High Definition Discussion Thread - Blu-Ray, HDTV, etc... [Archive] - Page 44

ewto16

03-03-2008, 01:39 PM

White PS3 possibly coming soon? Apparently 40GB PS3s are being spotted minus the SM3 disc now as well.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/02/29/white-ps3s-shipped-due-out-possibly-in-march

Apparently, Circuit City employee's have been talking about receiving some mysterious shipments of late. These shipments are meant to replace the SpiderMan 3 bundle PS3 and come with the serial number "CECHH01". If you frequent Kotaku, you may recall they deduced this serial number was for the new White PS3. So, when those old bundles sell out or a certain date rolls around, expect the new color to hit shelves at $399. Now you can have two different color PS3's to create a sort of console nirvana in your house. Feng-shui, or something.

GPWYANKEE

03-03-2008, 01:44 PM

$50 off at buy.com: http://www.buy.com/corp/revolution_offer.asp

lemme know if anyone does this.

Just got the card and ordered No Country For Old Men and I am Legend.Cost me $1.10 for the pair

SBrooks1

03-03-2008, 01:49 PM

Apparently 40GB PS3s are being spotted minus the SM3 disc now as well.

I can confirm that being that I work at Best Buy. The 40GB's we have now don't have SM3 in them.

ewto16

03-03-2008, 01:53 PM

I can confirm that being that I work at Best Buy. The 40GB's we have now don't have SM3 in them.

Can you confirm if you have any of the white PS3s in stock yet? They have the serial number CECHH01, if that helps any.

Seems like something Sony would have announced ahead of time, especially with their big retailer conference last week. Maybe they are the serial number for the 40GB w/o SM3?

SBrooks1

03-03-2008, 01:54 PM

Can you confirm if you have any of the white PS3s in stock yet? They have the serial number CECHH01, if that helps any.

Seems like something Sony would have announced ahead of time, especially with their big retailer conference last week. Maybe they are the serial number for the 40GB w/o SM3?

I'll check tonight when I go in to work @ 5pm

ewto16

03-03-2008, 02:08 PM

I'll check tonight when I go in to work @ 5pm

Cool thanks.

HollandX

03-03-2008, 02:40 PM

Just got the card and ordered No Country For Old Men and I am Legend.Cost me $1.10 for the pair

It works?? Argh... So tempting......

Lol did you get it because of my link? I should get a commission!! :D:D

GPWYANKEE

03-03-2008, 03:16 PM

It works?? Argh... So tempting......

Lol did you get it because of my link? I should get a commission!! :D:D

Lmao-Yes i did.

ewto16

03-03-2008, 03:16 PM

Must not get another credit card........must not use it to get stuff for free that I don't really need.....

GPWYANKEE

03-03-2008, 03:23 PM

Must not get another credit card........must not use it to get stuff for free that I don't really need.....

The moment i pay the $1.10 the mothers cancelled:p

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 03:30 PM

That card is tempting. Just getting it to make the purchase then shredding it after would be worth it.

GPWYANKEE

03-03-2008, 03:31 PM

That card is tempting. Just getting it to make the purchase then shredding it after would be worth it.

That was my thought process

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 03:35 PM

That was my thought process

LOL! great minds think alike. No annual fees. Do you just call up and cancel at some point or dont bother? I was trying to see if you could pay online and maybe even cancel as well.

GPWYANKEE

03-03-2008, 03:37 PM

LOL! great minds think alike. No annual fees. Do you just call up and cancel at some point or dont bother? I was trying to see if you could pay online and maybe even cancel as well.

When you receive the first bill just call and cancel.

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 03:41 PM

Yeah figured that was it. Just was wondering if there was an online site to make payments and cancel as well. Would like to pay it off ASAP before the interest rate kicks in. I got approved but at a high rate.

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 03:41 PM

www.revolutioncard.com is the site for online payments

SBrooks1

03-03-2008, 03:56 PM

Cool thanks.

No white PS3's here. All we have are the 40GB's with nothing bundled with it.

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 04:10 PM

Just ordered Casino Royale and American Gangster. $1.50 each. Think I got a good deal :)

WingNut 25

03-03-2008, 04:35 PM

^ I'd say so.

HollandX

03-03-2008, 05:02 PM

Just ordered Casino Royale and American Gangster. $1.50 each. Think I got a good deal :)

American Gangster's price should drop a bit tomorrow. Check back in and request the difference back if it does.

ewto16

03-03-2008, 05:13 PM

No white PS3's here. All we have are the 40GB's with nothing bundled with it.

Hmmm...well the other site did say it was a rumor, so the "Circuit City" employee could have been lying. I know Best Buy has huge marketing deals with Sony, so I would figure if there was one coming, your store would have them before CC. I suppose we will jsut wait and see.

On a related note, are there stacks of Wiis in the back? Supposedly everyone has been saving Wii stock for Smash Bros on Sunday. I think it is minimum 15 perstore, but most people are saying that Best Buy should have like close to 100.

ewto16

03-03-2008, 05:29 PM

Why not on Bluray???? :(:(:(

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a6827590d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_baseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&div=-1027400597&newsId=20080303005501

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the American Film Institute, he’s the greatest action-adventure hero of all time – and his unforgettable exploits can be relished by fans old and new as never before when all three INDIANA JONES movies debut as individual Special Edition DVDs and in an all-new box set on May 13.

Released by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Entertainment, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Special Edition DVDs boast all-new, exclusive bonus features that dig deeper into the making of these cinematic milestones than ever before. All three were originally restored and remastered in 2003. Created with fans of all ages in mind, the bonus features provide never-before-seen explorations of the making of these classic movies and showcase the characters, action and extraordinary visual effects that have made the movies indelible cinematic treasures.

Each film makes its DVD debut just days before the highly anticipated return of the “Man in the Hat” in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

“An entire generation of movie lovers will get to see these classic films in a digital format that makes them even more amazing than when they were first in theaters,” said Howard Roffman, Vice President of Lucasfilm Ltd. “These new, individual DVDs are a fantastic way to introduce young audiences to the unforgettable, action-packed adventures of the most daring archaeologist in the world.”

Directed by Steven Spielberg from stories by executive producer George Lucas, the three INDIANA JONES movies earned six Academy Awards® and nearly $1.2 billion worldwide. From the groundbreaking excitement of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to the sinister mysteries of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and the father-son adventure of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), the heroic Dr. Jones continues to delight audiences with his thrilling on-screen exploits.

Previously available only in a trilogy box set, the three films of THE ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES, were restored and remastered to deliver an exceptional viewing experience to existing enthusiasts and a whole new generation of fans. All-new bonus content delves into the making of the legendary series as the filmmakers and cast look back and a new world of adventure opens up with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and others offering hints about what to expect in the newest installment.

PrimeBane

03-03-2008, 05:48 PM

Because Lucas is an ass :mad:

Hanky Panky

03-03-2008, 05:55 PM

Because Lucas is an ass :mad:

Although I understand your frustration...think about it.

The HD war was finally decided a few weeks ago, while LucasFilm has been working with this new release for probably months ahead of the upcoming release of Crystal Skull. They had to make a decision to market the previous films in May (2 months away)...they simply had no time to release the films on Blu............YET!

I imagine we can expect..........WAIT FOR IT...........WAIT..............................

A 4-DISC box set on Blu in December...

Yup...I said it...and you know it's coming.

Patience my young padawan. ;)

Wofford29

03-03-2008, 06:02 PM

Although I understand your frustration...think about it.

The HD war was finally decided a few weeks ago, while LucasFilm has been working with this new release for probably months ahead of the upcoming release of Crystal Skull. They had to make a decision to market the previous films in May (2 months away)...they simply had no time to release the films on Blu............YET!

I imagine we can expect..........WAIT FOR IT...........WAIT..............................

A 4-DISC box set on Blu in December...

Yup...I said it...and you know it's coming.

Patience my young padawan. ;)

And for the Christmas special, low, low price of only 3 easy payments of $60.99, lol

IceRat

03-03-2008, 07:15 PM

HollandX

03-03-2008, 07:24 PM

a hard pull?

IceRat

03-03-2008, 07:40 PM

On a credit report, when a third party looks at your credit score, this is called an inquiry. All inquiries, however, are not created equal. Some hurt your credit score, and some do not. An inquiry known as a soft inquiry does not affect your credit report, but a hard pull does.

Soft inquiry
A soft inquiry, or soft pull, is a term used to refer to an inquiry into your credit history that does not adversely affect the credit score. Often, you are not even aware that there has been a soft inquiry on your credit report. For example, if you receive a solicitation in the mail offering you a credit card, the credit card company has most likely conducted a soft pull to see if you qualify. When mortgage lenders pre-approve you for a loan, they initially use a soft pull. Potential employers use it as a part of background checks, and your current credit card companies use soft inquiries to check up on you. Banks use them to verify that you are who you say you are when opening an account. If you check your own credit report, which you can do for free once a year, this is done with a soft pull. Most of the time, you do not even know when they occur, and they do not affect your credit report.

Hard pull
A hard pull on a credit report is different. It does affect your credit score. Anytime that you are actually getting a loan or a new credit card, the lender conducts a hard pull on your credit report. This stays on the record. It also lowers your credit score by about five points for six months. For this reason, it is important to guard your credit report from too many hard pulls. If you get a store credit card just to save 10 percent on a single purchase, you have hurt your credit score. That is probably not worth the 10 percent savings. Some banks even use a hard pull if you are opening a savings account, so be sure to check your potential bank’s policy. Additionally, the incentives that credit card companies offer for signing up may not be worth the hit to your credit score.

A good rule of thumb for your credit report is to try to avoid any inquiries that are considered hard pulls. By limiting them your credit will be in good shape and you can qualify for the best interest rate available to you when it comes time for you to apply for a loan that you truly need.
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IceRat

03-03-2008, 07:41 PM

Woooooooooooooooooooooooo

Kleptos18

03-03-2008, 07:58 PM

as to that Revolution card offer above I read they do a hard pull on your credit

and to those saying I will pay off and cancel, if I'm not mistaken it is much better on your credit history to just cut up and toss the card after it is paid off than to actually cancel it

Yep. When you cancel a card, there is no way for a bank to tell if you canceled or the bank/company backing the card canceled, so it looks bad.

Also, not only do the hard pulls hurt, but just opening a new card/new line of credit it also lowers your credit score temporarily.

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 08:07 PM

Im not worried about my credit score with getting this card. I will shred it instead of cancelling it though. No annual fee so its not like once its paid off I have to worry.

HollandX

03-03-2008, 08:20 PM

but if you're not planning on a loan or anything for the next 6 months, it's all good?

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 08:51 PM

but if you're not planning on a loan or anything for the next 6 months, it's all good?

pretty much. getting a credit card or a hard pull isnt something that will haunt you the rest of your life. It knocks your score down a few points for a bit then once the 6 months period is over it goes back up.

If you dont plan on buying a home or getting a loan then its not a big deal. I have good credit but I really dont need it at this point. I have a Best Buy card I use for bigger purchases only and I always make my payments on time. Other then student loans I have no other debt and Ive paid all my past debt off.

I get 2 movies for $3.00 and it hurts my score about 5-10 points for 6 months. Its worth it to me.

JaylisJayP

03-03-2008, 08:53 PM

JaylisJayP

03-03-2008, 09:09 PM

The worst part was, was how many times he had to swing the axe on a couple people. I mean after you've killed like 5 people with an axe you'd think he could probably take the last guys head off with one clean swipe....but no, he'll need about 4 attempts.

To me the most shocking/freaky moment of the entire movie was ----- spoiler ----- when they find that little girl vampire. Just looking at her freaked me out. Far more then alot of the Japanese horror movies where they randomly include some freaky looking kid, those kids never scare me, but that little girl randomly eating that woman and then saying she was done with that one like she was some kind of toy was like "holy crap". Not to mention when she kool-aid's out of the door and attacks everyone. But really the shocking part was that they actually killed her. You rarely if ever see a child killed in movies regardless of if they are vampires or not. Kids getting killed on screen is a big no-no. But they had no problem with it, and in my opinion it made the movie better as you could see everyones grief in having to do it ----- end spoiler. -----

But anyways good movie.

Dat cold ain't the weatha' .......dat's death approachin'.

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 09:09 PM

Yeah really at this point I dont think it was worth it. I get 2 movies big deal. But its not going to kill me. Im not gonna get any credit cards in the future and I probably wont do a deal like this again. Just wanted to try it and see. Was an impulse thing really. Of course any little knock against your credit score even if for a short period of time isnt good.

Ill pay the card off right away then shred it. Ill probably keep it active for a few months then cancel it. After that Ill stay away from deals such as that. The Best Buy card I have is more then I really want for credit cards. Only reason I got it was to purchase the components to my parents and my entertainment sytems. I made sure I had the money in the bank though to pay it off. It will help me build my credit some.

I still just dont like credit cards though. I dont like buying things unless I can pay for them in cash. Thats just me though.

Live and learn I guess.

Just sharing my opinion on all this...you never REALLY know what is or isn't going to mess up your credit when it comes to something like this.

Personally, I feel it's never a good idea to bite on a deal like this. Even if you cancel the card, your credit keeps track of things like how many cards you add and kill and how often you do this.

However, it's not going to hurt your credit to have another credit card if it's your second or third...but if it's your fifth or sixth...it will.

Seriously, if you're worried, for $50 it should be a no-brainer to avoid it. Even a half a point deduction will cost you so much more in the long run. Not just for home purchases, but for cars, future credit cards you really need, etc...

To each his own, but for me it's not worth it.

SBrooks1

03-03-2008, 09:10 PM

No white PS3's in the warehouse tonight but I did see this.....

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/0303081953.jpg

:D

R. Giles

03-03-2008, 09:13 PM

I got a Best Buy coupon for 12% off select stuff and Blu-ray players are under it. Now would the PS3 be under that or would they decline me?

ToightLikeATiger

03-03-2008, 09:17 PM

Those coupons dont work on the PS3. Its a gaming system not Blu-Ray player to them :(

imaginegrafix

03-03-2008, 09:41 PM

Just sharing my opinion on all this...you never REALLY know what is or isn't going to mess up your credit when it comes to something like this.

Personally, I feel it's never a good idea to bite on a deal like this. Even if you cancel the card, your credit keeps track of things like how many cards you add and kill and how often you do this.

However, it's not going to hurt your credit to have another credit card if it's your second or third...but if it's your fifth or sixth...it will.

Seriously, if you're worried, for $50 it should be a no-brainer to avoid it. Even a half a point deduction will cost you so much more in the long run. Not just for home purchases, but for cars, future credit cards you really need, etc...

To each his own, but for me it's not worth it.

Your correct for the most part, but even an inquiry can look bad on your credit report - whether your declined or accepted.

Having five or six credit cards doesn't hurt your credit, actually if you have a low balance on them and had them for a while it's a good thing.

Whoever did go for this offer, as previously mentioned, don't cancel it right away - in fact, don't cancel it all. Shred it or just don't use it - cancelling it will hurt your credit, even if you cancel in a few months.

My opinion is if you don't need it, then don't do it - If your set with your mortgage and vehicle it really shouldn't matter much as you won't have any major credit reviews for large purchases anytime in the near future, but that is the only way I'd do it.

CoachB

03-03-2008, 09:50 PM

Anything on Bee Movie??No white PS3's in the warehouse tonight but I did see this.....

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/0303081953.jpg

:D

SBrooks1

03-03-2008, 09:58 PM

Anything on Bee Movie??

I forgot to check but I didn't see it anywhere. Then again we haven't received any copies of ID4 yet either. I'm sure I'll go back there sometime this week and I'll check on Bee Movie then.

JaylisJayP

03-03-2008, 10:33 PM

i'm going to pre-order I, Robot at FYE tomorrow...I won't be able to wait.

PrimeBane

03-03-2008, 11:06 PM

American Gangster, Beowulf and 30 Days of Night arrived from Amazon... 1 week delivery is the fastest I've ever received movies from them :D

I imagine that's probably the last order for me from them for HD DVD as well... unless they have one hell of a blowout sale.

imaginegrafix

03-04-2008, 05:48 AM

Don't know if it's been mentioned but Bourne Trilogy for $29.99 through Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000YMBBH0/

imaginegrafix

03-04-2008, 05:51 AM

Damn, American Gangster is only $16.95 - wish I would have waited on that one now:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Gangster-Combo-DVD-Standard/dp/B0011NVCO8/

grif32

03-04-2008, 07:16 AM

Very nice but not worth a $35.00 IMO

No white PS3's in the warehouse tonight but I did see this.....

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/0303081953.jpg

:D

johnnyknoxsvill

03-04-2008, 07:42 AM

^^
What he said

ewto16

03-04-2008, 07:54 AM

I'm really excited for the next round of BOGO that will be around the holidays. There are a lot of catalog titles that I'll be looking to pickup at that time. I just can't bring myself to buy them unless they are less than $15.

GPWYANKEE

03-04-2008, 08:03 AM

Your correct for the most part, but even an inquiry can look bad on your credit report - whether your declined or accepted.

Having five or six credit cards doesn't hurt your credit, actually if you have a low balance on them and had them for a while it's a good thing.

Whoever did go for this offer, as previously mentioned, don't cancel it right away - in fact, don't cancel it all. Shred it or just don't use it - cancelling it will hurt your credit, even if you cancel in a few months.

My opinion is if you don't need it, then don't do it - If your set with your mortgage and vehicle it really shouldn't matter much as you won't have any major credit reviews for large purchases anytime in the near future, but that is the only way I'd do it.

Ive been a Finance Manager for 22 years.Excessive inquirys hurt more then opening a account does for sure,However opening a account if your not loaded with inquirys is definately not going to hurt your borrowing ability.It would if you were opening a 50000.00 line or something crazy like that.If your going to shred the card make sure you cancel it though because even with no balances your outstanding ability to borrow money also hurts your score-Thats why you dont want to keep to many cards open that you have no intent of using.

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 08:44 AM

Tough to resist some of these Universal HD DVDs on Amazon now that the MSRP has dropped...I think I'll wait a little while to see if B&M stores follow suit. I'd rather just pick them up around town.

johnnyknoxsvill

03-04-2008, 09:05 AM

Ill be going to Virgin Mega store in a bit to see if they have the 50% off sale today. If anyone needs anything let me know.

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 09:26 AM

Ill be going to Virgin Mega store in a bit to see if they have the 50% off sale today. If anyone needs anything let me know.

nice gesture...i doubt they'll beat what Amazon has right now, at least on Universal titles anyway.

ToightLikeATiger

03-04-2008, 09:58 AM

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 10:10 AM

Went to my local Walmart to get MLB The Show 08 and all the HD-DVD's there were still way over priced. Hopefully they get the memo soon and drop prices. Would love to see some HD-DVD's in the $5 clearance bin :)

woudn't that be something? I just don't see it happening, though. They'll ship them back before then.

HollandX

03-04-2008, 10:28 AM

oh. yes.

Warner Targets June For 'Dirty Harry' Blu-ray Set
Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 11:00 AM ET

Dirty Harry fans, mark your calendars: Warner has set an early June Blu-ray arrival for all five of the Clint Eastwood vigilante classics.

Dubbed 'Dirty Harry: The Ultimate Collection,' and featuring all five films in the famous franchise ('Dirty Harry,' 'Magnum Force,' 'The Enforcer,' 'Sudden Impact,' 'The Dead Pool'), the long-awaited box set is due to fire on Blu-ray June 3, day-and-date with a set of new DVD re-issues.

As Warner has yet to issue a full media announcement, there were no tech specs or supplemental details at press time, but the studio has told us that each film in the series will be newly remastered, and that the box set will boast numerous bonus features.

There was also no word yet on whether the studio has plans to issue the five Dirty Harry films as standalone Blu-ray releases. Needless to say, we'll keep you posted.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner/Warner_Targets_June_For_Dirty_Harry_Blu-ray_Set_/1534

johnnyknoxsvill

03-04-2008, 10:55 AM

just got back from Virgin. I didnt want to pick anything up, Way over priced on box sets even with the 50% off. $40 for AG and $40 for Beowolf. They will be sitting on that crap till 75% happens

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 11:06 AM

Bit on Amazon's new Universal prices...did super saver shipping. Hell I have more than 100 unopened movies as is (I know)....waiting a couple weeks for these won't kill me.

Born on the Fourth of July
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Seabiscuit
Out of Sight

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 11:13 AM

And a long sought-after HD DVD of mine, finally found a deal for $30 dlvd from someone on High-Def Digest trade forums.

Can't wait to pop this one in.

Hey SBrooks...how does this one look on blu-ray? :D:p

http://i31.tinypic.com/2i7vgnk.jpg

R. Giles

03-04-2008, 11:20 AM

Those coupons dont work on the PS3. Its a gaming system not Blu-Ray player to them :(

Thats sucks because I would of picked one up this weekend if it did fall under it.

PrimeBane

03-04-2008, 11:41 AM

SWEET score Jay... I really want that one and at $30 I'd have bit.

PrimeBane

03-04-2008, 12:01 PM

Oh I do like the Amazon 30 day post order price guarantee :D
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/468502/pop-up

$6 back on American Gangster now.

It's too bad I can't get $20 back on the Bourne sets. :(

SBrooks1

03-04-2008, 12:22 PM

Hey SBrooks...how does this one look on blu-ray? :D:p

I've actually never seen that movie. I'm sure it will be on Blu-ray at some point. ;)

ewto16

03-04-2008, 12:32 PM

Thats sucks because I would of picked one up this weekend if it did fall under it.

Some people have reported getting that coupon to work. Your best best is to try and go into the Best Buy and just attempt to make your purchase.

With really good luck, you will get a cashier that doesn't give a crap and it will work.

With minor luck, you will get a cashier that calls the manager and you get a manager that is willing to be reasonable and accept the fact that the PS3 is indeed a Blu-ray player regardless of the fact that it play PS3 games as well and that the coupon doesn't SPECIFICALLY exclude the PS3. Buying the Spider-Man pack, which highlights the fact that the PS3 is a Blu-ray player can only help your cause regardless if you want the movie or not.

Be nice and polite with the manager, but be firm in your belief that you should be able to use the coupon. If it deosn't work, then it doesn't work. You could always try another Best Buy as well.

Whatever you do, don't just call. It is way too easy for the manager to just dismiss you over the phone. Much harder to do when you are standing in line and making a logical arguement in front of other customers.

johnnyknoxsvill

03-04-2008, 01:53 PM

just got back from best buy and it indeed does say 30% off all HD-DVD's. Even though that only brings the prices just above Amazon prices.

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 02:18 PM

PrimeBane

03-04-2008, 02:26 PM

Amazon says it's in stock

http://www.amazon.com/Ice-Age-Blu-ray-Diedrich-Bader/dp/B000MGB6LO/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1204665905&sr=1-6

Funny a title like this isn't doing better on the charts... although that $28 price tag does help. :mad:

grif32

03-04-2008, 02:44 PM

$10 off No Country for Old Men On BR coupon

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=40777

Chugga

03-04-2008, 02:48 PM

What's the story with Ice Age blu-ray? FYE didn't have it. Best Buy didn't have it and they looked it up and it said it was deleted from their entire system. The Best Buy web site says it's backordered.

Did this get killed or delayed?

I haven't decided to go hunting yet today but there isn't a best buy within an hour drive that has it (which is odd for the title). I don't know it might have been pushed back, I don't want to go all the way to the super walmart just to come up empty.

SBrooks1

03-04-2008, 02:52 PM

jackbauer

03-04-2008, 03:43 PM

i have never bought anything off amazon and I see they have a used section with their movies. Has anyone purchased a used movie from amazon? how did it go? Thanks for the help!!

avsfan21

03-04-2008, 03:44 PM

Never bought anything from Amazon or just the used section of it?

jackbauer

03-04-2008, 03:44 PM

Any other things i should know about amazon, I really like some of their prices right now.

jackbauer

03-04-2008, 03:45 PM

Never bought anything,ever!!
sorry i have to step away for a bit will be back in about an hour

avsfan21

03-04-2008, 03:49 PM

I dont know what to say. I have never had any issue with Amazon, although I have never really done the Amazon marketplace purchases. They have me hooked on the free shipping for 25 bucks. I almost always make sure to order 25 dollars worth of stuff.

PrimeBane

03-04-2008, 03:57 PM

If you're ordering movies jack, don't bother with the marketplace as you could get dinged with duty crossing the border. If you order directly from Amazon, you need not worry. :)

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 04:09 PM

i have never bought anything off amazon and I see they have a used section with their movies. Has anyone purchased a used movie from amazon? how did it go? Thanks for the help!!

i've made multiple purchases this way and they've all gone fine.

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 04:10 PM

We got in 3 copies of it last night. I put them on the shelf myself personally.

Why does my Best Buy suck and yours doesn't (aside from you not working at mine :p)

IceRat

03-04-2008, 05:02 PM

I knew it wasn't coming today but any reason anyone heard why the Mouse didn't release 101 dogs on Blu today ... I assume they wanted to make their first splash with Sleeping Beauty later this year and of course another opportunity to make people double dip but it irks me to pick up the SD for the kid and not Blu

PrimeBane

03-04-2008, 05:08 PM

I agree rat, it is frustrating. :(

But I imagine they're planning big things for their classics on BD in time... providing BD takes off.

PrimeBane

03-04-2008, 05:11 PM

Rumor has it that Pioneer is going to quit producing plasma panels. Any future Pioneer plasma tvs will be made using Panasonic panels.

Pioneer is also getting into the LCD game. It's first sets will use Sharp LCD panels.

It's really too bad that Pio will quit making plasma panels... they are the #1 makes hands down. If only the price was more in line with the average buyer. :( I had hoped to buy a nice big Pioneer plasma for the basement one day... I guess I'll go with a Panny now.

IceRat

03-04-2008, 05:13 PM

next week's BB Blu catalog "deals" ...... CC and Target have no catalog "specials"

Blu-Ray High Definition Discs:

Get A Free $20 Gift Card Instantly When You Purchase 2 Of The Blu-Ray Movies In This Section // Titles must be purchased on the same receipt

Hellboy >>>> $24.99
The Fifth Element >>>> $24.99
Layer Cake >>>> $24.99
House Of Flying Daggers >>>> $24.99
Tears Of The Sun >>>> $24.99
Hostel: Director’s Cut >>>> $24.99
Resident Evil: Extinction >>>> $29.99
Ghost Rider >>>> $29.99
Spider-man 3 >>>> $29.99
Superbad: Unrated Extended Edition >>>> $29.99
Dragon Wars >>>> $29.99
Surf’s Up >>>> $29.99
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford >>>> $29.99
Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby >>>> $29.99
Michael Clayton >>>> $29.99
The Brave One >>>> $29.99
Rocky Balboa >>>> $29.99
Hostel: Part II >>>> $29.99

Chugga

03-04-2008, 05:20 PM

That deal kinda blows. I'm only missing the two Hostel movies and I have no interest in them what-so-ever.

IceRat

03-04-2008, 05:22 PM

kinda is an overstatement hence the quotes around "deals"

Chugga

03-04-2008, 05:25 PM

Best Buy was never really all that great for deals when it came to blu-rays the only time I actually went to them for deals was back in early 07 when they were doing halfway decent buy 1 get 1's. They haven't had a decent deal up in a year it seems like.

I'd love for Amazon to kick in with one soon....the current Warnerhomevideo buy 2 get 1 is alright but I'm used to patching holes in my collection with bogo's.

PrimeBane

03-04-2008, 05:29 PM

Shouldn't you take a break a watch a few of those movies before filling any holes Chugga? ;)

Chugga

03-04-2008, 05:43 PM

Shouldn't you take a break a watch a few of those movies before filling any holes Chugga? ;)

Hey it's a slow process....it's going to take some time and effort but I'll make it happen. My main problem is I've watched alot of movies multiple times now. I've seen the Prestige like 4 times, Big Fish 3 times, Kingdom of Heaven 3 times, Man on Fire 2 times, thats 12 different movies I could have seen there but didn't.

IceRat

03-04-2008, 05:53 PM

Chugga kept putting his discs in the Prestige case that says "you'll want to see it again the second it's over"

Kleptos18

03-04-2008, 06:02 PM

How is assassination of Jesse James?

worth a blind buy? I might grab that and the resident evil movie to get that $20 gift card.

kawai7

03-04-2008, 06:27 PM

Why does my Best Buy suck and yours doesn't (aside from you not working at mine :p)

my best buy sucks also. When shoot'em up came out on that very Tuesday, they had no stock for its Blu-Ray until at least a week later.

freezerfuel

03-04-2008, 06:35 PM

Good news for horror junkies.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Blue_Underground/Industry_Trends/Blue_Underground_Launches_Blu-ray_Support/1528

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 06:55 PM

^^^ i saw that, too. Very cool, can't wait for some cult horror classics!

MattW62001

03-04-2008, 07:26 PM

Got this at BB today for $50
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8609525&st=alien+vs+predator&lp=4&type=product&cp=1&id=1773336
They were marked down from $170 to $99 and it was half off the markdown price.
There wasn't any signage saying mark down but there was a discount section in the front and they were up there with all this other crap. Thought I'd let you guys know.
Oh yeah it looks like the McFarlane figures but it doesn't say anywhere on the box.

johnnyknoxsvill

03-04-2008, 08:16 PM

I bought a mis marked used Star Trek 1st season on HD. It was priced $44 and I got it for $22 after my 40% off coupon and 10% backstage pass!! All the disks look like they have never been watched.
Also does anyone need the Animatrix code from the Matrix box set? I have 2 of them, not sure if they have been used or not

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 08:51 PM

Just saw this when I was browsing High-def digest's upcoming release schedule...in my opinion this movie was awesome, and I'll definitely be getting this one when it comes out.

The Proposition (Blu-ray)
Tartan Video / 2006 / Rated R
Street Date: June 23, 2008
List Price: $34.95
This disc has not yet been reviewed. The following information has been provided by the distributor.

Genres: Western

Starring: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone
Director: John Hillcoat

Plot Synopsis: John Hillcoat’s Powerful Peckinpah-style Western is a visually stunning tale of loyalty, betrayal and retribution set in the frontier of 1880s Australian outback, with an all-star cast including starring Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston and John Hurt. The script and score is written by rock legend, Nick Cave.

HollandX

03-04-2008, 09:05 PM

Still have some movies left that I'd like to move. :)

HollandX wants your money. Prices include shipping.
$1 more each for Canada because then I have to go IN the Post Office and that takes FOREVER.

All are HD DVD.

If you want to buy ALL of them, lemme know. I'll do a bulk discount.

Sealed
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $10
Disturbia $15
Dreamgirls $15
Enter the Dragon $14
The Fugitive $13
Million Dollar Baby $14
Troy: Director's Cut $13
V For Vendetta $15

Opened, but Like New
Batman Begins $16
Beerfest $13
Blades of Glory $12
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (HD DVD / DVD COMBO) $16
Unforgiven $15

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 10:25 PM

Yep...add this to the pile of blu-rays I'm getting March 11.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/178/gattaca.html

(Warning - many of my links tend to be broken for some reason, it's a personal problem, so if it doesn't work it's the high def digest review of Gattaca).

PrimeBane

03-04-2008, 10:29 PM

I'm torn on Gattaca... good film, but I don't know if I'd watch it more than once.

JaylisJayP

03-04-2008, 11:24 PM

I'm torn on Gattaca... good film, but I don't know if I'd watch it more than once.

This is what I thought, too, but every six months or so I just get an urge to watch it. I'm pissed I let myself trade in the DVD a while back....I'm looking forward to this release.

TheRedOx

03-05-2008, 05:31 AM

How is assassination of Jesse James?

worth a blind buy?

Not in my opinion. It was good - very well acted, I'm really starting to like Casey and he absolutely deserved the Oscar nomination for this role. PQ and AQ are great but it really seems to drag a bit in the middle of the film. It's suspenseful and well narrated by the storyteller but, in the end, it's not quite enough. It's a movie you'll only watch once.
*To add to that, there's a scene near the beginning with a train (no spoilers) that has the deepest bass I've yet to hear on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. I'm not sure it's the deepest bass out there on HDM but it's gotta be mentioned and it's just a cool scene.

ewto16

03-05-2008, 07:51 AM

Never bought anything,ever!!
sorry i have to step away for a bit will be back in about an hour

Are you somehow new to the Internet??? How does someone not have any purchases off of Amazon? :confused:

Wofford29

03-05-2008, 08:21 AM

Are you somehow new to the Internet??? How does someone not have any purchases off of Amazon? :confused:

Because they are awful. I've placed two orders, only to have both orders cancelled by Amazon for no reason and with no word. Last two orders they ever recieved from me.

GPWYANKEE

03-05-2008, 08:22 AM

My luck with Amazon has been excellent.Id say better then half the High Def discs i buy come from there.

Tuckertank

03-05-2008, 08:29 AM

I buy almost all my BD's from Amazon. Never had any problems. Pre Orders are always several bucks cheaper than retail and I do free shipping. It takes longer to get but worth it to save a few bucks.

ewto16

03-05-2008, 08:57 AM

Because they are awful. I've placed two orders, only to have both orders cancelled by Amazon for no reason and with no word. Last two orders they ever recieved from me.

Seems that you would be the exception to the rule then. I've never had that happen and I've ordered plenty of stuff from them. If my oder gets cancelled, which doesn't typically occur, I always get an email.

Did you buy something from Amazon, or the Amazon Marketplace? They are technically different and it is hard to tell the difference at times.

Wofford29

03-05-2008, 09:01 AM

No it was definitely Amazon. It was a few years ago, but enough to warrant me never using them again. I have bought something off of a guy on Amazon Marketplace, but like you said, that's different.

SBrooks1

03-05-2008, 09:17 AM

I can confirm the HD DVD verison of Bee Movie has been deleted from BestBuy.com and deleted from all stores. Here's a screenshot from our inventory system. You can see it says deleted and the SKU number doesn't pull up the HD DVD version on BestBuy.com now......

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/Bee-Movie.jpg

JaylisJayP

03-05-2008, 09:21 AM

What a surprise....

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/hd-dvds-demise-seem-to-push-blu-ray-prices-up/5310

HD DVDs demise seem to push Blu-ray prices up

What's New
By Henning Molbaek
FIRST ONLINE Mar 5, 2008

New data shows that the price of Blu-ray players has a upward trend after HD DVDs demise.

The data comes from pricegrabber.com that can show the average price of a given player on a given time.

TG Daily collected the data which shows a upward trend for Blu-ray players.

On January 1st 2008 (Before Warner chose Blu-ray) the average price of a Panasonice DMP-BD30K player was $401. On March 2nd it was up at $495. The Sony BDP-S300 shows a similar trend with a January price of $307 and a March price of $386. Many of the players were also sold with free Blu-ray movies in January but these offers has ended as well.

The only Blu-ray players that seems to have fallen in price in the period are DUO (Plays HD DVD and Blu-ray discs) players from Samsung and LG.

Hanky Panky

03-05-2008, 09:26 AM

Troubling to say the least, but I think this is only temporary as more manufacturers come into the market and compete with one another.

Heck...the PS3 should keep costs at a minimal with the $399 offering.

Hanky Panky

03-05-2008, 09:26 AM

Troubling to say the least, but I think this is only temporary as more manufacturers come into the market and compete with one another.

Heck...the PS3 should keep costs at a maximum with the $399 offering.

Hanky Panky

03-05-2008, 09:27 AM

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 09:30 AM

CRAP! :mad:

I finally find an XA2 in Canada for sub $300 and it's gone before I even get a shot at it. :(

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 09:35 AM

HD DVDs demise seem to push Blu-ray prices up

No surprise... everyone was calling it. :(

Hell there hasn't even been a good BD disk sale since the holidays either.

I guess one format can have it's drawbacks...

Hanky Panky

03-05-2008, 09:40 AM

I'm sure when Microshaft announces their Blu-add-on for the 360, this will only help drive prices down.

ewto16

03-05-2008, 09:44 AM

No surprise... everyone was calling it. :(

Hell there hasn't even been a good BD disk sale since the holidays either.

I guess one format can have it's drawbacks...

True it does, but then consumers just have to speak with their dollars in another way. Instead of buying all the movies to support your format, you only buy a select few or none, until market pressure drives prices down.

If they want Blu-ray to succeed and overtake DVD, then they will eventually continue to lower prices and offer better deals. Same thing happened with DVD compared to VHS.

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 10:13 AM

True it does, but then consumers just have to speak with their dollars in another way. Instead of buying all the movies to support your format, you only buy a select few or none, until market pressure drives prices down.

If they want Blu-ray to succeed and overtake DVD, then they will eventually continue to lower prices and offer better deals. Same thing happened with DVD compared to VHS.

I have no doubt that this is how it will playout... however, the process is now going to take that much longer just as it did with DVD.

Dual format buyers, like myself, had it great with the two competing techs and bogo after bogo. Now we are at the mercy of the market. :(

I WANT MY DEALS NOW GOD DAMMIT! :p

HollandX

03-05-2008, 10:37 AM

If I don't get a good Blu BOGO soon, I might explode.

ToightLikeATiger

03-05-2008, 10:51 AM

Im not buying any new movies unless I get a good price retail. Ill buy 2nd hand for cheaper or just rent off netflix whic is cheaper. I will not pay $35-$40 for a movie ever.

JaylisJayP

03-05-2008, 11:05 AM

Anyone jumping on this T2 German HD DVD "super" version bandwagon? I don't know I've seen screenshots and the HD trailer, and imo it's no different from the French HD DVD import I have...maybe I'm missing something.

Even at it's cheapest here, the damn thing will be like $48 dlvd.

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 11:24 AM

I want to get it, but I think I'll probably wait until someone reviews it... if the PQ and AQ is the same as the French version I'll pass.

johnnyknoxsvill

03-05-2008, 12:13 PM

Circuit City HD-DVD player trade in

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/deal_trade_your_hd_dvd_for_blu_ray_at_circuit_city/

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 12:25 PM

That's pretty decent of Circuit City. :)

IceRat

03-05-2008, 12:35 PM

again I don't mind that there aren't ongoing "deals" right now....
and that once again is because there is a severe lack of catalog

it is more laughable when I see some/most/99% of the catalog announcements and none have any appeal whatsoever

GPWYANKEE

03-05-2008, 01:10 PM

PreOrder screwup by Bestbuy on Legend of Waterhorse if anyones interested

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8723697&st=water+horse&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1835580

ewto16

03-05-2008, 01:34 PM

PreOrder screwup by Bestbuy on Legend of Waterhorse if anyones interested

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8723697&st=water+horse&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1835580

Wish that was on a movie that didn't suck. Good for those of you with kids though.

ewto16

03-05-2008, 01:37 PM

Circuit City HD-DVD player trade in

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/deal_trade_your_hd_dvd_for_blu_ray_at_circuit_city/

Nice deal.....sort of amounts to having a 90 day return policy on your HD-DVD purchase instead of the typicaly 30 day. I wonder if they give you the price you paid or the current price in the store?

GPWYANKEE

03-05-2008, 01:38 PM

PreOrder screwup by Bestbuy on Legend of Waterhorse if anyones interested

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8723697&st=water+horse&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1835580

My 10 Year old will love it for sure.Lets hope they honor the price

jackbauer

03-05-2008, 02:13 PM

No i am not "new to the internet". I guess I never really looked into buying anything on-line before.

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 02:25 PM

No i am not "new to the internet". I guess I never really looked into buying anything on-line before.

It's the only way to go my friend, especially if you don't mind waiting a bit to get your movies.

I've saved anywhere from $5 to $20 on most of my HD DVDs and Blu-rays by ordering online whether it's from the USA or Canada.

Check these places out online... I tend to order the bulk of my movies through them.

www.amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com)
www.sigelectronics.com (http://www.sigelectronics.com)
www.hdaddicts.com (http://www.hdaddicts.com) (best for sales mostly)

Sig Electronics and HD Addicts are both in Canada so you need not worry about duty at the border. Amazon.com, providing your order is large enough, will 99 times out of 100 get past the border without duty. Plus there's no GST on orders from HD Addicts or Amazon. :)

grif32

03-05-2008, 02:29 PM

That's pretty decent of Circuit City. :)

I hope you are joking.

CC wants to sell the BR players that are not moving now and what better way to give you $100 for your HD DVD player to spend towards a $400 player.

Only people that make out is CC..

Chris

avsfan21

03-05-2008, 02:33 PM

CC is really hurting so I guess they are trying anything to up their revenues.

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 02:35 PM

Not at all. :)

They do give the option for a gift card

If you’re the type to hold a grudge, the offer also allows you to opt for a straight up gift card, to buy regular DVDs with I suppose.

I personally would not blame anyone that bought an HD DVD player just before the Warner bomb was dropped and wanted to take advantage.

ewto16

03-05-2008, 02:37 PM

I hope you are joking.

CC wants to sell the BR players that are not moving now and what better way to give you $100 for your HD DVD player to spend towards a $400 player.

Only people that make out is CC..

Chris

It is better than you just being stuck with a HD-DVD player you no longer want. Circuit City could just as easily not do anything and people would eventually buy a Blu-ray player from them.

This way they encourage people to adopt them earlier and earn some goodwill, which CC could certainly use.

johnnyknoxsvill

03-05-2008, 02:57 PM

I think most ppl would prefer to shop else where then to shop there. Chris is just as into HD-DVD as the day it was sold, so to say that he is stuck with a player he doesnt want is just assuming. Correct me if Im wrong but he is purple as are most of us on here

GPWYANKEE

03-05-2008, 03:00 PM

Its funny-I just bought my second HD Player.Both my HD Players are a Helluva lot better upconverters then my Blu Ray player and ive got a top of the line Blu Ray machine.Im enjoying all the deals im getting on HD movies to be honest.

oaktown2000

03-05-2008, 03:03 PM

Scott......did "Sunshine" ever show up?

I never noticed you post about it...so I'm just checking.

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 03:07 PM

Not yet... I find it takes about 2 weeks for most to get to my doorstep by regular letter mail from the US.

But then I haven't checked the mail yet today.

TheRedOx

03-05-2008, 03:11 PM

HaHa.....audiophiles can't discern difference Monster cables and coat hangers...
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/
The group was A-Bing different cables, and unbeknownst to them, the engineer running the test swapped out a set of cables for coat hangers with soldered-on speaker connections. Not a single one was then able to tell the difference between the Monster Cable and the hangers, and all agreed that the hangers sounded excellent.
Marketing your product as being better because it's more expensive is really disgusting to me *cough* Bose *cough* Monster *cough*

JaylisJayP

03-05-2008, 03:15 PM

avsfan21

03-05-2008, 03:18 PM

HaHa.....audiophiles can't discern difference Monster cables and coat hangers...
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/

Marketing your product as being better because it's more expensive is really disgusting to me *cough* Bose *cough* Monster *cough*

Unless they show pictures of this so called hanger, I am skeptical. Obviously you cant just stick some connectors onto a hanger and have it work. There would have to be some work done on it first. Dont get me wrong I am not a supporter of Monster cables or anything, but I think there is something behind the story that isnt being said.

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 03:24 PM

There are none... the article orginated from a three year old message board posting that relayed the information.

Truthfully, Mon$ter makes a fine product. It's the price that's incredibly stupid.

ToightLikeATiger

03-05-2008, 04:13 PM

Just got done watching Lord of War on BR. What a great movie. Nicholas Cage is great in it. I recommend that movie to all who havent seen it yet.

CoachB

03-05-2008, 04:20 PM

I think so too. Besides whats BB offering?That's pretty decent of Circuit City. :)

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 04:29 PM

Ice Age is a BD 25, not a BD 50 for anyone that cares.

How Fox figures they can charge that much for a BD 25 catalogue title boggles the mind...

Chugga

03-05-2008, 04:29 PM

johnnyknoxsvill

03-05-2008, 05:23 PM

The first one is better I think. Queen Lateffa ruins it for me in the 2nd one.

TastySweetNutz

03-05-2008, 06:43 PM

I'm more than happy with my HD-DVDs and see no need in selling. This just means that I don't have to purchase BR copies in the future.

grif32

03-05-2008, 06:53 PM

Most people who bought an HD DVD player probably have a decent size HD DVD collection so trading it in for BR makes no sense to them

Its just a rumor and lets see where it goes.

Kinda strange they are not going to promote it but you have to ASK for the trade in?? Thats whats Weird about the whole thing. IF CC was doing this to help people buy BR players then why not promote it but instead people have to ask for them to do it.

I dont know.. Strange.

Plus this from CC.

Circuit City discounts HD DVD for quick inventory sell-off
Also cuts price of Toshiba players
By Susanne Ault -- Video Business, 3/3/2008

MARCH 3 | Circuit City is closing out its HD DVD stock and expects to be rid of the products within the month.

The chain is eager to start offering consumers Blu-ray Disc as the one choice for high-definition, believing that the end of format war should encourage mass customer adoption, spokesman Jim Babb said.

In one deal, valid between March 2 and March 8, Circuit City shoppers can purchase three $29.99-priced HD DVDs and get two HD DVD titles for free. Featured sale discs include Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s The Bourne Ultimatum and Knocked Up and Paramount Home Entertainment’s Transformers and Mission Impossible: III.

Additionally, at the chain’s Web site, Toshiba’s HD-A30 player is being advertised for $129, representing a $70 chop from already reduced pricing in January.

Shortly after Toshiba announced it was dropping support for HD DVD, the manufacturer started helping retailers sell off players with price credits. These cuts followed Toshiba’s widespread sales earlier in the year in an attempt to boost HD DVD following Warner Home Video’s exit from the format.

“We are in clearance mode, and we expect to go through the remaining inventory in the next few weeks,” said Babb. “We’ve said all along that it would have been better for consumers and retailers if we had started with one format. Now, the end of the format conflict will mean people can invest with a lot more confidence in gear that they know will be useful for years to come.”

Babb noted that Toshiba HD DVD players are still worthwhile products because of their ability to upconvert standard-definition DVDs to near high-def quality.

“The way they are priced makes them pretty attractive, and it upconverts your DVDs,” said Babb. “That makes them still an option for people.”

He didn’t specify whether the disappearance of HD DVD will necessarily grant Blu-ray wider berth on shelves. Yet Circuit City is hopeful that Blu-ray will catch on with mainstream customers.

“We certainly recognize that the future in this is Blu-ray,” said Babb.

They are going to discount them but them allow people to return them?? :confused:

Kleptos18

03-05-2008, 08:15 PM

So, I just got done watching Gone Baby Gone.

Wow. What a great movie. I loved the entire thing. The ending was the best, it wasn't your typical Happy Ending.

HollandX

03-05-2008, 08:21 PM

Hey PB-- I don't understand what you mean by Pioneer will stop making plasma panels, but use Panny's. Does that mean Pioneer plasmas are just Panny's with a different logo and customer service?

Chugga

03-05-2008, 08:25 PM

So, I just got done watching Gone Baby Gone.

Wow. What a great movie. I loved the entire thing. The ending was the best, it wasn't your typical Happy Ending.

My favorite movie of 07....thought it was great. Great acting out of everyone involved. You'd never think a movie starring Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris would have the entire act stolen by Casey Affleck.

Kleptos18

03-05-2008, 08:36 PM

My favorite movie of 07....thought it was great. Great acting out of everyone involved. You'd never think a movie starring Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris would have the entire act stolen by Casey Affleck.

When the movie started, I was scared cause he sounds so much like Ben. But, he's so much better. I'm happy I blind bought it, i'll def. watch it again.

Anyone got any blu's for sale? I got some paypal burnin a hole :)

JaylisJayP

03-05-2008, 08:41 PM

Finally found a copy of Ice Age today at Best Buy. Kinda disappointed no one ran a sale this week like buy Ice Age and Ice Age 2 and save $15 or something stupid like that. The whole reason I never bought the 2nd Ice Age was because I had never seen the first one yet.

I found it today, as well, at Target of all places. They still raped me for $29.99, but what are you gonna do when you're addicted.

JaylisJayP

03-05-2008, 08:43 PM

Plus this from CC.

Circuit City discounts HD DVD for quick inventory sell-off
Also cuts price of Toshiba players
By Susanne Ault -- Video Business, 3/3/2008

MARCH 3 | Circuit City is closing out its HD DVD stock and expects to be rid of the products within the month.

The chain is eager to start offering consumers Blu-ray Disc as the one choice for high-definition, believing that the end of format war should encourage mass customer adoption, spokesman Jim Babb said.

In one deal, valid between March 2 and March 8, Circuit City shoppers can purchase three $29.99-priced HD DVDs and get two HD DVD titles for free. Featured sale discs include Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s The Bourne Ultimatum and Knocked Up and Paramount Home Entertainment’s Transformers and Mission Impossible: III.

Additionally, at the chain’s Web site, Toshiba’s HD-A30 player is being advertised for $129, representing a $70 chop from already reduced pricing in January.

Shortly after Toshiba announced it was dropping support for HD DVD, the manufacturer started helping retailers sell off players with price credits. These cuts followed Toshiba’s widespread sales earlier in the year in an attempt to boost HD DVD following Warner Home Video’s exit from the format.

“We are in clearance mode, and we expect to go through the remaining inventory in the next few weeks,” said Babb. “We’ve said all along that it would have been better for consumers and retailers if we had started with one format. Now, the end of the format conflict will mean people can invest with a lot more confidence in gear that they know will be useful for years to come.”

Babb noted that Toshiba HD DVD players are still worthwhile products because of their ability to upconvert standard-definition DVDs to near high-def quality.

“The way they are priced makes them pretty attractive, and it upconverts your DVDs,” said Babb. “That makes them still an option for people.”

He didn’t specify whether the disappearance of HD DVD will necessarily grant Blu-ray wider berth on shelves. Yet Circuit City is hopeful that Blu-ray will catch on with mainstream customers.

“We certainly recognize that the future in this is Blu-ray,” said Babb.

They are going to discount them but them allow people to return them?? :confused:

They're HD DVD sale is stupid. If they're really serious about clearing inventory they'd do a 50% sale on ALL titles and stop d--cking around with this little bit here, little discout there.

Sorry, 12 titles that have been in EVERY other sale...somewhat discounted from CC's inflated prices to begin with...won't move enough of the product to deal-savvy HD DVD loyalists.

They'll very quickly find they'll need to do much more if they want to sell off they're remaining HD DVD product.

Chugga

03-05-2008, 08:54 PM

I found it today, as well, at Target of all places. They still raped me for $29.99, but what are you gonna do when you're addicted.

I got raped a bit worse....but then again I hate walking all the way to the movie department in target (it's so out of the way and inconvenient) so I'll consider it $5 well spent.

PrimeBane

03-05-2008, 10:37 PM

Hey PB-- I don't understand what you mean by Pioneer will stop making plasma panels, but use Panny's. Does that mean Pioneer plasmas are just Panny's with a different logo and customer service?

Pioneer current makes their own panels... probably the best in the world, but only 3% of the market. All their current plasmas are Pioneer panels.

If the article is correct, the next generation of Pioneer plasmas will use panels made by Panasonic. So yeah, the next generation of Pioneer plasmas (or perhaps next year's models depending on how fast they move) with be Pioneer branded Panasonics. Although the electronics and such will still be made by Pioneer.

JaylisJayP

03-05-2008, 11:38 PM

latonthesnake

03-06-2008, 02:22 AM

SBrooks1

03-06-2008, 05:50 AM

GPWYANKEE

03-06-2008, 05:53 AM

So, I just got done watching Gone Baby Gone.

Wow. What a great movie. I loved the entire thing. The ending was the best, it wasn't your typical Happy Ending.

I loved this movie also-Casey owns his brother in the acting Dept.

Ben should stick to writing and directing-His combo with Matt Damon on Good Will Hunting was also and still is one of my favorite movies of all time.

TheRedOx

03-06-2008, 07:04 AM

grif32

03-06-2008, 07:10 AM

Best Buy Sale:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&id=pcat17071&type=page&ks=960&st=hd+dvd&sc=Global&cp=1&sp=%2Bcurrentprice+skuid&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1%7E%7Eq686420647664%7E%7Enccat02015%23%230%23%23by&list=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&iht=n

wish I had a BB. The Pianist and Tremors would be a good pickup for that price.

GPWYANKEE

03-06-2008, 07:14 AM

SBrooks1

03-06-2008, 07:17 AM

Tremors:rolleyes::rolleyes:Your taste is in your arse

It's a cheesy B-movie but it's a cult classic

Thee Ultimate Collector

03-06-2008, 07:28 AM

HaHa.....audiophiles can't discern difference Monster cables and coat hangers...
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/

Marketing your product as being better because it's more expensive is really disgusting to me *cough* Bose *cough* Monster *cough*

This is awesome....I've never fallen for "high quality" cables or wires and I never will.

yeah okay...I'm gonna run my Martin Logan Odyssey's on a coat hanger...does that coat hanger come Bi-wired?...you keep believing there is no difference and I will keep hearing the difference....I don't think there is huge difference but there is a "cleaner" sounding difference, especially on Jazz and Classical...maybe not Metallica or Death Metal

DAHUNTERMANNY

03-06-2008, 07:35 AM

Finally found BBC version of Planet Earth on HD-DVD under $30!! Just pulled the trigger...
http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvds/id/1115684
From down under - comes to just over $26 USD even with $10 AUD freight.

Wow, nice find. Hell of a deal, might just have to jump on it also. :o

I did pick up Beowulf yesterday. Thx to you guys I seen that BB had it for sale at $20, and I had a $5 gift card so got the movie for $15dlvd (site to store pickup). I was watching it last night and I was so damn tired I passed out. I woke up an hour later and the movie was frozen!! I've never had this happen before on my HD player. I'll give it another look now to see if it was a disk problem or just a freak thing. But other then that, the movie was not too bad. I didn't realize it was an CG movie, I thought it would be just like 300 with live actors and CG backgrounds. Good action and FX make this movie a very glorified comic book made into a CG movie for me.

ewto16

03-06-2008, 07:47 AM

wow...i don't know if any of you have ever e-mailed review feedback to anyone at DVDTalk.com, but I would highly recommend against it. I commented on reviewer Brian Orndor's worthless review of 30 Days of Night blu-ray, and the guy responded over and over like a teenager. No professionalism, no maturity, just a horrible experience.

I definitely wasted my time.

What did you comment on? I don't think I read that particular review. Was it a bad review of the movie or the quality of the disc?

I just read it. He really hated the movie and apparently hates that director for some reason.

Thee Ultimate Collector

03-06-2008, 07:52 AM

wow...i don't know if any of you have ever e-mailed review feedback to anyone at DVDTalk.com, but I would highly recommend against it. I commented on reviewer Brian Orndor's worthless review of 30 Days of Night blu-ray, and the guy responded over and over like a teenager. No professionalism, no maturity, just a horrible experience.

I definitely wasted my time.

are you sure you didn't send it to the chat board's at spawn.com by accident...:D

stupidsuck

03-06-2008, 08:04 AM

Finally found BBC version of Planet Earth on HD-DVD under $30!! Just pulled the trigger...
http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvds/id/1115684
From down under - comes to just over $26 USD even with $10 AUD freight.

are all HD DVDs region free? I just saw it says region 4 on it and I have a buddy who would be interested in this and I know little about HD DVD region coding

TheRedOx

03-06-2008, 08:06 AM

are all HD DVDs region free? I just saw it says region 4 on it and I have a buddy who would be interested in this and I know little about HD DVD region coding

Yup, PAL/NTSC and or region/zone mean absolutely nothing with regards to HD-DVD. They're all Region-free and these "PAL" discs will absolutely play just fine in your US/CAN HD-DVD player.

GPWYANKEE

03-06-2008, 08:14 AM

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 09:18 AM

I like it, but I can't take advantage. :(

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 09:23 AM

Anybody here know about the new Mitsubishi laser TVs. these things look amazing, but I can only guess at the price point.

http://www.believingisseeing.tv/

Just when I think I'm at the top of the game, there's something new to lust after.

Looks damn nice, but don't get your hopes up too high until they actually get to market at a reasonable price.

I had planned to wait until SED HDtvs hit the market as they offered the best HD picture of a tube with the sexy flat panel look of a plasma or LCD. I believe the tech is near dead now. :(

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 10:13 AM

Rumor has that Warner has spend up it's exit from HD DVD to the end of March rather than the end of May... no big surprise considering Uni and PM/DW have jumped ship already.

JaylisJayP

03-06-2008, 11:05 AM

What did you comment on? I don't think I read that particular review. Was it a bad review of the movie or the quality of the disc?

I just read it. He really hated the movie and apparently hates that director for some reason.

I commented that I personally felt he let his view of the movie affect the review of the blu-ray disc as a whole and skewed his recommendation. I don't know, in my opinion, I'm reading high def. reviews more for the take on the transfer, PQ, AQ, extras, etc... if I want someone's thoughts on a movie, I'll find a professional over at rottentomatoes.com cream of the crop.

Regardless of whether he agreed (which he obviously didn't), he was just a total and complete jerk in his correspondences. Handled himself very poorly. Makes me want to delete DVDTalk from my favorites list.

JaylisJayP

03-06-2008, 11:07 AM

Rumor has that Warner has spend up it's exit from HD DVD to the end of March rather than the end of May... no big surprise considering Uni and PM/DW have jumped ship already.

This might not be true....they're still announcing new HD DVD releases for May. I saw one today on high def. digest for "P.S. I Love You"

grif32

03-06-2008, 11:18 AM

It's a cheesy B-movie but it's a cult classic

Agree. How do you NOT like Tremors. Great B-Movie for sure.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 11:21 AM

This might not be true....they're still announcing new HD DVD releases for May. I saw one today on high def. digest for "P.S. I Love You"

True enough, but we all know how that corporate song and dance can go. :)

HollandX

03-06-2008, 11:50 AM

fyi... just because a press release was released today doesn't mean it's still good. these companies write these press releases a while back and then post it on their website hidden with a "Scheduled release date" so it doesn't show up to the public until that date checks around. Then anyone who access the companies press release section finds it.

ewto16

03-06-2008, 12:22 PM

I like it, but I can't take advantage. :(

You really want The Water Horse?? I have no problem ordering it for you and sending it to you if you PayPal me the cash for it. What woud that be, like $22-25?

It is $21.33 for me to buy it. How much is it to ship it to Canada? Looks like $8.26 according to USPS.com. So like $30 bucks.....somehow I think that itsn't so much of a deal for you. Sorry. :(

Still would do it if you really wanted.

Thee Ultimate Collector

03-06-2008, 12:46 PM

I commented that I personally felt he let his view of the movie affect the review of the blu-ray disc as a whole and skewed his recommendation. I don't know, in my opinion, I'm reading high def. reviews more for the take on the transfer, PQ, AQ, extras, etc... if I want someone's thoughts on a movie, I'll find a professional over at rottentomatoes.com cream of the crop.

Regardless of whether he agreed (which he obviously didn't), he was just a total and complete jerk in his correspondences. Handled himself very poorly. Makes me want to delete DVDTalk from my favorites list.

so another words..if a movie is terrible but the picture/audio quality was A+...the reviewer is suppose to give it a high score...I'm not talking about any movie in particular.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 01:18 PM

You really want The Water Horse?? I have no problem ordering it for you and sending it to you if you PayPal me the cash for it. What woud that be, like $22-25?

It is $21.33 for me to buy it. How much is it to ship it to Canada? Looks like $8.26 according to USPS.com. So like $30 bucks.....somehow I think that itsn't so much of a deal for you. Sorry. :(

Still would do it if you really wanted.

thanks for the offer, but I think I spent my allowance for the month now ;)

fyi, it shouldn't ever cost more than $4 US to ship a movie in a bubble mailer to Canada... at least in my experience.

Chugga

03-06-2008, 01:34 PM

so another words..if a movie is terrible but the picture/audio quality was A+...the reviewer is suppose to give it a high score...I'm not talking about any movie in particular.

Well if a movie sucks and the picture and audio quality are top notch then the picture and audio quality should get top notch ratings. Kenneth Brown over at hdd used to have a bit of this problem himself (until they later went back and cleaned up a few of his reviews) but basically a couple of online reviewers would let their view of a movie completely skew the rest of the movies ratings.

I don't go to highdefdigest or dvdtalk or dvdtown or where-ever to get reviews about the movie itself. Rottentomatoes gives me hundreds of reviews on a single movie....so don't review the movie, review the disk. And when you start letting your view of the movie get in the way of the review of the disk then theres a problem. Minor or not it's still something annoying to see a favorite film of yours get dogged because it was handed to the wrong reviewer and his hate of the movie bled through so deep that it took away an entire star from PQ and AQ.

Chugga

03-06-2008, 01:41 PM

This might not be true....they're still announcing new HD DVD releases for May. I saw one today on high def. digest for "P.S. I Love You"

I could definately see Warner backing out...look at their release schedule it's awful.

Bonnie & Clyde, One Missed Call, Sublime, Ocean's 11&12, PS I Love You, and Twister.

There isn't a title in that entire bunch that is going to break 10,000 (maybe not even 5,000) copies sold. Why even bother? I wouldn't be suprised if they call it a day after I Am Legend on April 8th. Theres honestly no reason what-so-ever to keep going after April 8th. Bonnie & Clyde is a catalog title and won't move, One Missed Call & Sublime are less than impressive horror movies that won't move, both of the Ocean's movies have already come out and the deals on them were so good chances are 90% of the people who wanted those 2 movies already have them, PS I Love You is a romantic comedy aka it's not moving, and Twister while a quality title is the last announced HD DVD as of right now and chances are most people have left the building by time it's out and also lets not forget the word "catalog".

They might as well just push I Am Legend up a week to April 1st and then say that is their last day of support for HD DVD. Not trying to hate on you HD DVD guys but it's worthless you are talking about 6 more titles, is it really worth the effort when Warner could be using their time doing more important things...like finally getting Batman Begins out, I mean damnit get it out already.

HollandX

03-06-2008, 01:42 PM

thanks for the offer, but I think I spent my allowance for the month now ;)

fyi, it shouldn't ever cost more than $4 US to ship a movie in a bubble mailer to Canada... at least in my experience.

i shipped an hd dvd in a bubble envelope (3.60oz) First Class International to toronto yesterday. it cost $1.62.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 01:44 PM

I'm not in Toronto... I'm in Calgary :p

HollandX

03-06-2008, 01:46 PM

wait...

what's the difference?

WingNut 25

03-06-2008, 01:49 PM

It is very cheap to ship a DVD in a bubble mailer to Canada and cities in the US. I usually ask $3 for shipping in the US and that covers the cost of the bubble mailer, shipping and some of the PayPal fee.

thaderules

03-06-2008, 01:49 PM

so another words..if a movie is terrible but the picture/audio quality was A+...the reviewer is suppose to give it a high score...I'm not talking about any movie in particular.

I think you might have a point. I checked out the Blu Ray review and the person gave it 4/5 for both video and audio.

Jaylis, are you saying it should receive a higher rating on the presentation? I haven't seen it on Blu so I can't comment.

JaylisJayP

03-06-2008, 02:17 PM

I think you might have a point. I checked out the Blu Ray review and the person gave it 4/5 for both video and audio.

Jaylis, are you saying it should receive a higher rating on the presentation? I haven't seen it on Blu so I can't comment.

Not on the presentation, my initial thought was perhaps his "wrap up" and "recommendation" were off base since he didn't like the movie itself so much. But in hindsight, I know that doesn't exactly sound right. Maybe it was partly my bias for the movie that led me to contact him in the first place.

And in hindsight, his review itself was fine...I never had a major problem with his review, I really just wanted to start a dialogue and share my opinion (wrong or right)...and I was talking to him in the same tone I'm talking in right now....really trying not to be a jerk since I know these guys are probably bombarded with idiots telling them this and that all the time.

But this guy's responses from the first one were nasty, immature, unprofessional and just a total shock since I'd had discussions with other reviewers at DVDTalk before and they were all great.

Not trying to get into a debate on whether his review was right or wrong, or whether my opinion was right or wrong...just making a mention of the guy's off-putting tone in his responses. I would expect more from someone in that type of position.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 02:24 PM

GPWYANKEE

03-06-2008, 02:31 PM

ewto16

03-06-2008, 02:40 PM

Harmony 880: $99 US (after using coupon code below)

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Harmony-Advanced-Universal-Control/dp/B00093IIRA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1204836996&sr=1-2

coupon code GXWCVCLQ = $50 off

must not click.......no real need to replace 550...........don't buy just because of deal.......

Also, I was thinking I was sending it to Canada as a package. That was apparently higher, and I didn't want the BR to get damaged. If you can send them in a bubble mailer for $3, I'd do that.

So like $25 if you are still interested PB. No biggie if you aren't. Just thinking I could help out.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 02:47 PM

stupidsuck

03-06-2008, 02:52 PM

TheRedOx

03-06-2008, 02:55 PM

ewto16

03-06-2008, 02:58 PM

Does the 550 have a craddle and rechargable battery built in? I love my 880 for that feature alone :D

Plus the motion sensor feature (backlight kicks on when you move the remote) is perfect for a dark movie room.

Thanks for the offer ewto, but I'll pass for now.... I have more Halo 3 figures to buy first before the kids get a new movie. ;)

Nope, no cradle and rechargeable battery, but my sectional has a little remote holder area in it anyway, so I don't think the cradle would work in there. Not sure it would fit or that I would be able to run power to it. The 550 does have a motion sensor in it though. My 550 features rechargeable batteries. Energizers seem to work just fine so far.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 03:04 PM

oh man...any idea how long that code is good for?

Sorry, no clue I'm afraid. :(

Don't forget customizable backgrounds and channel icons...
http://squareworld.com/harmony/

Nice... I never knew you could do that with the 880. :)

GPWYANKEE

03-06-2008, 03:05 PM

Got American Werewolf in London and Italian Job FT on HD:D---Lmk what ya got in HD FT:eek:

johnnyknoxsvill

03-06-2008, 03:16 PM

Rambo gets PCM 7.1 treatment! This should sound great, can't wait to pick this up

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Lionsgate/Disc_Announcements/Rambo_Joins_Sequels_on_Blu-ray_This_May/1540

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 03:16 PM

I'm not sure how many actually go to highdefdigest, but here are link to the recent Amazon.com price drops

Blu-ray
http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=14048

HD DVD
http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=24171

jmcc000

03-06-2008, 03:23 PM

Awesome, I ordered my 2 :)

Harmony 880: $99 US (after using coupon code below)

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Harmony-Advanced-Universal-Control/dp/B00093IIRA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1204836996&sr=1-2

coupon code GXWCVCLQ = $50 off

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 03:36 PM

MS in discussions with Sony for BD in 360

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca6017de-eba6-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

oaktown2000

03-06-2008, 03:41 PM

avsfan21

03-06-2008, 03:44 PM

I was just thinking that I would love to see Advent Children get a HD release. I would think it would look awesome in HD.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 03:48 PM

Seriously....if that were to happen...with "built ins"....I might have no need for my PS3...and can consolidate my games/movies into one machine.

I'm of the same mind... if a new 360 comes out with integrated BD, the PS3 might just end up on ebay.

JaylisJayP

03-06-2008, 04:04 PM

Seriously....if that were to happen...with "built ins"....I might have no need for my PS3...and can consolidate my games/movies into one machine.

Also......I'm very intrigued with the Applessed Blu Ray that's coming out. I have not seen any of the others....so my question is this......will I still understand/enjoy this Blu Ray without having seen any of the others...or will i be "lost"?????

My guess is you'll probably get enough quick backstory to be able to understand it. I rented Appleseed (2004) from Netflix and am about halfway through it...I have to say it's really great. Ex Machina will be a definite buy for me come Tuesday.

ewto16

03-06-2008, 04:05 PM

Doubt the 360 will feature an integrated BD drive. I'm sure it will be an add-on like the HD-DVD drive was. Can't read the article as it requires registration and I'm too lazy to sign up, so maybe it says something more specific.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 04:07 PM

hmmm... I didn't have to sign up to read it. Strange.

Anways, it was widely rumored that MS was going to unveil a 360 with HD DVD drive at CES before the Warner announcement came out... so perhaps they will try to resurrect the project with a BD drive instead?

freezerfuel

03-06-2008, 04:22 PM

But... but... the PS3 has a cool commercial. :P

Seriously, I love my PS3 and now that I've got a few more games for it I'm lovin' it more.

I agree about the 880 PB, the light up motion sensor on it is awesome. I started (finally) using mine about a week ago and noticed it... damn cool and handy.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 04:25 PM

Don't you wish you'd set it up sooner? :D

freezerfuel

03-06-2008, 04:29 PM

4 remotes vs 1 and everything works flawlessly... how did I ever manage?

(you were right :D)

HollandX

03-06-2008, 04:45 PM

Sony, Microsoft discuss Blu-ray for Xbox 360

By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco

Published: March 6 2008 18:50 | Last updated: March 6 2008 18:50

Sony is in talks with console rival Microsoft about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360, according to a senior executive.

The Japanese electronics maker has until now touted Blu-ray as an advantage its PlayStation 3 holds over Microsoft’s console. Microsoft has backed Toshiba’s HD-DVD format and offered an HD-DVD drive that can be plugged into the 360.

But after Sony’s victory last month in the high-definition DVD format war, Stan Glasgow, Sony Electronics US president, said the two sides were now talking about Microsoft adopting Blu-ray.

A Blu-ray drive in a 360 would make Microsoft more competitive with the PS3, but it would also mean extra revenues for Sony’s electronics division. It would also add further cost to the 360, meaning a premium edition of the console could be necessary.

A Blu-ray drive could be incorporated in its top-of-the-range Elite Xbox, or Microsoft could again offer a drive as a plug-in peripheral.

Mr Glasgow, speaking at a media dinner, added that discussions were also taking place with Apple, which has not offered Blu-ray drives on any of its computers so far and has focused on digital media via downloads and streaming through devices such as its Apple TV.

The Sony president said he did not believe Blu-ray would be overtaken by high-definition content becoming available over the internet. Bandwidth limitations meant it was still available to only a few, he said, and consumers favoured disks they could own.

“Downloading will build over time, but this will be over a period of years,” he said.

Microsoft declined to confirm any talks, saying: ”We have made no such announcement. Games are what are driving consumers to purchase game consoles and we remain focused on providing the largest library of blockbuster games available.”

On Blu-ray pricing, Mr Glasgow expects prices of players to drop to as low as $299 by the end of the year. They currently cost $399 and higher. He feels the price of a player could fall to about $200 by the end of 2009.

The prices of Blu-ray players are not expected to fall as precipitously as they did with regular DVD players. The Blu-ray Association, the group controlling the standard, has yet to license it to Chinese manufacturers, who would be expected to drive down prices.

Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2008

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca6017de-eba6-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

WingNut 25

03-06-2008, 04:49 PM

A 360 w/ a built-in BD player would mean my PS3 will be on ebay! Now the question is this: if we get a 360 w/ a BD player built-in, can we still plug our HD-DVD add-on into it?

ewto16

03-06-2008, 06:26 PM

Just curious as to why so many of you with a PS3 already would Ebay that for a 360 with a BD drive in it that will likely cost more than you paid for your PS3. :confused:

JaylisJayP

03-06-2008, 06:27 PM

I'd keep my PS3....move it into my bedroom.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 09:35 PM

Just curious as to why so many of you with a PS3 already would Ebay that for a 360 with a BD drive in it that will likely cost more than you paid for your PS3. :confused:

To pay for the 360 of course. :p

Honestly, I never would have bought a PS3 if not for Blu-ray.

johnnyknoxsvill

03-06-2008, 09:50 PM

Anyone else looking forward to picking up Rambo in May?

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 09:52 PM

I heard good things about Rambo... providing the price is decent, I'll pick up the BD.

thatverycritic

03-06-2008, 10:29 PM

But this guy's responses from the first one were nasty, immature, unprofessional and just a total shock since I'd had discussions with other reviewers at DVDTalk before and they were all great.

Not trying to get into a debate on whether his review was right or wrong, or whether my opinion was right or wrong...just making a mention of the guy's off-putting tone in his responses. I would expect more from someone in that type of position.

I think he was right. The review was great, Jaylis! What's the problem? He gives fantastic attention to both the movie and the BD itself. Way better than most reviewers.

I e-mailed this Orndorf fella, and he was very nice to me -- adult and mature, funny even. He says you were very insulting and baited him with poor research and thin arguments. He mentioned you "told" on him to the editors at dvdtalk. That's not cool. You didn't do that, did you? I could've sworn your profile says you're 30 years old.

Did you really send him a DVD Town link as an example of a "great" review? Man, that place is awful. They can barely spell. Jaylis, what were you thinking?

thatverycritic

03-06-2008, 10:32 PM

so another words..if a movie is terrible but the picture/audio quality was A+...the reviewer is suppose to give it a high score...

yeah, that makes no sense.

freezerfuel

03-06-2008, 10:35 PM

Anyone else looking forward to picking up Rambo in May?

Absolutely, this is one movie that blew me away at the theatre. I'll also be picking up part 2 and 3 to have the whole collection. I can't wait to see it again.

avsfan21

03-06-2008, 10:38 PM

See I would be the opposite. If they made an 360 with a built in Blu-ray and started making games to play on it. I would never go back to Xbox. That would be like a huge slap in the face. We know you already bought one of our systems so go out and buy another so you can play some of the new games.

freezerfuel

03-06-2008, 10:44 PM

Weird that DVD AF has Rambo 2 and 3 but not Rambo listed in their titles yet. Meh.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 10:53 PM

Perhaps you should introduce yourself sir before slagging one of our members... I'd hate to think you created an account just to stir things up.

I think he was right. The review was great, Jaylis! What's the problem? He gives fantastic attention to both the movie and the BD itself. Way better than most reviewers.

I e-mailed this Orndorf fella, and he was very nice to me -- adult and mature, funny even. He says you were very insulting and baited him with poor research and thin arguments. He mentioned you "told" on him to the editors at dvdtalk. That's not cool. You didn't do that, did you? I could've sworn your profile says you're 30 years old.

Did you really send him a DVD Town link as an example of a "great" review? Man, that place is awful. They can barely spell. Jaylis, what were you thinking?

JaylisJayP

03-06-2008, 11:08 PM

Perhaps you should introduce yourself sir before slagging one of our members... I'd hate to think you created an account just to stir things up.

It sounds like it's him, Orndorf, but it's fine, whomever that guy is, doesn't really matter...I'm sorry I brought it up here in the first place, that's my fault. I like this being the one place where I can escape the usual garbage of the Internet.

PrimeBane

03-06-2008, 11:16 PM

No, you're right Jay... you should be able to bring things like that up here.

And if that's really Orndorf, that's pretty fricken sad.

JaylisJayP

03-06-2008, 11:19 PM

No, you're right Jay... you should be able to bring things like that up here.

And if that's really Orndorf, that's pretty fricken sad.

He used the same tone and language in his exchanges to me...tried to bait me by calling out my age like in the post above. Sounds like the same person.

thaderules

03-06-2008, 11:36 PM

oh man this is getting interesting. I'm sure he is the dvdtalk reviewer.

Jay,

If he's baiting you, post the emails you guys wrote to each other on this board. This is better than watching HD's :D

JaylisJayP

03-06-2008, 11:45 PM

I think I deleted them all thad....but you can get the idea. I think he just did more to prove my point in his post above than I ever could by posting what he wrote me in earlier e-mail exchanges.

thaderules

03-07-2008, 12:12 AM

Got it. He has the right to be upset if you told him how he should write his review and direct him to a different site for reference. But he shouldn't act childish and call you names and pretty much stalk you.

edschmoe

03-07-2008, 01:03 AM

Got an open only watched once copy of Ghost Rider on Blu up for trade if anyone is interested.

worth another try :)

TheRedOx

03-07-2008, 02:31 AM

Thee Ultimate Collector

03-07-2008, 04:53 AM

Well if a movie sucks and the picture and audio quality are top notch then the picture and audio quality should get top notch ratings. Kenneth Brown over at hdd used to have a bit of this problem himself (until they later went back and cleaned up a few of his reviews) but basically a couple of online reviewers would let their view of a movie completely skew the rest of the movies ratings.

I don't go to highdefdigest or dvdtalk or dvdtown or where-ever to get reviews about the movie itself. Rottentomatoes gives me hundreds of reviews on a single movie....so don't review the movie, review the disk. And when you start letting your view of the movie get in the way of the review of the disk then theres a problem. Minor or not it's still something annoying to see a favorite film of yours get dogged because it was handed to the wrong reviewer and his hate of the movie bled through so deep that it took away an entire star from PQ and AQ.

understood..:)

HollandX

03-07-2008, 08:26 AM

So, um, the weirdest thing EVER happened to me.

Long story short, but I was in Target with the gf. She was fawning over Girls Next Door season 3, so I bought it for her ($22.99). Now, about a week later, I was perusing Circuit City, and I saw the same box set for $8 cheaper. PLUS I have some unused Circuit City gift cards. So I rebought it at Circuit City.

I gently pealed off the Circuit City price sticker, plopped it in a Target bag, and went to go return it to Target with my Target receipt.

So I get to Target and I'm like "I need to return this please."

She looks it over.

Her: "Did you open it?"
Me: "Nope."
Her: "Well I have to."

She gets out this MASSIVE pair of scissors. They're like clown scissors.

She MAULS open the package with the scissors. She pulls out the 3 superthin dvd cases in the box and rips open each one to verify the disc is in each one.

They are and, she processes the return, puts a giant return barcode right onto the box, and hands me my receipt.

This disc set is now DEAD. There is now one less Girls Next Door season 3 in this world.

Dude-- I was TERRIFIED when she started opening it. I was like trembling. I'm like if there's a disc missing, it's not my fault!!

The case didn't even look *****y or anything. It looked PERFECT. I've returned thousands of new DVDs in my life, and have never ever seen this.

I felt so bad for the disc set! They didn't deserve to go out like that.

Are they doing this to deter returns?

"Please don't hurt him. I'll take him back and give him a good home."

ToightLikeATiger

03-07-2008, 08:28 AM

It sounds like it's him, Orndorf, but it's fine, whomever that guy is, doesn't really matter...I'm sorry I brought it up here in the first place, that's my fault. I like this being the one place where I can escape the usual garbage of the Internet.

Well considering he just created and account... his boardname is thatverycritic (that very critic) and he randomly went after you to defend the critic you said was bad. I would put my money on him being the same pathetic child who cant take constructive criticism.

Its probably tough for him though. Im sure it would be hard to read an email critiquing your work while your mothers yelling down to you that the dishes arent done yet and he better go wash them before dad gets home.

Thee Ultimate Collector

03-07-2008, 08:42 AM

Well considering he just created and account... his boardname is thatverycritic (that very critic) and he randomly went after you to defend the critic you said was bad. I would put my money on him being the same pathetic child who cant take constructive criticism.

Its probably tough for him though. Im sure it would be hard to read an email critiquing your work while your mothers yelling down to you that the dishes arent done yet and he better go wash them before dad gets home.

It's amazing how quick we judge thatverycritic...how do we know the entire story..it's kinda convenient JaylisJayP's original emails are gone...and how dull is our lives that we have to send an email about a bad review. I mean seriously. Yet we call thatverycritic pathetic...:rolleyes:...I wonder if thatverycritic still has he original emails...that would be a very interesting read...IMO...I'm not bashing either party..I just find it funny how we take one side without even knowing 80% of the REAL story...:rolleyes:

JaylisJayP

03-07-2008, 08:43 AM

Please don't tell me I have to consider buying a fifth movie this Tuesday????

Anyone see Hitman? It was lost on me that this one also comes out next week.

HomeTheaterSpot guy seemed to like it.

http://www.hometheaterspot.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/140765/

JaylisJayP

03-07-2008, 08:49 AM

It's amazing how quick we judge thatverycritic...how do we know the entire story..it's kinda convenient JaylisJayP's original emails are gone...and how dull is our lives that we have to send an email about a bad review. I mean seriously. Yet we call thatverycritic pathetic...:rolleyes:...I wonder if thatverycritic still has he original emails...that would be a very interesting read...IMO...I'm not bashing either party..I just find it funny how we take one side without even knowing 80% of the REAL story...:rolleyes:

It's not convenient....I clear my inbox/sent/trash most nights because I don't like like things sitting in there. Yes, I'm obsessive compulsive like that.

Geez, this isn't some trade deal gone bad where I was destroying the evidence.

In any event, they read like two little girls bickering back and forth through the Internet would read. "You're a jerk, no you're a jerk..."

The only point I was trying to make was that I started off my messages polite but wasn't happy with the immediate tone I received in the responses back, and as you can imagine it went downhill from there.

I'll ask again that this really not turn into something that consumes the thread.

TheRedOx

03-07-2008, 09:23 AM

She gets out this MASSIVE pair of scissors. They're like clown scissors.

Dude, I don't know why but the image of "clown scissors" just had me LMAO here at work. :D
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6462/craftyclown1db1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

avsfan21

03-07-2008, 11:02 AM

I am sure that one of my friends is one of the reasons that something like that happened since he would buy stuff take out the disc shrink wrap it back up then return it to the store.

stupidsuck

03-07-2008, 11:05 AM

worth another try :)

I'm still looking to unload big fish or The Wild if you wanna make a swap for Ghost Rider

WingNut 25

03-07-2008, 11:31 AM

HollandX

03-07-2008, 11:40 AM

I am sure that one of my friends is one of the reasons that something like that happened since he would buy stuff take out the disc shrink wrap it back up then return it to the store.

yeah, i sorta understand the reasoning... but does target really SAVE money by mauling every dvd that comes back? geez.. i wanna go buy a ps3 game and then return it a day later just to watch them maul that. or a dvd box set. let the fun begin!

lmao I should buy a dvd... come to return it... after she opens it be like "thanks, i'll take that! i don't really want to return it.. i just hate the security seals. it's a wonderful service you have here! bye!"

oh but like i said... if a disc was missing... it wasn't my fault! so i wouldn't be allowed to return it because I purchased a defective unit?

HollandX

03-07-2008, 11:42 AM

I have never heard of an employee ripping open a DVD to check if the disc is there. That could have been put back on the shelf but instead it is now a defective item that has to be credited. Having worked at Target in the past, I know that isn't common practice.

i have returned dvds to this specific target in the past. i've never watched one get treated like michael vick's dogs before. i got emotional watching the torture.

i kinda wanna do it again to see what happens. sounds like a youtube video in the making!

i'm sure dvd distributers would love to know perfectly fine dvds are being sent back to them.

:D:D

ToightLikeATiger

03-07-2008, 11:57 AM

Just ordered Mummy, Mummy Returns and Scent of a Women from Buy.com. $13 each. They dropped prices on a bunch of movies. Couldnt pass up those 3 classics. Everytime I say I am not going to buy anything more something like this happens :( lol

Also American Gangster is almost $10 cheaper on buy.com and Casino Royal is $6 cheaper. I just bought them off there.:mad:

ewto16

03-07-2008, 12:01 PM

For those up north, FutureShop is offering a limited HD-DVD player exchange.

http://www.futureshop.ca/popup/bluray.asp?logon=&langid=EN

Future Shop Offers Solution for HD DVD Owners During Transition to Blu-ray
Trade in offer for HD DVD players; Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada recipients of returned players

(Burnaby, BC) March 7, 2008 - Future Shop, Canada's largest retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics has introduced a transition option for Canadians affected by the end of the technology battle that left Blu-ray as the prevailing technology for home theatres. Approximately 35,000 Canadians have invested in HD DVD players and discs at various retailers since 2006 but Future Shop has created a practical solution to allow the transition to Blu-ray while still enjoying their existing HD DVDs.

"Future Shop recently announced the change to showcasing Blu-ray and liquidating HD DVD players," said Eric Stockner, Director of Merchandising, Home Theatre. "We recognize that some customers will jump into Blu-ray but others who invested in HD DVD, and started to build a library of movies, are interested in a transition and combo solution to the new Blu-ray home theatre and entertainment experience."

From March 7th to April 3rd, customers who own HD DVD players - whether purchased at Future Shop, or another retailer - are invited to return their HD DVD player to a Future Shop location and receive $100 off either an LG or Samsung Blu-ray / HD DVD Combo player.

"The Blu-ray/ HD-DVD Combo player is a win for customers as it allows them the opportunity to continue to view their HD DVDs while entering into the Blu-ray market," adds Stockner.

Returned HD DVD Players will be donated to Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada for use in their after-school and evening programs. There are over 700 service locations of the Boys and Girls Clubs across Canada.

For more information visit: www.futureshop.ca/bluray.

About Blu-ray
Blu-ray gets its name from the colour of laser that is used to read and write data. Current DVD technology such as DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM uses a red laser, but the new format uses a blue-violet laser. The advantage of a blue-violet laser is its shorter wavelength making it possible to focus the laser spot with even greater precision. This allows data to be packed more tightly and stored in less space, so in turn makes it possible to store more than five times more data on the same size disc as a CD/DVD. Therefore the little blue-violet laser used on Blu-ray discs allow more content, better sound, more effects, more excitement and more drama -- all in high definition.

About Boys and Girls Clubs
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada is a leading provider of after-school programs that support the healthy physical, educational and social development of 200,000 children, youth and their families each year. In 700 community locations across Canada, clubs offer programs in physical recreation, technology, the arts, academic support, personal growth and more. Many clubs also provide meals, career counselling, emergency shelter, family support programs and other supports to children and youth at risk. Boys and Girls Clubs have been helping young Canadians to discover, develop and achieve their potential, for over 100 years. To learn more, visit www.bgccan.com.

About Future Shop
With 131 stores across the country and the nation's premier web store (www.futureshop.ca), Burnaby, BC-based Future Shop is Canada's largest national retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics