HD DVD Fire Sale: 150 Titles for 50% Off

Bet wrong in the soon-to-be-over HD format war? Me too. At least we can drown our sorrows in a pile of half-off HD DVD discs.

Engadget HD found a pretty hot fire sale going on at Amazon: 50 percent off for about 150-odd HD DVD titles, which represents more than 25 percent of Amazon's entire stock of HD DVDs.

And we're not just talking B-movies like "Waist Deep" (never heard of it) or turkeys like "Hot Dog." Nope, we've also got some of the latest and greatest releases, including "Transformers," "Zodiac" (the two-disc director's cut), the first season of the original "Star Trek," "Blades of Glory," and "Knocked Up."

So, is it wise to snap up a bunch of HD DVD discs when the format appears to be dying a rapid death (especially in the wake of Netflix's announcement that it's phasing out HD DVD rentals)? Again, it depends on your degree of geekiness. More sensible viewers are probably better off cutting their losses and eventually switching formats (once Blu-ray player prices fall to more reasonable levels).

Video junkies like me, however, may be ready for one last hurrah before the HD DVD tent folds up for good. Personally, I think I'll be going for "Transformers" (if only to watch the final robot battle in 1080p) and "Zodiac" (because the edge enhancement on the DVD release was so bad). Yeah, I'll probably end up replacing these discs in a couple of years, but I'm not going to deny myself in the meantime.

Anyone else in on the fire sale? What titles you looking to grab?

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Amazon takes 50% off 150 HD DVDs [Engadget HD]