Will blu-ray win already?!

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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    pjfan31 wrote:
    nah nah, i meant high 5. like "u can get quality blue ray and play games High 5....." like Borat....
    Oh I thought you meant 'It's a blu ray player too, blu high 5!" like the Todd...
  • Pearls&Stones
    Pearls&Stones Posts: 585
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Well working in retail payed off today.. My boss sold me an open item 40" 1080p Sony for $700. The original price was $1899. It was on clearance for $1399 and because they are trying to get rid of open items I got 50% off the clearance price! (hell my normal employee cost on it was $1330).. Absolutely nothing wrong with it. I'm not sure why they returned it... Can't go wrong saving $1200 on a TV. :cool:

    Now it's time to pick up a PS3!

    :D

    Very nice. working in retail or the food business can suck at times, but there are some great perks.


    Yeah, if I were in the market for a new game system, I'd probably get a PS3 and buy a few Blu Ray discs. But, I am very happy with my XBOX 360 and upconverting DVD player for now.

    Like I said before, Blu Ray is gorgeous, but just because it beats HD doesn't mean it will become the main format, and I don't like spending that much on niche items (especially ones that need continual support).
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Well working in retail payed off today.. My boss sold me an open item 40" 1080p Sony for $700. The original price was $1899. It was on clearance for $1399 and because they are trying to get rid of open items I got 50% off the clearance price! (hell my normal employee cost on it was $1330).. Absolutely nothing wrong with it. I'm not sure why they returned it... Can't go wrong saving $1200 on a TV. :cool:

    Now it's time to pick up a PS3!

    :D


    DAMN! That is awesome!
    You gotta fill me in on some of those deals! ;)

    My 50" Sony 1080p is gorgeous! I paid full price and it was expensive as hell, but man it was totally worth it!
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Well I bought a PS3 today, primarily for the Blu Ray player.. Time for me to jump on the Blu Ray fanboy bandwagon! :cool:

    Give it up already Toshiba. Sony wins this round. :p
  • Cree Nations
    Cree Nations Posts: 2,247
    I have been waiting too but I think Blu-Ray is gonna win
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Well I bought a PS3 today, primarily for the Blu Ray player.. Time for me to jump on the Blu Ray fanboy bandwagon! :cool:

    Give it up already Toshiba. Sony wins this round. :p

    Go get Call of Duty 4 man and we can play eachother!
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    mca47 wrote:
    Go get Call of Duty 4 man and we can play eachother!
    What, so a newbie can get their ass kicked! lol.. I might pick up a few games tonight. I'm reading reviews online. I'll let you know if I pick it up!
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    What, so a newbie can get their ass kicked! lol.. I might pick up a few games tonight. I'm reading reviews online. I'll let you know if I pick it up!

    Hahahaha, well yeah! :D

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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    mca47 wrote:
    Hahahaha, well yeah! :D

    If you're on, my PSN name is the same as my Pit name "mca47".
    I just picked up Call of Duty 4, but don't I need a subscription to play online?
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I just picked up Call of Duty 4, but don't I need a subscription to play online?

    You need to sign up for the Playstation Network, but it doesn't cost anything.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    mca47 wrote:
    You need to sign up for the Playstation Network, but it doesn't cost anything.
    Sweet.. I'll have to figure that out tomorrow night. As soon as I know what I'm doing I'll challenge you to battle. lol. For now, I'm going to watch 3:10 to Yuma on Blu Ray. Should be sweet! Haven't seen this one yet..
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Sweet.. I'll have to figure that out tomorrow night. As soon as I know what I'm doing I'll challenge you to battle. lol. For now, I'm going to watch 3:10 to Yuma on Blu Ray. Should be sweet! Haven't seen this one yet..

    Good movie! How are you liking your TV so far?
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    Final nail in the coffin?


    >>Netflix Goes Blu-ray Exclusive
    Posted February 11, 2008

    The popular online video rental service Netflix has announced that they have decided to support Blu-ray exclusively for high definition movie rentals. Pointing to the Warner Brothers exclusivity announcement as the main reason for the shift, Netflix will no longer purchase movies in the rival HD DVD format, and once the life cycle for those discs has ended, they will no longer stock the format for rent.

    Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for Netflix commented, "The prolonged period of competition between two formats has prevented clear communication to the consumer regarding the richness of the high-def experience versus standard definition. We are now at the point where the industry can pursue the migration to a single format, bring clarity to the consumer and accelerate the adoption of high-def. Going forward, we expect that all of the studios will publish in the Blu-ray format and that the price points of high-def DVD players will come down significantly."

    While only a small percentage of Netflix users rent high definition movies, the majority of those who do take advantage of the services are renting Blu-ray. They expect that the shift to a single format will ultimately allow Netflix to provide a better service to those high definition customers.

    >>Best Buy to Officially Recommend Blu-ray to Customers
    Posted February 11, 2008 by

    Beginning in early March, retailer Best Buy will begin officially recommending Blu-ray as best choice for high definition movies to their customer base. Since the beginning of the format war, Best Buy has silently stood on the sidelines providing both the Blu-ray and HD DVD format for consumers to choose. Current sales data now shows that Blu-ray is their choice, and the retailer will soon carry the official stance that Blu-ray is best high definition format.

    Brian Dunn, Best Buy's president and chief operating officer commented, "Consumers have told us that they want us to help lead the way. We've listened to our customers, and we are responding. Best Buy will recommend Blu-ray as the preferred format. Our decision to shine a spotlight on Blu-ray Disc players and other Blu-ray products is a strong signal to our customers that we believe Blu-ray is the right format choice for them.

    Best Buy will continue to stock a reduced amount of HD DVD players and movies, but the reduction in stock combined with the unified voice to support Blu-ray brings up questions as to how long those stocks will continued to be resupplied.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    I get a kick out of the articles that think Netflix is going to have an impact on anything....
    The 2 remaining Hollywood studios putting movies on HDDVD are the only thing holding it up.
  • faithful227
    faithful227 Posts: 352
    And another big one:


    http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Industry_Trends/Best_Buy/Best_Buy_to_Recommend_Blu-ray_over_HD_DVD/1455


    Two in one day!!


    Edit: Sorry, didn't see this posted alreadY!
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    Rygar wrote:
    I get a kick out of the articles that think Netflix is going to have an impact on anything....
    The 2 remaining Hollywood studios putting movies on HDDVD are the only thing holding it up.
    Technically you're right, that's why the last two should just pull the plug on HD-DVD and be done with it. They have as much chance of winning that battle as I do pitching a no-hitter in the world series.
  • coco butter
    coco butter Posts: 1,497
    if blu-ray wants to win all they need to do is get Lucasfilm wrapped up and get all six "Star Wars" films and the "Indiana Jones series 1-4" put on only blu-ray and they won hands down.

    "Indiana Jones 4" from what i hear will be only blu-ray so that's a good start. Also Warner Bro's will put "The Dark Knight" on blu-ray only... it's over.
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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Game Over

    Just got an email from netflix. No new HD-DVD's after February. Congrats Sony, you finally won one ;)

    btw - hd-dvd 360 add on for sale :) * cheap *
    NERDS!
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Game Over

    Just got an email from netflix. No new HD-DVD's after February. Congrats Sony, you finally won one ;)

    btw - hd-dvd 360 add on for sale :) * cheap *

    Yeah, I have a feeling there will be a lot of those Add-ons hitting Ebay in the next few months.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    mca47 wrote:
    Technically you're right, that's why the last two should just pull the plug on HD-DVD and be done with it. They have as much chance of winning that battle as I do pitching a no-hitter in the world series.
    The only thing standing in the way is regular good ol' DVD ;)

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