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If they do drop 40GB version by $100, and I would think the 80GB would also drop $100, too. Actually, the PS3 price drop would be a good move by Sony, but we'll see when it happens. Hm... $299 & $399 PS3/Blu-Ray player does sound better, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Olternaut All I know is the technology is there for people to download 1080p full HD movies now.....not later RIGHT NOW! I don't see why Jobs can allow people to download full hd movies from his service right now as o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rezwits What he said... But my thing is, if you are going to purchase 1080p TV using a $230 dollar box isn't really the answer. Because it's mainly for 720p 1080i TVs, which is a great product @ $230... If I remem…
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Quote: Originally Posted by marzetta7 Not to the extent at which you claim. The price discrepancy you speak of is merely ~$100. This will hardly damn the HDM to "remain among niche enthusiasts." If anything, your whole paragraph flies in the face…
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Everyone gives crap about the cost! This is exact reason why Blu-Ray marketing model, keeping the extra high price for hardware and software, would only lead the HDM market to remain among niche enthusiasts. Once we miss the window of opportunity …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Guartho I wasted money on the HD DVD discs I bought, but not the player. I guess this really depends on how you're looking at it, but did HD-DVD discs stopped playing all of a sudden?.. I think you can probably …
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Quote: Originally Posted by marzetta7 That depends, are you humble enough to realize you've wasted money on HD DVD and finally buy a Blu-ray player yourself? I've been confident enough for 2 years to buy a Blu-ray player...it simply isn't in …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Olternaut You guys do not speak for all owners and viewers that is for sure! On a 52" lcd 720p WOULD SUCK!!!!!!!! 1080p IS NOT A MARKETING GIMMICK!!!! Just go to your local best buy and look at any 720p signal on…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Northgate What an idiot. 720p is 2/3rds the resolution of 1080p. And the comment about "half the color" is also ignorant and has absolutely nothing to do with resolution. The spirit of his argument is accurate. B…
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot Really??? and how do you figure that? Saying 720p and 1080i are the same would be close to accurate... but 1080p is quite a bit more information than 1080i ! 1080i60 is 1080p30 when deinterlac…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Olternaut I'm sorry but with this news my official opinion on macworld 2008 is that it SUCKED !!!! HD rentals imo was the only real important announcement from the show. I was all excited at first about it then I lea…
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Quote: Originally Posted by marzetta7 Apple: Blu-ray Won the Format War http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=873 'What he failed to mention about Apple's iTunes HD movies is that they're only encoded in 720p, half the resolution of Blu-ray, whic…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Northgate So I was watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind on Blu-Ray last night on my shiny new PS3. And suddenly, in the middle of the movie, the fans kicked on. And they are LOUD! It was actually very distrac…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer Here's a great example of why physical media isn't going away for many more years to come. Just when we're on the verge of having broadband fast enough to watch high-resolution content within minutes, Time …
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I would definitely try out HD rental from iTunes. The HD rental for $3.99 & $4.99 is something that will make a big dent on this Hidef optical disc war. Basically, there is no hardware entry cost if you already have iTunes/appleTV($229) with b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 Some of us are old fashion. I'm using two iPods but have yet to download anything except a free podcast from the iTunes store, so I don't foresee downloading movies. I've been on a movie kick the last fo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 Can you name some 1.1 movies? All I know is I put the BD disc in the Panny stand-alone player, press play and eventually the movie comes up. Well, I should say those darn previews one had to skip chapters t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JLL No it wasn't. When the specs were finalized they set a date for mandatory implementation. It was never optional. You're right. The blu-ray profile 1.1 spec was unfinished until recently, and had set a date fo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer 720p is plenty fine, especially if it means cutting your download time by 1/3. People will care as much about 1080p over 720p as they did about Betamax's quality advantage over VHS. If enough people say …
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Yes, because all the Blu-Ray naysayers are brighter than Warner that has actual skin in the game...but aren't bright enough to realize that BD is still evolving and doomed to niche market status... Unfinished …