did i make a mistake?

[tris-]

was in toys r us today looking for gta4. didnt find it but i did find the hd dvd drives for the 360, reduced from 115 to 40.
i was looking to buy one before but i didnt because of the cost but seeing such a bargain i bought it.

i went into blockbusters to reserve gta4 and i was offered a free rental, and i asked if they had any hd dvd? the woman said no, hd dvd is being stopped and no more new hd dvd will come out.

i dont know if it was accurate or not, so have i made a mistake buying the drive?

 

[Stimpy]

Well she was telling the truth, Toshiba the people behind HD-DVD have called it a day so the only HD-DVD's you can buy now are the ones already released (pretty cheap to) not sure how long they will still be around though so get buying if you want some

 

[tris-]

so its probably worthwhile just returning it now and saying the drive didnt work then?

 

[Whipped]

As Stimpy said, for the price you may as well pick up some HD-DVD titles. They are just as good quality wise as BluRay and even include PiP extras that BlueRay is only just supporting.

 

[megadave]

Bet you'll be able to get them from ebay at great prices.

 

[tris-]

any decent websites then for cheap hd-dvd. play etc are all £17, or is this what you meant by cheap?

 

[tris-]

managed to get a load at about a fiver each -

300
the thing
american gangster
kingdom
shaun of the dead
children of men

 

[Whipped]

300 hundred is great on HD-DVD

 

[tris-]

apparently the drive can "upscale" sd dvd, is this right?
i assume it means i can watch sd dvd in a bit better quality.

 

[Deebs]

Yes,

it will upscale standard 480i content to the max supported over the interface you are using to display.

HD-DVD films will not be pressed from mid-year. As you have a Blu-ray player (ps3) which is profile 2.0 you can buy any Blu-ray disc and enjoy higher bitrates for audio and sound that HD-DVD could offer.

Personally I would have returned the drive and invested in Blu-ray, or at least go buy a cheap £50 HD-DVD player for when the XBOX360 drive fails.

 

[Poon]

Remember, it wont upscale DVD's over component, it will only scale if you have a 360 with HDMI.

 

[tris-]

i see. i dont think im using hdmi.

fuck it ive got the thing now, and ordered a load of films. at a fiver a film i cant complain really.

 

[Raven]

You just bought a Betamax

Though at £5 a film, as you say you cant grumble

 

[tris-]

You just bought a Betamax

Though at £5 a film, as you say you cant grumble

i did wonder why it was so cheap tbh. i even asked is £40 the right price.

guess this is the shit that happens when you dont keep up with the latest gizmos.

 

[Stimpy]

One place I'd recommend is Movietyme with hd-dvd all being region free you're not limited to uk rip-off prices.

 

[tris-]

One place I'd recommend is Movietyme with hd-dvd all being region free you're not limited to uk rip-off prices.

ah i didnt know it was region free. im guessing there is probably more films in other regions than just the pal stuff too.

 

[Ch3tan]

You'd be wrong tris

 

[tris-]

not for the first time today FFS

stop kicking me while im down

 

[MYstIC G]

Damnit, he begged for mercy before I got here...

 

[Sparx]

was in toys r us today looking for gta4. didnt find it but i did find the hd dvd drives for the 360, reduced from 115 to 40.
i was looking to buy one before but i didnt because of the cost but seeing such a bargain i bought it.

i went into blockbusters to reserve gta4 and i was offered a free rental, and i asked if they had any hd dvd? the woman said no, hd dvd is being stopped and no more new hd dvd will come out.

i dont know if it was accurate or not, so have i made a mistake buying the drive?

I picked one up this week on ebay for 15 quid i'm loving it!!

there is a nice back catalogue of HD DVDs plus it upscales normal DVDs too

 

[Aada]

I'm still buying HDDVDs as they are so cheap now and there are well over 1000 titles.


Heros on HDDVD is fantastic.

 

[tris-]

is it possible to get hdmi from the hd dvd player if you only have the standard xbox?

 

[Ch3tan]

no.

erm, actually, yes, because all new xbox models have hdmi out. Does yours?

 

[tris-]

no.

erm, actually, yes, because all new xbox models have hdmi out. Does yours?

fuck knows. how can i tell?

 

[Ch3tan]

tris- you are clearly asking for abuse.

The hdmi port on the back of the console?

look what you did! you made me use the rolleyes!

 

[tris-]

tris- you are clearly asking for abuse.

The hdmi port on the back of the console?

look what you did! you made me use the rolleyes!

how does one identify a hdmi port?

 

[JingleBells]

how does one identify a hdmi port?

one uses Google Image Search

 

[tris-]

one believes one does not posses a hdmi port

FUCKING HELL

 

[Ch3tan]

one believes we have already been over this with you on this very forum, but one is too lazy to use the search to prove ones case.

 

[tris-]

then one believes thy is probablth telling fibs.