Next month, New Medium Enterprises' 1080p set-top players, which use the HD VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disc) format, will go on sale on Amazon.com and in stores such as Radio Shack and Costco for around $150--about half the cost of the least-expensive 1080p HD DVD player, and perhaps a fourth the cost of the least-expensive Blu-ray player. The movies that work in them are similarly inexpensive.
I swear, I just had a massive flash of deja vu. Neither Blu-Ray nor HD-DVD are exactly tearing up the charts, and this company is going to introduce a third format into the wild?
Strange thing is... they did the ONE thing HD DVD and Blue Ray lost track of... keeping the price point low. Supposedly the actual movies aren't really any more expensive than the DVD versions.. I'm sorry, but HD Quality at SD DVD prices? Color me intrigued.
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People have always said that the format that gets to the sub-$200 mass market price first (without requiring a 360, anyway) will be the winner. I look forward to seeing what happens here. If this has decent copy protection, I can see studios getting onboard fairly quickly. They put movies on UMD, after all.
These are dinosaurs fighting over buggy-whip market share while Model T's roll off the line. Yes, I like my metaphors stirred in a glass.
I can't remember the last time I watched a movie that came into my house on optical media. Most of the time, they come on USB keys (from others), or the interwebs. HD even. I have shown 10s of people how to upload files to their TiVO's, and converted most of them.
The only things that come in on optical now are kids shows (not a lot of torrents for Little Einsteins) or Simpsons Seasons.
ps. Rock on with the "Sweet Merciful Crap" I Lol'ed.
These are dinosaurs fighting over buggy-whip market share while Model T's roll off the line. Yes, I like my metaphors stirred in a glass.
I can't remember the last time I watched a movie that came into my house on optical media. Most of the time, they come on USB keys (from others), or the interwebs. HD even. I have shown 10s of people how to upload files to their TiVO's, and converted most of them.
The only things that come in on optical now are kids shows (not a lot of torrents for Little Einsteins) or Simpsons Seasons.
ps. Rock on with the "Sweet Merciful Crap" I Lol'ed.
That's nice...I cant remember the last time 1080p movies fit on a USB thumbdrive or could be downloaded within a reasonable amount of time...and then where are you gonna store them???
That's nice...I cant remember the last time 1080p movies fit on a USB thumbdrive or could be downloaded within a reasonable amount of time...and then where are you gonna store them???
No need to store them, they are already stored on the Internet. Watch them and reclaim your HD space. If you REALLY want to watch it again, download it again.
The Internet is your giant storage repository.
I gave up on the whole "Movie Collecting" thing a number of years ago. Just 'let go' of the acquisition game and you'll find you have more money to spend on other things, spend less time watching movies, and have more space in your home that isn't filled with DVD/VHS/CD cases.
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No need to store them, they are already stored on the Internet. Watch them and reclaim your HD space. If you REALLY want to watch it again, download it again.
The Internet is your giant storage repository.
I gave up on the whole "Movie Collecting" thing a number of years ago. Just 'let go' of the acquisition game and you'll find you have more money to spend on other things, spend less time watching movies, and have more space in your home that isn't filled with DVD/VHS/CD cases.
Oh nice...so when I watch a few mins of one movie and want to switch to another instead of the 20 seconds to swap discs I can wait hours to download it again!!!
I'm sticking with Digital Distribution as the real threat to BluRay, HD-DVD and this new physical disk format. Physical disks have their place, but current DVD's are good enough for the large majority of people and the others will be downloading and/or streaming content via 360's, PS3's, Comcast, Time Warner, Apple etc. Picking from a list of 265 movies on the 360 service currently and maybe 1,000 or more soon with IPTV or Netflix partnerships will be more compelling, than buying a player and going to a store for a physical disk format, IMO.
I'm sticking with Digital Distribution as the real threat to BluRay, HD-DVD and this new physical disk format. Physical disks have their place, but current DVD's are good enough for the large majority of people and the others will be downloading and/or streaming content via 360's, PS3's, Comcast, Time Warner, Apple etc. Picking from a list of 265 movies on the 360 service currently and maybe 1,000 or more soon with IPTV or Netflix partnerships will be more compelling. Than buying a player and going to a store for a physical disk format, IMO.
Point me to a place I can download 1080p movies and download them within seconds and I'm onboard. Plus find me a nice deal on dozens of hard drives to store them.
Otherwise having discs suits my viewing style a million fold better.
