Michael Bay predicts "slow death" for HD-DVD

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Foster, Jan 14, 2008.

  1. Valkysas

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    the cost of a 360 (even without a hard drive) and the HD DVD add-on is more expensive than the 40GB PS3.
     
  2. Kaijumaster

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    Q......F.....T
     
  3. Cheetatron

    Cheetatron Drat, outsmarted by a Lorry, I am disgraced

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    VHS held more video and that was the game winner
     
  4. Ironhide546

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    I think that just because he directed the movie, everytime he talks about what he ate for lunch on his blog it becomes frontpage news here :p 
     
  5. Chaos Prime

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    Exactly. Even though Beta had the better image quality, it was quantity that won.
     
  6. lars573

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    Like my location isn't right there to the left.... And yeah anime is only 18=20 bucks a pop at Best Buy. But hollywood movies are $20-$30. Older movies get knocked down to $15, but that takes two years. So for me $30+ a pop for HD formats isn't that big of a deal when DVD's are $20-30 a pop.
     
  7. Godconvoy

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    It's more like VHS VS BETA.
     
  8. Godconvoy

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    $20-$30 dollars for a DVD? I don't know where you shop but I don't pay that much. Even most Special Edition DVDs aren't that much. I saw the Family Guy: Blue Harvest for I think $29.99, but that was the Special Edition that comes with a booklet a T shirt and all sorts of other nonsense.
     
  9. Staxeon

    Staxeon Shaper of minds

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    *blows the dust off his laser disk player*

    Yeah...that'll happen. :D 
     
  10. lars573

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    For DVD's? Wal-Mart, HMV, Futureshop, and Best Buy now that one opened. Average price for a new DVD is $24.99. I might get away with a release day/week special from Futureshop of only $15-20, but that doesn't happen often.
     
  11. Thorns2010

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    He is in Canada where everything is a little bit more expensive, even though the Canadian dollar is just about the same value as ours.
     
  12. Frognal

    Frognal Prodigal Son Returned

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    Same here. I'm only interested in a new format if provides me with cheaper anime boxsets.