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- tejastech08
- Rep: 194
Re: Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
I got my 5 Free Blu Ray offer in the mail yesterday. I only picked two movies I wanted from the list so I took the other 3 to Walmart and exchanged them for movies I did want.
I also ordered Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same on blu-ray yesterday.
Wait, you didn't need a receipt to do that? Holy crap. 
I need to try that when my 5 free HD DVD's come. There were only like 2 on the list that I actually wanted. Which ones of the Blu-rays did you keep? I know the Prestige was on the list recently.
- monkeychow
- Rep: 661
Re: Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
Bastards in Australia ended the 5 free movie deal the week before I got my player 
Re: Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Netflix Inc., the online movie rental company, said Monday it is switching exclusively to the Blu-ray format for high-definition DVDs, following four major movie studios in selecting the Sony technology over one pushed by Toshiba Corp.
Toshiba and Sony have been vying to set the standard for high-definition DVDs for several years. The stakes are high because the winner will also get a boost in sales of DVD players needed to read the new format.
The Walt Disney Co., Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures, News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have endorsed Blu-ray. Paramount and Universal Studios publish their high-definition DVDs in Toshiba's HD DVD format.
Netflix has stocked both formats since they became available in 2006, but said the decision of four of the six major studios to issue films only in Blu-ray format made it likely that the Sony format will prevail.
"From the Netflix perspective, focusing on one format will enable us to create the best experience for subscribers," the company said, adding that not many customers order high-def DVDs.
Many consumers have held off on buying a high-def DVD player until the dominant format is decided.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press
Re: Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
Yeah Pasnow, you got it a bit mixed up. Sony owned Beta, and tried shoving it down the public's throat. Funny thing though, like Blu Ray, the industry wanted Beta because it was superior. Public didn't think so, and VHS was more easily available, so Beta died a quick death.
Even though VHS killed Beta, the industry still used the format 'behind the scenes'. It was superior even though it lost the war.
Re: Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
You're right, I thought it was the opposite. I guess they lost that round.
