HD-DVD what a beauty

[flappist]

I was in Clive Peeters (e e easy) on Saturday and they have Toshiba HD-DVD players for $99.

What is the point as blu-ray has won?

For $99 I got a HD-DVD player with 4 movies that is also an up-scaling DVD player and produces the best picture I have ever seen on my TV.
AND
All the HD-DVD movies are selling for between $8 and $10 so I bought heaps of all the back cattledog titles that I have on povvo DVD+R

I will worry about blu-ray later when they drop a bit as they are still scamming $700-1200 for the player (well a good one anyway) and $40-$200 for the discs.

Go and grab one while they last.....

[JMO]

It'd be funny if HD-DVD made a comeback because of all the sales

[Jeeepers]

Great pick up flappist, for that money it's irrellevant how dead the format is. Cheap entertainment mate.

[MITCHAY]

I might have to look around here to see what's going for cheap. My mums wants a VCR with a DVD player, so instead of buying a new one I'm just going to give her my combo and then get another DVD player as I have no use for the VCR :

[charles_wif_xf]

Thats cheap as. Who cares if the format is dead, get a heap of movies and you're set.

[Josh_XC]

I picked up a HD dvd player for 89 dollars at Harvey Norman. This also had 4 dvds free. I went down to Myer and picked up a ton of HD movies for next to nothing. It upscale dvd's amazingly almost as good as the PS3.

Haha its strange to say but now that HD DVD has lost the battle go out and buy youself one its worth it!

[dallasv8]

damn, i got to hit the dvd store to make use of my new one
i didnt get it for 99 bucks but dammit

[Bundwah]

Just bought one for $99 at Clive Peeters, after reading this thread. A decent DVD player with HDMI output would cost about the same.
Time to get loads of cheap HD-DVDs.

[Fev]

oohhh sounds good!!

[GT0132]

Originally Posted by Bundwah

Just bought one for $99 at Clive Peeters, after reading this thread. A decent DVD player with HDMI output would cost about the same.
Time to get loads of cheap HD-DVDs.

Can HD players play the old standard DVD's or do you have to buy HD movies? If so is teh pic quality any better

Cheers

[Josh_XC]

Originally Posted by ozmale42

Can HD players play the old standard DVD's or do you have to buy HD movies? If so is teh pic quality any better

Cheers

Hey mate... They play old dvds as well as the new HD ones.. But its better than that they even up-scale standard dvds and they look a ton better. Now that HD-DVD's are dead I can now say go out and buy one now!

[Daymoe]

I saw the titles and was about to say some nasty things, but then i saw $99 and i would like to congratulate BECAUSE THATS F'N AWESOME!

Any more in stock? What DVDs did it come with?

[GS608]

might head down this weekend and try get one, hopefully there is still some left!!

[flappist]

WARNING WARNING WARNING..... No more freebie extra movies as of 3/3/08.

Movies are $8.83 at Big W, $10 at JB, Target, WOW and Myer and between 10 and 20 on e-scam, I mean e-bay.

HDDVDs are not region locked (although the DVD bit is until you unlock it here http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=287

I am off to HK in a few weeks and will see if I can get lots.

[cupic]

When the hd dvd dies buy a LG dual format plays blue ray and hd no sweat

[Daymoe]

Originally Posted by cupic

When the hd dvd dies buy a LG dual format plays blue ray and hd no sweat

Or buy like 50 of the players hahaha.