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

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[quote name='ryanbph']were these movies any good ?

License to Wed
Talk to Me[/QUOTE]
No idea bout License to Wed, although the name tells me to avoid it.

I've heard good things about Talk To Me though, I do want to check it out.

*EDIT* Well, that didn't take long. Circuit City is also now selling the A2 for 200 bucks.
 
I got dragged to the theater for this with the gf, and let me say that Robin Williams was the only thing that made the movie even remotely entertaining to me. To me, the movie seemed like it was all "let's find ways to get the engaged couple to argue with eachother," causing predictable chick flick arguments and resolutions.
 
[quote name='DeskLaser']I got dragged to the theater for this with the gf, and let me say that Robin Williams was the only thing that made the movie even remotely entertaining to me. To me, the movie seemed like it was all "let's find ways to get the engaged couple to argue with eachother," causing predictable chick flick arguments and resolutions.[/quote]There were no moments that made it worth watching just for Mandy Moore?
 
[quote name='Sporadic']Just got my Motorhead HD-DVD in.

Definitely one of the weirdest releases so far. Comes in a UK style case with no security sticker and a 13 page insert. The video is good but this is a victim of MTV style editing (aka about a million camera changes) along with alot of SD footage of the drummer drumming and a horrible matrix thing. Subtitles seem to be broken or at least I can't turn them on. The web extras are pretty cool. There's news (which hasn't been updated since July), tour dates, photos, fan artwork (everything from rings to custom car jobs) and tattoos.

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WTF is Motorhead? A movie? Concert?
 
so we arent getting a bogo huh? how gay

i might put in another wb order... strange that they took out twister.. guess rumors of delays are true..

may order some oldies like training day that i still dont have but i have to get over 50..

hows that corpse bride
 
[quote name='guyver2077']hows that corpse bride[/QUOTE]

Bad.

It's very good PQ-wise but imagine if they took The Nightmare Before Christmas and stripped it of everything good/likable/catchy. That's basically Corpse Bride in a nutshell.

Out of catalog stuff avaliable on Warner's site right now, I could easily recommend Dog Day Afternoon, Galapagos and The Searchers.

Dog Day Afternoon is hands down Al Pacino's best work and it's definitely one of my favorite films from the 70s.
Galapagos is more of the same of Planet Earth, except this time it focuses solely on the Galapagos which is a better IMO then trying to go around the whole world.
The Searchers is a classic John Wayne movie. A little slow, very racist but if you can stand the Duke, it's well worth the money. Plus the PQ is really good.

I blindbought all of those and I don't regret it one bit.
 
I enjoyed Corpse Bride, mostly because I did not go in expecting Nightmare Before Christmas. I think it's definitely worth a look (for what it's worth, I haven't seen the HD DVD yet, just the film itself).

It has pretty good feedback overall. It's certainly not on Nightmare's level, but few things are.
 
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i might put in another wb order... [/quote]

I've caught a few bits and snippets about the WB deal. Did a search and can't find anything. Can someone explain? Thanks:D
 
[quote name='maccabee72']I've caught a few bits and snippets about the WB deal. Did a search and can't find anything. Can someone explain? Thanks:D[/QUOTE]

Dude is that a Full Auto gamercard ?
 
Something that sort of goes without saying, but is good to be reminded of occasionally:

Check your Amazon gold box every day. I've seen people saying the Star Trek Season 1 box was in there at an even bigger discount than it already is priced at. Combined with the 10% discount (for those still under that umbrella) and it's a pretty solid deal for those interested in it. I doubt I'll buy it, but you're not going to get much better than 113 bucks on that set for quite a while.

My gold box actually offered me the 5 disc Blade Runner set for an extra dollar off. Combined with the 10% it winds up being about the same price as the Warner 25% deal before I cancelled it because of their crappy service.
 
so finally got around to see return to haunted hill..


i thought it was pretty cool... nothing out of this world but i enjoyed picking the different options.. i dont know how they add up to 96 diff storylines though. maybe i should go through it again and see the diff outcomes..

typical thriller movie .. plus for alot of boobs/nipples action..
dont resist the girls!!!! lol

i was also bummed that michelle's breasts werent exposed
 
[quote name='guyver2077']gold box?[/QUOTE]
Go to Amazon while signed in, click the gold treasure chest thing at the top of the page. The deals change daily. Sometimes more than daily.
 
hopefully these hardware deals keep hd in the game these holidays...

based on software alone they should get murdered..

how have the reviews been for the a3? i would love to get it but the usual 720p/1080i mention worries me. I want to make sure im not downgrading my pq since i get 1080p from the addon.
 
[quote name='guyver2077']how have the reviews been for the a3? i would love to get it but the usual 720p/1080i mention worries me. I want to make sure im not downgrading my pq since i get 1080p from the addon.[/QUOTE]
Well if you have a 1080p TV, it should display 1080p anyway, even if the player only outputs 1080i.

I think the reviews have been ok but it's not much of a step up over the A2, and some people have praised the "build quality" of the A2 over the A3 - as in, the A2 is built like a tank and the A3 feels a little flimsy. I haven't seen an A3 in person so I can't vouch for that.

I am definitely getting closer to making the leap from 360 add-on to standalone player, though. I'd really like to get the A35, as many people have praised the picture being even more detailed than the high end XA2. Price is still about 150 bucks out of what I'm willing to pay, but the way the prices are falling I would expect I'll be picking one up in the summer.

[quote name='LinkinPrime']Is this for Black Friday?[/QUOTE]
Yep.
 
It seems a little pointless to get an A3 if your 360 does 1080p and the A3 does only 1080i. I guess you can get better audio (possibly) out of the A3.

If I did anything, I would eventually get an HDMI system....but that is just me.
 
Went ahead and ordered Eyes Wide Shut and 2001 to see what the hubbub is about. I've only seen Full Metal Jacket, so I don't know what I have in store.
 
[quote name='bill123']Just checked out exploited looks like Tony put up Resident Evil: Apocalypse
and Hannibal Rising.

Linkin just wondering if you got your copy of Resident Evil yet, and if so how is it. Im thinking of getting that and Apocalypse this week.

Resident Evil: http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/resident-evil-apocalypse-extended-version-german-release-p-12968.html

Hannibal Rising: http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/hannibal-rising-polish-release-p-12969.html[/quote]

I did get RE but I haven't tested it. I'll try to check it out today. Its MPEG-2 so its not on par to today's quality but I'll let you know. If it sucks, its going on eBay and I'll be waiting for the Japanese version that comes out this December...well that's assuming it will be better quality.
 
Rumors of a big Warner announcement keep hitting (which probably means nothing will happen, as per usual with "exclusivity rumors"). Supposedly - according to highdefdigest - they seem to be leaning towards Blu-Ray. That's not really what I took from this quote, but read into it what you will:

"One thing that may be changing is our strategy," he said. "When both formats launched and hardware prices were high, we made a decision to support both formats and let the consumer decide. But now that hardware pricing is affordable for both Blu-ray and HD DVD, it appears consumers no longer want to decide — so the notion of staying in two formats for the duration is something we are re-evaluating now that we are in the fourth quarter."

Silverberg went on to emphasize the Warner's strong Blu-ray sales, noting that the studio's Blu-ray release of '300' is the format's top selling disc. "We can definitely talk Blu-ray," said Silverberg. "We are committed to the format."
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BD+ has likely been cracked, so now we may be back to square one with both formats in that regard. The comical thing is, some people at the studios probably really believed that the protection on these new formats really was impenetrable. Meanwhile, the "lowly consumers" knew that it wouldn't take very long at all for it to be circumvented.

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As has already been said....they will have to issue new keys, but the damage is done. Once the horse is out of the barn it isn't coming back.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Rumors of a big Warner announcement keep hitting (which probably means nothing will happen, as per usual with "exclusivity rumors"). Supposedly - according to highdefdigest - they seem to be leaning towards Blu-Ray. That's not really what I took from this quote, but read into it what you will:[/quote]

Same here...I think that the BR fabase is looking way too much into it. Though if I'm wrong...God help HD DVD.
 
This isn't even funny, but I saw it posted by some troll on AVS and for some reason it made me laugh...probably the thought of wearing blue shirts to "show support."

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[quote name='LinkinPrime']Same here...I think that the BR fabase is looking way too much into it. Though if I'm wrong...God help HD DVD.[/QUOTE]
Eh, I'm not worried either way. Both formats are dug in, and by Christmas next year dual format players will be affordable.
 
I dug around to find out what the basis for all this Warner Brothers exclusive internet mongering was about.

It seems a lot of it is based on some assumption that their contract with Blu-ray expires tomorrow (Oct 31). Combined with the fact that they have let rumors out that they are thinking about going exclusive rather than renew and be neutral. Combined with the fact that it's a pretty well known fact that Subsidies for BD replication costs expire for everyone Jan 1. Combine that with the fact that WB has obviously favored HD DVD so far.

I can see no other conclusion other than if they went exclusive it would be HD DVD.

I think that quote from the exec was basically saying "HD DVD has made us their offer, now we are waiting for BD's"
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']I dug around to find out what the basis for all this Warner Brothers exclusive internet mongering was about.

It seems a lot of it is based on some assumption that their contract with Blu-ray expires tomorrow (Oct 31). Combined with the fact that they have let rumors out that they are thinking about going exclusive rather than renew and be neutral. Combined with the fact that it's a pretty well known fact that Subsidies for BD replication costs expire for everyone Jan 1. Combine that with the fact that WB has obviously favored HD DVD so far.

I can see no other conclusion other than if they went exclusive it would be HD DVD.

I think that quote from the exec was basically saying "HD DVD has made us their offer, now we are waiting for BD's"[/quote]

I know what you mean....Batman Begins, V For Vendetta, The Matrix Trilogy, 300 Exclusive Extras...why go Blu?
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']I think that quote from the exec was basically saying "HD DVD has made us their offer, now we are waiting for BD's"[/QUOTE]
See, that's what I kind of thought too.

Really though, it may be that too much is being read into it on both ends. We'll see. I did find it a little odd that this "Blu-Ray expiration date" thing has come so close without being renewed earlier.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']Any date on Bourne?[/quote]
December 11th. Bourne Ultimatum HD DVD/DVD Combo and also The Jason Bourne Collection.

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Check the OP for links to release dates + more good stuff.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']December 11th. Bourne Ultimatum HD DVD/DVD Combo and also The Jason Bourne Collection.

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Check the OP for links to release dates + more good stuff.[/quote]DAMN! Combo! :bomb:
 
Something I came across on AVS that was sort of interesting, especially if Warner does go Blu-Ray...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13...a/article.html

Microsoft, Toshiba Team to Advance HD DVD Navigation
Toshiba and Microsoft today announced plans to launch the Advanced Interactivity Consortium to extend interactive features in HD DVD.
Agam Shah, IDG News Service
Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:00 PM PDT

Toshiba Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced plans to launch the Advanced Interactivity Consortium to extend interactive features in HD DVD, a high-definition format, in an effort to attract more users.

Both companies are stout HD DVD supporters. Microsoft offers an HD DVD player add-on for its Xbox 360 gaming console and Toshiba is integrating HD DVD drives in its PCs. The rival format, Blu-ray Disc, is supported by Sony Corp. and movie studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and The Walt Disney Co.

The consortium will be a platform for companies to collaborate on improving the digital home entertainment experience and bringing advanced interactive features, including Web-enabled features, to digital downloads that go to DVDs, PCs, gaming consoles and cell phones.

Bringing companies together will ensure interoperability of HD DVD players and services, said Hisatsugu Nonaka, corporate executive vice president for Toshiba, in a news release.

Microsoft's XML-based HDi development environment creates an interactive layer for HD DVD movies. HDi, supported by the HD DVD players and media, is currently a mandatory feature across players to keep the consumer experience consistent, said Richard Doherty, principal program manager lead of the consumer media technology group at Microsoft.

Microsoft hopes to collaborate with other consortium members on extending interactive capabilities to digital download services, said Robbie Bach, president of Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft, in the release.

The consortium had no specific announcements related to improved HD DVD interactive features.

The announcement fuels an already heated battle between the HD DVD and Blu-ray formats as the next generation high-definition DVD standard. Sales of Blu-ray exceeded HD DVD in the first half of 2007 by 2 to 1 in the U.S., according to data from Home Media Research.

The consortium includes movie studios DreamWorks Animations SKG, Paramount Pictures Corp., Universal Studios and Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. Universal this week announced HD DVD movies with interactive features that provide access to online features such as bonus scenes and online communities that allow users to dive deeper into the movies.
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They essentially JUST formed that group. Heck, during the presentation a WB graphic was shown alongside the other studios/companies involved. Doesn't make much sense that they'd be featured in the announcement and then bail on it a month later. Stranger things have happened though.
 
I don't mind the combo. Saves me a rental and having to burn a copy.

That collection looks sweet, but I'm sure it will be seriously out of my price range.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Tony @ ExploitedCinema stated that he should be getting Ghost Rider (Extended Edition) HD DVD towards the end of this week:
http://areahd.dvdtiefpreise.com/?p=129

Looks like its currently $43 US at Amazon.fr

EDIT: $51 shipped for me...I'll wait to see what price XploitedCinema.com has it for.

EDIT2: $43.45 shipped at HD Addicts...but it ships from Canada so it make take a while longer.[/QUOTE]


Are these not coming to the US anytime soon?
 
i believe this is the last day for the warner coupon, so if you want to get in on it nows the time

picked up 7 movies since they're shipping again
 
[quote name='doctorfaustus']Are these not coming to the US anytime soon?[/QUOTE]

Ghost Rider and alot of those movies on that site are from Blu-Ray exclusive studios in America so no.
 
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