Tag: hddvd

Why Warner Bros. Swapping HD DVDs for Blu-ray Discs Won’t Work

April 22, 2009April 22, 2009 Bob Caswell 2 Comments

HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray Warner Brothers had come up with a slick promotion to get some much needed buzz around Blu-ray. My consensus: great idea but flawed execution. Here’s how it works (and why it won’t work):

You send in the cover art sleeve (keep the disc) and the UPC from your HD DVD movies. And for $4.95 per movie, plus $6.95 S&H per order, you’ll be sent back brand new Blu-ray copies of any movies you have in HD DVD. There are a few restrictions (only 1 copy per movie and only up to 25 movies per household) but nothing really that prohibitive.

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Match Made In Heaven: Netflix on the Xbox 360

July 14, 2008August 11, 2008 Bob Caswell 7 Comments

Back in February, I titled a post “Dear Microsoft: Get Netflix on the Xbox 360 and I’ll Buy One.” True to my word, today I ordered an Xbox 360 following the latest announcement. I’m a huge fan of Netflix and have always had an interest in getting an Xbox 360 (even though I’m more of a PC gamer).

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Blu-ray Movies Now Affordable. Players? Not So Much.

May 29, 2008August 20, 2008 Bob Caswell 2 Comments

An Amazon promotion good through June 9 has over 100 Blu-ray movies in the $14 to $20 range (with many around $14-$15). I thought this would be a good time to revisit getting into Blu-ray. The last time I checked out Blu-ray pricing on Amazon (my quick and dirty benchmark), the Playstation 3 was still the best deal.

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Amazon Drops Price of HD DVD Player to $99, Upconvert DVD w/ Free Movies?

February 21, 2008August 20, 2008 Bob Caswell 21 Comments

HD DVD For anyone keeping score since Blu-ray won the next generation movie battle, HD DVD players are now $99. And that’s with 7 movies included. Considering these players also work well as upconvert DVD players (DVD players that convert and play regular DVDs at a slightly higher picture quality), in some ways, it’s actually the best deal on the market if you’re looking for a good DVD player.

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