Forum Posts: 709 | Comment #1 by Pieface Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 11:31:33 AM | |
| Meh, not that bothered, wouldn't have bought it. Got a PS3 for my Blu-Rat player. |
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Forum Posts: 46 | Comment #2 by Major Pancakes Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 11:31:35 AM | |
"...they're not apparently working on the ‘next’ 360"
Not an awful lot of years left on the 360 I reckon, so that's a bit worrying... (First post on x360a website :D...and before I get flamed it just coincidentally happens to be first post on this article) |
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Forum Posts: 46 | Comment #3 by Major Pancakes Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 11:33:47 AM | |
| Or not. By two seconds. :D |
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Forum Posts: 2986 | Comment #4 by JC Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 11:39:33 AM | |
| Oh well... |
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Forum Posts: 99 | Comment #5 by Fishy2606 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 11:39:55 AM | |
Oh damn!
I really wanted a Blu-Ray player. Got my HD one for 360, and wanted Blu-Ray to go with.
Humm, back to DVDs then. Mind you, i personally don't see Blu-Ray replacing DVDs, most people don't have a large enough screen to actually make the difference mean anything. I think you need something over 50 inches for a difference, and it has to be True HD, rather than HD Ready. |
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Forum Posts: 40 | Comment #6 by Richmyster6907 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 12:41:27 PM | |
| Blu ray doesnt make a difference so who cares |
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Forum Posts: 155 | Comment #7 by JustCommunication Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 12:43:16 PM | |
It's probably a pride thing. Even though Microsoft's side lost, their not about to go an back Blu-ray now. They'll keep facing off against sony any way they can.
Hence the DLC focus. It's much cheaper simply to download HD movies then it is to buy a player.
@Pancakes: If you read the interview, you'll see why they've got no plans for the next xbox - they forsee it lasting quite a while longer yet.
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Forum Posts: 1877 | Comment #8 by Honkymagoo Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 12:46:24 PM | |
| I give give a damn about blu-ray but expect to see M$ using either blu-ray or something aside from DVD's for its next console, possibly all digital media (doubtful.) I just hope by the time the new system rolls out it actually fucking works. I don't expect to see the new console until '11 though. |
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Forum Posts: 77 | Comment #9 by Akki Kitsune Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 12:46:59 PM | |
| I've never really seen the deal with blu-ray its a different format than DVD i think aint too sure but i really don't want to have to re-buy everything I've got on DVD just to have the "TOP" quality |
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Forum Posts: 7 | Comment #10 by Swogdor Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 12:53:33 PM | |
| While the Blu-ray discs are undeniably better quality, it doesn't seem worth it. While the HD option by Microsoft was an idiotic one, I'm happy to see Microsoft sticking to their guns. Screw Blu-ray, screw Sony. |
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Forum Posts: 180 | Comment #11 by hellview Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 12:57:08 PM | |
| Im glad there no plans for a bluray player add-on i wouldnt have that piece of shit any where near my 360 :D i think ill keep my £30 hd-dvd and £5 hd-dvds :D:D:D:D:D:D |
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Forum Posts: 40 | Comment #12 by KRossKoWolf Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 01:04:30 PM | |
| I'm glad to hear that Blu-Ray isn't coming to Xbox360. |
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Forum Posts: 77 | Comment #13 by lozerbick Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 01:05:23 PM | |
"Bach confirmed that Microsoft were not looking at switching over to Blu-Ray, but rather focusing on delivering HD content over Xbox Live:"
an HD video on live and a blu-ray movie ARE THE SAME THING!!!!! |
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Forum Posts: 1583 | Comment #14 by Ruthless Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:05:51 PM | |
| That is gay, i have been waiting ages for a Blu-Ray xbox 360!!! They need to do it to make money, i dont want a stand alone player or add on, i want a Blu-Ray intergrated 360. Now go make me one M$!!! |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #15 by xReapeRx55 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:06:59 PM | |
| Oh well, i wouldn't have bought a Blu-Ray player for my 360 anyway. Don't have a good enough tv right now to even see the difference. |
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Forum Posts: 1583 | Comment #16 by Ruthless Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:08:30 PM | |
| Oh i would never d/l a blu ray/hd movie as you cant keep it, this is the biggest mistake ever like renting from blockbusters. Tw@ts!!! |
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Forum Posts: 14738 | Comment #17 by The Pants Party [STAFF] Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:23:05 PM | |
| Light Gun, please! |
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Forum Posts: 989 | Comment #18 by Thorpe Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:23:10 PM | |
| Ah well. I'm fine with my Xbox 360 - for games. |
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Forum Posts: 10 | Comment #19 by rpgenius420 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:27:14 PM | |
If you people were smart you would just download all the Blu-ray to WMV HD conversions (not to mention any other HD movie in WMV HD) on usenet or wherever you get them. Just so you know that is the same codec M$ uses for their movies on marketplace. Burn onto a regular DVD-r and bam HD movies you get to keep for what like 5 cents a disc. Do some research and start getting your movies like that.
~Peace |
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Forum Posts: 32 | Comment #20 by Helter Macto Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:28:17 PM | |
| guess im getting a PS3 then...oh well Microsoft's loss |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #21 by DontTaseMeBro47 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:30:19 PM | |
| Oh well I use for my 360 for gaming, not WATCHING movies. Well I do watch movies but not ALL the time. Plus if I can see my picture fine thats good with me. I don't need no CRYSTAL BRIGHT picture. And plus buying a Ps3 just for the Blu-Ray? Wow, "Hey guys if the Blu-Ray doesn't get on the 360 the world is going to blow up". You can see your dvd picture just find on standard. |
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Forum Posts: 39 | Comment #22 by WAHsu Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:30:29 PM | |
in my opinion, blu-ray will meet a similar fate as UMD, when the terabyte discs come out, we will laugh at the limits of blu-ray.
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Forum Posts: 155 | Comment #23 by JustCommunication Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:31:16 PM | |
@ Lozer Bick
So are HD-DVD and Blu-ray, but there was still a 'war' to find out which was better. Business Semantics. Gotta love em.
Joe R |
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Forum Posts: 1561 | Comment #24 by ezekiel 08 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:31:18 PM | |
Comment #5 by Fishy2606 "I think you need something over 50 inches for a difference, and it has to be True HD, rather than HD Ready."
How about you do some research before you make yourself look like an even larger idiot. Any Full HD TV comes with a native resolution of 1920x1080 (and generally comes with a built in HD tuner). This is true for ANY 1080p TV's, even the small 40" ones. "HD Ready" means the TV is capable of displaying normal HD, eg, 720p (1280/1366x768x768) if it is hooked up to an external HD source, and does not come with any built-in means of displaying this resolution, even though the panel is capable of it.
Hell, you can get 30" LCD monitors that display 2560x1600, so Full HD on a 50"+ TV's is actually quite shit in comparison. |
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Forum Posts: 1561 | Comment #25 by ezekiel 08 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:41:29 PM | |
Comment #21 by WAHsu "in my opinion, blu-ray will meet a similar fate as UMD, when the terabyte discs come out, we will laugh at the limits of blu-ray."
Well, let's see. Blu-Ray is here right now and a Terabyte optical disk is VERY far away! They just made the 1TB HDD not that long ago so I doubt people are going to put of Blu-Ray for the next 3-5 years in hopes of something better. Especially not with the prices of 1080p TV's dropping so fast and the more people buy Blu-Rays, the cheaper they become, just like DVD's did. Remember when DVD's were said to fail as they were too expensive and player cost over $1000? There are WAY more people into home theatre then there is PSP fanboys with UMD's!
The Blu-ray disk if a step above DVD, the UMD is a step below. Do the math. |
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Forum Posts: 1561 | Comment #26 by ezekiel 08 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:46:59 PM | |
Comment #19 by rpgenius420 "If you people were smart you would just download all the Blu-ray to WMV HD conversions (not to mention any other HD movie in WMV HD) on usenet or wherever you get them. Just so you know that is the same codec M$ uses for their movies on marketplace. Burn onto a regular DVD-r and bam HD movies you get to keep for what like 5 cents a disc. Do some research and start getting your movies like that."
Second that, just convert to WMV HD and burn with ConverXtoDVD! |
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Forum Posts: 34 | Comment #27 by Setobou Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 02:53:45 PM | |
| I don't know anyone who's really desperate to see movies with that slight difference in definition for the price it is. It'll be a long tie before Blu-ray overtakes DVD. |
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Forum Posts: 10 | Comment #28 by rpgenius420 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 03:36:44 PM | |
You don't even have to convert anything to WMV HD. When I get them they are already in WMV HD format ready to burn to a DVD-r! I burn them with nero burning rom as UDF discs and click the little box that says Force Xbox compatibility mode or some shit. Hey this beats anyother way of getting HD movies to watch on your 360. Oh here is another trick for ya, get a 1 gig or higher USB drive format it to FAT and then get a regular movie in Divx or plain WMV, and then you can transfer it to the USB drive and watch movies straight from that. The 360 is a great multimedia device that take full advantage of. If you would like me to help you use all these "advanced" functions of your 360 PM me always here to help!
~Peace |
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Forum Posts: 170 | Comment #29 by HeatGuyStu Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 03:37:34 PM | |
| Awwwwwwwwe nuts now I can't watch Alvin and the Chipmunks on HD. My life will never be complete now. |
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Forum Posts: 2503 | Comment #30 by SengIV Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 03:39:33 PM | |
@5
Wow. Get glasses. Even on a 1" screen the difference is huge. |
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Forum Posts: 77 | Comment #31 by lozerbick Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 03:49:12 PM | |
@ SengIV
not on a standard definition tv |
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Forum Posts: 37 | Comment #32 by LuisDiablito Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 03:52:37 PM | |
| the market products are always changing, guess it is only a matter of time to see what the 360 will have for us, the consumers. |
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Forum Posts: 804 | Comment #33 by its delicious Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 03:57:54 PM | |
| That's all well and fine, if you have enough hard drive space on your 360. If you're like me, maybe you have a few TV shows downloaded because they never expire and they can eat up some space. |
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Forum Posts: 32 | Comment #34 by Vandiloo Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 04:12:53 PM | |
| I wouldn't have bought a Blu-Ray for the 360 anyway. I am fine with downloading HD movies on X-Box Live. That along with my Comcast On-Demand and I'm set for all the HD I want. They look great and there's no need to return them! I think Blu-Ray has about 5 years of life until it is replaced by some sort of "box" that sits near your TV and you can download movies with ease. Several companies make these so far. It's just a matter of time until it goes mainstream. No media form will dominate until it is super easy for the average Joe to use. Sony has by far the most to lose when downloads become mainstream. Which is why they are pushing Blu-Ray so hard. |
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Forum Posts: 1896 | Comment #35 by pined5551 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 04:33:14 PM | |
| i dont care to be honest, also, to those discussing the next "360," with new games always showing just how powerful teh current 360 is (resident evil 5), theres no need at the mo to pursue anything else. |
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Forum Posts: 39 | Comment #36 by WAHsu Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 04:33:33 PM | |
LMAO @ ezekiel 08.
Blu-ray & PS3 is STILL doomed for a couple of reasons, the capacity limit compared to terabyte discs/hdds is quite obvious.
As to regards to the visual end, the hologram projector is just around the corner, so who will want HD movies, when there will be Holographic movies out there.
Why do you think Microsoft left the HD war and isn't trying to rush a Blu-ray player out, because from a business perspective, its suicide.
Simple for non-Sony fanboys to see. |
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Forum Posts: 36 | Comment #37 by DC Fanatic Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 04:34:17 PM | |
| NO! I wanted Blu-Ray so bad. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #38 by Punchline Kid Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 04:56:36 PM | |
| 360 is about games....dont care bout movies |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #39 by reaper9292 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 04:57:54 PM | |
| I really dont care cause I think blu ray and hddvd are stupid. But this is a dumb move by xbox, do they not realize bluray is the reason ps3 is selling so well? |
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Forum Posts: 19 | Comment #40 by BlueBerryNinjaX Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 05:23:55 PM | |
then why were they in talks with bluray a while back? i call bs, ms has lied before
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/06/sony-microsoft-in-talks-over-xbox-360-blu-ray-drive/ |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #41 by pill92 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 06:43:26 PM | |
| shit |
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Forum Posts: 230 | Comment #42 by Infomouse Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 07:03:16 PM | |
| Damn, now i can't buy/watch Fight Club in HD, now there is the irony |
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Forum Posts: 150 | Comment #43 by james Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 08:00:07 PM | |
| that is why people should buy ps3 :D |
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Forum Posts: 210 | Comment #44 by zyxomma100 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 08:01:23 PM | |
I'm glad that MS is shunning Blu-ray, but please, for the love of God, don't let them incorporate motion control into a standard controller. I move around when I play, and my most natural gaming position is with the controller behind my head. It's why I can't play most Wii games.
The GH/RB "Star Power" is annoying enough, I don't want any more. |
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Forum Posts: 85 | Comment #45 by technique420 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 08:18:40 PM | |
| wow alot of words about things i would care about till next gen anyways... |
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Forum Posts: 5216 | Comment #46 by Parkerktm Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 08:57:48 PM | |
| wow, screw you MS, i guess this locks in that i'm gonna get a PS3 for my room over the summer. |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #47 by EL1TExSN1P3R Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 09:10:26 PM | |
| NO Blu-Ray? : ( |
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Forum Posts: 2470 | Comment #48 by kiwi18 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 09:36:57 PM | |
| I will just buy a Blu Ray player. It's ok M$...you still suck. |
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Forum Posts: 1804 | Comment #49 by Scotian Bred Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 09:57:47 PM | |
| Why would microsfot do Blu ray anyway .. i see tons and tons of "blu ray exclusive" movies on the marketplace .. thats the genius of the marketplace they can still put out the HD while slipping into the loophole. |
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Forum Posts: 92 | Comment #50 by VampireViking Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 10:24:36 PM | |
| With the huge acceleration in todays technology it would only be a waste of time to make it with a blue-ray anyway.You know as soon as that is realeased with the 360, blue-ray will become obsolite. So why waste your money |
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Forum Posts: 38 | Comment #51 by SoulProphet85 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 11:41:14 PM | |
| I was hoping that they would make an integrated blu-ray player. That way someone can hack into the 360 and make it play ps3 games. I probably am dreaming because most of the ps3 games requires a install and the 20 (or the 120) will be full in no time. |
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Forum Posts: 85 | Comment #52 by rubberchicken69 Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 11:48:24 PM | |
| no blu ray player?? damn! |
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Forum Posts: 107 | Comment #53 by todd_pip33 Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 04:25:55 AM | |
| Good. I don't need to pay ten to twenty bucks extra for a movie that looks just fine on normal DVD. I mean, come on, does the experience really change that much when watching it on Blu-Ray. I will admit that the discs look cool...Blue is one of my favorite colors. But all that money for a forgettable change in picture. I have friends with Blu-Ray, not impressed. |
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Forum Posts: 349 | Comment #54 by BULLITUARY Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 04:29:01 AM | |
Do you think they are just saying this to fool people?
I still think they are doing something with bluray and presenting it at e3 |
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Forum Posts: 90 | Comment #55 by Gunne Bunny Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 06:43:06 AM | |
| the blu-ray player wasnt about better movies, it meant larger disc capacity meaning larger games. so im abit disappointed |
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Forum Posts: 393 | Comment #56 by TESTUBE BABY 82 Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 10:02:29 AM | |
| blu-ray would be nice though seeing as its the future of movies |
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