Where are those 5 free discs offers??? Is there really a big difference between the traditional DVD format and the HD DVD/Blue Ray Formats ?
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YES, BUT WHY DOES IT TAKE TOSHIBA SO LONG TO SHIP THE FREE DVDs? I HAVE BEEN WAITING TWO MONTHS. THIS IS SIMPLY UNCONSCIONABLE, ESPECIALLY AS THERE ARE LIMITED ITEMS IN THE OFFER. BUYERS BEWARE.
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I just put files on my hard drive and use nero to make the dvd's they play much better than my dv recorder, and if I want to save and wait to get a blueray recorder I could always burn in hd, but they are a bit expensive the price will come down
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Theoretically you may have to buy newer versions though I am still using version 11 and it is still receiving updates so it really boils down to when they decide to stop updating the older versions. In my experience it seems like you will at least get about 4 years out of it, but probably more than that, most newer bluray discs I have seen don't use the newer versions of bluray copy protection anyways. Personally I'm going to upgrade to 14 because after using the trial I found it opens alot faster than 11 and seems to be a smoother experience. Also 11 doesn't work in win 8 media center, I don't blame power dvd though because win 8 wasn't out when I bought it and it worked fine in win 7.
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Thanks, Bishop, for your reply. I liked your last statement (very funny!). A couple of hours after i went out to get this model at Best Buy (i just couldn't wait!), a friend showed me the all-region equivalent (also from Pioneer) featured on this same Amazon site! Well, at least they claim it's all region, but seems some customers have had to get guarantees from the supplier that the unit will indeed play all types of discs. A bit confusing. ;)
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Well, Alicia B: The Manufacturer does not exclude Blu-Ray Disc - I think they would have if they found it would have been harmful or not be useful in that particualar type of Disc. I have used this a number of times with success on DVD's and CD's. But I believe probably how severe your damage is makes all the difference. Now Alicia, all you have to do is to make a decision. Is it worth the $25.00 investment + shipping if applicable to take a chance to see if it works , or improves it or not. Also, I don't know, but maybe the Manufacture has a good return policy if not satisified, Oftentimes they do. You can also check with Amazons customer service, I'm sure they would know about return policies. I hope I have helped you at least to some extent. Isn't everything about decisions? - decisions?, the right one the wrong one. Good Luck with everything, and I hope for you that it everything works out well.
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I purchased the HD-A3 on December 28th with the 3 bonus DVDs promotion at $179. I tried calling Amazon and they told me that I would not get the price guarantee because the 3 free HD-DVD promotion is no longer offered and that is what is reflected in the current price. I told the customer service rep. that other people seem to be getting this price guarantee even though they appear to have purchased the same offer (i.e. S. Adams $135 + 10 Movies), but she told me that someone must have made a mistake in allowing that. I guess I will try the email form option as well and perhaps have better luck. Has anyone else had a similar experience? I purchased the HD-A3 on December 28th with the 3 bonus DVDs promotion at $179. I tried calling Amazon and they told me that I would not get the price guarantee because the 3 free HD-DVD promotion is no longer offered and that is what is reflected in the current price. I told the customer service rep. that other people seem to be getting this price guarantee even though they appear to have purchased the same offer (i.e. S. Adams $135 + 10 Movies), but she told me that someone must have made a mistake in allowing that. I guess I will try the email form option as well and perhaps have better... » Read More I purchased the HD-A3 on December 28th with the 3 bonus DVDs promotion at $179. I tried calling Amazon and they told me that I would not get the price guarantee because the 3 free HD-DVD promotion is no longer offered and that is what is reflected in the current price. I told the customer service rep. that other people seem to be getting this price guarantee even though they appear to have purchased the same offer (i.e. S. Adams $135 + 10 Movies), but she told me that someone must have made a mistake in allowing that. I guess I will try the email form option as well and perhaps have better luck. Has anyone else had a similar experience? « Show Less
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The downloads come from the internet, but the discs are personally purchased. No Internet is needed for the discs.
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Apparently its a format issue. Any disc with BD-Java encoding will not resume. I like the higher res of bluray but hate pretty much everything else about the format. It is not consumer friendly in the least.
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You don't have to buy the discs, you can download it online. You do have to pay an initial cost, but when you do, it comes with 30 days play time included. Afyerwards you just pay the sub.
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A disc is included in the box, but you have the option to do it either way. Also in the box is a card that has the activation code that you would type in to activate your account by using either disc or download method (your choice). I activated mine using the disc which was my preference.
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The nature of the Blu Ray HDCP beast is that key packs are ever changing to combat piracy. Long story short there is currently no free playback codec that works well enough to be a full time solution. I use Win DVD 11, it comes with a 30 day free trial and was about 33.99$ USD as an upgrade from the demo. It works perfectly fine and they just released a new keypack update.
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Good Question something I'd like to know as well. However you can buy all these on GOG.com DRM Free and you can burn them to a cd/dvd. They come with installer and everything. just go here to check it out--&gt; http://www.gog.com/catalogue/strategy
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Double check, but I believe you can install at least three ... I did, 'cause all I own!I downloaded from their website, because it was fast and easy. I wish I would have requested the hard copy DVD. My downloaded version DID NOT include a tutorial!Unfortunitly, I did quite catch the detail. If I had to do it again ...
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Heads up, I ordered the Samsung LCDTV that had the free blue ray player. Now, Datavision has charged my credit for the full price of the player. They say they are unaware of any Promo. Amazon.com has not responded to my email and the LCD HDTV is due to arrive today. My advice, any promos you see, you better print off the screen because that is the only proof you are going to have that it ever existed at all.
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No.it doesnt and I.never missed it as I install softwares from site directly that way its the.latest than what comes on cd. As for movies I have a flixster account where I store my digital.movies and watch online or I can download as well
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What would people with the choice we have now. I'd like to know the opinion.1. Buy really cheap DVDs NOW and use the upconversions done by the Blu-Ray player for the HDTV.2. Wait to get the true Blu-Ray discs to come eventually at more expensive cost compared against the DVD discs.What would you do?
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I just got an email today from Amazon.... they ARE now advertising the free blu ray player... it expires Jan. 30th though FYI.