CES: HD DVD and Blu-ray press events

Looking forward to hear what comes out of this.

Don't worry there won't be any defections or taking sides just alot of boring conversations.

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[Post edited by tony1569 on Jan 1, 2008]

lol. good pic tony. haha. i mostly agree with you.

All right, Tony, what I want to know is how'd you do it? How'd you get a picture of my old classroom?

John

That's me at work, especially after lunch.

Panasonic will introduce the world's thinnest laptop Blu-ray drive.
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=786

1. HD DVD will introduce a player that won’t freeze and require a firmware update before using. Nope that’s not gonna happen.

2. HD DVD will introduce a player that can play rental discs with scratches. Nope that’s not gonna happen.

3. Bill Gates will deliver a keynote and apologize to Sony and the entire electronics community for trying to introduce a format that has zero industry support.

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[Post edited by sumlikeitnot on Jan 1, 2008]

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Panasonic will introduce the world's thinnest laptop Blu-ray drive.
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=786

1. HD DVD will introduce a player that won’t freeze and require a firmware update before using. Nope that’s not gonna happen.

2. HD DVD will introduce a player that can play rental discs with scratches. Nope that’s not gonna happen.

3. Bill Gates will deliver a keynote and apologize to Sony and the entire electronics community for trying to introduce a format that has zero industry support.

wow, that is the stupidest thing i've ever heard. Once again you come on here to spread whatever bullshit you can invent.

1) I've never had a HD DVD player freeze. I've had bad discs stop playback, but only two out of 40+ movies. and funny, last i heard samsung's Bluray players have ALOT of problems

2) Hmm, the only reason bluray has that extra layer of protection is their discs are more easily damaged with the data layer closer to the disc surface...HD DVD doesn't even need it.

3) Man, pull your head out of your ass... HD DVD was out first, HD DVD was created by the DVD people, Sony pulled away and created their own format and released it AFTERWARDS and incomplete...hence Profile 1.1 and 2.0 coming A FULL YEAR OR MORE after bluray hit the market.

sumlikeitnot,

It's one thing to argue for your preferred format and even point out flaws in the opposing format. It's quite another thing to post a meaningless, hate-filled message attacking the opposition without rhyme or reason. Clearly, your post was meant only to provoke anger and start a fight. That's not what we're about. Please read the rules of posting below. Thanks.

John

is it just me or are the vast majority of posts made by bd fanboys just plain childish?
or have these bd fans suddenly begun to realise they have made a bad choice in blindly following other bs seeders and having bought a now obsolete standalone player, they feel embarressed to admit that they were wrong, or perhaps duped into thinking bd is the dogs danglies, only to now see the light and feel the need to lash out at the hd dvd camp through jealousy, where the format has worked right from the word go, set the standard for picture quality first, and doesnt need a hardware upgrade when someone in the bd camp changes there mind about functionality?

im sure a bd fanboy will have some "Smart", "fact filled" info for us all, perhaps even a whitty put down?.........
bd = yawn

Tummy,

Lashing out in retaliation in equal measures of hatred is not the answer, either. This senseless format war has made enemies of people who should be glad to share their love of movies instead of arguing about which format is better or which one has the better ad slogans or the worst propaganda.

John

hatred (on my part) is a bit strong john, i simply like and prefer technology that works and doesnt have to rely on hype to get it by......
if my reply semed a little harsh then i apologise, but like most people im fed up of out and out ignorance and fud spreading and just wish that for those that have something constructive to say to post but for the fools who just like to brown arm to just go away

The Face Of Blu!

Seriously, we have what? 3-4 vocal Blu supporters here that actually make intelligent posts most of the time and occassional rabble that just spews Blu colored garbage. Much like the entirety of bluray.com, who don't attack the format as much as the people who support it, which I find disgusting on a personal level. I'm sure there are HD-DVD people out there who do the same, but not nearly as much, and typically its an attack on the format not the owners of it. I DO think this is related to the fact that a lot of Blu supporters are also Sony/Playstation fanboys, typically younger, and as such, also immature. I would bet that owners of standalone players are much less likely to engage in such childish behavior.

Thanks J.

Thanks J.

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I DO think this is related to the fact that a lot of Blu supporters are also Sony/Playstation fanboys, typically younger, and as such, also immature. I would bet that owners of standalone players are much less likely to engage in such childish behavior.

You hit the nail right on the head. That's why I back off of most of these heated discussions. It's not worth the time or energy.

And the exact same goes for HDDVD fans as well. I own a PS3 and I have more movies than games. I got the PS3 for movies and because it was the best player on the market. True, the majority of PS3 owners are gamers and that would put me in the minority. Kucoloco plays video games, does that constitute him as being childish, NO.

He and I go back and forth on issues sometimes they get passionate but that's because we defend our format choices. When I posted about a game it was when I told Kucoloco that I could beat him in Mortal Kombat and we were joking, everything else was about how great of a Blu ray player the PS3 is. Alot of HDDVD supporters even said that the PS3 is the best Blu ray player on the market and recommended it for anyone looking to buy a Blu ray player. You would be suprized how many people have hi end HT's and use the PS3 as a Blu ray player so your point that PS3 owners are childish is.....I don't even have a word for it, but it seems childish to attack everyone that has one, when some of use use it as a player.

Again with the immature name calling. How old are you guys?
This is getting too easy.
Every problem I wrote comes from Amazon - FROM PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT HD DVD PLAYERS.

Read for yourselves.

Toshiba HD-A35 1080p HD DVD Player

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By D. Seeley (Arlington, Texas USA) - the player froze for approximately 1 second about half way through the movie.

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By Entry-Level Audiophile (Boston, MA) - Great on discs with no scratches Can't play rental discs.

http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-A35-1080p-DVD-Player/dp/B000U6AHZW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1199305684&sr=1-1

This is me watching you guys make fools of yourselves.

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[Post edited by sumlikeitnot on Jan 2, 2008]

Tony i play games now, as my buddies early this year convinced me since they all had 360s. Im more of a movie fanatic. i used to primarily play games, but thats when i was in high school 8 years ago. more recently I mostly played FPShooters, and had no problem playing those on my pc until the 360 arrived.

I just never though i would like the 360 so much. I inicially decided to check out HD addon because it was so cheap with tons of free movies, and i could use it on the PC aswell. now im 50 movies deep and several players into it.

All,

HD DVD is by far the better of the two formats. The Blu guys just have a strong studio support.

The question should be why!

I use my PS3 for viewing Blu Ray, and my A-2 for HD DVD. I love HD but Blu is moving more software, this is the key that will lock one formats door.

I hope to see both formats push on for years to come. We win by the low price, However the key players can not keep giving away the house.

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Again with the immature name calling. How old are you guys?

Don't you know that only sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can never harm you?

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[Post edited by Tim Raynor on Jan 2, 2008]

So exactly just how far away from the point of this topic have we gotten now?

The whole Blu-Ray > HD DVD > Blu Ray > HD DVD crap, all equals BS!

The Topic being discussed is the upcoming High Def Media CES press events Nothing More!
All Boys and FUD spinners need not comment here!

You'll be one of us soon enough, Omega Man!

One of whom?

Omega = Resistance

BTW Nice Pic!