Author Topic: The War Begins... (Read 106972 times)

john5479 · « **Reply #840 on:** Mar 02, 2007 at 01:37 PM »

wow heroes...

Mouldingo · « **Reply #841 on:** Mar 05, 2007 at 08:31 AM »

HD DVD's Second Generation: Toshiba HD-XA2 Review

Reviewed by Joshua Zyber
Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 1:18 PM ET

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/hreview_hdxa2030207.html

The Bottom Line: Is It Worth It?

The second generation of HD DVD hardware is here, offering some notable improvements in features and reliability over earlier players. The HD-XA2's much reduced glitchiness in HD DVD playback is a hugely welcome relief. Its upconversion of Standard-Def DVD content matches that of dedicated DVD players priced much higher, which in and of itself should be appealing to many consumers. General HD DVD picture quality is of course stellar, and many users will find its 1080p output option useful.

Unfortunately, I'm disappointed to report that Toshiba still hasn't quite worked out all the kinks in even their top-end model. I remain hopeful that the company can fix the HD-XA2's video stutter, low LFE, and audio sync issues in future firmware updates, but I doubt many potential buyers will be pleased to spend $999 and still experience problems that should have been resolved in quality testing before the product came to market. As such, I think the best course of action is to wait for the promised firmware upgrades before making a purchase decision. Assuming they rectify these lingering concerns, the HD-XA2 has the potential to be a tremendous piece of equipment.

nels76 · « **Reply #842 on:** Mar 05, 2007 at 12:29 PM »

I read from some gaming forums that the FW 1.51 of the PS3 intermittenly freezes Blu Ray Playback.
The solution is that you disable the Internet Connection before playback begins.

This was not the case in earlier FW.
Hope they release a firmware for this.

Mouldingo · « **Reply #843 on:** Mar 06, 2007 at 11:03 PM »

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mario128 · « **Reply #844 on:** Mar 06, 2007 at 11:13 PM »

Sayang wala ako CC.

Pwede ba sa Amazon yung BDO International ATM? Kasi sa Play-Asia pwede yun eh.

pchin · « **Reply #845 on:** Mar 06, 2007 at 11:15 PM »

Ngek! Why only BD 50% off??

john5479 · « **Reply #846 on:** Mar 07, 2007 at 03:56 AM »

why only now

....select titles lang pala

Munskie · « **Reply #847 on:** Mar 07, 2007 at 07:33 AM »

Universal Unleashes Memorial Day HD DVD Release Blitz

Announcing their second wave of May HD DVD releases, Universal Studios Home Entertainment says they will release six more catalog releases on May 29.

Due in stores will be a diverse assortment of hits and cult favorites, including 'The Big Lebowski,' 'Dragonheart,' 'Midnight Run,' 'The River,' the director's cut edition of Peter Jackson's 'The Frighteners,' and Sofia Coppola's Oscar-winning 'Lost in Translation.'

Full specs include Dolby Digital 1080p/VC-1 transfers, Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 surround tracks (at 1.5mbps) and all of the same extras as their standard DVD counterparts.

Note that although Universal previously pledged that an estimated 90 percent of it its 2007 HD DVD releases would be combo discs, all six of these titles are straight-up HD-30 dual-layer, HD DVD-only platters.

Universal has set a suggested $28.95 list price for each title.

After quite a release drought in early 2007, Universal seems to at last be kicking their support into high gear for the summer. This large wave of titles also hits stores only one week after another HD DVD trio of Universal catalog hits is due in stores on May 22, including 'Smokey and the Bandit,' 'The Hurricane' and 'Skeleton Key.'

pchin · « **Reply #848 on:** Mar 07, 2007 at 08:00 AM »

Tho its certainly good news to know more HD-DVDs tittles are coming our way but those announced tittles are insufficient to excite me like a happy bee. Unlike BD tittles which are really tempting....

Common studios...I know you can do much better than this $:-\$

Munskie · « **Reply #849 on:** Mar 07, 2007 at 08:05 AM »

Quote from: pchin on Mar 07, 2007 at 08:00 AM

Tho its certainly good news to know more HD-DVDs tittles are coming our way but those announced tittles are insufficient to excite me like a happy bee. Unlike BD tittles which are really tempting....

Common studios...I know you can do much better than this $:-\$

go neutral paul...

pchin · « **Reply #850 on:** Mar 07, 2007 at 08:10 AM »

Yes yes I will go neutral once I get my hand on a PS3...learning from you guys...I'm still trying to hint to my wifey to get me a PS3 as a gift but so far still no reaction

Unlike some of you lucky dudes who got your PS3 from the wifey!

Moks007 · « **Reply #851 on:** Mar 07, 2007 at 08:55 AM »

Im good for the following titles, Midnight run, Dragonheart, lost in translation and Smokey and the Bandit. The sad part is I just recently purchased Smokey and the Bandit SE dvd. Actually havent watched it either. This is whats frustrating me with Universal. They have to announce their so called 100 titles early so people will not double dip. For example, they will come out with Fletch jane doe edition in May. I really like this movie and thinking of getting this. But next thing you know they will announce this in HD in for example December...

Mouldingo · « **Reply #852 on:** Mar 07, 2007 at 10:27 PM »

Quote from: Munskie on Mar 07, 2007 at 08:05 AM

go neutral paul...

Take advantage of the Amazon treat...

pchin · « **Reply #853 on:** Mar 07, 2007 at 10:32 PM »

Whoa too much DARK FORCES around here...I got to be careful or else will get suck in as well hehe..

ricky · « **Reply #854 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 12:02 AM »

Quote from: pchin on Mar 07, 2007 at 08:10 AM

Yes yes I will go neutral once I get my hand on a PS3...learning from you guys...I'm still trying to hint to my wifey to get me a PS3 as a gift but so far still no reaction

Unlike some of you lucky dudes who got your PS3 from the wifey!

Sony will come out with a $599 blu-ray player soon

Mouldingo · « **Reply #855 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 07:37 AM »

Quote from: pchin on Mar 07, 2007 at 10:32 PM

Whoa too much DARK FORCES around here...I got to be careful or else will get suck in as well hehe..

give in...give in to the dark side...

ev · « **Reply #856 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 08:13 AM »

hmmm...$28.95

With that price, I'll used up my cash to hoard up some criterion dvds

Just my opinion

Clondalkin · « **Reply #857 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 08:58 AM »

Quote from: Mouldingo on Mar 08, 2007 at 07:37 AM

give in...give in to the dark side...

That means HD DVD talaga ang bida, mala Fernando Poe movie???
I don't know but red and violet appears darker to me than blue, although the PS3 sure looks quite dark compared to the Xbox360.

Moks007 · « **Reply #858 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 11:47 AM »

Titles Ive been waiting for are starting to come out in hddvd, also on blueray. Paramount is releasing Trading Places and Coming to America this June. Finally!!! I want the Indiana Jones series and Beverly Hills cop

pchin · « **Reply #859 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 04:41 PM »

Initially I was a BD advocater due to its technical superiority but now a HD-DVD supporter. The thing that got me into HD-DVD instead was due to the cheaper HD player price (the main factor in my case).

But seeing the current thread (BD outselling HD-DVD with a margin 2 to 1)....I'm tempted to change site as BD offers much better tittles (at least to my taste

), some new movies, e.g. Departed & Happy feet are cheaper than HD-DVD. Also HD-DVD releases some old movies in Combo format (ridiculous), thus price is higher.

Once the BD player price has dropped to a level comparable to the Tosh entry level...the boat will over-turn...I will jump ship immediately! (oops..I meant to be NEUTRAL lang)

Moks007 · « **Reply #860 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 05:32 PM »

I also chose hddvd because of lower price. This is probably what il be doing: I will just wait until hddvd is totally dead , or when blue ray players hit around 250 dollars or when Star Wars series comes out (this is the only major thing that I will go neutral. Fanatic of star wars hehe) I will continue enjoying hddvd and since viva is coming out with 299 fox and disney titles, I will just enjoy these standard dvds at the moment, and also other blue ray exclusives on standard dvds. If I go blue ray now the cost will be too much for me with all the titles I want. I will always be a jedi and not turn to the dark side, unless its an inevitable win by blue ray hehe..No offense taken for those who have blueray. I have nothing against it

Mouldingo · « **Reply #861 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 08:43 PM »

Quote from: ev on Mar 08, 2007 at 08:13 AM

hmmm...$28.95

With that price, I'll used up my cash to hoard up some criterion dvds

Just my opinion

Once you've watched HD, you'll never want to go back to DVD. Mukha ng out of focus yung DVD compared to HD. Even yung mga upscaled machines can't match the PQ ng HD.

Mouldingo · « **Reply #862 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 08:55 PM »

Blu-ray all the way ako dito. Tinignan ko yung odds against HD-DVD from the start. All boils down to one thing, it's content...content...content! But yung good thing that came out from HD-DVD is that it hastened development of HD than it would with only blu-ray around

pchin · « **Reply #863 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 09:02 PM »

Quote from: Mouldingo on Mar 08, 2007 at 08:43 PM

Once you've watched HD, you'll never want to go back to DVD. Even yung mga upscaled machines can't match the PQ ng HD.

O nga ya...after seeing HD movies, it's hard na to get back to regular DVD...ngek!

However, due to limited available tittles & high cost, I'm afraid many will still stuck with their SD-DVD as constant companions

Munskie · « **Reply #864 on:** Mar 08, 2007 at 09:14 PM »

Quote from: Mouldingo on Mar 08, 2007 at 08:43 PM

Once you've watched HD, you'll never want to go back to DVD. Mukha ng out of focus yung DVD compared to HD. Even yung mga upscaled machines can't match the PQ ng HD.

uy we agree on this one sir.....hehehehe. Even the worst looking HD titles are still better than their SD counterpart.

pchin · « **Reply #865 on:** Mar 09, 2007 at 07:57 AM »

Terminator 2 (French edition) HD-DVD
http://www.resetmag.com/HTML/fiche.asp?FicheID=2267

Wow...I notice the language section states English DTS HD Master Audio 5.1. Is this the first DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 release in HD-DVD as I haven't seen this before & none of my existing HD-DVDs has it? CooL!!

Clondalkin · « **Reply #866 on:** Mar 09, 2007 at 08:42 AM »

Quote from: pchin on Mar 08, 2007 at 09:02 PM

However, due to limited available tittles & high cost, I'm afraid many will still stuck with their SD-DVD as constant companions

For me, it's a lot harder to wait for hi-def content that is really worth purchasing than going back to SD DVD. Available hi-def titles are mostly films I didn't bother to watch more than once. In fact, I rented them all as opposed to buying the DVD, so there is not that much motivation to collect their hi-def version now. However, I am hoping that release of very new titles would become more regular soon. Since it costs about $18 to watch a movie here in Tokyo and we are 3 in the family, then it would be more economical to just purchase the HD DVD or BD disc, assuming my family is very much interested to watch that movie in the first place. Otherwise, just wait for the rental version kahit na SD DVD lang. Selective buying all the way.

barrister · « **Reply #867 on:** Mar 09, 2007 at 04:12 PM »

Has HD-DVD won? Definitely not, based on recent sales figures for HD discs.

Has Blu ray won? ----- High Def Digest doesn't think so:

Blu-ray, HD DVD Hardware Sales Continue to Rise, But No Winner Likely in 2007?
Fri Mar 09, 2007 at 01:48 AM ET

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/DisplaySearch_Expo/Hardware/Industry_Forecasts/DisplaySearch_Expo:_Blu-ray,_HD_DVD_Hardware_Sales_Continue_to_Rise,_But_No_Winner_Likely_in_2007/512

pchin · « **Reply #868 on:** Mar 09, 2007 at 04:33 PM »

BD sales is doing very well in the US while in UK over 80% sales are from HD-DVD.

So the format war is certainly far from over..it wil rage on but hopefully not as long as the classic Betamax vs VHS case.

Inititially I supported BD but later ended up with HD-DVD.... $:-\$ I just hope I place the right bet

Well, that's the risk & thrill for being early adopters

barrister · « **Reply #869 on:** Mar 09, 2007 at 05:56 PM »

Ganda ng Sony S300!

Sony BDP-S300: Blu-ray's been to Weight Watchers
Thursday 8 March 2007

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It's a step up from the enormous BDP-S1 -- it's cheaper, smaller and amazingly will now play audio CDs (an amazing technological leap forward). ...

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http://crave.cnet.co.uk/dvdpvr/0,39030701,49288318,00.htm