Neutral Supporters: Would you Still Buy HD DVD if WB goes Blu?

[jermwhl]

I'm not a neutral supporter, but I have to ask....why would you stop buying HD-DVD's if WB turns exclusive, unless the only reason you bought HD-DVD in the first place was for WB titles?
You would still have Paramount/Universal titles to choose from on the "other" format.
Not trying to start a rant here, but most people that support both formats aren't in it for the BD vs. HDDVD, they just want the titles they like regardless of the color of the box. If there are still titles they enjoy, they are going to still buy red too.

Just my .02

[jclark67]

Originally Posted by jermwhl

I'm not a neutral supporter, but I have to ask....why would you stop buying HD-DVD's if WB turns exclusive, unless the only reason you bought HD-DVD in the first place was for WB titles?
You would still have Paramount/Universal titles to choose from on the "other" format.
Not trying to start a rant here, but most people that support both formats aren't in it for the BD vs. HDDVD, they just want the titles they like regardless of the color of the box. If there are still titles they enjoy, they are going to still buy red too.

Just my .02

I originally just wanted as many titles that I could get. That is why I went neutral. But, it seems that the format war is very bad for mass adoption of HDM. So, WB going exclusive would be a lot closer to a one format solution which I am definitely in favor of.

[MacDaddyOJack]

I think the reason that this question was asked is because if WB goes blu exclusive, then any more money spent on HD-DVD is almost guaranteed to be a waste. The OP is merely trying to see if the current neutral people out there will continue to put money in HD-DVD if WB does go blu exclusive.

[Spider1981]

Originally Posted by MacDaddyOJack

I think the reason that this question was asked is because if WB goes blu exclusive, then any more money spent on HD-DVD is almost guaranteed to be a waste. The OP is merely trying to see if the current neutral people out there will continue to put money in HD-DVD if WB does go blu exclusive.

Exactly.
I was just curious if anyone would continue buying titles form HD DVD exclusive studios after the WB deal went down. Many have said that it would have the potential to swing the Universal/Paramount holdouts into the Blu arena.

[Jokerboy649]

Yea cause Universal and Paramount would still be HD.

[milou6]

No one wants to be stuck with discs on a dead format -- sure, one player in your house will play it, but you can't count on playing it anywhere else. Unlike when DVDs came out, until there's one format you can't buy HDM discs now knowing for certain that eventually they will play everywhere (the bedroom, the mini-van, your friends' homes). The money's on blu and yet J6P is still staying away from both formats. So other than videophiles and disc collectors who like having odd formats with limited places to play them, fewer and fewer people will buy HD-DVD.

So I can't imagine buying HD-DVD now, much less once they start to plummet.

[milou6]

Right now I am planning on buying the Samsung dual format player because it's the only player I know of that will do what I need (decode DTS-HDMA internally and send out via 7.1 analog). So I will have an HD-DVD player sitting in my rack and yet I STILL don't see a reason to buy HD-DVD... I see it as a dead format.

[jsteinhauer]

I don't like the term "neutral". I own and HDDVD player, because I want to watch new releases in high definition. But I admit that my BD player gets used at least 10 times more often then my HDDVD player, and I have never spent money on an HDDVD (I got 5 free with purchase of my player). I have purchased three BDs (POTC). I am mostly a renter. I only watch exceptional movies more than once. I continue to upgrade my HT hardware to keep up with BD specs, and I am IMPATIENTLY awaiting the arrival of a 2.0, DTSHD-MA bitstream player (I have no intention of upgrading my A20).

I'm not sure you Blu Bloods can really have a true appreciation of the superiority of the BD format, if you do not occasionally have the opportunity to experience HDDVD on your own equipment. There simply is no comparison in AQ or title selection.

By the way, most of the exclusive new releases on HDDVD have sucked. Even Transformers was a borderline quality movie. HDDVD is a disappointing format.

[hc666]

Most ppl wouldn't buy HD DVDs if only 2 companies made them, but videophiles with both formats likely would.