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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gus @ Nov 16th 2008 5:57PM
""difference between DVD and Blu-ray is nowhere near as striking [as VHS and DVD]"
He certainly got that part spot on, anyone who thinks differently is just being a fanboy.
derek @ Nov 16th 2008 6:17PM
/facepalm
Byrdman @ Nov 16th 2008 7:08PM
this is coming from the guy with an HD-DVD avatar
Gus @ Nov 16th 2008 7:16PM
Hey doofus, the avatar is a 'pun' you know, humor, "HD DVD-The Departed", but I guess it takes a little intelligence to get that one.
THizzle7XU @ Nov 16th 2008 9:07PM
From the article:
"One thing I didn't like is that all of the Blu-ray movies I watched were widescreen, so there were black bars above and below the picture on my HDTV until I stretched it or zoomed in."
Why is anyone respecting this guy's article when he writes things like this?
Gus @ Nov 16th 2008 9:16PM
Unfortunately he is a representative of the public at large and the ignorance that surrounds new technology and HD in particular, the J6P crowd, and he represents why blu ray is going to struggle to be anything other than a niche.
YouFaceTheTick @ Nov 16th 2008 9:27PM
Here's the deal - most people don't have TVs capable of 1080p. We own two HDTVs (had three when my wife and I met). I tend to always have the newest toys but on this one I've waited.
And I'm glad I did for a few reasons.
1. I realized our DVD collection is worthless and I will not repeat that mistake. We sold off our DVDs to a used shop. Bu-bye. We will never really have a need to watch a movie repeatedly. Why not? See #2.
2. We have Netflix - I've been a member since 2000 (like I said, early adopter). We can order up a movie we want to see and in a day or two we'll get it in the mail. At 4 out at a time for $19 a month, it's great deal that gets us about 15-16 DVDs a month.
3. We have HDDs that have the ability to store and feed movies if we wanted to rip them. Again, don't see the point in wasting the space though as we simply don't re-watch movies.
4. HD-streaming by Netflix. It's available for Xbox 360 and coming to the Roku and some Samsung/LB Blue-Ray players. The Roku offers the most logical option for us because it allows for instant access to 12,000 titles on Netflix, it's only $100 and it's viable as long as we have Netflix, which after 8 years it seems likely is a part of our lives. Eventually the Roku is to get HD-streaming.
We talked about the BR players from Samsung and LB but eventually came to a few conclusions. We've got two HDTVs, plenty of DVD players and really no need to see any movie in 1080p. watching it at the stores (Sony Style, etc) we can see there's a difference. A tiny but noticeable difference and really it's only on newer films. The other features of BR will not be not used by us just like the extras currently on DVDs (again, early adopter of DVD in 2000 and the extras are ignored now). We're not concerned with tie-ins, alternate endings, extra facts, etc.
we'll continue to rent films and we'll use the Roku to watch stuff instantly. If we move now we'll probably help push Netflix to deliver more content online. Eventually we hope to see more and more available that way.
Maybe we're odd but if not for Directv Sunday Ticket, we'd cancel our satellite/cable TV all together. There's not enough available exclusively on TV to make it worthwhile.
Stin @ Nov 16th 2008 9:53PM
HTPC + 1080p mkv FTW!!!
Spiza @ Nov 16th 2008 10:17PM
@THizzle7XU @ Nov 16th 2008 9:07PM
I always wondered why they didn't include a way to do zoom to 16x9 from the disc. All you would need is a reference pixel for every frame and just let you switch between views if you like.
Mote @ Nov 17th 2008 12:00PM
The same could be said for all HD media content being delivered. Your fanboy argument is stale.