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Limited edition box set (first 5 films) on HD-DVD only (cheaper than regular DVD) at Amazon.com
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Blu-Ray/HD-DVD war commentary aside please.
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I picked this up in HD a while back. Actually, I pre-ordered it when the GNGVB (Great Next Generation Video Battle) raged. (I played Switzerland and bought a HD-DVD player and a PS3 - the HD-DVD player was MUCH cheaper) I've been very happy with it. It does come with some goodies (bookmark that can double as a sharp toothpick, etc.).
FatherTed said:What..no betamax?
It just wouldn't be an HD-DVD thread without a threadcrap from Toddler Ted...
Yeah, because Blu-Ray is a very hot item since HD-DVD went away. And by hot item I mean, higher prices and lower sales.
DusterAZ said:Yeah, because Blu-Ray is a very hot item since HD-DVD went away. And by hot item I mean, higher prices and lower sales.
are you making this up or do you have a link to back up this assertion? I am still seeing the same prices for new movies as last year and remember reading that 1st and 2nd quarter disk sales were more than double the sales of the same time last year...
spacejamz said:DusterAZ said:Yeah, because Blu-Ray is a very hot item since HD-DVD went away. And by hot item I mean, higher prices and lower sales.
are you making this up or do you have a link to back up this assertion? I am still seeing the same prices for new movies as last year and remember reading that 1st and 2nd quarter disk sales were more than double the sales of the same time last year...
From whatI saw there were actually competing sales on bluray towards the end of HDDVD's life because there were deep discounts on HDDVD's and the blu ray folks wanted to finish them off. There were deals on new discs in 15-20 range regualrly in stores (including WalMart). I went in WalMart the other day and pretty much their entire rack of bluray was 29.99ish. There were also occasionally deals on bluray players. We're now over half a year past HDDVD's death and Sony still wnatts $300 for a player when HDDVD players went for 200 normal and 100 on later sales. I mean they're charging as much as new PS3's went for at one point.
It seems pretty clear to me that the Bluray folks (Sony) have realized they have no natural predator and are content to stick with inflated prices for the near future... possibly for years.
I have a HTPC with a HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drive and this seems like a good deal considering the Blu-Ray version is over $100. However, I will wait a bit till it falls down to $35 ish. I dont particularly care what format the movies are in as long as I can watch them in glorious HD. In some ways the demise of HD-DvD has been somwehat beneficial since it allows me to buy HD movies at a fraction of the cost (sometime they are even cheaper than regular DVDs.) Whats not to like about getting Tranformers HD for $8.99 and Planet earth for $25. 
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Thanks a ton, my ex took all my regular Harry Potter, so now I will have them all in HD, green! Red for evil Ex's!
Dascud said:I have a HTPC with a HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drive and this seems like a good deal considering the Blu-Ray version is over $100. However, I will wait a bit till it falls down to $35 ish. I dont particularly care what format the movies are in as long as I can watch them in glorious HD. In some ways the demise of HD-DvD has been somwehat beneficial since it allows me to buy HD movies at a fraction of the cost (sometime they are even cheaper than regular DVDs.) Whats not to like about getting Tranformers HD for $8.99 and Planet earth for $25. .
Agreed but be careful when your HD-DVD player is out of commission, you will have a dirt collection!!! I just got the HD-DVD Transformer from Frys for $7.99. I figure I will not be regret (disappointed, maybe) if my A2 gave me at least a few months and I will be happy if my A2 lasts longer. 
lzpoof said:
It seems pretty clear to me that the Bluray folks (Sony) have realized they have no natural predator and are content to stick with inflated prices for the near future... possibly for years.
what prices are higher??? brand new movies last year were usually $24.99 to $29.99, just like this year.
BTW, Sony does not control disk prices, the individual studios set their own prices. This is why Fox titles are usually $5 more than everyone else...
Are you referring to player prices??? Cheaper players are more prevelant now than last year...you can buy players at walmart for $300 now...Sony's stand alone player prices have dropped from last year...they were around $500 last year and now they are around $400 (they can be found for $380 at Costco)...
where are these inflated prices that you are referring to??? or is this pent up angst for not picking blu ray to win in the first place??
He told you what he was talking about but you left that out of the quote.
No offense (no pent-up angst here! ), but while the BR prices you quote below may be valid and accurate, that price range ($300 - $500) is a far cry from the multiple decent quality sub-$100 DVD & HD units people have been picking up for the past couple of years. All the marketing campaigns in the world will not convince me to spend $300 for the "latest" player, when I have several which I paid $79 for that work just fine!
spacejamz said:lzpoof said:
It seems pretty clear to me that the Bluray folks (Sony) have realized they have no natural predator and are content to stick with inflated prices for the near future... possibly for years.
what prices are higher??? Are you referring to player prices??? Cheaper players are more prevelant now than last year...you can buy players at WalMart for $300 now...Sony's stand alone player prices have dropped from last year...they were around $500 last year and now they are around $400 (they can be found for $380 at Costco)...
where are these inflated prices that you are referring to??? or is this pent up angst for not picking blu ray to win in the first place??
spacejamz said:lzpoof said:
It seems pretty clear to me that the Bluray folks (Sony) have realized they have no natural predator and are content to stick with inflated prices for the near future... possibly for years.
what prices are higher??? brand new movies last year were usually $24.99 to $29.99, just like this year.
BTW, Sony does not control disk prices, the individual studios set their own prices. This is why Fox titles are usually $5 more than everyone else...
Are you referring to player prices??? Cheaper players are more prevelant now than last year...you can buy players at WalMart for $300 now...Sony's stand alone player prices have dropped from last year...they were around $500 last year and now they are around $400 (they can be found for $380 at Costco)...
where are these inflated prices that you are referring to??? or is this pent up angst for not picking blu ray to win in the first place??
$300 + seems like a reasonable price to you when PS3's went for similar prices? I'm 'fairly' certain a PS3 has more complicated guts than a standalone player. And these players are Samsung and Sony...... not Onkyo or Denon $1000 overpriced Crutchfield models so please do not give me the 'sturdy vibration resistant chassis' crap............
As for the prices, BluRay discs got slashed for a short period right before HD DVD lost its last leg... there were a lot of stores sellign them 20 or less on deals. The players also got slashed a bit but not to the levels of the HDDVD players. That was VERY shortlived though ebcause the prices all went back up and the free offers died as soon as HDDVD did. The initial prices may have looked a lot like the current ones but there WAS a short period where they went down a bit.
I think the bottom line for people is that there isn't a reason for a combo blu-ray/HD DVD drive for a PC to cost 150 or less and a Standalone bluray only player costing >$300. Heck that combo drive plus a good vid card would still be less combined.
ALL movie prices are inflated until the movie gets old or the tech gets really old and they start selling the discs cheaper. Look at WalMart's bargain bin latel? You think the $5 discs in there cost them $15 less to make now than when the movie first came out ? The problem here is that even old movies that would be 5 bucks on DVD are 30 on bluray.
ltrinh said:Dascud said:I have a HTPC with a HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drive and this seems like a good deal considering the Blu-Ray version is over $100. However, I will wait a bit till it falls down to $35 ish. I dont particularly care what format the movies are in as long as I can watch them in glorious HD. In some ways the demise of HD-DvD has been somwehat beneficial since it allows me to buy HD movies at a fraction of the cost (sometime they are even cheaper than regular DVDs.) Whats not to like about getting Tranformers HD for $8.99 and Planet earth for $25. .
Agreed but be careful when your HD-DVD player is out of commission, you will have a dirt collection!!! I just got the HD-DVD Transformer from Frys for $7.99. I figure I will not be regret (disappointed, maybe) if my A2 gave me at least a few months and I will be happy if my A2 lasts longer.
HD-DVD drives can be found for around $20. If you are super paranoid buy one and store it in a waterproof/fireproof safe . I have enough storage on my HTPC and will "store" a digital copy for my future use. In any case its not like I plan to hold on to these movies and bequeath them to my grandkids as their legacy.
Frys is selling Harry Potter 1-5 for $7.99 each. I am thinking is the 2 additional HD-DVDs in the box set worth the additional $20??? Decisions, decisions...
Green for the post OP...
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