HD-DVD is dead!

[un1eash]

Play.com must know something because they just slashed the price of toshiba's EP30 HD-DVD player.....

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electro ... oduct.html

Would be the one i brought before christmas with 7 dvds aswell for £180

[matt_mr2t]

It's been officially announced today by Toshiba that they intend to stop all production of HD DVD players by March.

That HD DVD player was £120 about a week ago...

[matt_mr2t]

I've just made a shocking discovery. You cant get Transformers on Blu Ray.

The new one before any one says it. You can get the old 86 cartoon on blu ray. Not sure why, I mean it's not like it's gonna loo great, it's a 22 year old cartoon for crying out loud.

[mikee66]

I am seriously considering buying a PS3 now purely for the BR player lol.

In fact I just bid on one on ebay lol.

Really?

I want either an HD or a Blu Ray DVD player.

I DONT want a PS3.

Just to reitterate, I'm not buying a PS3.

Yes there needs to be a price reduction I confess.
I might leave it a while and may be see if a cheapo 2nd hand ps3 comes up and use it as a BR player only lol.

[matt_mr2t]

I wont be buying games for it. Also wont be paying as much as a blu ray player costs for it.

It dawned one me PS3's with HDMI leads are going on ebay for about £200 which is less than a stand alone unit.

Also read some players take ages to load up the discs because they're stuidly over sized. Yet the PS3 doesnt suffer it?

But if I cant get one in price range I wont be getting one.

[un1eash]

Transformers should come to blu-ray eventually. Its got to be the best HD film out at the moment.

[mikee66]

lol i'm just messing Matt, Ps3 is the obvious choice tho seeing as it's firmware is easily upgradeable.

if you do buy one i bet you buy a game

[matt_mr2t]

The only games I would consider for the PS3 would be PS3 only games.

If they're available on both platforms then it'll be 360 all the way.

Btw, I havent bought a PS3 yet lol. I'm only interested if I can pick one up used for around £200.

What films are good in HD?

[un1eash]

Transformers
Troy
300
Matrix Trilogy
Blade Runner

[matt_mr2t]

Are the old ones even worth buying in HD/Bluray?

I dont get how if they werent filmed in that format that they can then be converted?

I've seen 300 in HD.

[un1eash]

I think they were already filmed in HD, then downscaled for dvd. Anyone else know if this is true?

[matt_mr2t]

But HD wouldnt even have existed when films like blade runner were made?

[un1eash]

Done a quick search on google....

http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/archive/200 ... h-def.aspx

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07209/805067-96.stm

[matt_mr2t]

Good find

[oukie]

Matt,

I think you will like the ps3 as a bluray player but also as a games machine it is just that good ,We ie the GF and I own both a ps3 mine and 360 elite hers ,I still beleive the ps3 is the better machine but I also play the 360 lol ,The bigest thing for me is the build quality and what you get as standard for your money .

We own more bluray films than games but only just and thats only cause ive got Planet Earth on bluray which by the way is so good also just bought new resident evil flick (watched that last night)

I buy my bluray in Asda or Blockbuster as they are so much cheaper than say Hmv/Zavvi unless they have 3for2 offers on generally Asda is about 8 to 10 pound cheaper per film than say HMV I paid 18 squid for resident evil 3 on bluray yet play wanted 23 Hmv 28 WTF.

[un1eash]

Is the PS3 region free? i know alot of people that buy HD-DVDs from america but not sure with blu-ray.

[matt_mr2t]

Yes it's region free.

I'm sure its good with the games but I dont need too games machines and I already have one.

If there is a game thats PS3 exclusive and I really really want it I could be tempted.

Otherwise I will continue to buy 360 games and will continue to build on the gamer score on the 360 I have.

[oukie]

The games are region free but as for the films I dont know

Edit matt beat me to it

[un1eash]

There would be no point really in mixing when you have both consoles unless like you say its exclusive to the PS3. I find all the xbox games i would get i can get for the pc so do that instead.

[matt_mr2t]

By the way, I meant two games machines. Not too.