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What movie would push you to buy a BD player?

post #1 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:08am
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if you just wanna make argumentative or negative statements about BD, then please save your opinion for another topic, don't air it here please.

now, putting aside which is the better format, who's winning the war, etc., is there a movie that may actually push get you to but a BD player? and what is it?

for me it would definitely be Finding Nemo. of course, it would have to be a really good improvement over the SD version.
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post #2 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:11am
No single movie would cause me to get a BD player.
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post #3 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:15am
No movie made me buy my PS3,but its a good perk to get a BR player with it.
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post #4 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:15am
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Originally Posted by seandudley View Post

No single movie would cause me to get a BD player.

well then the topic did not apply to you.
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post #5 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:16am
The Bond Series if the encodes are done properly and have a Dolby True-HD or DTS-HDMA Soundtrack! Then I will buy the first BR Player with HDMI 1.3 or analog outs that support the new Audio Formats!
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post #6 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:18am
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Originally Posted by gashog301 View Post

No movie made me buy my PS3,but its a good perk to get a BR player with it.

ps3 doesn't count. i'm talkin bout just a stand alone player.

is no one understanding my question?

what movie do you love so much that it would make you buy a BD player if the movie were a BD exclusive?
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post #7 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:20am
Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy
Casino Royale
Godzilla (any of them)
Transformers
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post #8 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:28am
No movie. A $500 player that worked would do it (and not a PS3).

larry
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post #9 of 248
12/9/06 at 9:30am
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Originally Posted by Dr Kain View Post

Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy

i must say that the 2 current movies look mighty good upscaled.
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post #10 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:00am
Collateral
My Sassy Girl
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post #11 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:08am
Nothing
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post #12 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:10am
The Original Star Wars Trilogy.
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post #13 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:13am
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is no one understanding my question?

I'm sure people are understanding your question. However, for most people, this question is too simplistic for an easy answer. I doubt there are many people for whom a single movie disc will be justification enough to drop a grand on a player. For most people, myself included, it isn't one single movie, or even one single thing, that will lead to the adoption of not just a single new piece of gear, but the commitment to a new format and making that format work within a system that may very well require additional expense to get the most out of that new format.

I bought a BD player when it became obvious that at least two major studios would not be publishing on HD DVD (my first and preferred HD format) in the very near future. That is a lot of movies and I am first and foremost a movie collector. While I fully expect to see some currently BD-exclusive studio support to go to HD DVD, even if a single major studio holds out for even a year, that is a full year of HD movie releases I am not willing to wait for.

So, to NOT answer your question, no there is not a single movie that would make me buy a BD player. But I did buy one.
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post #14 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:18am
This is a weird question to answer!!! You do not want people to boicot your Post but still the answer is very simple ....Who is going to buy a $1000 player just to see a single Movie...
I think this should be the Title of this forum!! The Post itself is a to call for troubles.
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post #15 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:19am
I got a ps3 for gaming, the blu ray side of it. is indeed a perk.
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post #16 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:24am
If I had to pick a few movies that are already released, They would definately be the Directors Cut of Kingdom of Heaven and X-men 3
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post #17 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:27am
Nothing.
If I won't pay $500 for HD player then I'm not paying $1000 for a BR player.
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post #18 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:31am
Star Wars. If they put that in HD, I'd sell my first born to the CEO of Sony to see it.
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post #19 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:36am
This Post is about Blu Ray software....Why was posted in this section of the forum.???
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post #20 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:39am
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Originally Posted by Primus67 View Post

a movie that may actually push get you to but a BD player? and what is it?


Well, I like documentaries, so I suppose the magic bullet for me might be something like a BD release of "The AVS Guide to Finding the Best Deal on an HD-DVD Player"
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post #21 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:43am
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Originally Posted by Primus67 View Post

if you just wanna make argumentative or negative statements about BD, then please save your opinion for another topic, don't air it here please.

now, putting aside which is the better format, who's winning the war, etc., is there a movie that may actually push get you to but a BD player? and what is it?

for me it would definitely be Finding Nemo. of course, it would have to be a really good improvement over the SD version.

No movie or collection of movies would get me to buy BD. Don't want the extra DRM, don't like the lack of combo discs.
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post #22 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:47am
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Originally Posted by seandudley View Post

No single movie would cause me to get a BD player.


Ditto. Just like no single movied pushed me to buy my XA1. It was the quality of the product and the overall collection of released & upcoming movies that pushed me to HD DVD. I don't see that product quality and collection of released & upcoming movies making me consider Blu-Ray in the slightest.

When I see a BD release that interests me, I usually Netflix the standard DVD. Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2 upconvert very nicely. Fox's X-Men 3 PQ was so completely crappy I didn't make it through the movie. I might have to break down and go to the cinema & watch Fox & Columbia releases.
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post #23 of 248
12/9/06 at 10:55am
The Godfather Saga
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post #24 of 248
12/9/06 at 11:00am
If the Bond series was fully remastered to be a 10/10 PQ, ALL of Pixars movies were available, The Pirates Trilogy.

I would then buy a PS3 to play the movies.

I want the most bang for my buck, so for HD DVD, I bought a 360 adn HD DVD drive. For BR, I would go the PS3 route.
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post #25 of 248
12/9/06 at 11:01am
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Originally Posted by Primus67 View Post

What movie would push you to buy a BD player?

No movie.
A "movie" does not make up my mind for me!

This thread would be less confrontational in the HD Media Software Forum.
Did the OP start a "What movie would push you to buy a HD DVD player?", in the BD Software Forum?
If you did, tell us which "movie" will switch Blu Bloods to HD DVD and will get it released right away!!!
If the OP did not post a like thread in the BD section of this great site, why not?
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post #26 of 248
12/9/06 at 11:55am
Here's a similar thread on the same topic:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=761984
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post #27 of 248
12/9/06 at 12:10pm
MGM movies:
All the bond movies
Rocky movies
A good version of the fifth element...


But it would have to be atleast 10 must have movies
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post #28 of 248
12/9/06 at 12:16pm
I have about 65 HD DVDs I want to watch... after that I can look at this question. Right now no one movie is going to cause me to buy a whole other platform.
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post #29 of 248
12/9/06 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by Dah-Dee View Post

Well, I like documentaries, so I suppose the magic bullet for me might be something like a BD release of "The AVS Guide to Finding the Best Deal on an HD-DVD Player"

hahaha


I would like to see the LOTR and Starwars sets before it would sway me into spending a fortune (for me).
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post #30 of 248
12/9/06 at 12:23pm
If there is going to be a Blu-Ray drive for $300 or less I will probably buy it and use it with my new computer arriving next week. Also got HD-DVD addon arriving around that time.
Star Wars would be great!
LOTR is coming to HD-DVD, at least in Europe
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