Just started today to collect HD DVD and just got a old player too 😊💪

the Kurt Russell car movie you’re thinking of is Death Proof. Released on HD-DVD only in Germany. It is believed to be the final release on the format.

Nice collection. I got about a 100 Hddvd. Sad to see that the Warner discs have rot.

@StefanHomberger

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would have a ton more if it wasn't for the Warner issue, and if there were more TV series released on the format.

@markpugh6808

10 ай бұрын

That was common with the WB releases because they used poor quality discs to print on

Nice collection. I'm considering getting an HD-DVD Player and even already found one HD-DVD movie just to be ready for it.

I have the HDA20 model and 20 movies in HD DVD format.

I had Star Trek season one i gave it away to a friend. I didn't have an HD-DVD machine and he did, i gave it to him after watching the DVDS as it was a combo.

Nice box sets. I only have the 360 add on. Got it new for 30 ha ha . I have aprox 100 plus. All found in the wild generally second hand for about a dollar . I was certain I was one of few people to have that many.

@StefanHomberger

8 ай бұрын

You should check out some of the collector groups for HD-DVD. There are a bunch of people with massive collections spanning entire walls. Releases from all over the world. Fascinating to see.

I won an Xbox 360 HD DVD drive for £20 over the weekend. It comes boxed, allegedly never used, with American gangster,the kingdom and Battlestar Galactica. Plus it has the driver disc,paperwork and remote. I backed HD DVD at the time. Went so far as to import a Toshiba player from America. I'm looking forward to building a nice collection. Especially after hearing you say you prefer the HD DVD versions of some films over the blu ray. I was only gonna buy films I don't already have on blu ray. Think I'll just buy everything instead now. They're nice and cheap which makes it easier as well.

@StefanHomberger

7 ай бұрын

That's fantastic. It's a fun format. The only drawback is that most Warner Bros releases are unplayable (although some JPN versions run fine). I'd love to have more on the format, but I would have to import from Japan, as all I run into here are rotted WB releases or movies I don't care about.

@Snestastic

7 ай бұрын

@@StefanHomberger Yeah. I've been looking for an older format to collect for a while. VHS,Last Disc and DVD never scratched the itch. But HD DVD is nostalgic and just a fun one to collect for. I've seen a lot of people takna out Warner Rot. Is it definitely rot and not the players? I've read some of the reviews from the time. Each player was getting dinged for freezing during play. But then the reviews had an update saying a new firmware had fixed it. So I'm wondering if people have players that don't have the latest firmware 🤔 Or Warner just cheaper out on production lol. I was watching a guy last night over here. He has a huge hddvd collection. Found out about loads of releases I hadn't found. Apparently band of brothers got a Japanese release. That would be a really nice find

@StefanHomberger

7 ай бұрын

Warner Bros. had serious production issues at their plant in Pennsylvania from roughly 2006-2010. There are huge numbers of WB DVDs & Blu-rays from that time period that have issues playing, and for some reason their HD-DVD releases are even worse off. Some hardcore HD-DVD collectors will buy up 20 copies of WB releases to try and find one that works.

@Snestastic

7 ай бұрын

@@StefanHomberger Thanks Stefan. Haven't heard anyone else talk about that. Well that makes total sense. Yeah I'm not sure I wanna buy multiple copies of films to get a working copy lol. I have just bought a bungle of 14 films tonight. Batman Begins (sealed), Swordfish (used) and Training Day (sealed) are all included. So fingers crossed lol. Even if they don't work it's just nice to have them in the collection. I like all 3 films and I always preferred HD DVD cases.

@StefanHomberger

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. There's always a slim chance they will work. People also have problems with the double-sided HD-DVDs (1-side HD-DVD/1 side DVD), but all of mine work. Also, there are a few movies on the format from WB that are single-layer discs, and those usually work fine ('Christmas Vacation' is one)

Hello, what happens is that at the beginning of HD DVD it had a better video codec than the first Bluray, that's why a movie was better in hd dvd format

The only HD-DVD title I have is The Bourne Supremacy.

I have a copy of Firewall that is a dual format disc, the HD side plays fine but the DVD side is bad. You can see dark spots on the DVD side of the disc. A lot of stores like Goodwill end up tossing HD-DVDs, occasionally they will list them in lots on eBay since they don't sell in the stores.

@StefanHomberger

3 ай бұрын

That's interesting, I've always seen it the other way around (HD-DVD side not working, regular DVD working). So many possible issues with the format. The Goodwills near us always have HD-DVDson the shelves, but almost always WB releases and $3.99- $10. Far too expensive to take a chance.

@TofuInc

3 ай бұрын

@@StefanHomberger Yeah, they price them the same as the blu ray and when they don't sell they toss them. It's unfortunate.

Have you try your player on modern 4KTV? I have to disable Ultra HD Deep Color on my 4KTV for my XA1, A2, XA2 and A30 players to be able to work.

@StefanHomberger

2 жыл бұрын

We do not own a 4k TV. I use our HD-DVD player primarily on a projector, or our small HD-TV in the office.

why didnt marvel get on hdvd

@StefanHomberger

Жыл бұрын

During the time of HD-DVD most of the Marvel content would have been released by Sony or FOX, which supported Blu-ray. Disney also did not support HD-DVD.

@Mariofans-gn1lu

Жыл бұрын

@@StefanHomberger the only marvel movies that was on hd dvd was 2003 hulk and 2005 Fantastic four

@StefanHomberger

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Not exactly the best stuff, haha.

@ANewEra05

Жыл бұрын

The only Marvel title that would’ve had a chance of being released on HD-DVD was Iron Man, which, at the time, was owned by Paramount Pictures, who supported HD-DVD. but Iron Man was released when the format was already obsolete and dead.

Как уже это нудно и долго.