HD-DVD is dead!

[un1eash]

What about a Wii?, we're getting one of these in the next week or two.

[matt_mr2t]

Wii's dont even play DVD's let alone HD.

[un1eash]

Sorry i know its of topic but would make a great second console.

[matt_mr2t]

I couldnt stand the thought of standing in my room on my own waving my arms around like a tit.

I've only played bowling, tenis and golf. Only liked Bowling of the three. Of all the rest of the games available I'd say they all look like kids games.

[oukie]

Wii is a fun family entertainment machine nothing else the graffics are poor to the degree that a ps2 has better graffics and they are overly priced games consol ? ,fitness machine more like

[matt_mr2t]

I play most games alone. In fact pretty much all games all the time I play alone.

[JohnnyC]

Wii's dont even play DVD's let alone HD.

And they don't even play CD's

And PS3's are still region locked for normal DVD's

[SamUK]

i saw some official software you could get for the wii so that you could convert films and put them on a memory card to be played.


i think thats all ninty have done.

[Spidey]

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

Edit matt beat me to it

Games are region free - but as a rule, the movies are region coded - BUT, there are exceptions.

Not sure why but there are region A discs which will play on region players and vice versa - there is some site that lists them. Very handy, as prices on US movies via Amazon.com are much better values that here in Europe.

On the games, you might have an issue with Online play. I got European version of MotorStorm - when I play Online, I can select to play on servers in Europe or Aus/Nzd. So, if you and your mate had MotorStorm (you had cheaper US game and he had european version) and wanted to play via the Net, I think that you copuldn't connect to the same servers and hence play against your mate.


Found link to region free movies

http://bluray.liesinc.net/

While looking, I found this !!

Multi-region Blu-Ray players ! http://www.planetomni.com/Prod_BLURAY.shtml

hth
Rob

[matt_mr2t]

Call for price - bet they're about a million pounds.

[Spidey]

Call for price - bet they're about a million pounds.

Even if they were relatively cheap, don't go for them. The BD standard is set to go to 2.0 later this year and that will support all the Extra features". A lot of BD players out there at the moment are BD 1.0 - pS3 is 1.1 because it was upgradeable

So, best bet at the moment is to stick with a PS3 - if you do see a cheap standalone BD player, don't go for it unless it is firmware upgradeable or is already BD 2.0 compiant - you won't be able to avail of all the extra content/features when discs start to contain BD 2.0 features

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/ ... ained/1186

hth
Rob

[matt_mr2t]

BD?

[Spidey]

Not sure what it stands for but it's basically the Blu-Ray firmware version.

BD 2.0 is also known as BD Live.

Rob

[matt_mr2t]

Oh here's a funny one for you chaps.

Ya know I said you cant get Transformers on Blu Ray?

It's on Xbox Live in HD to download

[Spidey]

If it's availabe to download, then it can be burned onto Blu-rayor transferred to a PS3 HDD

Saw Blu-Ray PC burners for 250 euro - only about £180 !

And Ps3 backups seem to be easy enough

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-enterta ... 218320.php

Disclaimer : I do not support or condone making illegal copies. Just use this technology to make backups ...cough ... of original HD movies that you already own (but have lost somewhere in your house..... )

Rob

[matt_mr2t]

You cant download films on xbox live and then copy them.

Dosnt matter though, they're only cheap and I'll more than likely only watch it once. I've already seen it 4 times in SD

[Spidey]

It'd make sense for Paramount to go to Blu-Ray sooner rather than later ? They can release Transformers on HD-DVD and also Blu-Ray.

Paramount are doing Iron Man as well - I definitely want to get that on blu-Ray

Rob

[matt_mr2t]

Was it Paramount that went exclusively to HD?

Bet they're regretting that...

[Spidey]

Yeah, they were originally with both formats and then about 5 months ago went HD-DVD exclusive !

Whoever in Paramount made that decision is going to be taken off a few Christmas card lists !

But, they do have some get-out clause - not sure of the details but am sure it will help Toshiba with some $$$ when they have to shut-down their HD-DVD plants (or convert them to Blu-Ray - as of now, they say they have no plans to move to Blu-Ray - am sure they will eventually)

Rob

[matt_mr2t]

Deal I just found in HMV.

PS3 40gb.
HDMI lead.
2 of selected games
Fifa 08
2 blurays
£60 Bluray voucher.

£350

I could sell the games for about £30 each