A good time to get a 360 HD-DVD player!?!

[Goodwill Hunter]

As a fan of near useless peripherals, I picked up a 360 HD-DVD drive for $130 at Circuit City this weekend. With the 5 free HD movies offer expiring on 2/28, and rampant rumors of a price drop to $49, I figure there is a window of just a few days left to get a really good deal on this unit.

If the price does in fact drop within the next 30 days, A 110% pricematch at Circuit City means a final price of $42 for a new drive, a 360 remote, and 6 HD movies...not a bad deal! And if if doesn't drop, all it costs me is a drive to CC to return it. Anyone else considering picking up one of these for cheap?

Rich

[diskoboy]

Actually, I'd send it back for a FULL refund. I sold mine, and all my HD-DVD's a few days ago.

MS just announced they're done with the HD-DVD drive, and won't be manufacturing it anymore.

And no more studios are supporting the format.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/23/microsoft-officially-gives-up-on-hd-dvd/

EDIT - for about $20 more, you can get a standalone model. And I can't even really suggest that..

[s1lence]

Hopefully they price match for you because they are going to be more then worthless from a marketplace standpoint.

[CosmicMonkey]

A good time to buy a dead format? Um, no. There's never a good time to buy a dead format, especially with this few releases. And it's not as if there's any games for the HD drive.

And you paid $130! I'd be taking that back for a refund; you got scammed.

Face it, HD DVD is dead. Blu ray is the future, whether we like it or not.

[Poofta!]

i love how completely clueless you all sound. just because hddvd is dead, that doesnt make it useless. if you can get the drive for 50 bucks, and movies for less than 10. why the hell not. its the same quality as blu-ray understand? so you can enjoy *plenty* of great 1080p movies for close to nothing while bluray prices drop, which knowing sony, wont be for a while.

i say try to pricematch it, if not return it and wait for the actual 50$ tag. movies are already ~12$. wait till theyre half that and enjoy hd movie paradise.

youll have your chance to drop $400+ on a sony bluray device and $30+ per bluray film any time, for a long time to come.

[jonjandran]

A good time to buy a dead format? Um, no. There's never a good time to buy a dead format, especially with this few releases. And it's not as if there's any games for the HD drive.


Not "exactly" true.

I just picked up a used HD-A2 for $45 shipped.

It's an awesome upconverting Dvd player and believe it or not it will continue to play those soon to be very cheap 350-400 Hd-Dvd's that will soon be in my collection :)

Now the Hd-Dvd player for the Xbox? Maybe when I see one for $15 LOL

[Poofta!]

Not "exactly" true.

I just picked up a used HD-A2 for $45 shipped.

It's an awesome upconverting Dvd player and believe it or not it will continue to play those soon to be very cheap 350-400 Hd-Dvd's that will soon be in my collection :)

Now the Hd-Dvd player for the Xbox? Maybe when I see one for $15 LOL

personally, yes, id prefer a toshiba. is the A2 the one w/ 1080p or just i?

my player has absolutely got to have 1080p, otherwise its total fail.

[CosmicMonkey]

i love how completely clueless you all sound. just because hddvd is dead, that doesnt make it useless.

No, I'm not clueless. And yes, HD DVD being dead does make it useless. The films that exist are all that's ever gonna exist. Why the hell do you think it's so cheap and places are having HD DVD fire sales? Dead format and no future releases = useless.

Personally, I couldn't have cared less which format won. But it's quite obvious that Blu ray has won and all future releases will be on this format.

[roushimsx]

i love how completely clueless you all sound. just because hddvd is dead, that doesnt make it useless. if you can get the drive for 50 bucks, and movies for less than 10. why the hell not. its the same quality as blu-ray understand? so you can enjoy *plenty* of great 1080p movies for close to nothing while bluray prices drop, which knowing sony, wont be for a while.

This is why I think it's the *perfect* time to adopt HD-DVD. Cheap movies and cheap players as everyone rushes to dump their inventory to solely support the clear winner. So what if it doesn't play BD movies? It still plays DVDs and HD-DVDs look just as good anyway.

The only drawbacks to adopting HD-DVD now are if you're anal about everything being in the same format (good luck getting rid of your DVDs, if that's the case) or if you just want fewer components hooked up to your HDTV. I'm not too huge on the HD-DVD drive for the 360, but if it's $50 and you already have a 360...fuck it, why not? Either that or pick up the movies at ~$10 a pop now and hold out for the Toshiba HD-A30 to drop further in price.


No, I'm not clueless. And yes, HD DVD being dead does make it useless. The films that exist are all that's ever gonna exist. Why the hell do you think it's so cheap and places are having HD DVD fire sales? Dead format and no future releases = useless.

It's only useless if all you care about is future releases. If you want a decent library of cheap HD movies then you can't go wrong on the dead format.

[jonjandran]

No, I'm not clueless. And yes, HD DVD being dead does make it useless. The films that exist are all that's ever gonna exist. Why the hell do you think it's so cheap and places are having HD DVD fire sales? Dead format and no future releases = useless.

Personally, I couldn't have cared less which format won. But it's quite obvious that Blu ray has won and all future releases will be on this format.

Guess you have never heard of Laser Disc.

Still being bought and sold on AV forums long after it's been "dead".

A good format will continue to be used for a long time whether or not it's still being made.

[jonjandran]

personally, yes, id prefer a toshiba. is the A2 the one w/ 1080p or just i?

my player has absolutely got to have 1080p, otherwise its total fail.

Just 720p/1080i. I got it for a second TV that doesn't do 1080p.

[roushimsx]

I just picked up a used HD-A2 for $45 shipped.

It's an awesome upconverting Dvd player and believe it or not it will continue to play those soon to be very cheap 350-400 Hd-Dvd's that will soon be in my collection :)

I think I mentioned it elsewhere, but I've got an A2 and I'm not terribly impressed with its upscaling. It seems to fumble the most on animation (we were watching Futurama on it and then switched over to the PS3 to get rid of the sporadic combing). :(

But for $45? Rock the fuck on. I've got no complaints about the HD-DVD playback of it :)

[CosmicMonkey]

Yes, but Laserdisc was a format that lasted for more than 2 years! There's a huge amount of films available on the format and I can see why there's a huge enthusiast following.

But as as already been stated HD DVD and Ble ray are the same quality. Except one of these formats is the future standard, and one is dead and won't have any future realeses.

Go buy a PS3 everyone...

[RPG_Fanatic]

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba Corp. ceded the high-definition video format battle to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray.

Microsoft said Saturday it would continue to provide standard warranty support for its HD DVD players. Toshiba President Atsutoshi Nishida last week estimated about 300,000 people own the Microsoft video player, sold as a separate $130 add-on for the Xbox 360.

"HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own," Blair Westlake, a corporate vice president of Microsoft's media and entertainment group, said in a written statement.

Microsoft was one of HD DVD's main backers, along with Intel Corp. and Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp., and its support for the format was seen as a big win for Toshiba's format.

But support for the HD DVD waned as major movie studios — Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Co., News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. Entertainment — picked Blu-ray to distribute high-def DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. struck what seemed to be the final blow just over a week ago when it said it would only sell Blu-ray players and discs.

Microsoft said it is looking at how the HD DVD technology it has developed, such as HDi, which adds interactive features to HD DVDs, and its VC-1 video encoding technology, can be applied to other platforms.

The Redmond-based software maker said the decision to stop selling HD DVD players won't have a material impact on its video game business.

[jonjandran]

I think I mentioned it elsewhere, but I've got an A2 and I'm not terribly impressed with its upscaling. It seems to fumble the most on animation (we were watching Futurama on it and then switched over to the PS3 to get rid of the sporadic combing). :(

But for $45? Rock the fuck on. I've got no complaints about the HD-DVD playback of it :)

That's weird. The A2 has some of the best reviews of any player for it's upscaling ability. Even better than the Oppo which is the standard for Dvd players.

Might have been an issue with your TV ?

[jonjandran]

Yes, but Laserdisc was a format that lasted for more than 2 years! There's a huge amount of films available on the format and I can see why there's a huge enthusiast following.

But as as already been stated HD DVD and Ble ray are the same quality. Except one of these formats is the future standard, and one is dead and won't have any future realeses.

Go buy a PS3 everyone...

When I can have the same quality 350 movies in HD-Dvd format for $10 apiece. Hmmm I will do that and then start paying for the $29.99 dollar Blu-Rays next :)

[TonyTheTiger]

I don't understand....the movies still work. It's not like the players and movies automatically disintegrated the second the format died. Frankly, I'd rather buy the HD-DVD versions of movies if they're going to be sold for $10. I don't see the problem with using the death of a format to stock up on a lot of inexpensive movies. So you get a Blu-ray player for the movies that aren't on HD-DVD. Big deal. I still don't own Transformers in any form. May as well pick it up on HD-DVD for $10 than the inevitable Blu-ray release for double that. It'll be the same thing. Unless you're really so unbelievably pressed for space and can't afford having an HD-DVD player as well as a PS3 or other Blu-ray player there's really no reason to go nuts and sell off all of your shit when everyone else does the same. That's a good way of netting a grand total of 50 cents for the entire collection. I got a sweet deal last summer and got the 360's HD-DVD drive and 8 good movies for $90. That's not a waste as I can still watch those films and will soon be stocking up on more.

We do this with consoles all the time. Did people sell off their PS1s when it died? "OMG but no more games will be made for it!" "Um...but I can still use it for what is available."

[Dangerboy]

I got mine complete boxes used for $38. Love it. :)

Oh yes, tomorrow starts Buy 2 get 4 free at many Game Stops - DVD, Blu Ray, and HD DVD :D

Jason

[jcalder8]

I'm surprise at the number of people talking about the system being dead considering the fact that we are on a retro gaming website.

I'll take anyone's games who said that there is no point in buying HD-DVDs since the format is dead.

[scooterb23]

I'm DEFINITELY on board for one of these if I can find one cheap.

And thanks for the heads up on the B2g4 deal DB, I'm going to be a buying fool.

[s1lence]

I want to be clear that I said they would be "worthless" in the marketplace. As a collector this is a sweet deal (The part I forgot to say). It should be interesting as to how many of the movies that were exclusive on HD-DVD get converted to blu-ray. I'm guessing not very many so I will be all over the HD-DVD's on clearance. Thanks for the sales heads up as well.

[roushimsx]

It should be interesting as to how many of the movies that were exclusive on HD-DVD get converted to blu-ray.

They'll all get converted eventually, but why wait when you can get them right now for less than half of what they'll cost when they come out on BD and in the same quality? :)

[mnbren05]

Two sides to this story:

Group 1: HD DVD died and putting your money into a dead tech is stuborness to accept
Blu-Ray as the winner

Group 2: HD DVD may be on the way to the grave, but I'm still going to enjoy the technology and buy it up cheap

I like to side with option 2. As a collector of things, it seems only natural to enjoy one's tv, movies, etc with current technology at a good price. Sure HD is on the way out but you can kiss my ass if you think I'm going to dish out $30 or more bucks for a movie that I can enjoy on my HD player for $10-$15 each.

[s1lence]

They'll all get converted eventually, but why wait when you can get them right now for less than half of what they'll cost when they come out on BD and in the same quality? :)

Damn right, thats the cheap side of me :P

[Skelix]

This is absolutely crazy, of course its a good deal. Here's my thought first high definition movies blueray or HD-DVD are absolutely amazing. Some of these movies were only released on HD-DVD and some were only on Blu-ray.

I bought a PS3 and a 360 because I'm a gamer, but hell I'm able to watch Blu-rays. I watched a couple and fell in love. I start looking into movies and find out some are only available on the HD format, so the deals come out. Price Drops $20, comes with a free King Kong and 300 plus the 5 more free. Of course I bite on it.

Now I have the ability to play either format, and you know what? I see no difference at all. The picture is fantastic. Do I care it's a dead system? No because with the wars I'm wailing away at buy 1 get 1 free deals etc etc. With the competition I was able to pick up all sorts of stuff.

Now with the sales of "oh get rid of the dead system", I'm able to pick up more and more movies.

So I have a dead DVD player that sits on top of my 360, doesn't really take up any space and then if I have a normal DVD I just play it through there instead of my normal 360 drive.

I enjoyed the competition and the HD-DVD format. It's unfortunate now there will be no more competition and all the deals will go away. We will be back to $35 a movie, and of course I'll stop buying them.

[diskoboy]

personally, yes, id prefer a toshiba. is the A2 the one w/ 1080p or just i?

my player has absolutely got to have 1080p, otherwise its total fail.

The A-20 or A-30 has 1080p.

the a-2 and a-3 only go up to 1080i.

[Goodwill Hunter]

If you're a fan a cheap, obsolete technology, and not a fanboy, here's a link to the 5 free movies deal:

http://www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com/_pdf/perfect_hd_dvd_offer_redemption_form.pdf

You've got until the end of March to send it in...just be sure to buy now (or the 28th at the latest!) and pricematch later...enjoy.

Rich

[Gamereviewgod]

But as as already been stated HD DVD and Ble ray are the same quality. Except one of these formats is the future standard, and one is dead and won't have any future realeses.
.

Damn. Better throw out my SNES too.

There are 300+ movies on HD DVD. That's a sizeable number of releases. To come onto a retro gaming website where we specialize in collecting ancient relics of various "format wars" whether it be the 2600 vs Intellivision or HD DVD vs Blu-ray is simply absurd.

[roushimsx]

If you're a fan a cheap, obsolete technology, and not a fanboy, here's a link to the 5 free movies deal:

If you want your free movies, you're going to have to do a lot of follow up on your own. You'll need to hound the fuck out of them or else your package will be quietly forgotten.

[swlovinist]

From a collector standpoint, buying one now on clearance is a good move. For watching movies, you might get some movies that you will actually watch real cheap. Me personally, already have 100 laserdiscs that I dont watch. I might get one if they are really cheap, but other than that, I will save my $$$ for a PS3 for my next gen movie watcher.

[Xizer]

Considering the fact that there's almost 400 HD DVD releases, with many awesome titles in there like Heroes Season One, HD DVD is far from useless.

I could probably find around 20-30 HD DVD titles worth obtaining. 30 movies/TV shows in 1080p isn't a bad deal at all when you're only paying $50 for the privilege.

[Ponyone]

No, I'm not clueless. And yes, HD DVD being dead does make it useless. The films that exist are all that's ever gonna exist. Why the hell do you think it's so cheap and places are having HD DVD fire sales? Dead format and no future releases = useless.

Personally, I couldn't have cared less which format won. But it's quite obvious that Blu ray has won and all future releases will be on this format.


Can you please direct me to these fire sales please? I'm looking at all the major chains and they're all still full price.

I'd totally get a cheap hddvd player and hd-dvds. Just because it's dead doesn't mean the 400+ library won't work anymore. They still do believe it or not.

[Half Japanese]

If you want your free movies, you're going to have to do a lot of follow up on your own. You'll need to hound the fuck out of them or else your package will be quietly forgotten.

Not necessarily, I received mine without any hassle, though it required lots of patience. I sent my form and such in early December and just recently received my freebies last week. If you're anal about condition, know that any Universal titles you received will have a slash through the barcode (standard promo procedure) though the Paramount and WB titles will arrive in standard retail condition.

[john_soper]

Can you please direct me to these fire sales please? I'm looking at all the major chains and they're all still full price.

http://www.deepdiscount.com/HD-DVD_stcVVcatId462364VVviewcat.htm
Does seventy titles priced $12.20 with free (but slow) shipping interest you?

[s1lence]

I thought I would share that bestbuy.com has them for 49.95 right now. I picked one up today (in-store pickup order). They are still 120.00 in the store, but if you go online they are cheap.

[Ponyone]

http://www.deepdiscount.com/HD-DVD_stcVVcatId462364VVviewcat.htm
Does seventy titles priced $12.20 with free (but slow) shipping interest you?


Yes and yes.

[diskoboy]

Seems everyone is gonna start selling them at $50, starting immediately.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/25/microsoft-unloading-remaining-hd-dvd-add-ons-for-50/

[esquire]

http://www.deepdiscount.com/HD-DVD_stcVVcatId462364VVviewcat.htm
Does seventy titles priced $12.20 with free (but slow) shipping interest you?

Too bad they were all out of stock, and I doubt they will be getting more.

[Goodwill Hunter]

Went back to Circuit City tonight and price matched the one I bought this weekend for $129.99...final cost after 110% difference...$41.99. King Kong looks amazing, the HD drive is whisper quiet, and the 5 free movie offer goes in the mail tomorrow. Pretty sweet deal!

Rich

[zektor]

If I still had a 360 and it worked, I would definitely jump on this deal. Who cares if it's a dead format. I was collecting Laserdiscs myself not too long ago. Honestly, I can see HD-DVD's being a very collectible thing for movie freaks in the future. Aside that, a good movie is a good movie, regardless if the format is dead or not. If you can get some great flicks on HD at a nice price, why the hell not!

[Poofta!]

Two sides to this story:

Group 1: HD DVD died and putting your money into a dead tech is stuborness to accept
Blu-Ray as the winner

Group 2: HD DVD may be on the way to the grave, but I'm still going to enjoy the technology and buy it up cheap

I like to side with option 2. As a collector of things, it seems only natural to enjoy one's tv, movies, etc with current technology at a good price. Sure HD is on the way out but you can kiss my ass if you think I'm going to dish out $30 or more bucks for a movie that I can enjoy on my HD player for $10-$15 each.



um, dude, no one here is part of group 1. that is pure stupidity, which si something cosmic monkey refuses (or incapable) of understanding.

we know its dead, thats the point!!!!! same quality for less than 1/10 of the price (of players) and about 1/5 the price of movies???? PLEASE SHOW ME HOW THIS IS A BAD DEAL


ok so i cant watch NEW releases, thats fine, cause shit, theres like 400 already awesome released movies... in HD... so again, why should i not pay close to nothing for HD quality movies i wanna watch anyway?

you nay sayers DO understand that the cost of a player+10 HDDVDs is cheaper than the cost of 6 Blu-Rays right?

[boatofcar]

But is the 360 add on HD DVD player going to give you just as good quality as a standalone HD DVD player?

[thetoxicone]

I'm surprise at the number of people talking about the system being dead considering the fact that we are on a retro gaming website.

I'll take anyone's games who said that there is no point in buying HD-DVDs since the format is dead.


I was thinking the exact same thing.

[TonyTheTiger]

But is the 360 add on HD DVD player going to give you just as good quality as a standalone HD DVD player?

Depends on what you're using it for. My TV doesn't do 1080p nor does my receiver do any of the fancier audio things so anything that the player can't do I wouldn't be able to take advantage of anyway. But if you want the highest of high quality, the 360's add-on has a few shortcomings.

[DJ Daishi]

But is the 360 add on HD DVD player going to give you just as good quality as a standalone HD DVD player?

yes, my 360 has HDMI and so does my sony XBR that outputs 1080p.

....is Appleseed Ex Machina and Band of Brothers still going to be released on HD-DVD?

[Half Japanese]

yes, my 360 has HDMI and so does my sony XBR that outputs 1080p.

....is Appleseed Ex Machina and Band of Brothers still going to be released on HD-DVD?

I'm not entirely sure, but WB has been staying true to their announced releases. I don't remember BoB being announced, though it's been available as an (overpriced) import for a while now.

[Gamereviewgod]

yes, my 360 has HDMI and so does my sony XBR that outputs 1080p.

....is Appleseed Ex Machina and Band of Brothers still going to be released on HD-DVD?

Band of Brothers has been available for a while as an import, Japanese I believe. If it doesn't happen, tracking that release down shouldn't be too hard.

[Iron Draggon]

LOL how many times have a ton of people here moaned and groaned about how they should've gotten this or that, when everybody was trying to get rid of it for dirt cheap, because years later it became extremely sought after, and now you can't even touch it for less than an arm and a leg? the 360 HD DVD player is an EXTREMELY LIMITED PRODUCTION ADDON FOR AN EXTREMELY POPULAR SYSTEM! so I say even if CC doesn't price match it for you after a price drop, I'd keep it and go back to snatch up every single cheap HD DVD movie you can... 20 years from now you'll be glad you did, because you can keep it and enjoy bragging about owning it, or you can sell it for big bucks!

[spoon]

Quick question about the five free movies deal.

I purchased my HD-DVD add-on 12/22/06. For the what I thought then was a decent price of 179.99 heh. I still have the receipt and was wondering if I could take advantage of the five free deal.

Just like to add that I can't see how anyone with a decent home theater setup would not get in on this? Seriously, fifty bucks for an add-on or used stand alone with 400 titles available that to my eye, and knowledge, are as good picture wise and slightly below in audio quality?!

I only have two titles atm. King Kong pack in and Happy Gilmore to compare quality with a normal dvd. I would really like to know when these go on sale at brick & mortar. I have some Best Buy Bucks I need to spend.

[Kevin H]

Spoon: It was only for drives purchased late 2007 through Feb 28, 2008. It would be nice if they backtracked too as I have a regular player I bought last summer that was on clearance. I did but the HD player for x-box though recently just so I could get the free movies. Check your local Craigslist as I have some people get rid of the ones that were free ones fairly cheaply.


Everybody else: According to some websites, if you include were there are a few multidisc sets like Misssion Impossible and Harry Potter and a couple that were released in 2 different forms, then there are right at 447 HD movies available for HD players. Also some companies are still going to release movies possibly so maybe more. I made a excel spreadsheet to help me keep track of movies so if any one wants a copy let me know. Just send your email addy. Right know I'm at 27 movies after the ones I ordered last night. Probably order more when tax come back and they get even cheaper.

[evil_genius]

I bought ont for 50 and am waiting for the price of the movies to drop. There is alot of movies to buy and alot of my favorities. Like Goodfella's, Casino, Carlito's Way, Planet Earth, some other shit from the discovery channel, Matrix trilogy, 300, there is alot of good ones.

[Skelix]

Call before you go, as they're probably out but FYE was doing 49.99 with a $30 mail in rebate. If you have the 10% off they take it from the $50. So I bought one for $15 and if you get the receipt before (maybe even on) the 28th you still get the 5 free HD-DVD's.

Also check www.deepdiscount.com for the cheaper HD-DVD's.

[theoakwoody]

Is there a link to the FYE site? I checked everywhere and I can't find the HD-DVD player. Also is the $ 30 mail-in rebate only for the drive?

[Skelix]

It should be www.fye.com :) Don't think they're offering it online though. I've heard of some of them shipping all the drives back to distribution centers. I was lucky I got the last drive in my store.

Yes its for the drive, you pay 49.99 now mail it in get 30 back. Make sure you mail in the original sticker the FYE sticker bar code to them and the original UPC for the HD-DVD deal.

[Kevin H]

The FYE in Savannah still has the HD drives, but according to the person I just spoke to it is still 199.99. So no extra drive from there and the 30 dollars rebate wouldn't help. lol

[DJ Daishi]

Band of Brothers has been available for a while as an import, Japanese I believe. If it doesn't happen, tracking that release down shouldn't be too hard.

(sigh) same goes for the Equilibrium HD-DVD.

[josekortez]

I'm so proud of myself.

I checked the Gamestop online listing to see which stores had a new one in my area. Most of them had 1-3, but when I checked the first Gamestop, they didn't have one (or so the manager said, he was probably holding onto it until closing).

He called another close Gamestop, and when I got there, I got the last new one with King Kong and the remote.

Yesterday, I found a lone copy of the Flags Of Our Fathers HD-DVD on clearance there for $7.46 yesterday (YMMV on that one; it was hand-tagged and rang up for $29.99 before the guy adjusted it down manually), so that one and King Kong will have to hold me until I get my 5 free in the mail...

[KanYozakura]

There are other benefits to the 360 add on: you don't wear out your internal drive by watching DVDs/listening to CDs, and you can pop in a movie and a game at the same time. It's always a pain in the ass to keep switching back and forth.

Grabbed mine at Best Buy on Tuesday...rebate offer is in the mail. :villagepeople:

On that subject, what the fuck is up with the "5 catagories" bullshit? I was forced to pick duds like Aeon Flux over movies I really wanted. Why couldn't we just pick 5 out from the entire list of 15? :bullshit:

[TonyTheTiger]

Because everyone would pick the same movies then.

[KanYozakura]

Because everyone would pick the same movies then.

Everyone's going to pick the same movies anyway. I seriously doubt that there are many people with a Babel, The Hulk, Swordfish, U2, and Troy redemption in the mail. :frustrated:

[Ponyone]

Everyone's going to pick the same movies anyway. I seriously doubt that there are many people with a Babel, The Hulk, Swordfish, U2, and Troy redemption in the mail. :frustrated:


How did you see my list?!?!

I think I picked Babel, The Thing, Full Metal Jacket, Darkman, and The Frighteners

[KanYozakura]

How did you see my list?!?!

I think I picked Babel, The Thing, Full Metal Jacket, Darkman, and The Frighteners

Same as mine, except replace Babel and Darkman with Aeon Flux and Black Rain. I wanted to get Darkman, but my fiance wanted BR. Ridley Scott + Yakuza + HD = yum.

[98PaceCar]

(sigh) same goes for the Equilibrium HD-DVD.

It's worth picking up though, even at the higher price. I got mine from www.xploitedcinema.com and am VERY happy with it!

[DJ Daishi]

How did you see my list?!?!

I think I picked Babel, The Thing, Full Metal Jacket, Darkman, and The Frighteners

that's my exact list too...why can't they just offer a better selection???

[DJ Daishi]

It's worth picking up though, even at the higher price. I got mine from www.xploitedcinema.com and am VERY happy with it!

:( they're sold out...how much did you get it for?

[dave2236]

this is an awesome deal, we get so many HD dvds brought into my store and we pay $5-10 each depending on the quality of the title.

I just bought a 360 HD player from Circuit city online for $50 and it comes with king kong and I filled out the form for 5 free dvd's , Italian job, pitch black, full metal jacket, firewall and troy.

Thanks for the heads up Rich, luckily today is the 28th and the last day for the 5 free deal.

[Half Japanese]

How did you see my list?!?!

I think I picked Babel, The Thing, Full Metal Jacket, Darkman, and The Frighteners

Exact same titles I chose. Coincidentally, I just sent my 5 free Blu-rays offer in today and it's about the same as far as hit-to-shit ratio (meaning one or two good things and a whole lotta shit).

[98PaceCar]

:( they're sold out...how much did you get it for?

I believe it was a hair over $40. Not the best price in the world, but since I doubt it ever gets a Blu Ray release, at least not in the US, I was all over it.

[theoakwoody]

Anybody see any other great deals in addition to the $50 price point. Any other crazy rebates or coupons like that Kmart one people were talking about a while back.

[Ponyone]

Not sure if this was explained here yet, but the drive can also be hooked up to your PC, and so you can rip the HD movies, then if you get/or have a blu ray, just transfer them to BD later.

[SegaAges]

I totally just ordered one.

cc.com is out

kmart.com is out

bestbuy.com had em, and with tax and shipping, i paid 58.. seriously, this is awesome. and i love add-ons. i bought a sega cd and 32x because i love add-ons

[skaar]

When I can have the same quality 350 movies in HD-Dvd format for $10 apiece. Hmmm I will do that and then start paying for the $29.99 dollar Blu-Rays next :)

I have a shelf of old laserdisc movies that followed the same pattern many, many years ago. When VHS was dying and DVD was starting to pick up steam, LD movies were about $5 a pop at a lot of chinese video stores around here and over in Vancouver.

Eventually DVDs got so dirt cheap the LDs just started to gather dust, but at the same time LD wasn't as good as DVD for video quality/ease of use. I'd vote that picking up an HD-DVD player on the cheap and a decent library as it gets clearanced isn't necessarily a bad move.

Particularly given the collector nature of a lot of the people on here - 10 years from now a 360 HD-DVD player would be neat to have ;)

[SkiDragon]

I bought the 360 drive a while ago and I am about to send in the offer. The offer requires the original UPC, which is a sticker it seems. Do they require only the sticker, or also the cardboard underneath?

Thanks.

[brykasch]

xbox.com has the drives for 49.95 right now so may want to snag one fast if yoru itnerested.

[Ed Oscuro]

I have a shelf of old laserdisc movies that followed the same pattern many, many years ago. When VHS was dying and DVD was starting to pick up steam, LD movies were about $5 a pop at a lot of chinese video stores around here and over in Vancouver.
The only problem is that there were years and years of LD releases, but only a few for HD-DVD.