HD DVD fanatics to attempt Amazon store run to boost format
Blu-ray only studios take notice!
(Credit: Columbia Pictures)April 15 may be known as Tax Day, but the HD DVD backers over at AVS forum are calling it something else: Buy HD DVDs from Amazon Day!
As one forum member put it: "The idea is to show support for HD DVD by buying movies on a specific day. There is no better way to show support for HD DVD than by backing it financially. That is the language the movie studios understand best. If there is a strong demand for HD DVD software, then hopefully Blu-ray-only studios will at least go neutral."
So far about a hundred folks are on board, including Mr. Stroke, Jerry Curl, and Chewbaccacabra. The only problem is that Blu-ray fanboys on another thread are plotting a possible counterattack. "The red army is planning an attack against the ever-increasing blu army's sales ranking on Amazon," wrote tindizzle. "We must fight back! Everyone will buy at least TWO not one BDs on April 15th (or whatever date the red army has planned). We will be victorious! Who's with me?"
D-Day, or HD DVD Day as it were, has sparked a lot of bravado from Blu-ray backers. Yesterday, MSpeed6 entered the "Buy HD DVDs from Amazon Day" thread and calmly declared that he would blow up his PS3 on YouTube if, "You guys can get any HD DVD to spike higher than #9." The reference was to the Casino Royale Blu-ray, which hit #9 yesterday on Amazon and currently sits at #8.
You gotta applaud this kind of grassroots effort, even if it's totally stupid and a complete waste of time. Heck, if it's any help, I'll put in my preorder for The Big Lebowski HD DVD (May 29 release date) on April 15--and then write it off as a tax deduction because I, like, need it for my job and stuff.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hddvd#3x_DVD
With my 1080i 51" and the 1080p federal mandate at least 2 years off, I'm not going to pay extra for either. Well, hypothetically I WOULDN'T pay more, if I didn't have torrents and HRHD on my Xbox Media Center...
"While 3x DVDs provide the same high definition content, the trade off is that playback time is limited. ... about 85 minutes of 1080p video ... This makes the format suitable for subjects such as training videos and home movies, but not suitable for typical wide release studio movies." - Wikipedia article (accessed 1.24PM GMT, 16/03/2007)
Let's just hope your home videos or training videos don't suck too when someone brings their girlfriend over to kick back and watch a movie at home.
- One format please...
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by CurtisW-FL
March 14, 2007 8:14 PM PDT
- I don't want Sony to win. I want "us" to win. As a huge action/sci-fi movie fan, I have decided to I'm in favor of Blu-Ray. I can't say this decision is because Blu-Ray is "better" than HD-DVD.
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