HD-DVD

Argos have the HD-DVD for £119 and a tenner's free gift voucher offer
ending today if you spend over £100 (if you buy £100 gift vouchers,
then use them straight away the HDDVD is only £109)

Question is - is it worth it just now. Not much out on HD-DVD, even
less in the UK. And I've noticed that some of the discs on play-asia
are now region marked (older ones aren't). Then there's the big Q of
will Blu-ray win the war?

I need a remote for DVD watching though, and that's going to cost me
at least £15, so given there's still one in the HDDVD kit it means the
drive is actually even cheaper.

Alan <alan.d.shaw@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Argos have the HD-DVD for £119 and a tenner's free gift voucher offer
> ending today if you spend over £100 (if you buy £100 gift vouchers,
> then use them straight away the HDDVD is only £109)
>
> Question is - is it worth it just now. Not much out on HD-DVD, even
> less in the UK. And I've noticed that some of the discs on play-asia
> are now region marked (older ones aren't). Then there's the big Q of
> will Blu-ray win the war?

The only thing that stops me getting one is the fact that the X360
itself makes such an horrendous racket it would ruin any film I wanted
to watch. It's a nice idea, but until MS release a quieter console it's
a complete non starter for me.

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"Alan" <alan.d.shaw@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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>Argos have the HD-DVD for £119 and a tenner's free gift voucher offer
>ending today if you spend over £100 (if you buy £100 gift vouchers,
>then use them straight away the HDDVD is only £109)

>Question is - is it worth it just now. Not much out on HD-DVD, even
>less in the UK. And I've noticed that some of the discs on play-asia
>are now region marked (older ones aren't). Then there's the big Q of
>will Blu-ray win the war?

>I need a remote for DVD watching though, and that's going to cost me
>at least £15, so given there's still one in the HDDVD kit it means the
>drive is actually even cheaper.

Probably won't know the winner between HD-DVD and Blu-ray for at least a
couple of years yet.

On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:15:31 +0100, "Beck" <daft_ader@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

>
>"Alan" <alan.d.shaw@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>news:1176130416.015722.5230@l77g2000hsb.googlegro ups.com...
>>Argos have the HD-DVD for £119 and a tenner's free gift voucher offer
>>ending today if you spend over £100 (if you buy £100 gift vouchers,
>>then use them straight away the HDDVD is only £109)
>
>>Question is - is it worth it just now. Not much out on HD-DVD, even
>>less in the UK. And I've noticed that some of the discs on play-asia
>>are now region marked (older ones aren't). Then there's the big Q of
>>will Blu-ray win the war?
>
>>I need a remote for DVD watching though, and that's going to cost me
>>at least £15, so given there's still one in the HDDVD kit it means the
>>drive is actually even cheaper.
>
>Probably won't know the winner between HD-DVD and Blu-ray for at least a
>couple of years yet.

when it will probably be neither of them, but a 3rd format that comes
out when there is actually some demand for it.
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"Chris F" <chris@asifimtellingyoulot.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:15:31 +0100, "Beck" <daft_ader@yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Alan" <alan.d.shaw@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>news:1176130416.015722.5230@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>>>Argos have the HD-DVD for £119 and a tenner's free gift voucher offer
>>>ending today if you spend over £100 (if you buy £100 gift vouchers,
>>>then use them straight away the HDDVD is only £109)
>>
>>>Question is - is it worth it just now. Not much out on HD-DVD, even
>>>less in the UK. And I've noticed that some of the discs on play-asia
>>>are now region marked (older ones aren't). Then there's the big Q of
>>>will Blu-ray win the war?
>>
>>>I need a remote for DVD watching though, and that's going to cost me
>>>at least £15, so given there's still one in the HDDVD kit it means the
>>>drive is actually even cheaper.
>>
>>Probably won't know the winner between HD-DVD and Blu-ray for at least a
>>couple of years yet.
>
> when it will probably be neither of them, but a 3rd format that comes
> out when there is actually some demand for it.

There is a company in London who has apparently made a format type which
accepts blu-ray and hd-dvd. Maybe they will be the eventual winner.
Until HD televisions become the only TV available they don't have much
chance of any new format overtaking DVD do they?

From someone who has one I'd say no its not worth it, the variety of films
right now is poor - they are overpriced, even the ones imported in from
America are around £16/17 each. Don't think I'm pushing PS3 more, but I find
better films on blu-ray and the prices of imports are cheaper there too,
even Tesco are selling some Blu-Ray titles for £13.99 where as none for
HD-DVD.

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"Alan" <alan.d.shaw@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1176130416.015722.5230@l77g2000hsb.googlegrou ps.com...
Argos have the HD-DVD for £119 and a tenner's free gift voucher offer
ending today if you spend over £100 (if you buy £100 gift vouchers,
then use them straight away the HDDVD is only £109)

Question is - is it worth it just now. Not much out on HD-DVD, even
less in the UK. And I've noticed that some of the discs on play-asia
are now region marked (older ones aren't). Then there's the big Q of
will Blu-ray win the war?

I need a remote for DVD watching though, and that's going to cost me
at least £15, so given there's still one in the HDDVD kit it means the
drive is actually even cheaper.

I actually think we will know the winner by the end of the March next year
and although I'd like to see HD-DVD out do Blu-Ray it just doesn't look like
happening, and Microsoft haven't done themselves any favors by putting our a
HD-DVD drive which has had dire sound for 5 months which stopped me buying
anymore HD-DVD titles...even that fix is another month away...not a good
start.

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"Beck" <daft_ader@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Alan" <alan.d.shaw@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:1176130416.015722.5230@l77g2000hsb.googlegrou ps.com...
>>Argos have the HD-DVD for £119 and a tenner's free gift voucher offer
>>ending today if you spend over £100 (if you buy £100 gift vouchers,
>>then use them straight away the HDDVD is only £109)
>
>>Question is - is it worth it just now. Not much out on HD-DVD, even
>>less in the UK. And I've noticed that some of the discs on play-asia
>>are now region marked (older ones aren't). Then there's the big Q of
>>will Blu-ray win the war?
>
>>I need a remote for DVD watching though, and that's going to cost me
>>at least £15, so given there's still one in the HDDVD kit it means the
>>drive is actually even cheaper.
>
> Probably won't know the winner between HD-DVD and Blu-ray for at least a
> couple of years yet.

Alan wrote:
> Argos have the HD-DVD for £119 and a tenner's free gift voucher offer
> ending today if you spend over £100 (if you buy £100 gift vouchers,
> then use them straight away the HDDVD is only £109)
>
> Question is - is it worth it just now. Not much out on HD-DVD, even
> less in the UK. And I've noticed that some of the discs on play-asia
> are now region marked (older ones aren't).

No region protection currently exists on HD-DVD.

"Byron Hinson" <byron@activewin.com> wrote in message
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>I actually think we will know the winner by the end of the March next year
>and although I'd like to see HD-DVD out do Blu-Ray it just doesn't look
>like happening, and Microsoft haven't done themselves any favors by putting
>our a HD-DVD drive which has had dire sound for 5 months which stopped me
>buying anymore HD-DVD titles...even that fix is another month away...not a
>good start.

But blu-ray is not perfect either. For starters, films do not run at 720p
(at least on the ps3 they don't).

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2007 16:13:50 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
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(Mike Jenkins) fornis do marikano es bono tan el:

>The only thing that stops me getting one is the fact that the X360
>itself makes such an horrendous racket it would ruin any film I wanted
>to watch. It's a nice idea, but until MS release a quieter console it's
>a complete non starter for me.

But doesn't the 360 switch off all the fans and stuff when playing the disc?

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