Old habits die hard. Despite the downfall of HD DVD earlier this year, the defunct format still seems to be selling.
Don’t expect HD DVD sales to give Blu-ray a run for your money, but Pocket-lint says that recent economic conditions have given a boost to the old, cheap standby. HD DVD hardware, which can also upscale standard-def DVDs, can be found fairly cheap. Also, many movie titles are on sale for below the $10 mark.
Ryan Kugler, president of Distribution Video & Audio, said that his company scarfed up many of the HD DVDs that retailers returned to the studios—only to sell them off to those still using the hardware. “Cheap entertainment always does well in a recession or depression,” Kugler said.
So, are you still using your HD DVD player? If so, for HD DVD, standard-def DVD, or both? Finally, are you still buying up old HD DVD titles? Tell us where you do your shopping, as well as some of your best deals. Drop a Comment below.
I was given an HD-DVD player and an assortment of discs last holiday season. When the system went belly up I bought an additional upscale player and continue to purchase discs. The player upscales beautifully. The discs are a bargain (as was the 2nd player) Blu Ray will only become a temptation to me when prices of discs reach the $10 - 12 dollar range. Otherwise upscaled SD DVDs are plenty fine enough, especially at today’s bargain bin prices of $5 - 7.
Love my HD player (X-2) and its going strong! I buy HDs on line and get much better price then Blu.discs, Dont get me wrong i do have aBlu Player (35k) and have lots of Blu disc but boy is it pricy!
I have a LG Superblu BH-200 combo player. I bought it from Best Buy in late Sept 2008 for $400.00. Its one of my best home theater purchases. It plays EVERYTHING!! It plays blu ray & HD DVD flawlessly. I own about a dozen HD DVD’s and about 5 blu ray movies (all purchased on sale). I think my best HD DVD purchase was buying a copy of Beowulf for 10.00 online. My best Blu Ray purchase was I am Legend for 17.00. I still am looking for Blu-Ray prices to drop but I have great picture quality from my combo player and expect to get many years of use from it. I will soon be looking for a back up player for my HD discs also.
I have purchased HD discs from Deep Discount, Amazon, Half.com & HD DVD boxsets. I will keep using HD until the price drops on Blu Ray media.
I am recommending that all of my friends buy Blu Ray players when they fall to the $19.99 level. I don’t believe you get what you pay for… I’m so broke I can’t afford anything, but I still want the best anyway. Maybe I’ll move to Canada where the government will support me even more. Either way, when I can buy a blu ray player for $19.99, I’ll jump from HD-DVD. In the meantime, you’ll find me copying DVD’s from the library. I still can;t believe how much a happy meal costs these days… I can’t live on Government cheese alone! Hey, maybe once blu Ray players from China are available, I can even get some good old fahioned Melamine with my blu Ray player.
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