My story of going purple, then back to Blu...

[lewi1913]

I originally posted this on highdefdigest, so I apologize if anyone came across it twice...

Well, I have been a blu supporter since the 2 formats have been out. Let me preface this story by saying that I am not fanatical about either format, but I like the picture quality on BD, and have always thought BD would win the war (based on studio support, marketing, ps3 compatibility, and a sexier name).

I finally bit the bullet after xmas and picked up the A3 for $175 with the 10 free movies. I figured this is a very low investment is something that may die in a few years. After the purchase, I was sucked into the amazon BOGO for hd dvd, and it was inevitable, more movies purchased on a dying format.

When I got back home from the holidays, I was ecstatic to open all of my mail that was waiting for me, including the A3 and about 30 movies. 1st was Transformers, which was great. Then, Jan 4th rolled around, and the news about Warner hit. I think this has to be the end for hd dvd, and doubt they will be in the market for another year.

I boxed up the A3, and returned to amazon since they have a great return policy within the 1st 30 days. Then that left me with the 30 movies, and only one was opened (transformers). So since I got them so cheap with the BOGO (avg $10 a disc), I figured I would try to unload some at various stores to get a store credit, since returning such low priced movies to amazon didn't do me much good...

Well, it worked out great!
~Best Buy gave me $195 gift card for the matrix and heroes set I got on ebay (for $95 shipped).
~Borders gave me a $155 giftcard for 5 movies returned to them
~Wal-mart #1 gave me $80 giftcard for the 4 harry potters
~Wal-mart #2 gave me $89 in blu ray exchanges for 4 hd dvds

So far, I'm up about $250 in giftcards compared to what I paid, and I unloaded all the HD DVD gear before it falls off the planet. In the words of Iron Maiden, "Run for the hills, run for your life!"