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[bucko]

Sweet, by Xmas ill have both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. I've found the 360 HD-DVD drive for £100 in the UK though, should be getting it on the 28th and the five free movies..With the PS3 40GB when I get it at Xmas ill have the best of both worlds, though it's looking bright for HD-DVD, maybe this is there blazing guns, transformers exclusive, $100 HD-DVD players and 5 ree movies ..

[FreewayX327]

Dumb question but is the only difference between 1080i and 1080p resolution?  How big of a difference is it?

[e32c]

R.I.P Bluray

Oct 1st 2007


Beloved son of Betamax and Minidisc.

we hardly knew ye.

[bobbyblaze]

If material on the disk was encoded at 60 (or 50) full frames per second then it might make a difference between interlaced and progressive (1080i or 1080p). If you are talking about reproducing film output (just 24 fps) on a flat panel display (which is naturally progressive) then there is  zero difference. Instead of 24 progressive frames being output at 1080p from the HD-dvd player and reproduced on screen, with 1080i 48 interlaced (or half frames) are output and then de-interlaced by the flat panel display and displayed as 1080p.

The only folk that the lack of 1080p would effect would be those with display devices that natively display whatever is given to them as opposed to flat panel devices which are only progressive. An example of these would be say CRT front projection owners but anyone who's got a CRT PJ that can do 1080p will either have a scaler that will do the de-interlacing for them or more likely (given the cost of the PJ) a higher end HD-DVD player.

[mastiff34]

QUOTE(cerealkillajme @ Nov 1 2007, 08:42 PM)

Good luck in Richmond getting one from Best Buy. Called 4 stores and one said they had one, but when I got there they said it must be the display, I would have bought it, but no remote.  

I've been sitting on the fence up till now, but since the low price, I'll buy the player and maybe a few movies, but I'm still holding off on buying a lot of movies. Honestly I hope it makes a huge push for HD-DVD camp and maybe even seals the deal. I really don't care who wins just as long as one does and fast, but would rather see HD-DVD win and now I don't mind throwing some money their way since they are trying to make it affordable.

And all the BBs that I talked to told me the HD-A2 is being discontinued, so good luck finding them.

Hoping to catch the Walmart deal in the AM.

LOL, i'll see you at the short pump walmart!!  Hope for the best...

[Maverick-DBZ-]

QUOTE(FreewayX327 @ Nov 1 2007, 06:39 PM)

Dumb question but is the only difference between 1080i and 1080p resolution?  How big of a difference is it?

There is no resolution difference, both are displayed at 1920x1080. The difference is 1080p (progressive) is displayed at 60Hz while 1080i (interlaced) only at 30Hz.

[belke]

I understand it is displayed at the same resolution but you won't be able to tell the difference on a TV that displays 720p/1080i?

[AcidPenguiN]

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Nov 1 2007, 11:29 PM)

screw the add on drive... I'd take a stand-alone unit any day of the week.

this is too good of a deal NOT to pass up, At $100 you can buy it and still be a fence sitter that rents HD-DVDs in the mean time  

I just picked up a 30GB Zune for $89 earlier this week too... Another deal that was too good to pass up, though I'll probably use it as gift   ... maybe  

QUOTE(handles25 @ Nov 2 2007, 12:58 AM)

I got a Zune when it was $99 (refurb).  I'm quite impressed with it.  If there was a chance in hell of me scoring a $99 HDDVD player tomorrow I would consider taking the day off, but I'd bet this is just a marketing ploy.

I see we've got some wooters up in here.

[mastiff34]

Got it in Richmond, VA from Walmart this morning!  

[cerealkillajme]

QUOTE(e32c @ Nov 1 2007, 09:20 PM)

R.I.P Bluray

Oct 1st 2007
Beloved son of Betamax and Minidisc.

we hardly knew ye.

I believe it's Nov 1st  

But my thoughts as well, it could be the fatal blow that HD-DVD needed to win.

[* illusion *]

At this time I do not have a HD-TV, is there any way to hook this up via VGA to a PC monitor?

[oppie1]

got mine this morning at the walmart in Exeter, Pa. They had 5 of them behind the photo counter at 8:15am. Dunno wether I'm gonna keep it for myself, give it to my dad for Xmas, or just return it. It was an impulse buy.

[cerealkillajme]

BTW guys, here is a link to the 5 free HD-DVDs offer when you buy a Toshiba HD player.

http://i.i.com.com/c...bates/13780.pdf

Be sure to get them postmarked by 3-31-08

[thund3rstruck]

QUOTE(dvsone @ Nov 1 2007, 11:42 PM)

It's in limited quantiles and not available in all stores. Good luck getting one. Be sure to post here if you do manage to get one. What a great steal.

Dude I live in a podunk town in southeastern Virginia and I went up to Walmart this morning thinking that our place wouldn't be participating. To my astonishment there was a line all the way out of electronics! Not to mention a mountain of $350 ACER laptops and Toshiba A2 HD DVD players. I bought 3 of them!

Whats more, that great 5 DVD deal is still on so you get 5 free HD DVDs from Toshiba! Really an amazing steal!

[cerealkillajme]

Just stopped by Walmart on my lunch break to grab some movies to watch (my mom got my player earlier and no way I was letting her pick out any movies, lol).

There are more than just the 3 movies that are $15.

Big Labowski
12 Monkeys
Italian Job
Casino
Goodfellas
Blood Diamonds
Four Brothers
Seabiscut
And one other movie, some drama IIRC

Those were all for $15 at the store I went to (Brook Rd Walmart Richmond, VA).

EDIT: Per a post on engadget, here is the full list

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Clerks 2
Lucky # S7even
Pulse
Failure to Launch
4 Brothers
Italian Job
Sleepy Hollow
Casino
12 Monkeys
Backdraft
Big Lebowski
Sea Biscuit
Alexander Revisted
Blood Diamond
Full Metal Jacket
The Last Samurai
Swordfish
Unforgiven

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