Wal*Mart to back Blu-ray exclusively in June

[dnice555]

I love it - I have like 60 HD-DVDs now - Got them all for 18 and under. Now they are 12.20 at deep discount! I hope blu ray drop a bit to compete with sd dvds. 25 and 30 a pop for a blu ray is tough.

 

[dobyblue]

I personally thought Cars knocks Ratatouille well out of the park when it comes to PQ.

It's truly the most amazing HD I've ever witnessed.

Spielberg, you Bastard!

I can fully understand Spielburg choosing DTS over DD. I would too. But DTS-MA is not superior to uncompressed audio LPCM 24-bit or TrueHD 24-bit.

But I guess since his money is already tied in with DTS-MA, huh?

Oh well, another reason to get that new Panasonic DMP-BD50!!!
Can't get here soon enough!

Well, thanks to the bandwidth and capacity of Blu there's nothing stopping them from putting both a dts-ma and TrueHD track on there.

dts-ma isn't superior to PCM or TrueHD in terms of audio quality, as all three will be identical, but from a sound engineer's point of view it does maintain better compression. I'm not technically savvy enough to explain it, but I'll see if I can find the posts about it that I read. Plus dts-ma always contains a core 1.5 Mbps dts legacy track which allows those with optical or coaxial to get the best possible fidelity through that connection.

 

[Audioholics]

Hey-it will be a great buying opportunity between now and June. Depending on how much inventory they have, there could be some amazing deals at Walmart on those movies.

I hear laserdiscs are also extremely cheap on eBay. lol

 

[aberkowitz]

I hear laserdiscs are also extremely cheap on eBay. lol

Some guy is selling Back ot the Future for $0.50... it ends in 46 minutes!!!!

 

[gus6464]

Ratatouille!!!!!

 

[j_garcia]

I love it - I have like 60 HD-DVDs now - Got them all for 18 and under. Now they are 12.20 at deep discount! I hope blu ray drop a bit to compete with sd dvds. 25 and 30 a pop for a blu ray is tough.

I am averaging $15 a disc for BD and I am up to 68 currently, with a number of them being only $9.99 (less than the SD DVD in many cases). If you knew where to find the deals on HD, you shouldn't have any problem finding them for BD.

 

[alexsound]

I hear laserdiscs are also extremely cheap on eBay. lol

Speaking of Laserdiscs, I was going through my old RECORD albums and found 2 old LD's I had got mixed in with my record collection. Cape Fear (the Nolte version) and Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Big shiny discs. In the garbage now.
Anyone out there still have their LD players?

 

[j_garcia]

Did you check eBay for pricing on them before tossing them? They might get you a few bucks

 

[stratman]

Speaking of Laserdiscs, I was going through my old RECORD albums and found 2 old LD's I had got mixed in with my record collection. Cape Fear (the Nolte version) and Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Big shiny discs. In the garbage now.
Anyone out there still have their LD players?

Yup Alex I still have about 10.

 

[MUDSHARK]

So, does one scarf up a slew at reduced prices over the next few months or cut ones losses? My losses are slight, with just an A2, Transformers, The Harry Potter boxed set that I gave my wife for Christmas, and the free ones.

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

I would expect 4 to be here sometime in Q4/08.

Hopefully by then they might have the trilogy ready (or quadrilogy rather) all on Blu-ray.

My money is on that bet!! When the Crystal Skull BD goes on sale for it's day/date BD release..... the trilogy will too.