rajputwarrior Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 i wish they bring that to canada, cause i would totally pick one up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 you actually serious?i think i asked you this before, pretty sure i did. i like how you're trying to prove it really hard that 1080p and 1080i are not different whatsoever. if you were right, 1080p wouldn't exist, it wouldn't be marketed nor would it be this long before most of the new tvs that are coming out are supporting it. ok let's go over this again all movies are stored in 1080p30 on the disk 1080p players send the 1080p30 signal directly to the tv. 1080i players send a 1080i60 signal, meaning it sends ALL the information that is in the 1080p30 image to the tv, only it divides every frame in two essentially. 1080i tv's(essentially HD CRT's and some plasma models and such) then display the 1080i60 picture. 1080p capable Tv' take the 1080i60 signal, and reassembls it to 1080p30 by reassembling the divded frames into single frames. the only way you lose quality with a 1080i player and a 1080p TV, is of you bought a cheap crap no name brand TV that's is really sucky at reassembling the frames. wich is fairly straight forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 you actually serious?i think i asked you this before, pretty sure i did. i like how you're trying to prove it really hard that 1080p and 1080i are not different whatsoever. if you were right, 1080p wouldn't exist, it wouldn't be marketed nor would it be this long before most of the new tvs that are coming out are supporting it. Here educate yourself a bit: http://blog.hometheatermag.com/geoffreymor...7061080iv1080p/ I'm sure that guys from Home Theater Magazine have absolutely no clue what they are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Here educate yourself a bit:http://blog.hometheatermag.com/geoffreymor...7061080iv1080p/ I'm sure that guys from Home Theater Magazine have absolutely no clue what they are talking about. somehow your url link got the dots too.:) sneaky fixing it before I get to reply.... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toology Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 FFS, it's this Friday. :rolleyes: I've already seen Wal-Mart T.V. ads hinting at a super-low priced "Toshiba HD-DVD player" and Acer's laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 uhh... so is it this friday or 23rd? i am interpreting it as this friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Well it doesn't matter to me being I'm ont he wrong continent and all :) but do you still get the 5 free movies deal with these players ? that's for all HD-DVD players sin't it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 There is also THIS LATEST RUMOUR from the past hour: from Blu-Ray forums: I'm not so sure Blu will win. As of 13 minutes ago, Warner is no longer part of the BDA Still looking to see what's going on.. it has been known that Warner Brother's BDA membership expires tonight midnight.. they most likely did not extend it .. but I guess we won't hear anything official (confirmation or debunk) by tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 ^^^Even if you don't get the movies, Walmart is having a sale on those too, this Friday ($15 each it looks like, according to the ad). -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goji Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I wonder if BB will price match all of this or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerhkjp Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Considering how entrenched both sides are, it seems we'll have to buy players for both format to watch all the movies. We just have to wait for someone in the bruray camp to bite the bullet and match the price :D I'm starting to think that this HD war is turning out pretty well for the consumer. If there was only one side, the HD players will probably still cost $1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Meh, don't need HD-DVD... Yet. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted November 1, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2007 Alright, I'm buying one. I want HD-DVD to win, and I really believe it will, but I was going to wait to buy just in case... But $100? There's no reason for me to wait anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danrarbc Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 $15 movies ain't shabby either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted November 1, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2007 $15 movies ain't shabby either. Definitely; it will certainly help me get a good start on my HD-DVD collection :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danrarbc Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 It'll get me out of bed early. I'll scope out what's in stock on Thursday. Already got the 360 drive with Heroes, Ultimate Matrix Collection, and Transformers for free (and I'm eligable for the 5 free offer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Lucky for all of you. Like I said in another post, here in Quebec (Canada), BestBuy and FutureShop don't even list the A-2 anymore, it's gone. FutureShop list the XA-2 for "only" $799. They now have the A-3 for $349 and the A-30 for $449. No fire sale, nothing exciting.... So again, HERE, it's not evident that HD-DVD is a winner, because this friday, the PS3/40Gb will be out at $399. A game console/Bly-ray player including Spiderman3 and 1080p (marketing, not better than 1080i). By including Spiderman3, maybe buyers will start to understand that the PS3 can also play movies. Their was a stat/poll floating around that said that PS3 users did not know that they could watch movies on it... This will change... I wish their was some special sale for the A-2 or even the A-3 here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted November 1, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 1, 2007 Lucky for all of you. Like I said in another post, here in Quebec (Canada), BestBuy and FutureShop don't even list the A-2 anymore, it's gone. FutureShop list the XA-2 for "only" $799.They now have the A-3 for $349 and the A-30 for $449. No fire sale, nothing exciting.... So again, HERE, it's not evident that HD-DVD is a winner, because this friday, the PS3/40Gb will be out at $399. A game console/Bly-ray player including Spiderman3 and 1080p (marketing, not better than 1080i). By including Spiderman3, maybe buyers will start to understand that the PS3 can also play movies. Their was a stat/poll floating around that said that PS3 users did not know that they could watch movies on it... This will change... I wish their was some special sale for the A-2 or even the A-3 here.... Companies don't care about us, Canadians, mate. There are only 33 mil of us and that's just slightly less than population of California =) We are a small market in the eyes of many big corporations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Lucky for all of you. Like I said in another post, here in Quebec (Canada), BestBuy and FutureShop don't even list the A-2 anymore, it's gone. FutureShop list the XA-2 for "only" $799.They now have the A-3 for $349 and the A-30 for $449. No fire sale, nothing exciting.... So again, HERE, it's not evident that HD-DVD is a winner, because this friday, the PS3/40Gb will be out at $399. A game console/Bly-ray player including Spiderman3 and 1080p (marketing, not better than 1080i). By including Spiderman3, maybe buyers will start to understand that the PS3 can also play movies. Their was a stat/poll floating around that said that PS3 users did not know that they could watch movies on it... This will change... I wish their was some special sale for the A-2 or even the A-3 here.... When I got home from work this morning I had an MS from a friend telling me about this. I been waiting all day for him to come online, I wanna see if he wants to head to Vermont to be there for when the doors open! I'm hoping he will! And to think, for us it will only cost 94.06 our money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted November 1, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 1, 2007 And to think, for us it will only cost 94.06 our money! Haha, good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 TOSHIBA HD-A2 NOW AT BEST BUY FOR $99! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;js...d=1158323325814 IN-STORE AND IT'S BETTER DEAL THEN WALMART BECAUSE THEY GIVE 7 FREE HD DVD MOVIES!!!! http://www.bestbuy.com/site//olspage.jsp?i...p;type=category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted November 1, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2007 Sold out online and in all the stores even remotely close to me :( It's okay, I'll just wait for the Wal-mart sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Boz... I know that you don't get attention at home, but can you please stop it with the big letters? We get the message, don't worry about it. Oh, and I hope you're getting commission for this, because you're working you butt off like your life depends on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stezo2k Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 why do all the americans get the best offers? :( $99? thats like ?60 to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Boz... I know that you don't get attention at home, but can you please stop it with the big letters?We get the message, don't worry about it. Oh, and I hope you're getting commission for this, because you're working you butt off like your life depends on it. If you are not excited that you can get a A HIGH DEFINITION PLAYER for $99 with 7 movies then I'm not really sure what does excite you! This is HUGE! 2 biggest retailers getting into price wars. I'm excited so is everyone else. IT'S GREAT DAY FOR HD DVD and finally we are very close to ending this. The only people who have problems with big letters and the reality of the situation as I can see everywhere are Blu-Ray fans. Don't worry, you can STILL sell your PS3 now and cover some losses. I mean I blew $600 too on PS3, but it's all good. I'm not going mad, neither should you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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