Comments on: And the Winner Is… http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/ Going From Good To Great Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: HD DVD, competitor to Blu-Ray, dead at 2 | Double Journey http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3364 HD DVD, competitor to Blu-Ray, dead at 2 | Double Journey Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:25:29 +0000 http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3364 [...] cause of death was a lack of support from the major studios and retailers.  HD DVD’s health had been failing for several months.  Several movie studios announced that it would stop supporting HD DVD and defected to its hated [...] […] cause of death was a lack of support from the major studios and retailers.  HD DVD’s health had been failing for several months.  Several movie studios announced that it would stop supporting HD DVD and defected to its hated […]

]]> By: HD-DVD - Too Little, Too Late | Double Journey http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1594 HD-DVD - Too Little, Too Late | Double Journey Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:51:56 +0000 http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1594 [...] being said, the HD-DVD camp is a little late to the game. With the defection of Warner Brothers from the HD-DVD fold, there isn’t much that the HD-DVD camp can do to actually save their format. You see, content [...] […] being said, the HD-DVD camp is a little late to the game. With the defection of Warner Brothers from the HD-DVD fold, there isn’t much that the HD-DVD camp can do to actually save their format. You see, content […]

]]> By: terrence http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1376 terrence Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:19:20 +0000 http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1376 Jenny, you make my point exactly. If you were to tell me that you greatly prefer the next gen DVD, I would reconsider my position on the subject. I tend to think of you as pretty "mainstream" when it comes to stuff like this. But I don't see most people really seeing the benefit of these disc when compared to DVD. Jenny, you make my point exactly. If you were to tell me that you greatly prefer the next gen DVD, I would reconsider my position on the subject. I tend to think of you as pretty “mainstream” when it comes to stuff like this. But I don’t see most people really seeing the benefit of these disc when compared to DVD.

]]> By: JennySmith http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1372 JennySmith Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:54:41 +0000 http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1372 We have both Blue Ray and HD. I acknowledge that they both are clearer than the normal DVDs, but still, I don't think I would be interested in getting either one of them...regular DVDs are cheaper and display just as well to me. I have my Netflix queue up both Blue Ray and HD movies but, frankly, there aren't that many movies they offer in those formats. We have both Blue Ray and HD. I acknowledge that they both are clearer than the normal DVDs, but still, I don’t think I would be interested in getting either one of them…regular DVDs are cheaper and display just as well to me.

I have my Netflix queue up both Blue Ray and HD movies but, frankly, there aren’t that many movies they offer in those formats.

]]> By: Rick Brewster http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1368 Rick Brewster Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:12:06 +0000 http://www.doublejourney.com/2008/01/06/and-the-winner-is/#comment-1368 "For god sake, the disc look exactly the same!" So? An M3 looks a lot like a 325i, but it is a different beast entirely! If you really want we can put sparkly, reflective stars and smiley-faces on the Blu-ray discs just so that YOU can tell them apart ;) Everyone I know who's actually watched a hi-def movie on a nice TV (read: watched a hi-def movie at my place on my TV :)) has come away saying something to the tune of, "Wow, hi-def is awesome." I myself was skeptical until I watched a hi-def movie on a good 1080p television, at which point my jaw dropped and I had to go grab a mop to wipe up all the drool off the floor. I think the Netflix method works really well. You keep queuing up movies the same way, but just specify that you have BD and HD-DVD. If what you want is available in one of those formats, you'll get that instead of DVD. It's actually kind of nice that nobody else has a hi-def player yet. You see, I don't like to loan out my movies. So if someone asks me, "Can I borrow your <i>Weeds Season 1</i>?" I can just say "It won't work on your player." ;) “For god sake, the disc look exactly the same!”

So? An M3 looks a lot like a 325i, but it is a different beast entirely! If you really want we can put sparkly, reflective stars and smiley-faces on the Blu-ray discs just so that YOU can tell them apart ;)

Everyone I know who’s actually watched a hi-def movie on a nice TV (read: watched a hi-def movie at my place on my TV :)) has come away saying something to the tune of, “Wow, hi-def is awesome.” I myself was skeptical until I watched a hi-def movie on a good 1080p television, at which point my jaw dropped and I had to go grab a mop to wipe up all the drool off the floor.

I think the Netflix method works really well. You keep queuing up movies the same way, but just specify that you have BD and HD-DVD. If what you want is available in one of those formats, you’ll get that instead of DVD. It’s actually kind of nice that nobody else has a hi-def player yet. You see, I don’t like to loan out my movies. So if someone asks me, “Can I borrow your Weeds Season 1?” I can just say “It won’t work on your player.” ;)

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