11-19-2007, 07:33 AM
11-20-2007, 12:27 PM
11-20-2007, 12:56 PM
11-21-2007, 03:32 AM
The inclusion of the DVD layer jacks up the price, without it the plain HD DVD will be cheaper, I don't like paying for a "feature" I have no interest in using. I passed on Army of Darkness since it was a combo then picked it up when it was re-released as a plain HD DVD for a lower price, also have Lake House (guilty pleasure) on the way now it's no longer just a combo
That economics aside I've never liked flippers, give me disk art and truth be told virtually all the disk playback errors seem to be with combo disks and I have no real faith in the long term viability of the bonded disks.
No argument one format would have been better, even better if that format was HD DVD being cheaper to produce both hardware and software with no region mapping or the heavy handed DRM Blu-ray boasts That said two formats have made the price of HD hit the mainstream (sub $200 or less with the Venturer players) years ahead of if Blu-ray had an uncontested playing field which has to force Blu-ray hardware to drop in price which overall I suppose is the silver lining.
Going to be a long time before we see the classic B movies appear on the HD formats though, it took many a decade before they were offered on DVD which at the end of the day is still an excellent format especially for older material that may not be as pristine as the new stuff.
That economics aside I've never liked flippers, give me disk art and truth be told virtually all the disk playback errors seem to be with combo disks and I have no real faith in the long term viability of the bonded disks.
No argument one format would have been better, even better if that format was HD DVD being cheaper to produce both hardware and software with no region mapping or the heavy handed DRM Blu-ray boasts
That said two formats have made the price of HD hit the mainstream (sub $200 or less with the Venturer players) years ahead of if Blu-ray had an uncontested playing field which has to force Blu-ray hardware to drop in price which overall I suppose is the silver lining.Going to be a long time before we see the classic B movies appear on the HD formats though, it took many a decade before they were offered on DVD which at the end of the day is still an excellent format especially for older material that may not be as pristine as the new stuff.
11-21-2007, 07:38 AM
Jarrak Wrote:
The inclusion of the DVD layer jacks up the price, without it the plain HD DVD will be cheaper, I don't like paying for a "feature" I have no interest in using. I passed on Army of Darkness since it was a combo then picked it up when it was re-released as a plain HD DVD for a lower price, also have Lake House (guilty pleasure) on the way now it's no longer just a combo
That economics aside I've never liked flippers, give me disk art and truth be told virtually all the disk playback errors seem to be with combo disks and I have no real faith in the long term viability of the bonded disks.
No argument one format would have been better, even better if that format was HD DVD being cheaper to produce both hardware and software with no region mapping or the heavy handed DRM Blu-ray boasts That said two formats have made the price of HD hit the mainstream (sub $200 or less with the Venturer players) years ahead of if Blu-ray had an uncontested playing field which has to force Blu-ray hardware to drop in price which overall I suppose is the silver lining.
Going to be a long time before we see the classic B movies appear on the HD formats though, it took many a decade before they were offered on DVD which at the end of the day is still an excellent format especially for older material that may not be as pristine as the new stuff.
That economics aside I've never liked flippers, give me disk art and truth be told virtually all the disk playback errors seem to be with combo disks and I have no real faith in the long term viability of the bonded disks.
No argument one format would have been better, even better if that format was HD DVD being cheaper to produce both hardware and software with no region mapping or the heavy handed DRM Blu-ray boasts
That said two formats have made the price of HD hit the mainstream (sub $200 or less with the Venturer players) years ahead of if Blu-ray had an uncontested playing field which has to force Blu-ray hardware to drop in price which overall I suppose is the silver lining.Going to be a long time before we see the classic B movies appear on the HD formats though, it took many a decade before they were offered on DVD which at the end of the day is still an excellent format especially for older material that may not be as pristine as the new stuff.
Well said: Great info: I can add nothing to that.