ANTARCTICA DREAMING
14-HD SCAPE VISIONS OF THE SEA

I was mostly considering that all of them are brand new and 1-10 could easily go back on ebay and pull in more than the $12/each that i paid.

[CaptainZombie]

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Just got the following HD DVDs for $136 shipped (ebay)
1-MEET THE PARENTS
2-THE MUMMY
3-THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS
4-VAN HELSING
5-DUNE
6-NACHO LIBRE
7-THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
8-THE NUTTY PROFESSOR II THE KLUMPS
9-THE DEPARTED
10-12 MONKEYS
11-HD SCAPE EXOTIC SALTWATER AQUARIUM
12-HD SCAPE FIREPLACE
13-HD SCAPE ANTARCTICA DREAMING
14-HD SCAPE VISIONS OF THE SEA

I was mostly considering that all of them are brand new and 1-10 could easily go back on ebay and pull in more than the $12/each that i paid.

That is really good, prices on ebay for HD-DVD and BD have plummeted these last few weeks.

So many sealed movies of both formats, its not even funny. I bet it was people that bought the B2G1 or B1G1 sales and tossing these up.

[SLAYER]

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1080p Philips BDP9000/37B Blu-Ray Player for $179.99 (refurbished)

Add this code: OUTLET-1207

Specs

* Blu-ray Disc playback for sharp and real life HD images
* Video upconversion of DVDs up to 1080p via HDMI
* HDMI out for digital high-definition video and digital audio

Hear More

* Multi-channel HD audio decoding
* Digital audio out for superb multi-channel audio connection

Engage More

* Java for interactivity and graphical enhancements
* Plays Audio CD and DVD-Video


SPECIFICATIONS

PDF Product Specifications Sheet (PDF)

Picture/Display
D/A converter : 12 bit / 216MHz
Picture enhancement : Progressive Scan, Video upscaling, High Def (720p, 1080i, 1080p)
Aspect ratio : 16:9, 4:3

Sound
D/A converter : 24 bit / 192 kHz
Dynamic Range (1kHz) : 100 dB
Frequency response : 4 Hz - 44 kHz at sampling 96 k Hz
Signal to noise ratio : 110 dB
Sound System : Dolby Digital

Video Playback
Playback Media : CD-R/CD-RW, DVDVideo, DVD-R/-RW, CD, DVD+R/+RW
Compression formats : MPEG2, H.264
Video disc playback system : NTSC
Disc Playback Modes : A-B Repeat, Angle, Disc Menu, Pause, Repeat, Resume Playback from Stop, Skip, Search forward/reverse, Slow Backward, Slow Forward, Standard Play, Zoom
DVD Region : 1
Picture Quality Enhancements : Video upscaling
Video Enhancement : 720p and 1080i, Progressive Scan, Video Upscaling

Audio Playback
Playback Media : MP3-CD, CD-R/RW, CD, MP3-DVD
Compression formats : MP3, PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS
Multichannel decoding : Dolby Digital

Still Picture Playback
Playback Media : CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW
Picture compression format : JPEG
Picture enhancement : Slideshow, Rotate, Zoom, High Definition Resolution

Multimedia Applications
Memory Card Types : Compact Flash type I, Memory Stick, MultiMedia Card (MMC), Secure Digital Card (SD), Microdrive, Memory Stick Pro
Playback Formats : JPEG Still pictures, MP3

Connectivity
Rear Connections : HDMI output, S-Video out, Analog audio Left/Right out, Analog audio Multi-channel out, Composite video (CVBS) output, Digital coaxial out, Component Video output

Convenience
On-Screen Display languages : American, Canadian French, Mexican Spanish
Remote Control : Amp, DVD-R, Sat, TV
Child Protection : Parental Control

Accessories
Included Accessories : Audio Cable, Quick start guide, IFU / User Manual, Product Registration Card, HDMI cable, Universal Remote Control, YPbPr component video cable, 2 x AA Batteries
Remote Control 12NC : 312814719131
IFU / User Manual : Canadian French, Mexican Spanish, English

Power
Power supply : 120V, 60Hz
Power consumption : 45 W
Standby power consumption : <1.5 W

Dimensions
Set dimensions (W x H x D) : 430 x 79 x 319 mm
Set weight : 4.2 kg
Packaging dimensions (W x H x D) : 536 x 209 x 480 mm
Weight incl. Packaging : 7.4 kg

[RockyTop1]

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Deal is dead. Great deal though.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Official Blu-Ray &amp; HD-DVD Thread

1080p Philips BDP9000/37B Blu-Ray Player for $179.99 (refurbished)

Add this code: OUTLET-1207

Specs

Thanks Slayer, but don't know if I would go with a refurb........if it was brand new, that would be totally worth it.

[RockyTop1]

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I was just browsing ebay to see if there were any decent deals on Live Free or Die Hard and found the entire sealed Die Hard Collection on Bluray for only $59.99 with $2 shipping. And since I had $40+ already in my Paypal account, I only paid $18 out of pocket. Needless to say, it's not for sale anymore