[DjiNN]

Guys can HD Players play blue ray dvds ? and the oppisite if blue ray players can play HD DVDs ? and what do you suggest better HD players or Blue ray players.. thanks alot for your help guys

[nil102]

1...Guys can HD Players play blue ray dvds ? NO
2...and the oppisite if blue ray players can play HD DVDs ? NO
3...suggest better HD players or Blue ray players.. thanks alot for your help guys..HD DVD is now obsolete so the answer is Blu-Ray

[mbell]

The player in my PC can play and record both formats. But Nil102 is right - HD DVD is a dead duck.

[BrianPK]

.........but for less than a few hundred quid you can get a excellent HD dvd player and dvd upscaler and a great quantity of first class HD DVDs ie a very cheap way to an immediate and substantial collection of Hi def.discs.My collection of 150 HD dvds has pride of place over my Blu ray .Check out the classifieds for the bargains.

[blaster9999]

Originally Posted by BrianPK

.........but for less than a few hundred quid you can get a excellent HD dvd player and dvd upscaler and a great quantity of first class HD DVDs ie a very cheap way to an immediate and substantial collection of Hi def.discs.My collection of 150 HD dvds has pride of place over my Blu ray .Check out the classifieds for the bargains.

HD dvd is a cheap way into HD. Yes no new material. Las t year I bought more than 300 hd dvd and only about 5 blu, yet my first HD player was a PS3

Blu discs are the future of mass market HD in the near term and disc and player prices are getting lower all the time.

A cheap way in may be a PC multi drive such as the LG which plays hd dvd and Blu. I prefer my standalone for PQ and conveniance, however people with better GFX card than mine or more tech savvy may come up with a different answer. ( Iplayer has also forced me to update to the latest real player which has screwed up playback on powerdvd and the drives gone walkabout canstantly having to muck about with settings is another reason why I prefer standalones)

[smjxm09]

All very well having 300 HD DVD discs but one day you will have nothing to play them on.

[DjiNN]

so whats the best blue ray player you guys suggest me to buy with a good price ?

[blaster9999]

Originally Posted by smjxm09

All very well having 300 HD DVD discs but one day you will have nothing to play them on.

Sir I direct you to an earlier threat re the LG drive ( the wonders of technology As for nothing to play I have two ep 30 (amazon fire sale) 360 hd hd dvd drive. ( which will work with my PC, as well LG combi drive So I'm set for the next few years. As for replacement machines You can still find lasrdisc and even betamax machines

[blaster9999]

Originally Posted by DjiNN

so whats the best blue ray player you guys suggest me to buy with a good price ?

Er you may be asking on the wrong forum, just post your question on the blu ray player forum. Give them your budget and what you intend to use it for?
I've ended up with a sony 350 and a PS3

[nitrams19]

Lg did make a blueray/hddvd combo standalone player.I use a htpc with a lg combo drive,yes hddvd is defunct but can get some good cheap films on hddvd and latest releases on blue.Best of both worlds.