The other part of this comparison is extras. I think companies are saving some extras for Blu-Ray independent of the video quality of the pieces. Filmed DVD commentaries (such as the one I was told about while hearing the commentary for "Bender's Game") aren't enough of a selling point, and deleted/alternate scenes are such a mixed bag that having more of them won't push me to Blu-Ray.
And those DVDs with digital copies included are sort of missing the point, yes? There have to be cheaper ways of legally obtaining digital copies. I've had enough bad experiences with corrupted files that I'm not inclined to shift collections from discs to drives anytime soon. David ________________________________ From: Ben Scripps <[email protected]> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Will Blu-Ray really dominate the market? Picture quality not > withstanding, I hope not. My admittedly optimistic prediction is that > hard-drive technology will continue to improve (read: smaller sized > drives capable of holding increased amounts of data) and drop in > price. I'd like to think we will transition to a society of easy and > affordable downloads as opposed to another clunky format that has to > be stored on a shelf, only to be replaced by the next format. The thing that worries me about Blu-Ray, though, in terms of its success as a format, is that Blu-Ray players will upscale standard definition DVD's. They don't show up on your TV as "high definition", but standard def DVD's look a helluva lot better playing from a Blu-Ray player. Once HD-DVD folded, I bought a PS3 to use as a Blu-Ray player; immediately thereafter, I went out and bought a number of titles on Blu-Ray disc. Some were really deserving of high defintion (2001, Blade Runner), and others were just old movies I hadn't seen in a while and wanted to see again (guilty pleasure: Twilight Zone: The Movie). I've purchased a couple of games for the system too, but since then, the absolute number one thing I do with my PS3 is play standard definition DVD's. Your average consumer probably isn't going to notice a lot of difference between the quality of a Blu-Ray disc and the same title on DVD upscaled in a Blu-Ray player. And therein lies the problem--you're gonna have a hard time selling Joe Walmart on the higher picture quality, when a similar quality picture can be had at half the price. I know I've seen titles I'd like to buy on Blu-Ray that I've skipped simply because I already have it on DVD and there's no reason to upgrade. Sure, Blu-Ray has the fancy-schmancy features (the pop-up menus can be kinda cool, but they can also be annoying), but I don't know that it's enough to convert people...and thus, I don't think DVD is going anywhere anytime soon. I think there's enough of a convenience factor over VHS (smaller footprint, easier to access, more portable) to ensure DVD will be around for a long time to come... -- -- Ben Scripps [email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
