Comments on: Microsoft Denies New Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive

By: PrestoMovie

PrestoMovie — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:41:27 +0000

i saw a demo of “300″ on HD DVD at circuit city( i have NO idea why it’s not already on my shelf) and zack snyder gave it an intentional grain for the HD and BD releases because he didn’t want it to just be some ultra bright and shiny movie when it’s about the 300 spartans and what they did and he thought the grain would give it more of a raw feel.

it does look different, but i still think it looks great.

By: Holmes

Holmes — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:24:54 +0000

Actually I would go with a movie like The Searchers. I thought that film really showed off HD DVD very well. I recall seeing The Searchers in VistaVision back when it was first released and always being disappointed whenever I saw it in later years. HD DVD is the closest I have seem any medium coming to capturing true VistaVision. Another film I use to show off my HD DVD player is Adventures of Robin Hood caught in all it’s Technicolor glory.

By: Pravin

Pravin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:32:02 +0000

I think he's referring to the fact that 300 has an intentionally stylized appearance meant to go along with its roots as a graphic novel. A better HD demo would come from something that's presented in a more conventional way. King Kong has lots of nature stuff along the lines of Planet Earth and newcomers to HD should be able to clearly see the improvement in picture quality. It's bad enough that so many fence-sitters think up-converted video looks good enough. Regarding comments and BD talk... The best place to discuss Blu-ray is in a forum setting, where people can raise all sorts of topics and questions. And probably not at a site dedicated to the other format. The HDDVD promotional group already set up TheLookAndSoundOfPerfect.com and ThisIsHDDVD.com for the purpose of wooing new customers. This site is not for getting new customers, but to provide more information to those who already made their choice. I've been a fanboy in the past over computers, games, cars, and other kinds of things. Looking back, I can clearly see how I was being very closed-minded in my views. Hanging on to those views was an artificial restriction on my choices in life. In the last few years, I've owned and driven cars that I used to be against, used computers that I swore I'd never touch, and I know that I'll once again have all of the game consoles. I'm much happier now to be compatible with more things, than when I swore allegiance to inanimate objects.

By: Bret

Bret — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:00:10 +0000

They aren’t many comments when you eliminate all the BD talk. Why does the 300 movie look grainy?

By: PrestoMovie

PrestoMovie — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:04:43 +0000

300 is a good movie to put in, but it’s kinda grainy.

i know it’s intentional and still looks good, but i think they should include a movie that is crystal clear like the bourne identity just like the other toshiba players.

either way, i think it would be smart if they include a movie with the drive permanently and not just for a limited time.