KABLAMMO! Bill Hunt responds to Harry Knowles/AICN!

[Jack Torrance]

Yeeeouch - a great, definitive rant!

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articl...oap060107.html

[maximus2323]

Man, this has lots of emotion but a great few minutes of my life.

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by maximus2323

Man, this has lots of emotion but a great few minutes of my life.

found it quite boring

[TJandBLU-RAY]

Originally Posted by john_1958

found it quite boring

[dialog_gvf]

The Digital Bits is up right now (for me) and they indicate they are having some issues.

Nice followup to the thread topic:

My Two Cents

Surprisingly (or maybe not), the overwhelming majority of the mail we got was in agreement with us, though some (having already chosen HD-DVD for reasons of their own) took exception. A small handful were personally offended by our "obviously biased rantings," and we got one or two rather juvenile posts along the lines of "FU Bits!" Such is the elevated state of dialogue in parts of the home theater/film enthusiast community these days. Thanks to the captains of Hollywood and consumer electronics, we have a format war that's bitterly divided the online enthusiast community in a way that it's never been before. Nice going, industry!

Actually, very little is going to change here at The Bits. We'll still review HD-DVDs as well as DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, and report release news for all three formats. The basic difference is that when anyone asks us what format they should buy or which we think is the smarter bet, our advice is generally going to be Blu-ray. We'll certainly keep an open mind and watch the situation closely. If the Blu-ray exclusive studios suddenly start flipping like poker chips, we'll let you know and revise our opinions accordingly. But you can't be afraid to stand up for what you believe. And we believe that of these two very good formats, Blu-ray has the far greater chance of succeeding long term. So there you go.

So, there ya go. He answered the HD DVD fans what they would do if the sky did start falling.

Gary

[JTK]

Works for me.

Must be some troll job going on here that has this thread rated so low. It was one star until I just voted 5.

You folks want to help that out a bit?

[Chris Beveridge]

Bill's said what I've said all along; make a choice and roll with it. I made my choice with BD very early on but report even handedly on both formats. I've got my first HD DVD review coming (w/internet connectivity, the first!) and there won't be any mention of BD in it other than to say the twin disc will read on a PS3 (or not).

Basically, have the balls to pick a horse and ride on it.

[Sir Terrence]

My hat goes off to Bill for having the guts to write on his website what many of us who work for Blu-ray exclusive studios have been saying amoungst ourselves for months. Chad wrote a post as well that I totally agree with.

I got into HD on disc with the Toshiba A1, and while it upconverts SD DVD exceptionally well, and has played them back pretty flawlessly, the HD side of the equation hasn't done so well. What turned me off about HD DVD was the sorry and pitiful support for the first generation players, even when it was know that there were problems with clean, glitchless playback.

What sold be on Blu-ray was the exact opposite of my HD DVD experience. My PS3 has flawlessly played back ever one of the 80 Blu-ray disc I own. You get firmware updates pretty frequently, and after the last one, I was just smiling ear to ear. I have asked a few HD DVD fanboys "what good is IME, iHD, online downloads, and all of that other senseless crap that has nothing to do with the movie itself, if the player cannot get all the way through a movie without a hiccup?". Many claim they have not had the problems that I have, but I say that just makes everything worse. There is no quality control between players if that is the case.

Toshiba lost me, and will never get me back. They had their chance, but they decided my dollar was not all that important to them. I bought my last HD DVD about a month ago, and will not purchase another.

I applauded Sony when they compromised on a single format for DVD. They lost alot of money on that compromise, so I am applauding them again for not giving an inch to Toshiba this time around.

[BTBuck1]

Wheres JTK's famous oscar>>>AHH here it is!




whoops...wrong oscar, wait no


is this it? wrong oscar....



Ahh ok, found it! BILL HUNT THIS IS FOR YOU!!!!!11

[blitz6speed]

Check the sig.

[Longshot]

God, I love Bill Hunt. He completely destroyed that idiot from AICN.

[ProvenFlipper]

Kudos to Bill for laying the smack down. I've never even heard of AICN until a few days ago when they were in the spotlight for spreading FUD. Thank god someone who is in Bill's position is bold enough to openly lay down the law.

[maximus2323]

Originally Posted by ProvenFlipper

Kudos to Bill for laying the smack down. I've never even heard of AICN until a few days ago when they were in the spotlight for spreading FUD. Thank god someone who is in Bill's position is bold enough to openly lay down the law.

I second that motion

[Banjo]

Simply put: If you're ready to get into high-def discs... we say Go Big Blu.

So yes... Blu-ray Disc is now officially the high-def format of choice for The Digital Bits. In the same way that we recommended everyone chose anamorphic widescreen DVDs over the alternative, we think you'll come to appreciate this advice in the months and years ahead as well. 'Nuff said.

Bill Hunt is da man.

[dialog_gvf]

Wow! An important article. Remember this day.

[hyperdine]

Simply awesome! Bill has been trying to play this thing nice from the beginning. It's great to see him all fired up about it and officially backing Blu-Ray. I love how he shoots down every single HD-DVD argument with straight-up facts and calls out Microsoft on their little game. This is definitely one for the archives.

[jorg]

perfect no one can argue with him

[GaS]

Originally Posted by jorg

perfect no one can argue with him

At least no one using logic.

Nice end to the week. Pirates stomps, Neilsens rock, Hunt rips their hearts out. HD-DVD boys back on the defensive.

[simpspin]

Hey, if Universal Pictures can ignore the reality of Blu-ray, then the sole HD-DVD group can sheild themselves from reality, too.

[Spankey]

Ouch! Everything I've been saying for some time now. I really don't see any holes in Bill's points. The facts are facts. We'll just have to wait for Peter Bracke and Robert George to tear it apart with nonsense.