With HD-DVD gaining momentum in hardware sales through slashed prices, there is a possibility that Warner Brothers might choose to go HD-DVD exclusive instead of Blu-ray. Hypothetically, if that happens, what will you do?

I curl up crying in the fetal position and become a goth hermit for the rest of my days.



"We can't have anybody FREAKING OUT out there, okay?! We got to keep our composure!" [/ferrell]

I'd probably just throw in the towel and call it quits on HD media for a year or two until the studios can somehow sort this thing out.

Actually, I want to change my vote. I said I'd buy an HD-DVD player and go neutral, but truth is, I'd probably just stop buying HD media all together. Warner going HD-DVD-exclusive would virtually guarantee that HD media would fail.

Why are the poll questions basically only targetted towards BD owners? What about us LD owners? ;)

Why is MS/Toshiba going to also write them check?

Why is MS/Toshiba going to also write them check?
Not if Sony beats them to it.

Where's the "kill yourself" option?

What a stupid poll! I'm HD DVD exclusive, now what?

What a stupid poll! I'm HD DVD exclusive, now what?Then you don't take this poll because the poll was posted in "Blu-ray Software" section, did you get lost?

Then you don't take this poll because the poll was posted in "Blu-ray Software" section, did you get lost?

Like many here, he's just trolling.

Anyway, I'm not sure what I would do.

I would either go neutral or stop buying HDM altogether.

I will do what ever I need to do to watch HDM.
I lean Blu.
But even if neither side gets fully adopted I will still buy titles. Because they still play and I can still watch them. I have no emotional connection with a format, just with the movies they appear on. Although I want BR to win because of it's slight technical edge, both formats are huge leaps from SD DVD.
and I will do what it takes to get as many HD movies as I possibly can.

Although I have to admit I am biased to 'blu' - I think that either format will be a somewhat short blip on the screen. I think the next real format will be holographic DVD - 1TB on a disk..you would get an entire season or an entire full run of a show on one disk - or hundreds on movies on one disk and then use a 'key' to unlock the movies you purchased. The studios would love it as their distribution costs would go way down and they could manage the movies even better than the copy protection on HD and Blu.

I think we are in a different world now than the Beta vs VHS - technology is shortening the viability of a production run/format. Regardless of which (current) format wins, I would give it 5 years, MAX before holographic or some other technology/medium/distribution format takes over...

Just my .02

There should be an option of considering switching. Which is what I would do. I'm not 100% sure that Warner has movies that I must have, although The Dark Knight sounds appetizing. But that still isn't out yet. There's not telling if it will be great or not.

Buy Warner titles for my HD DVD player?

isnt WB already HD-exclusive? Or is it just the 90% of the titles they have that are "coming soon" for BD but have been out on HD for one year?

isnt WB already HD-exclusive? Or is it just the 90% of the titles they have that are "coming soon" for BD but have been out on HD for one year?

Warner is not exclusive to any side. They came out with select titles first on HD DVD because HD DVD had IME ready. If Warner was Hd DVD only, we wouldn't have seen any of the Kubrick movies out on Blu-ray.

hell, It'll make it easier for me. I can stop worrying about which version to get. Make it simple, no neutrals means I don't have to worry which version has better audio etc..

In order to stop my headache and further discussion on the topic, I bought a 'cheap' HD-A2 player, and a PS3. So I can enjoy any format (they are both the same quality on my 92'' screen), play games and so on.... :p

hell, It'll make it easier for me. I can stop worrying about which version to get. Make it simple, no neutrals means I don't have to worry which version has better audio etc..

That doesn't sound like too bad of a stressful situation. I'll take lossless any day of the week though.

That doesn't sound like too bad of a stressful situation. I'll take lossless any day of the week though.

eh, not really stressful, just makes it pretty much point and click for me. just pick and buy.

What a stupid poll! I'm HD DVD exclusive, now what?

Not stupid at all -- it's addressed to BR owners. On the other hand, I'd say your reponse is certainly stupid!

In order to stop my headache and further discussion on the topic, I bought a 'cheap' HD-A2 player, and a PS3. So I can enjoy any format (they are both the same quality on my 92'' screen), play games and so on.... :p

I did the same, except coming from the opposite direction. Great solution IMO :)!

There should be an option of considering switching. Which is what I would do. I'm not 100% sure that Warner has movies that I must have, although The Dark Knight sounds appetizing. But that still isn't out yet. There's not telling if it will be great or not.

Same can be said for IRON MAN (Paramount) or INCREDIBLE HULK (Universal) this summer.

Same can be said for IRON MAN (Paramount) or INCREDIBLE HULK (Universal) this summer.

True. I would imagine by the time those hit home video I will have made a decision.

if warner dues go red the hdm as we know it will be where dvd-a and sacd is right now. so if wb goes to the red i will stop buying hdm beacues microsoft has won

if warner dues go red the hdm as we know it will be where dvd-a and sacd is right now. so if wb goes to the red i will stop buying hdm beacues microsoft has won

I never really understood why others think 2 formats = death of HDM.

- We're only about a year into the war, and very viable dual-format players are avialable (though more expensive right now).

- Do you really think DVD-A/SACD failed because of the format war? I would find it much more likely they failed because no-one cares about HD Audio. I doubt it would have succeeded even with a single format. Compressed music and convenience are much more appealing to people now-a-days.

- DVD+R/DVD-R, mulitple game consoles, Apple & PCs, they all seem to co-exist just fine. It's not as good as having a single format in lots of ways... but it surely isnt' impossible.

I own both - if Warner goes HD DVD, I'll just buy their titles in Red. I've tended to lean red since HD DVD was released though.

With HD-DVD gaining momentum in hardware sales through slashed prices, there is a possibility that Warner Brothers might choose to go HD-DVD exclusive instead of Blu-ray. Hypothetically, if that happens, what will you do?

Why is it that people say HD-DVD is gaining momentum because of a sale? Is warner suppose to throw out a years worth of data over a sale? :confused: It's been one day an already people are acting as if HD DVD has seen soaring software & hardware sales.

if warner dues go red the hdm as we know it will be where dvd-a and sacd is right now. so if wb goes to the red i will stop buying hdm beacues microsoft has won

This makes no sense to me. You were ok spending hundreds of dollars on a Blu ray player, but you can't spend $100 so you can be neutral and enjoy all HDM? People saying they'll give up HD entirely are either lying or they don't really care about HD to begin with.

Honestly Im sure Warner would look at how many movies they sell rather than how many players Toshiba sells to figure out where the money is.

A $100 HD player is nice, but without the movies to play on it wtf is the point? You just wasted $100.

I remember peeps thinking there was a war between D.D. and D.T.S.. OMG! 2 audio formats can`t possibly co exist. ;0) Sony ain`t gonna just go away any time soon. I doubt HD will either. Both will be just fine, and we`ll be sporting combo players.... eventually, cause it just makes sense.

I'm neutral. I would be annoyed that I have to buy my WB movies on HD DVD rather than BD since my PS3 is ten times the HDM player that my XA2 is, but otherwise it wouldn't really phase me.

Certainly, I'd get a headache from the thousands of threads that would result decrying, "THE END OF BLU-RAY." Nothing like the headache that will ensue if WB goes BD exclusive like they hinted earlier this week with statements like, "WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO BLU-RAY, JUST LOOK AT OUR 300 SALES."

It's just too early for even the most diehard redcoat to dream that WB will go HD DVD exclusive. WB seems uninterested in leasing itself out, doesn't seem to care about 1.1 features or not, and really seems happy with BD sales to date. Ever notice how they don't ever talk about being happy with HD DVD sales? Just BD sales? And if they are mentioning HD DVD, it's in the context of all HDM, not just HD DVD.

But Blu-ray got its special shout out. I think someone should start a poll asking, "How long will Paramount stick to their agreement with Toshiba/Microsoft before they give the money back and release Transformers on Blu-ray if/when WB goes ex-Blu-sive?" Six months? Three months? One month? A week? Certainly, Mother Time Warner seems to have done little to make New Line love HD DVD. Indeed, if anything, New Line's peculiar attitude towards BD over HD DVD seems to hint that Mother TW either really doesn't care about HD DVD at all or really loves her some Blu-ray.

Mother TW feeds them all. Expect WB not to stray too far in the end.

A $100 HD player is nice, but without the movies to play on it wtf is the point? You just wasted $100.
What are you saying - that there are no HD DVDs available? :rolleyes: It might be time for those glasses now. ;)

I'd probably stop buying hd movies all together and wait it out.

For all of you who are saying your not going to buy HDM media if your side loses...WTF? Do you work for Sony? For all of Blu Ray's bombast it never proved it was a better format (besides some early specs) with a better picture - most who are honest about HDM have said the HD-DVD has consistently to this point provided a better picture. Why would you be so desperate to cling to a format that is no better but costs so much more and is incomplete compared to the interactivity that is available on HD-DVD now that studio support and probably very shortly CE manufacturer is tilting toward HD-DVD.

For all of you who are saying your not going to buy HDM media if your side loses...WTF? Do you work for Sony? For all of Blu Ray's bombast it never proved it was a better format (besides some early specs) with a better picture - most who are honest about HDM have said the HD-DVD has consistently to this point provided a better picture. Why would you be so desperate to cling to a format that is no better but costs so much more and is incomplete compared to the interactivity that is available on HD-DVD now that studio support and probably very shortly CE manufacturer is tilting toward HD-DVD.

Someone beam this guy back to his home planet please.

Why is MS/Toshiba going to also write them check?



Guaranteed.........that is why it most likely will happen....remember warner gets royalties from hd-dvd not from blueray....but who knows...sony might open their wallet a little more.....

i am nt saying lose if there is a tie and that what it will be is a tie if warner goes to the red side and there will be ni winner

Without movies? HD DVD has well over 300 titles now. About the same as BR. The bias on this forum is sad.

If WB goes exclusive to either side, I will purchase their films only for that format. Now doesn't that make more since than stop buying HDM altogether? At least if your in this for movies and not Sony or Toshiba.

Why is MS/Toshiba going to also write them check?

why would you care? how does that affect you?

For all of you who are saying your not going to buy HDM media if your side loses...WTF? Do you work for Sony? For all of Blu Ray's bombast it never proved it was a better format (besides some early specs) with a better picture - most who are honest about HDM have said the HD-DVD has consistently to this point provided a better picture. Why would you be so desperate to cling to a format that is no better but costs so much more and is incomplete compared to the interactivity that is available on HD-DVD now that studio support and probably very shortly CE manufacturer is tilting toward HD-DVD.

people can be pretty dumb.

Already neutral here. So no problems as so far all my WB films have been bought on HD-DVD, and if they go Blu i'm still good.

Nothing. Being format neutral is the way to go. Its a great feeling to know I can go out and buy any HDM title I feel like.

Jump up for joy!!:D

Guaranteed.........that is why it most likely will happen....remember warner gets royalties from hd-dvd not from blueray....but who knows...sony might open their wallet a little more.....

If Warner gets royalties they won't need a check.

For all of you who are saying your not going to buy HDM media if your side loses...WTF? Do you work for Sony? For all of Blu Ray's bombast it never proved it was a better format (besides some early specs) with a better picture - most who are honest about HDM have said the HD-DVD has consistently to this point provided a better picture. Why would you be so desperate to cling to a format that is no better but costs so much more and is incomplete compared to the interactivity that is available on HD-DVD now that studio support and probably very shortly CE manufacturer is tilting toward HD-DVD.

Dude, chill out. Just because you have one opinion on this "war" doesn't mean that everyone thinks the same way you do. Pretty stereotypical of some of people I usually find on here. Honestly, the reason that I would probably stop buying HDM after something like that is that I invested $600 in Blu-Ray (60gb PS3). I have about 10 movies or so. At about the 25 bucks I paid on them, that's $850 invested into this "format". I'm not ready to go and dump more money into something else, regardless of the price. I can afford a 100 dollar HD-DVD player and get my 5 free movies, yeah I'm sure anyone could. Even if it was 25 bucks, I probably still wouldn't buy it. I bought into Blu-Ray and invested my money with the high hopes that it would emerge as the victor, and if the day comes where HD-DVD becomes the sole HDM format, then I'll invest my money in it. Until then, I don't see myself buying into another format. I'm sorry that some of us don't have the same views as you, but I'm entitled to my own opinion.

Outside of 300 and 2001, I don't think I'm really interested in anything until the Dark Knight comes out, so probably nothing, though I could buy the occassional HDDVD for my 360.

I'd just continue to buy DVD's for movies I can't get on BluRay. I still don't like paying double for a movie.

I could have bought Flyboys on BluRay but it is still $34 and I picked up the DVD for $7.99 on sale at Target. I can own the movie for $4 more than it costs to rent. I bought Transformers on DVD as well.

I have a 42" Philips 1080p LCD and a shiny PS3 to go with it. The PS3 does a fantastic job of upconverting DVD. It may not be as good as a 1080p BluRay but I can live with it for now.

I can't stand HD-DVD because Toshiba is trying to win at all costs by nearly giving away players, and being the only game in town besides the 360 HD addon. While I think it would be great to get a player for $99 and 7 free movies I also realize that this is not a healthy business tactic. It becomes a war of attrition where the victor is the one who loses less. If I ran my business like that I would be out of business before I could make the first dollar. It helps having a mega billion dollar company helping you write checks.

When the new true 1080p Regza line came out I bought one on the first day. I brought it home and found out that I purchased a piece of garbage. The green push drove me crazy. Thankfully I could return the set. I wasn't too happy with my 30" Orion/Toshiba CRT and my dad's Toshiba laptop crashed. I couldn't believe when I found out that the problem was the hard drive was only held in by its pins with an inch of blank space behind it, no screws. The HD had wiggled loose. Toshiba is a junk peddler today and a far cry from the company's glory days.

How about "If warner goes HD-DVD exclusive, I will quit being format neutral and go HD-DVD exclusive." I signed up with Blu thinking that this thing was a stalemate, but if Warner (after Paramount) defects, I have a hard time believing Fox and Disney won't follow. I'd stay Blu for the short-term to enjoy my few Blu movies, but I doubt I'd buy any more.

Wait until someone other than Toshiba makes an HD-DVD player so I can watch Warner titles without having the player freeze.

Where is the option for "HD-DVD semi exclusive"?

I paid $30 for Goblet of Fire. I got the whole HP set for $90 and this time on BD like I wanted. WTH??

why would any one else want to make a dh dvd player when toshipa is giveing them away. so if i lets sau samsung makes one i would have eather price it to be near what toshiba sells at or sell it for a profit where the br players sell for

why would any one else want to make a dh dvd player when toshipa is giveing them away. so if i lets sau samsung makes one i would have eather price it to be near what toshiba sells at or sell it for a profit where the br players sell for

Seriously man, proofread your posts a bit better if you want people to take you seriously. It's hard to present an intelligent point with so many spelling errors.
I'm by no means a spelling/grammar Nazi either. Just some friendly advice.

why would any one else want to make a dh dvd player when toshipa is giveing them away. so if i lets sau samsung makes one i would have eather price it to be near what toshiba sells at or sell it for a profit where the br players sell for

I've heard this theory often as well - and can't say I agree with it. I can go and buy a CyberHome SD DVD player for probably about $30. Conversely $200 Oppo Digital players are popular, and Denon has a $3,800 model that must manage to sell enough to be worthwhile to produce.

A good quality $100 Toshiba does cover a good range of the market, but to suggest that suddenly means every other HD DVD player *must be* sub $100 is pretty silly IMO.

Why are the poll questions basically only targetted towards BD owners? What about us LD owners? ;)Maybe the question was "supposedly" targeted toward Blu-ray owners, but the OP kept it as a "private" poll so the HD-DVD fanboy moths that are attracted to the Blu-ray light and flit about it constantly can vote anonymously.

So it's essentially a silly exercise.

Originally posted by JaylisJayP
why would you care? how does that affect you?
It doesn't....just a question....:rolleyes:

It's interesting to me that once you've take away the "already format neutral" votes, the number of votes for staying Blu-ray exclusive is about equal to the votes for becoming format neutral or HD-DVD exclusive.

In either case, it does seem like Warner Brothers holds a considerable sway in terms of influencing the "format war".

Guess everyone can breath a sigh of relief now that Warners said they will be suppporting both formats through 2008...

Guess everyone can breath a sigh of relief now that Warners said they will be suppporting both formats through 2008...

Link?

Link?

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Warner_Says_Blu-ray_Comments_Misquoted_and_Misconstrued/1135