why i will never go neutral - Blu-ray Forum

buckshot · 11-19-2007, 06:06 PM

there's been a lot of people feeling the need to justify, and perhaps sway people, going neutral. they do this for many reasons. here's why I won't go neutral. I figure hell if everyone feels I should know their reasons to do it I may as well climb on the soapbox too.

1. Mama didn't raise no foo. I know quality when I sees it, and once you see it how can you accept anything less.

2. when I bought a dvd player I did not then go buy a laserdisc player because it had some movies that weren't out on dvd yet. it made no damn sense. same thing here.

3. prolonging the ''war'' that should have been over next month, but will now continue into next year.

4. I refuse to support a crappy product meant only to be an improvement over old technology. I don't want a new type of carburetor in my new car, I want fuel injection, and maybe even a cold air incuction.

5. lastly I won't buy hd dvd because.....well.....i'm not a *****.

thank you for paying attention to me.

add/edit:
it is perfectly acceptable to me that hd dvd supporters go neutral. and I would like to see more ''i used to be hd exclusive, now i'm supporting blu too. GO BLU!''

Go Blu · 11-19-2007, 06:09 PM

I fully agree, I'll never go neutral either.
There are already enough people prolonging this war.

Everything I want will eventually be on Blu-ray anyway.

lztp6k · 11-19-2007, 06:12 PM

What the heck is cold air incuction?

I had a cold air induction on my Z28 a few years ago but never an incuction.

CptGreedle · 11-19-2007, 06:12 PM

I decided that the only way I will ever buy an HD-DVD player, is when I can buy a good but affordable one from a company better than Toshiba.
If that happens, it is likely that HD-DVD would have won, but somehow I think this will not happen.
Besides, I can't spend another couple of hundred on another player, another HDMI cord, and an HDMI switch.

aygie · 11-19-2007, 06:12 PM

heheheh, all the people going neutral on this at the moment all seem to have minimum posts......i wonder what that means.....

lztp6k · 11-19-2007, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aygie

heheheh, all the people going neutral on this at the moment all seem to have minimum posts......i wonder what that means.....

That they're trolls or switched from red to blue?

xmositox · 11-19-2007, 06:21 PM

I am a *****..... and I still won't go neutral.... as much as i would love the Bourne Series,

It's cool to stay Blu

buckshot · 11-19-2007, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lztp6k

That they're trolls or switched from red to blue?

switching from red to blu makes perfect sense. the other way....not so much.

and yes its cold air induction. I won't edit though. I accept my shame.

no offense intended to the senior members here who have been neutral since the get go.

bajor27 · 11-19-2007, 06:23 PM

Becuase I hate the format war, and as such, don't want to prolong it. The sooner it's over the better for everyone

aygie · 11-19-2007, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lztp6k

That they're trolls or switched from red to blue?

bit of both friend

haushausman · 11-19-2007, 06:32 PM

If HD-DVD still has exclusive studios by the end of 2008 I might consider buying a player. Not even thinking about it for another year.

sj001 · 11-19-2007, 06:34 PM

I will never go HD-DVD, unless of course they have a red suitcase with $150 million for me in it! LOL

GregBlu5 · 11-19-2007, 06:35 PM

While I am perfectly happy to replace SD's with Blu's, I will not for any reason temporarily buy a bunch of reds that I know I certainly will later replace with Blu's. That's the true waste of money.

I am convinced that by next year at this time, we're all going to wonder what the fuss was all about because the medics aren't even bothering to paddle HD. It's fully flatlined, and all those lovely titles that some of us just couldn't wait to buy, regardless of format, have been available--for months--in Blu.

-Greg

Peter Cornstalk · 11-19-2007, 06:40 PM

What is HD-DVD?

chrisshea · 11-19-2007, 06:42 PM

UVE shown me the way BROthers

Go Blu · 11-19-2007, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Cornstalk

What is HD-DVD?

It's like the old 3.5 floppy discs.
It was semi useful at first but quickly ran out of capacity.

Welcome by the way! =)

Peter Cornstalk · 11-19-2007, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Go Blu

It's like the old 3.5 floppy discs.
It was semi useful at first but quickly ran out of capacity.

Welcome by the way! =)

Ohhhh I see, TY

nhaase · 11-19-2007, 06:49 PM

I had a friend who has a PS3 say that over Xmas he may buy a HD DVD player because they're cheap. He still wants BD to win, as he sees it as the better technology, but he wants some of HD DVD's exclusive movies. I told him I had thought about it, but that in the end it just exacerbates the format war, and delays any resolution. He's smart enough to know that I did not mean that he alone doing it would have this effect, but that enough people thinking like that would, and I was able to talk him out of it. I told him about Terminator 3 coming to Blu-ray, showing WB will be making up for the titles like Batman Begins, and that just helped my argument. Averted disaster there!

calcajun · 11-19-2007, 06:58 PM

I am waiting to get the HDdud player with cold air induction.

Untill then, Blu-Ray all the way.

Tok · 11-19-2007, 07:02 PM

The HD DVD group knows that their only chance in the foreseeable future is coexistance. I believe that some coming in here and claiming neutral is the way to go are paid shills.

Being an old LD guy, I wanted the format that was going to provide the best video and lossless audio without comprimising. BD gives me that and I know that companies like Disney and Sony are trying to deliver maximum quality. BD combined with high capacity AND high bitrate/bandwidth does more for audio and video than HD DVD will ever do.

I have not purchased many WHV titles due to them just porting HD DVD titles over.

I don't really give a rat's behind about PiP or Java/HDi encoded games. In the end it is about maximum audio and video quality and BD goes far beyond HD DVD.

11-19-2007, 06:06 PM	#1
buckshot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:san die ego Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	why i will never go neutral there's been a lot of people feeling the need to justify, and perhaps sway people, going neutral. they do this for many reasons. here's why I won't go neutral. I figure hell if everyone feels I should know their reasons to do it I may as well climb on the soapbox too. 1. Mama didn't raise no foo. I know quality when I sees it, and once you see it how can you accept anything less. 2. when I bought a dvd player I did not then go buy a laserdisc player because it had some movies that weren't out on dvd yet. it made no damn sense. same thing here. 3. prolonging the ''war'' that should have been over next month, but will now continue into next year. 4. I refuse to support a crappy product meant only to be an improvement over old technology. I don't want a new type of carburetor in my new car, I want fuel injection, and maybe even a cold air incuction. 5. lastly I won't buy hd dvd because.....well.....i'm not a ****. thank you for paying attention to me. add/edit: it is perfectly acceptable to me that hd dvd supporters go neutral. and I would like to see more ''i used to be hd exclusive, now i'm supporting blu too. GO BLU!'' Last edited by buckshot; 11-21-2007 at 04:06 PM.*

11-19-2007, 06:23 PM	#9
bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	Why I won't go neutral Becuase I hate the format war, and as such, don't want to prolong it. The sooner it's over the better for everyone

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11-19-2007, 06:09 PM	#2
Go Blu Special Member Member since:Feb 2007	I fully agree, I'll never go neutral either. There are already enough people prolonging this war. Everything I want will eventually be on Blu-ray anyway.

11-19-2007, 06:12 PM	#3
lztp6k Banned Member since:Oct 2007	What the heck is cold air incuction? I had a cold air induction on my Z28 a few years ago but never an incuction.

11-19-2007, 06:12 PM	#4
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	I decided that the only way I will ever buy an HD-DVD player, is when I can buy a good but affordable one from a company better than Toshiba. If that happens, it is likely that HD-DVD would have won, but somehow I think this will not happen. Besides, I can't spend another couple of hundred on another player, another HDMI cord, and an HDMI switch.

11-19-2007, 06:12 PM	#5
aygie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:PSN Network: Aygie Blu-ray collection:99	heheheh, all the people going neutral on this at the moment all seem to have minimum posts......i wonder what that means.....

11-19-2007, 06:21 PM	#7
xmositox Active Member Member since:May 2007	I am a *****..... and I still won't go neutral.... as much as i would love the Bourne Series, It's cool to stay Blu

11-19-2007, 06:32 PM	#11
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	If HD-DVD still has exclusive studios by the end of 2008 I might consider buying a player. Not even thinking about it for another year.

11-19-2007, 06:34 PM	#12
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I will never go HD-DVD, unless of course they have a red suitcase with $150 million for me in it! LOL

11-19-2007, 06:35 PM	#13
GregBlu5 Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Indio, CA 4K collection:794 Blu-ray collection:3954 iTunes collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:1	While I am perfectly happy to replace SD's with Blu's, I will not for any reason temporarily buy a bunch of reds that I know I certainly will later replace with Blu's. That's the true waste of money. I am convinced that by next year at this time, we're all going to wonder what the fuss was all about because the medics aren't even bothering to paddle HD. It's fully flatlined, and all those lovely titles that some of us just couldn't wait to buy, regardless of format, have been available--for months--in Blu. -Greg

11-19-2007, 06:40 PM	#14
Peter Cornstalk Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	What is HD-DVD?

11-19-2007, 06:42 PM	#15
chrisshea Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray reviews:3	UVE shown me the way BROthers

11-19-2007, 06:49 PM	#18
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	I had a friend who has a PS3 say that over Xmas he may buy a HD DVD player because they're cheap. He still wants BD to win, as he sees it as the better technology, but he wants some of HD DVD's exclusive movies. I told him I had thought about it, but that in the end it just exacerbates the format war, and delays any resolution. He's smart enough to know that I did not mean that he alone doing it would have this effect, but that enough people thinking like that would, and I was able to talk him out of it. I told him about Terminator 3 coming to Blu-ray, showing WB will be making up for the titles like Batman Begins, and that just helped my argument. Averted disaster there!

11-19-2007, 06:58 PM	#19
calcajun Active Member Member since:Feb 2007	I am waiting to get the HDdud player with cold air induction. Untill then, Blu-Ray all the way.

11-19-2007, 07:02 PM	#20
Tok Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:1009 Blu-ray collection:1821 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5	The HD DVD group knows that their only chance in the foreseeable future is coexistance. I believe that some coming in here and claiming neutral is the way to go are paid shills. Being an old LD guy, I wanted the format that was going to provide the best video and lossless audio without comprimising. BD gives me that and I know that companies like Disney and Sony are trying to deliver maximum quality. BD combined with high capacity AND high bitrate/bandwidth does more for audio and video than HD DVD will ever do. I have not purchased many WHV titles due to them just porting HD DVD titles over. I don't really give a rat's behind about PiP or Java/HDi encoded games. In the end it is about maximum audio and video quality and BD goes far beyond HD DVD.

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