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Comments on: Paramount and DreamWorks give HD DVD a boost

Just when you thought the next-gen DVD war was on the verge of being over, a couple of studios decide to muck things up even further. Today, Paramount and DreamWorks Animation announced that they will exclusively support HD DVD on a worldwide basis.

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Once I can make copies......
by snotfester August 27, 2007 3:10 PM PDT
then I'll choose that format. Also, players need to be at the $99.00 to 149.00 range for either format or a universal player. I currently use a player that upconverts dvd's to 720p and 1080i. I compared it to blue ray (I used my son's PS3) which I played at 1080i then 720p. Both looked great. (My plasma does not do 1080p). I then played the same dvd movie (Ghost Rider) in upconverted 1080i and 720p. There was a slight difference in detail, but not enough to warrent the additional cost and chance of buying a doomed format (BRD or HD DVD). Also, I have no guilt in making copies of some dvd's. I do this only because of how much Hollywood fights this, so they can kiss my ass!! So, in summary, the winning format for me is the one I can copy!!
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Thieft is theift and you have no real comparisons
by maverick11359 August 29, 2007 2:06 AM PDT
To admitt to being a theif would have had your hands cut of in previous centuries,not very smart!
To compare formats with out using a device to watch the new format in ,in its true native form of 1080p means your comparing oranges and apples and a waste of time and coment yo've just got to be joking.Then to start your post saying your going to wait for players to be $99.00 to $149.00 means your a person that expects no quality in a player,the cheaper the better it will last 12 months if your lucky, so in the end you'll get what you deserve.

P.S I'm yet to spend under 2,000 dollars for any of my components including DVD players and I turn my gear over every 5 years sell it second hand on ebay and get atleast half or more of what I originally paid .
OH NO! no bluray for Paramount!
by Ruben HD August 29, 2007 6:23 PM PDT
HA HA just kidding. Im a gamer not a movie buff so i really dont give a hoot about the movie industry. I think that both formats will be around for a while, and both formats will have their exclusives- sound familiar? Micro$oft, $ony, 360, PS3? I have a PS3 and think that bluray will be around aslong as gamers want games for the PS3. It also has better storage capacity at 50GB compared with 30GB dual layer HD DVD. Competition is good for the consumer,so lets hope both formats continue to exist, so our wallets take less of a hit.
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OH NO! no bluray for Paramount!
by Ruben HD August 29, 2007 6:23 PM PDT
HA HA just kidding. Im a gamer not a movie buff so i really dont give a hoot about the movie industry. I think that both formats will be around for a while, and both formats will have their exclusives- sound familiar? Micro$oft, $ony, 360, PS3? I have a PS3 and think that bluray will be around aslong as gamers want games for the PS3. It also has better storage capacity at 50GB compared with 30GB dual layer HD DVD. Competition is good for the consumer,so lets hope both formats continue to exist, so our wallets take less of a hit.
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You've got to be kidding
by maverick11359 September 1, 2007 1:52 AM PDT
Maybe they will put an opaque start or trailers at the start of each video to play on your new VHS player. Ooooooooooooohhhhhh. Wooooooowwwwww.

What is the problem with your Video player anyway? Is it EBay time all over again for your closet full of VHS Movies? Maybe you'll get 50 cents each.

See how stupid your remarks can be made ,and applied to every previous technology.Technology grows as mankind progress's ,think before making ridiculous statements.
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You've got to be kidding
by maverick11359 September 1, 2007 1:52 AM PDT
Maybe they will put an opaque start or trailers at the start of each video to play on your new VHS player. Ooooooooooooohhhhhh. Wooooooowwwwww.

What is the problem with your Video player anyway? Is it EBay time all over again for your closet full of VHS Movies? Maybe you'll get 50 cents each.

See how stupid your remarks can be made ,and applied to every previous technology.Technology grows as mankind progress's ,think before making ridiculous statements.
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Wait till the porn industry ways in.
by OldReds September 2, 2007 7:45 AM PDT
I am old enough to remember the Video Tape wars. Back then it was Beta verses VHS. Well, gues who won and why? Give up?
When the porn industry started burning 8mm movies to VHS and offering them by mail, well you just had to get a VHS VideoTape player/recorded to "vidoe the big game" so you could watch those incredable long passes in "Slow motion"

So, my vote is with the porn industr, although you can now get streaming live whatever from around the world, do you realy need the "High Defenitaion and 3D enhanced visit to what's her faces vagina?"

Later, but don't hold your breath
OR
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Wait till the porn industry ways in.
by OldReds September 2, 2007 7:45 AM PDT
I am old enough to remember the Video Tape wars. Back then it was Beta verses VHS. Well, gues who won and why? Give up?
When the porn industry started burning 8mm movies to VHS and offering them by mail, well you just had to get a VHS VideoTape player/recorded to "vidoe the big game" so you could watch those incredable long passes in "Slow motion"

So, my vote is with the porn industr, although you can now get streaming live whatever from around the world, do you realy need the "High Defenitaion and 3D enhanced visit to what's her faces vagina?"

Later, but don't hold your breath
OR
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HD DVD versus Blue Ray
by Eupha September 16, 2007 4:33 AM PDT
I agree with member ryty76! This waist of money, besides, there is another side to this story: Recently read that Sony is 'on his knees....' for the make-me-sick industry porn! The same story as with the video format years ago! It looks like this dirty group has the ultimate power to influence decision what people should go use! I just sit back and wait....
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HD DVD versus Blue Ray
by Eupha September 16, 2007 4:33 AM PDT
I agree with member ryty76! This waist of money, besides, there is another side to this story: Recently read that Sony is 'on his knees....' for the make-me-sick industry porn! The same story as with the video format years ago! It looks like this dirty group has the ultimate power to influence decision what people should go use! I just sit back and wait....
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