Comments on: Why HD DVD combo format discs suck

By: lyteck

lyteck — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:06:20 +0000

The HD-DVD DVD combo format is only unneeded crap. If I want a DVD, i’ll buy a DVD. If I want to buy a HD-DVD, I’ll buy one. But in which is it usefull for anybody to buy a disc with two different formats. Okay for those who want to buy a HD-DVD player in the future, however when they finaly bought one, the HD-DVD side will be useless/unreadable in cause of scratches and thinks like that. In the end its just nonsense. Its only good for the big companies to make money.

By: Sweet

Sweet — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:47:35 +0000

That’s the dumbest argument I’ve heard. Interesting concept? Much more than that. The only reason I purchased an HD DVD player over a Blu-Ray player, was for the combo ability. Believe it not, alot of people watch their movies in other places than their living room. Laptops, portable dvd players, and vehicles. So you have to pay an extra 5 bucks? Isn’t that cheaper than buying the blu-ray version, and then buying it again on regular dvd? Yeah, I think so. I don’t know how the fuck blu-ray won this battle, but it’s bullshit.

By: Jason Landstrom

Jason Landstrom — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:04:23 +0000

I have two combo DVDs and I am unable to play the standard DVD portion on any of my three DVD players. They just hang at random scenes and continue to keep hanging.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:44:04 +0000

I’m not sure who wrote this article, however, whoever did, assumes that everyone has ran out and replaced every single dvd player they have with a hd-dvd player. I love the fact that I can play my purchased hd-dvd on either my new player or an old one. Knowing you don’t have to pay an additional $15 to be able to play it in a car or your child’s dvd player is worth the extra $5. I’m really interested in seeing Blu-ray is going to throw a counter punch to this ingenius idea.

By: George

George — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:29:12 +0000

+1 on loving the combo format. New Toshiba laptop came with an HD-DVD drive. Love the picture but the sound and screen size are lacking on a laptop. I’m not buying a player until I can affordably purchase a combo player. I have the money to buy one now, but I’m not willing to be an early adopter when the price is so high and I know it’ll be coming down shortly. I take care of my disks and the flipper format isn’t a big issue if you correctly handle a disk in the first place.

TotalHD would suck IMO since Blueray disks cost more to manufacture than HD and you’d now be tacking even more additional cost onto the disk. The only way I’d support it is if the cost was still the same as a Blueray disk. Given the differences in programming content I doubt that’ll fly though.

My ideal solution is mass produce the combo players, get the price down and studios release in whatever single format they want. At that point features and price will dictate what wins and HD-DVD will probably beat out Blueray over the $5 price difference.

By: Jimbodini

Jimbodini — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:20:14 +0000

What a freakin’ whiner!!! If you don’t want to pay $34.99 for a combo DVD then don’t! I, for one, love the idea and I am happy to pay that price for mine. I wish the made more in the combo format. I’d gladly continue paying that price for them.

Maybe instead of using your time griping on the world wide web, you could use that time more constructively and find a second job or start your own business so that you could actually have enough extra cash that you didn’t have to complain about stuff costing 34 bucks.

By: Wesley Novack

Wesley Novack — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:12:46 +0000

Latest combo format news is that Warner will be discontinuing the use of combo discs for their new releases starting in 2008. Sweet!

By: gamecock

gamecock — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:40:06 +0000

Ok, so in this situation i disagree with the majority of you, but yet at the same time i agree, also. To me (having both HD DVD and DVD players in my house) the combo disc is a great idea! Because considering that my room is the only room in the house with a HDTV, and a HD DVD player (the 360 add-on), I love the combo discs, HOWEVER!!! I do agree with all of you that it is bullcrap that they force us to buy the combo format or no HD DVD format at all. I believe that (even though they’re racking up money and support on this [which is very smart on their part, actually]) that they should give the consumer the option to add $5 – $10 to their HD DVD title to get the standard DVD version also, instead of spending another $20 to get the seperate standard DVD. But hopefully, HD DVD get’s more support and can at least compete with Blu-Ray (which they have stepped it up A LOT) and maybe even win the format war (they’re in my favor).

By: TotalHD delayed until ‘08 » Blu-ray, HD DVD, info at WesleyTech.com

TotalHD delayed until ‘08 » Blu-ray, HD DVD, info at WesleyTech.com — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:25:16 +0000

[...] TotalHD delayed until ‘08 Early this year, Warner Bros. announced the TotalHD disc format meant to put an end to the high-def format war. This double-sided disc features Blu-ray on one side and HD DVD on the other. Last month, Warner announced a couple titles would be released on TotalHD only to recall that comment. It now looks like TotalHD is pushed back until the beginning of next year at the earliest. No reason for the delay was officially announced, but speculation within the industry suggests Warner is waiting to see if the ‘07 holiday season shakes out a definitive win. In my judgment, TotalHD sounds like a cool idea, but it may only create more confusion in a market already overrun with ennui. Retailers have already been mixing HD DVD software in the DVD rack, and offering Blu-ray deals along with Toshiba players, so adding another format in the mix will make things even more dificult for the average consumer to understand. It is uncertain if the TotalHD disc would cost more for the consumer, but I’ve already heard many HD DVD supporters complaining about the HD DVD/DVD combo discs making the cost higher. Universal has re-released combo HD DVD “flippers” removing the DVD side, and Warner has announced a slew of titles going the same route. Perhaps time will only tell if TotalHD is a genius marketing move or a half-baked idea. What do you think of the TotalHD format? Share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

By: LA

LA — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:37:02 +0000

I own DVDs that are dual discs and actually don’t have a problem with them at all. The ones that I have have the fullscreen version of the movie on one side, while on the other side is the widescreen version. Why some discs are like this I am not sure, but it is a nice option though.