New format

The Hard Day's Knight

01-10-05

I hear that these Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats will be able to hold the entire extended Lord of the Rings trilogy on just one disc!

gummo

Yes, I am a female.

01-10-05

I usually rent in VHS and buy in DVD. There are a few reasons for this, we keep the DVD player in the living room and is also used for a CD player hooked up to an ancient turntable/tape deck/radio. In the bedroom where I watch most of my movies, we only have a VCR. Also, I don't want to put so much wear and tear on the DVD player. I only listen to CDs on it if we have guests over. I got this DVD player when they first came out and it was rather expensive. It is a 5 disc too. I don't think DVDs will go obsolete. They still sell casette tapes and VHS tapes, even vinyl so I think CDs and DVDs will be around forever.

OG-

In Soviet America, you sue MPAA!

01-10-05

It's all up to the studios, though hybrid discs are going to be possible (discs that are both BluRay and HD-DVD). What's funny about the whole thing though, is this:

"...the porn industry might end up deciding the outcome of the HD-DVD/Blu-ray debate. One side likes the higher capacity of Blu-ray, while others like the lower costs of producing HD-DVDs. Manufacturing 11,000 titles a year, the industry would have a sizeable say in the debate."

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01-10-05

The important part of that article is that the players for the new format will be backwards compatible.

I can't see myself upgrading all of my DVD's (closing in on 1,000) simply b/c a new format provides for better sound and picture. Besides, it will be a long time until I can afford the TV and stereo upgrade necessary to take advantage of the new format.

When it's released and I can afford everything I might upgrade a few special films, but overall I don't think I'll be too affected by it.

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Sinny McGuffins

The Hard Day's Knight

01-10-05

I'm a sucker for special features, so if these new HD-DVDs and Blu-Rays have better features than any of my DVDs, I'll probably end up double-dipping.

MovieMaker5087

I just know they're coming to kill me.

01-10-05

When do these DVD's come out anywho?

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killfiction69

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01-10-05

September

killfiction69

Registered User

01-10-05

do u need a hdtv 2 play these?

MovieMaker5087

I just know they're coming to kill me.

01-10-05

I'd imagine so.

Sinny McGuffins

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01-22-05

Warner, HBO, Newline, Paramount and Universal are to put their combined weight behind the potential DVD replacement, HD-DVD towards the end of this year. According to reports on a number of US-based sites, a total of 89 titles have been announced for HD-DVD release either in the fourth quarter of 2005 or the first quarter of 2006.

The full list of titles are listed below, and some long-time DVD viewers may recognise that a number of our favourite format's launch titles are also going to be lending a hand to HD-DVD.

Warner/New Line/HBO (Expected Q4 2005)

ABOVE THE LAW
ALEXANDER
ANGELS IN AMERICA (HBO)
AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY (NEW LINE)
BATMAN BEGINS
BLADE (NEW LINE)
CATWOMAN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
CONSTANTINE
CONTACT
DARK CITY (NEW LINE)
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
ERASER
EXECUTIVE DECISION
FINAL DESTINATION (NEW LINE)
FRIDAY (NEW LINE)
FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON (HBO)
THE FUGITIVE
GOTHIKA
HARD TO KILL
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
HOUSE OF WAX (2005)
THE LAST SAMURAI
THE MASK (NEW LINE)
THE MATRIX
THE MATRIX RELOADED
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
MAVERICK
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
THE MUSIC MAN
MYSTIC RIVER
NEXT OF KIN
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
OCEAN'S ELEVEN
OCEAN'S TWELVE
PASSENGER 57
THE PERFECT STORM
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)
THE PLAYER (NEW LINE)
THE POLAR EXPRESS
RED PLANET
RUSH HOUR (NEW LINE)
SE7EN (NEW LINE)
SOLDIER
THE SOPRANOS (HBO)
SPAWN (NEW LINE)
SWORDFISH
TROY
UNDER SIEGE
U.S. MARSHALS
WILD WILD WEST

Paramount (Expected Q4 2005)

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
ELIZABETHTOWN
COACH CARTER
ITALIAN JOB
SCHOOL OF ROCK
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
FORREST GUMP
BRAVEHEART
GHOST
GREASE
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
BLACK RAIN
SAVE THE LAST DANCE
SLEEPY HOLLOW
U2 RATTLE & HUM
VANILLA SKY
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
WE WERE SOLDIERS

Universal (expected Q1 2006)

THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
VAN HELSING
APOLLO 13
U-571
12 MONKEYS
DUNE
THE THING
END OF DAYS
BACKDRAFT
WATERWORLD
THE BONE COLLECTOR
SPY GAME
PITCH BLACK
CONAN THE BARBARIAN
DANTE'S PEAK

I don't think HD-DVD or BluRay will be that successful, I bet they become like LaserDiscs are today. In about ten years when an even better format is available, someone will be saying, "I have the original cut on BluRay that also has a commentary", and then someone will respond by saying, "What the hell's a blue ray!"

MovieMaker5087

I just know they're coming to kill me.

01-22-05

Originally Posted by Garrett

So... what do you guys plan to do with your DVD's when a new format comes around and knocks them off the market?

Run to the hills.

Loner

All good people are asleep and dreaming.

01-22-05

Having lived through the Beta vs. VHS, I'll wait till one beats the other out.

Originally Posted by SamsoniteDelilah

I'm hoping there's a way to use one of these things and make it work:

What about my old 78 speeds?

hazii82

I'mmm back

02-06-05

dont really know what i'll with them maybe keep them just to show i had them....i still have a closet full of vhs tapes

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