I REALLY wanted a Blu-Ray & have just bought a HD-DVD player! Update: Order cancelled

[hank_marvin]

I've wanted a Blu-Ray since I first heard about em (which feels like forever), but here in the UK you can buy 3 HD-DVD players for the price of 1 Blu-ray.
And to be honest I couldn't afford to pay that and was desperate to have 1080p in whatever form I could get it the end.

There it is my confession, commence the stoning!.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by hank_marvin

I've wanted a Blu-Ray since I first heard about em (which feels like forever), but here in the UK you can buy 3 HD-DVD players for the price of 1 Blu-ray.
And to be honest I couldn't afford to pay that and was desperate to have 1080p in whatever form I could get it the end.

There it is my confession, commence the stoning!.

There's the key word bolded.

I tried it out for six weeks and coming from that, all I can say is: I wish you far better luck than I had.

You may want to go to www.hd-dvd.com and try and resurrect that place. Good luck!


40 percent studio support and crappy hardware from a barely second rate CE company and no one else? You're going to need it!

[hyperdine]

After you see what HD-DVD has to offer, you're just going to want Blu-Ray even more...so I don't think you're going to satisfy your hunger that easily

[hank_marvin]

I still intend to get a Blu-ray, the way I figure it is:
I buy the HD-DVD player now, for one third of the price of Blu-Ray, I use that until the prices of the Blu-Ray's drop one third, then I buy the blu-Ray and have both formats in the end, and a form of 1080p High definition immediately.

Desperate yeah!.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by hyperdine

After you see what HD-DVD has to offer, you're just going to want Blu-Ray even more...so I don't think you're going to satisfy your hunger that easily

That's the truth.

After 6 weeks of buggy, crappy hardware I knew by the time I got to the Fall and we got into PS3 territory and the rest of it that I'd be seeing the real goods. I was right.

The PS3 even runs circles around those Toshiba players in terms of performance, stability, speed, and just outright better hardware in every respect.

Both formats have their share of subpar discs, but golly it's sure nice to have a great piece of equipment and 90 percent studio support behind it.

Hank is basically where I was in June: Impatient. Impulsive and "desperate."

We'll see how long it lasts.

[hank_marvin]

The PS3 isn't even an option for immediate use as it dosen't release until 07/03/2007 in the UK!.

These companies don't understand I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG!.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by hank_marvin

The PS3 isn't even an option for immediate use as it dosen't release until 07/03/2007 in the UK!.

These companies don't understand I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG!.

Impusliveness, impatience, and "desperate" lead to less than wise choices. Been there, done that.

[SDK]

Originally Posted by hank_marvin

The PS3 isn't even an option for immediate use as it dosen't release until 07/03/2007 in the UK!.

These companies don't understand I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG!.

How much did you actually pay for your HD deck? Did you consider importing PS3?

[JTK]

Originally Posted by SDK

How much did you actually pay for your HD deck? Did you consider importing PS3?

Which HD-DVD player did you even get, Hank?

[Spankey]

I buy the HD-DVD player now, for one third of the price of Blu-Ray, I use that until the prices of the Blu-Ray's drop one third, then I buy the blu-Ray and have both formats in the end, and a form of 1080p High definition immediately.

And all this time, had you bought Blu-ray you could be buying discs from all studios for Blu-ray with the exception of Universal. If HD-DVD should die you will have to buy again. Oh well...

[Blackraven]

Originally Posted by hank_marvin

I've wanted a Blu-Ray since I first heard about em (which feels like forever), but here in the UK you can buy 3 HD-DVD players for the price of 1 Blu-ray.
And to be honest I couldn't afford to pay that and was desperate to have 1080p in whatever form I could get it the end.

There it is my confession, commence the stoning!.

One thing here though is that:

In the UK (and the whole of Europe), Blu-ray has more titles right now than what HD-DVD has to offer. (54 Blu-ray titles against what? less than 20 HD-DVD titles). Blu-ray has secured the lead in Europe and they are won't let HD-DVD pass them over there.

And I think the HD-E1 and HD-XE1 players have been delayed for a month before they got released (are they out already?)

Anyways, Blu-ray still has the lead in the number of players/devices:

Blu-ray (Samsung player, Panasonic DMP-BD10 and the one from Philips)

while....

HD-DVD (the two units from Toshiba)

Blu-ray leads 3:2 over HD-DVD in hardware player count.

Just pointing out

I suggest you wait for the PS3 . But don't import it from US or Japan (or even the ones from Hong Kong and/or Taiwan) UNLESS you have region A movie titles.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by Blackraven

One thing here though is that:

In the UK (and the whole of Europe), Blu-ray has more titles right now than what HD-DVD has to offer. (54 Blu-ray titles against what? less than 20 HD-DVD titles). Blu-ray has secured the lead in Europe and they are won't let HD-DVD pass them over there.

And I think the HD-E1 and HD-XE1 players have been delayed for a month before they got released (are they out already?)

Anyways, Blu-ray still has the lead in the number of players/devices:

Blu-ray (Samsung player, Panasonic DMP-BD10 and the one from Philips)

while....

HD-DVD (the two units from Toshiba)

Blu-ray leads 3:2 over HD-DVD in hardware player count.

Just pointing out

I suggest you wait for the PS3 . But don't import it from US or Japan (or even the ones from Hong Kong and/or Taiwan) UNLESS you have region A movie titles.

HD-DVD isn't doing well in Europe and especially the East at all from what I understand. It's almost DOA outright in the East...

[hank_marvin]

Originally Posted by JTK

Which HD-DVD player did you even get, Hank?

The Toshiba HD-E1, it's on pre-order, it'll be with me in 5 days. The first ever DVD player I has was a Toshiba and it was excellent build quality and I never had any trouble with it, hopefully the UK models will have the kinks worked out.

It was the Harry Potter release of Goblet of fire that swung it for me to be honest.

[hank_marvin]

Originally Posted by sltmag

If HD-DVD should die you will have to buy again. Oh well...

I'm intending to as soon as they drop in price by a third.

[hyperdine]

Originally Posted by hank_marvin

It was the Harry Potter release of Goblet of fire that swung it for me to be honest.

That's also being released on Blu-Ray, BTW...

[JTK]

Originally Posted by hyperdine

That's also being released on Blu-Ray, BTW...

When?

[hank_marvin]

Originally Posted by SDK

How much did you actually pay for your HD deck? Did you consider importing PS3?

I did consider importing a PS3 but I don't play games much and it still worked out a lot dearer than the £450 delivered price of the Toshiba. And then I'd be restricted region wise too.

[hank_marvin]

£450 = $867

[hyperdine]

Originally Posted by JTK

When?

I haven't seen a release date yet, so the HD-DVD version may be out before the BD version, but it will come to pass. From thedigitalbits release list...

"TBA (considered likely for 2006 based on recent statements and HD-DVD release plans) - Phantom of the Opera (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Goodfellas, The Green Mile".

(Had the wrong quote previously. This is the correct one)

[JTK]

Originally Posted by hank_marvin

£450 = $867

Wow, you got ripped off.