Oprah giving away Star Trek on HD DVD - Blu-ray Forum

sphdle1 · 02-27-2008, 03:29 PM

WTF? ... I watched Oprah yesterday, and William Shatner was on. After talking with him she gave the audience the entire series of StarTrek in full High Def, hddvd. The showed it up close (hddvd) right on the boxes.

What a waste. Doesn't she or her production staff have a clue that hddvd is a dead format, and most audience members will never be able to use those free high def versions of StarTrek.

Did Toshiba buy her out a while back or something, or is someone on her production staff a complete red ant?

Blu n Gold · 02-27-2008, 03:31 PM

or you just turned a mole hill into a mountain.

Josh · 02-27-2008, 03:31 PM

Can't sell 'em? Give 'em away!

atrofast · 02-27-2008, 03:32 PM

Oprah + her regular audience is generally mis-informed about everything in life so this is no surprise whatsoever

kiskiboy97 · 02-27-2008, 03:34 PM

Isn't she the reason why Planet Earth HD DVD outsold the Blu-ray version? I read somewhere she held up the HD DVD copy and told everyone to buy it.

Jimbo976 · 02-27-2008, 03:35 PM

I saw this yesterday too. I don't think she mentioned HD DVD this time though. Since they are combos they can still use it fine on DVD players.

Phane · 02-27-2008, 03:37 PM

Shrug Not like they're going to sell them. Might as well give them to an audience. When they go back home and can't play them, they'll probably shrug it off since it was free anyway.

Kairav · 02-27-2008, 03:37 PM

Oprah is a mis-informed overweight dimwit......nuff said...

Rustmonsteru · 02-27-2008, 03:39 PM

The format is deceased so it doesn't matter (to us).

MotionBlurr · 02-27-2008, 03:39 PM

I wonder how may Oprah fans watch Star Trek. Its like a woman receiving a beard trimmer or a man receiving a set of ear rings.

mystiksuicide · 02-27-2008, 03:43 PM

Oprah doesn't have fans she has mindless sheep that worship her. If she where to say VHS is better than high def they would believe her and buy it.

Hardly educated consumers.

qntran2 · 02-27-2008, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MotionBlurr

I wonder how may Oprah fans watch Star Trek. Its like a woman receiving a beard trimmer or a man receiving a set of ear rings.

Heh there are a lot of men with pierced ears nowadays and quite a few women with beards!

SpaceDog · 02-27-2008, 03:45 PM

I'd rather get all 3 seasons of Boston Legal. I would think that would interest Shatner more too.

Iago · 02-27-2008, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh

Can't sell 'em? Give 'em away!

+1

xtop · 02-27-2008, 03:48 PM

when was the show taped, anyone consider that?

tron3 · 02-27-2008, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Oprah doesn't have fans she has mindless sheep that worship her. If she where to say VHS is better than high def they would believe her and buy it.

Hardly educated consumers.

That being said by a woman holds a lot more water than Oprah's "time of the month" bloating.

She's gonna blow!

IMind · 02-27-2008, 03:51 PM

Well since she's convinced people that you can get things just by wishing for it and she's into all kinds of magical thinking and quack medicine... supporting HD-DVD is right up here alley.

Beta Man · 02-27-2008, 03:54 PM

There are people here who watch Oprah?

unreal1080p · 02-27-2008, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphdle1

WTF? ... I watched Oprah yesterday, and William Shatner was on. After talking with him she gave the audience the entire series of StarTrek in full High Def, hddvd. The showed it up close (hddvd) right on the boxes.

What a waste. Doesn't she or her production staff have a clue that hddvd is a dead format, and most audience members will never be able to use those free high def versions of StarTrek.

Did Toshiba buy her out a while back or something, or is someone on her production staff a complete red ant?

She needs to give a free Blu-Ray player and 10 movies to all members of the audience that she poisoned with the Free Star Trek HD DUD

P.S. In all seriousness... The Star Trek remastered Season 1 is a combo disc release (HD DUD + DVD) and since these new "remastered" Star Trek episodes are only available on this set... she did not have the option of giving the audience a DVD only set because one does not exist. Probably 99% of the audience does'nt and NEVER will have HD DUD.

unreal1080p · 02-27-2008, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phane

Shrug Not like they're going to sell them. Might as well give them to an audience. When they go back home and can't play them, they'll probably shrug it off since it was free anyway.

No they won't because the set is a combo HD DUD + DVD

02-27-2008, 03:29 PM	#1
sphdle1 Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada	Oprah giving away Star Trek on HD DVD WTF? ... I watched Oprah yesterday, and William Shatner was on. After talking with him she gave the audience the entire series of StarTrek in full High Def, hddvd. The showed it up close (hddvd) right on the boxes. What a waste. Doesn't she or her production staff have a clue that hddvd is a dead format, and most audience members will never be able to use those free high def versions of StarTrek. Did Toshiba buy her out a while back or something, or is someone on her production staff a complete red ant?

02-27-2008, 03:39 PM	#9
Rustmonsteru Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007	The format is deceased so it doesn't matter (to us). Last edited by Rustmonsteru; 02-27-2008 at 03:49 PM.

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02-27-2008, 03:31 PM	#2
Blu n Gold Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Short Stop	or you just turned a mole hill into a mountain.

02-27-2008, 03:31 PM	#3
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	Can't sell 'em? Give 'em away!

02-27-2008, 03:32 PM	#4
atrofast Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Ottawa, Canada Blu-ray collection:24	Oprah + her regular audience is generally mis-informed about everything in life so this is no surprise whatsoever

02-27-2008, 03:34 PM	#5
kiskiboy97 Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Isn't she the reason why Planet Earth HD DVD outsold the Blu-ray version? I read somewhere she held up the HD DVD copy and told everyone to buy it.

02-27-2008, 03:35 PM	#6
Jimbo976 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:209 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:1	I saw this yesterday too. I don't think she mentioned HD DVD this time though. Since they are combos they can still use it fine on DVD players.

02-27-2008, 03:37 PM	#7
Phane Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Rochester, MN	Shrug Not like they're going to sell them. Might as well give them to an audience. When they go back home and can't play them, they'll probably shrug it off since it was free anyway.

02-27-2008, 03:37 PM	#8
Kairav Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Atlanta Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:5	Oprah is a mis-informed overweight dimwit......nuff said...

02-27-2008, 03:39 PM	#10
MotionBlurr Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	I wonder how may Oprah fans watch Star Trek. Its like a woman receiving a beard trimmer or a man receiving a set of ear rings.

02-27-2008, 03:43 PM	#11
mystiksuicide Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Miami Blu-ray collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:27	Oprah doesn't have fans she has mindless sheep that worship her. If she where to say VHS is better than high def they would believe her and buy it. Hardly educated consumers.

02-27-2008, 03:45 PM	#13
SpaceDog Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:116	I'd rather get all 3 seasons of Boston Legal. I would think that would interest Shatner more too.

02-27-2008, 03:48 PM	#15
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	when was the show taped, anyone consider that?

02-27-2008, 03:51 PM	#17
IMind Active Member Member since:Jan 2008	Well since she's convinced people that you can get things just by wishing for it and she's into all kinds of magical thinking and quack medicine... supporting HD-DVD is right up here alley.

02-27-2008, 03:54 PM	#18
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	There are people here who watch Oprah?

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