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post Feb 11, 2008 - 5:32 PM
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There, I said it. It had to be said. Netflix today announced they are Blu-ray only - which is a nasty blow considering Warner announced early last month they were Blu-ray only also. Best Buy also stated recently they will suggest Blu-ray has their preferred HD choice. It's starting to snow ball and I think soon you'll see Paramount switch sides leaving Universal a hold out - and that won't last long. Blockbuster also rents Blu-ray exclusively also - so consumers will have tough times renting HD-DVDs.

Besides, Steven Spielberg supports blu-ray and that's already good enough for me. I will be getting my PS3 this weekend.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Feb 19, 2008 - 1:26 PM


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post Feb 15, 2008 - 11:14 PM
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I seen blu-ray a mile away. Sony is pushing it. Back in the day, remember Betamax? Was actually better than VHS. The reason it went out of "style" was because Sony (money from other products), went and made deals with all the movie companys and such. I don't have a problem with it, though I see little improvement with all this "new" technology, when already dvds were being recorded in HD. If it isn't broke, don't fix it. Nothing wrong with standard dvd. Soon we are going to believe our quality looks so good, when it is really going to look like it was recorded on an expensive camcorder (which trust me, is not a good thing). Try watching Transformers on the best quality tv and in blu-ray that you can find. Tell me that the back lighting is all jacked up on the robots vs the rest of the "regular" stuff. Tell me you don't see large pores from the actresses you didn't notice before. Perhaps zits. That's my only argument on this Blu-ray. Anyways, I just had a feeling that is the direction it was going to go with my prior knowledge of the Betamax vs VHS (which was seriously a lower quality).


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- Supersprynt   HD-DVD is Dead.   Feb 11, 2008 - 5:32 PM
- - manphibian   Yep. Pretty much game over http://www.thegamerst...   Feb 11, 2008 - 5:42 PM
- - azian_advanced   better reason for me to get a ps3.   Feb 11, 2008 - 5:45 PM
- - manphibian   mwah ha ha ha ha! I knew you'd all join u...   Feb 11, 2008 - 5:49 PM
- - Supersprynt   Fun tidbit: the last Betamax player was produced i...   Feb 11, 2008 - 5:55 PM
- - Supersprynt   Can't wait for Jurassic Park on Blu-ray.   Feb 11, 2008 - 5:59 PM
- - manphibian   i'm in the middle of watching the BBC 'Pla...   Feb 11, 2008 - 6:10 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(manphibian @ Feb 11, 2008 - 5...   Feb 11, 2008 - 6:19 PM
- - Supersprynt   Yeah we have our own series with Sigourney Weaver....   Feb 11, 2008 - 6:24 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Feb 11, 2008 - 5...   Feb 11, 2008 - 11:09 PM
|- - manphibian   QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Feb 12, 2008 - 4...   Feb 12, 2008 - 3:19 AM
- - shin   you guys get yourself a nice HD tv along with the ...   Feb 11, 2008 - 7:04 PM
- - xs94st   man. i want to see some old movies in HD. not dvd ...   Feb 11, 2008 - 7:40 PM
- - hongkongnerdboy   ^ wth? lol   Feb 11, 2008 - 11:43 PM
- - spolski07   yay for 1080p blu-rays!   Feb 12, 2008 - 12:51 AM
- - azian_advanced   saw that bird on ebaumsworld.. i want one..   Feb 12, 2008 - 7:45 AM
- - tim86   yea blu ray is amazing... def get the planet earth...   Feb 12, 2008 - 11:52 AM
- - 95CelicaST   You spend too much time on engadget.   Feb 12, 2008 - 12:07 PM
- - Akira_g4   Better reason for me to join the PS3 crowd, blu ra...   Feb 13, 2008 - 1:31 PM
- - 95celgt   i Just got my 42inch tv with Ps3 and home theater ...   Feb 14, 2008 - 2:59 PM
- - Supersprynt   Walmart will be pulling HD-DVD in June.   Feb 15, 2008 - 4:21 PM
- - Random_Stranger   I seen blu-ray a mile away. Sony is pushing it. ...   Feb 15, 2008 - 11:14 PM
- - supershannon77   That is what makes it so amazing u see there pores...   Feb 15, 2008 - 11:47 PM
- - Supersprynt   http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/16/toshiba...hd-dv...   Feb 17, 2008 - 2:34 AM
- - Celiracer18   i hope they release transformers on bluray now   Feb 17, 2008 - 4:27 PM
- - Rayme   Might be all looking good and **** but...they won...   Feb 17, 2008 - 5:49 PM
- - jgreening   story   Feb 18, 2008 - 11:28 AM
- - Supersprynt   8 days after I make this thread it's official:...   Feb 19, 2008 - 8:43 AM
- - Vissi   the blue ray association has said that they will h...   Feb 19, 2008 - 9:44 AM
- - D-Man   QUOTE(Rayme @ Feb 17, 2008 - 5:49 PM...   Feb 19, 2008 - 10:32 AM
- - Supersprynt   I look in the used sections before anything else. ...   Feb 19, 2008 - 1:25 PM


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