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Post by markettantrik on Aug 4, 2007 1:50:22 GMT 6
With the current price cut and offer of 5 free HD-DVDs, I think my best bet would be to ask a friend in the States to buy the X360 addon and ship it out to me. Also considering that it can be hooked up to any Win XP / Vista PC, it makes a great deal of sense, since I will own 6 HD-DVDs (5 free ones + "300"). Hmmm,, any of you chaps off to the States anytime soon ??  |
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Post by carboncore on Aug 4, 2007 1:56:10 GMT 6
7k  ? really?? Yup, and they were giving it away free with Samsung 32" LCD. Better wait till Oct/Nov, there are loads of offers and sales during those festive months. |
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Post by KC on Aug 4, 2007 11:58:54 GMT 6
lol thos hd-dvd player in the indian market do not play hd-dvds,its just upscales the resolution of your dvds to 1080p,i got one free with my tv
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Post by carboncore on Aug 4, 2007 12:31:55 GMT 6
lol thos hd-dvd player in the indian market do not play hd-dvds,its just upscales the resolution of your dvds to 1080p,i got one free with my tv  really ?? didn't know that. Its like those 1000 rupee ipods. |
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Post by arjun™ on Aug 4, 2007 12:37:33 GMT 6
@ kc are u serious? no hd-dvd compatibility?? btw how does an upscaled movie look?? half as good as normal hd-dvd?? |
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Post by KC on Aug 4, 2007 12:50:53 GMT 6
looks better than standard dvd only if u plug it via hdmi on a lcd or plasma.
u can play divx,xvids files btw
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Post by arjun™ on Aug 4, 2007 12:52:09 GMT 6
but as gud as hd-dvd ?? cuz i dont have any next gen player and am loking for my best options....
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Post by KC on Aug 4, 2007 12:56:32 GMT 6
no
on a hd format the movie is at a native 1080p res,so the output is crystal clear along with 5.1 or 7.1
the dvd still are at 480p and the player just upscales them to 1080p,so there is def a deifference.
also the ps3 does the same thing,after the latest firmware update the standard dvd's are now upscaled to 1080p
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Post by HundredProofSam on Aug 4, 2007 12:57:46 GMT 6
if its upscaled, cant be as good as HDDVD
peace
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Post by arjun™ on Aug 4, 2007 12:58:02 GMT 6
^^ shyt man i cant wait for this format war to end.... thts wen il buy either the ps3 or the x360 hd-dvd addon....  |
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Post by markettantrik on Aug 4, 2007 14:54:51 GMT 6
In that case you will buy neither because the war is not gonna end in this console generation's life time.
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Post by arjun™ on Aug 4, 2007 15:15:44 GMT 6
^^ dont do this to me .... im super confused i jus hope hd-dvd wins cuz its a cheaper proposition....
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Post by carboncore on Aug 4, 2007 15:37:21 GMT 6
Its not that simple. Unlike hd-dvd, blu-ray is also used for gaming. Many upcoming PS3 games like Lair are filling the disc upto brim. So even if blu-ray dies out in movie industry, it'll still continue to be around like UMDs. Sony made sure that by adding blu-ray drive in every PS3 and shipping every game on blu-ray discs.
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Post by KC on Aug 4, 2007 15:49:00 GMT 6
one of the two things will happen
1) bluray wins
2) no one wins
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Post by arjun™ on Aug 4, 2007 15:51:30 GMT 6
^^ dont mind if tht happens.... but jus hope tht once pple start thinking tht both will live.... and go out and buy the player of their choice.... suddenly one of the two dont do something drastic tht shuns the other out of the race....
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