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OldManDeath

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Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« on: February 13, 2008, 05:56:07 PM »
Best Buy in March is going to start to recommend Blu-Ray to customers.  You can read the story at: http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWNAS040320080211?

HD-DVD is on it's way out and at this rate I would expect it to be dead within a year, or two at the latest.
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2008, 06:02:14 PM »
I wonder what they mean by "recommend". I wonder how long they'll actually be carrying HD DVD then?
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2008, 04:37:14 AM »
Quote from: Ryan Wagner on February 13, 2008, 06:02:14 PM
I wonder what they mean by "recommend". I wonder how long they'll actually be carrying HD DVD then?
From what I understand, they will have a bigger presence of Blu-Ray and will prominently display Blu-Ray players, movies, etc.  I would also suspect that they will train their employees to push Blu-Ray over HD-DVD.  As for HD-DVD, they plan to still sell them for those that want them, the will just not hype them.
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2008, 09:59:20 AM »
Also, Netflix is apparently discontinuing their HD-DVD library soon. Why won't they just leave them floating around? Perhaps Blu-Ray paid them money to do this...
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2008, 11:09:42 AM »
Quote from: Pieter De Decker on February 14, 2008, 09:59:20 AM
Also, Netflix is apparently discontinuing their HD-DVD library soon. Why won't they just leave them floating around? Perhaps Blu-Ray paid them money to do this...
This was a BIG sign to me that the war was over and HD DVD had lost.
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2008, 11:16:04 AM »
Well i have seen HD DVD for under £10 that was the sign when i knew HD DVD was dead. Am just glad it over
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2008, 11:18:15 AM »
I wanted HD DVD to win...
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2008, 11:19:35 AM »
Quote from: Pieter De Decker on February 14, 2008, 11:18:15 AM
I wanted HD DVD to win...

I did not care who won really as its only a format
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2008, 11:33:54 AM »
I know, but I preferred HD DVD because of the name and logo. ;)
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2008, 11:39:54 AM »
I was a Blu-ray supporter from day 1 so this news is awesome. Rumor is that on Feb 15, Paramount might announce that they're going to back Blu-ray as well. But that's just a rumor, and like all others, there's a high chance it will turn out to be untrue. But the clock is ticking for Paramount/Dreamworks and Universal to switch over to the Blu side.
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2008, 05:17:10 PM »
Quote from: Richard on February 14, 2008, 11:16:04 AM
Well i have seen HD DVD for under £10 that was the sign when i knew HD DVD was dead. Am just glad it over
I just read that DeepDiscount.com has some HD DVD for $12.50! Now that is an insanely low price.
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2008, 06:26:44 PM »
Quote from: Ryan Wagner on February 14, 2008, 05:17:10 PM
Quote from: Richard on February 14, 2008, 11:16:04 AM
Well i have seen HD DVD for under £10 that was the sign when i knew HD DVD was dead. Am just glad it over
I just read that DeepDiscount.com has some HD DVD for $12.50! Now that is an insanely low price.
I am really hoping that once the format war is over, (and Blu-Ray wins) that the price will start dropping.  I still do not believe the minor added quality and better menuing system is worth the extra cost over regular DVD's.
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2008, 08:41:10 AM »
I wanted HD-DVD to win too...mostly because I would've been able to play all of my old DVD's on it.

Now, since I can't play them on a Blu-Ray machine, I'm stuck.  :-[
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2008, 09:31:42 AM »
Quote from: OldManDeath on February 14, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
that the price will start dropping
That's not gonna happen. Blu-Ray now has the monopoly on next-gen DVD formats.
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Re: Best Buy Backing Blu-Ray
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2008, 10:41:57 AM »
Quote from: Pieter De Decker on February 15, 2008, 09:31:42 AM
Quote from: OldManDeath on February 14, 2008, 06:26:44 PM
that the price will start dropping
That's not gonna happen. Blu-Ray now has the monopoly on next-gen DVD formats.
I firmly believe that it will happen some time after Blu-Ray wins.  it's just simple economics.  Look at any new technology, the price always lowers after it has been out. 
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