02-12-2008, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
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Good news! I'm thinking of buying a PS3 so nice to see that BluRay is the preferred format my more and more.
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02-14-2008, 02:22 AM
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Looking forward to see Transformer and Bourne series in Blu-Ray
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02-14-2008, 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RC45
Good thing as well, since I just bought a second PS3.
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Why two! ? 
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02-14-2008, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by styla21
Why two! ? |
Its the cheapest way to get 2 BluRay players - one for the living room, and one for the master bedroom.
And it means we are ready for LAN GT5 Prologue races 
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02-14-2008, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by RC45
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Not just that, but Netflix is also dropping Blu-Ray. Yeah it is pretty much over when WB picked went BR.
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02-14-2008, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ae86_16v
Not just that, but Netflix is also dropping Blu-Ray. Yeah it is pretty much over when WB picked went BR.
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Netflix 'dropping' Blu Ray - meaning they are no longer using it? Or they are releasing on Blu-Ray? 
And bang on with the W.B call. That was the nail in the coffin!
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02-14-2008, 01:39 PM
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lol, you're all only realizing this now...Warner announced it 5 weeks ago...
Last edited by Bizi Jones; 02-16-2008 at 04:52 PM.
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02-14-2008, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by styla21
Netflix 'dropping' Blu Ray - meaning they are no longer using it? Or they are releasing on Blu-Ray?
And bang on with the W.B call. That was the nail in the coffin! |
Sorry, I meant that Netflix is also dropping support for HD-DVD and going BR exclusive as well.
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02-14-2008, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Bizi Jones
lol, you're all only realizing this now...Warner announced it 5 weeks ago...
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Warner "announcing it" 5 weeks ago didn't make it so.. it merely hinted at the outcome.
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02-14-2008, 09:59 PM
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nah, once WB dropped the reds. it was pretty much sealed...
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Toshiba is widely expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format sometime in the coming weeks, reliable industry sources say,
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http://www.homemediamagazine.com/new...ticle_ID=12100
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02-15-2008, 01:57 PM
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Walmart to sell Blu Ray ONLY!!
Has HD-DVD lost the war entirely now? Or do you think they will still be able to fight single handed.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- National discount retailer Wal-Mart announced Friday that it had decided to only sell Sony's Blu-ray hi-definition movie discs, and will phase out Toshiba's competing HD-DVD formatted discs over the next several months.
Wal-Mart said that by June, its 4,000 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores would sell only Blu-ray discs and Blu-ray hardware players. Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD-DVD format are not compatible.
"We've listened to our customers, who are showing a clear preference toward Blu-ray products and movies with their purchases," said Gary Severson, Wal-Mart's Senior Vice President of Home Entertainment in a statement.
Apple TV vs. Blu-ray: How do they stack up?
Wal-Mart said it would continue selling HD-DVD products, but over the next 30 days, customers will see a significant shift in emphasis to Blu-ray in both brick-and-mortar stores and online. The retailer said it will continue to sell DVDs and standard-definition hardware.
Wal-Mart is the latest movie vendor to choose Blu-ray over HD-DVD. Earlier this week, online movie rental company Netflix (NFLX) announced its support for Blu-ray, and said it would phase out HD-DVD as well. Video publishers Walt Disney (DIS, Fortune 500), Sony's Sony Pictures, News Corp.'s (NWS, Fortune 500) Twentieth Century Fox, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have all endorsed Blu-ray.
In a rivalry that mirrors the Betamax-VHS dispute of the 1970s, Sony (SNE) and Toshiba have been battling each other to define the industry's hi-definition video standard. The winner will see a boost in the sale of hardware needed to play the hi-definition discs.
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02-15-2008, 05:58 PM
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Yep. It's over. All hail Blu-Ray!
I'm fine with normal DVDs though. I'll get a Blu-Ray player when they stop making DVDs.
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02-15-2008, 07:48 PM
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^ hehe, is "Blu-Ray player" a code word for PS3 in this instance?
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02-15-2008, 09:25 PM
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I think PS3 is well worth its money. It is a very good quality blu-ray player, it plays redbook very nicely. It can serve the web, play MP3, play games....what more do you want from 499? The only downside I think is that it doesn't do bitstream on HD audio. Hell, it's not planned to be a full time player to start.
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02-15-2008, 09:59 PM
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When I bought my TV about a month ago I got the choice between a free HD-DVD or Blu Ray player.
I got a PS2.
(kidding.)
I'm happy Blu Ray won.
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