Save HD-DVD Petition!

Comment #14

Todd — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:01:19 GMT

I repeat, "If you didn't mean it in that way, then that's fine. Hopefully you can see how someone might see your words in that light."

Comment #13

Think — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:30:35 GMT

"You are saying that because I don't like this format war I should not purchase a player or get involved." No, that isn't what I said. In fact by not purchasing the Blu ray player or the Blu ray disks you are getting involved.

Comment #12

Todd — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:55:39 GMT

But you did. You said: "if you don't like what is happening with DVDs then dont buy them and spend your time and money on something else." You are saying that because I don't like this format war I should not purchase a player or get involved. If you didn't mean it in that way, then that's fine. Hopefully you can see how someone might see your words in that light. I tend to be pretty passionate about the things I enjoy (can you tell?) so when I sense someone saying "don't be so passiona... [ More ]

Comment #11

Think — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:02:46 GMT

@Todd: I cant find where I said that! That was not in anything I wrote.

Comment #10

Todd — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:52:18 GMT

@Think: You seem to be saying that people should not get engaged in an issue to advocate for something which they feel strongly about. I enjoy home theater. Should I basically just deprive myself of that enjoyment because two companies are fighting over which format of disc is better? I just don't subscribe to that view.

Comment #9

Think — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:05:10 GMT

"They will stop supporting the one that works for you and will you be forced to buy their's." Nobody is forcing me to buy a new DVD player and I, in fact, never intend to buy one. I am tired of a new format comming out every 10 minutes. I wont subscribe to cable either because the cable company wont sell me just the channels I want. If I knew that the DVD media I buy now would last and be playable for 100 years and the player standard wouldn't change for 40 years then ... [ More ]

Comment #8

Todd — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:06:29 GMT

@konane: Awesome, thanks! @LOTTOMIKE, Tenaj, spy153: Thanks!

Comment #7

konane — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:09:27 GMT

Done and am tagging the link and sending it out in email.

Comment #6

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:43:14 GMT

i'd rather have warner brothers HD-DVD.sony is a bully who will try to slap double the price with you actually getting less than half of what warner offers.we will be screwed if this happens.

Comment #5

Tenaj — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:34:31 GMT

You should care because it's happening not only in this area but in other technical and digital areas. Don't get me on the e-book viewer tirade and digital rights management. Greedy companies take over a product that's easier, cheaper and better for the consumer and fix it so you have to use their's and the other ones won't work and it will cost more, not better and you won't be able to use the one that works for you. Sign the petition. They will stop supporting the one that wo... [ More ]

Comment #4

spy153 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:26:12 GMT

Gotchya' covered, man.

Comment #3

Todd — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:08:00 GMT

Oh, I care for one BIG reason (among several): I don't want SONY to be in charge of the Hi-Def standard! Sony, for all its popularity as a mass-consumer products company, is just plain horrible from the point of view of people who care about quality audio and video. The HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray thing actually exemplifies their general positions pretty clearly. I'll get a little technical, but hopefully not so much that I'll lose people. The Blu-Ray standard is much harder for companies to dev... [ More ]

Comment #2

Think — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:50:00 GMT

I really don't care...I am really tired of format vs. format and 10 minutes from now it wont matter because there will be a newer and better standard comming along. My next purchase will be a converter box for HDTV through the coupon program.....and it will be for my circa 1983 color TV!

Comment #1

Tenaj — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:02:27 GMT

I signed it. Easy - few clicks - no registration at all. My signature was #8334.

Original Blog Entry: Save HD-DVD Petition!

Todd — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:55:06 GMT

I would urge any person who values watching movies at home to sign the petition linked below!

Warner Brothers is the world's largest movie company, and has to-date been a huge supporter of HD-DVD. Right after Christmas was over, they annouced that in May they would stop supporting HD-DVD, and only support Blu-Ray disc.

Warner pulling out of HD-DVD may just spell the end of the format, unless they can be convinced to change their mind. Stranger things have happened, so it's worth a shot.

For those who don't know, Blu-Ray was created by Sony, and is a competitor to HD-DVD. In my opinion, HD-DVD offers consumers a MUCH BETTER product, in terms of both price and features. The one, single advantage that Blu-Ray offers is slightly larger disc capacity, but the average consumer would never know the difference, because both formats hold PLENTY of space.

HD-DVD offers features like picture-in-picture comentary, web-enabled features (you can download extras right off the web), and is about half the price of Blu-Ray.

What does Blu-Ray offer? Some more disc space (which has very little impact, since both formats have plenty of room on a disc) and ... that's all. Along with that, you get charged twice as much money for it. That's crazy!

Again, if you enjoy watching movie at home Please take one minute and sign the petition. Please provide your real e-mail address, so they can count you as a real vote! E-mail addresses are kept private by them.

Here's the link: http://www.petitiononline.com/SAVEHDD/petition.html

The reason I say "if you enjoy watching movies at home, sign it" is because HD-DVD represents a way for average price-conscience consumers to get a real HD player at home. Do you want to spend a minimum of $300 for a Blu-Ray player, or a minimum of $99 for an HD-DVD player, keeping in mind that both have identical quality on the screen, and HD-DVD offers more interactive features?