Comments on: Did you pick the wrong DVD format? http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/19/2008_03_19_did_you_pick_the_wrong_dvd_format/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:08:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Rob Tillotson http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/19/2008_03_19_did_you_pick_the_wrong_dvd_format/comment-page-1/#comment-26649 Rob Tillotson Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:37:52 +0000 #comment-26649 <p>Count me as another who made the wrong choice -- I have the XBox HD-DVD drive and a few discs. I'm looking forward to my Best Buy gift card, but that won't help with the other $200 I wasted.</p> <p>I ended up getting a PS3 at some point after that, so I'm not really unhappy about Blu-Ray winning. Now, we just need the studio to re-release Serenity in that format.</p> <p>To be honest though, I'm still fine with normal DVDs, and I don't have HD satellite or Tivo. Now, gaming in HD is an entirely different matter...</p> Count me as another who made the wrong choice — I have the XBox HD-DVD drive and a few discs. I’m looking forward to my Best Buy gift card, but that won’t help with the other $200 I wasted.

I ended up getting a PS3 at some point after that, so I’m not really unhappy about Blu-Ray winning. Now, we just need the studio to re-release Serenity in that format.

To be honest though, I’m still fine with normal DVDs, and I don’t have HD satellite or Tivo. Now, gaming in HD is an entirely different matter…

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/19/2008_03_19_did_you_pick_the_wrong_dvd_format/comment-page-1/#comment-26648 Julie Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:05:42 +0000 #comment-26648 <p>I've decided that I'm probably not going to buy a Blu-Ray player anytime soon. I had cancelled my NetFlix account a few weeks ago due to the fact that I wasn't really watching but 1 movie a month anyway. I'm even contemplating dropping the premium movie channels on my DirecTV subscription because I don't seem to watch all that many movies. I have a $25 credit on my iTunes account, so I can use that to purchase a movie through my AppleTV when I am in the mood to watch something. </p> I’ve decided that I’m probably not going to buy a Blu-Ray player anytime soon. I had cancelled my NetFlix account a few weeks ago due to the fact that I wasn’t really watching but 1 movie a month anyway. I’m even contemplating dropping the premium movie channels on my DirecTV subscription because I don’t seem to watch all that many movies. I have a $25 credit on my iTunes account, so I can use that to purchase a movie through my AppleTV when I am in the mood to watch something.

]]> By: John Kes http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/19/2008_03_19_did_you_pick_the_wrong_dvd_format/comment-page-1/#comment-26647 John Kes Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:14:22 +0000 #comment-26647 <p>We only upgraded to an HDTV and an upconverting DVD player (Sony 5 disc changer, $125). I didn't want to upgrade to DirecTV HD (+$10/month) and replace the Tivo with TivoHD ($300).</p> <p>Also wanted the HD-DVD vs BR-DVD war to settle before spending any money on the players. Interesting to note that I spent $360 on our first DVD player in 1997. I wouldn't have minded spending that much on a new player if I had known which format was going to win. Throwing out the losing player just adds to the e-waste problem. That's also the reason I didn't want to upgrade to TivoHD.</p> We only upgraded to an HDTV and an upconverting DVD player (Sony 5 disc changer, $125). I didn’t want to upgrade to DirecTV HD (+$10/month) and replace the Tivo with TivoHD ($300).

Also wanted the HD-DVD vs BR-DVD war to settle before spending any money on the players. Interesting to note that I spent $360 on our first DVD player in 1997. I wouldn’t have minded spending that much on a new player if I had known which format was going to win. Throwing out the losing player just adds to the e-waste problem. That’s also the reason I didn’t want to upgrade to TivoHD.

]]> By: FubarGuy http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/19/2008_03_19_did_you_pick_the_wrong_dvd_format/comment-page-1/#comment-26646 FubarGuy Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:23:05 +0000 #comment-26646 <p>We're still on plain old DVD and <gasp> non-HD in our house. We've looked at HD sets and honestly, having to upgrade set-top converters from Fios, and Tivos to HD units just makes it less than appealing for the amount of time we spend watching TV.</p> <p>I guess the biggest benefit to being a really, really late adopter is - the tech only gets cheaper!</p> We’re still on plain old DVD and <gasp> non-HD in our house. We’ve looked at HD sets and honestly, having to upgrade set-top converters from Fios, and Tivos to HD units just makes it less than appealing for the amount of time we spend watching TV.

I guess the biggest benefit to being a really, really late adopter is – the tech only gets cheaper!

]]> By: Claire http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/19/2008_03_19_did_you_pick_the_wrong_dvd_format/comment-page-1/#comment-26645 Claire Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:16:03 +0000 #comment-26645 <p>I'm one of those who waited to see what would happen...not to mention I own around 200 DVDs now, and it would cost way too much to replace even just my favorite ones with HD-DVD or Blu-Ray.</p> <p>I am impressed with the steps Best Buy is taking to keep their customers happy. IIRC, the xbox360 add-on was $150, but $50 certainly helps offset the cost.</p> I’m one of those who waited to see what would happen…not to mention I own around 200 DVDs now, and it would cost way too much to replace even just my favorite ones with HD-DVD or Blu-Ray.

I am impressed with the steps Best Buy is taking to keep their customers happy. IIRC, the xbox360 add-on was $150, but $50 certainly helps offset the cost.

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