HD DVD owners: your plan? - Club CDFreaks

zaina · 20-02-2008

What are you going to do?

**alan1476** · 21-02-2008

I would keep it, seeing that it is backwards compatible aqnd will play regular DVDs it still is a viable DVD player, albeit not what you would buy now but if it cannot be returned and you have at least 5 free HD DVDs from the purchase which most do, I would keep it and move on. I feel alot better than I did when I purchased a betamax for 1,000USD and they went belly up.

*Dartman* · 21-02-2008

I like My A-2, plays regular DVD's the best of any player I own. HD DVD's look awesome as well,. Hopefully my 5 movies will still show up as I sent the form in right after I got the player when the $100 sales happened.
I went out last week and found a Panasonic PBD-10a BD player on demo clearance sale for 169 seeing how it was obvious HD was loosing quickly and who knows if the players will drop in price faster now that there is nothing to compete against 'cept dvd.
The Panny is built like a tank, also plays regular dvd's very nicely, and has a ton of extras the entry level Toshiba can't match, except that at least the HD player is full spec

I was hoping this would drag out a while longer to keep prices on movies and players dropping. Let's hope sony/BD doesn't get even more greedy and stop all the good deals.

**Jesterrace** · 21-02-2008

Definitely keeping mine. $135.67 with 9 free movies and I sold one of the ones I didn't want already for $11.50 on ebay so my total investment is about $124 in the player with 8 movies. There are still titles being released on HD-DVD for at least the next few months and there are quite a few of them on sale for $10-$15 a piece already so how can I pass that up? By the time they finally get around releasing the HD-DVD exclusive titles on Blu-Ray and have them comparably priced, I will be able to get a Blu-Ray player at an affordable price.

*crossg* · 21-02-2008

Keeping mine as well although my new A-35 may have to be exchanged because it keeps freezing and drops the audio frequently on new discs.

Already purple and have about 20 HD-DVD movies with 5 free to come and about 40 Blu-ray movies so far. As mentioned above the cost of an HD-DVD player is substantiated ( for me) just for the free movies and upconversion capabilities

*qwakrz* · 21-02-2008

I have just purchased a combi drive for my PC. I am looking forward to lots of cheap films when companies start clearing out of HD-DVD discs.

I chose the combi player simply to not get stuck on the wrong side of the fence, glad I did as I am still current and will be able to get bargins soon.

**Jesterrace** · 22-02-2008

Yeah, if you don't mind going that route (PC) it is very cost effective and will give you the best of both worlds.

*nekrosoft13* · 22-02-2008

got a GGW-H20L already, so no change

might grab a blu-ray stand-alone later

View Poll Results: What are you going to do?
Stay RED: keep my player and movies and buy more HD DVD movies	6	37.50%
Be Purple: Keep my player and movies but Will get a blu-ray player later	3	18.75%
Go Blue: Sell my player and movies and get a blu-ray	1	6.25%
I'm already Purple so nothing change!	6	37.50%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

20-02-2008	#1 (permalink)
zaina CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 253	HD DVD owners: your plan? What are you going to do?

21-02-2008	#2 (permalink)
alan1476 Moderator & Software Editor Join Date: May 2005 Location: Watching you Posts: 12,804	Re: HD DVD owners: your plan? I would keep it, seeing that it is backwards compatible aqnd will play regular DVDs it still is a viable DVD player, albeit not what you would buy now but if it cannot be returned and you have at least 5 free HD DVDs from the purchase which most do, I would keep it and move on. I feel alot better than I did when I purchased a betamax for 1,000USD and they went belly up. __________________ I do not provide technical support over E-mail or Private Message Please post your questions on the Forum Sign up to CD Freaks Register Here FORUM RULES Need some help ? Please use our search function first Join us on the CDFreaks Folding@Home Team! Read more here Get WinDWFlash HERE My Computer specs are HERE

21-02-2008	#3 (permalink)
Dartman CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 770	Re: HD DVD owners: your plan? I like My A-2, plays regular DVD's the best of any player I own. HD DVD's look awesome as well,. Hopefully my 5 movies will still show up as I sent the form in right after I got the player when the $100 sales happened. I went out last week and found a Panasonic PBD-10a BD player on demo clearance sale for 169 seeing how it was obvious HD was loosing quickly and who knows if the players will drop in price faster now that there is nothing to compete against 'cept dvd. The Panny is built like a tank, also plays regular dvd's very nicely, and has a ton of extras the entry level Toshiba can't match, except that at least the HD player is full spec I was hoping this would drag out a while longer to keep prices on movies and players dropping. Let's hope sony/BD doesn't get even more greedy and stop all the good deals.

21-02-2008	#4 (permalink)
Jesterrace Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,666	Re: HD DVD owners: your plan? Definitely keeping mine. $135.67 with 9 free movies and I sold one of the ones I didn't want already for $11.50 on ebay so my total investment is about $124 in the player with 8 movies. There are still titles being released on HD-DVD for at least the next few months and there are quite a few of them on sale for $10-$15 a piece already so how can I pass that up? By the time they finally get around releasing the HD-DVD exclusive titles on Blu-Ray and have them comparably priced, I will be able to get a Blu-Ray player at an affordable price.

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21-02-2008	#5 (permalink)
crossg Retired Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta. Canada Posts: 4,654	Re: HD DVD owners: your plan? Keeping mine as well although my new A-35 may have to be exchanged because it keeps freezing and drops the audio frequently on new discs. Already purple and have about 20 HD-DVD movies with 5 free to come and about 40 Blu-ray movies so far. As mentioned above the cost of an HD-DVD player is substantiated ( for me) just for the free movies and upconversion capabilities __________________ My PC Specs. Plextor 760A/716A 1.07/1.10, BenQ DW1655, BCIB, BenQ DW1640 x2, BSLB, Nec 4551A, 1.08. Lite On SHM 165P6S/LH-20A1S, MS0R/9L05. LG GSA H22N/H62N, 1.02/CL01. SH-S203B, SB03. The Forum Rules Click here to join CDFreaks.com.

21-02-2008	#6 (permalink)
qwakrz CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 895	Re: HD DVD owners: your plan? I have just purchased a combi drive for my PC. I am looking forward to lots of cheap films when companies start clearing out of HD-DVD discs. I chose the combi player simply to not get stuck on the wrong side of the fence, glad I did as I am still current and will be able to get bargins soon. __________________ Current Setup Corsair 750W Core 2 Quad Q6700 @ 3.33GHz (333x10) Swiftech H20 Ultra+ Watercooling CoolerMaster Tsunami Dream Case 6GB PC6400 DDR2 RAM @ 4-4-4-15 800MHz (2x2 + 2x1) Asus P5K Deluxe 8800GTS @ 800/2000/1000 + Water block 19" BenQ 4:3 TFT 19" Hannson 16:9 TFT BenQ 1655 Lite-on 20A1S LG BD-R/HDDVD Samsung 750GB x 3 Raid 5 Logitech G15 Keyboard iPhone 3G 16GB Archos 560 Please dont PM me directly with your problems..... Thats what these forums are for.

22-02-2008	#7 (permalink)
Jesterrace Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,666	Re: HD DVD owners: your plan? Yeah, if you don't mind going that route (PC) it is very cost effective and will give you the best of both worlds.

22-02-2008	#8 (permalink)
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