HD DVD Discussion - Warner Bros exchange program introduced 4/22/09 (see first post)

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[size=+1]***Warner Bros exchange program introduced for anyone interested in swapping some of their WB HD DVD discs for the Blu-Ray counterparts. It's not free, but you do get to keep the HD DVD disc. See the thread here.***[/size]

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The time has come to bid our preferred format farewell. An unfortunate but obvious conclusion to the HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray battle is that one of them would have to get buried in the end. I was happy to see many dual-format owners say that they preferred HD DVD, and even now the format offers some features that Blu-Ray is still catching up with.

Although the manufacturing of new players has come to a close, Toshiba will continue to support and service current players for the next several years.

The original HD DVD thread can still be found here and does have some helpful information here and there and was quite useful during the format's life. However, as it approached the 4500 post mark, it's clear that this is as good a time as any to start fresh.


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Got my 5 Free :hd: today


- Casino
- Chronicles of Riddick
- Aeon Flux
- Blood Diamond (ugh)
- Seabiscuit (ugh)


I ordered:

- Aeon Flux
- Frighteners
- Full Metal Jacket
- The Thing
- Darkman

With this free :hd: fiasco, I'm thinking I wasted the $38 my 360 add-on cost me.
 
[quote name='manthing']Got my 5 Free :hd: today


- Casino
- Chronicles of Riddick
- Aeon Flux
- Blood Diamond (ugh)
- Seabiscuit (ugh)


I ordered:

- Aeon Flux
- Frighteners
- Full Metal Jacket
- The Thing
- Darkman

With this free :hd: fiasco, I'm thinking I wasted the $38 my 360 add-on cost me.[/QUOTE]

If it makes you feel any better, Seabicuit is one of the best looking hd-dvds out there...
Looking forward to what I actually get from mine
 
[quote name='manthing']Got my 5 Free :hd: today


- Casino
- Chronicles of Riddick
- Aeon Flux
- Blood Diamond (ugh)
- Seabiscuit (ugh)


I ordered:

- Aeon Flux
- Frighteners
- Full Metal Jacket
- The Thing
- Darkman

With this free :hd: fiasco, I'm thinking I wasted the $38 my 360 add-on cost me.[/QUOTE]


Why ugh on Blood Diamond? It's one of my favorite HD DVD's.
 
I got my two sets of 5 today. I ended up with 5 doubles. On the first set I only got 1 substitution , on my 2nd set 4 out of the 5 were subs. Does anyone want the following?

Blood Diamond
The Departed
Harry Potter 5
The Mummy
Casino

Some of the replacements I was hoping for were Dante's Peak, Bulletproof, Accepted, Mallrats, Fast Times and Ridgemont high.
 
[quote name='pinoy530']I got my two sets of 5 today. I ended up with 5 doubles. On the first set I only got 1 substitution , on my 2nd set 4 out of the 5 were subs. Does anyone want the following?

Blood Diamond
The Departed
Harry Potter 5
The Mummy
Casino

Some of the replacements I was hoping for were Dante's Peak, Bulletproof, Accepted, Mallrats, Fast Times and Ridgemont high.[/QUOTE]

CML for everything but HP5
 
I sent in my form at the end of Feb when the 360 add-on dropped in price and just got my free movies.
Asked for:
Troy
Charlie and Choc. factory.
Italian Job
Pitch Black
Frighteners

Got:
Troy
Italian Job
Chronicles of Riddick
12 Monkees
Harry Potter: OOTP
Not bad, I guess, especially since I kind of thought they wouldn't send me anything. Oh just noticed Riddick and 12 Monkees UPC codes were slashed by a freaking ninja. Was slashed so hard it went thru the case. Didn't open yet to see if dvd is o.k.
 
[quote name='pinoy530']I got my two sets of 5 today. I ended up with 5 doubles. On the first set I only got 1 substitution , on my 2nd set 4 out of the 5 were subs. Does anyone want the following?

Blood Diamond
The Departed
Harry Potter 5
The Mummy
Casino

Some of the replacements I was hoping for were Dante's Peak, Bulletproof, Accepted, Mallrats, Fast Times and Ridgemont high.[/QUOTE]

I want Blood Diamond and The Departed.
 
I'm feeling left out, I sent my stuff in around the end of Feb. and still nothing. I hope I get something soon, even if they aren't what I asked for.
 
[quote name='Fuzi0n']I'm feeling left out, I sent my stuff in around the end of Feb. and still nothing. I hope I get something soon, even if they aren't what I asked for.[/QUOTE]

I just got my drive the other week, so I'm definitely left out. lol
 
Got my 5 free yesterday.

got U2, Babel, Harry Potter Order of Something or Other, 12 Monkeys, and The Mummy.

I think i had wanted Charlie and Darkman. Don't recall which ones i originally requested, but I'm happy with it.
 
[quote name='Fuzi0n']I'm feeling left out, I sent my stuff in around the end of Feb. and still nothing. I hope I get something soon, even if they aren't what I asked for.[/QUOTE]

...in that boat with you, my friend.
 
Found Face/Off today for $5.99 used before EDGE at MovieStop. Came home and found out the PQ/AQ ratings and it made it that much better of a deal.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']Found Face/Off today for $5.99 used before EDGE at MovieStop. Came home and found out the PQ/AQ ratings and it made it that much better of a deal.[/QUOTE]

Since I"m leaving for work early today to get my new glasses, i"m definitely hitting up movie stop to see if they have this. That is an awesome price.
 
[quote name='ryoga79']Since I"m leaving for work early today to get my new glasses, i"m definitely hitting up movie stop to see if they have this. That is an awesome price.[/QUOTE]

Indeed it was, since the new copy was listed at $25.

There were a few other things at $6, like King Kong and a couple lesser quality (story, not PQ) movies. Some stuff at $10 were Hot Rod, Top Gun. Not a great selection, though.
 
Got my 5 Free HD-DVDs, I bought the $50 HD-DVD ad on and sent the form in days before the promo was over and got them today.
Got:
Babel
Swordfish
12 Monkeys
Troy
The Departed
I think those are the ones I asked for.
 
I Finally got ONE movie I always wanted in HD.

District B13

I was all happy when it came in the mail today. Now all i need is Equilibrium and Id be happy as hell.

Anybody got some spare hd-dvd cases?
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']Found Face/Off today for $5.99 used before EDGE at MovieStop. Came home and found out the PQ/AQ ratings and it made it that much better of a deal.[/quote]

The PQ was really good, but the thing that sucks about the movie is that the stunt cables are clearly visible in at least 10 diff scenes. I guess they couldn't digitally edit them out when doing the new transfer. It doesnt necessarily ruin the movie, it just makes it a whole lot funnier than it should be.
 
[quote name='Vulcan2422']I Finally got ONE movie I always wanted in HD.

District B13

I was all happy when it came in the mail today. Now all i need is Equilibrium and Id be happy as hell.

Anybody got some spare hd-dvd cases?[/QUOTE]

I've got a ton of spare HD-DVD cases. PM me with how many that you are looking for.
 
May be old news, but I just noticed Beowulf dropped from 25 to 19 on Amazon...that's what I was waiting for.


[quote name='lurknomore']I've got a ton of spare HD-DVD cases. PM me with how many that you are looking for.[/QUOTE]

Are they the kind with the snapper piece on the side or the regular kind? I may need a few.
 
[quote name='Vulcan2422']I Finally got ONE movie I always wanted in HD.

District B13

[/quote]

Did you find a deal on this? I was hoping to see the price go down a bit considering I've already got it in SD and try not to spend too much on Double Dips.
 
i received my free movies on may 7th. i mailed in the rebate on 2/26. i called them on the 6th and they told me it was shipped on the 1st. it was a pleasant surprise waiting on the porch for me when i got home the next day. :bouncy:

Requested:
The Italian Job
The Thing
Full Metal Jacket
The Frighteners
Troy

Received:
The Italian Job
Troy
Casino
Chronicles Of Riddick
Blood Diamond

i opened blood diamond last night and the case was cracked.. but it was free and the disc works so im not complaining.
 
[quote name='MrGranger']Did you find a deal on this? I was hoping to see the price go down a bit considering I've already got it in SD and try not to spend too much on Double Dips.[/quote]

I got it for 10 bucks shipped off of e-bay. But now i see most of them are buy it now. So i guess i got really lucky.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']Snagged one. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

My "refurbished" HD-A3 came today. Pretty quick shipping seeing that I paid for it on Saturday. Well, it wasn't so "refurbished" after all. Rather it was brand new in box, unless Toshiba packaged the refurbs that way. Everything came in the factory box, original seals, and all the inserts sealed in their platic packaging. Nothing in the box informs the purchaser that this was a manufacturer refurb. So I guess I either lucked out, or they are all this way.
 
I got my 5 HD DVDs today, sent in my request the day after the 360 HD DVD drive dropped. Didn't receive any of the ones I wanted.

Requested:
Hulk
Darkman
The Frighteners
Italian Job
Full Metal Jacket
Combined Rotten Tomatoes score/% = 377

Received:
Aeon Flux
Serenity
Blood Diamond
Chronicles of Riddick
The Mummy
Combined Rotten Tomatoes score/% = 238

Pretty disappointing.
 
I sent my forms in at the end of February like my brother and all of my friends when the add on was first clearanced off. They've all recieved their movies while I still wait. I've got 2 sets coming because I picked up 2 add ons. One set is being sent to a friend's house under his name because of the "limit one per household". During the Circuit City I picked up Blood Diamond and Chronicles of Riddick and having doubles of movies being the furthest thing on my mind. Now I'd like to make more puchases, but with so many random titles given as the freebies, I think it's wise to wait before I buy more. Just sick of waiting I guess.
 
My order from DVDCrave came today. Not bad on shipping, 9 days from ordering and 7 days from date of shipping from Australia to Michigan, USA. Their shipping was pretty reasonable too, about $14 AUD for 4 DVDs. Altogether for about $45 USD, I got:

Hot Rod
Babel
A Mighty Heart
Black Snake Moan

They still have about 14 titles at less than $9 each before shipping.
 
good thing i looked through some old mail today.. noticed another $50 gc from bestbuy...

I believe i only purchased one though.. it must of counted the a2/a3 mishap as one a piece
 
Been a big week as far as hd dvd purchases for me

Hot Rod
Harsh Times
Mission Impossible 3 all from another forum

M I 1
M I 2
Old school all from amazon

Star Trek S1 from amazon.ca

Equilibrium from xploited

Toshiba HD-A30 from warehouse deals

I'm still wanting to pick up a few titles, but I'm about done with buying HD-DVD, it was fun while it lasted.
 
Can someone tell me if they are still accepting the 5 free movies. I slept on it and never sent it in. I still have the upc code and the reciept
 
[quote name='deejay726']Can someone tell me if they are still accepting the 5 free movies. I slept on it and never sent it in. I still have the upc code and the reciept[/QUOTE]

No
 
If you have any near you, Hollywood Video still has the previously viewed HD-DVDs normally at $14.99 now at 2 for $20. Mine still had a lot of stock, including never been opened Michael Clayton's, still in their original packaging. Of course the previously viewed do not come in their standard HD cases, but they do include the artwork/inserts. I picked up:

The Invasion
The Reaping
Firewall
Blood Diamond
Dreamgirls
World Trade Center
Evan Almighty
Balls of Fury
The Heartbreak Kid
No Reservations
 
[quote name='esquire']If you have any near you, Hollywood Video still has the previously viewed HD-DVDs normally at $14.99 now at 2 for $20. Mine still had a lot of stock, including never been opened Michael Clayton's, still in their original packaging. Of course the previously viewed do not come in their standard HD cases, but they do include the artwork/inserts. I picked up:

The Invasion
The Reaping
Firewall
Blood Diamond
Dreamgirls
World Trade Center
Evan Almighty
Balls of Fury
The Heartbreak Kid
No Reservations[/QUOTE]

Do you mind telling which Hollywood Video in MI ?
 
OK, I sent for my 5 free just 3 days after they announced the demise of the HD- DVD, and still no package.
I know they got my order because I called them nearly 2 months ago and they confirmed it was in their system.
I wonder if I should start to become concerned....
 
[quote name='Cameron4All']OK, I sent for my 5 free just 3 days after they announced the demise of the HD- DVD, and still no package.
I know they got my order because I called them nearly 2 months ago and they confirmed it was in their system.
I wonder if I should start to become concerned....[/quote]

It took me a while to get mine when I signed up for it last year. You just have to stop thinking about them.
 
I finally got my 5 free HD DVDs.

Italian Job (don't already have)
Casino (don't already have)
Mission Impossible 1 (don't already have)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (already own)
Chronicles of Riddick (already own)

Really wanted The Thing. =/
 
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