[jase4772]

Hi,

I've got a PS3 at the moment but aside from the free Casino Royale and buying Hellboy as it was cheap I'm not really seeing the kind of BIG releases to make me buy Blu-Ray over a dvd and upscale.

However when I went on Play.com I saw that their Top Sellers list and the coming soon list had loads of great films for the HD-DVD format.

How come Blu-Ray doesn't seem to have anything good coming out and would it be worth getting a HD-DVD player as well?

[Pecker]

What is 'good' and what is not is a matter of taste.

But HD DVD players are comparatively cheap, and there are certainly plenty of HD DVD exclusives.

Steve W

[Adam_uk]

Hi

Well this thread will turn into a can of worms I am sure.

I would say if you have a spare £170ish then yes buy a HD DVD player.

Both formats have some great films already out and some great releases comming up in the next few months!

[inzaman]

I am in the same boat, i too have a PS3. It does depend on what movies you like, i am awaiting the release of the new Toshiba HD-DVD players and if the 5 movie deal is on then i will probably buy one. I was going to get the E1 at £170 but thought i would wait until Autumn/Winter which is when my HC gets far more use.

[jrp023]

i have both formats and generally buy about 6 hd-dvd's for each blu-ray. all hd-dvd's are region free so it opens up a lot more options than being stuck with region b blu-ray.

[SeedyR]

Originally Posted by jase4772

Hi,

I've got a PS3 at the moment but aside from the free Casino Royale and buying Hellboy as it was cheap I'm not really seeing the kind of BIG releases to make me buy Blu-Ray over a dvd and upscale.

However when I went on Play.com I saw that their Top Sellers list and the coming soon list had loads of great films for the HD-DVD format.

How come Blu-Ray doesn't seem to have anything good coming out and would it be worth getting a HD-DVD player as well?

No big releases? Some pretty impressive ones in the upcoming months. Die Hards, Pirates, Spidermans etc.

However in answer to your question I definitely think it's worth getting HD DVD as well. I already had a 360, so it was pretty cheap for me just to get the HD DVD add on. I am however no eyeing up a 3rd gen Tosh deck, as if I get a new amp, I'd want to take advantage of the new audio codecs which can't be done with the 360 add on. In the last few weeks I have watched Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift, The Thing, Matrix Trilogy and Hot Fuzz, all currently only available on HD DVD. With Transformers next month along with some other great titles coming soon, I think it would be well worthwhile getting a HD DVD player too if you can afford it.

[JAGUAR1977]

Movies are very personal, but if you can't find anything here.........

Plus plenty of Warner releases still to come.

These are US releases but past experience shows 70% or so will be region free.

Movietyme have a listing of US titles that work on a UK PS3.

http://www.movietyme.com/catalog/def...f2b7648d5f5648


September 18, 2007

Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut (Warner)
The Condemned (Lionsgate)
Deliverance (Warner)
A Few Good Men (Sony)
House of 1000 Corpses (Lionsgate)
Jailhouse Rock (Warner)
Smallville: The Complete Sixth Season (Warner)
Troy: Director's Cut (Warner)
Viva Las Vegas (Warner)
We Are Marshall (Warner)

September 25, 2007
Black Book (Sony)
Gods and Generals (Warner)
Gothika (Warner)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Sony)
Tekkonkinkreet (Sony)
Underworld (Sony)
The Wild Bunch (Warner)
Wyatt Earp (Warner)

October 02, 2007
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Sony)
Dawn of the Dead (1978) (Starz)
The Day After Tomorrow (Fox)
Day of the Dead (1985) (Starz)
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (Starz)
Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox)
Galapagos (BBC)
Halloween (1978) (Starz)
Master & Commander (Fox)
A Room with a View (BBC)

October 09, 2007
28 Days Later (Fox)
28 Weeks Later (Fox)
The Amityville Horror (1979) (MGM)
Edward Scissorhands (Fox)
The Fly (1986) (Fox)
From Hell (Fox)
Nature's Journey (Koch Distributing)
Reign Over Me (Sony)
RoboCop (MGM)
Surf's Up (Sony)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (Warner)

October 16, 2007
AC/DC: Live at Donington (Sony BMG)
Hollow Man (Director's Cut) (Sony)
The Invisible (Buena Vista)
Masters of Horror: Season One - Volume One (Starz)
Masters of Horror: Season One - Volume Two (Starz)
The Reaping (Warner)
Return to House on Haunted Hill (Warner)

October 23, 2007
2001: A Space Odyssey (Warner)
A Clockwork Orange (Warner)
The Company (2007) (Sony)
Eyes Wide Shut (Warner)
Full Metal Jacket: Deluxe Edition (Warner)
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) (Fox)
Home of the Brave (Fox)
Hostel (Director's Cut) (Sony)
Hostel: Part II (Sony)
King of New York (Lionsgate)
Meet the Robinsons (Walt Disney)
Mr. Brooks (MGM)
Scary Movie (Dimension)
The Shining (1980) (Warner)
The Sopranos: Season Six, Part Two (Warner)

October 30, 2007
David Gilmour: Remember That Night (Sony BMG)
Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics (DVD International)
HDScape: Antarctica Dreaming (DVD International)
HDScape: Blu-ray Sampler (DVD International)
HDScape: Exotic Saltwater Aquarium (DVD International)
HDScape: Fireplace - Visions of Tranquility (DVD International)
HDScape: HDWindow - Hawaii (DVD International)
HDScape: HDWindow - The Great Southwest (DVD International)
HDScape: Serenity - Southern Seas (DVD International)
HDScape: Stargaze II (DVD International)
HDScape: Visions of the Sea (DVD International)
License to Wed (Warner)
The Polar Express (Warner)
Spider-Man 3 (Sony)
Spider-Man: The High-Definition Trilogy (Sony)

November 06, 2007
The Aviator (Warner)
Battle of Britain (MGM)
Beowulf & Grendel (Starz)
Best of Blu-ray, Action (Warner)
Best of Blu-ray, Family (Warner)
A Bridge Too Far (MGM)
Cars (Buena Vista)
Oldboy (Tartan)
The Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 (Walt Disney)
Ratatouille (Walt Disney)
Red Dawn (MGM)

November 13, 2007
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Sony)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan/Broly - Second Coming (Double Feature) (FUNimation)
I, Robot (Fox)
IMAX: Africa the Serengeti (Razor Digital)
IMAX: Alaska Spirit of the Wild (Razor Digital)
IMAX: Antarctica -- An Adventure of a Different Nature (Razor Digital)
IMAX: Australia Land Beyond Time (Razor Digital)
Masters of Horror: Season One - Volume Three (Starz)
Ocean's Giftset (Warner)
Ocean's Thirteen (Warner)
Prison Break: Season One (Fox)
That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection (Warner) JUST LISTED!
Ultimate Force (BCI)

November 20, 2007
Badder Santa: The Unrated Version (Buena Vista)
Die Hard (Fox)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (Fox)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (Fox)
The Die Hard Collection (Fox)
Hairspray (2007) (New Line)
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (Warner)
Live Free or Die Hard (Fox)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (Sony)
Pathfinder (Fox)
Queen Rocks Montreal (Eagle Rock)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (Buena Vista)

November 27, 2007
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (Bandai Visual) JUST LISTED!
The Omega Man (Warner)
Paprika (Sony) JUST LISTED!

December 04, 2007
20 Million Miles to Earth (Sony)
Cast Away (Fox)
Independence Day (Fox)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Fox)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Buena Vista)
Ronin (MGM)

December 11, 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner)
Harry Potter Years 1-5: Limited Edition Giftset (Warner)
High School Musical 2 (Walt Disney)
Lost: The Complete Third Season - The Unexplored Experience (Disney)
Masters of Horror: Season One - Volume Four (Starz)

December 18, 2007
Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Edition) (Warner)
Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Edition) (Warner)
Underdog (2007) (Walt Disney)

January 08, 2008
Twister (Warner)

[Pecker]

Originally Posted by JAGUAR1977

Movies are very personal, but if you can't find anything here.........

Plus plenty of Warner releases still to come.

Past experience shows 70% or so will be region free.

September 18, 2007

Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut (Warner)
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Harry Potter Years 1-5: Limited Edition Giftset (Warner)

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High School Musical 2 (Walt Disney)
Lost: The Complete Third Season - The Unexplored Experience (Disney)
Masters of Horror: Season One - Volume Four (Starz)

December 18, 2007
Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Edition) (Warner)
Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Edition) (Warner)
Underdog (2007) (Walt Disney)

January 08, 2008
Twister (Warner)

The one's in GREEN have me sold.

Seriously, if you can afford it, go dual.

At the very, very least you'll get 18 months of Universal, Paramount & Dreamworks exclusives.

But I agree, there are lots of good BDs for you to buy for your PS3, too.

BTW, have you seen 'Identitry' yet? Well worth a look.

Steve W

[JAGUAR1977]

When High School Musical 2 was announced I shrugged my shoulders, big deal, but the more I hear this is a VERY big release, it goes under the rader for most on this site but it could be a big hit up their with titles like the Pixar movies.

Not that I'll buy it, lol

[Keane]

I must admit, it may be a bit of a luxury, but I like being able to buy both formats

Anyway, you need an HD DVD player, otherwise you can't watch Transformers in HD!!!

[Pecker]

Or Bourne.

Steve W

[stu8]

definatly worth getting both formats i've got a 360 HD-DVD drive and a Pioneer Blu ray drive in my PC (both drives will set you back £240-50 total)

this way i get the pick of all the films on HD and also get to pick the cheaper or better quality format

you won't even need a powerful PC anymore as 2000/8000 series cards have on board decoders that make playing HD a breeze

[kourosh]

I think at the end of the day if your a movie lover then dual format is the only way,i cant understand why some people will only support 1 format

There is plenty of great films already on both with a load more to come.I think both formats have plenty going or them,and will be around for a while yet
so stop denying yourself HD heaven and get a HD-DVD soon

[Pecker]

Originally Posted by kourosh

I think at the end of the day if your a movie lover then dual format is the only way,i cant understand why some people will only support 1 format

I share that philosophy, too.

Careful.

It gets me called a HD DVD fanboy.

Steve W

[jase4772]

The HD players seem cheap by comparison to the Blu Ray and I like the sound of the Toshiba one with the potential 5 disc promo but I bet we don't get it. Its a shame the studios are releasing only on one format or the other but if no one "wins" the format war and both end up staying you can bet they'll all release on the other. The only exception would be Sony with them not wanting to back the enemy

I think its a safe bet from what you've posted that getting a HD players a good thing, after all I've only got Blu Ray because I wanted a PS3.

Thanks for convincing me

[kourosh]

Originally Posted by Pecker

I share that philosophy, too.

Careful.

It gets me called a HD DVD fanboy.

Steve W

I really hate that word "Fanboy"

[dbs2]

Originally Posted by jase4772

The HD players seem cheap by comparison to the Blu Ray and I like the sound of the Toshiba one with the potential 5 disc promo but I bet we don't get it. Its a shame the studios are releasing only on one format or the other but if no one "wins" the format war and both end up staying you can bet they'll all release on the other. The only exception would be Sony with them not wanting to back the enemy

I think its a safe bet from what you've posted that getting a HD players a good thing, after all I've only got Blu Ray because I wanted a PS3.

Thanks for convincing me

Don't forget the Dual Format players that are about to be released.... If you are short of space but have the Dosh..... There could be some Little Crackers.....

[kourosh]

deans right samsung have a cracking player coming before the end of the year for around £550ish

[SeedyR]

Originally Posted by kourosh

deans right samsung have a cracking player coming before the end of the year for around £550ish

Yeah I'd be very tempted to see what it is like. I've heard picture and sound are right up there with the others, and disc compatibility at a glance was good. I'll be interested to see if ALL discs play, or whether there will be problems with discs that have advance features. Be great if Samsung did a promo. 2 free HD DVDs, 2 free Blu-Rays, just to keep things fair

[jase4772]

Originally Posted by dean1474

Don't forget the Dual Format players that are about to be released.... If you are short of space but have the Dosh..... There could be some Little Crackers.....

Always a bit dubious of dual format machines. I always feel like they're doing both things okay instead of one of them really well. Could always ditch the DVD player in favour of a HD one to save space, thankfully the media unit I've got isn't tight on space

[richard plumb]

worth thinking about the money though.

I'm constantly itching about getting a HDDVD player again. But when I look at the bluray release schedule, I'll be spending so much money this winter anyway, I'm not sure I could afford to also buy the HDDVD releases. So in a twisted way its good for some titles to be HDDVD exclusive. It'll slow my buying down a little, and I am guilty of blind buying too many things too quickly, then not watching them for ages.

When I sold off most of my SDDVDs there were still several I hadn't watched.

It all depends what you want. If you want to see all the movies in HD then you will have to go dual format. Either that or stick it out when there is a winner.

You could just buy the films you want on Blu-Ray and get the DVD's of the others which aren't available for Blu-Ray, then your PS3 will up scale them pretty well on a HDTV. Its certainly the cheaper option, and I think saving money is always good!

[jase4772]

Originally Posted by Stringent

You could just buy the films you want on Blu-Ray and get the DVD's of the others which aren't available for Blu-Ray, then your PS3 will up scale them pretty well on a HDTV. Its certainly the cheaper option, and I think saving money is always good!

That's probably the most sensible option in the end, that is until you see Transformers running 1080 in a store and think "I must have that!"

[Rasczak]

Originally Posted by Stringent

Its certainly the cheaper option, and I think saving money is always good!

The cheapest option is to stay DVD for everything...most movies can be purchased on that format for £5 a few months after launch. But it's not the best option

Originally Posted by richard plumb

I am guilty of blind buying too many things too quickly, then not watching them for ages.

I am exactly the same! Tons of stuff still to watch.

Originally Posted by Rasczak

The cheapest option is to stay DVD for everything...most movies can be purchased on that format for £5 a few months after launch. But it's not the best option

No, the cheapest option is to download them.

I am also guilty of buying lots of stuff. Have a mass back catalogue of shows and films to catch up on. Think I'll call in sick for a few days with umm ... a headache.