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BluFan · 12-26-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

couldn't agree more. and i hate to pick him out, but its members on this board like that that i can't stand. who cares what was said in the past. he's asking for help now, give it to him. i don't see the problem.

its a friggin format war, not life and death

And it's member like THIS that I can't stand. "Who cares what was said in the past"?? Riiiight.

xtop · 12-26-2007, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BluFan

And it's member like THIS that I can't stand. "Who cares what was said in the past"?? Riiiight.

ok

love you too

SpikesBluBlooded · 12-26-2007, 06:51 PM

Boys, boys! Let's not start fighting amongst ourselves. Keep this up and Mystik will show up with whip and hand and put you all in line. Wait. That sounds less like punishment and more like a fetish...

Marcusarilius · 12-26-2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SpikesBluBlooded

Boys, boys! Let's not start fighting amongst ourselves. Keep this up and Mystik will show up with whip and hand and put you all in line.

And then you woke up.

turboedguy · 12-26-2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

And then you woke up.

with wet sheets.

Marcusarilius · 12-26-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by turboedguy

with wet sheets.

Too much information.

xtop · 12-26-2007, 06:54 PM

mystik? what am i missing?

turboedguy · 12-26-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

mystik? what am i missing?

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Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Forum member.

xtop · 12-26-2007, 06:59 PM

d'oh of course

SpikesBluBlooded · 12-26-2007, 07:02 PM

LMAO! Thanks Turboedguy, and xtop, I would have thought you would have caught that immediately... {sigh} I never get tired of seeing that picture. If I'm a fanboi of anything...

Whytewash · 12-26-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SpikesBluBlooded

Boys, boys! Let's not start fighting amongst ourselves. Keep this up and Mystik will show up with whip and hand and put you all in line. Wait. That sounds less like punishment and more like a fetish...

its time mystik!

show yourself and crack the whip! You have been called out!

Petra_Kalbrain · 12-26-2007, 07:36 PM

Why not still consider the PS3? You get a machine that does infinitely more than any BD player, it's much quicker on load times, it has internet browsing on the big screen... and, obviously you are a gamer from the list including the Xbox360. Why not have the best of both worlds at your disposal for gaming? You'll be missing out on the next generation of gaming when companies start focusing on the PS3 as the more viable content solution to their ever evolving industry.

It may be a bit bigger, but it looks fantastic on a rack!!!

Slec · 12-26-2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HDAllTheWay

Thanks for the advice and welcoming everyone.

I do hope that people's first priority is the love of high definition and movies in general, and then a format. I have about 15 HD-DVDs, just took a time machine back to 1986 with Top Gun last night. Awesome. Anyhow, At this point I'm very torn between the PS3 and the new Panny. The good news is that I have about $100.00 in BestBuy gift cards. From what I have seen -

PS3 Pros -

Media Center Capabilities
Ethernet Port for future firmware upgrades (BD 2.0)?
Games
Fairly fast load times on BD discs

PS3 Cons

No IR Port (sucks because I have a Harmony 720)
Resembles a BBQ Grill,
Can't take advantage of my Onkyo 605 decoding. (perhaps not a huge deal)

Panny Pros -

Fast Load Times

Panny Cons -

No Ethernet Port

Am I missing anything?

This thread got out of control... as so many seem to do...

Anyway,
The BD30 seems to be the Stand Alone player of choice... I personally think the PS3 is your best bet. The built-in wifi and bluetooth are a dream and firmware upgrades allow the machine to grow as the format does, basically future proofing it. This would be particularly true for the audio codecs. I think it has some hope as a media center, but only time will tell.

The fact that you game some, should make it an easier decision to get the PS3. I placed my PS3 upright next to my tv on the stand and its very unobtrusive. I wasn't expecting it to be so large when i bought it, but now I'm used to it. Also, I think someone said this earlier, you can get an IR transmitter for $20 at amazon that will let you use your Harmony remote.

ryoohki · 12-26-2007, 07:55 PM

If you want all bells and wistle with you're 605, get the Pana. All Title Works, it'S 1080p /24fps, it bitstream all next gen codec to you,re 605, it's compatible Profile 1.1 (PIP, coming from HD DVD you know what it is), it's IR, it's Silent and it's in a AVR Form, and it doesn't eat 140W (AVG of the 40gig model, more with the 80 and 60) of power while watching a movie (Panasonic eat 25W when playing a BD)

monkyman · 12-26-2007, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HDAllTheWay

PS3 Cons

No IR Port (sucks because I have a Harmony 720)
Resembles a BBQ Grill,
Can't take advantage of my Onkyo 605 decoding. (perhaps not a huge deal)

LOL

HDAllTheWay · 12-26-2007, 09:15 PM

LOL. Damn.

I leave for a few hours to look at some of my options and my reputation is on the line. LOL.

The fact of the matter is that I am indeed a Microsoft employee and I have worked for the company for a good eight years, and I know there are some consiperacy theorists that believe M$/Tosh/Intel are trying to buy out the industry, but the fact is that I simply found myself loving High-Definition more than I cared about what particular camp I was in. (HD-DVD). Over the last several months I've seen releases come out on Blu-Ray that I really wanted to enjoy, but obviously couldn't.

At this point, I really think this could be anyone's war to win, but I have been an early adopter for quite a while and every day that I'm on the fence, is a day that I'm not enjoying HD.

So it's been a difficult decision, especially taking off my M$ Fanboi hat and potentially looking at a PS3. However, at the end of the day I just realized I love the technology more than I do anything else. Also it's good to know what our competition is doing with the PS3. I do appreciate everyone's opinions, I have 1 HDMI input left and it has someone's name on it, just not sure who.

SpikesBluBlooded · 12-26-2007, 09:24 PM

Well, from one of the curious, thank you for filling us in. I don't think there was more than one of us (if that) that was truly questioning your "loyalties" so-to-speak, just many of us curious how you went to being very pro-HD DVD to considering joining the Blu camp. Turns out it's pretty much for the same reason that many here broke down and bought one of the cheap HD DVD players when they went on sale.

You're a fan of Hi-def, and you're willing to give Blu-ray a fair chance to show its strengths. That makes you top-notch in my book. Again, welcome back to the forum, and I think it's safe to say that many of us are looking forward to hearing about your experience with Blu-ray. Let us know how it goes!

mystiksuicide · 12-26-2007, 09:26 PM

OK who's the red ant here? Do I need to bi-- slap someone? lol

By the way I love how my picture just happen to turn up from time to time in different post. Crazy I tell you.

JJ · 12-26-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

OK who's the red ant here? Do I need to bi-- slap someone? lol

By the way I love how my picture just happen to turn up from time to time in different post. Crazy I tell you.

Whoever had that on his copy-paste...Turbo, that better not have been you, you know better.

SpikesBluBlooded · 12-26-2007, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Whoever had that on his copy-paste...Turbo, that better not have been you, you know better.

LMAO!!! Now how did you know it was Turbo?

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12-26-2007, 06:51 PM	#43
SpikesBluBlooded Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, FL Blu-ray collection:719 Trading Score:1	Boys, boys! Let's not start fighting amongst ourselves. Keep this up and Mystik will show up with whip and hand and put you all in line. Wait. That sounds less like punishment and more like a fetish...

12-26-2007, 06:54 PM	#47
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	mystik? what am i missing?

12-26-2007, 06:59 PM	#49
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	d'oh of course

12-26-2007, 07:02 PM	#50
SpikesBluBlooded Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, FL Blu-ray collection:719 Trading Score:1	LMAO! Thanks Turboedguy, and xtop, I would have thought you would have caught that immediately... {sigh} I never get tired of seeing that picture. If I'm a fanboi of anything...

12-26-2007, 07:36 PM	#52
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	Why not still consider the PS3? You get a machine that does infinitely more than any BD player, it's much quicker on load times, it has internet browsing on the big screen... and, obviously you are a gamer from the list including the Xbox360. Why not have the best of both worlds at your disposal for gaming? You'll be missing out on the next generation of gaming when companies start focusing on the PS3 as the more viable content solution to their ever evolving industry. It may be a bit bigger, but it looks fantastic on a rack!!!

12-26-2007, 07:55 PM	#54
ryoohki Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	If you want all bells and wistle with you're 605, get the Pana. All Title Works, it'S 1080p /24fps, it bitstream all next gen codec to you,re 605, it's compatible Profile 1.1 (PIP, coming from HD DVD you know what it is), it's IR, it's Silent and it's in a AVR Form, and it doesn't eat 140W (AVG of the 40gig model, more with the 80 and 60) of power while watching a movie (Panasonic eat 25W when playing a BD)

12-26-2007, 09:15 PM	#56
HDAllTheWay Junior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA	LOL. Damn. I leave for a few hours to look at some of my options and my reputation is on the line. LOL. The fact of the matter is that I am indeed a Microsoft employee and I have worked for the company for a good eight years, and I know there are some consiperacy theorists that believe M$/Tosh/Intel are trying to buy out the industry, but the fact is that I simply found myself loving High-Definition more than I cared about what particular camp I was in. (HD-DVD). Over the last several months I've seen releases come out on Blu-Ray that I really wanted to enjoy, but obviously couldn't. At this point, I really think this could be anyone's war to win, but I have been an early adopter for quite a while and every day that I'm on the fence, is a day that I'm not enjoying HD. So it's been a difficult decision, especially taking off my M$ Fanboi hat and potentially looking at a PS3. However, at the end of the day I just realized I love the technology more than I do anything else. Also it's good to know what our competition is doing with the PS3. I do appreciate everyone's opinions, I have 1 HDMI input left and it has someone's name on it, just not sure who.

12-26-2007, 09:24 PM	#57
SpikesBluBlooded Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, FL Blu-ray collection:719 Trading Score:1	Well, from one of the curious, thank you for filling us in. I don't think there was more than one of us (if that) that was truly questioning your "loyalties" so-to-speak, just many of us curious how you went to being very pro-HD DVD to considering joining the Blu camp. Turns out it's pretty much for the same reason that many here broke down and bought one of the cheap HD DVD players when they went on sale. You're a fan of Hi-def, and you're willing to give Blu-ray a fair chance to show its strengths. That makes you top-notch in my book. Again, welcome back to the forum, and I think it's safe to say that many of us are looking forward to hearing about your experience with Blu-ray. Let us know how it goes!

12-26-2007, 09:26 PM	#58
mystiksuicide Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Miami Blu-ray collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:27	OK who's the red ant here? Do I need to bi-- slap someone? lol By the way I love how my picture just happen to turn up from time to time in different post. Crazy I tell you.

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