Format Neutral Members.... - Blu-ray Forum

drb124 · 06-19-2007, 07:46 PM

I am format neutral, but I only have 6 HD DVD's compared to 40 blu-rays and I was wondering if anyone else will rebuy their hd dvd titles on blu-ray if it ends up winning the format war?

bferr1 · 06-19-2007, 07:49 PM

Yes, I already have done so, and I will continue to do so going forward, as I find my PS3 to be a much more reliable player than my HD-XA2.

Blu Tiger · 06-19-2007, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drb124

I am format neutral, but I only have 6 HD DVD's compared to 40 blu-rays and I was wondering if anyone else will rebuy their hd dvd titles on blu-ray if it ends up winning the format war?

I will if the encoding is better. I'm done buying HD-DVDs. Probably going to trade my HD DVDs for blu-ray movies.

atomik kinder · 06-19-2007, 07:59 PM

Me too. I only have 4 HD-DVD titles. Well, Actually I have two more that I am trying to unload, so I don't consider them. One of the HD-DVD titles is on Blu-ray also, so I may consider rebuying that one. I got that before I got my Blu-ray, but since that, I have only purchased one HD-DVD, the rest have all been BD.

msm · 06-19-2007, 08:01 PM

I have both formats, the Xbox 360 add on, HD-A2 player and my Playstation 3. The only reason why I have HD-DVD is because I got so many free movies I wanted that were only out for HD-DVD, besides that, I am all blu-ray 100% and all of my bought movies are always blu-ray.

The Don · 06-19-2007, 08:46 PM

owning a cheap HD DVD player is tempting when you can watch the 1st Matrix, Batman begins, Troy and a few other worthwhile movies...

if there were more RECENT movies coming out, I think they probably wouldn't be getting outright slaughtered as bad as we're seeing..

but as they say..."you get what you pay for"....not in all cases, since the PS3 is pretty much a mini-computer that plays PS3 games and plays BD movies..

cajmoyper · 06-19-2007, 10:56 PM

This has turned from a neutral member thread to another HD DVD-bashing thread. Aside from the initial post, everyone has layed into HD DVD.

Polyh3dron · 06-20-2007, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drb124

I am format neutral, but I only have 6 HD DVD's compared to 40 blu-rays and I was wondering if anyone else will rebuy their hd dvd titles on blu-ray if it ends up winning the format war?

I've got 10 HD DVDs. 1 Weinstein, 2 Warners and 7 Universals. If they all came out on BD I would re-buy them on BD and ditch the HD DVDs so that I only had one format to deal with.

On 2nd thought, since some of my Uni ones are combo discs, I might give those to family members who can use them.

Odium69 · 06-20-2007, 07:09 AM

i already sold all my Hd-dvd equipment while there is still a demand for it. The titles i had like king kong, bourne, and fearless ill be more than happy to re buy once they are released on bd. i actually ended up making money off the deal because i bought my hd-xa1 at best buy for $200 because it was an open box clearance item and i sold it and all my movies for $500 months afterwards.

aaronwt · 06-20-2007, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drb124

I am format neutral, but I only have 6 HD DVD's compared to 40 blu-rays and I was wondering if anyone else will rebuy their hd dvd titles on blu-ray if it ends up winning the format war?

Why would I buy them again? I have 204 HD DVD titles and they will still play in an HD DVD player 10 years from now. There are people that still watch their betmax tapes and laser discs. Even if HD DVDs stop being made. The current discs will still be playable in the HD DVD players. The only reason to buy again would be for a newer version if it came out on BD(Blu-ray Disc)

Shin-Ra · 06-20-2007, 05:11 PM

Not everybody wants two players lying around.

BTBuck1 · 06-20-2007, 05:16 PM

I have about 100 BD's and about 50 HDDVD's. I would have loved to be format exclusive to BD, but the stupid war and my greed prohibited that

Should universal go neutral and do new encodes for BD with uncompressed or lossless audio and HD special features, It is something I would strongly consider. I am not buying another HDDVD player, this much I can tell you now. If my player/players break I will most likely chalk up my losses and sell this stuff off. This is something I could see happening too. Last week while watching Harsh Times on my xbox360 I got the 3 red lights and my console shut down. When I re-booted my xbox360 didn't even detect my add on drive. Several plug in/unplugs later it finally showed up. I am not sure what happened there, I think maybe my Nyko inter cooler was turned off by mistake, and when that happens its doing more harm than good. That was the first catastrophic failure my 360 has had, but I worry about it's future after that. My other player is the HD-A1, need i say more?

ClaytonMG · 06-20-2007, 05:26 PM

I have already started replacing my HD-DVD's with Blu-Rays, but unfortunately, of the 60 HD-DVD's I have, half are only on HD-DVD because of Universal.

phloyd · 06-20-2007, 05:42 PM

Technically I am 'format neutral' but I can't recall the last time I used the A1.

06-19-2007, 07:46 PM	#1
drb124 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:US Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Prime collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:402	Format Neutral Members.... I am format neutral, but I only have 6 HD DVD's compared to 40 blu-rays and I was wondering if anyone else will rebuy their hd dvd titles on blu-ray if it ends up winning the format war?

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06-19-2007, 07:49 PM	#2
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	Yes, I already have done so, and I will continue to do so going forward, as I find my PS3 to be a much more reliable player than my HD-XA2.

06-19-2007, 07:59 PM	#4
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Me too. I only have 4 HD-DVD titles. Well, Actually I have two more that I am trying to unload, so I don't consider them. One of the HD-DVD titles is on Blu-ray also, so I may consider rebuying that one. I got that before I got my Blu-ray, but since that, I have only purchased one HD-DVD, the rest have all been BD.

06-19-2007, 08:01 PM	#5
msm Member Member since:May 2007	I have both formats, the Xbox 360 add on, HD-A2 player and my Playstation 3. The only reason why I have HD-DVD is because I got so many free movies I wanted that were only out for HD-DVD, besides that, I am all blu-ray 100% and all of my bought movies are always blu-ray.

06-19-2007, 08:46 PM	#6
The Don Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:2	owning a cheap HD DVD player is tempting when you can watch the 1st Matrix, Batman begins, Troy and a few other worthwhile movies... if there were more RECENT movies coming out, I think they probably wouldn't be getting outright slaughtered as bad as we're seeing.. but as they say..."you get what you pay for"....not in all cases, since the PS3 is pretty much a mini-computer that plays PS3 games and plays BD movies..

06-19-2007, 10:56 PM	#7
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	This has turned from a neutral member thread to another HD DVD-bashing thread. Aside from the initial post, everyone has layed into HD DVD.

06-20-2007, 07:09 AM	#9
Odium69 Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Md	i already sold all my Hd-dvd equipment while there is still a demand for it. The titles i had like king kong, bourne, and fearless ill be more than happy to re buy once they are released on bd. i actually ended up making money off the deal because i bought my hd-xa1 at best buy for $200 because it was an open box clearance item and i sold it and all my movies for $500 months afterwards.

06-20-2007, 05:11 PM	#11
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Not everybody wants two players lying around.

06-20-2007, 05:16 PM	#12
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	I have about 100 BD's and about 50 HDDVD's. I would have loved to be format exclusive to BD, but the stupid war and my greed prohibited that Should universal go neutral and do new encodes for BD with uncompressed or lossless audio and HD special features, It is something I would strongly consider. I am not buying another HDDVD player, this much I can tell you now. If my player/players break I will most likely chalk up my losses and sell this stuff off. This is something I could see happening too. Last week while watching Harsh Times on my xbox360 I got the 3 red lights and my console shut down. When I re-booted my xbox360 didn't even detect my add on drive. Several plug in/unplugs later it finally showed up. I am not sure what happened there, I think maybe my Nyko inter cooler was turned off by mistake, and when that happens its doing more harm than good. That was the first catastrophic failure my 360 has had, but I worry about it's future after that. My other player is the HD-A1, need i say more?

06-20-2007, 05:26 PM	#13
ClaytonMG Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2006 Location:New Brighton, MN Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:833 Blu-ray collection:2370 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I have already started replacing my HD-DVD's with Blu-Rays, but unfortunately, of the 60 HD-DVD's I have, half are only on HD-DVD because of Universal.

06-20-2007, 05:42 PM	#14
phloyd Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2003 Location:California Trading Score:5	Technically I am 'format neutral' but I can't recall the last time I used the A1.

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