Never thought of this until just now. If you have a majority of HD-DVD movies in your collection one major benefit you have is the old "Hey can I borrow this DVD" only to never see it again is not likely to happen since the other person probably wont have a HD-DVD player. They probably wont know what a "combo disc" is either so you wouldn't have to worry about that either. Membership has it's privileges and it gets better and better. lol

And even if a forgetful friend does borrow a disc, it can probably be replaced under $10.

True, and with renting not an option with HD DVD, owning is the only way you'll get to see the many 1080p exclusives that the format has.

Wow, that is a MAJOR benefit :rolleyes:





































jk:p

Smarty pants! lol

I just had one of those random thoughts.

Never thought of this until just now. If you have a majority of HD-DVD movies in your collection one major benefit you have is the old "Hey can I borrow this DVD" only to never see it again is not likely to happen since the other person probably wont have a HD-DVD player. They probably wont know what a "combo disc" is either so you wouldn't have to worry about that either. Membership has it's privileges and it gets better and better. lol

As selfish as this is, I've thought it too. I'm sick of lending **** out and never getting it back, so I'm back to a "no lending" rule and this makes it even easier. People suck, thank god for the internet.

You people are nicer than me. My discs don't leave my house, regardless of format.

In the Netflix age there should be no reason to lend out discs anyway, unless your friends are broke (and even then you can lend them a backup copy).

whre do you guys see hddvd in....say 15 or 20 years from now, do you guys think there will still be Hddvd's on Ebay to buy????, How about the players????, you think they will still be around???. I think about that sometimes......,maye is just me!

I'm certainly not thinking 15-20 years out, but for now, I am very happy with my substantial HD DVD collection (and less substantial BD collection). This weekend alone, I watched Evening Promises HD DVD, Shooter HD DVD, Eternal Sunshine HD DVD, and just now watching Happy Feet HD DVD with my 4 year old. Had many others to choose from, and they all look and sound wonderful. I have 3 players and a bunch of movies, and they'll last as long as they last. By that time, who knows what the prevailing media will be. It's all good now though, at least imo.

I too have sworn myself to no more loaning stuff out. I loaned a friend a really expensive soldering station, which is to say a controllable heat soldering iron with stand and iron cleaner built in to it, probably about a 125 dollar rig, only to have them tell me they brought it back to me some time ago. I know for a fact it was never brought back to me, however, so my new rule is I don't loan anything equipment wise to anyone. I hate to be that way, but after losing an expensive tool I feel I have no other choice..... My kids don't even take their dvd's to their mom's (my ex) anymore. It may sound selfish, but when they want to watch something at least this way they are sure it will be there.

whre do you guys see hddvd in....say 15 or 20 years from now, do you guys think there will still be Hddvd's on Ebay to buy????, How about the players????, you think they will still be around???. I think about that sometimes......,maye is just me!

In terms of PQ, HD DVD in 15-20 years will be where Blu-ray is, at 1080p. They can take away HD DVD's releases and future players, but they can't take away what HD DVD has left behind, and that is a working format just as good as Blu-ray is, with a good selection of movies, that can be enjoyed for a long, long time...just like Blu-ray. As for ebay, I think players and movies will be readily available then, it seems plenty were made.

whre do you guys see hddvd in....say 15 or 20 years from now, do you guys think there will still be Hddvd's on Ebay to buy????, How about the players????, you think they will still be around???. I think about that sometimes......,maye is just me!

I seriously doubt that I will be still using either BDs or HD DVDs in 15 years, so I doubt it will matter much.

In the Netflix age there should be no reason to lend out discs anyway, unless your friends are broke (and even then you can lend them a backup copy).

Back when the DVD format just started and your typical video store had a couple dozen DVD's in the back, we set up our own DVD lending database at work. You entered which DVD's you owned and that let you see what other titles people owned. Borrowing was just a matter of sending email to a coworker who would bring it in the next day. Since we were borrowing each others DVD's anyhow, this just made it more efficient. We even had volunteers who would be the first to buy a title so we all could borrow it to see if it was worth purchasing.

The system worked incredibly well since abuse would have led to coworker peer-pressure and I don't recall anyone losing any discs.

I think the lending system continued to about 2001 when the DVD format became more common in video stores.

No lending out for me any more. I've learned my lesson the hard way.

Back when the DVD format just started and your typical video store had a couple dozen DVD's in the back, we set up our own DVD lending database at work. You entered which DVD's you owned and that let you see what other titles people owned. Borrowing was just a matter of sending email to a coworker who would bring it in the next day. Since we were borrowing each others DVD's anyhow, this just made it more efficient. We even had volunteers who would be the first to buy a title so we all could borrow it to see if it was worth purchasing.

The system worked incredibly well since abuse would have led to coworker peer-pressure and I don't recall anyone losing any discs.

I think the lending system continued to about 2001 when the DVD format became more common in video stores.
Good old peer pressure, like a cold Colt 45, works every time. ;)

One major benefit to own hd-dvd movies
I like both formats
i can have majority of the movies that arenot avaiable on blurays

I bought two titles on Blu-ray this month (Office Space and Baruka). That was twice as many as I normally buy in a month. Quite a difference from when I was buying at least five HD-DVDs a month and managed to buy 13 in the first month. :(

A lot of titles can now be rented for a very small amount of money. Problems is some people are too cheap, and want it for free from friends or family. Most of these do not understand the value of keeping it in mint condition, so in the end you actually end up paying for their viewing experience when getting the disc back. I'm not interested in subsidizing movie rentals for people who're too cheap to pay it themselves.

I didn't write this myself, but it's a fun read from a fellow movie collector: http://home.comcast.net/~vze26qhz/blockbustered.htm

A lot of titles can now be rented for a very small amount of money. Problems is some people are too cheap, and want it for free from friends or family. Most of these do not understand the value of keeping it in mint condition, so in the end you actually end up paying for their viewing experience when getting the disc back. I'm not interested in subsidizing movie rentals for people who're too cheap to pay it themselves.

I didn't write this myself, but it's a fun read from a fellow movie collector: http://home.comcast.net/~vze26qhz/blockbustered.htm

You sound a bit anti-social. I loan movies to friends all the time and vice-versa. Why do Amazon, Fry's, Netflix, Wal-Mart and Blockbuster get to keep all the money? Screw that.

man, you know HD-DVD is dying off when this is the best thing you can come up with

man, you know HD-DVD is dying off when this is the best thing you can come up with

Actually this was more of a joke post. The best thing I can come up with as far as HD-DVD is the fact that I can get most discs for 5 bucks when on bluray they're going to cost me at least 4 times that amount.



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All of these, brand new, ran me 30 bucks for the whole.

A lot of titles can now be rented for a very small amount of money. Problems is some people are too cheap, and want it for free from friends or family. Most of these do not understand the value of keeping it in mint condition, so in the end you actually end up paying for their viewing experience when getting the disc back. I'm not interested in subsidizing movie rentals for people who're too cheap to pay it themselves.

I didn't write this myself, but it's a fun read from a fellow movie collector: http://home.comcast.net/~vze26qhz/blockbustered.htm

That link is great, thanks for it Beastus!

I hate to lend anything too. Way too often you get burned. Whether it's tools or DVDs or your car or your laptop, none of my friends takes care of stuff the way I do. One way or another you get damaged goods back, if you get it back.

That link is great, thanks for it Beastus!

I hate to lend anything too. Way too often you get burned. Whether it's tools or DVDs or your car or your laptop, none of my friends takes care of stuff the way I do. One way or another you get damaged goods back, if you get it back.

People who act like that weren't your friend to begin with. Friends respect each other. I lend plenty of dvd to friend and only twice did something gone wrong and they either ordered another copy from amazon or bought a new one at a B&M store to replace it.

As selfish as this is, I've thought it too. I'm sick of lending **** out and never getting it back, so I'm back to a "no lending" rule and this makes it even easier. People suck, thank god for the internet.
Selfish? I don't think so! Lending is what you do when you don't really care that much for a disc and it's too much trouble to sell it. I don't really think people deliberately steal or damage discs, but rather they absentmindedly do it -- just like they trash and lose their own. It's entirely appropriate to consider the typical limitations/priorities of the general population in deciding to let something of your own leave your premises.

One major benefit to own hd-dvd movies
I like both formats
i can have majority of the movies that arenot avaiable on blurays
As time goes by, more and more of the old HD DVD exclusives show up on BD, however, unless the BD version offeres a genuine advantage over the HD DVD, I prefer to pick up the HD DVD.

You sound a bit anti-social. I loan movies to friends all the time and vice-versa. Why do Amazon, Fry's, Netflix, Wal-Mart and Blockbuster get to keep all the money? Screw that.

If it works for you, enjoy! Just recognize that for some, it doesn't, and so don't expect it :)!

Now I thought the benefit would have been a good one.

The one issue we all might have one day is our HD DVD player requiring repairs or something. Without it no HD DVD movie viewing. But overall I prefer to by the HD DVD version of a movie vs. the BD unless the BD offers something extra.

You sound a bit anti-social. I loan movies to friends all the time and vice-versa. Why do Amazon, Fry's, Netflix, Wal-Mart and Blockbuster get to keep all the money? Screw that.

As I said, it did not write this. I do agree to a certain degree, although I would phrase my wording the same way. I do loan out to family (brother and parents), but they do know how to handle things with care. I remember one time I had to ask a friend 20-25 times before I got my DVD back. Took 2 years before I got it back. Since I buy the things I want (and my friends don't have anything I care to borrow) I do not like to be treated like a free Blockbuster.

But I am anti-social though, but that's another story. :)

Anyone remember the "Will do" guy on Kids in the Hall? That's how getting something back from some people has been -- a long series of pointless negotiations like a hostage release. It's just a game with them, seeing how long they can hang onto your stuff in the hope that maybe you'll just give up and they'll get free stuff.

Like Oscar Wilde said, "Bad friends stab you in the back. Good friends stab you in the front."

I especially like the people who are offended when I refuse to loan them things! Why, that's nothing but an insult on their fine character!

Now I thought the benefit would have been a good one.

The one issue we all might have one day is our HD DVD player requiring repairs or something. Without it no HD DVD movie viewing. But overall I prefer to by the HD DVD version of a movie vs. the BD unless the BD offers something extra.
That's where it's a good idea to have defense in depth -- multiple players :D.