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I changed my mind about High Definition DVDs today

Kaido

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
 
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
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What TV do you have or are you planning to get?

Koing
 
HD-DVDs are supposed to look even better 😀

The display makes a big difference though. Pioneer Elite plasmas are better than pretty much anything else out there in terms of image quality.
 
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
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What TV do you have or are you planning to get?

Koing
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Hah I have a 27" CRT TV right now. Eventually I want to get a Panasonic PT-AE900U 720p projector (currently I use a 4:3 model between work and home). I was never particularly impressed by plasmas but that Pioneer model blew my socks off. Now I know what people are talking about when they say it's really that much better than normal DVDs...you just need a good display!

And actually I'm getting a Wii 😉
 
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
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Hey genius, the Xbox is going to support 1080p as well now. It's been all over the board all day. Also, Blu-Ray is not likely to do as well as HD-DVD. JMHO, but I think there's a good chance I'm right on that one.

Edit: Oh yeah, and as MrChad said, HD-DVDs will look better too.
 
Originally posted by: MrChad
HD-DVDs are supposed to look even better 😀

The display makes a big difference though. Pioneer Elite plasmas are better than pretty much anything else out there in terms of image quality.
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Yeah, I had seen Blueray on a smaller LCD before, maybe 32", and I wasn't impressed at all. The display definately makes a big difference!
 
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
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i can think of a lot of things i would rather spend my money on...
 
Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
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Hey genius, the Xbox is going to support 1080p as well now. It's been all over the board all day. Also, Blu-Ray is not likely to do as well as HD-DVD. JMHO, but I think there's a good chance I'm right on that one.

Edit: Oh yeah, and as MrChad said, HD-DVDs will look better too.
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"Hey genius"? Yeah Xbox will support 1080p but where's the Bluray player? Supposedly there's going to be an HD-DVD player available for the 360 but it's not there now...I was poking around the rest of the store and their current Bluray player is $999; the top end PS3 will be $599.

Oh well, I'll just have to be content with my 27" tube tv and future Wii 😀
 
Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
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Hey genius, the Xbox is going to support 1080p as well now. It's been all over the board all day. Also, Blu-Ray is not likely to do as well as HD-DVD. JMHO, but I think there's a good chance I'm right on that one.

Edit: Oh yeah, and as MrChad said, HD-DVDs will look better too.
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$400+$170


30 more and you get ps3
 
Originally posted by: nkgreen
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
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i can think of a lot of things i would rather spend my money on...
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Like...a car? 😀 That TV was over $8,000 iirc, plus the PS3 for another $600. Wii ftw 😉
 
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Pioneer Elite? Was this in a Magnolia? Pioneer never used to let BB (or any chain) sell their Elite line...
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Yes it was in a Magnolia room.
 
Originally posted by: swtethan
Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
Click to expand...
Hey genius, the Xbox is going to support 1080p as well now. It's been all over the board all day. Also, Blu-Ray is not likely to do as well as HD-DVD. JMHO, but I think there's a good chance I'm right on that one.

Edit: Oh yeah, and as MrChad said, HD-DVDs will look better too.
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$400+$170


30 more and you get ps3
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$400 for 360...$170 for...? 😕
 
Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: swtethan
Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
Click to expand...
Hey genius, the Xbox is going to support 1080p as well now. It's been all over the board all day. Also, Blu-Ray is not likely to do as well as HD-DVD. JMHO, but I think there's a good chance I'm right on that one.

Edit: Oh yeah, and as MrChad said, HD-DVDs will look better too.
Click to expand...

$400+$170


30 more and you get ps3
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$400 for 360...$170 for...? 😕
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hd-dvd player, lol

ridiculous, i know

 
Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: nkgreen
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
Click to expand...

i can think of a lot of things i would rather spend my money on...
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Like...a car? 😀 That TV was over $8,000 iirc, plus the PS3 for another $600. Wii ftw 😉
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or 2866 bottles of MD 20/20 :beer: alcohol FTW!!
 
Meh... the format wars are over! Thus sayeth Warner Brothers. Not sure if I really believe that the impact of the triple format disc is what WB seems to think, but it will be nice to get WB movies all-in-one and possibly future-proof.
 
Grats on going down for yourself and seeing it in person instead of listening to pointless drivel and fanboys in the intarweb!
 
Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Kaido
I stopped into Best Buy today and wandered around for a bit. On display was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma 1080p television running a Blueray demo disc. Holy freaking gorgeous, batman! I've seen Bluray before but not on a set that nice. Now I see what all the buzz is about! Time to start saving for a PS3 lol.
Click to expand...

What TV do you have or are you planning to get?

Koing
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Hah I have a 27" CRT TV right now. Eventually I want to get a Panasonic PT-AE900U 720p projector (currently I use a 4:3 model between work and home). I was never particularly impressed by plasmas but that Pioneer model blew my socks off. Now I know what people are talking about when they say it's really that much better than normal DVDs...you just need a good display!

And actually I'm getting a Wii 😉
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Good choice of pj, wish I had $1500 to blow on it.
 
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