| Passenger57 said: I saw this coming even with the death of HD-DVD, the confusion of having 2 hd formats was too much for the general public. I personally would not pay more that a hundred dollars for any kind of movie playback device. |
This past weekend, I hung out with my SIL. She got a Blu Ray player, Sony, and a wicked Philips LCD with 120hz AutoMotion Plus. I thought exactly as you do. After painfully knowing she had the BR player hooked up via Composite cables, I donated my HDMI cable. Threw in Ratatioulle and she was like 'WOW. I notice a HUGE DIFFERENCE!' I sat back and mesmirized. I have never seen a BR disc running at 1080p with auto motion plus. It was a work of art.
Unfortunately, many stores don't show anything at 1080p consistently. Forget seeing 1080p at Wal-Mart, Target and only a few places, the bigger ones (Best Buy, Frys) will show something in full HD. And folks will buy a sick set, a BR player - hitting over $2K easily - and take home some patch cables.
Sony deserves to be moving BR's slower than usual. They show how much they care about their customers with measlily patch cables.
All I know is - I want a set like that for Christmas. If I hustle, I know I'll land one for Christmas this year. (I don't do credit - just cash or my loot from my biz)
