Say goodbye to your HD-DVD players, Blu Ray is here to stay...

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

I spent some time trolling the local Best Buy's and Circuit Shit's recently and I saw about 1 HD-DVD Player to 5 BR-Players being sold (not counting PS3).

Also, watched about 1 HD-DVD Movie to 3-4 BR Movies be sold.

Curious why?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8403514&productCategoryId=abcat0102003&type=product&cmp=++&lid=abn_sku_4_Blu-ray+%26+HD+DVD_SKU_8403514_TXT&id=1180743330749

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8494435&productCategoryId=abcat0102004&type=product&cmp=++&lid=abn_sku_4_Blu-ray+%26+HD+DVD_SKU_8494435_TXT&id=1186003898783

They may have lowered the price on the HD-DVD again, but I think that they may have lowered it too much. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Wow, the A3 is $249.99 here.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/ht-software-high-definition/263976-wb-blue-ray-have-pcm-5-1-hd-have-truehd.html

Fair enough. I was NOT aware of Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio being lossless compression formats. Sort of like MLP that is used in DVD-Audio.

 

[937DYTBOI 5,000+ posts]

im hoping to get a blu ray player this christmas. i have yet to test out the true HD of my DLP screen

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

I paid 199 for a hd dvd player, it was at walmart for 299 got it on sale at sears for 199, to bad during the week of thanksgiving the same player was a hundred bucks

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

I have a question for you guys.

The new surround formats for the HD formats sound very exciting to say the least. However, even when I buy a HDTV and settle on a HD (hd-dvd or bluray) format I'm still NOT going out and buying a new receiver or PRE/PRO just for the decoding of these new formats. Sure, the standard DTS and DD still sound good but why upgrade to a HD format and NOT enjoy the next generation surround sound?? Ok, now to my question. Do some of these new players decode Dolby Ture HD and DTS-HD Master Audio and send it out via the 5.1 or 7.1 analog outputs?? I have pre ins on my receiver so this would NOT be a problem as far as compatiblity. I would also of course bypass any processing by my reciever and do a pass thru straight to my preouts to my other amps. This has me intrigued because I don't see any manufacturers making a standalone surround processor like they did in the old days.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

I paid 199 for a hd dvd player, it was at walmart for 299 got it on sale at sears for 199, to bad during the week of thanksgiving the same player was a hundred bucks

Just remember you get what you pay for.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Just remember you get what you pay for.

this is true, however i just looked closely and its the same hd player linked to a few posts up that is listed at 299.99 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

Disney just announced a week or so ago that they will have some HD-DVD releases as well...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Sure, the standard DTS and DD still sound good but why upgrade to a HD format and NOT enjoy the next generation surround sound??

Go ask the people who get 40"+ TV's and some HTIB crap to go with it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

I don't get it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I guess speakers aren't something you can brag about to friends...

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Go ask the people who get 40"+ TV's and some HTIB crap to go with it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
I don't get it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I guess speakers aren't something you can brag about to friends...

I do. I bragged about my paradigms on here.

That aside, can you answer my quesiton in the post you quoted from??//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I do. I bragged about my paradigms on here.
That aside, can you answer my quesiton in the post you quoted from??//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

The companies that market to people that actually care about the sound will make upgraded equipment. Arcam, Parasound, Rotel, maybe Denon or Marantz's higher end lines...etc. The Onkyos and Yamaha middle-of-the-road consumer crap might be a little slow in coming.

Everything old really is new again...all this talk about uncompressed audio for movies...Laserdisc went there, got the T-shirt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

I can't, because I care more about the sound anyway //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Uhhhh. I WAS talking about sound. Nevermind, its' not important anyway.

Everything old really is new again...all this talk about uncompressed audio for movies...Laserdisc went there, got the T-shirt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

Laserdisc was nice. In fact, I still have my player and about 20 titles just sitting around.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Uhhhh. I WAS talking about sound. Nevermind, its' not important anyway.

Ninja edit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[desertheat 10+ year member]

I am a die hard blue ray guy, have a ton of titles. I would rather use 1 disk for large games or movies than have to pay the premium for a 2-3 disk set on HD. It is a format that is already technically behind capacity wise. And with the new even larger capacity blue ray items comeing out, HD just is... old news. That is my opinion anyways and I own both blue ray and an HD player.