In my local Barnes & Noble (U-Village in Seattle) they have four Blu-ray movies and seven HD-DVD movies on a shelf behind the counter. I asked the sales clerk why there were so few movies available in HD and he said the word from up high was that they were waiting until a definitive leader emerged before stocking more HD titles.
No doubt UPS will be busy this week with deliveries to Barnes & Noble stores around the country.
"This isn't "some" studios. This is "almost all" studios. Paramount and Universal are the only major studios left supporting HD-DVD"
It gets better. The parent mentioned that Paramount and Dreamworks decided to release only on DIVX during the Circuit City scam - the same two studios who are releasing only on HD-DVD;-)
"The question I asked though was how am I wasting money?"
You're not wasting money if all you want to watch is the movies that are currently available on HD-DVD, but in the future (at least until HD is easily available via cable) you may want to watch a new release in HD at home and you won't be able to, because HD-DVD as a format is not going to exist.
People with Blu-ray player can also pick up existing movies and they will also be able to watch new releases, again until HD is easily available via cable, and even then they may want to buy a hard copy for all the extra content and whatever.
We all know that HD-DVD players and discs isn't going to somehow cease to exist in a few months, but there won't be any new stuff for you to enjoy at some point. So on that level you're wasting your money buy buying deeper into the HD-DVD format.
If you want to see new releases in HD on your HD-DVD player six months from now, the only way you'll be able to do it is to somehow copy it from a Blu-ray disc onto a HD-DVD disc or download a HD file from somewhere and do the same (although that's a waste of time for obvious reasons). HD-DVD as a format is dead in month if not weeks, however amazing it may be.
"I don't get some people's attitude about HD-DVD being the underdog, though."
It's the underdog primarily because less people bought less HD-DVD discs than Blu-ray discs over the holidays. The balance had to tip one way or the other and I'm personally glad it tipped away from ShrekWorks and Xbox. If it was only about the discs I wouldn't care less, but as you mentioned not too far down the road content producers on all levels (majors, independents, pop groups, promo video producers) will be producing content for delivery via cable/dsl and just maybe now that Sony (Apple) is holding the reigns we can focus on producing just the HD format instead of a million and one flavors of MS-HD.
Imagine someone clicking a "see HD version" and seeing a HD version. Simple.
"Interestingly enough there is no record of when Jesus was born."
Interestingly enough there isn't even a record of Jesus being born at all. Assuming his mother was a virgin I'm doubting a birth was even possible, but hey what do I know.
Can we squeeze a thumbscrew and flogging in there while they're roasting his member on the brazier? There's really nothing else going on during that bit.
My friends and I argued the pros and cons of subscription vs purchase around the campfire on a recent camping trip to Mount Rainier and it went nowhere. Those of us with iPods were very happy with buying music and owning it, and those of us with Rio and other players were very happy with Real's subscription based Rhapsody service. What was interesting was that none of us knew anybody with a Zune or had used a service directly managed by Microsoft.
I love this kind of real-world stuff (provided it's true of course). It cuts through all the bullshit we get fed every day by PR hacks and those who pump it down the shit pipes.
It's not just beer. I was bathing the other day and my pint sized glass of heavily iced water all of a sudden moved across the smooth plastic surface of the toilet seat lid and fell to the floor.
The toilet seat lid was covered in a fine layer of condensation from the bath water at the time.
I'm betting if the stones are cooled way down to almost freezing by the wind, or maybe frozen overnight and still cold when the rains hit, and the top surface of the mud turns into a slurry of fine particles, the stone will move around all on its own just like my cold glass of water on a fine layer of condensation.
"Microsoft started by looking at the market, looking at what they wanted to accomplish, set a budget, and then built a unit and market share forecast. And, they hit that forecast. This makes it a success. Sorry -- that's not the politically correct answer, but it's the truth."
I'd believe what you were saying if I saw people using them, but I don't. I haven't seen one single person using a Zune here in the parts of Seattle I hang out at on a regular basis, i.e. Wallingford, Fremont, University District, Northgate, Queen Anne, Capital Hill. Not only are these the areas where the folks in the Zune demographic hang out but they're also within only a few miles of Microsoft HQ.
Even friends who work there say they'd never get one.
It's got to be spin, smoke and mirrors the whole way down.
There again, I may be clinically deluded like those types who think global warming is a commie plot, and I just don't see them.
I don't normally respond to faux troll feeders, but here goes:
"Sorry to feed the trolls but, Why would a true believer like Pat Robertson be lined up anywhere?"
It's the space aliens who are lined up, behind the pearly gates. I thought I'd made that pretty clear but I guess it depends on your interpretation. As for the blood and guts the aliens bring it with them to feel more at home.
"It's pretty clear in the bible that there will be a false coming or Antichrist before god takes everyone to heaven. A true believer would be able to see the signs of the false prophet as it is laid out in the bible (either some things would be missing or one of the tells it warns you about would be present)."
Erm, whatever.
"You only reach the pearly gates once you are dead too (no blood or guts)."
OK thanks for clarifying that one, it's been bugging me.
"So i guess before I get modded a troll too, I would just like to know if you thought that out or is your autopilot asleep at the wheel too?'
I thought about the how cool it would be if space aliens could come and eat all the televangelists for a few moments and the posted my thoughts.
"The world would be a lot better place if less people were rushing to hate someone or something while purposely trying not to understand them or their beliefs."
Ah, so Pat Robertson loves me even though I don't believe in the bible. Cool.
I hope the real nasty people eater species of aliens out there only have an appetite for true believers like Pat Robertson and his ilk. I can see them now lined up behind the pearly gates, knee deep in blood and guts.
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In my local Barnes & Noble (U-Village in Seattle) they have four Blu-ray movies and seven HD-DVD movies on a shelf behind the counter. I asked the sales clerk why there were so few movies available in HD and he said the word from up high was that they were waiting until a definitive leader emerged before stocking more HD titles.
No doubt UPS will be busy this week with deliveries to Barnes & Noble stores around the country.
H-264 is set to replace VC-1 pretty much exclusively, especially now that Microsoft is out of the picture (geddit).
"This isn't "some" studios. This is "almost all" studios. Paramount and Universal are the only major studios left supporting HD-DVD"
;-)
It gets better. The parent mentioned that Paramount and Dreamworks decided to release only on DIVX during the Circuit City scam - the same two studios who are releasing only on HD-DVD
OK already. Enjoy your crappy HD-DVD discs. See if I care :-)
BTW please excuse the typos. I'm on the phone with Costco trying to swap my $100 HD-DVD player for a Blu-ray version of 2001-A Space Odyssey .
"The question I asked though was how am I wasting money?"
You're not wasting money if all you want to watch is the movies that are currently available on HD-DVD, but in the future (at least until HD is easily available via cable) you may want to watch a new release in HD at home and you won't be able to, because HD-DVD as a format is not going to exist.
People with Blu-ray player can also pick up existing movies and they will also be able to watch new releases, again until HD is easily available via cable, and even then they may want to buy a hard copy for all the extra content and whatever.
We all know that HD-DVD players and discs isn't going to somehow cease to exist in a few months, but there won't be any new stuff for you to enjoy at some point. So on that level you're wasting your money buy buying deeper into the HD-DVD format.
If you want to see new releases in HD on your HD-DVD player six months from now, the only way you'll be able to do it is to somehow copy it from a Blu-ray disc onto a HD-DVD disc or download a HD file from somewhere and do the same (although that's a waste of time for obvious reasons). HD-DVD as a format is dead in month if not weeks, however amazing it may be.
"I don't get some people's attitude about HD-DVD being the underdog, though."
It's the underdog primarily because less people bought less HD-DVD discs than Blu-ray discs over the holidays. The balance had to tip one way or the other and I'm personally glad it tipped away from ShrekWorks and Xbox. If it was only about the discs I wouldn't care less, but as you mentioned not too far down the road content producers on all levels (majors, independents, pop groups, promo video producers) will be producing content for delivery via cable/dsl and just maybe now that Sony (Apple) is holding the reigns we can focus on producing just the HD format instead of a million and one flavors of MS-HD.
Imagine someone clicking a "see HD version" and seeing a HD version. Simple.
Donald and Wendy Cobain's kid.
"Interestingly enough there is no record of when Jesus was born."
Interestingly enough there isn't even a record of Jesus being born at all. Assuming his mother was a virgin I'm doubting a birth was even possible, but hey what do I know.
"Practice what you preach, buddy. The parent was agreeing with the GP."
Why don't you say what you really mean:
Practice what you preach, asshole. I'm gonna drag you kickin' and screamin' down a road of PAIN and rub thistles into your eyes Motherfucka!!!!
:-D I just got back from my local Best Buy after reading this and you wouldn't believe the action I got with my spare Firewire 800 cables.
Can we squeeze a thumbscrew and flogging in there while they're roasting his member on the brazier? There's really nothing else going on during that bit.
My friends and I argued the pros and cons of subscription vs purchase around the campfire on a recent camping trip to Mount Rainier and it went nowhere. Those of us with iPods were very happy with buying music and owning it, and those of us with Rio and other players were very happy with Real's subscription based Rhapsody service. What was interesting was that none of us knew anybody with a Zune or had used a service directly managed by Microsoft.
I love this kind of real-world stuff (provided it's true of course). It cuts through all the bullshit we get fed every day by PR hacks and those who pump it down the shit pipes.
Keep that receipt Grandma :-)
Pleez. Language was made to be fucked with. Get over it already.
Safari 3 is rock solid for me too. I launched it immediately after upgrading to Leopard and
It's not just beer. I was bathing the other day and my pint sized glass of heavily iced water all of a sudden moved across the smooth plastic surface of the toilet seat lid and fell to the floor.
The toilet seat lid was covered in a fine layer of condensation from the bath water at the time.
I'm betting if the stones are cooled way down to almost freezing by the wind, or maybe frozen overnight and still cold when the rains hit, and the top surface of the mud turns into a slurry of fine particles, the stone will move around all on its own just like my cold glass of water on a fine layer of condensation.
Either that or space aliens.
"Microsoft started by looking at the market, looking at what they wanted to accomplish, set a budget, and then built a unit and market share forecast. And, they hit that forecast. This makes it a success. Sorry -- that's not the politically correct answer, but it's the truth."
I'd believe what you were saying if I saw people using them, but I don't. I haven't seen one single person using a Zune here in the parts of Seattle I hang out at on a regular basis, i.e. Wallingford, Fremont, University District, Northgate, Queen Anne, Capital Hill. Not only are these the areas where the folks in the Zune demographic hang out but they're also within only a few miles of Microsoft HQ.
Even friends who work there say they'd never get one.
It's got to be spin, smoke and mirrors the whole way down.
There again, I may be clinically deluded like those types who think global warming is a commie plot, and I just don't see them.
Are you calling my wife a wanker?
I found a really old photo of it with its operator. Amazing how old this thing really is.
I don't normally respond to faux troll feeders, but here goes:
"Sorry to feed the trolls but, Why would a true believer like Pat Robertson be lined up anywhere?"
It's the space aliens who are lined up, behind the pearly gates. I thought I'd made that pretty clear but I guess it depends on your interpretation. As for the blood and guts the aliens bring it with them to feel more at home.
"It's pretty clear in the bible that there will be a false coming or Antichrist before god takes everyone to heaven. A true believer would be able to see the signs of the false prophet as it is laid out in the bible (either some things would be missing or one of the tells it warns you about would be present)."
Erm, whatever.
"You only reach the pearly gates once you are dead too (no blood or guts)."
OK thanks for clarifying that one, it's been bugging me.
"So i guess before I get modded a troll too, I would just like to know if you thought that out or is your autopilot asleep at the wheel too?'
I thought about the how cool it would be if space aliens could come and eat all the televangelists for a few moments and the posted my thoughts.
"The world would be a lot better place if less people were rushing to hate someone or something while purposely trying not to understand them or their beliefs."
Ah, so Pat Robertson loves me even though I don't believe in the bible. Cool.
Thanks, now I know everything.
I hope the real nasty people eater species of aliens out there only have an appetite for true believers like Pat Robertson and his ilk. I can see them now lined up behind the pearly gates, knee deep in blood and guts.