HD DVD format dead?

[nfpgasmask]

James, what Samsung player do you have? I think this will be a good option for me.

Thanks- Bart

[snowtrooper1966]

Hey, Bart!
I have the Samsung BD-UP5000.
This player is not cheep 600 to 800, and as I said, does have some isuues. The biggest has to do with it not playing the advanced lossless audio I mentioned in my post. Samsung has promised a firmware upgrade (via internet), but this may be a few months off.
Thay being said, the unit is almost worth the price alone if you have alot of standard DVD's for it's upscaling capabilites alone. Oh yea, it also plays BluRays AND HD DVD's
Do you have or are you considering buying a big HDTV that would benefit from the outstanding picture this player puts out?
Best,
James
snowtrooper1966

[nfpgasmask]

Hey James,

Yes. I am buying the newest Sony Bravia 52" 1080p LCD when I move. Attached to it I would like a top of the line HD/Blu-Ray player, a PS3, and a cheap-o all region DVD player (so I can play DVDs and VCDs from other countries, etc) and a good 5.1 surround sound system.

So yeah, if I can get a good DVD player that does both HD and Blu-ray, I am sold. Does the Samsung you have output at 1080i or 1080p?

Bart

[snowtrooper1966]

Bart,
The Samsung BD-UP5000 will output at all the resolutions. It's 1080p native, but user can select, depending on how the 5K is attached to other hardware (receiver/TV). I would recommend a HDMI 1.3 compliant TV and surround receiver to get the most out of the three formats: HD DVD, BluRay and existing standard definition DVD's.
James

[don moore]

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[snowtrooper1966]

Hey, Don, that link did not work for me. PM me if you feel this is off topic?
James

[JAFO]

Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tilting DVD Battle
Published: January 5, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/te...sc.html?em&ex=

A friend of mine says Sony owns Time-Warner and is protecting their investment. I'm not sure that's 100% correct but Sony may have a stake in T.W.

[HOT_WASABI_JUNKIE]

I hate to say it, but I knew that hd-dvd was gonna lose the war. How did I know? One, Microsoft backed hd-dvd and Apple backed Blu-Ray. Any technology Microsoft backs is usually a dog, unless they steal it from Apple.
Two,Blu-ray has more capacity,so why adopt a disc player with a small capacity disc when you can adopt a player with a larger capacity disc. Size matters!

[nfpgasmask]

I hate to say it, but I knew that hd-dvd was gonna lose the war. How did I know? One, Microsoft backed hd-dvd and Apple backed Blu-Ray. Any technology Microsoft backs is usually a dog, unless they steal it from Apple.
Two,Blu-ray has more capacity,so why adopt a disc player with a small capacity disc when you can adopt a player with a larger capacity disc. Size matters!

I'd agree on the size thing, but completely disagree on the MS thing. Apple is just as proprietary as Blu-ray, and should not have won out. MS is more compatible and customizable.

Sorry, but I think Apple is Crapple. MS might be a monopolizing, money grubbing, take over everything company, but their products are universal and vastly superior. Apple is the dumbed-down version of technology with a cherry coating to appeal to the masses. If it wasn't for the I-pod and a few snobbish graphic designers, Apple would be dead.

Bart

[snowtrooper1966]

As far as disk capacity goes, niether format has come close to filling up a disk....
With so much capacity available on Blu, that may be part of the formats downside. The disks are bieng filled up with so much unneeded crap, that you need a firmware upgard just to play this weeks newest release.
Would you rather have a VX that had a V12? It would be unique, but a bit of overkill and unneccasary, IMHO.
Best,
James
snowtrooper1966

[JAFO]

Sorry, but I think Apple is Crapple. MS might be a monopolizing, money grubbing, take over everything company, but their products are universal and vastly superior. Apple is the dumbed-down version of technology with a cherry coating to appeal to the masses. If it wasn't for the I-pod and a few snobbish graphic designers, Apple would be dead.

Bart

I used not like Apple because of the universal draw back. But now that they have gone Linux and Intel; I'm concidering buying my first Apple. I spent $350 on Windows XP Pro. It is an unstable DOS. I bought it because I had ME before, which was an unstable DOS. Now they want $400 for Visto Pro and it too is an unstable DOS? No way! Our IT guys at work do not recommend it to anyone.

Microsoft has every buddy brain washed into thinking this is just the way computers are. They must be rebooted multiple times a day they crash without warning... Not so, this is how Microsoft is, not everyone. Our servers at work have automated tasks to reboot them nightly. Our mainframe has never been rebooted. In the seven years that I have been at this company, never has it been rebooted or turned off.

Yes, I am going to go Apple. Though my favorite PC based OS... IBM's OS/2... Rock Solid!!!

[HOT_WASABI_JUNKIE]

I'd agree on the size thing, but completely disagree on the MS thing. Apple is just as proprietary as Blu-ray, and should not have won out. MS is more compatible and customizable.

Sorry, but I think Apple is Crapple. MS might be a monopolizing, money grubbing, take over everything company, but their products are universal and vastly superior. Apple is the dumbed-down version of technology with a cherry coating to appeal to the masses. If it wasn't for the I-pod and a few snobbish graphic designers, Apple would be dead.

Bart

Interesting opinion, but based in what, you have a crappy wintel box? Microsoft is the McDonald's of computing platforms. It may be big, but it puts out flavorless fat and people gobble it up. MS products, both software and hardware are sh_t. Apple invented the personal computer and every PC magazine rates its products and operating system vastly superior to Microsoft.I am typing this on my brand new apple laptop, I have yet to have an issue with it and I have had it a few months.I read vehicross.info on my iphone at the beach. I can run windows on my laptop ( why would I want to?) You can't run apple on a dell or sony or any other microsoft crap.Microsoft is popular because it is cheap, Just like the hd-dvd format was cheap, and look where that format is headed,in the sh_t can.I have a xbox, one that works, but I hear they have like a 80 percent failure rate...I wish apple would start making video game consoles and car stereos.