Box Office Mojo high-def poll; vote for Blu! - Blu-ray Forum

inaz4sun · 07-09-2007, 05:09 PM

A poll at Box Office Mojo shows that not many people in general have moved to an HD player. Here are the results:

What type of high definition video player do you use?
69.2% None
17.5% HD-DVD
10.1% Blu-ray
3.1% Both
2,146 users polled.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/polls/

What would be interesting to see now is how those numbers change over the next 6 month to a year. The funny thing is, people who go see a lot of movies and then complain about the price of a player or buying the movies don't quite know how to do math. Now you can get an HD player for under $500, so that would be about 50 movie tickets. Some folks do that in probably less than a year. And then with a BB online account you can get many many HD movies a month for about $10, the cost of 1 ticket.

movies3 · 07-09-2007, 05:11 PM

when was this poll taken?? because everything now shows bluray favor

inaz4sun · 07-09-2007, 05:12 PM

Its ongoing.

rsway · 07-09-2007, 05:22 PM

Well the Blu-ray numbers are lower because people who have Blu-ray would rather sit at home and watch their gorgeous movies. At least that's my interpretation. :-)

BStecke · 07-09-2007, 05:24 PM

I wonder if people mistook their upconverting DVD players as HD DVD players . . . seeing as how people buy HD DVD's instead of regular DVD's on accident, I wouldn't put it past them.

jaymzbo · 07-09-2007, 05:24 PM

is this the poll you're referring to ?

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/polls/

inaz4sun · 07-09-2007, 05:26 PM

Yep.

Everyone go ahead and post your vote and lets move this one in the other direction.

jaymzbo · 07-09-2007, 05:27 PM

do you have to be a member of that site to vote?

EDIT: nevermind, yes u do

2nd EDIT: ok signed up and voted 4 Blu; not sure I'll ever use the site again or if its results are significant in big scheme of things but polls are fun and I am bored

Dadds · 07-09-2007, 05:38 PM

Who goes to the movies when you have a blu-ray player at home?

jaymzbo · 07-09-2007, 05:41 PM

^ True

Last movie I saw in theatre was 300 and I kept thinking how much better this will look at home in BLU! I'd rather wait for movies to be released on BD nowadays although I've been told to see Transformers on the big screen while I can...

inaz4sun · 07-09-2007, 05:42 PM

Exactly. Don't want to spend $10 to sit next to noisy people and stand in line and pay $4 for a soda, when I can sit at home in a comfy chair and watch a Blu-ray on my TV with any food or beverage I choose. Not to mention I can watch the movie any time I want and it doesn't require me driving to a theatre.

Oh but I can't see "new" movies. Who cares, does a movie get worse when you see it a few months later on disc?

inaz4sun · 07-09-2007, 05:44 PM

Family of 4 trip to the movies: $40
Sodas and popcorn at the movies: $48
Sticky floors, long lines, and noisy people: No extra charge.
Watching beautiful Blu-ray movies in the comfort of my own home? PRICELESS.

jaymzbo · 07-09-2007, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inaz4sun

Family of 4 trip to the movies: $40
Sodas and popcorn at the movies: $48
Sticky floors, long lines, and noisy people: No extra charge.
Watching beautiful Blu-ray movies in the comfort of my own home? PRICELESS.

And that says it all

WickyWoo · 07-09-2007, 06:03 PM

40ft screen and more wattage than your house can handle on a 4K DLP or IMAX?

Movie theater

inaz4sun · 07-09-2007, 06:13 PM

it used to be more inviting, when all you had at home was a 20'' TV maybe with stereo tinny speakers and crappy VHS tapes to see a movie on a big screen wtih THX. But not you can see a movie on a big screen (in HD) with THX or Dolby Digital at home, and the viewing distance is optimized for you and the sound is optimized for you and the movie starts whenever you want. Just harder and harder to justify going to any movie except the truly exceptional. And I agree, the last few times I have thought while in a theater that the movie would actually look better and sharper and brighter on my TV. Seems like about half the movies in theaters are improperly focused by the "projectionist" aka 14 year old geek making minimum wage.

movies3 · 07-09-2007, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inaz4sun

Family of 4 trip to the movies: $40
Sodas and popcorn at the movies: $48
Sticky floors, long lines, and noisy people: No extra charge.
Watching beautiful Blu-ray movies in the comfort of my own home? PRICELESS.

aww he did nail it! nice

Scorxpion · 07-09-2007, 07:53 PM

I did it and POLL for BLU

BD better than perfect

atomik kinder · 07-10-2007, 12:34 AM

I did my part! Everyone else????

Branden · 07-10-2007, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dadds

Who goes to the movies when you have a blu-ray player at home?

hd-dvd fans do! in fact they have to...
"this one will never be on hd-dvd, guess i hafta see it in theatres."

calgarymarc · 07-10-2007, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRedux

Come on folks - Blu-ray is still way behind in this poll. We can do better than this, can't we?

I just voted, don't know if it changed at all!

07-09-2007, 05:09 PM	#1
inaz4sun Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Box Office Mojo high-def poll; vote for Blu! A poll at Box Office Mojo shows that not many people in general have moved to an HD player. Here are the results: What type of high definition video player do you use? 69.2% None 17.5% HD-DVD 10.1% Blu-ray 3.1% Both 2,146 users polled. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/polls/ What would be interesting to see now is how those numbers change over the next 6 month to a year. The funny thing is, people who go see a lot of movies and then complain about the price of a player or buying the movies don't quite know how to do math. Now you can get an HD player for under $500, so that would be about 50 movie tickets. Some folks do that in probably less than a year. And then with a BB online account you can get many many HD movies a month for about $10, the cost of 1 ticket. Last edited by GoldenRedux; 07-09-2007 at 07:39 PM.

07-09-2007, 05:27 PM	#8
jaymzbo Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:NW FL Blu-ray collection:311 Trading Score:1	do you have to be a member of that site to vote? EDIT: nevermind, yes u do 2nd EDIT: ok signed up and voted 4 Blu; not sure I'll ever use the site again or if its results are significant in big scheme of things but polls are fun and I am bored Last edited by jaymzbo; 07-09-2007 at 05:36 PM.

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07-09-2007, 05:11 PM	#2
movies3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2006 Location:KY Blu-ray collection:5 Blu-ray reviews:56	when was this poll taken?? because everything now shows bluray favor

07-09-2007, 05:12 PM	#3
inaz4sun Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Its ongoing.

07-09-2007, 05:22 PM	#4
rsway Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Connecticut	Well the Blu-ray numbers are lower because people who have Blu-ray would rather sit at home and watch their gorgeous movies. At least that's my interpretation. :-)

07-09-2007, 05:24 PM	#5
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	I wonder if people mistook their upconverting DVD players as HD DVD players . . . seeing as how people buy HD DVD's instead of regular DVD's on accident, I wouldn't put it past them.

07-09-2007, 05:26 PM	#7
inaz4sun Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Yep. Everyone go ahead and post your vote and lets move this one in the other direction.

07-09-2007, 05:38 PM	#9
Dadds Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:South NJ Blu-ray reviews:3	Who goes to the movies when you have a blu-ray player at home?

07-09-2007, 05:41 PM	#10
jaymzbo Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:NW FL Blu-ray collection:311 Trading Score:1	^ True Last movie I saw in theatre was 300 and I kept thinking how much better this will look at home in BLU! I'd rather wait for movies to be released on BD nowadays although I've been told to see Transformers on the big screen while I can...

07-09-2007, 05:42 PM	#11
inaz4sun Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Exactly. Don't want to spend $10 to sit next to noisy people and stand in line and pay $4 for a soda, when I can sit at home in a comfy chair and watch a Blu-ray on my TV with any food or beverage I choose. Not to mention I can watch the movie any time I want and it doesn't require me driving to a theatre. Oh but I can't see "new" movies. Who cares, does a movie get worse when you see it a few months later on disc?

07-09-2007, 05:44 PM	#12
inaz4sun Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Family of 4 trip to the movies: $40 Sodas and popcorn at the movies: $48 Sticky floors, long lines, and noisy people: No extra charge. Watching beautiful Blu-ray movies in the comfort of my own home? PRICELESS.

07-09-2007, 06:03 PM	#14
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	40ft screen and more wattage than your house can handle on a 4K DLP or IMAX? Movie theater

07-09-2007, 06:13 PM	#15
inaz4sun Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	it used to be more inviting, when all you had at home was a 20'' TV maybe with stereo tinny speakers and crappy VHS tapes to see a movie on a big screen wtih THX. But not you can see a movie on a big screen (in HD) with THX or Dolby Digital at home, and the viewing distance is optimized for you and the sound is optimized for you and the movie starts whenever you want. Just harder and harder to justify going to any movie except the truly exceptional. And I agree, the last few times I have thought while in a theater that the movie would actually look better and sharper and brighter on my TV. Seems like about half the movies in theaters are improperly focused by the "projectionist" aka 14 year old geek making minimum wage.

07-09-2007, 07:53 PM	#17
Scorxpion Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Middle East,Lebanon Blu-ray collection:57	I did it and POLL for BLU BD better than perfect

07-10-2007, 12:34 AM	#18
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I did my part! Everyone else????

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