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  • My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

    At the beggining of November I bought an HD DVD Player. It's currently outselling Blu Ray by at least 4 to 1 so I felt fairly comfortable with the investment. All I can say, is I'm very glad I did invest! Let me tell you why...

    First off, here's the movies I currently own:
    1.King Kong
    2.Batman Begins
    3.Forbidden Planet
    4.Charlie and the Chocolate Facotry
    5.The Polar Express
    6.The Adventures of Robin Hood
    7. The Searchers
    8. Serenity
    9. Casablanca

    I can't stress enough how incredible these films look. Up until a month ago I had been using a high end Yamaha upconverting DVD player in my home theater (1080P Projector, 110" screen). It was good, but I was a bit underwhelmed. The movies didn't pull me in the way I expected them too. The picture was too.....flat I suppose you'd say.

    This is where HD DVD shines. The vast majority of films I've seen have a very distinct 3D quality to them. When watching the Searchers, it was like John Wayne was right there in front of me walking around in a real space. And speaking of the classics, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Forbidden Planet, Casablanca....you've never seen them look this good. I had the collectors version of Casablanca on regular DVD and ran it simultaneously with the HD DVD version. The difference in the richness of the blacks and the amount of detail is astounding. You'd never think it was made in the 40's.

    Now as to the sound difference, I haven't been able to take full advantage yet because there's no HDMI cable available for the Xbox 360 yet, but even simply running a downconverted Dolby plus track or a true dolby track was a HUGE difference over regular DVD's. Every sound coming out of the speakers was incredibly defined and deep and rich.


    My Score for HD DVD:
    9.8/10 (it'd be perfect if I could get an HDMI cable instead of optical)

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    Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

    I'm still more or less behind Blu-ray as they have the most studio and company-backing support as well as technically-speaking a lot more disc space versus HD-DVD. Plus, quite simply, to go from DVD to HD-DVD doesn't sound like much of a leap versus DVD to Blu-ray in terms of titles.

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    • #3
      Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

      Originally posted by j over View Post
      I'm still more or less behind Blu-ray as they have the most studio and company-backing support as well as technically-speaking a lot more disc space versus HD-DVD. Plus, quite simply, to go from DVD to HD-DVD doesn't sound like much of a leap versus DVD to Blu-ray in terms of titles.
      Blu-ray does have more support, this is true. Even with this, and with the big jump that Blu-ray was supposed to get with the PS3, HD-DVD is winning this "war" so far. Right now Blu-ray has all the markings of the other proprietary formats Sony has tried, good technology, but not widespread adoption.

      Jimny, you should also check out Unforgiven's HD disc... just beautiful.
      Don't repeat it; create it.

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      • #4
        Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

        Well, the porn industry is going with Blu-ray...I know which horse I'd bet on in this race.
        "Forget it, Jake. It's Hollywood."

        My YouTube channel.

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        • #5
          Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

          I'm going Blue-Ray and that seems to be the consensus with most ppl I know, many of whom will get a PS3 anyway.

          Blue Ray's 1080p, 1920x1080 image is just, well... jaw-dropping.

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          • #6
            Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

            I'll certainly take a look at Unforgiven. I've actually never seen it before.

            Oh and as a side note, contrary to Blu Ray propoganda, HD DVD is 1080P too.

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            • #7
              Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

              A) You've never seen Unforgiven?

              B) Aren't you in college or something?
              http://confoundedfilms.com

              http://www.myspace.com/confoundedfilms

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              • #8
                Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

                Nope, never been big clint eastwood fan. And yes, I am in college.

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                • #9
                  Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

                  Originally posted by Jimny Wayne View Post
                  I'll certainly take a look at Unforgiven. I've actually never seen it before.
                  Insanity!! You're a Western fan too!! UNFORGIVEN is worth buying even if you haven't seen it.
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                  • #10
                    Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

                    I'm a classic western fan. The only modern western I've seen that I really enjoyed was Tombstone. I think the gritty realistic kind doesn't appeal to me as much as the John Wayne variety. Just picked up The Man who Shot Liberty Vallance.

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                    • #11
                      Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

                      Originally posted by Jimny Wayne View Post
                      I'm a classic western fan. The only modern western I've seen that I really enjoyed was Tombstone. I think the gritty realistic kind doesn't appeal to me as much as the John Wayne variety. Just picked up The Man who Shot Liberty Vallance.
                      Unforgiven is ten thousand times better than Tombstone.

                      ****, Open Range is way better than Tombstone.

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                      • #12
                        Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

                        Go.Rent.It.Now.
                        @PatriotFrames

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                        • #13
                          Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

                          Originally posted by Development Hell View Post
                          Go.Rent.It.Now.
                          Might as well buy it. Seriously.

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                          • #14
                            Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

                            Well, the porn industry is going with Blu-ray...I know which horse I'd bet on in this race.
                            I still think HD could destroy the porn industry. How many of those folks could really survive being naked in 1080p?

                            Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
                            It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.
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                            • #15
                              Re: My HD DVD Review (1 month post switch)

                              Okay, added Unforgiven to my blockbuster queue. If I like it I'll buy it.

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