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Originally Posted by zip2play
The problem isn't really the new FORMAT, yes I agree that 1080p is the future, it's the software available for the format.
As it stands now, there just isn't near enough quality product available in Blu-Ray unless one loves everything new that is released to the theaters. For me, I have no use for Star Wars XXIII, Matrix 6, Still Slightly Pretty Woman, or X-Men to the X power or to AGAIN watch the classics Ben-Hur, Virginia Woolf, Close Encounters , 2001, Citizen Kane just to see extra pixels.
I guess part of the problem is that the best movies today aren't being done as Hollywood blockbusters and thus are still coming out in Standard format only.
If I sprang for Blu-Ray, I'd be through the rentals that I want from Netflix in under 2 months.
There has to be a certain level of product to entice me to pile on another STB and it will take several years to amass this level.
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I felt just like you did until I saw several titles on HD DVD and then HDM changed my mind forever and I chose not to revert back to SD DVD. So yes I have nearly 300 SD DVDs, but I had nearly 400 before eBay and I haven't bought a SD DVD in many months. The difference is not just pixels and audio, there is also vast improvements in color, contrast, and brightness. You ever watch a SD DVD or SD broadcast on an HDTV and notice how dark the picture is? You never have this issue with BD/HD DVD and to be honest only a small number of HD channels over CAB/SAT look even close to BD/HD DVD.