Mine's coming , and im especially ecstatic for trying out The Hulk for HD-DVD. That title, based on raving reviews from the guys at AVSForum, has jump straight up to the top, to be the second reference title after King Kong to showcase your HD-DVD capabilities.

Delivery estimate: January 2, 2007 - January 10, 2007

1 of: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory [HD DVD]<--For In-Movie Experience features

1 of: Underworld - Evolution [Blu-ray]<--For picture quality reference

1 of: Tears of the Sun [Blu-ray]<--For picture quality reference

1 of: Black Hawk Down [Blu-ray]<---THE REFERENCE TITLE for Audio quality, it's a no-brainer, since the movie nabs Best Audio Editing for a Movie awards at the Oscars. Also for the first Bluray title to incorporate Blu-Wizard, Bluray's version of U-Control.

1 of: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride [Blu-ray]<--THE REFERENCE TITLE for Picture Quality for Bluray, the ideal title to test black levels since the movie uses it in spades.

1 of: Ice Age: The Meltdown [Blu Ray]<--THE REFERENCE TITLE for Picture Quality for Bluray. This one is neck-and-neck with Corpse Bride for the best title to use to showcase Blu-ray

1 of: The Hulk [HD DVD]<--The most recent HD-DVD release with U-Control, hailed as the second REFERENCE TITLE alongside King Kong

Only thing is, they are arriving late from Amazon, i missed their cutoff date for early shipping.....

Items shipped on December 27, 2006:
Delivery estimate: January 3, 2007 - January 10, 2007
1 package via DHL Express
1 of: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory [HD DVD]
Sold by: Amazon.com
1 of: Underworld - Evolution (Blu-ray)
Sold by: Amazon.com
1 of: Tears of the Sun [Blu-ray]
Sold by: Amazon.com
1 of: Black Hawk Down [Blu-ray]
Sold by: Amazon.com
1 of: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Blu-ray)
Sold by: Amazon.com
1 of: Ice Age: The Meltdown (Blu Ray)
Sold by: Amazon.com
1 of: The Hulk (HD DVD)
Sold by: Amazon.com

PAckage just went through Wilmington , Ohio transit station. Will be just in time after i got back from work.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Dec 29 2006, 12:14 PM

A few flaws if anyone still hadnt notice.

Berita hairan? Reporting in English instead of BM? aacs drm from Aacston Drim?

Stealth troll or troll bait for those uninformed?

Yes, LIVE update is mandatory. With the current internet outage, it's gonna be nail-biting.

The HD-DVD addon on PC is a simple matter of Plug and Play. Pkug it in, Windows detects it as HD-DVD addon, install drivers. I've done so, no hassle no dramas whatsoever. But then again, i dont really use it to play HD-DVD when the 360 is more than adequate to do the job.

Someone by the name of Santa Amazon,gave me an early surprise today, when the package is supposed to arrive after January 2nd:-



Now there is one single problem....where the hell am i gonna put all these arranged into the shelves? Running out of space!
The Hulk HD-DVD, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory HD-DVD, Ice Age Meltdown Bluray, Black Hawk Down Bluray, Corpse Bride Bluray, Underworld Evolution Bluray,Tears of the Sun Bluray.... plus i also have bro Insecure's Brother's Grimm Bluray to review. Yup, it's a Bluray, and im blaspheming for watching a Bluray over the HD-DVD.

Shhh, dont say it out loud, big brother's watching. And he wouldnt have people liking anything Sony , much less ,God forbid, for someone to like Bluray, rootkit and all, over the HD-DVD.

Bro Arj, go forth and spread the poison.....i mean, cheer Tonight's LAN Party at Djinn's place gonna be graced with HD-DVD presentation of Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift. U-Control on HD-DVD FTW! Blu-Wizard on Bluray FTW too! See, you can learn to LIKE both sides.

HD-DVD has been completely cracked, guys. If there is anyone to blame for when the HD-DVD consortium decides to implement region-coding and disable HD-playback via analogue connection (component), it's these filthy pirates. Thanks to these cheapskates, i guarantee you will see region-coding and implementation of strict HDCP handshakes between your player and HDTV, and this handshaking is only available via HDMI/digital connection. What about 360's only capability of outputing video via analogue connection (Component and VGA)?

Why would anyone wants to pirate HD-DVD movies, only to have to download them via torrents, store them in hard drives and playback via heavy-requirement speced PCs, or stream them off to their HDTV, is beyond me. Plus, these are like in excess of 20GB downloads!

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jan 15 2007, 05:50 PM

Multivoltage, Zaakath. As for destinatio sca, it can mean anything, The only time i think, you can breathe easier is when it says it is in the courier truck on the way to your place for delivery.

The journey is almost over

They're supposed to call you first with the tax bill before sending over. I had that huge fight over the phone with them about the taxed amount.

Either you lower the declared amount (done by Alkt), or declare it as non-taxable PC accessories(planned by me, but stupid PA didnt listen). The plan is to convince the customs that the drive is a PC accessories which is partially true. Even if worse come to worse, they open the package, you can easily convince them that it is a DVD player which falls under electronics which is taxable, since there are no AV ports at the back, only USB ports. Dumb customs falls for everything, but dumb customs also assumes everything as well.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jan 16 2007, 01:32 PM

Yeah, the same response they game like what they gave you, Arj, but i stand my ground. Made him called his super, which then witheld the package at customs checkpost who then cleared the item under PC accessories with no tax. Need to intimidate these folks a bit, we pay for their premium service, so i'd expect some sort of better treatment than passing the ball around.