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Old 04-03-2008, 01:44 PM   #1
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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.
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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.....
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Old 04-03-2008, 01:47 PM   #2
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It'd be funny if HD-DVD made a comeback because of all the sales
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Old 04-03-2008, 02:41 PM   #3
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Great pick up flappist, for that money it's irrellevant how dead the format is. Cheap entertainment mate.
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Old 04-03-2008, 02:47 PM   #4
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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 :
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Old 04-03-2008, 04:31 PM   #5
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Thats cheap as. Who cares if the format is dead, get a heap of movies and you're set.
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Old 04-03-2008, 04:39 PM   #6
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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!
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Old 04-03-2008, 06:38 PM   #7
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damn, i got to hit the dvd store to make use of my new one
i didnt get it for 99 bucks but dammit
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Old 06-03-2008, 10:50 AM   #8
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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.
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Old 06-03-2008, 11:02 AM   #9
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oohhh sounds good!!
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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

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Old 06-03-2008, 01:49 PM   #11
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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!
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Old 07-03-2008, 04:53 PM   #12
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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?
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Old 07-03-2008, 04:57 PM   #13
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might head down this weekend and try get one, hopefully there is still some left!!
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Old 07-03-2008, 05:01 PM   #14
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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.
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Old 07-03-2008, 05:03 PM   #15
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When the hd dvd dies buy a LG dual format plays blue ray and hd no sweat
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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.
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