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etuoyo on 17 January 2008
Words Of Wisdom said:
etuoyo said:
cool48 said:
Yeah it's the end who would now buy an HD-DVD player?

Eh I would (if I didnt have two already) as Wal-Mart aint the only store in the world and irrespective of the fact blu-ray has won, HD-DVD players make for cheap but amazingly good quality upscaling DVDs, are much better featured than current blu-ray players (even though much cheaper), and there are of tons of movies already out on HD DVD which wont suddenly stop working cause blu-ray has virtually killed blu ray off.


This post is funny; the bolded section is my favorite part.


Oops.  Meant Blu-Ray has killed HD DVD off (obviously).  Other than that dont see whats so funny.



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Dno on 17 January 2008
etuoyo said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
etuoyo said:
cool48 said:
Yeah it's the end who would now buy an HD-DVD player?

Eh I would (if I didnt have two already) as Wal-Mart aint the only store in the world and irrespective of the fact blu-ray has won, HD-DVD players make for cheap but amazingly good quality upscaling DVDs, are much better featured than current blu-ray players (even though much cheaper), and there are of tons of movies already out on HD DVD which wont suddenly stop working cause blu-ray has virtually killed blu ray off.


This post is funny; the bolded section is my favorite part.


Oops.  Meant Blu-Ray has killed HD DVD off (obviously).  Other than that dont see whats so funny.


whats so funny is that you would still uy a HD-DVD player thats pretty stupid....



Username2324 on 17 January 2008
dabaus513 said:
I think he meant to say target, look at the date it says jan 6. Also if walmart made such an announcement it would have been all over the internets. I want hd dvd dead just as much as anyone else does but walmart is not blu quite just yet.

 My Wal-Marts HD DVD sale rack has been shrinking every week, and they no longer have the HD DVD players in the store, so I'm betting it's true.



tk1989 on 17 January 2008

Its a real shame... HD DVD was a better format tbh and it showed so much potential... but its basically dead :( ah well, not really bothered... At this rate Blu-ray will prolly die out too tbh.



leo-j on 17 January 2008

@tk

lol no on paper blu-ray is easily the better format.



 

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EHSTEVE on 17 January 2008

Why are they all British?



smgod2 on 17 January 2008
madskillz said:
I doubt it. First, it would have been plastered all over the news, like when Blockbuster and Target sided with Blu. Plus, there's no stories - 10 days later - stating this. Lastly, Wal-Mart was the first place to kick off the $99 HD DVD player deals. They are purple - they are in it for the benjamins.

 

I agree completely, this would be everywhere if it where true the guy just flubbed a line and said wal-mart instead of target.

 

 @Ehsteve lol true maybe its their british wing/section?



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EHSTEVE on 17 January 2008
madskillz said:
I doubt it. First, it would have been plastered all over the news, like when Blockbuster and Target sided with Blu. Plus, there's no stories - 10 days later - stating this. Lastly, Wal-Mart was the first place to kick off the $99 HD DVD player deals. They are purple - they are in it for the benjamins.

how do you get rid of stock that you won't be selling anymore? ridiculously low prices? hmm...

mike_intellivision on 17 January 2008

I just wonder, to the average person, how much better Blu-Ray is than an upscaled DVD.

Heck, to be honest, I can't usually see the difference in poor quality video tapes off of TV and a DVD movie.

That points out two things. Many people right now still have SDTVs (or less). And people whose eyesight isn't perfect aren't going to notice the imperfections of existing technologies as much as the cost of new technologies.

By 2020, Blu-Ray will be the standard that DVD is now. But probably not much before 2016.

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EHSTEVE on 18 January 2008

2020? you're joking right? please, PLEASE tell me that's not a serious prediction