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Bob Caswell: HD DVD’s New Feature: Watching Movies Together But Not In the Same Place

  • fak3r · 2 years ago
    I fail to see how this would be popular, perhaps with the generation of myspacers that each have 1000x 'virtual friends' here they can have a 'virtual party' -- what's next to woo them? Really, while going to the theater isn't what it used to be (read: cost, ads) I can't believe people will want to huddle around their computers watching movies controlled by someone else...I don't get it.

    Or, as they say, "Will it blend?"
  • lasermission · 2 years ago
    LAME. Maybe I can talk the girl I like into watching Harry Potter with me through the internet thereby eliminating my chance of getting any action AT ALL.
  • Just-In · 2 years ago
    Probably some people who have a long distance relationship can enjoy this feature. It would be like watching / doing something together... I am sure it is a good idea for them.
    Though I wonder how effective this is.
  • Warren · 2 years ago
    The PS3 statistic is wrong. With the price drop of the 40GB PS3 to under $400, many people (myself included) are buying it just to be a BluRay player. It is cheaper than the low-end players and has more features.
  • mlobe · 2 years ago
    Recently, quite a few celebrities were said to appear on the millionaire luxury club "meetrich.com". OMG!!! Are these famous guys fond of internet dating for now?? Maybe they are indeed so rich that they feel boring sometimes to need new things?
  • Bob Caswell · 2 years ago
    Warren,

    Which statistic are you referring to? I was able to buy an HD DVD player for $174, which makes it less than half the price of your $399 PS3 Blu-ray player (as mentioned in the article).

    Tell me where this statement is wrong (or point me to what else you might have been referring to).
  • Just-Me · 2 years ago
    I like this feature, very handy.
  • The Great T Run · 2 years ago
    While I agree that this is the most anti-poon feature I've ever seen, it's not all bad.


    ^ Like Just-in said, this is ideal for long distance relationships.
  • Jeff · 2 years ago
    Wow, this is brings in a world of possibilities. Now, instead of calling a friend and saying, "press play... NOW" we can just connect our HD DVD players over the network, register them together, play with settings, and only one person has to press play. It also allows you to "text with your remote, PC or cellphone" like you could have done over pc or cell phone ANYWAY. And if that isn't enough to compel you, now EVERYONE gets to stop watching the movie if one person needs to use the restroom. AWESOME!
  • Hans · 2 years ago
    What's the attraction? This is functionality in a high-end high-res CE unit for people who woutd rather chat on messenger than watch a movie. Nice way to reduce the movie-experience to Mystery Science Theather-level.

    I would pay to NOT have this functionality.
  • A.VOID · 2 years ago
    OH THIS DOESNT MEAN MY FRIENDS CAN STREAM MOVIES TO ME FOR FREE??? I HAVE TO BUY THE MOVIE TOO???? WEAK!!!