Comments on: So… Are You Going To Buy A Blu-Ray Player? http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/ TV and Movie News, Reviews & Trailers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Heath http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10862 Heath Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:00:08 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10862 Blu-ray buyers guide: <a href="http://www.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=310791" rel="nofollow">http://www.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=310791</a> heath Blu-ray buyers guide:

http://www.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=310791

heath

]]> By: Niall http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10861 Niall Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:53:01 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10861 Don't get me wrong- I'll probabaly cross-over at some point, but the replacement frenzy that I went through in the early noughties won't be repeated. Except maybe with Star Wars and Indiana Jones! I'm sure that I'll be buying those films for years to come in different formats! Isn't that right George?? I'm just going to wait 'til the prices drop- big time on the hardware Niall Don’t get me wrong- I’ll probabaly cross-over at some point, but the replacement frenzy that I went through in the early noughties won’t be repeated. Except maybe with Star Wars and Indiana Jones! I’m sure that I’ll be buying those films for years to come in different formats!
Isn’t that right George??

I’m just going to wait ’til the prices drop- big time on the hardware

Niall

]]> By: Heath http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10860 Heath Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:55:41 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10860 Toshiba officially kills HD DVD: <a href="http://blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/TechUniverse/entry/189" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/TechUniverse/entry/189</a> heath Toshiba officially kills HD DVD:

http://blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/TechUniverse/entry/189

heath

]]> By: Sector311 http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10859 Sector311 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:52:02 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10859 Niall said... "I am from Ireland- so I might as well be from the future!!" LOL Niall!! Every post you did just became irrelevant to me because of your last post! Since you are from Ireland, buy at least some HD equipment so you would at least understand what is being talked about. Anyway it is now official. I quote "Toshiba said Tuesday that it would cease production of its HD DVD players and recorders immediately and close out the business by the end of March." - The Wallstreet Journal Still, I do not regret buying the Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player because I still can use it to play all my DVD collections upscaled to HD. In the meantime, my PS3 should be my official HD player at the same time enjoying it's full functions as game machine and media center including Yellow Dog Linux as my seconday OS to explore on other capabilities of the machine (from the future! LOL Niall!!) Niall said…
“I am from Ireland- so I might as well be from the future!!”

LOL Niall!! Every post you did just became irrelevant to me because of your last post!

Since you are from Ireland, buy at least some HD equipment so you would at least understand what is being talked about.

Anyway it is now official.
I quote “Toshiba said Tuesday that it would cease production of its HD DVD players and recorders immediately and close out the business by the end of March.” – The Wallstreet Journal

Still, I do not regret buying the Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player because I still can use it to play all my DVD collections upscaled to HD.

In the meantime, my PS3 should be my official HD player at the same time enjoying it’s full functions as game machine and media center including Yellow Dog Linux as my seconday OS to explore on other capabilities of the machine (from the future! LOL Niall!!)

]]> By: Niall http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10858 Niall Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:37:14 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10858 I am from Ireland- so I might as well be from the future!! I am from Ireland- so I might as well be from the future!!

]]> By: steve adams http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10857 steve adams Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:58:19 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10857 Allthough it appears Bluray has won the battle I myself would not reccomend going out to upgrade. Things are gonna change and personally I feel that Bluray won't last long reguardless. Allthough it appears Bluray has won the battle I myself would not reccomend going out to upgrade.

Things are gonna change and personally I feel that Bluray won’t last long reguardless.

]]> By: sector311 http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10856 sector311 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:46:29 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10856 Niall said.. "You won't have to convert to Bluray in the future because Bluray won't become dominant in the marketplace..." How did you know Niall? did you come from the future? And how far from the future are you referring to? 15 years? 20 years from now? Please be specific so your info becomes significant. I have the Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player and also a PS3. I bought the Toshiba player because I wanted to watch the Transformers on HD. Of course I enjoyed the other free movies that came with it too. I own a lot of dvd collections but I'm starting to build up my new favorites on blu-ray though. I am not replacing my current dvd collections to blu-ray because they play great on my PS3 or Toshiba being upscaled to HD. Going off topic though, playing my backup DVD rips using the PS3 connected wireless to my media server gave significant improvement on the upscaled video too. Niall said..
“You won’t have to convert to Bluray in the future because Bluray won’t become dominant in the marketplace…”

How did you know Niall? did you come from the future? And how far from the future are you referring to? 15 years? 20 years from now? Please be specific so your info becomes significant.

I have the Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player and also a PS3. I bought the Toshiba player because I wanted to watch the Transformers on HD. Of course I enjoyed the other free movies that came with it too.

I own a lot of dvd collections but I’m starting to build up my new favorites on blu-ray though. I am not replacing my current dvd collections to blu-ray because they play great on my PS3 or Toshiba being upscaled to HD.

Going off topic though, playing my backup DVD rips using the PS3 connected wireless to my media server gave significant improvement on the upscaled video too.

]]> By: Screen Rant http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10855 Screen Rant Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:26:07 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10855 Well Niall at least you can still play DVDs on Blu-Ray players and they're supposed to look better than when you play them on standard DVD units. :-) Vic Well Niall at least you can still play DVDs on Blu-Ray players and they’re supposed to look better than when you play them on standard DVD units. :-)

Vic

]]> By: Niall http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10854 Niall Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:01:45 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10854 I hope not Steve- my girlfriend will kill me!!! Niall I hope not Steve- my girlfriend will kill me!!!
Niall

]]> By: steve adams http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10853 steve adams Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:45:53 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10853 Great thing about dvds Niall is that they play in allmost all devices these days. And will in the future as well. ^ You won't have to convert to Bluray in the future because Bluray won't become dominant in the marketplace... ^ (IMO) Its the Edsel of formats. Great thing about dvds Niall is that they play in allmost all devices these days. And will in the future as well.
^
You won’t have to convert to Bluray in the future because Bluray won’t become dominant in the marketplace…
^
(IMO)
Its the Edsel of formats.

]]> By: Niall http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10852 Niall Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:37:20 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10852 I'm proud of my DVD collection, and I have been trying to avoid reading about all the HD/ blu-ray shenanigans, but- hey it's hard to avoid reading a site that you write for :-) I think that I'm just going to keep buying regular DVD'S in the mean-time- my collection is just too huge to start over again- and I'll probably connect to blu-ray at some point- but it won't be like when I replaced my VHS with DVD's. Bloody Technology!! Niall I’m proud of my DVD collection, and I have been trying to avoid reading about all the HD/ blu-ray shenanigans, but- hey it’s hard to avoid reading a site that you write for :-)
I think that I’m just going to keep buying regular DVD’S in the mean-time- my collection is just too huge to start over again- and I’ll probably connect to blu-ray at some point- but it won’t be like when I replaced my VHS with DVD’s.
Bloody Technology!!
Niall

]]> By: steve adams http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-2/#comment-10851 steve adams Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:47:41 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10851 Dvd's forever!! ^ Or at least the next 5 years!!! ^ Even if streaming technology is perfected I won't be joining THAT club for a very long time...if ever. Dvd’s forever!!
^
Or at least the next 5 years!!!
^
Even if streaming technology is perfected I won’t be joining THAT club for a very long time…if ever.

]]> By: Vic http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-1/#comment-10850 Vic Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:56:09 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10850 Hugh, Dude... you're funny. Buying a HD-DVD player out of spite. :-) In a way I agree with you... the problem is that now technology evolves so quickly that the current thing becomes obsolete faster and faster. VHS lasted 20 years but DVD has been around for what? 10 years? Will Blu-Ray be the next big thing for only 5 years? Even if things go to downloads/VOD, the hardware will become obsolete and you'll need the next version just like this DVD/Blu-Ray situation! Vic Hugh,

Dude… you’re funny. Buying a HD-DVD player out of spite. :-)

In a way I agree with you… the problem is that now technology evolves so quickly that the current thing becomes obsolete faster and faster. VHS lasted 20 years but DVD has been around for what? 10 years? Will Blu-Ray be the next big thing for only 5 years?

Even if things go to downloads/VOD, the hardware will become obsolete and you’ll need the next version just like this DVD/Blu-Ray situation!

Vic

]]> By: Smitty http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-1/#comment-10849 Smitty Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:30:38 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10849 Sticking with my trusty DVD format for now. I will wait probably a year or two to upgrade. I will first upgrade the T.V. (Looking for the perfect one as we speak). On another note, what did you think of Knight Rider?? Sticking with my trusty DVD format for now. I will wait probably a year or two to upgrade. I will first upgrade the T.V. (Looking for the perfect one as we speak).

On another note, what did you think of Knight Rider??

]]> By: screw them both http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-1/#comment-10848 screw them both Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:48:12 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10848 This 'format war' is an avalanche of excrement, a parade of endless and already obsolete techno-debris for which only the most ignorant segment of the consumer market is applauding like trained seals. I went out and bought an HDA3 from Best Buy tonight out of pure spite, I loudly proclaimed my disgust all the way through the store, and I have absolutely no intention of ever using it. Here's hoping HD-DVD makes a gargantuan comeback and John Q Consumer cold shoulders both formats back to the stone age while waiting for HVD or HDVOD or whichever of the dozen next gen formats hits first. signed Hugh R Abunchofdemagoguingcrooks This ‘format war’ is an avalanche of excrement, a parade of endless and already obsolete techno-debris for which only the most ignorant segment of the consumer market is applauding like trained seals. I went out and bought an HDA3 from Best Buy tonight out of pure spite, I loudly proclaimed my disgust all the way through the store, and I have absolutely no intention of ever using it.
Here’s hoping HD-DVD makes a gargantuan comeback and John Q Consumer cold shoulders both formats back to the stone age while waiting for HVD or HDVOD or whichever of the dozen next gen formats hits first.

signed
Hugh R Abunchofdemagoguingcrooks

]]> By: Jim Carey http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-1/#comment-10847 Jim Carey Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:43:36 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10847 I believe Blu-Ray or whatever will be a moot point as people will be able to download media, and the various media become interconnected. We see it happening with music. I don't tend to watch movies over and over, so I prefer to rent. Andy, I also would like transmitted movies to have watch-anytime features at no extra charge (or maybe a 30 day limit. I think Amazon Unbox allows repeat viewings or intermittent viewings for about a month). I tend to watch special features within a day or two of the movie. With a TV series, the DVD may have 3-5 episodes, and commentary/deleted scenes for each one. That's a lot to digest, even with a long rental cycle. So far, the movie downloads I've viewed did not include extras. I believe Blu-Ray or whatever will be a moot point as people will be able to download media, and the various media become interconnected. We see it happening with music.

I don’t tend to watch movies over and over, so I prefer to rent.

Andy, I also would like transmitted movies to have watch-anytime features at no extra charge (or maybe a 30 day limit. I think Amazon Unbox allows repeat viewings or intermittent viewings for about a month).

I tend to watch special features within a day or two of the movie. With a TV series, the DVD may have 3-5 episodes, and commentary/deleted scenes for each one. That’s a lot to digest, even with a long rental cycle. So far, the movie downloads I’ve viewed did not include extras.

]]> By: Andy http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-1/#comment-10846 Andy Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:30:55 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10846 One more point to consider. I love the extras on the DVD's-deleted scenes, commentaries, featurettes, etc. If I have to pay to D/L the movie, am I going to have to pay to view these extras as well?? I like that, for the most part, they're bonus material to enjoy at my leisure. I like that I can have the option to watch that at any point, and if I don't get to finish watching it I can finish at another time WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT AGAIN!!! Plus I love walking into my living room and seeing my DVD and CD collection right there.... One more point to consider. I love the extras on the DVD’s-deleted scenes, commentaries, featurettes, etc. If I have to pay to D/L the movie, am I going to have to pay to view these extras as well?? I like that, for the most part, they’re bonus material to enjoy at my leisure. I like that I can have the option to watch that at any point, and if I don’t get to finish watching it I can finish at another time WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT AGAIN!!!

Plus I love walking into my living room and seeing my DVD and CD collection right there….

]]> By: steve adams http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-1/#comment-10845 steve adams Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:01:18 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10845 Andy I'm with you! (IMO),Its preferible to have a physical dvd/vhs library. I wouldnt want to live in a purely streaming world. Talk about control. I for one,hope we can hold that world back as much as possible for now! Ijust spent 30 bucks for the Indiana Jones dvd collection and they look great!! Cool box too! Andy I’m with you!

(IMO),Its preferible to have a physical dvd/vhs library.

I wouldnt want to live in a purely streaming
world. Talk about control.

I for one,hope we can hold that world back as much as possible for now!

Ijust spent 30 bucks for the Indiana Jones dvd collection and they look great!! Cool box too!

]]> By: Mike http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-1/#comment-10844 Mike Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:48:24 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10844 Re This is only "interesting" but you must have a crap player and/or screen if thats how you see a standard DVD currently <a href="http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html</a> Geeze - My standard DVDs look better on my Oppo upscaler DVD player than the so called HD in this so called demo! Re

This is only “interesting” but you must have a crap player and/or screen if thats how you see a standard DVD currently

http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html

Geeze – My standard DVDs look better on my Oppo upscaler DVD player than the so called HD in this so called demo!

]]> By: Mike http://screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-vic-1331/comment-page-1/#comment-10843 Mike Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:41:05 +0000 http://dev2.screenrant.com/so-are-you-going-to-buy-a-blu-ray-player-1331/#comment-10843 I have an Oppo Upscaling DVD player - on par with Bluray and with the cost of a new player and discs. Stick with DVDs - an upscaler will give you the same quality.. I have an Oppo Upscaling DVD player – on par with Bluray and with the cost of a new player and discs. Stick with DVDs – an upscaler will give you the same quality..

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