Oprah giving away Star Trek on HD DVD - Blu-ray Forum

sphdle1 · 02-27-2008, 03:29 PM

WTF? ... I watched Oprah yesterday, and William Shatner was on. After talking with him she gave the audience the entire series of StarTrek in full High Def, hddvd. The showed it up close (hddvd) right on the boxes.

What a waste. Doesn't she or her production staff have a clue that hddvd is a dead format, and most audience members will never be able to use those free high def versions of StarTrek.

Did Toshiba buy her out a while back or something, or is someone on her production staff a complete red ant?

Blu n Gold · 02-27-2008, 03:31 PM

or you just turned a mole hill into a mountain.

Josh · 02-27-2008, 03:31 PM

Can't sell 'em? Give 'em away!

Iago · 02-27-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh

Can't sell 'em? Give 'em away!

+1

atrofast · 02-27-2008, 03:32 PM

Oprah + her regular audience is generally mis-informed about everything in life so this is no surprise whatsoever

kiskiboy97 · 02-27-2008, 03:34 PM

Isn't she the reason why Planet Earth HD DVD outsold the Blu-ray version? I read somewhere she held up the HD DVD copy and told everyone to buy it.

NovaBomb · 02-27-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kiskiboy97

Isn't she the reason why Planet Earth HD DVD outsold the Blu-ray version? I read somewhere she held up the HD DVD copy and told everyone to buy it.

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Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Oprah doesn't have fans she has mindless sheep that worship her. If she where to say VHS is better than high def they would believe her and buy it.

Hardly educated consumers.

This reminds me when I was at costco the other day. Someone picked up planet earth and made the comment "Oh, this was on Oprahs favorite things list" as she put it in her cart. I just can't believe that she has that sort of power over mindless people.

WickyWoo · 02-27-2008, 04:11 PM

Oprah supports anything she's paid to support when it comes to DVDs and such.

I'd say Paramount is just looking to dispose of some of the thousands of copies they have languishing around warehouses

Jimbo976 · 02-27-2008, 03:35 PM

I saw this yesterday too. I don't think she mentioned HD DVD this time though. Since they are combos they can still use it fine on DVD players.

Phane · 02-27-2008, 03:37 PM

Shrug Not like they're going to sell them. Might as well give them to an audience. When they go back home and can't play them, they'll probably shrug it off since it was free anyway.

unreal1080p · 02-27-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Phane

Shrug Not like they're going to sell them. Might as well give them to an audience. When they go back home and can't play them, they'll probably shrug it off since it was free anyway.

No they won't because the set is a combo HD DUD + DVD

luch19 · 02-27-2008, 04:12 PM

This show might have been taped before the format war ended.

CptGreedle · 02-27-2008, 05:18 PM

I'm sure she and her entire staff are completely ignorant of the entire situation. And the fact is, they will play on DVD players (if they are lucky and their DVD player doesn't crash) even though they will have no idea they are not HD.
Who cares. Blu won, let her give away the HD DVDs they can't sell.

ikbradley · 02-27-2008, 05:25 PM

Perish the thought about the lonely housewives and their creative uses of those phaser remote controls....

OokieSpookie · 02-27-2008, 05:54 PM

The hd dvd version IS also the dvd version....really no need to make a big deal out of it.

Zipzap713 · 02-27-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sphdle1

WTF? ... I watched Oprah yesterday, and William Shatner was on. After talking with him she gave the audience the entire series of StarTrek in full High Def, hddvd. The showed it up close (hddvd) right on the boxes.

What a waste. Doesn't she or her production staff have a clue that hddvd is a dead format, and most audience members will never be able to use those free high def versions of StarTrek.

Did Toshiba buy her out a while back or something, or is someone on her production staff a complete red ant?

Meh. She supports HD DVD. Just another reason no one should watch her crappy show. But this episode was probably recorded a little bit before Toshiba quit HD DVD. Just a note.

Kairav · 02-27-2008, 03:37 PM

Oprah is a mis-informed overweight dimwit......nuff said...

bighitter · 02-27-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kairav

Oprah is a mis-informed overweight dimwit......nuff said...

-1.......nuff said.

Cobalt · 02-27-2008, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kairav

Oprah is a mis-informed overweight dimwit......nuff said...

Lol - she has more money than you so she must be doing something right.

I have talked to her quite a few times. She's not as dimwitted as you might think.

atomik kinder · 02-27-2008, 05:11 PM

I can't believe that people let stuff like this bother them anymore. Do you think that suddenly everyone is going to HAVE to go out and buy this? Do you think it will really have any effect on HD DVD. Toshiba gave up. They have to sell them somehow and the DVD side is still a DVD. It's not like Oprah was endorsing HD DVD by saying everyone go out and buy an HD DVD player so we can keep this format up and running and kill Blu-ray! William Shatner was on the show, They gave Oprah a bunch of the sets to give away to the audience. It iis not like this is going to have any other effect. I could understand if they did this months ago when it first came out, but now...

02-27-2008, 03:29 PM	#1
sphdle1 Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada	Oprah giving away Star Trek on HD DVD WTF? ... I watched Oprah yesterday, and William Shatner was on. After talking with him she gave the audience the entire series of StarTrek in full High Def, hddvd. The showed it up close (hddvd) right on the boxes. What a waste. Doesn't she or her production staff have a clue that hddvd is a dead format, and most audience members will never be able to use those free high def versions of StarTrek. Did Toshiba buy her out a while back or something, or is someone on her production staff a complete red ant?

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02-27-2008, 03:31 PM	#2
Blu n Gold Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Short Stop	or you just turned a mole hill into a mountain.

02-27-2008, 03:31 PM	#3
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	Can't sell 'em? Give 'em away!

02-27-2008, 03:32 PM	#5
atrofast Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Ottawa, Canada Blu-ray collection:24	Oprah + her regular audience is generally mis-informed about everything in life so this is no surprise whatsoever

02-27-2008, 03:34 PM	#6
kiskiboy97 Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Isn't she the reason why Planet Earth HD DVD outsold the Blu-ray version? I read somewhere she held up the HD DVD copy and told everyone to buy it.

02-27-2008, 04:11 PM	#8
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Oprah supports anything she's paid to support when it comes to DVDs and such. I'd say Paramount is just looking to dispose of some of the thousands of copies they have languishing around warehouses

02-27-2008, 03:35 PM	#9
Jimbo976 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:209 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:1	I saw this yesterday too. I don't think she mentioned HD DVD this time though. Since they are combos they can still use it fine on DVD players.

02-27-2008, 03:37 PM	#10
Phane Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Rochester, MN	Shrug Not like they're going to sell them. Might as well give them to an audience. When they go back home and can't play them, they'll probably shrug it off since it was free anyway.

02-27-2008, 04:12 PM	#12
luch19 Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Drexel Hill, PA Blu-ray collection:28	This show might have been taped before the format war ended.

02-27-2008, 05:18 PM	#13
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	I'm sure she and her entire staff are completely ignorant of the entire situation. And the fact is, they will play on DVD players (if they are lucky and their DVD player doesn't crash) even though they will have no idea they are not HD. Who cares. Blu won, let her give away the HD DVDs they can't sell.

02-27-2008, 05:25 PM	#14
ikbradley Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007	Perish the thought about the lonely housewives and their creative uses of those phaser remote controls....

02-27-2008, 05:54 PM	#15
OokieSpookie Banned Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:1	The hd dvd version IS also the dvd version....really no need to make a big deal out of it.

02-27-2008, 03:37 PM	#17
Kairav Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Atlanta Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:5	Oprah is a mis-informed overweight dimwit......nuff said...

02-27-2008, 05:11 PM	#20
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I can't believe that people let stuff like this bother them anymore. Do you think that suddenly everyone is going to HAVE to go out and buy this? Do you think it will really have any effect on HD DVD. Toshiba gave up. They have to sell them somehow and the DVD side is still a DVD. It's not like Oprah was endorsing HD DVD by saying everyone go out and buy an HD DVD player so we can keep this format up and running and kill Blu-ray! William Shatner was on the show, They gave Oprah a bunch of the sets to give away to the audience. It iis not like this is going to have any other effect. I could understand if they did this months ago when it first came out, but now...

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