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

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Thanks sporadic, just ordered one. Now that was something that I hoped ould be in HD at some point. If you know anymor elike this I'd love to hear about it. Also side note I ordered underworld from exploited cinema so hopefully that'll be here soon.

bill123
 
[quote name='bill123']Thanks sporadic, just ordered one. Now that was something that I hoped ould be in HD at some point. If you know anymor elike this I'd love to hear about it. Also side note I ordered underworld from exploited cinema so hopefully that'll be here soon.

bill123[/QUOTE]

If you dig motorcycles, The World's Fastest Indian is worth checking out.

It not only has Anthony Hopkins in (my opinion) his best role ever but it comes with the original (sadly SD only) documentary Offering To The God Of Speed.

And the best part is it's only $7.99 after the $10 off Google Checkout coupon.

http://www.buy.com/prod/worlds-fastest-indian/q/loc/322/204064135.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/
 
just got my harsh times and cruel intentions...

harsh looks decent and has a few extras and trailers..

cruel doesnt look as good as i hoped so far but gellar looks hot..


i havent been able to find a review for prestige hd dvd.. im tempted to order the br version since amazon dropped the price
 
I rented harsh times on dvd a few weeks ago. Pretty good movie. Bale does a pretty good tony montana style acting in it and it has a pretty good ending. Well worth the watch.

[quote name='guyver2077']just got my harsh times and cruel intentions...

harsh looks decent and has a few extras and trailers..

cruel doesnt look as good as i hoped so far but gellar looks hot..


i havent been able to find a review for prestige hd dvd.. im tempted to order the br version since amazon dropped the price[/quote]
 
[quote name='guyver2077']i havent been able to find a review for prestige hd dvd.. im tempted to order the br version since amazon dropped the price[/QUOTE]

AVSFORUM has a few mini-reviews (just general commentary from people who ordered it), it's supposed to be look great. Slightly soft on some scenes, but they believe that's intentional.
 
[quote name='bill123']I rented harsh times on dvd a few weeks ago. Pretty good movie. Bale does a pretty good tony montana style acting in it and it has a pretty good ending. Well worth the watch.[/quote]

yea i totally loved the movie in theatres and have been waiting for the hd release for some time....
 
[quote name='terribledeli']No copies at all. I guess they've started to stock the HD DVD's pretty regularly now so they'll actually be paying attention to clearancing titles, instead of just leaving them on the shelf unmarked for months.[/quote]

I checked a couple of my nearby Targets and no dice.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Anyone seen or heard anything about the imported Rambo I, II, and III?[/QUOTE]

They looked pretty good on the Studio Canal teaser.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Anyone seen or heard anything about the imported Rambo I, II, and III?[/QUOTE]
High pitched audio. Other than that they apparently were fine.
 
fucking Sony with their low blows:

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PRESS RELEASE

Washington, D.C. (June 17, 2007) -- Video rental giant Blockbuster will only rent HD in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores next month when it expands its high-def service.

That's according to an exclusive report today from the Associated Press.

The retailer has tested both formats in approximately 250 stores for the last several months. But Blockbuster officials say 70 percent of the high-def rentals are Blu-ray.

"The consumers are sending us a message. I can't ignore what I'm seeing," Matthew Smith, Blockbuster's senior vice president of merchandising, tells AP.

Blockbuster is expected to announce the decision to favor Blu-ray over HD DVD on Monday, AP reports. However, the retailer will continue to carry HD DVD titles in the original 250 test locations.

Smith said that Blu-ray titles are outpacing HD DVD rentals because there are movies available in the format. Four of the eight major film studios are backing Blu-ray exclusively with only one (Universal) supporting HD DVD exclusively.

"When you walk into a store and see all this product available in Blu-ray and there is less available on HD DVD, I think the consumer gets that," Smith said, according to the AP.

Blockbuster's decision could be a serious blow to HD DVD in the high-def format war. But one HD DVD backer said Sunday that Blockbuster is acting on limited information.

"I think trying to make a format decision using such a short time period is really not measuring what the consumer is saying," said Ken Graffeo, co-president of the promotional group for HD DVD.
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http://gamersreports.com/news/5877/blockbuster-to-support-blu-ray/

And on positive news...

Among the major titles that Video Business says are hit to next-gen by the end of the year are two blockbuster franchises from Warner. The studio is reported to be planning a roll-out of at least some (if not all five) of the 'Harry Potter' series, as well as all three 'Ocean's Eleven' flicks.
Look for the 'Potter' titles to be released on high-def by the end of 2007, timed to the home video bow of next month's theatrical premiere 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.'


Also on tap are 'Ocean's Eleven' and 'Ocean's Twelve,' which should arrive with the late fall video debut of the 'Ocean's Thirteen.' (The latest -- and supposedly -- last in Steven Soderbergh's star-studded Vegas caper series opened at No. 1 at the domestic box office last weekend.)
In addition, Warner Home Video plans to bow some of the first made-for-DVD titles on either high-def format. Due for release in early 2008 are the horror movies 'The Rest Stop' and 'Sublime,' which will come from the studio's Raw Feed label.
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http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...ht_Upcoming_Warner_High-Def_Release_Plans/706
 
[quote name='doubledown']Why are you mad at SONY since Blockbuster picked BR over HD in a few stores? Not Sony's fault.....[/quote]

Yeah, like Blockbuster made that decision on their own :roll:
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Yeah, like Blockbuster made that decision on their own :roll:[/QUOTE]
well that's how the game is played, there was nothing that was stopping Toshiba from doing the same
 
The MS response:

[quote name='Amir']Would be happy to comment . Let’s start with pointing out the specifics that are in front of us:

1. All the tools we had to bring HD DVD to our customers yesterday, we have today and tomorrow. BB has and will continue to offer HD DVD to its customers in the 250 stores and online. Nothing has changed in this. Nothing. Note that the great pains they took in their press sub-heading to confirm their commitment to HD DVD:
http://blockbuster.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=727

“Company will continue to offer HD DVD titles online and in select number of stores“

They would not go out of their way to confirm their intention in such a clear way to support HD DVD if they did not believe in viability of HD DVD.

2. Yes, they are expanding their offering to other stores. One would think though, that the core stores that carry both formats, were picked because they were closer to where potential customers are (e.g. higher income, higher probability of owning HDTVs, larger metropolitan areas, etc.). As such, the fact that those stores continue to carry HD DVD is very substantial aspect of this story.

3. Please read BB’s own press release – they clearly state that they cannot and are not stating a “winner.” And that they are very open to changing their distribution strategy in the future. Given the fact that they already carry HD DVD in such a broad basis already, making adjustments to that plan comes easily.

4. Both formats right now are niche products. As such, expansion to large set of stores is not that significant in itself. The key to expanding the market is to make the players more affordable. I can have 1000 Ferrari showrooms, but that doesn’t mean people will go and buy them in droves . The key is to bring the cost of that Ferrari to the level of a Honda and then you have it available in all the stores. Until then, the cart is being put before the horse. But still, I applaud BB for wanting to make HD more mainstream. And as soon as they do, we will be ready with HD DVD .

Please note that I am not saying this is not a positive development for BDA. It is. They have had a long drought wrt to getting more companies on board while we have been making progress in reverse (e.g. Circuit City carrying HD DVDs). But as you can imagine, by now we are used to press releases from companies in support of their format. Yet, BD remains a niche product as does ours frankly. The cost of products is simply too high, and the value too limited to consumer in relation to it, leading to small sales (and rentals). As such, our focus remains as I stated: getting the cost down, and making it more affordable for people to own the sockets which will eventually drive rental business. We have that advantage on the replication, and better interactivity to differentiate our product from DVD, but the playback devices still have room to come down in price to gain wider adoption…. [/quote]
 
And stated, not too worried. They already carry HD DVD in 250 of their stores, and expansion Blu-Ray 'catalog' titles to another 1,000 is not a huge deal. They have 6,000 stores and only 1,500 are going Blu. Please remember this is Blockbuster/ Take a look at there past and you will see some laughable decisions. Sony and Blockbuster have been in bed for a while now, take a look at the new release shelfs for some hard proof.
 
Ummm, Blockbuster has the Exclusive deal with Weinstein also (look at all those horrible Exclusive at Blockbuster titles)....that is HD-DVD exclusive. So, they take what they can get.

However, at least more stores are getting next-gen titles...that is a good thing. I'm neutral, since I have PS3 and 360 HD-DVD.
 
A bit more from MS:

Q:
[quote name='stpat, Forum member question to Amir']Hi Amir,
I've yet to walk into my local store and see an HD-DVD disc priced lower than it's BD counterpart.
If they are truely cheaper to produce, then this means the studios are taking the opportunity to rake in a higher profit.

While I cannot fault them for this, it seems like perhaps they should forego the extra profit to try to secure a larger footprint with the public (so that people walk into a store and see that HD-DVD is truely cheaper.)

If the average person walks in and see's the HD-DVD version of something is $5 more expensive, they won't be thinking "oh, maybe it's a combo disc", they'll just think "same movie, and the one in the blue case is cheaper".

Thoughts? Any word of this "cheaper" thing ever becoming a reality?

Thanks in advance,
Stuart[/quote]

A:
[quote name='Amir of Microsoft']If you want to take this thinking further, you have to wonder why the discs are not even more expensive than they are (in both formats) since studios don’t make money on hardly any titles in HD!

So what we have is not a proper economic system yet so we can’t judge it that way. You have companies subsidizing production of discs and not passing on the true cost to their consumers. You have small market where companies are investing strategically instead of economically. You have consumers not being price sensitive, buying $80 HD DVD/BD packages, etc. pushing a documentary and HD DVD test disc ahead of Hollywood titles in Amazon DVD rankings.

But as we look at this market, I think we all care about the time the format becomes mainstream. At that moment, you have to think of big numbers. I think I heard Warner alone stamps out close to half a billion DVDs a year! On that day, competition will be fierce forcing lower retail prices and cost of production will be a key factor.

On top of that, you have to look at where the supply comes from. HD DVD is not cheaper to produce because its plastics cost less than the same plastic used in BD . It costs less because it is possible to deploy it in existing DVD lines and as a result, just about any DVD line purchased in the last two years or so can, and many are making HD DVDs. This volume availability will invariably lead to lower cost due to higher level of competition for the business. You know, the old supply and demand rule in economics .

In addition, a typical BD line is $1.5M to $3M. Someone has to go and buy this line and dedicate it to making BD discs. And that cost will be passed on to people. Companies will not subsidize this business forever and certainly not through their competitors (i.e. one replicator helping the other). This is different again from HD DVD where the same line is already bought and being amortized on the backs of DVD business. So every day, we get more HD DVD capacity online, without having to lift a finger, or write a check.

Net, net, when we step out of the niche/artificial environment we live in, the strength of HD DVD comes into play strongly and result in lower cost to consumers. And yes, higher profits for some companies if the consumer/competition allows it.

Finally, on combo pricing, that has not hurt the sales of the discs as compared to other HD offerings in the eyes of studios. In the grand scheme of few titles making money, it is hard to argue the point strongly to the studios when a disc sells as well as non-combos. But again, once the market expands and true economics set in, the studios will get a better picture of whether they should charge the premium. But one thing is for sure. Combo discs are an incredible technical accomplishment and solve key consumer adoption problems. If we ever have hope of making these formats mainstream, we have to deal with the other “format war”: that of DVD and HD. The combo is the true “universal” format in that sense. So while like you, I am not happy that a premium is charged for it sometimes, I salivate at the thought of seeing DVDs being replaced one day with combo HD DVDs and consumers not even blinking. Connecting this with the BlockBuster discussion, combo HD DVDs can be shipped to them as DVDs and wind up in all of their stores, whether they make a conscious decision about carrying HD DVD or not. See how powerful of a card this is?

Oops, this became kind of long. Hopefully you didn’t expect a short answer.[/quote]
 
Well screw Sony. I am canceling my Blockbuster membership over this. I would rather support Xbox Live HD marketplace than BD/Sony.

I am not too worried though. If you read Amir's posts carefully, it's fairly obvious they have a lot of cards up their sleeve still.

@ the Warner exclusive announcement - yawn... Where the hell is LOTR? And I will throw a shit fit if Universal doesn't give us Conan this year.
 
Freedom 1 First info of HD DVD/DVD Twin format disc:

Not to be confused with double-sided HD DVD/DVD combo discs, twin-format discs can contain up to three layers of recorded content on a single-sided disc. 'Freedom 1' uses two of those layers -- a 15GB HD DVD layer, and a 4.6GB standard-def DVD layer.
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Yeay, disc artwork...

As for video quality, Kenneth says this first-ever anime release to hit high-def disc in the US looks excellent, boasting "vivid colors, perfect black levels, and crisply detailed linework." Considering the program's running time of only 25 minutes, arguably that's no great feat for a 15GB HD DVD, but it is an encouraging sign for both Microsoft and the disc's distributor Bandai, who reportedly worked together to tweak the VC-1 encode specifically for anime.
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http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/HDi/Bandai_Visual/Freedom_1_Offers_First_Look_at_HD_DVD_Twin-Format_Disc/702

Review here: http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/freedomvol1.html
 
^^ I heard that it's crap.

[quote name='TheSwami']
Dunno how many people give a shit about this release but Bandai Visual sent me a review copy of Freedom, the "first anime to be released on HD-DVD".

It's a shitty, shitty value - 25 minutes for $39.99 - and the packaging is nonstandard, a recycled paper slipcover and a weird Japanese jewel case. It's the same size as a regular HD DVD case, though. Maybe a bit taller.

The show itself isn't much to write home about. The characters are designed by the same guy who did Akira, and they're animated in a 3D cel-shaded style, except the framerate kinda sucks because it's an anime, so anything moving that's not a machine looks awkward and jerky. Plot-wise it's postapocalyptic biker story, pretty standard stuff.

It looks great, and it's a flawless image, but the animation itself isn't very impressive so I'm not sure I'd even recommend it as something to show off your system.

Also, $39.99 for 25 minutes. :pwn:
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HD-DVD fans time to check out MTV's latest mistake.

$10 off any movie including pre-orders!

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3032151#post3032151

I got Shaun Of The Dead (HD-DVD) for $12.88 shipped.
 
Blockbuster has been pretty desperate for a while now, it probably didn't take that much for Sony to get them to do this.
 
Ah man, I was planning on pre-ordering Freedom. But $40 SRP for 25 minutes? I have trouble enough paying $12 for 100 min of anime. Ill rent it from Blockbuster Online. If its anything like Metropolis, its not worth buying.

I hope the MTV deal comes through, i preordered Mallrats & Shaun of the Dead.
 
Man, I hate buy.com

I guess I should be happy that I was able to use the 10 off thing on The Big Lebowski but since I have Amazon Prime, I would have rather paid the extra 5 and recieve 2 day shipping.

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You guys charged my card on the 14th but have yet to mail out my product. What's going on?

XXX

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Dear XXX,

We apologize for the delay in shipment.

Item #XXXXXX for order #XXXXXXX is still in the fulfillment process. We do not have an estimated shipping date at this time. However, confirmation will be sent via e-mail once your order is shipped.

Thank you for your patience.

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Yeah, that's bullshit.

I placed the order five days ago on the 14th, it's
listed as in stock but you guys have yet to mail it
out.

What is going on?

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We apologize for the delay in shipment.

Item #XXXXXX for order #XXXXXX is still in the fulfillment
process. We do not have an estimated shipping date at this time.
However, confirmation will be sent via e-mail once your order is
shipped. Please note that you are billed though your item has not yet
shipped. This is one of the unique policies when purchasing through
GoogleCheckout. For more questions on GoogleCheckout policies, please
visit the following link:

http://www.buy.com/corp/support/billing/google.asp

Thank you for your patience.
 
Buy.com is run by monkeys. I never got my copy of Frighteners. They shipped 2 copies, by the time they shipped the 2nd copy, I noticed that they shipped with no street name both times. So the stupid USPS, assumed that the the city was the same as the street name and shipped it accross the street to some pizza place and its gone...Called up Buy.com after I realized what the did and they said that they are issuing me a credit, I told them that I didnt' want a credit, I wanted the item, but they told me that its too late, that it was already processed. I better see my credit in a couple days otherwise I'm disputing the charges with my CC.
 
Toshiba to roll out mainstream laptops with HD DVD readers -and- writers!

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070619/20070619005625.html?.v=1

Snippet:

Toshiba to Roll Out Mainstream Notebook Computers with HD DVD Playback
Tuesday June 19, 8:00 am ET
Company Also Plans to Release First U.S. Notebook with Writable HD DVD Drive in Third Quarter


IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba's Digital Product Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced that the Satellite® P205, Satellite X205 and Qosmio® F45 will be the company's first mainstream mobile solutions to incorporate HD DVD drives, while the Qosmio G45 will be the first U.S. notebook computer with a writeable HD DVD optical drive, and will be available to consumers in time for the back-to-school season.
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Hopefully the writer will be available to sites like newegg.com seperately soon so I can stick one in my computer :)
 
Glad to see people aren't flipping out over the Blockbuster thing like they are on other, more "scientific" forums. It's decent marketing for Blu-Ray but it's hardly a death knell for HD DVD. In 2 or 3 months when we start getting info on holiday releases, the Blockbuster thing will be as forgotten as the March drought is now.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Glad to see people aren't flipping out over the Blockbuster thing like they are on other, more "scientific" forums. It's decent marketing for Blu-Ray but it's hardly a death knell for HD DVD. In 2 or 3 months when we start getting info on holiday releases, the Blockbuster thing will be as forgotten as the March drought is now.[/quote]

YAA
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Glad to see people aren't flipping out over the Blockbuster thing like they are on other, more "scientific" forums. It's decent marketing for Blu-Ray but it's hardly a death knell for HD DVD. In 2 or 3 months when we start getting info on holiday releases, the Blockbuster thing will be as forgotten as the March drought is now.[/quote]

I flipped out at first, but then reading some of the CAG's opinions opened my mind. Also Blockbuster has been near bankruptcy quite a few times, so meh.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Glad to see people aren't flipping out over the Blockbuster thing like they are on other, more "scientific" forums. It's decent marketing for Blu-Ray but it's hardly a death knell for HD DVD. In 2 or 3 months when we start getting info on holiday releases, the Blockbuster thing will be as forgotten as the March drought is now.[/QUOTE]

It really isn't that big of a deal. But by far the worst part about it is that it was carried on nearly every mainstream news outlet. So J6P most likely saw it.
 
I think the new update nerfed my add-on.

I updated just fine this morning and then turned it off.

Decided to watch some Terminator 2 and within the first 10 minutes the disc starts going crazy. I pop it out and there's gigantic (I don't know how to describe it) scuff marks all around the inner ring of my HD-DVD.

I'm positive they weren't there before hand.

Thankfully after buffing it with a wet cloth, they all came off but I'm hesitate to put another disc in.
 
[quote name='Sporadic']I think the new update nerfed my add-on.

I updated just fine this morning and then turned it off.

Decided to watch some Terminator 2 and within the first 10 minutes the disc starts going crazy. I pop it out and there's gigantic (I don't know how to describe it) scuff marks all around the inner ring of my HD-DVD.

I'm positive they weren't there before hand.

Thankfully after buffing it with a wet cloth, they all came off but I'm hesitate to put another disc in.[/quote]

Try to put in a freebie like South Park or the NIN sampler if you have it. If not I'd recommend putting in the latest new movie you purchased, that way if it scratches it, you can try to get it exchanged and tell them it was damaged in shipping ;).
 
fuck blockbuster... netflix is way better anyways...

but again... where are the hd dvd counter news? they never report anything to counter..they just take the beating...
 
Well, I still like Blockbuster....I like the fact I can return movies in store and I can rent a game FREE each month also.

Now, Blockbuster STILL said they would support HD-DVD online...it's just 25% of the stores will support Blu-Ray.

I'll agree that there AVAILABILITY of HD/BR is horrible online. Lots are Short to Very Long Wait to Coming Soon. Not sure how Netflix is for that.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Try to put in a freebie like South Park or the NIN sampler if you have it. If not I'd recommend putting in the latest new movie you purchased, that way if it scratches it, you can try to get it exchanged and tell them it was damaged in shipping ;).[/QUOTE]

I'm on the phone right now with Microsoft support.

After explaining my situation 10+ times and telling them no I will not be putting any of my other HD-DVDs in the damn thing, they put me on hold.

- edit It only has a 3 month warrenty which I'm out of and the guy put me on hold again so he could talk to his super.
 
[quote name='Sporadic']I'm on the phone right now with Microsoft support.

After explaining my situation 10+ times and telling them no I will not be putting any of my other HD-DVDs in the damn thing, they put me on hold.

- edit It only has a 3 month warrenty which I'm out of and the guy put me on hold again so he could talk to his super.[/QUOTE]

Well, I get transfer to Chase the supervisor who tells me that since I'm a month out of my warrenty, it will be 69.99 if I want to have it fixed.

After explaining multiple times that I only paid $170 for the piece of shit, the problem only started after the update and that it ate a 40 dollar disc, he tells me that I'm shit out of luck unless I pay.

"Sir, I went through my records and haven't seen anything like this before so you're going to have to...."
"Well, then Chase let me introduce you to the first."

And apparently he's the highest guy and if I want to talk to a different manager I will have to call back which I plan on doing right now because it's impossible for him to transfer me. :roll:
 
[quote name='Sporadic']Well, I get transfer to Chase the supervisor who tells me that since I'm a month out of my warrenty, it will be 69.99 if I want to have it fixed.

After explaining multiple times that I only paid $170 for the piece of shit, the problem only started after the update and that it ate a 40 dollar disc, he tells me that I'm shit out of luck unless I pay.

"Sir, I went through my records and haven't seen anything like this before so you're going to have to...."
"Well, then Chase let me introduce you to the first."

And apparently he's the highest guy and if I want to talk to a different manager I will have to call back which I plan on doing right now because it's impossible for him to transfer me. :roll:[/QUOTE]

And after calling again, venting on a poor American guy, I apologized and said I wasn't mad at him just the situation. He replied, "hey it's my job"

Put me on hold and sent me to his supervisor, an indian lady named Maggie. After explaining what happened, Maggie said it's fine. Here's a reference number, here's the address to mail it to and in two weeks I'll get it back fixed for free.

A so far happy ending to my journeys through MS support.
 
[quote name='doubledown']Well, I still like Blockbuster....I like the fact I can return movies in store and I can rent a game FREE each month also.

Now, Blockbuster STILL said they would support HD-DVD online...it's just 25% of the stores will support Blu-Ray.

I'll agree that there AVAILABILITY of HD/BR is horrible online. Lots are Short to Very Long Wait to Coming Soon. Not sure how Netflix is for that.[/QUOTE]

Netflix is working out great for my Next gen rentals. There's only a select few that get put on short wait or long wait right when they come out, but i usually get them within a week or so. The only one I had trouble with was the good Shepard for some reason. Catalog titles and the like I have no problem getting alost right away in both formats.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Buy.com is run by monkeys. I never got my copy of Frighteners. They shipped 2 copies, by the time they shipped the 2nd copy, I noticed that they shipped with no street name both times. So the stupid USPS, assumed that the the city was the same as the street name and shipped it accross the street to some pizza place and its gone...Called up Buy.com after I realized what the did and they said that they are issuing me a credit, I told them that I didnt' want a credit, I wanted the item, but they told me that its too late, that it was already processed. I better see my credit in a couple days otherwise I'm disputing the charges with my CC.[/QUOTE]

That's an insult to monkeys everywhere, I'm sure they could run more efficently than buy.com does.
 
Blu-Ray wins format war for the 3rd time in 6 months!

http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA6453379

[quote name='Panasonic']Concerning Blu-ray and HD DVD, Taylor commented, "I'm giving a very politically incorrect answer. I think the battle is over. I think Blu-ray has won.[/quote]

Well guys, according to the BD guys HD DVD has lost the war yet again! How many times can Blu-Ray win the format war in a year? Now that is a pressing question.

I think Blu-Ray needs to step up their game and start winning the format war at least once a month. Bimonthly would be preferable, actually. If Blu-Ray can win the format war at least 13.5 times before 2008, then we can all rest assured that Star Wars will be Blu-Ray exclusive in 2014. :D

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/08/blu-ray-disc-association-declares-victory-over-hd-dvd/
http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/12/sony-sez-the-format-war-is-over-really/
 
[quote name='Ruined']Blu-Ray wins format war for the 3rd time in 6 months!

http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA6453379



Well guys, according to the BD guys HD DVD has lost the war yet again! How many times can Blu-Ray win the format war in a year? Now that is a pressing question.

I think Blu-Ray needs to step up their game and start winning the format war at least once a month. Bimonthly would be preferable, actually. If Blu-Ray can win the format war at least 13.5 times before 2008, then we can all rest assured that Star Wars will be Blu-Ray exclusive in 2014. :D

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/08/blu-ray-disc-association-declares-victory-over-hd-dvd/
http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/12/sony-sez-the-format-war-is-over-really/[/QUOTE]

Man, if only the head of Universal would come out and say that Blu-Ray is dead.

That would show em :lol:
 
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