HD DVD thread - Toshiba: HD DVD DISCONTINUED, REPAIR/SUPPORT CONTINUES, NO BLU PLANS

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Bought my first HD-DVD (V For Vendetta for $12 after GCO) a few days ago. Sucks that all the movies I really want are on Blu-Ray and future releases I want are only going to be on Blu-Ray.

Edit: just bought Casino a minute ago.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']That's...interesting. You'll forgive me if I'm skeptical, most users I've seen have no qualms about the picture quality. The only time I've seen griping about the 360's HD-DVD picture quality was in the questionable EGM mini-review of it.

I think a lot of the time people don't have their sets calibrated properly, that can make a noticeable difference, especially on nicer HDTVs.

Can't argue with your point about more movies you want being on Blu-Ray, though...there are certainly plenty of movies that would be Blu-Ray exclusive that I would want.

For me it's not a problem, I can still buy it on DVD and it'll look better than normal while upconverted. Having it in true HD is just the icing on the cake. That is, it's not worth another $500-$1000 (or more) to me just to be able to see the same thing in higher res.

Once we get a reasonably priced dual format player, or, if Blu-Ray wins, a reasonably priced Blu-Ray player, I'll get one.[/QUOTE]
I'm not saying the picture quality is bad from HD DVD add on but it is not as good as some of the HD DVD players that are out. My TV also is professionally calibrated. But to get back to the point of the thread Universal needs to pump out some HD DVD movies. Jurassic Park is on the top of my list from what I would want from them.
 
[quote name='DomLando'] It was a decent HD DVD player and great for the price but picture quality wasn't as good as some other players (which was expected).[/quote]
I am a frequent lurker on avsforum.com and I have never seen any proof of that claim. Besides the fact that the HD DVD add-on is very upgradeable (intended to be connected to live whenever on) makes it arguably the most future proof HD DVD player on the market.

I went Blu Ray for the amount of movies out and coming. I know there are a bunch of HD DVDs coming but Universal itself just isn't enough for me.
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So I guess you didn't realize that boycotting studios that currently don't support HD DVD by not buying their movies on bluray actually WORKS - as far as getting them to support HD DVD if enough people do it?

I'm not trying to argue, but you obviously didn't feel any disgust for Sony like you claimed or you'd care about voting with dollars.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']I am a frequent lurker on avsforum.com and I have never seen any proof of that claim. Besides the fact that the HD DVD add-on is very upgradeable (intended to be connected to live whenever on) makes it arguably the most future proof HD DVD player on the market.



So I guess you didn't realize that boycotting studios that currently don't support HD DVD by not buying their movies on bluray actually WORKS - as far as getting them to support HD DVD if enough people do it?

I'm not trying to argue, but you obviously didn't feel any disgust for Sony like you claimed or you'd care about voting with dollars.[/QUOTE]
Ok well I'm not going to argue about the HD DVD drive. And I don't totally disgust Sony buy I am not happy with certain things they do. I understand what you are saying about boycotting but I'm not trying to make a difference. I just want the movies I want in HD. I never hated the Blu Ray tech and I don't HATE Sony. If they do win the war oh well. They are not my first choice as a gamer but I can deal with them. I would prefer HD DVD to win but it's hard to support them right now with the lack of movies. Like I stated before I still will be purchasing a stand alone HD DVD unit in the near future and if a movie comes out on both most likely I will be picking it up on HD DVD. And I hope Universal picks up and starts releasing some of there big guns.
 
Funny you should say you were not happy with the PQ on the ad on--because as a long time poster on AVSforum as well as an owner of both a Tosh A2 + HD DVD ad on for the 360 I can tell you that there is no discernable difference in PQ between the two players whatsoever.

It's fine that you went BR and sold your HD DVD player, but it would probably be best to just keep the fanboyism inside and be happy with the switch. I don't really understand the need to bash the player when you are unhappy with the movies that are out for it.
 
You know most of the other HD media threads before this one were joint for HD-DVD and Blu-ray but this one is NOT only on the 360 board but it also specifically states that its from HD-DVD. Is is really necessary for blu-ray supporters to come in here and start raggin' on HD-DVD? You guys have a PS3 board, go make a blu-ray thread in there for christ's sake.
 
[quote name='JDMxB']Funny you should say you were not happy with the PQ on the ad on--because as a long time poster on AVSforum as well as an owner of both a Tosh A2 + HD DVD ad on for the 360 I can tell you that there is no discernable difference in PQ between the two players whatsoever.

It's fine that you went BR and sold your HD DVD player, but it would probably be best to just keep the fanboyism inside and be happy with the switch. I don't really understand the need to bash the player when you are unhappy with the movies that are out for it.[/QUOTE]
Ok well I don't want to start a flame war and in no way was a trying to bash anything. Anyway with that release list that was shown is there any idea when those movies might show up in the US? I would be very interested in Jurassic Park?
 
[quote name='DomLando']Ok well I don't want to start a flame war and in no way was a trying to bash anything. Anyway with that release list that was shown is there any idea when those movies might show up in the US? I would be very interested in Jurassic Park?[/QUOTE]

You keep saying you don't want to start a flame war but that doesn't mean you aren't doing it. Things were fine in this thread until you started stirring shit up. The topic is HD-DVD, not blu-ray. Like I said, if you want to start a blu-ray topic in the PS3 forum go for it.

Universal has a bunch of movies listed as coming this year including Jurassic Park, Dawn of the Dead, American Pie, and the 40 Year Old Virgin. None of them have firm release dates yet though.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']That's...interesting. You'll forgive me if I'm skeptical, most users I've seen have no qualms about the picture quality. The only time I've seen griping about the 360's HD-DVD picture quality was in the questionable EGM mini-review of it.

I think a lot of the time people don't have their sets calibrated properly, that can make a noticeable difference, especially on nicer HDTVs.

Can't argue with your point about more movies you want being on Blu-Ray, though...there are certainly plenty of movies that would be Blu-Ray exclusive that I would want.

For me it's not a problem, I can still buy it on DVD and it'll look better than normal while upconverted. Having it in true HD is just the icing on the cake. That is, it's not worth another $500-$1000 (or more) to me just to be able to see the same thing in higher res.

Once we get a reasonably priced dual format player, or, if Blu-Ray wins, a reasonably priced Blu-Ray player, I'll get one.[/QUOTE]

Its almost as after reading EGM's trashing (fuck EGM) of this he decided that his HDDVD player was crap and decided to switch... oh well... the lack in title coming out plus the 2 new HD-DVR's Im getting saturday means I wont be buyng much of anything for a while as these players hold up to 50 hours of HD apiece... already started scouting the upcoming movie choices as to what to record including the premiere of the Back to the Furture Trilogy Saturday night on HDNet)
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']You keep saying you don't want to start a flame war but that doesn't mean you aren't doing it. Things were fine in this thread until you started stirring shit up. The topic is HD-DVD, not blu-ray. Like I said, if you want to start a blu-ray topic in the PS3 forum go for it.

Universal has a bunch of movies listed as coming this year including Jurassic Park, Dawn of the Dead, American Pie, and the 40 Year Old Virgin. None of them have firm release dates yet though.[/QUOTE]
I did not even know EGM trashed the drive. But I don't want this to go on and I'm sorry for saying anythign about blu ray in this thread. I did not mean to start any kind of flame war and if I did it was unintentional. Sorry. I am excited about Jurassic Park hopefully Gladiator will be announced soon also.
 
I hope Gladiator is announced soon too, since I sold off my copy thinking target REALLY would have the Extended Edition for 9.99
 
Before it gets out of hand, I'll repeat what may have been lost in the shuffle - E.T., Jurassic Park, and Jaws haven't even been confirmed for release yet. Now, I doubt they'd make a blunder as bad as putting them on that sheet without knowing that it was going to happen at some point, but still...take it for what it's worth.
 
[quote name='JDMxB']Funny you should say you were not happy with the PQ on the ad on--because as a long time poster on AVSforum as well as an owner of both a Tosh A2 + HD DVD ad on for the 360 I can tell you that there is no discernable difference in PQ between the two players whatsoever.

It's fine that you went BR and sold your HD DVD player, but it would probably be best to just keep the fanboyism inside and be happy with the switch. I don't really understand the need to bash the player when you are unhappy with the movies that are out for it.[/QUOTE]

You know, it is funny that he complains about the picture quality actually. Let's look at what he had to say in this thread...

[quote name='DomLando']See I totally agreed with that a couple months ago. I ended up getting a PS3 the past week. I had the HD DVD drive but I wasn't to happy with it. It was a decent HD DVD player and great for the price but picture quality wasn't as good as some other players (which was expected). Also it hurts but a lot more movies come out on Blue Ray that I want. I like Universal and a bunch of there movies but it hurts when they are the only exclusive. I went Blu Ray for the amount of movies out and coming. I know there are a bunch of HD DVDs coming but Universal itself just isn't enough for me. Plus when you think about it $600 for a next gen game machine and a blu ray player is a good deal. I do plan on getting a HD DVD player in the near future though. It seems I might want to go format neutral on this one, even though I would hate to do that.[/QUOTE]

Interesting stuff huh? What makes it even more interesting is what he posted in the thread he posted about his ebay auction trying to unload his HD-DVD drive addon...

[quote name='DomLando']All of the HD DVDs have never been used either. They are all not sealed though. I opened them up and they were on my shelf. I haven't had time to watch them and when I got my PS3 I decided to go Blu Ray and sell the HD DVD stuff.[/QUOTE]

So I wonder how he knew what the picture quality of the HD-DVD drive was if he never watched any HD-DVDs on it and left it new and sealed?
 
He's full of shit that's how he knows RVB. Chuckle. If Dom owned a 360 before a PS3 remind me how $200 for the add-on alone Is a bad deal. You can argue the price of the 360 but I think if you've bought it and had it for a while that argument is moot. Funny thing is if Sony is phasing out the 20 GB. model like I've Heard and MS drops the price of the add-on to $100 this Christmas WHO has the cheaper system with high def movies and games? Also I doubt Sony will be able to match MS's sheer number of games for the 360 by Christmas.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Before it gets out of hand, I'll repeat what may have been lost in the shuffle - E.T., Jurassic Park, and Jaws haven't even been confirmed for release yet. Now, I doubt they'd make a blunder as bad as putting them on that sheet without knowing that it was going to happen at some point, but still...take it for what it's worth.[/QUOTE]
Hopefully Universal gets on the ball and starts putting out the best of what they got. I don't even need the last 2 Jurassic Parks just the first one in HD would be great.
 
I guess Ill try to move this back "on topic" ;)
here are the HD-DVDs I have\have ordered\will order

Total HD-DVD's Owned: 23
Total on Preorder: 10
In Transit : 1

The List
Owned:
King Kong
The Last Samurai
Luck Number Slevin
Clerks 2
Casino
Superman Returns
Chronicles of Riddick
Batman Begins
Constantine
Corpse Bride
Half Baked
Backdraft
Traffic
V for Vendetta
Dune
Black Rain
The Mummy Returns
Beerfest
Goodfellas
Training Day
Troy
Red Dragon
The Mummy

Pre Order:
Babel
The Departed
The Jerk
The Game
School of Scoundrels
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Nutty Professeur (1996)
Payback
Planet Earth

On the way to me:
Hollywoodland



Hopefully coming Soon and in the Future: The Good Shepard, Syriana, Fast and the Furious, Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift, 2 Fast 2 Furious, MI Collection, Derailed, Children of Men, Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Prestige, Serpico, Ran, T2, T3, Point Break, Saw, Saw 2, Underworld Evolution, Total Recall. Some of these are dependent on the availability of English subs or track as they are going to be imports. Going to be an expensive year for me and this still doesn't include any of the "current" New Day and date releases for later this year......
 
here are some pre orders for those of you that want to order them..

Nutty Professor 1996:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000N3SSBC/panandscathed-20

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000N3SSBM/panandscathed-20

Nine Inch Nails: Live: Beside You in Time http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MM1GJA/panandscathed-20Payback
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MTFFUY/panandscathed-20The Game

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MTFDCO/panandscathed-20

The Jerk

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MTFDCY/panandscathed-20

Planet Earth

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MRAAJW/panandscathed-20

The Departed

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000M5AJQ8/panandscathed-20

Babel:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MCH5TU/panandscathed-20

Hollywoodland

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000KWZ7JW/panandscathed-20

Sorry if some of these posted before thought though that we should also put in this thread when HD-DVDs are availabel for pre order. If you want I do know of antoerh site that has more pre orders available that are not listed on Amazon (that list before official release information) that is legit....let me know if you like this or you wnat to do something different in this thread.
 
[quote name='Ph8te']I guess Ill try to move this back "on topic" ;)
here are the HD-DVDs I have\have ordered\will order

Total HD-DVD's Owned: 10
Total on Preorder: 10
In Transit : 13

The List
Owned:
King Kong
The Last Samurai
Luck Number Slevin
Clerks 2
Casino
Superman Returns
Chronicles of Riddick
Batman Begins
Constantine
Corpse Bride

Pre Order:
Babel
Hollywoodland
The Departed
The Jerk
The Game
School of Scoundrels
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Nutty Professeur (1996)
Payback
Planet Earth

On the way to me:
Half Baked
Backdraft
Traffic
V for Vendetta
Dune
Black Rain
The Mummy Returns
Beerfest
Goodfellas
Training Day
Troy
Red Dragon
The Mummy



Hopefully coming Soon and in the Future: The Good Shepard, Syriana, Fast and the Furious, Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift, 2 Fast 2 Furious, MI Collection, Derailed, Children of Men, Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Prestige, Serpico, Ran, T2, T3, Point Break, Saw, Saw 2, Underworld Evolution, Total Recall. Some of these are dependent on the availability of English subs or track as they are going to be imports. Going to be an expensive year for me and this still doesn't include any of the "current" New Day and date releases for later this year......[/QUOTE]

Where's "My Sassy Girl" on your import list?!
 
LOL "My Sassy Girl" never heard of this one until you mentioned it, but looking from the reviews it would be a tough sell to get the "Managers" approval on that import ;) at about 35-40+ (depending on where they come from) I ahve to be selective on my imports....

If you are looking for news on it I ahvent seen any as of yet it is not one of the "popular" movies so it will be a tough find.....The distributor is PMP Entertainment and I am not sure who they are affiliated with and if this is a "less" popular catalouge release it may be some time if ever that it gets released......
 
"Popular"my ass. It was a hit in South Korea and judging by the fact it's being released in Japan already I'd say it's a hit there as well.
I MEANT buying it for yourself. It's a cute, eccentric Romantic comedy.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']"Popular"my ass. It was a hit in South Korea and judging by the fact it's being released in Japan already I'd say it's a hit there as well.
I MEANT buying it for yourself. It's a cute, eccentric Romantic comedy.[/quote]

LOL!!!!!! ok ok geeezzzz, ;) I may have to check it out but for now it will be on the list as a "maybe" I am concentrating on getting the movies that I know I wont mind spending the import premium, I may ahve to pick up the DVD of "MSG" as it is less then 6$ on Amazon
 
Dude I'm saying this owning the 2 DVD Director's Cut though I wanted the LE which I can't find anywhere. If I get this HD DVD release autographed by Jun Ji-Hyun I won't mind.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']Dude I'm saying this owning the 2 DVD Director's Cut though I wanted the LE which I can't find anywhere. If I get this HD DVD release autographed by Jun Ji-Hyun I won't mind.[/quote]

I understand that....I was trying to say that I havent seen the HD-DVD available anywhere (you said you have the dvd then say you want the HD-DVD autographed) I tried to imply that I would ahve to think about it (purchase of the DVD as DVDs (SDDVD) are a low priority for my at this time.....I thought my previous post was clar that I knew you ahd the DVD and that you were asking me why wasnt it on MY (want to import) list, I tired to explain that I have never heard of it until you mentioned it and now I will put it down, BUT it would be low on my list.....I guess there was some misscommunication there :)
 
[quote name='Ph8te']hella expensive but :
http://cgi.ebay.com/My-Sassy-Girl-L...E-DVD-NEW_W0QQitemZ190056128202QQcmdZViewItem[/QUOTE]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...Sell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

THIS is the one I meant since I have the feeling the third disc is the soundtrack which isn't exactly easy to find. However back in the day it wasn't that expensive. I WILL say as soon as a next gen. LE of this comes out on either format that ends up winning I'll buy.
I didn't know the 2 disc LE had a tin version though.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190052358907&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RUPX_RUPX_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=190056128202&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=UpSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

THIS is the one I meant since I have the feeling the third disc is the soundtrack which isn't exactly easy to find. However back in the day it wasn't that expensive. I WILL say as soon as a next gen. LE of this comes out on either format that ends up winning I'll buy.
I didn't know the 2 disc LE had a tin version though.[/quote]

Ahh ok its and SD DVD (I thought you had the HD-DVD since thats what my imports consist of now ;) ) I will keep an eye out though and will post here if I do se anything on it for HD-DVD
 
[quote name='Ph8te']Ahh ok its and SD DVD (I thought you had the HD-DVD since thats what my imports consist of now ;) ) I will keep an eye out though and will post here if I do se anything on it for HD-DVD[/quote]

Does the 360 HD-DVD drive play imports?
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Interesting interview with popular porn studio founder at IGN regarding Blu-Ray's "porn ban" and what format she prefers working with:

http://gear.ign.com/articles/759/759068p1.html[/QUOTE]

Don't read IGN DVD/Filmforce interviews, they are some of the worst interviewers around. They ask absolutely zero hard questions or even any real follow-up questions. They just agree with everything the interviewee says as they go along. It's equal to saying Larry King is hard-hitting news. Also, re-read the interview, the founder's not a she...
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Does the 360 HD-DVD drive play imports?[/QUOTE]

HD-DVDs do not have region codings as of yet. If you are meaning DVDs...yes, still region coded.
 
[quote name='Duo_Maxwell']Don't read IGN DVD/Filmforce interviews, they are some of the worst interviewers around. They ask absolutely zero hard questions or even any real follow-up questions. They just agree with everything the interviewee says as they go along. It's equal to saying Larry King is hard-hitting news.[/QUOTE]
Who cares? That's almost every media outlet.

Thanks for commenting on an interview you claim you didn't even read, though.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Who cares? That's almost every media outlet.

Thanks for commenting on an interview you claim you didn't even read, though.[/QUOTE]

At least some outlets comment on what was said with something meanignful if they don't ask questions. And I read the headline, that's all I needed to see. It's not the first time this story was reported and Joone was quoted by somebody by it, this has been reported since all the followup to CES so I didn't need to read the interview to know it was a guy. Besdies just relax, I was simply expressing my opinion on how poorly they conduct interviews. Maybe to you it was out of line or something, but it's not something you should take personally.
 
Yes it reads more like an "article" than an interview, since half of the follow-ups are the equivalent of "yes" or "really?" That doesn't mean it's not worth a read; the interesting parts are the answers, not the questions...just like almost every other interview done in the history of life.
 
[quote name='gizmogc']HD-DVDs do not have region codings as of yet. If you are meaning DVDs...yes, still region coded.[/quote]

:shock: I didnt know that. Whats a decent place to get imports?
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']:shock: I didnt know that. Whats a decent place to get imports?[/QUOTE]

xploitedcinema.com is a mentioned alot at avsforum. There are alot more us blu-ray exclusive movies coming out on import HD-DVD soon like Underworld Evolution in April too. Of course since they are imports they are more expensive, but I guess if you're only buying a few imports its still cheaper than buying a blu-ray player.
 
Just got my hd-dvd player today from EB ($120 used ^_^). Didnt come with King Kong unfortunately, so i bought Corpse Bride to hold me off til i get some of the $9.50 hd-dvds from Buy.com. Picture quality is really great. Even my normal dvds @ 480p seem to look better than dvds on my 1080i upconverting player.

I guess its just my frugality. But damn BR & HD-DVD discs are expensive in stores. Thank god for Google Checkout ^_^. Just ordered V for Vendetta, Goodfellas & Fast Times @ Ridgemont High. I'd order more but im out of credit cards to make accounts with. Gonna invest in some of those virtual ones they sell at CVS.

Arg, Xploited Cinema has Running Scared. Unfortunately its $32. I sure hope it gets released over here sometime soon.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190052358907&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RUPX_RUPX_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=190056128202&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=UpSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

THIS is the one I meant since I have the feeling the third disc is the soundtrack which isn't exactly easy to find. However back in the day it wasn't that expensive. I WILL say as soon as a next gen. LE of this comes out on either format that ends up winning I'll buy.
I didn't know the 2 disc LE had a tin version though.[/quote]

Cant tell which version this is sorry, but it is HD-DVD :)

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20061117/tent.htmhttp://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr
 
I received my Discovery Atlas: China Revealed HD-DVD last week. The special is still excellent, however, it doesn't feature much extras. The picture quality is slightly above average I'd say. All and all, not bad for the under $20 price tag per special.
 
[quote name='Bezerker']Just got my hd-dvd player today from EB ($120 used ^_^). Didnt come with King Kong unfortunately, so i bought Corpse Bride to hold me off til i get some of the $9.50 hd-dvds from Buy.com. Picture quality is really great. Even my normal dvds @ 480p seem to look better than dvds on my 1080i upconverting player.[/QUOTE]
Are you using a VGA cable or compoent? I'm assuming component since you said 480p.

Regardless, I have a similar reaction. I have one of the higher end Panasonic upconverting DVD players (w/Faroujda chip), but honestly between that and the 360 via VGA cable, the 360 actually looks better. I have no idea why, but I'm not griping. I'll just sell the standalone player and free up some space.

I guess its just my frugality. But damn BR & HD-DVD discs are expensive in stores. Thank god for Google Checkout ^_^. Just ordered V for Vendetta, Goodfellas & Fast Times @ Ridgemont High.
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Just a head's up, Goodfellas and FT@RH aren't exactly a shining example of HD-DVD's picture quality. It's not a deal-breaker or anything, but don't expect to be blown away. For the prices you can get them via GCO, though, it's definitely worth it.
 
No shit Kane. I wish more people would buy "Casablanca". I plan on picking up "Forbidden Planet". The special edition is really tempting.
 
Updated OP, looks like Failure To Launch...failed to launch. Release date TBD.

That leaves us with a whopping one release for this week.
 
was Hollywoodland a good movie? I am desperate for a new HD-DVD, but I am not sure if I should bite on this movie since I should be saving for The Departed which comes out the following week. It sucks that they are both combo hd/dvds because the price is going to go up another $10 dollars, but the departed will be worth it
 
Jet Li's Fearless was freaking awesome. Both the film itself, and the cinematography in HD. One of my favorites so far on the format... Too bad it's so freaking expensive.
 
[quote name='psychobrawler']Jet Li's Fearless was freaking awesome. Both the film itself, and the cinematography in HD. One of my favorites so far on the format... Too bad it's so freaking expensive.[/QUOTE]

Great movie. Just curious, do you folks who have seen Fearless watch it dubbed or subtitled?
 
[quote name='psychobrawler']Jet Li's Fearless was freaking awesome.... Too bad it's so freaking expensive.[/quote]Not to mention out of stock at nearly every place that I can use the GCO to get it a bit cheaper. I might just end up buying this at full price.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Are you using a VGA cable or compoent? I'm assuming component since you said 480p.
[/quote]
Yea, im using Component. I've been looking into the VGA cables. My local GS supposedly has 4+ of the VGA cables for $9.99 each. Guess ill try my luck tomorrow.

Thanks for the heads up on Goodfellas & Fast Times. I wasnt really expecting stunning quality with the older movies, just wanted to build up a nice collection. For $11.40 & $14~ shipped, i really cant complain too much. Today i also bought King Kong, since my player didnt come with it. Movie looks alright, im just dissapointed that even with my widescreen tv its still letterboxed.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']Great movie. Just curious, do you folks who have seen Fearless watch it dubbed or subtitled?[/QUOTE]

Always subbed. The dubs take me out of the movie completely.

[quote name='Bezerker']Thanks for the heads up on Goodfellas & Fast Times. I wasnt really expecting stunning quality with the older movies, just wanted to build up a nice collection.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, no big deal. I bought Happy Gilmore for the same reason, I just wanted a little variety.
 
Bad news on the Spielberg HD-DVD's:

Unfortunately, it seems the Spielberg trio was a bit premature. Today, the HD DVD Promotional Group has removed the offending titles from its list, and issued a full apology via its website:
The inclusion in the January 29 update of our 'Coming Soon List' of three Steven Spielberg classics was an error on our part. The HD DVD Promotion Group expresses sincere apologies to Steven Spielberg, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and HD DVD fans for this mistake. We will endeavor to prevent any similar mistake and to provide accurate information.
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As for Universal's response to the news, they continue to express the same sentiments as always regarding any big A-list titles from top directors. A request for comment from the studio brought this now-canned response, first made by Ken Graffeo, EVP of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, regarding the studio's 2007 HD DVD plans:
Universal feels the key to getting a great HD DVD disc is filmmaker participation. They have been educating filmmakers about the possibilities for interactivity, picture and sound available with HD DVD. There are other challenges like scheduling that come into play when working on DVD/HD DVD releases with filmmakers. Universal is committed to working with filmmakers whenever possible to put out the best quality presentation they can.
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http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...motions_Group_to_Spielberg_Fans:_Whoops!_/461
 
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