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I don't understand why anyone would buy a bluray disc to begin with..when you can rent them from NetFlix.
Blu Ray seems to be on the path of being the next Laserdisc but without the 20+ year life span.The world is much too engrained in bargain after bargain that SD offers..and SD DVD is always going to be "good enough" for 99% of the general public.
Blu-ray's market share has almost doubled since HD DVD's demise.
Speaking of SD...just got my uber cheap copy of Iron Man from CC today to enjoy over the weekend on my quiet home theater vs. the noisy local theaters.
I agree, why buy them when Netflix has them for rent? Also as long as the PS3 continues to gain traction I think Blu still has strong potential. Now we just need a giant-killer player from someone like Oppo for under $200 to spur it along!
...if they really wanted blu-ray to take off they'd include a SD-DVD version of the movie when you buy the blu-ray version. I realize that's a fantasy, but the problem is the installed base of SD-DVD decks. Sure blu-ray looks better, but they are asking me to pay about a $10 premium on a disc that will work on my one super-fancy player. We can't use it in our car, we can't use it in our portable player, we can't play it on the laptop, we can't play it in the other TV in the rec. room... you get the picture. Sure eventually all these other decks/devices will/may someday migrate over to have blu-ray playback capability, but when? And further, WHY? Frankly you need a pretty fancy setup, at a pretty fair size (50"+ IMHO) to even notice the difference. Me? I rent in SD (and backup if I like it). Further, if I really like the movie and want a copy to enjoy in full blu-ray glory (on my PS3), I'll look on Amazon.com for a discount copy.
Quote from: John Ryder on 29 Sep 2008, 02:33 amBlu Ray seems to be on the path of being the next Laserdisc but without the 20+ year life span.The world is much too engrained in bargain after bargain that SD offers..and SD DVD is always going to be "good enough" for 99% of the general public.I'm not so sure about that one. We're also moving into the Hi-Def era with television. Over the next year the general public will see what digital TV is all about with the on going transition. Even Over the air hi-def TV looks better than a standard 480P DVD. I tried to watch a standard DVD two nights ago on my 1080P television...it looked like garbage! I guess it is easy not to miss something if you've never had it. As people move over to 1080P TVs...I have no doubt standard DVD will be a thing of the past in a few short years. It's hard to explain, but the Blu rays just draw you more into the movie.
Quote from: GHM on 29 Sep 2008, 03:53 amQuote from: John Ryder on 29 Sep 2008, 02:33 amBlu Ray seems to be on the path of being the next Laserdisc but without the 20+ year life span.The world is much too engrained in bargain after bargain that SD offers..and SD DVD is always going to be "good enough" for 99% of the general public.I'm not so sure about that one. We're also moving into the Hi-Def era with television. Over the next year the general public will see what digital TV is all about with the on going transition. Even Over the air hi-def TV looks better than a standard 480P DVD. I tried to watch a standard DVD two nights ago on my 1080P television...it looked like garbage! I guess it is easy not to miss something if you've never had it. As people move over to 1080P TVs...I have no doubt standard DVD will be a thing of the past in a few short years. It's hard to explain, but the Blu rays just draw you more into the movie.I take minor issue with the assessment. I have a Denon 5910 feeding a Pioneer Kuro 5080, and trust me, the SD picture from DVD upscaled to 1080i is just fine, thank you. I highly doubt that the majority of media would look much better with a 300.00 blu-ray player and a blu-ray version of the same movie. (I've checked this out, and the results are all over the place). I'm sure there are a few movies (modern animated for example), that would noticeable. For the majority of movies, blu ray is simply not worth the extra coin (to buy, that is).
Quote from: Freo-1 on 20 Oct 2008, 09:58 pmQuote from: GHM on 29 Sep 2008, 03:53 amQuote from: John Ryder on 29 Sep 2008, 02:33 amBlu Ray seems to be on the path of being the next Laserdisc but without the 20+ year life span.The world is much too engrained in bargain after bargain that SD offers..and SD DVD is always going to be "good enough" for 99% of the general public.I'm not so sure about that one. We're also moving into the Hi-Def era with television. Over the next year the general public will see what digital TV is all about with the on going transition. Even Over the air hi-def TV looks better than a standard 480P DVD. I tried to watch a standard DVD two nights ago on my 1080P television...it looked like garbage! I guess it is easy not to miss something if you've never had it. As people move over to 1080P TVs...I have no doubt standard DVD will be a thing of the past in a few short years. It's hard to explain, but the Blu rays just draw you more into the movie.I take minor issue with the assessment. I have a Denon 5910 feeding a Pioneer Kuro 5080, and trust me, the SD picture from DVD upscaled to 1080i is just fine, thank you. I highly doubt that the majority of media would look much better with a 300.00 blu-ray player and a blu-ray version of the same movie. (I've checked this out, and the results are all over the place). I'm sure there are a few movies (modern animated for example), that would noticeable. For the majority of movies, blu ray is simply not worth the extra coin (to buy, that is). Well like I said in the past..as long as you enjoy it... that is all that matters. Even a $300.00 Blu ray player would smoke the Denon if you compared BD against a standard disc...no matter what TV you used to view the movie. No technology can make up for the left out or missing information provided by a standard DVD against a Blu ray Disc...it just isn't possible..sorry.
