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Quote: Originally Posted by Cake Selling HD DVD during the SuperBowl: Play ball!... So... free blu-ray player with HDTV purchases vs. $149 HD-DVD player retail price at CC, BB, Walmart, and Amazon..... Hmm... when can we expect …
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Quote: Originally Posted by onlooker No kidding. What do you think I've been saying? People will first have to buy an HDTV before even thinking about a Blu Ray player. Of course, but companies need to give the HDM/blu-ray players for free with…
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Quote: Originally Posted by onlooker But how many are actually buying new TV's? There are plenty of people that will sit on their SDTV's for the next 5 years or more. Also after making the HDTV investment a person is likely to settle their fu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Doubtful. Now that the uncertainty is over I think more folks will buy into HD players. For enthusiasts or for mass consumers? I don't see such thing happening in the enthusiasts market other than taking a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Fishyesque Yeah, you're right. If you mean "mass" acceptance as in, the majority of the people in the niche category, maybe. But mass overall consumers? Way too many people don't even know anything about Bluray.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JLL Please stop that crap about giving away 20k units. You know it isn't true. Well, I'm just summing up what was written in the article. So, which part of the article is crap, again? For the week of Jan. 12th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JLL It seems that if you want an HD DVD player you have to hurry: The clearance on 3rd gen HD-DVD players is because the new packaging removes Warner "300" as free movie included in box. They're replacing "300"…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JLL From the week ending January 19: Blu-ray players - 16,496 HD DVD players - 8,639 And in dollars spend: Blu-ray - $6,033,540 HD DVD - $1,182,248 This was the first full week with the new low prices on To…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bancho /facepalm haha... be nice.... even if he sounds more like a potential troll.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Olternaut Thats the superbowl. I'm talking 1080p movies. hm... if 720p TV broadcast looks good on 52" HDTV, then 720p movies would also look good on 52" 1080p HDTV. Since 1080p having more pixels than 720p, it wo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe So one week BD sells roughly 15 thousand versus HD-DVDs roughly 15. The next week HD-DVD sales drop to less than 2 thousand. But BD sales rise by a third to 20 thousand, and the cheerleader in you say…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cam'ron Aren't you the one spouting off that HD-DVD is still selling well because it is he lower cost option? Toshiba announced hardware retail price slash on the 14th of Jan. The reported weekly unit sales number …
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It's just easier to ignore and move on. I envy your enthusiasm, though.
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Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 Basically I wouldn't mind if the surviving HDM remains only a niche product as long as studios support it in number of titles released like they LDs. Right now what's hurting HDM sales, besides the format w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage You should realize that to many geeks, the bigness of the numbers is much more important than the quality of the experience. C. ah.... you mean the spec whores? Actually, on the present table of…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe OK so I'll take it that "from you" that HDM means BD or HD-DVD. which doesnt exactly address my question, but If all the studios decide to support BD exclusively then how could it be HD-DVD gaining 5-10…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jimmac Ok I'll bite. If your not a BR fan boy why is it so important to you? I already think this war has been damaging to everything about HD home video. What should have happened is the studios should have rele…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe I asked you simply to define WHAT you think has to happen before you will believe that the war IS actually over in BDs favour. Walter, Do you not know how to ask a simple honest question without b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Olternaut Fine then how WOULD 1080p divx-HD perform in reconstructing the PQ of the master then?.........anyone? And assuming we have a clean 1080p divx-hd movie how would that look like on a 52" 1080p screen? And how…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe I guess things are different here, for example, when asked a straight question we try to give a straight answer. Answering simple questions seems beyond you though.. It must be different indeed. Ove…