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Manco · 07-07-2007, 08:09 PM

Blu-what?? Never heard of it.

Blu-dock Saint · 07-07-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jubaiweaponx

i`m counting the days till the one ay my local bb breaks like all the other ones ,only now its right next to my blu-player lol so everyone can see the value and feel the love lmao

Both my local BB have officially gone blu-ray.....finally.

Palanthian · 07-08-2007, 07:02 AM

Heh, Had a coworker tell me Blu-Ray wouldn't last. HD DVD would be an easier transition since the players also play DVD's. Which I informed him that Blu-Ray players did too and he was like "Oh.....But HD DVD discs are the same size as dvds whereas Blu-Rays are not." Which I was like..."Uh....Yeah they are, man." He still wants to believe that HD DVD is gonna win cause it's the under-dog though. lol But, he did act a lot less anti-blu though afterwards. :P

coolwavepic · 07-08-2007, 08:35 AM

The only thing that I think HD-DVD has going for it is that it has "DVD" in it. I can see the average consumer idiot going HD-DVD just because they dont know what blu-ray is.

But I go into stores pretending to be new at the High Def market and ask which player I should get. I have NOT ever gotten a sales rep to go HD-DVD. Never.

coolwavepic · 07-08-2007, 08:36 AM

Oh btw, I head they were going to release porn on blu-ray.

Dadds · 07-08-2007, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by coolwavepic

Oh btw, I head they were going to release porn on blu-ray.

Isnt porn for the internet these days? Its not the 80's Beta vs VHS.

aaronwt · 07-08-2007, 02:54 PM

I've had a couple of people tell me that BD has all the interactive features that HD DVD has. I've corrected them and told them those specs go into effect November 1st but only players introduced after that date have to be compliant. Players introduced before that date and sold after don't need to be compliant.
One of them decided to wait until the holidays to jump in, the other picked up an HD-A2 and is waiting for the PS3 price drop to pick one up.

KingDeezie · 07-08-2007, 03:08 PM

Some of these stories are dis-heartening don't you think???

Several people have stated that officiants in chain electronics stores are misinforming their customers....

This could seriously lead to a lot of people buying into the wrong product....

aaronwt · 07-08-2007, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingDeezie

Some of these stories are dis-heartening don't you think???

Several people have stated that officiants in chain electronics stores are misinforming their customers....

This could seriously lead to a lot of people buying into the wrong product....

This is nothing new. The same thing was going on 25 years ago.

Merlins · 07-08-2007, 03:22 PM

Have tried to correct all of the things here:

One new HD-DVD fanboy at HighDefDigest was told on other forums and belived that Blu-ray players did not play DVD:s. He tried to hold on to this for some time. He got banned after about one week.

Many HD-DVD fanboys belive all Blu-ray titles are region coded. A minority of them are.

Sony is not BDA...

Many fanboys thought (still think) that HD-DVD is a format for better Audio/Picture quality even if the opposite is true because of the extra space and band width. Same codecs are used on both formats.

HD-DVD fanboys also thought Europe belonged to HD-DVD because a couple of thousand more HD-DVD players was sold on the continent before the PS3-release.

buckshot · 07-08-2007, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merlins

Have tried to correct all of the things here:

One new HD-DVD fanboy at HighDefDigest was told on other forums and belived that Blu-ray players did not play DVD:s. He tried to hold on to this for some time. He got banned after about one week.

Many HD-DVD fanboys belive all Blu-ray titles are region coded. A minority of them are.

Sony is not BDA...

Many fanboys thought (still think) that HD-DVD is a format for better Audio/Picture quality even if the opposite is true because of the extra space and band width. Same codecs are used on both formats.

HD-DVD fanboys also thought Europe belonged to HD-DVD because a couple of thousand more HD-DVD players was sold on the continent before the PS3-release.

I thought the majority of bds were region coded?

aaronwt · 07-08-2007, 08:40 PM

Most aren't especially from the companies that put out titles in both formats, they do not region code BD since the HD DVD version isn't. I think FOX ususally does, but what have they done for BD lately. And I think most of Sony, Buena Vista, and Lionsgate titles aren't region coded.
I couldn't find a list region coded titles although someone probably has one somewhere.

Merlins · 07-08-2007, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buckshot

I thought the majority of bds were region coded?

Nope, only a minority of them are... Guess some HD-DVD fanboys lies did get to you first...

There are several places where you can see the region coding even if they not always are reliable. One that is temporarily down is this: http://bluray.lindsite.dk/ Another for the discs released in US is Amazon.com (correct information about most of the movies). Amazon.co.uk is for the releases in UK but are not always correct.

dadkins · 07-10-2007, 04:20 PM

JUST NOW had to correct some misconceptions about Blu-ray & drives being able to play SD DVDs.

I hate to think where some of these people are pulling their FUD from...

marzetta7 · 07-10-2007, 04:33 PM

I work for a company that is pretty much a Microsoft run shop. Anyhow, we have a Microsoft consultant who comes in, helps us with deployments, vista bugs, architecture etc.

Well, sometimes we get into the discussion about Blu-ray vs. HD DVD. You wouldn't believe the FUD he spewed. And I hate to say it, but most of the Microsoft sheeple that are here took him at his word. Myself however, had to remind him that the BDA, comprised of more than 170+ companies, would inevitably trounce HD DVD or any hope Microsoft has of saturating the market with the HD DVD format in the form of Toshiba players only and of course the Toshiba built 360 add-on. He was of the mindset that the PS3 was too expensive and no one would buy it, yada yada yada. Approximately 4 million PS3 Blu-ray equipped players sold later and with the advent of the plethora of cheaper standalone Blu-ray players from Panasonic, Sharp, Samsung, Philips, Sony, and Pioneer, he appears to be somewhat humbled.

Moreover, I too have gone into Best Buy and have had to correct only a few employees, but some were quite knowledgable about the benefits and advantages of Blu-ray.

Horhay · 07-10-2007, 05:43 PM

So far I have changed the mind of 7 people about wasting money on HD-DuD just this weekend I went with a friend to an EBGames to pick up so games and he was being brainwashed by some Halotard that kept saying that Blu was dead because there is no back up for it, so I let my friend ask for the HD-DuD add on and right before he paid I like a good friend of his that I am stopped him from making the mistake. So I ended up arguing with the employee about the formats and it all came down to what movies my friend wanted, turns out that he is looking forward movies like Spiderman, Surf's up, POTC, etc. which are only Blu and the employee stood there and I guess he couldn't figure out what to say so the best he could come up was that Sony was an evil coorporation and that no doubt will Blu die because they are greedy...wow! lol my friend picked up a PS3 and he is very happy with it!

dillycheeze · 07-10-2007, 07:05 PM

early on, i had a friend who knew someone who had both a 360 with the hd-dvd add on, and a ps3...and he was telling me how much better cars looked on hd-dvd compared to blu-ray...now although he is WAY off base here considering not only is cars still not out in either hd format, but that it will never be on hd-dvd - i guess the 360 had dvd upscaling all along and back then the ps3 didnt so i can see what he might have been trying to say, but talking to him more i found out that he thought hd-dvd and blu-ray were just ways to 'unlock' HD picture from a regular dvd...LOL....so i explained everything to him and made him watch kingdom of heaven on blu-ray....now he gets it

CptGreedle · 07-11-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dillycheeze

early on, i had a friend who knew someone who had both a 360 with the hd-dvd add on, and a ps3...and he was telling me how much better cars looked on hd-dvd compared to blu-ray...now although he is WAY off base here considering not only is cars still not out in either hd format, but that it will never be on hd-dvd - i guess the 360 had dvd upscaling all along and back then the ps3 didnt so i can see what he might have been trying to say, but talking to him more i found out that he thought hd-dvd and blu-ray were just ways to 'unlock' HD picture from a regular dvd...LOL....so i explained everything to him and made him watch kingdom of heaven on blu-ray....now he gets it

Strange thing I saw is that there was an HD-DVD set-up in Best Buy in Fair Lakes that was using a 360 with the add on... which I thought was fine until I saw what was playing on it... They were playing Cars on it! I was totally p'd off! I mean, they were playing a DVD and claiming it was an HD-DVD!
GRRRRR!
On the other hand, i saw more people looking at the Blu-ray demo than the 360. And even more looking at the Charlie and the Chocolate factory on HD-DVD... why can't I find THAT on Blu-ray?
I also corrected a friend on Live Journal who said that the format war doesn't matter, and it isn't important, and he thought Blu-ray was proprietary and mentioned the whole Sony supporting Betamax and loosing thing.
I sent him 2 replies saying that Blu is not proprietary, and that it is more important now than it will be when everyone is buying it, cause THIS is what will determine what people will buy. As for Sony, I reminded him that Sony also helped develop the CD and DVD. What has Microsoft made? Windows. Which gets lower reviews than Mac or Linux. (check that format war page, it's on there) I rest my case.

rmatt · 07-11-2007, 04:57 PM

I know a lady who bought Ricky Bobby BD because she thought it was a new type of packaging.

buckshot · 07-11-2007, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merlins

Nope, only a minority of them are... Guess some HD-DVD fanboys lies did get to you first...

There are several places where you can see the region coding even if they not always are reliable. One that is temporarily down is this: http://bluray.lindsite.dk/ Another for the discs released in US is Amazon.com (correct information about most of the movies). Amazon.co.uk is for the releases in UK but are not always correct.

I don't listen to the hd dvd boys. I just thought it was that way from the posts on here ''is this region free'' and such, in most cases they were. so I just assumed wrong. thank you for correcting me.

that's sadly ironic.

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07-07-2007, 08:09 PM	#21
Manco Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Tucumcari	Blu-what?? Never heard of it.

07-08-2007, 07:02 AM	#23
Palanthian Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:20	Heh, Had a coworker tell me Blu-Ray wouldn't last. HD DVD would be an easier transition since the players also play DVD's. Which I informed him that Blu-Ray players did too and he was like "Oh.....But HD DVD discs are the same size as dvds whereas Blu-Rays are not." Which I was like..."Uh....Yeah they are, man." He still wants to believe that HD DVD is gonna win cause it's the under-dog though. lol But, he did act a lot less anti-blu though afterwards. :P

07-08-2007, 08:35 AM	#24
coolwavepic Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray reviews:9	The only thing that I think HD-DVD has going for it is that it has "DVD" in it. I can see the average consumer idiot going HD-DVD just because they dont know what blu-ray is. But I go into stores pretending to be new at the High Def market and ask which player I should get. I have NOT ever gotten a sales rep to go HD-DVD. Never.

07-08-2007, 08:36 AM	#25
coolwavepic Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray reviews:9	Oh btw, I head they were going to release porn on blu-ray.

07-08-2007, 02:54 PM	#27
aaronwt Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Northern Va(Woodbridge)	I've had a couple of people tell me that BD has all the interactive features that HD DVD has. I've corrected them and told them those specs go into effect November 1st but only players introduced after that date have to be compliant. Players introduced before that date and sold after don't need to be compliant. One of them decided to wait until the holidays to jump in, the other picked up an HD-A2 and is waiting for the PS3 price drop to pick one up.

07-08-2007, 03:08 PM	#28
KingDeezie Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	Some of these stories are dis-heartening don't you think??? Several people have stated that officiants in chain electronics stores are misinforming their customers.... This could seriously lead to a lot of people buying into the wrong product....

07-08-2007, 03:22 PM	#30
Merlins Senior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Göteborg, Sweden	Have tried to correct all of the things here: One new HD-DVD fanboy at HighDefDigest was told on other forums and belived that Blu-ray players did not play DVD:s. He tried to hold on to this for some time. He got banned after about one week. Many HD-DVD fanboys belive all Blu-ray titles are region coded. A minority of them are. Sony is not BDA... Many fanboys thought (still think) that HD-DVD is a format for better Audio/Picture quality even if the opposite is true because of the extra space and band width. Same codecs are used on both formats. HD-DVD fanboys also thought Europe belonged to HD-DVD because a couple of thousand more HD-DVD players was sold on the continent before the PS3-release.

07-08-2007, 08:40 PM	#32
aaronwt Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Northern Va(Woodbridge)	Most aren't especially from the companies that put out titles in both formats, they do not region code BD since the HD DVD version isn't. I think FOX ususally does, but what have they done for BD lately. And I think most of Sony, Buena Vista, and Lionsgate titles aren't region coded. I couldn't find a list region coded titles although someone probably has one somewhere.

07-10-2007, 04:20 PM	#34
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	JUST NOW had to correct some misconceptions about Blu-ray & drives being able to play SD DVDs. I hate to think where some of these people are pulling their FUD from...

07-10-2007, 04:33 PM	#35
marzetta7 Special Member Member since:Feb 2006	I work for a company that is pretty much a Microsoft run shop. Anyhow, we have a Microsoft consultant who comes in, helps us with deployments, vista bugs, architecture etc. Well, sometimes we get into the discussion about Blu-ray vs. HD DVD. You wouldn't believe the FUD he spewed. And I hate to say it, but most of the Microsoft sheeple that are here took him at his word. Myself however, had to remind him that the BDA, comprised of more than 170+ companies, would inevitably trounce HD DVD or any hope Microsoft has of saturating the market with the HD DVD format in the form of Toshiba players only and of course the Toshiba built 360 add-on. He was of the mindset that the PS3 was too expensive and no one would buy it, yada yada yada. Approximately 4 million PS3 Blu-ray equipped players sold later and with the advent of the plethora of cheaper standalone Blu-ray players from Panasonic, Sharp, Samsung, Philips, Sony, and Pioneer, he appears to be somewhat humbled. Moreover, I too have gone into Best Buy and have had to correct only a few employees, but some were quite knowledgable about the benefits and advantages of Blu-ray.

07-10-2007, 05:43 PM	#36
Horhay Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Pedro, CA Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:352 Trading Score:2	So far I have changed the mind of 7 people about wasting money on HD-DuD just this weekend I went with a friend to an EBGames to pick up so games and he was being brainwashed by some Halotard that kept saying that Blu was dead because there is no back up for it, so I let my friend ask for the HD-DuD add on and right before he paid I like a good friend of his that I am stopped him from making the mistake. So I ended up arguing with the employee about the formats and it all came down to what movies my friend wanted, turns out that he is looking forward movies like Spiderman, Surf's up, POTC, etc. which are only Blu and the employee stood there and I guess he couldn't figure out what to say so the best he could come up was that Sony was an evil coorporation and that no doubt will Blu die because they are greedy...wow! lol my friend picked up a PS3 and he is very happy with it!

07-10-2007, 07:05 PM	#37
dillycheeze Active Member Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	early on, i had a friend who knew someone who had both a 360 with the hd-dvd add on, and a ps3...and he was telling me how much better cars looked on hd-dvd compared to blu-ray...now although he is WAY off base here considering not only is cars still not out in either hd format, but that it will never be on hd-dvd - i guess the 360 had dvd upscaling all along and back then the ps3 didnt so i can see what he might have been trying to say, but talking to him more i found out that he thought hd-dvd and blu-ray were just ways to 'unlock' HD picture from a regular dvd...LOL....so i explained everything to him and made him watch kingdom of heaven on blu-ray....now he gets it

07-11-2007, 04:57 PM	#39
rmatt Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:St.Louis, MO	I know a lady who bought Ricky Bobby BD because she thought it was a new type of packaging.

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