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

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[quote name='CocheseUGA']I stand corrected. You have a fucked up sense of entertainment value then.[/QUOTE]

Glitter with Rifftrax audio is better than all the Ocean's movies combined.



It's getting tiring seeing people trot out the "gamers don't want HD movies" quote from the HD DVD honcho, as if it's some ghastly faux-pas that will make people hate HD DVD.

The number of people on this board who care about HD DVD is miniscule. And you've seen the Blu-Ray attach numbers and that recent story about how few people use the PS3 for Blu-Ray, or know it's a Blu-Ray player to begin with. He's fucking right. Gamers want games. A small subset of those gamers also want HD movies.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Glitter with Rifftrax audio is better than all the Ocean's movies combined.
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There was only one Ocean's 11. It came out in 1960. Anything else is crap. :)
 
anyone had issues accessing the web content of heroes with the official 360 wireless adapter? its like it does not detect the connection even though im connected to live. i already rebooted and still nothing.
 
My first order from Amazon shipped today, but I'm leaning towards putting them aside for Christmas.

Tomorrow's another payday, which means another round of movies.

Combo's ahoy

Flags of Our Fathers (I know its not a combo, but price-wise it is)
F&F: Tokyo Drift
Good Shepard
Land of the Dead
Smoking Aces
Accepted
 
just curious. this is a Question addressed to every1 in general (except those w/o HD DVD players obviously).

what are the 5 HD DVDs coming out you're looking foward too the most?
 
[quote name='propeller_head']just curious. this is a Question addressed to every1 in general (except those w/o HD DVD players obviously).

what are the 5 HD DVDs coming out you're looking foward too the most?[/QUOTE]

Out of the announced titles, titles that are guaranteed to be released and not being cheap by listing movies by the director.

1) Psycho (Release Date: Unknown - rumored 2008)
2) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Release Date: early 2008)
3) The Shawshank Redemption (Release Date: Unknown - delayed)
4) Blade Runner (Release Date: December 18th)
5) Hannibal (French Import - Release Date: September 11th?)
 
Here's my most anticipated titles...

1. Transformers (10/16)
*. Harry Potter Collection (?)
*. Crank (Import) (Q4 2007)
*. Ghost Rider (9/5 French Import)
*. Fantastic Four Rise Of The Silver Surfer (Import) (?)
*. Resident Evil (9/27 Import Germany)
*. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (9/27 Import Germany)
*. Underworld (8/31 Import Germany)
*. Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (?)
 
Call me crazy , but I prefer new movies in HD . Old movies show flaws and other imperfections in the original source footage .

That being said most new movies suck .

What an awful situation that puts me in .
 
[quote name='Richlough']Call me crazy , but I prefer new movies in HD . Old movies show flaws and other imperfections in the original source footage .[/QUOTE]

???

It all depends on what condition the original master is in or how good of a job they do on restoration.

Unless you mean how it points out how the movie magic is done (Robin Hood carrying in a stuffed deer, the difference between sound studios/outdoor locations/night filter so they could film during the day in The Searchers)

Either way it shouldn't take away the fun of watching them.
 
[quote name='Richlough']Call me crazy , but I prefer new movies in HD . Old movies show flaws and other imperfections in the original source footage .

That being said most new movies suck .

What an awful situation that puts me in .[/quote] the same flaws existed when those movies were in the theater too. just that people didnt notice it as much because they didnt have anything to compare it to. which puts the studois in an awkward position. leave the film noise and keep the film original. or try to filter it out which usually leaves the film a little blurry.
 
I know some people are pissed about lack of lossless sound on Transformers, but I couldn't care less. I'm sure they'll eventually double-dip anyway for those who are really annoyed.


125 titles have been announced for Q4 '07 at CEDIA today and it should be a solid lineup (keep in mind that includes the +-70 that are already announced, so we'll be seeing +-60 new announcements in the coming weeks):

Universal, Paramount Studios and Warner Bros announced a broad slate of more than 125 titles for 4th quarter, featuring blockbuster new releases and catalog titles that delivered box office returns of more than $3 billion.
Click to expand...

Not many specifics yet unfortunately, here's a few bits...the last thing is kind of neat if you're into that stuff:

[quote name='Home Theater Forum guy at CEDIA']They just mentioned Knocked Up; Bourne Ultimatum; Shrek III and the Harry Potter series set.

Here is some additional news...

With the purchase of any new generation player, you get two
titles included in the box, 300 and Bourne Identity.

Also, if you purchase any of the new Toshiba HD-DVD players
plus the new Star Trek TOS: Season One boxed set, you
will receive a Limited Edition remote control that looks
like the Star Trek phaser. This phaser controls any of the current
Toshiba HD-DVD players."[/quote]
 
My A2 should come from Amazon tomorrow, while 300, Casino, & Batman Begins are scheduled for this week. I just placed an order for Hot Fuzz & Lucky Number Slevin too.............
 
Picked up The Adventures of Robin Hood and Million Dollar Baby in addition to my combo discs last night.

So was there any mention of a Shrek trilogy box set for Christmas? I'd be willing to take something similar to the Mission Impossible set.

I checked Nip/Tuck with my wife's discount and it comes to about $52. Not bad, but I don't know if I feel like spending $50+ on a blind buy.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Corrected info above....it's Bourne Identity that comes with the players, not Bourne Ultimatum.[/QUOTE]

Just noticed that myself. Though, it'd be interested to see how well the new players would sell if Universal included it much prior to retail release.

Then again, I don't think Talladega Nights's early release really affected much of anything based on the numbers of pre-owned copies I see at my local Gamestop.

Speaking of Gamestop, does anyone's local Gamestop carry any pre-owned HD DVD releases? I've never once even seen the add-on pre-owned.

I've added some older titles on my list of things to pick up.

Mallrats (Though I've heard it doesn't have all the features from the DVD Rogue Pictures release. Please correct me if I'm wrong)
The Untouchables
The Warriors

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
Mallrats is only missing a couple of easter eggs, according to the reviews. It's a get (I didn't have the 10th Ann, so it was a no-brainer for me)
 
here's the spec features for mallrats

cast interviews
brief q&a w/smith
outtakes
view askew's look back at mallrats
the erection of an epic: the making of mallrats
feature commentary (smith, afflect, lee, mewes, mosier, pereira)
build me up buttercup music video
mallrats: the reunion (Q&A session)
"and more"!
 
That is really odd. I just watched Mallrats last night and originally in my post above re: the CEDIA stuff, I going to talk about how disappointed I was (not with the features, but with the miniscule jump in PQ from DVD to HD DVD). After viewing the entire thing I softened on it a bit, but I will definitely say if you already own the 10th Anniversary disc that it is NOT a necessary purchase. This is my first HD DVD purchase I kind of regret. That said, if you don't have either of the previous DVD versions, obviously the HD DVD is the one to get.

The main thing missing from the HD DVD is the longer cut, along with the lengthy intro to the longer cut. There may be a few middling things here and there, but that's your main difference. And for some reason the original Special Edition DVD is the only one with the PiP commentary (10th Anniversary and HD DVD have the commentary without the PiP). Oh, and Mallrats has the best commentary track of all time, FWIW.
 
[quote name='terribledeli']Picked up The Adventures of Robin Hood and Million Dollar Baby in addition to my combo discs last night.[/QUOTE]

Good man, The Adventures Of Robin Hood is a horribly underrated HD-DVD. Not only is the movie/PQ good but it has a ton of HD extras include 2 looney toons cartoons.
 
[quote name='Sporadic']Good man, The Adventures Of Robin Hood is a horribly underrated HD-DVD. Not only is the movie/PQ good but it has a ton of HD extras include 2 looney toons cartoons.[/QUOTE]

That was the selling point for my wife, especially on the Daffy Duck one.

I was surprised to see that Casablanca also contains some Looney Toons cartoons.

Its a nice touch to show the influence of these films.

edit: Thanks for all the input on Mallrats. I have the SE, but skipped out on the 10th anniversary edition. I think it'll be a prime canidate for DDD sale.
 
[quote name='terribledeli']That was the selling point for my wife, especially on the Daffy Duck one.

I was surprised to see that Casablanca also contains some Looney Toons cartoons.

Its a nice touch to show the influence of these films.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I wish Warner would get on board and release Invasion Of The Body Snatchers so I would not only get another classic in HD but the Looney Toons cartoon, Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers.

That one was always one of my favorites as a kid.
 
Off the top of anyone's head, is there a difference between the upcoming HD and BR release of the Blade Runner briefcase set? I just looked at my Amazon account and for some reason I've got the Blu-Ray on order. I must've had some reason for ordering it for that format. Are any of the discs double-sided?

If everything's the same, might as well go HD for the bookmarking feature.
 
Before box set bonanza on my next paycheck, I'd like some more advice.

I'm picking up one of the Matrix box sets, but I'm not sure what one.

Here's some basic info.

1) I've never seen any of these films, outside of pieces of the first one.

2) As a result of one, I do not own the Animatrix in any shape or form.

3) I've got about 400 MB left of space on my 360 hard drive.

I know there's only about a $10 difference between them, but I just don't want to drop the extra (albeit a small amount) cash and realize I wasted my money.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
It's tricky. The Animatrix is (seemingly to most people) actually better than the second and third films, so it would be nice to have a hard copy. However, it's NOT HD whether you download it or not, so it almost seems like a waste.

Also take into account that the discs in the "ultimate" set are double sided, while the trilogy set is single-sided.

Personally, I bought the trilogy set because I already had the Animatrix from the old DVD ultimate set. That said, if I didn't own it already, I would have likely bought the trilogy anyway, watched the downloaded version (and if I had to have it on disc, bought the standalone version which can be had for next to nothing). Then I'd just pray for an HD version of it to come out later.

....this hasn't been much help. D'oh.

[quote name='SteveMcQ']Off the top of anyone's head, is there a difference between the upcoming HD and BR release of the Blade Runner briefcase set? I just looked at my Amazon account and for some reason I've got the Blu-Ray on order. I must've had some reason for ordering it for that format. Are any of the discs double-sided?

If everything's the same, might as well go HD for the bookmarking feature.[/QUOTE]
I haven't heard of any differences.
 
I don't know if the animatrix coupon is still good to DL on live...and 400 mb isn't a lot of space...If you have stuff you can delete, and the free animatrix is available on live go with the cheap one. If you can't delete anything and animatrix isn't available for free through live go with the more expensive one. Are you a fan of anime? If you aren't then having those shorts doesn't really make that much difference.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']That is really odd. I just watched Mallrats last night and originally in my post above re: the CEDIA stuff, I going to talk about how disappointed I was (not with the features, but with the miniscule jump in PQ from DVD to HD DVD). After viewing the entire thing I softened on it a bit, but I will definitely say if you already own the 10th Anniversary disc that it is NOT a necessary purchase. This is my first HD DVD purchase I kind of regret. That said, if you don't have either of the previous DVD versions, obviously the HD DVD is the one to get.

The main thing missing from the HD DVD is the longer cut, along with the lengthy intro to the longer cut. There may be a few middling things here and there, but that's your main difference. And for some reason the original Special Edition DVD is the only one with the PiP commentary (10th Anniversary and HD DVD have the commentary without the PiP). Oh, and Mallrats has the best commentary track of all time, FWIW.[/QUOTE]

I'm a little disappointed with the PQ on Mallrats as well. It looks alright, definetly better than the S-DVD but the colors still feel a little muted. The one thing I did notice for sure is that the audio, even on regular TV speakers, is crystal fucking clear. A VAST improvement over the DVD. Overall, I'd probably be a little ticked if I hadn't gotten this cheaply as part of the buy 2 get 1 deal from amazon.
 
Man Hd dvd really dropped the ball on Transformers imo.

Transformers on a combo would have been the perfect disc to completely replace DVD's with. There could have been a whole marketing spin attached to it -"The disc, that transforms!"
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']Man Hd dvd really dropped the ball on Transformers imo.

Transformers on a combo would have been the perfect disc to completely replace DVD's with. There could have been a whole marketing spin attached to it -"The disc, that transforms!"[/QUOTE]
Sort of torn on this one (although I love that marketing idea). Yeah, it would get a huge amount of attention for HD DVD if only a combo were released, but at the same time there are ALREADY a lot of new customers to the format because of the Paramount announcement and the recent sales, and I'm not sure if jacking up the price even more on the most anticipated release of the year on either format is the way to give them a good early impression.

Glad I don't have to make these decisions.
 
[size=+1]25% off Warner titles from WHV website[/size]

*EDIT* - Enter code JLBM at checkout. Apparently valid through the end of this month. Free shipping at 60 bucks.

Link
 
[quote name='KaneRobot'][size=+1]25% off Warner titles from WHV website[/size]

This probably won't last long so I'm not putting it in the OP:

Enter code JLBM at checkout. I think free shipping kicks in at either 50 or 60 bucks, can't remember which.

Link[/QUOTE]

It's valid for the rest of the month and free shipping starts at 60
 
I got a $5 Amazon.com gift certificate earlier today. I'll probably put it towards the Nine Inch Nails live disc.

I went snooping around for the Daxter PSP bundle at my local Wal-mart and came across Planet Earth for $58. This was a little unexpected because 1) My local store, despite being 24 hour store, never stocks any high definition format discs. 2) This is about $10 below cost for the set. Even with my wife's discount at Best Buy, it was still about $64.

Needless to say, Daxter bundle can wait...a half off Planet Earth set can not.

Thanks for the input on the Matrix bundle everybody. I'm still leaning towards Ultimate, but I'll go in a little bit more informed than I was yesterday.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']I wonder if that's the official cover now.[/QUOTE]

Thats the artwork that's on the Paramount Press Site at the moment. It's an early look, but pretty close to the final image.
 
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Must buy.

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[size=+1]Motörhead's "Stage Fright" is the world's first music HD DVD with online features[/size]

Lemmy in HD! Gross! And awesome!

Click on the screenshots there, looks great.
 
FINALLY got confirmation from Warner on several titles, as well as new announcements (no dates yet)...check the link below, but here are some highlights (all for both formats). VERY nice stuff here:

The Wizard of Oz
Shawshank Redemption
Matrix 1/2/3 (unboxed)
The Aviator
Superman II (original cut)
Clash of the Titans
Cool Hand Luke
Natural Born Killers
The Dead Pool
Dirty Harry
Falling Down
The Goonies
Harry Potter 1-5 (both boxed and unboxed)

http://www.warnervideo.com/warner_bros_hi_definition/us/html/titles.html


I'm all over Superman II, Shawshank, and the Aviator...among others.
 
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