Tons of Blu-Ray/HD-DVD news

Hse Kha · January 5th, 2006, 02:12 PM

I got my first DVD player for $599 within the first month of the arrival of DVD.

However this time I will wait. There is already lots of HD stuff over the air to fulfill any immeadate desires.

I will wait until later this year and see how the war is going...

By the way until a month a ago it was a sure win for Blue Ray, BUT now HP, Microsoft and Intel have turned to HD-DVD due to Blue Ray's paraoid DRM protection, so HD-DVD has a chance to win this war...

Hse Kha · January 5th, 2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Petr Marusek

Playstation 3 will include Blu-Ray player and will cost $399.

I think $499 or even $599. The PS3 will have a supercomputer like processor (8 cores!) and a NVidia 7800 like GPU. There is no way this thing will cost as much as a deluxe XBox 360!

Even at $599 it will be worth it. The thing even has dual HDMI 1080p ports for crying out loud! XBox 360 has no DVI or HDMI but crappy anolog HDTV output!

Yi Fong Yu · January 5th, 2006, 02:38 PM

i think even movie lovers will buy PS3 just to playback the content and get the added bonus of a gaming/multimedia system.

Harrison Murchison · January 5th, 2006, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yi Fong Yu

i think even movie lovers will buy PS3 just to playback the content and get the added bonus of a gaming/multimedia system.

Or they could simply get an HD DVD player and rid themselves of gaming circuitry.

Yi Fong Yu · January 5th, 2006, 09:20 PM

but see... the point is they're getting EXTRA with the $500 or so they're spending! =).

Glenn Gipson · January 6th, 2006, 06:34 AM

Just read that Panasonic's Blu-Ray player will cost $1000.00. Wow.

Ash Greyson · January 6th, 2006, 03:27 PM

I thought the burner was going to be $1000? Who will buy it for $1000 just to play when a $399 PS3 does the same?

ash =o)

PS HD vs 480P is not even noticeable once you get about 5 feet from your TV

Heath McKnight · January 6th, 2006, 04:26 PM

I agree about HD/SD games.

One thing, the PS2 was never a good DVD player--I always had issues with my DVDs.

heath

Fred Foronda · January 6th, 2006, 05:15 PM

Hands down blu-ray all the way. Put my money on it too!! I not to worried about buying HD DVD movies to replace DVDs because NetFlix is my best friend!!

Heath McKnight · January 6th, 2006, 05:43 PM

New superhero movies going to Blu-Ray and HD-DVD:

http://superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=3745

heath

Greg Boston · January 6th, 2006, 06:54 PM

Heard and saw on CBS Moneywatch segment this morning that Toshiba plans to have HD-DVD players available in March of this year.

Could make NAB more interesting if that's the case.

-gb-

Glenn Gipson · January 6th, 2006, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash Greyson

I thought the burner was going to be $1000? Who will buy it for $1000 just to play when a $399 PS3 does the same?

ash =o)

PS HD vs 480P is not even noticeable once you get about 5 feet from your TV

I seriously doubt the PS3 is gonna be $399.00...more like $599.00

Fred Foronda · January 6th, 2006, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glenn Gipson

I seriously doubt the PS3 is gonna be $399.00...more like $599.00

I would still pick it up. Depending how blu-ray movies will be readily available is whats gonna hold me back. I remember when I picked up my first dvd player (I like to rent movies instead of purchasing them) it took a year before a poplular rental chain had dvds available for rent.

Heath McKnight · January 6th, 2006, 09:00 PM

I'm sure there will be long lines and shortages.

heath

Ash Greyson · January 7th, 2006, 02:27 AM

Sony CEO said publicly the price would be $300 - $400.... news is everywhere

ash =o)

January 5th, 2006, 02:38 PM	#18
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	i think even movie lovers will buy PS3 just to playback the content and get the added bonus of a gaming/multimedia system. __________________ bow wow wow

January 5th, 2006, 09:20 PM	#20
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	but see... the point is they're getting EXTRA with the $500 or so they're spending! =). __________________ bow wow wow

January 6th, 2006, 04:26 PM	#23
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I agree about HD/SD games. One thing, the PS2 was never a good DVD player--I always had issues with my DVDs. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

January 6th, 2006, 05:43 PM	#25
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	New superhero movies going to Blu-Ray and HD-DVD: http://superherohype.com/news/supermannews.php?id=3745 heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

January 6th, 2006, 09:00 PM	#29
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I'm sure there will be long lines and shortages. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

January 5th, 2006, 02:12 PM	#16
Hse Kha Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New England Posts: 195	I got my first DVD player for $599 within the first month of the arrival of DVD. However this time I will wait. There is already lots of HD stuff over the air to fulfill any immeadate desires. I will wait until later this year and see how the war is going... By the way until a month a ago it was a sure win for Blue Ray, BUT now HP, Microsoft and Intel have turned to HD-DVD due to Blue Ray's paraoid DRM protection, so HD-DVD has a chance to win this war...

January 6th, 2006, 06:34 AM	#21
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Just read that Panasonic's Blu-Ray player will cost $1000.00. Wow.

January 6th, 2006, 03:27 PM	#22
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	I thought the burner was going to be $1000? Who will buy it for $1000 just to play when a $399 PS3 does the same? ash =o) PS HD vs 480P is not even noticeable once you get about 5 feet from your TV

January 6th, 2006, 05:15 PM	#24
Fred Foronda Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 337	Hands down blu-ray all the way. Put my money on it too!! I not to worried about buying HD DVD movies to replace DVDs because NetFlix is my best friend!!

January 6th, 2006, 06:54 PM	#26
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	Heard and saw on CBS Moneywatch segment this morning that Toshiba plans to have HD-DVD players available in March of this year. Could make NAB more interesting if that's the case. -gb-

January 7th, 2006, 02:27 AM	#30
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	Sony CEO said publicly the price would be $300 - $400.... news is everywhere ash =o)