Happy and Sad about Serenity HD-DVD by rklenseth

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Happy and Sad about Serenity HD-DVD

POSTED BY: RKLENSETH
UPDATED: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 08:02
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 4:47 PM

I'm not sure if I should be happy about this or be sad. I'm happy that Serenity is being trusted with being Universal's first release but it is sort of setting it up to fail since no one really owns HD-DVD.

Plus I'm hoping the HD-DVD and Blueray fails because it isn't needed. The quality difference between DVD and these HD won't be much unless you have a bonafide HDTV (not HDTV compatible which most TVs that claim to have this feature are).

The whole idea of this is so that now everyone is forced to buy new players and replace their DVD collections. It won't be long, if HD format succeeds, that DVDs and their players won't be made anymore and in order to get new movies you'll have to buy the new format (which is exactly what happened with VHS).

Until the actual HDTVs are affordable this will be a move that will hurt consumers. The only good from it at the beginning is that it will drive DVD and players prices down since they will be old news.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 4:59 PM

THOLO

I agree!!

Keep Flying!!

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:21 PM

SKEVLIN

Well, the TV's are pretty affordable, you can get a 26-30 inch for $400 - $600, but the new HD players are going to cost a ridiculous amount.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:32 PM

RKLENSETH

They're still about $600 and $900 in Upstate New York. And then you have to worry about whether they are actual HDTVs or only HD compatible widescreen TVs.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:39 PM

STORYMARK

You won't actually need to re-buy your collection. The new players will be backwards-compatible.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:44 PM

RKLENSETH

From what I've heard that isn't the case.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:42 PM

MIKEC

hddvd players are compatable with ordinary dvds. it's bluray which isn't.

and i'm glad to see universal making serenity it's first hd release as i do own an hdtv.

can't wait for it.

oh and for the visual difference between hd and non hd check this out http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html

now imagine serenity at that resolution.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:27 PM

PIRATA

Quote:
Originally posted by mikeC:
hddvd players are compatable with ordinary dvds. it's bluray which isn't.

and i'm glad to see universal making serenity it's first hd release as i do own an hdtv.

can't wait for it.

oh and for the visual difference between hd and non hd check this out http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html

now imagine serenity at that resolution.

Holy Mother of God!

Seems like I must be going to collect funds, buy a HD player AND Serenity in HD! :O

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:54 PM

SHINY4004

Quote:
Originally posted by rklenseth:

The whole idea of this is so that now everyone is forced to buy new players and replace their DVD collections. It won't be long, if HD format succeeds, that DVDs and their players won't be made anymore and in order to get new movies you'll have to buy the new format (which is exactly what

Actually, you can still find VHS copies of lots of movies...and I can't see regular DVDs getting replaced all _that_ quickly.

"Oh I'm going to the special hell."-Mal

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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:41 AM

GRIZWALD

Quote:
Originally posted by mikeC:

oh and for the visual difference between hd and non hd check this out http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html

LOL! Great comparison study... but I, being rather attention-span-deprived, got distracted by the Hobbit pub scene, mousing over and over to make some of the hobbits clap their hands.

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Our Big Damn Heroes made a film!
I'm gonna see Serenity then
go back the next morning and see it again.
Cuz no one at Fox knew this show had no equal
C'mon Universal, and greenlight the sequel!

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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:02 AM

LAX01

HD-DVD will fail...it does not have the backing that BD does...Serenity isn't being released in 1080p also...its only 1080i (which sucks)...I can wait for it to show up on HBO-HD

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