So is anyone actually going to buy an HD-DVD player this coming Tuesday?

[DPmaster]

Well it looks like HD-DVD is finally launching come Tuesday (04/18/06). There's supposed to be 2 Toshiba HD-DVD players available for $499 and $799. Only 3 movies I'm aware of are going to be released the first week though - "The Last Samura", Million Dollar Baby", and "The Phantom of the Opera".

Think I'm going to wait awhile until there are more movies available (as well as to see how the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray fiasco goes). You would think they would try to release some bigger name movies in high-def to draw some attention...none of the movies being released really intrigue me so far.

 

[FoBoT]

i have no high def screen/Tv to watch it on

 

[HN]

Serenity is also slated for release.

 

[amish]

no.
big waste of money for me, and, in my eyes, in general. i don't have a HDTV and i think the current DVD format is fine.

 

[Reckoner]

I'll wait a year or two to see how the market plays out between HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray

 

[Red Dawn]

I'll wait until they are reasonably priced.

 

[SaltBoy]

Bah - who needs faulty, untested hardware? Usenet FTW!

 

[mcvickj]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
I'll wait a year or two to see how the market plays out between HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray

Exactly. I don't want to shell out that kind of cash only to see the format die a year later.

 

[miri]

No, ill just wait til the playstation 3 comes out with a blu ray player.

 

[Baked]

No, not right now. Have the HDTV, but will wait for NetFlix or BB to carry HD-DVD rentals before I drop the cash on a HD-DVD player. Or maybe I'll just wait till the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war to settle 1st.

 

[pinion9]

I'll wait until the release of HD-DVD Decrypter, HD-DVD Shrink, and an HD-DVD Burner with discs selling at less than $1 each.

 

[bigrash]

nope. i'll wait til they're cheaper and more common used

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: pinion9
I'll wait until the release of HD-DVD Decrypter, HD-DVD Shrink, and an HD-DVD Burner with discs selling at less than $1 each.

:laugh:

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: miri
No, ill just wait til the playstation 3 comes out with a blu ray player.

I want the PS3 for the games. The BR is a bonus that I will rarely use, and only for the films that I really like.

Koing

 

[mugs]

I don't have an HDTV

 

[miri]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: miri
No, ill just wait til the playstation 3 comes out with a blu ray player.

I want the PS3 for the games. The BR is a bonus that I will rarely use, and only for the films that I really like.

Koing

yeah but with the blue ray player theres no need to drop another $500 for a stand alone player.

 

[arod]

Originally posted by: miri

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: miri
No, ill just wait til the playstation 3 comes out with a blu ray player.

I want the PS3 for the games. The BR is a bonus that I will rarely use, and only for the films that I really like.

Koing

yeah but with the blue ray player theres no need to drop another $500 for a stand alone player.

there isnt a single stand alone blueray player for under 1k.... hd-dvd is the only "hdtv dvd" format with a player below $500.

 

[Ameesh]

its funny, i don't care about ps3 for games but i wil lbuy it as a "cheap" blu-ray player if it ever comes out

 

[miri]

Originally posted by: arod

Originally posted by: miri

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: miri
No, ill just wait til the playstation 3 comes out with a blu ray player.

I want the PS3 for the games. The BR is a bonus that I will rarely use, and only for the films that I really like.

Koing

yeah but with the blue ray player theres no need to drop another $500 for a stand alone player.

there isnt a single stand alone blueray player for under 1k.... hd-dvd is the only "hdtv dvd" format with a player below $500.

Yep, thats why im gonna buy a playstation 3, blu ray player and video game system

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: mcvickj

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
I'll wait a year or two to see how the market plays out between HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray

Exactly. I don't want to shell out that kind of cash only to see the format die a year later.

Yep, it's the Pioneers that end up with arrows in their backs.

 

[secretanchitman]

ill end up getting blu-ray because i feel as if that will be the better format (ps3, more major companies backing it up).

i saw "hd-dvd" at my local frys last night on this huge 60" plasma. looked alright at best to be honest. and i know my lcds and plasmas...btw, is hd-dvd 1080p?

 

[DPmaster]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
ill end up getting blu-ray because i feel as if that will be the better format (ps3, more major companies backing it up).

i saw "hd-dvd" at my local frys last night on this huge 60" plasma. looked alright at best to be honest. and i know my lcds and plasmas...btw, is hd-dvd 1080p?

Not yet. I believe the 1st generation players will only be 720p or 1080i. The later generations will have 1080p support (from what I understand anyways). Just another reason to wait for the format(s) to mature.

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
btw, is hd-dvd 1080p?

the back cover of some of them list them as such:
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/hi-def-releases.html

 

[ElFenix]

no hdtv at home
no content i want
players are priced too high for me

 

[trmiv]

I'm not an early adopter, that's for rich people.