Time To Buy HD DVD!
Right now is the best time to be looking at HD DVD players and discs. Since the announcement from Toshiba to cancel allfuture plans for HD DVD, prices of players have just been just skyrocketing down.
Why buy a player that supports a dead format?
It’s simple, the players do a great job of converting your regular DVDs and can also play over 350 HD DVDs which you can buy very cheaply, due to the numerous discounts sprouting up. Warner Bros has also stated they will still be releasing HD DVDs till May of 2008. Amazon has one model going for $82 with two free HD DVDs in the box. If that is still more then you are willing to spend keep looking, prices will just keep going down.
What are a few benefits of HD DVD over online video?
There are a lot of internet movie services that have been showing up in the last two years. While some of those are in pretty decent quality, HD DVD is just a whole lot better. There is currently a pretty large selection of Hi-Res videos that you can buy for a family night, or your daily television routine (I wouldn’t want to watch a legendary movie such as Pulp Fiction on my small, distorted computer screen, but that’s just me).
If it’s still to expensive for you, you just wait it out a month or two. You’ll find some more incredible offers for HD DVD players on Amazon, eBay, and other peer-to-peer selling sites presenting themselves real soon.
Blu-ray vs. HD DVD
Update: HD DVD is dead following Toshiba’s announcement to stop support for the format.
HD DVD or Blue-ray? That is truly the question…
Is it worth your investment; is there really a big difference? The war for the disc of the next generation has now been going on for over two and a half years with still no winner! Here is what you should know before taking the plunge for either.
HD DVD:
Positives
- HD DVD players can fit easily into your price range, get one at Amazon for $129.99.
- All players will upscale your current DVD library to 1080i.
- Mail in rebate for five free HD DVD movies.
- All current players are future proof (will play all HD DVD to come).