yeah i remember HD-DVD vs. BluRay. In the UK it seemed to go on for a few months but after the format wars of the past I'm guessing once one side appeared to get ahead all the other companies piled in to end the format war quickly. In the space of a few months HD-DVD players went from hundreds of pounds to 30 pounds with a stack of films included
I still feel Microsoft doomed the format by not shipping Xbox with the player built in, and as such, they also should’ve shipped 360 games on HD-DVD, that would’ve really helped the format against a weakened Sony during the early PS3 days after launch.
@@JamieToomeyPresents for real! Having amazing secondary functions worked for the PS1 with the high quality sound chip for CD playback, and the built-in DVD player on the PS2, as i'm sure you already know. I read that the PS2 is the highest selling home console so far. Microsoft definitely missed a trick there
It seemed to me to go on for ages. I decided not to get either format until I was 100% sure which one had won. (I remembered my parents being burnt by Betamax - despite that being backed by Sony.) I think a lot of people thought the same way and it delayed the takeup of HD physical media.
I love the movie Blade runner and a guy on gumtree had it amoung some Blu ray movies he had for sale and I passed on it because I have it on 4K but now the part of me that is the collector regrets passing it up
Hi Jamie, I just discovered this channel today and agree 100% .I collect the same way. I have two Toshiba HD-DVD players and about 100 releases. I'm not sure if it's my imagination, but I like it more than Blu-ray. I collect all formats including some I can't even use like Cartrivision and VHD from Japan. I love creating a private library and museum for my physical media.
It's a real shame how there was a format war that delayed take up of HD discs. Contrast with DVD, where all the companies got together and agreed a single format.
I just picked up a Toshiba HD-A3 with the remote for $15 CAD yesterday at a thrift store. So far I only have I now pronounce you chuck and Larry on the format
Now i haven’t finished the video but incase you didn’t mention it, here’s my advice: avoid any WB HDDVDs. They rot SO quickly. Almost every HDDVD Warner bros made was pressed in some shitty factory, not made to any approvable standards.
@ThePhysicalWay --- Is there a list of HD DVD exclusives? *Also, did HD DVD have better menus and special features on the discs?* Or did the players have better functions?
I bought HD-DVD and Blu-Ray when they started. I honestly felt that HD-DVD has better picture quality than BD, where BD had better Audio. I still have my HD-DVDs but only have bout 50.
A good example of how crazy it can get with copyright, licensing, distribution rights and all that other stuff. Basically Disney can make as many hulk movies as they want to but they have to let universal distribute the movie. And Disney doesn't like to share LOL.
yeah i remember HD-DVD vs. BluRay. In the UK it seemed to go on for a few months but after the format wars of the past I'm guessing once one side appeared to get ahead all the other companies piled in to end the format war quickly. In the space of a few months HD-DVD players went from hundreds of pounds to 30 pounds with a stack of films included
I still feel Microsoft doomed the format by not shipping Xbox with the player built in, and as such, they also should’ve shipped 360 games on HD-DVD, that would’ve really helped the format against a weakened Sony during the early PS3 days after launch.
@@JamieToomeyPresents for real! Having amazing secondary functions worked for the PS1 with the high quality sound chip for CD playback, and the built-in DVD player on the PS2, as i'm sure you already know. I read that the PS2 is the highest selling home console so far. Microsoft definitely missed a trick there
It seemed to me to go on for ages. I decided not to get either format until I was 100% sure which one had won. (I remembered my parents being burnt by Betamax - despite that being backed by Sony.) I think a lot of people thought the same way and it delayed the takeup of HD physical media.
I love the movie Blade runner and a guy on gumtree had it amoung some Blu ray movies he had for sale and I passed on it because I have it on 4K but now the part of me that is the collector regrets passing it up
I've been bingeing your videos lately, thank you for all that you do!
I just started buying this but my laserdisc collection is bigger
Hi Jamie, I just discovered this channel today and agree 100% .I collect the same way. I have two Toshiba HD-DVD players and about 100 releases. I'm not sure if it's my imagination, but I like it more than Blu-ray. I collect all formats including some I can't even use like Cartrivision and VHD from Japan. I love creating a private library and museum for my physical media.
It's a real shame how there was a format war that delayed take up of HD discs. Contrast with DVD, where all the companies got together and agreed a single format.
I just picked up a Toshiba HD-A3 with the remote for $15 CAD yesterday at a thrift store. So far I only have I now pronounce you chuck and Larry on the format
Very cool. Reminds me of the short life of the laser discs.
Actually, the LaserDisc format had a lifespan stretching from the late 70s all the way into the early 2000s.
Joined the collector ranks today: picked up a Toshiba hd-e1 and 40 movies for 45 euros 😎👍
Great deal . You can region free the player for DVD. They still have places where you can burn the discs
@@owomushi_vr Great news! Just gotta find the instructions
Do they all work, because disc's Rott
Now i haven’t finished the video but incase you didn’t mention it, here’s my advice: avoid any WB HDDVDs. They rot SO quickly. Almost every HDDVD Warner bros made was pressed in some shitty factory, not made to any approvable standards.
@ThePhysicalWay --- Is there a list of HD DVD exclusives? *Also, did HD DVD have better menus and special features on the discs?* Or did the players have better functions?
After the format war, most HD DVD exclusives were also released on BluRay. The only remaining exclusive is Dukes of Hazard.
@@TheKingOfGames007and all of those copies have likely rotted away and aren’t playable in full since it was a Warner Bros movie
@@beatleszilla Yeah, my Dukes movie freezes and locks up. I can't even rip it. Bummer
The players are great because you can make the dvd side region free . So you dont have the restriction
I bought HD-DVD and Blu-Ray when they started. I honestly felt that HD-DVD has better picture quality than BD, where BD had better Audio. I still have my HD-DVDs but only have bout 50.
You have a Disney movie (which is Hulk) on HD DVD? Even though Disney at the time supported Blu-ray.
Hulk was Universal, it’s complicated to explain but essentially it’s why they haven’t made a Hulk movie since 2008.
A good example of how crazy it can get with copyright, licensing, distribution rights and all that other stuff. Basically Disney can make as many hulk movies as they want to but they have to let universal distribute the movie. And Disney doesn't like to share LOL.
Enjoy your disc rot!