Anyone else finding this format war kind of entertaining?

[gand41f]

No. I just want my damn movies.

sorry
gandalf

[stown]

war is a word used to describe this competing for my dollars.
war is far too strong a word to use.
this word is used to incite fan boyizm.
compete , compete all day long.
the word "war" ....
until sony rolls over a hddvd factory with a tank and is droping bombs on women and children this is not a war.
if sony ever does that then you wont be fan boyz anymore.
until then you're fan boyz.

WAR grrrrrrrrrr rawwwwwwwwwrrr
nah its too forms of media competeing for my almighty dollar.
they are doing events , haveing press days , competeing.

when I'm in wal mart and I'm ducking bullets in the movie section then I'll be like damn this is "war".
medic to isle 15 , we need a clean up
then you are'nt fan boyz

nothing wrong with being a fan boy ,
a rabid foaming at the mouth war mongering fan boy

[supabilly8]

i was sick of it because of not having all of the movies of my choice

but now im all for it

i want to see hd-dvd get smashed along with m$, toshiba, paramount, and universal

[Whytewash]

Originally Posted by GaS

its more like that Southpark episode where Stan serves the OC kids. We got served yesterday, but now IT'S ON!!

Its on! Bring it! haha

[Steverhcp02]

Shooter BD Amazon = 296 (today)
Shooter HDDVD Amazon = 1287 (today)

good call paramount. Its been like this pretty much the whole time, not just teh recent surge of BD buyers getting the titles while they can

Shooter BD Amazon = 359 (Aug 18 at 7:00am)
Shooter HD DVD Amazon = 2215 Aug 18 at 7:00am)
http://www.hdgamedb.com/amazon/versu...A0F27DDEFB7649

Entertaining...maybe, absurd, definitely.

[coolmilo]

At this point the format war is no good for anyone. I am sick to death of the war too. I just want one format to play movies at high bitrate 1080P with lossless audio and to be purchased for a reasonable price.

Currently I am afraid that Warner will be paid off too and drop Blu-ray. If that happens I think I will drop out all together because then the situation will become hopeless for both sides. Who knows I may just start reading books again.

But for now I am still 100% Blu-ray.

[cueman98]

Originally Posted by Steverhcp02

Shooter BD Amazon = 296 (today)
Shooter HDDVD Amazon = 1287 (today)

good call paramount. Its been like this pretty much the whole time, not just teh recent surge of BD buyers getting the titles while they can

Shooter BD Amazon = 359 (Aug 18 at 7:00am)
Shooter HD DVD Amazon = 2215 Aug 18 at 7:00am)
http://www.hdgamedb.com/amazon/versu...A0F27DDEFB7649

Entertaining...maybe, absurd, definitely.

Paramount are shills. pure and simple. And when I say simple, I mean retarded.

[BluDrew]

Entertaining? No. Sad? Yes.

[What'sHD]

Originally Posted by Gremal

As someone interested in technology, marketing and politics, I find format wars and corporate deals like this incredibly entertaining. I'm bummed about the Paramount announcement, but Blu-ray marches on.

My sentiments precisely. Paramount = bummer but BD still on the way to a win.

[mikesoba]

No.

I'm not amused by the demise of HD--which is where this is all headed.

[cruzzer cruz]

I was sort of amused at the beginning, but with every passing day I get more and more angry. I just hate dealing with stupid people and we're essentially counting on stupid people to come around before we can enjoy our movies without any more headaches.

[maconomics]

The whole thing is disgusting and based on greed.

[gand41f]

Originally Posted by maconomics

The whole thing is disgusting and based on greed.

Yes. I can understand an exclusive studio accepting money to release on the other format (at least that's normal business practice of increasing short-term gains) but a neutral studio accepting money to ditch the better-selling format in exchange for money is insanity. That flies in the face of any remotely acceptable business practice as they are throwing away both short-term and long-term money for a one-time payment (and probably under the table as well).

angry
gandalf

[TJandBLU-RAY]

Originally Posted by jermwhl

I've lost interest. I'm sick of a 'war' and just want to be able to watch my movies..and not hope and wait, and wait and hope for my favorites to be released! *sigh*

So buy both players, or a combo player, and enjoy the movies you want to.

Life is too short to limit one's enjoyment because the industry is stupid and can't see how in the long run, this war will kill High Def all together.

[gand41f]

Originally Posted by TJandBLU-RAY

So buy both players, or a combo player, and enjoy the movies you want to.

Life is too short to limit one's enjoyment because the industry is stupid and can't see how in the long run, this war will kill High Def all together.

Well I have a limited budget, and I have more than enough BD's to buy. I don't see anything wrong with only supporting the better format.

gandalf

[kwhiplash]

Does anyone know how long Beta was on the market before VHS won the war?

[TJandBLU-RAY]

Originally Posted by gand41f

Well I have a limited budget, and I have more than enough BD's to buy. I don't see anything wrong with only supporting the better format.

gandalf

Yeah, I am all for supporting the better format-in this case, HIGH DEF. I don't give a crap which one it is, BD or HD-DVD. I don't have a dog in this fight, as Michael Vick would say.

I mean, personally, I think BD will win, because DISNEY rules, and they usually pick the winning side.

DVD sucks, and we all know it, but the numbers don't lie. From Jan 1 through Aug 12, consumers bought 2.1 million BD discs, and 1.1 million HD-DVD discs, compared with nearly half a BILLION standard DVD'S. That means there are a hell of a lot of more people still supporting a sucky format.

I would say, that if this format war does not end with a format neutral kind of ending, neither side will win, and DVD will emerge victorious.

So all you fan boys of either format, just consider the SACD DVD-A war, and see who won that.


CD did. But even that format is going the way of the 8-track as more and more people download their music. Which could be the way that movies might go, which means that not one of the High Def formats will win...