so PS3 499....Yes? No?

Discussion in 'Technology' started by TheGrimJesus, Jul 10, 2007.

  1. MAJ Havoc

    MAJ Havoc Active Member

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    The PS3 does play Blu-Ray dics........but does anyone care?

    Has anyone tried the HD DVD for the 360? I like that it's optional but the damn movies are so expensive, I can't see going the expense. I think without a 1080 HD TV, it'd be wasted. I don't know if I'd see the difference on a 720. Am I wrong?
     
  2. phatboy

    phatboy New Member

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    Would that be a fruedian slip?

    I dont know about the HD DVD on 360, but I did put a movie on a 2gb thumb drive and watched it on the XBOX. Actually pretty decent quality.
     
  3. TheGrimJesus

    TheGrimJesus New Member

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    Plus since you can download some pretty damn good movies on the service in HD what is the point of even getting a disk.
     
  4. Lomotil

    Lomotil Active Member

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    Apparently, in the new "VHS vs. Beta" war, it's HD-DVD vs. BluRay. Technologically speaking, Blu-Ray wins out, but then again, so did Beta, and so did the Sega Master System when it came down to specs.

    Apparently the highest resolution HD-DVD is capable of is 1080-i, vs. 1080-p for Blu-Ray. Now, Sony's got the upper-hand if they can sell enough PS3's to boost the market, but I think it's too early to tell right now.
     
  5. Dwaine Scum

    Dwaine Scum New Member

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    Sony already sold blockbuster, who has killed 20% of there DVD stock for blu-ray, and vowed NOT to carry HDDVD
     
  6. Lomotil

    Lomotil Active Member

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    Wow - I must've been really drunk the whole time I was replying to this thread... I only remember my first post.

    I heard about that Blockbuster thing... Myself, I'm not a 'renter' - I think the last thing I rented was that Al Gore film from the $1 automated movie kiosk at the grocery store. Obviously, there are people out there that rent movies more than I do, and if anyone can enlighten me to the allure of 'netflix' - please let me know. Isn't the whole point to be able to go to the store, look at the titles, and see what you feel like watching at *that given moment?*

    I just think it's still too early to start investing stock in either format.
     
  7. Dwaine Scum

    Dwaine Scum New Member

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    as long a I have a high speed internet connection, I won't rent movies. I downloaded the DVD quality version of fantastic rise of the silver surfer, and Chaplin, last night, for free
     

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