360 HD-DVD Price Drop 5 Free Movies

[Groundbeef]

MS announced that the add-on HD-DVD drive will now be priced at $179 US, and include
5 Free HD-DVD's.

Not a bad way to step up to HD-DVD if you have a 360. Read here:

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/07...5-free-movies/

[kexodusc]

I was wondering when this would happen. I've been seeing the Toshiba players on sale at great low prices with the free HD-DVD offers (though I think only 3). Makes it awefully tempting.

Kudos on them for ponying up $1 billion to fix all the broken ones too. My Bro's got one collecting dust in his closet that will be resurrected now.

[Groundbeef]

Best Buy just dropped price to $149. Includes King Kong in the box, and 5 FREE movies after that!

Pretty sweet.

[pixelthis]

Best Buy just dropped price to $149. Includes King Kong in the box, and 5 FREE movies after that!

Pretty sweet.

YEAH, real sweet.
Dont you smell the blood in the water?
Target, blockbuster, bad news everyday for the hddvd camp.
Well, when you get tired of those five movies you can park the player next to your granpa's
BETAMAX

[Groundbeef]

YEAH, real sweet.
Dont you smell the blood in the water?
Target, blockbuster, bad news everyday for the hddvd camp.
Well, when you get tired of those five movies you can park the player next to your granpa's
BETAMAX

Ummmm sure. Like it or not HD-DVD will be with us for longer than you apparently think. True, there is more studio support for Blu-Ray, but by no means are there no good HD-DVD movies out on the market.

I wouldn't say that HD DVD is the beta max in this arena simply because there are plenty of movies to either rent or buy. Hollywood Video (a company under Movie Gallery) the 2nd largest chain has indicated that they will be stocking BOTH HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.

But thanks for your input.

[pixelthis]

Ummmm sure. Like it or not HD-DVD will be with us for longer than you apparently think. True, there is more studio support for Blu-Ray, but by no means are there no good HD-DVD movies out on the market.

I wouldn't say that HD DVD is the beta max in this arena simply because there are plenty of movies to either rent or buy. Hollywood Video (a company under Movie Gallery) the 2nd largest chain has indicated that they will be stocking BOTH HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.

But thanks for your input.

ANYTIME, and if you ever need any concrete to pour into that thing (makes a great boat anchor) just let me know!

[PeruvianSkies]

Ummmm sure. Like it or not HD-DVD will be with us for longer than you apparently think. True, there is more studio support for Blu-Ray, but by no means are there no good HD-DVD movies out on the market.

I wouldn't say that HD DVD is the beta max in this arena simply because there are plenty of movies to either rent or buy. Hollywood Video (a company under Movie Gallery) the 2nd largest chain has indicated that they will be stocking BOTH HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.

But thanks for your input.

Didn't you know that Pixelthis knows everything? He has actually passed rank on Woochifer in my most annoying list. Sorry Wooch you are no longer at the top buddy!

[nightflier]

YEAH, real sweet.
Dont you smell the blood in the water?
Target, blockbuster, bad news everyday for the hddvd camp.
Well, when you get tired of those five movies you can park the player next to your granpa's
BETAMAX

Even if one doesn't use it for HD-DVD, it can still be used to watch regular DVDs. It's not necessarily my setup of choice, but for many people (think college students in dorms, your typical xbox owner) who don't have a lot of space for other gear or lots of money to spend, that's a great add-on to their gaming system, even if the format eventually withers away (and I don't think that will happen for a while, anyhow). Furthermore, if the format does falter, I expect the disks to drop in price pretty quickly making these even more attractive to penny-pinching teens and college students.

And not to muddy the waters even more, but I read recently that xbox sales figures are wiping the floor with ps3 sales figures (same is true for game disk sales, apparently). I'm not so sure that this format war will be over so quickly, at least not on the gaming front. And if Microsoft throws in more free movies, bundle discounts, other goodies into the mix, or maybe even a $100 rebate on those drives, these will be flying off the shelves. And don't think Microsoft is above doing something like that, they have a history of dumping product on the market and being the lone winner in the end....

[Groundbeef]

Even if one doesn't use it for HD-DVD, it can still be used to watch regular DVDs. It's not necessarily my setup of choice, but for many people (think college students in dorms, your typical xbox owner) who don't have a lot of space for other gear or lots of money to spend, that's a great add-on to their gaming system, even if the format eventually withers away (and I don't think that will happen for a while, anyhow). Furthermore, if the format does falter, I expect the disks to drop in price pretty quickly making these even more attractive to penny-pinching teens and college students.
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Actually, the only reason to buy the player would be to playback HD-DVD movies. The 360 console will play regular DVD movies out of the box. So to buy the HD-DVD player would be a $149-$179 redundancy.

But your point on low budget players is well taken. I have about 6 HD-DVD movies now, and really enjoy how well the 360 handles the playback. I bought one early so I missed the freebies (not counting King Kong that came with it). But I have also rented several from NetFlix, and think its great.