HD DVD Fire Sale: 150 Titles for 50% Off
Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:25PM EST
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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.
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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2 Posted by somebodys_here on Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:45PM EST Report Abuse
To be honest, I use the net and get my HDDVD film fix through frowned upon means. *coughs* Septic *coughs* Don't know what got hold of me there. - Anyway; friends with topsite access can be very helpful in times of personal High-Def drought. -=- Say what you will, I have no quarrels with anyone (except the OEM manufacturers making us choose one format over the other).
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3 Posted by rucksack on Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:32AM EST Report Abuse
Well, at least its over. Read this article yesterday and bought 4 movies at Amazon. So sometime in the future I will put my $99 Wal Mart HD DVD player with my 8 trac, Beta, rotary phone and vinyl albums.
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4 Posted by y_92404 on Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:24AM EST Report Abuse
Awww, you chose poorly. Sucks for you! I knew about the different profiles Blu-Ray was going to go through, since it was rushed out because of HD-DVD's earlier release, and got a PS3, because it has all the hardware that profile 2.0 and 3.0 Blu-Ray players will need. Looks like theres gonna be a Blu-Ray attatchment for XBOX360 now? Toshiba still wins because they are one of the companies behind the Cell processor. Now I'm gonna go sit back and wait for all the HD-DVD only releases to come out on Blu-Ray. Another reason it's a good thing Blu-Ray won is for the just basic storage capacity of the discs. I carry around a ton of software and it would cut down the amount of discs I carry more than HD-DVDs would. Sucks for you guys but GREAT for me!!!!! I'm not only laughing on the outside but on the inside too. (insert evil laugh here)
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5 Posted by noon_god on Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:37AM EST Report Abuse
Just wait for a DVD to support both. Yeah!
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1 Posted by auburn3020 on Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:55PM EST Report Abuse
Probably the Ultimate Matrix and Battlestar Galactica Season 1 sets. Be nice to have the Planet Earth set as well. Then again, I'll probably wait too long for the prices to hit rock bottom and miss out on all three...