TRON 2.0 on DVD?

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  I'm not a big fan of buying the crappiest brand I can find. I prefer quality. And the price isn't an is... : Zakko
  • LG electronics is crappy????? You obviously dont have much experience with drives. LG electronics is one ... : ovrlrd
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  So is compbus a decent eTailer? I may get that DVD-ROM/CD-burner combo drive they've got. : Dynotaku
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    I'd call them up and ask them some questions about their business. I'd say its questionable how good they... : ovrlrd
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      Hmm, still, looks like CompUSA has a Sony 48x24x48-CD/16x-DVD for $100, and that ain't bad either. : Dynotaku
      • Here is a better place than the compbus place, its a bit more expensive but worth not having to deal with... : ovrlrd
• Ok, I take back ( kinda ) what I said earlier : MadMatt

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• There were people whinning about CD-ROMs too. This is the same transition :P Except DVD-ROM drivers wer... : MarksmanX
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  A couple hundred dollars? WTF. More like 50$ at most. : Geoffrois
  • Arf nevermind. I saw hundred. I suck at the reading. : Geoffrois
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  Lol, "people like you". No, it's the manufacturers, developers, producers, distributers, etc. It's a si... : Zakko
  • You can rent Laser Disc at blockbuster :) : MarksmanX
  • Bingo. It'll take a triple-A title available only on DVD to get me to buy one. I have zero issues with ... : johnny rotten
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  No shit, people are slower adopting DVD than they CD. : Fred Garvin
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    Because the Floppy to CD conversion was a MAJOR change. CD to DVD isn't a big deal. 3 CDs worth of data... : Zakko
    • I think 800MB of data compaired to a few GB of data is kinda huge per CD :P : MarksmanX
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      If we had 4.7GB available we would have made the movies higher res on our last game. As it was the publis... : Fred Garvin
      • This is one of the reasons why people who are saying, "oh the extra space available on a dvd isn't a big ... : ovrlrd
      • what game was that? :) : jrsX

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  OH NO!! THREE CD INSTALL!! I'LL HAVE TO SIT AT THE COMPUTER FOR ALMOST FIFTEEN MINUTES!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO... : TwiLyght
  • with some faggoty install program that full screens any chance you give it. : Turd Ferguson

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  DVD isn't a format. : ovrlrd
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    never the less its not free. : not work safe
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      CDROMs aren't free either. What is your point? : ovrlrd
      • just that its too bad : diddlyd

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  DVDs are cheaper to store. I dont have to deal with 3 cd cases (probably made out of paper for cheaper pa... : ovrlrd
  • really my pc dvd's and cd's are all stored in the same organizer being the exact same size and all. : krakhead420
• and also for the record, i totally dig dvd's making their way in to the pc area, as we have waited long t... : krakhead420

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• I want 100$ Can DVD burners... : gamegoof
• yepp that's exactly what i do - no more disc swapping, i just mount all the images : neo69
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  I can get a cheap 52x cdr burner for $20 and 200 CDR's free from office max at certain times durning the ... : Optimus Prime
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    True, but i'd assume within a year or two dvd burners will be a lot more affordable and valuable. However... : hohoh0
    • The prices are already starting to come down, but DVD is looking rather tired already. What I really wan... : Ride-My-Rocket
• 4.7gb is a single layered DVD.. dual-layered is about 8-9GB i believe : Shadowdane

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• No, the DVD/CCA stuff is for copy protection, that is the dvd encryption methods movies use. It's all use... : ovrlrd

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• here's a 12x dvd-rom for $29 shipped.. http://www.computer123.com/specx.asp?did=123&act=viewitem&name=sk... : TK-421
• Guess what? There isn't just one thing you can do with a DVD-rom. Obviously there is more than one thing ... : ovrlrd
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  Dude Computers output such a better picture on the TV then set top boxes. They are called HTPC : stgdz
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    Hahahahahahaha!!! : Thradar
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      you might want to educate yourself a bit before taking that foot out of your mouth http://www.avsforum... : stgdz
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        Sorry dude, I'll put my Denon DVD-2800II up against any PC DVD Rom drive any day of the week and twice on... : johnny rotten
        • Sorry to tell you this but your drive in the Denon is pretty much the same as the standard DVD drives. T... : stgdz

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  Ladies and Gentlemen! May I have your attention please! A perfect example of why not everyone has a DVD... : Zakko
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    No you dont have very much point there either. http://www.compbus.com/product.asp?3=657 Still cheap... : ovrlrd
    • That's a damn good price, but it doesn't change the fact that I'll need a PCI ATA add on card to make it ... : Dynotaku

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• I am more excitted about this then HL2 : stgdz

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• Nah, the pirates would just trim the garbage data and re-write whatever file it is that checks for it. : Dynotaku
• $40 disc??? whatever dude : neo69

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  They wont start pushing stuff on dvd unless there is a demand, so go buy a damn dvd-rom already. : ovrlrd
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    I don't want one, it's a waste of money. I'd rather go get half a gig of ram instead of a cheap dvd play... : Zakko
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      Cheap dvd player? A dvd player by definition is something that will play dvds right? That means it will d... : ovrlrd
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        gads.. You aren't getting my point, and you're arguing technical points. I don't buy that many games to ... : Zakko
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          So just get a DVD + CDRW combo drive. They aren't as cheap but its a better investment than just a CDRW d... : ovrlrd
          • http://www.compbus.com/product.asp?3=657 It's only $25 more than a regular 16x DVD-rom. : ovrlrd
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  Sure, I'll get one when more devs start putting stuff on DVD, but this isn't the time So by your own l... : Schnapple
  • There are simply other things I'd rather spend money on than this at this time. The savings from not get... : Zakko
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  DVD Drive can be as low as $20. It's not the end of the world. : Sylvanus
  • lies....i saw the sky falling : SERIOUSly the SAMe
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    Nope not the end of the world, but I'm really not interested in putting a $20 piece of hardware in my com... : Zakko
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      one time use... yes.. there is not going to be any more DVD games after this one... keep telling yours... : ovrlrd
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        you really have a bone to pick with me over this for some reason don't you? Are you the messiah of DVD o... : Zakko
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          I am just trying to show you that a DVD-rom is only a bad investment if you look at it in the short term.... : ovrlrd
          • And if I wait until there are more uses for a DVD than TRON, say maybe 3, 6, or 9 months, then they will : Zakko
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  If Doom 3 or HL2 came on DVD only then you'd be the first guy in line to but a DVD-ROM. :) : Dynotaku
  • No doubt. Tron 2 ain't the game that's gonna do it for me though, that's for sure. : Zakko

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• serious drawback huh? Lets not overstate things .... : johnny rotten

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• Someone has to step up and do stuff like this. I am very glad they are. If someone can't afford a DVD-rom... : ovrlrd
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  It's considered "copy protection" since the number of people with DVD Burners is still pretty small, wher... : Schnapple
  • Exactly. He says there is no reason to have a DVD-rom well thats the exact logic that prevents people fro... : ovrlrd

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• ditto on that. Or I will just rip it from my lap top and then have daemon tools mount it. I can not w... : stgdz