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It's about time... maybe this will spark the end of the format war.
Consider how many of the best selling HD-DVD titles were from Warner: 300, Batman Begins, Harry Potter, etc. All the big ones except for Transformers as far as I can remember.
I'm not trying to be rude, but who would buy an HD-DVD player after this announcement? I think it's time for me to look into a high end standalone BD player from Denon.
I'm not trying to be rude, but who would buy an HD-DVD player after this announcement? I think it's time for me to look into a high end standalone BD player from Denon.
Is a high-end player really worth all fo the extra money? From what I understand the PS3 is currently one of the best (if not the best) BD player on the market (and the 80GB model plays SACD) for significantly less money than what Denon is selling their players for (I heard $2000). I know that not everybody wants the gaming capability, but the load times are incredibly fast and the system updates itself via wireless network. Is there much more that Denon is going to offer for 5-6 times the price??
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Well, I already have a PS3. If I buy a standalone player it will be for the following reasons:
-Usable with a universal remote (curse you Bluetooth)
-Picture quality is good but not the BEST on the PS3
-Ability to stream DTS-HDMA (the PS3 cannot do this)
I haven't seen the load times on the Denon yet, but I'm very much going to be looking into a high end standalone player.
Well, I already have a PS3. If I buy a standalone player it will be for the following reasons:
-Usable with a universal remote (curse you Bluetooth)
-Picture quality is good but not the BEST on the PS3
-Ability to stream DTS-HDMA (the PS3 cannot do this)
I haven't seen the load times on the Denon yet, but I'm very much going to be looking into a high end standalone player.
I won't disagree on the first and the third points (I especially hate the bluetooth!), but I've had my PS3 for 4 months now and I haven't been able to point out a flaw in PQ in any movie or game that I've played that I could attribute to the player itself. I'm just curious how much incrementally better the PQ is going to get for so much more in price. We'll see however, I will probably eventually want to get a stand-alone myself at some point.
__________________ Living Room Setup: Onkyo TX-SR805, Samsung LN-S4695D, Infinity TSS-SAT4000 x2, Infinity TSS-CENTER4000, Infinity SAT 1100 x2, Infinity TSS-Sub-4000 12", 60 GB PS3, Oppo DV-981HD, Wii, Logitech Harmony One, Roku (For the bedroom)
Well gentlemen, if our economy keeps spiraling into a recession as it is right now, this will be a moot point. As no one will be spending money on luxuries such as HD formats.
Warner has been releasing titles on both formats and I think they saw, with their best selling titles, that the Blu-ray versions outsold the HD DVD versions in nearly all cases.
Now I kind of regret picking up The Matrix on HD DVD (for $50 )
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Bedroom: Marantz PM-7200 Integrated, GR Research A/V-1s, Sony 222ES SACD, Denon 2900, RC3200 remote
Warner goes Blu-ray exclusive
(for $50 
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