Author Topic: "Wii HD" in 2011? (Read 45406 times)

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #100 on:** October 09, 2008, 03:51:33 PM »

It'll be called "Super Mario Galaxy."

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #101 on:** October 09, 2008, 05:54:47 PM »

Nah, by the time it comes out HD won't be anything notable. Everything will be HD by then.

D_Average · « **Reply #102 on:** October 09, 2008, 06:24:58 PM »

Quote from: Silks on October 09, 2008, 05:54:47 PM

Nah, by the time it comes out HD won't be anything notable. Everything will be HD by then.

Even G4 and Spike TV?

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #103 on:** October 09, 2008, 06:29:18 PM »

No, they'll actually be HG - Hot Garbage.

D_Average · « **Reply #104 on:** October 09, 2008, 06:30:32 PM »

Most likely.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #105 on:** October 09, 2008, 09:18:25 PM »

Spike and G4 both have HD channels already.

D_Average · « **Reply #106 on:** October 10, 2008, 12:33:08 AM »

Must be a Direct TV thing. Comcast has screwed me again!

King of Twitch · « **Reply #107 on:** January 26, 2009, 09:32:39 PM »

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When my 2001 panasonic tv-vcr combo finally breaks down i sure as heck am not getting HD, and definitely not DTV. Count me out.

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Uhmm, that's... noble of you I guess. Wait why now?

Oh yes, it IS noble. It appears my heroic resistance has paid off.. for now:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090127/tv_nm/us_dtv_congress

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I guarantee that the next TV you buy will be an HDTV. There's no reason not to get one at this point, unless you're a Luddite.

Question: do HDTVs come with VHS players built-in?

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #108 on:** January 26, 2009, 10:47:09 PM »

Quote from: Zap on January 26, 2009, 09:32:39 PM

Question: do HDTVs come with VHS players built-in?

lol

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #109 on:** January 27, 2009, 02:04:30 AM »

Quote from: Brandogg on October 09, 2008, 09:18:25 PM

Spike and G4 both have HD channels already.

but doesn't Comcast own G4? why do I not have that channel in my HD selection?

KDR_11k · « **Reply #110 on:** January 27, 2009, 04:22:56 AM »

Oh great, you Americans still can't get with the times and get your freaking DTV boxes?

Quote from: Zap on January 26, 2009, 09:32:39 PM

Question: do HDTVs come with VHS players built-in?

Neither does anything else that's for sale currently. Wasn't VHS production ended completely some time ago?

Plugabugz · « **Reply #111 on:** January 27, 2009, 08:38:02 AM »

Panasonic just announced a combined blu-ray and VHS if you're interested...

http://www.gaj-it.com/6272/ces-perplexing-panasonic-blu-ray-and-vhs-player/

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #112 on:** January 27, 2009, 05:03:30 PM »

Quote from: KDR_11k on January 27, 2009, 04:22:56 AM

Wasn't VHS production ended completely some time ago?

Borat was the last commercial VHS release, according to Wikipedia. There will never again be a commercial movie released on VHS, but that isn't enough to say the format is dead yet. People still buy blank VHS tapes to record stuff from TV and there are also home video cameras that use them. Not to mention the fact many people still have a large library of VHS tapes that they may not want to spend money on replacing with DVDs... its also true that many obscure things only exist on VHS, and there is just no way to get them on DVD.

So the format isn't dead, and probably won't be dead for a long while. As far as I'm concerned it is dead, and I won't use or buy VHS ever again, but I'm just saying many people aren't willing to part with it yet.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #113 on:** January 27, 2009, 05:08:30 PM »

Dunno, I recall hearing that the last factory for blank VHS tapes was shut down some time ago.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #114 on:** January 27, 2009, 05:14:59 PM »

Thank you Plugabugz you've been most helpful.

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Oh great, you Americans still can't get with the times and get your freaking DTV boxes?

Well I certainly don't want that big ugly box taking up space and yet another outlet spot

Mikintosh · « **Reply #115 on:** January 27, 2009, 05:56:14 PM »

Quote from: KDR_11k on January 27, 2009, 05:08:30 PM

Dunno, I recall hearing that the last factory for blank VHS tapes was shut down some time ago.

That was the last distributor of *commercial* VHS tapes. They're still selling blanks in the same number at my local drug store that they were five years ago.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #116 on:** January 28, 2009, 01:03:31 AM »

Quote from: Mikintosh on January 27, 2009, 05:56:14 PM

Quote from: KDR_11k on January 27, 2009, 05:08:30 PM
Dunno, I recall hearing that the last factory for blank VHS tapes was shut down some time ago.

That was the last distributor of *commercial* VHS tapes. They're still selling blanks in the same number at my local drug store that they were five years ago.

Yep. Like I said, Borat was officially the very last VHS release. Now with Blu-ray out, DVD is now the equivalent of VHS, which is to say it is a lesser format that will probably be phased out in 5-10 years.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #117 on:** January 28, 2009, 04:18:33 PM »

Wrong. Blu-Ray will be phased out in 10 years, cuz it's sinking with the PS3 after its glorious 10 years of defeat are finished.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #118 on:** January 28, 2009, 05:30:19 PM »

Well, I predict Blu-ray isn't going to have a long lifespan anyway because there are things like Protein-encoded Discs and Holographic discs which can hold like terrabytes of information on a single disc. Blu-ray discs weren't really needed for HD content, because that could have been accomplished on regular DVDs with the aid of compression. If you ask me, the only reason a new HD disc format was invented at all is because the movie industry wanted to stop copying of their films. Now that BLu-ray encryption has been breached it really no longer serves that purpose, so they will probably aim for something new in another few years.

Blu-ray won the war against HD-DVD, but it doesn't matter because their generation isn't going to last long anyway, imho.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #119 on:** January 28, 2009, 05:57:00 PM »

Quote from: Chozo Ghost on January 28, 2009, 05:30:19 PM

Well, I predict Blu-ray isn't going to have a long lifespan anyway because there are things like Protein-encoded Discs and Holographic discs which can hold like terrabytes of information on a single disc. Blu-ray discs weren't really needed for HD content, because that could have been accomplished on regular DVDs with the aid of compression. If you ask me, the only reason a new HD disc format was invented at all is because the movie industry wanted to stop copying of their films. Now that BLu-ray encryption has been breached it really no longer serves that purpose, so they will probably aim for something new in another few years.

Blu-ray won the war against HD-DVD, but it doesn't matter because their generation isn't going to last long anyway, imho.

Truth. Next up are high definition, high density storage pancakes. Impossible to pirate.

Stogi · « **Reply #120 on:** January 28, 2009, 06:30:24 PM »

Ya, I can see solid state taking over. Almost every camera and computer take solid state. It won't be long till the cards are big enough for HD movies. Once it is, they'll just keep upping the memory.

As for BD movies, I know they will never take the place of DVD but the movies that do come out on BD are a lot of fun to watch.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #121 on:** January 28, 2009, 07:20:34 PM »

Maybe they will just sell TiVo like boxes and you just download movies onto it rather than using any media whatsoever. The PS3 and 360 already do this, but I'm envisioning an industry backed standard that will be a complete successor to dvd/blu-ray.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #122 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:41:03 AM »

The problem with using SSD for distribution is that while the things are cheap and large they still cost way more than a pressed disc. Kinda like the N64 situation.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #123 on:** January 29, 2009, 09:20:58 AM »

Quote from: KDR_11k on January 29, 2009, 08:41:03 AM

The problem with using SSD for distribution is that while the things are cheap and large they still cost way more than a pressed disc. Kinda like the N64 situation.

Yeah, but they're rewritable, so when you're running out of space you could just delete the latest Will Ferell flop to make room for something more worthy. Unlike Optical medium, SSD is reusable.

In fact, maybe what could happen is you take a card thing to wal-mart or wherever and push it into a machine and you can purchase any movie you want and it will be written onto the card within a minute or two. Then you can just take it home and watch it and if you ever get tired of it you can just delete it to make room for the next. Or you could keep it forever and buy new cards for future movies.

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #124 on:** January 29, 2009, 04:25:53 PM »

Quote from: Chozo Ghost on January 29, 2009, 09:20:58 AM

Quote from: KDR_11k on January 29, 2009, 08:41:03 AM
The problem with using SSD for distribution is that while the things are cheap and large they still cost way more than a pressed disc. Kinda like the N64 situation.

Yeah, but they're rewritable, so when you're running out of space you could just delete the latest Will Ferell flop to make room for something more worthy. Unlike Optical medium, SSD is reusable.

In fact, maybe what could happen is you take a card thing to wal-mart or wherever and push it into a machine and you can purchase any movie you want and it will be written onto the card within a minute or two. Then you can just take it home and watch it and if you ever get tired of it you can just delete it to make room for the next. Or you could keep it forever and buy new cards for future movies.

Walmart and retailers would love this technology, but actual publishers would HATE it. They do not want you to be able to delete products you buy and such...nor would they give up control of the pricing, packaging, and medium sales for their device.

What I do see this as being a great idea for renting movies. Put a card into the device at Walmart and download a copy of the movie that is good for 3 days for $2.00 After the 3rd day it stops working or just deletes itself...and you don't have to bring it back to the store.

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