Oprah giving away Star Trek on HD DVD

[T-Town Oil]

i just thinks its hilarious he watches oprah

[actionhank]

oprah

But you watch Oprah?

[sphdle1]

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

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.

No she didn't say hddvd, but she did make a point of saying they were in high def.

[sphdle1]

Originally Posted by T-Town Oil

i just thinks its hilarious he watches oprah

Only on occasion with my wife when there are decent guests on...my wife watches daily.

[Wolfie]

Originally Posted by Kairav

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

She's not overweight.

Wolfie

[Kairav]

I know.
But yes she is misinformed.

[radagast]

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?

The more likely reason is she got them at a bargain price (or free) because it's a dead format.

[PeechCobblerPie]

thats funny, cuz 98% of that audience probably doesnt have/know what an HD-DVD is

[wallendo]

I wonder how many people will put the disk in "upside down" and try to return it because it doesn't work?

[PeechCobblerPie]

Originally Posted by wallendo

I wonder how many people will put the disk in "upside down" and try to return it because it doesn't work?

Happens all the time at my work. Reminds ome of this post by me. Read it, it will enlighten your day
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=1847

[Big_Rizzle]

Originally Posted by Rustmonsteru

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

Wow you hit it on the head I wonder if this is how the big give will go

[Kairav]

Originally Posted by PeechCobblerPie

Happens all the time at my work. Reminds ome of this post by me. Read it, it will enlighten your day
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=1847

I had an old lady return bunch of HD DVDs that would play sometimes on her DVD player and sometimes not.

[PeechCobblerPie]

Originally Posted by Kairav

I had an old lady return bunch of HD DVDs that would play sometimes on her DVD player and sometimes not.

combo/non combo. same with that guy.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by radagast

The more likely reason is she got them at a bargain price (or free) because it's a dead format.

Those shows like Oprah or Ellen or The View... they don't pay jack for the stuff they give away. If Oprah is seen giving away a digital camera to 150 audience members, the manufacturer's COST for those items are chump change compared to the RETAIL sales they'll get on tens of thousands of products sold, and all the publicity that goes along with it.

@all -- Oprah is the golden goose of endorsements--not necessarily because her viewers are "sheep" (that's a very juvenile, ridiculous thing to say), but because her fans relate with and thus emulate her. I might say that her more hardcore fans are "highly impressionable", but that's also because in most cases they don't expose themselves to an alternative.

That said, I hope the BDA contacts her with a memo letting her know she just handed out and promoted a product that was recently discontinued. She's very concerned about her reputation, and might act on it.

[WickyWoo]

That said, I hope the BDA contacts her with a memo letting her know she just handed out and promoted a product that was recently discontinued. She's very concerned about her reputation, and might act on it.

That is very true

[reiella]

Paramount had to move them somehow.

[Zipzap713]

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?

Meh. She supports HD DVD. Just another reason no one should watch her crappy show. But this episode was probably recorded a little bit before Toshiba quit HD DVD. Just a note.

[Malosch78]

Originally Posted by atrofast

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