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5 Free Blu-Ray movies when you get a Player
Monkeydrye
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So, anyone think this might help the PS3 a bit?
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=280
It might be grasping at straws or it might be a great way to not only beat the competition but also boost the PS3. Personally I hope it works. I also hope it lasts until I have the money for my new TV and ps3
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=280
It might be grasping at straws or it might be a great way to not only beat the competition but also boost the PS3. Personally I hope it works. I also hope it lasts until I have the money for my new TV and ps3
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edit: Bit sad that there isn't even 5 good movies to choose from, and they force you to pick from categories. Still better than nothing.
well its a nice try. But I don't care how many movies they give away. PS3 it too expensive, the games arent that great, so its not worth it.
Then they say in the article ( I cant make the quote thing work here since I dont have a name..but ..)
"But wait, there's more! If you decide you would like to purchase a PS3, Sony is offering a special deal through their retail Sony Style stores. Purchase a PS3, two games, and an extra controller from now until July 8th, and you will receive a $50 gift card."
thats really funny...first I have to find a reason to buy the PS3...then i have to find 2 games which makes the $600 worth while, ~$720 total now (without tax), and a controler? so...in all I'll have to spend around $800 plus just to get a $50 gift card?
I got a free controller when I bought my xbox 360 without a game.. >_>
nice try sony. almost had me going there ::phew::
Im not saying this deal sucks, Im saying format wars suck (Blu-ray vs. HDDVD) and frankly I could care less who wins, I just want a winner.....getting stuck with a dead player (read:betamax) would be a drag. Once there is a clear winner, Ill buy one.
Fuck that. I'm not rebuying the DVDs I just got done buying. Maybe when the NEXT new format comes around.
Don't re-buy anything. HD players play your DVD's too. This isn't the same as going to VHS to DVD.
"Guess I'll have to buy the white album again"
Not sure how it would be done, but I wish companies would realize that format wars benefit noone and they should get a standard before anything goes to the public.
It's been how long and we still don't have a single form of writable DVD? I still have to choose between - or + or RAM?
But anyway, until my TV breaks, I won't go HD unless I win something for free.
Until I have a HD TV, I won't be buying a HDef player and even that is conditional upon the end of the format war.
So I guess I'm looking at another few years before I have to get anything, so prices should be good and won't have to worry about this BS war.
My DVD collection is in the hundreds and I want it to last another 5-6 years at the least.
HDDVD is just not needed yet.
Yeah. I've made a point of not buying a lot of movies on DVD the last few years, knowing this was coming. Pretty much the only stuff I buy are comedies and such that aren't all that important to have in HD anyway.
Have they dropped that fast already?
Yep. A couple months ago one dipped below $500.
I'm guessing it's less a matter of dropping manufacturing costs and more a matter of each side desperately wanting to beat the other, not to mention to get the general public to give a shit about next-gen DVDs.
-This is a mail-in offer with a eight to ten week expected delivery time.
-Only works with 9 select players
-Store you purchase the player from must be in the same state as you live in.
-Will not work with players you buy online
-receipt must be dated between July 1st 07- Sep 30th 07. Postmarked by Oct 07.
-Must send in the UPC code and receipt. This will most likely make it near impossible to return the player if you need to.
- The movies you can pick are put into categories. You can only pick one from each category.
1. The Guardian, Pearl Harbor, Invincible, Chicken Little
2. Corpse Bride, Phantom of the Opera, Blazing Saddles
3. Stealth. Resident Evil 2, Underworld Evolution, Stir of Echoes
4. The Italian Job, Black Rain, Babel, Devil's Rejects
5. Kiss of the Dragon, The Omen, The Transporter 2, Species, Hart's War, The Last Waltz
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Wow, peopel really care that much about HD vs Blu-Ray...how sad.
Speaking of which, I need to buy Babel.
Yeah, what a dipshit.
And, yeah, arguing about the formats is pretty silly. Personally, I'm pushing for Blu-Ray to win, as I have a PS3, and that'd mean I'd already be good.
What I'm most curious about is Lord of the Rings. I haven't heard any news on what their HD plans are, but I bet that's going to be huge.
Edit: Do we have an ETA on the Braveheart HD-DVD or the LOTR HD movies?
Anyone know what format Star Wars will be on?
A lot.
The thing that really sparked DVD sales were the sub $150 players.
Yeah, and they upconvert them too.
How about HD-DVD?
This amazes me as well. This seems like one of the first things they'd standardize - what the fuck widescreen is, and what resolution and aspect ratio it should be in.
Badass. Then I couldn't care less which one wins.
I'd hope HD-DVD wins just because I think it sounds better than Blu-Ray, but so long as they're both in HD, and they both play music, I honestly couldn't care enough for it to matter.
1. Blockbuster supports it. For geeks like us, not a big deal, but a lot of the less informed still rent from brick and mortar stores.
2. PS3 and Disney both use it. Kids movies in HD? Basically only on BluRay. Plus the PS3 expands the user base that much more.
3. It's more expensive. I know this sounds dumb, but for a lot of customers I have, usually more than one a day they will ask for Sony regardless of what kind of TV it is, because it is expensive and has brand recognition. For most people, expensive means quality.
I work at blockbuster. I have 4 or 5 people a day ask me if we carry blu-ray. I haven't heard anyone mention HD-DVD since I've started working there.
Right... that's pretty much exactly what he said.
I wonder why BDA is even doing this, they're winning, I guess it's just an answer to HD-DVD's free5 offer...