Author Topic: Anyone still HD DVD-ing? (Read 13554 times)

DViant · « **on:** Jan 17, 2010 at 03:40 PM »

As Toshiba abandoned the format and introduced their own Blu Ray players I was wondering if users are still using it.

ditoy_eagle · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 17, 2010 at 03:53 PM »

Yes of course I have 3 HD-DVD players as of now. I have around 100 HD-DVD titles. Mura kasi sila. If you check on ebay.com, HD-DVDs sell for around $2-5 per title, shipping lang.

iiinas · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 17, 2010 at 04:58 PM »

me too. tosh a3 player. around 40+ movies. some still sealed.

you can actually buy some movies over the u.s. sites for 99 cents! but usually its around $2.

just hope the player does not conk out on me.

nogie · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 17, 2010 at 05:12 PM »

ako din! got two players actually. was lucky to win 200 titles of hddvds wholesale lot for $50 from ebay late last year. medyo maraming duplication nga lang ng titles.

iiinas · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 17, 2010 at 05:23 PM »

Quote from: nogie on Jan 17, 2010 at 05:12 PM

ako din! got two players actually. was lucky to win 200 titles of hddvds wholesale lot for $50 from ebay late last year. medyo maraming duplication nga lang ng titles.

hanep sir nogie, 2.5k for 200 titles!!! ayos!

nogie · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 17, 2010 at 06:25 PM »

Quote from: iiinas on Jan 17, 2010 at 05:23 PM

hanep sir nogie, 2.5k for 200 titles!!! ayos!

mukhang pang collector's item na lang sir iinas di pa kasi ako naguumpisa manood.

keeper · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 17, 2010 at 08:21 PM »

minsan ko na lang ginagamit ung HD A35 unit ko..

thinking of disposing it, perhaps switch to Blu..

DViant · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 17, 2010 at 08:39 PM »

You guys must have big houses to accommodate so much hardware and titles.

DOM · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 19, 2010 at 10:06 PM »

ako A3, sulit hd dvd,
base on my experience (old movies) comparison HD DVD and BD ( Italian Job)
mas okay yun pic quality ng HD DVD.

pchin · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 01:00 AM »

I also own two HD players....got the second unit as back-up at a very cheap price after the HD DVD death declaration.

I have over 100 titles. Will keep them for my library. Recenly I bought a few more due to the cheap price

Verbl Kint · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 07:29 AM »

I have a few HD DVD's and still looking to get more (mura naman kasi).

I also have an external slim HD-DVD Rom drive for ripping.

Clondalkin · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 08:15 AM »

The Xbox360 HD-DVD add-on drive has been permanently connected to my main PC. Works great with PowerDVD Ultra Ver 7. I have about 30 titles only and last purchase were The Matrix Trilogy & Planet Earth in early 2008 pa.

joey escalera · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 09:38 AM »

parang gusto ko magtrip magkaroon niyan hddvd player ska mga titles di ko lang alam kung saan ako makakakuha....hdmi din ba gamit sa hddvd player?

iiinas · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 10:45 AM »

Quote from: joey escalera on Jan 20, 2010 at 09:38 AM

parang gusto ko magtrip magkaroon niyan hddvd player ska mga titles di ko lang alam kung saan ako makakakuha....hdmi din ba gamit sa hddvd player?

yup. it uses hdmi. medyo mahirap ng makahanap ng brand new ngayon, you can look at ebay. or our marketplace here, baka may magbitaw ng units nila. as for discs, there are still a lot sites in the u.s. that sells hddvds.

Moks007 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 11:26 AM »

man you guys are bad influences hehe

..I haven't turned on my hddvd players for the longest time bec. I want to finish my unwatched bd's first then go to watch my unwatched hddvds hehe. I'm a weird guy haha..Sometimes I'm like that, wanna finish off something first before going to the next haha.

Anyway, I got into hddvd fever again bec of you guys haha..I'm checking out amazon right now and see what I can get for cheap hehe..

pchin · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 12:16 PM »

Quote from: Moks007 on Jan 20, 2010 at 11:26 AM

man you guys are bad influences hehe ..I haven't turned on my hddvd players for the longest time bec. I want to finish my unwatched bd's first then go to watch my unwatched hddvds hehe. I'm a weird guy haha..Sometimes I'm like that, wanna finish off something first before going to the next haha.

Anyway, I got into hddvd fever again bec of you guys haha..I'm checking out amazon right now and see what I can get for cheap hehe..

Hi Raymond, yes give Amazon a try. Recently I bought some tittles around $4 each. Tho it's HD DVD, essentially they are still HD movies. Wow...if you add your Blu to your HD DVD, you'll have the biggest HD collections!

Ooh...becareful for not using your HD DVD player for too long....it's good to "warm" up & use it once in a while so that the player is in good working condition..call it some workout regime for the old bones (precaution lang).

Previously I had a SONY DVD player (mid-range). After too long I didn't use it suddenly it can't play anymore.

It's just like a car or motorbike...if too long didn't use, you'll have a hard time starting the car engine.

joey escalera · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 12:48 PM »

kaya ba mag play ng jacks ang hd dvd player?

Waxx · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 12:52 PM »

on a plugging note.. i still have a hd dvd player bnew sealed for sale with bourne identity? or supremacy? and 300..

and on topic.. i still am format neutral.. i still believe hddvd>bluray.. both in quality and technology during the hidef format war era.. and if im not mistaken... hd dvds still are more stable even up to now..

kumbaga, hinog na sila nung inintroduce sila sa market.. samantalang ang bd.. well...

but no choice eh..

pchin · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 01:51 PM »

Quote from: Waxx on Jan 20, 2010 at 12:52 PM

on a plugging note.. i still have a hd dvd player bnew sealed for sale with bourne identity? or supremacy? and 300..

Whoa...congrat bro..a mint condition HD DVD player with all the goodies intact? That's a very rare gem!

It should worth a lot after 20 years from now....(just kidding)

I presume this sealed player is your spare & that you already have an existing HD DVD player?

Moks007 · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 02:26 PM »

Quote from: pchin on Jan 20, 2010 at 12:16 PM

Hi Raymond, yes give Amazon a try. Recently I bought some tittles around $4 each. Tho it's HD DVD, essentially they are still HD movies. Wow...if you add your Blu to your HD DVD, you'll have the biggest HD collections!

Ooh...becareful for not using your HD DVD player for too long....it's good to "warm" up & use it once in a while so that the player is in good working condition..call it some workout regime for the old bones (precaution lang). Previously I had a SONY DVD player (mid-range). After too long I didn't use it suddenly it can't play anymore. It's just like a car or motorbike...if too long didn't use, you'll have a hard time starting the car engine.

hehe thanks Paul, ya I will start using it. Man, I'm scared now. I haven't used my a30 for the longest time (1 year or two). Ok will watch some hddvds tonight hehe..

Sometimes kasi I will do hddvd week, bluray week, dvd week hehe..Ya I'm that weird. Kinda square headed or obsessive/compulsive I guess hehe..This is what I do, I try to watch one format and try to finish all the movies, file it then go thru each movie's special features. After that I plan to alphabetize them hehe.. This is the only I will know that I went thru the whole disc haha..

Thanks, ya I have around 150 hddvds I think

. But I already watched almost 80 percent of it.

Quote from: joey escalera on Jan 20, 2010 at 12:48 PM

kaya ba mag play ng jacks ang hd dvd player?

Bec. of its rarity, I will not even play Jacks on it

ditoy_eagle · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 02:39 PM »

wow 150 baka may benta ka pm me lang hehe! ako nga din selling some double titles and extra player sa marketplace video section. I love my HD-DVDs, same lang sila nagagamit ng bluray player. Some HD-DVD titles nga wala pa sa bluray. Sulit talaga HD-DVD! The best titles na hanep PQ-SQ: Batman Begins, Transformers, 300, Happy Feet, August Rush, Harry Potter 1-5

Clondalkin · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 02:43 PM »

Wala pa rin yatang Notting Hill in BD?

Waxx · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 04:01 PM »

Quote from: pchin on Jan 20, 2010 at 01:51 PM

Whoa...congrat bro..a mint condition HD DVD player with all the goodies intact? That's a very rare gem!
It should worth a lot after 20 years from now....(just kidding)

I presume this sealed player is your spare & that you already have an existing HD DVD player?

actually bought 6 units of players to give to the siblings... thats how much i support hd dvd back then..

the one im selling isnt backup player.. what im using now is a dual hd dvd/bluray player...

im just selling this as is.. bnew.. ehhehe last unit

pchin · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 04:05 PM »

Quote from: Moks007 on Jan 20, 2010 at 02:26 PM

hehe thanks Paul, ya I will start using it. Man, I'm scared now. I haven't used my a30 for the longest time (1 year or two). Ok will watch some hddvds tonight hehe..

Sometimes kasi I will do hddvd week, bluray week, dvd week hehe..Ya I'm that weird. Kinda square headed or obsessive/compulsive I guess hehe..This is what I do, I try to watch one format and try to finish all the movies, file it then go thru each movie's special features. After that I plan to alphabetize them hehe.. This is the only I will know that I went thru the whole disc haha..

Thanks, ya I have around 150 hddvds I think . But I already watched almost 80 percent of it.

Bec. of its rarity, I will not even play Jacks on it

Whoa..over a year na...eh better hope it still works pa hehe...Toshiba products are usually have good QC so I believe your unit should work fine.

I find your pattern of watching alternate DVD, Blu & HD DVD is very normal actually....with your huge Blu collection, it will take time to catch up all of it.

pchin · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 04:15 PM »

Quote from: Waxx on Jan 20, 2010 at 04:01 PM

actually bought 6 units of players to give to the siblings... thats how much i support hd dvd back then..

the one im selling isnt backup player.. what im using now is a dual hd dvd/bluray player...

im just selling this as is.. bnew.. ehhehe last unit

I see...same boat here, I supported strongly on HD DVD but at the end that @#$% crazy WB pulled the plug so soon & caused the pre-matured death of HD DVD...well I guess it's better for the mass to end the format war the soonest possible time. :'(

You might want to keep the sealed unit as a backup? One day in the distant future when all the HD DVD players start to break down one by one (and can't be fixed anymore), this mean many users will start to hunt for a good unit esp those who own lots of HD DVD collections...

Waxx · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 04:34 PM »

Quote from: pchin on Jan 20, 2010 at 04:15 PM

I see...same boat here, I supported strongly on HD DVD but at the end that @#$% crazy WB pulled the plug so soon & caused the pre-matured death of HD DVD...well I guess it's better for the mass to end the format war the soonest possible time. :'(

You might want to keep the sealed unit as a backup? One day in the distant future when all the HD DVD players start to break down one by one (and can't be fixed anymore), this mean many users will start to hunt for a good unit esp those who own lots of HD DVD collections...

hopefully when that time comes....the one i have for safekeeping is still working...

Moks007 · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 05:01 PM »

Quote from: ditoy_eagle on Jan 20, 2010 at 02:39 PM

wow 150 baka may benta ka pm me lang hehe! ako nga din selling some double titles and extra player sa marketplace video section. I love my HD-DVDs, same lang sila nagagamit ng bluray player. Some HD-DVD titles nga wala pa sa bluray. Sulit talaga HD-DVD! The best titles na hanep PQ-SQ: Batman Begins, Transformers, 300, Happy Feet, August Rush, Harry Potter 1-5

hehe thanks sir, I don't think I will be selling them unless my players break down na. Hopefully not. I don't double dip to bd versions. The only ones "I may" double dip are Fearless (bec I really love it, and extended ver ata the bd), Planet earth and The mummy series bec. a couple of these discs I have are skipping.

Quote from: Clondalkin on Jan 20, 2010 at 02:43 PM

Wala pa rin yatang Notting Hill in BD?

Yup this is one disc I really treasure in my hddvd collection. I'm willing pa nga to buy a backup disc if it will not come out in BD in the near future hehe.. Me and my wife really love this movie pang Valentines, Christmas, birthday etc.

Quote from: pchin on Jan 20, 2010 at 04:05 PM

Whoa..over a year na...eh better hope it still works pa hehe...Toshiba products are usually have good QC so I believe your unit should work fine.

I find your pattern of watching alternate DVD, Blu & HD DVD is very normal actually....with your huge Blu collection, it will take time to catch up all of it.

Hehe ya I will be starting it up tonight hehe..I haven't watched any special features yet on these hidef discs

except the james bonds.

pchin · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 20, 2010 at 05:23 PM »

Quote from: Moks007 on Jan 20, 2010 at 05:01 PM

I don't double dip to bd versions. The only ones "I may" double dip are Fearless (bec I really love it, and extended ver ata the bd)...

Same here....so far the only movies I double dip: Fearless & King Kong, both due to the "extended edition". And also Terminator 2: Skynet Edition.

Moks007 · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 21, 2010 at 09:47 AM »

Ok I just tested my a30 last night and it still rocks

. Watched Van Helsing, awesome pq, very 3d like

.

Hmmm..tuloy wanna get some more cheap movies

pchin · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 21, 2010 at 09:53 AM »

Quote from: Moks007 on Jan 21, 2010 at 09:47 AM

Ok I just tested my a30 last night and it still rocks . Watched Van Helsing, awesome pq, very 3d like .

Hmmm..tuloy wanna get some more cheap movies

Good to hear that Raymond!