Is blu kicking (_I_) or what? - Blu-ray Forum

Porfie · 11-12-2007, 03:26 AM

Are we kicking some butt or what?

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd

Hero_Sky · 11-12-2007, 03:35 AM

It truly boggles my mind that there are still people hoping or thinking HD-dvd will win.

Grisle · 11-12-2007, 03:41 AM

Even though the sales ranks are pretty low they have a lot of WB titles as their top sellers. There weren't too many Wb titles up there for Blu, but the sales ranks could still be higher. I hope all the WB titles crush theirs.

Porfie · 11-12-2007, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hero_Sky

It truly boggles my mind that there are still people hoping or thinking HD-dvd will win.

Im with you I don't get it either. They have Shrek and that Born movie and they aren't exactly selling like Transformers was. Hey they can always lower their HD-DVD players to $99.00 when all else fails. Oh wait they all ready did that.

Porfie · 11-12-2007, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grisle

Even though the sales ranks are pretty low they have a lot of WB titles as their top sellers. There weren't too many Wb titles up there for Blu, but the sales ranks could still be higher. I hope all the WB titles crush theirs.

compare the sales rank of the Warner Bros. blu-rays to HD-DVDs and you will see blu-ray rankings are higher.

Joon · 11-12-2007, 03:46 AM

There is no way HD-DVD can win. The only thing they can do is cause a stalemate and kill both formats. They either throw the towel in within the next year, or we have to hope that BD kills them the next year or both formats can become obsolete.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 11-12-2007, 03:48 AM

Today I bought on Buy.com: Bad Santa: Unrated (blu-ray) and Independence Day (Blu-ray). Bad Santa cost about $21 after S & H and Independence Day was about $25 after Shipping. Everyone should check out Buy.com

aristotles · 11-12-2007, 03:49 AM

The top 7 Blu-ray are ranked higher than the the #2 HD DVD (Shrek 3).
Wow.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 11-12-2007, 03:49 AM

I almost forgot to mention. Bad Santa was already in stock and ready to be shipped

bluperch · 11-12-2007, 03:55 AM

Joon's potentially right. If blu doesn't completely smash HD DVD "soon," this will play into Microsoft's hand, whose intent is to create a stalemate until their movie download service thing takes off.

But that's a big if. Microsoft has tried many different things that have failed, and this could be yet another. However, the general public is obviously quite used to downloads now (with iTunes, et al), it'll depend on if there's a good enough infrastructure in place to handle it. And let's not forget cable/satellite and video-on-demand and movie channels. The masses may decide they don't need to buy (or rent) a physical disc anymore when they can just rent it over their cable. I'm sure there are quite a few people out there with HDTVs who have no plan or desire to buy a high-def player of any kind. They're getting everything they want piped right into their house already.

mystiksuicide · 11-12-2007, 04:18 AM

There is one reason and one reason only why HD DVD is still is around. They prey on customer ignorance and price to stay in the game.

I guess if there was a second reason is due to the fact that some B & M stores have hd fanboys ( Sony haters) working there and don't give the consumer all the facts. I personally seen employees pitch the most ridicules lines and blant lies.

The best one is a guy who never even mentioned that there where two formats just "attempted" to put a Toshiba in the cart. Of course I had to open my mouth and it became quite obvious that I was better informed than the employee. After giving facts on both sides the guy bought a PS3 80 gig. I am sure the fact I was a female and was leading the guy on also had some influence. lol

Hey what ever it takes to beat them

powersfoss · 11-12-2007, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

I guess if there was a second reason is due to the fact that some B & M stores have hd fanboys ( Sony haters) working there and don't give the consumer all the facts. I personally seen employees pitch the most ridicules lines and blant lies.

The best one is a guy who never even mentioned that there where two formats just "attempted" to put a Toshiba in the cart. Of course I had to open my mouth and it became quite obvious that I was better informed than the employee. After giving facts on both sides the guy bought a PS3 80 gig. I am sure the fact I was a female and was leading the guy on also had some influence. lol

Hey what ever it takes to beat them

lol, that's awesome. Good job!

powerSURG · 11-12-2007, 04:24 AM

The masses are ignorant--Toshiba is retarded--Sony haters refuse blu out of pure spite--but the studios... The one thing I can not understand is; why can't Universal and Paramount see the big picture? Blu rays prices are competitive, the market is there. Blu ray is much more future proof than hd dvd. WAKE UP! At this point it makes 1000 times more sense to support blu. Better software sales and consumer choice. We have so many more CE companies developing players which will in turn drive the prices down... it just seems too easy to me... of course, that may be why i'm not a CEO at a major movie studio--I'm too smart for the damn job...

mystiksuicide · 11-12-2007, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by powerSURG

The masses are ignorant--Toshiba is retarded--Sony haters refuse blu out of pure spite--but the studios... The one thing I can not understand is; why can't Universal and Paramount see the big picture? Blu rays prices are competitive, the market is there. Blu ray is much more future proof than hd dvd. WAKE UP! At this point it makes 1000 times more sense to support blu. Better software sales and consumer choice. We have so many more CE companies developing players which will in turn drive the prices down... it just seems too easy to me... of course, that may be why i'm not a CEO at a major movie studio--I'm too smart for the damn job...

Well i can give you 150,000,000.00 reasons why Paramount is HD DVD, Ubiversal on the other hand is a mystery to me.

powerSURG · 11-12-2007, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Well i can give you 150,000,000.00 reasons why Paramount is HD DVD, Ubiversal on the other hand is a mystery to me.

ugh, unfortunately you're 100% right. That's so damn greedy; it's disgusting. Paramount could have potentially created the stalemate everyone is afraid of, and single handedly killed both formats. EFF you paramount!

fronn · 11-12-2007, 04:58 AM

What's with the jump in old movies like Casino Royale and TFE?

Is there a sale I'm not aware of?

Edit: Nm... B1G1 sale going on it seems.

Titus · 11-12-2007, 05:00 AM

I live in NZ and to be honest there is no way Microsoft's download service would take off here for many years! Our telecommunications just wouldn't handle it and with the costs we pay for our service it would prob cost more per movie (if you downloaded a Hi-Def movie) than it would to import a blu from the US which i currently do... I just cant see this taking off at all - i think the majority of people still want a hard copy on a disc, and i cant see this changing

powersfoss · 11-12-2007, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fronn

What's with the jump in old movies like Casino Royale and TFE?

Is there a sale I'm not aware of?

Oh, just a small 112 movie BOGO on Amazon right now.

Robmx · 11-12-2007, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fronn

What's with the jump in old movies like Casino Royale and TFE?

Is there a sale I'm not aware of?

BOGO SALE :

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...rd_i=193640011

Deciazulado · 11-12-2007, 06:27 AM

11-12-2007, 03:26 AM	#1
Porfie Expert Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Colorado Springs, CO	Is blu kicking (_I_) or what? Are we kicking some butt or what? http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd

11-12-2007, 04:24 AM	#13
powerSURG Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Shaw AFB, SC Blu-ray collection:42	The masses are ignorant--Toshiba is retarded--Sony haters refuse blu out of pure spite--but the studios... The one thing I can not understand is; why can't Universal and Paramount see the big picture? Blu rays prices are competitive, the market is there. Blu ray is much more future proof than hd dvd. WAKE UP! At this point it makes 1000 times more sense to support blu. Better software sales and consumer choice. We have so many more CE companies developing players which will in turn drive the prices down... it just seems too easy to me... of course, that may be why i'm not a CEO at a major movie studio--I'm too smart for the damn job... Last edited by powerSURG; 11-12-2007 at 04:26 AM.

11-12-2007, 04:58 AM	#16
fronn Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:St. Paul, Minnesota Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1	What's with the jump in old movies like Casino Royale and TFE? Is there a sale I'm not aware of? Edit: Nm... B1G1 sale going on it seems. Last edited by fronn; 11-12-2007 at 05:05 AM.

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11-12-2007, 03:35 AM	#2
Hero_Sky Member Member since:Mar 2007	It truly boggles my mind that there are still people hoping or thinking HD-dvd will win.

11-12-2007, 03:41 AM	#3
Grisle Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern California 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:18 Trading Score:12	Even though the sales ranks are pretty low they have a lot of WB titles as their top sellers. There weren't too many Wb titles up there for Blu, but the sales ranks could still be higher. I hope all the WB titles crush theirs.

11-12-2007, 03:46 AM	#6
Joon Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:208 Trading Score:1	There is no way HD-DVD can win. The only thing they can do is cause a stalemate and kill both formats. They either throw the towel in within the next year, or we have to hope that BD kills them the next year or both formats can become obsolete.

11-12-2007, 03:48 AM	#7
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Today I bought on Buy.com: Bad Santa: Unrated (blu-ray) and Independence Day (Blu-ray). Bad Santa cost about $21 after S & H and Independence Day was about $25 after Shipping. Everyone should check out Buy.com

11-12-2007, 03:49 AM	#8
aristotles Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:401 Blu-ray reviews:1	The top 7 Blu-ray are ranked higher than the the #2 HD DVD (Shrek 3). Wow.

11-12-2007, 03:55 AM	#10
bluperch Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Lakewood, CO	Joon's potentially right. If blu doesn't completely smash HD DVD "soon," this will play into Microsoft's hand, whose intent is to create a stalemate until their movie download service thing takes off. But that's a big if. Microsoft has tried many different things that have failed, and this could be yet another. However, the general public is obviously quite used to downloads now (with iTunes, et al), it'll depend on if there's a good enough infrastructure in place to handle it. And let's not forget cable/satellite and video-on-demand and movie channels. The masses may decide they don't need to buy (or rent) a physical disc anymore when they can just rent it over their cable. I'm sure there are quite a few people out there with HDTVs who have no plan or desire to buy a high-def player of any kind. They're getting everything they want piped right into their house already.

11-12-2007, 04:18 AM	#11
mystiksuicide Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Miami Blu-ray collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:27	There is one reason and one reason only why HD DVD is still is around. They prey on customer ignorance and price to stay in the game. I guess if there was a second reason is due to the fact that some B & M stores have hd fanboys ( Sony haters) working there and don't give the consumer all the facts. I personally seen employees pitch the most ridicules lines and blant lies. The best one is a guy who never even mentioned that there where two formats just "attempted" to put a Toshiba in the cart. Of course I had to open my mouth and it became quite obvious that I was better informed than the employee. After giving facts on both sides the guy bought a PS3 80 gig. I am sure the fact I was a female and was leading the guy on also had some influence. lol Hey what ever it takes to beat them

11-12-2007, 05:00 AM	#17
Titus Member Member since:Sep 2007	I live in NZ and to be honest there is no way Microsoft's download service would take off here for many years! Our telecommunications just wouldn't handle it and with the costs we pay for our service it would prob cost more per movie (if you downloaded a Hi-Def movie) than it would to import a blu from the US which i currently do... I just cant see this taking off at all - i think the majority of people still want a hard copy on a disc, and i cant see this changing

11-12-2007, 06:27 AM	#20
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1160 Blu-ray collection:7052 DVD collection:4052

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