More people in US with a HD DVD player than Blu-ray

[steverhcp02]

NightDragon83 said:

Squilliam said:

steverhcp02 said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Dno said:
thats nice but i will care when any new movie comes out for all these HD DVD players... untill then ill be enjoying all my NEW movies on blu-ray

With HD-DVD you can watch normal DVD's in High-Def. You just wont have all of the extras like Blu Ray or HD-DVD had.

Completely wrong. That sounds like an uninformed consumer and the next phase of HD DVD supporters settlling for good enough. Not saying you are "settling" but your comment on upscaling equalling quality of actual 1080p is so far from true

http://other.toonguru.com/hd/SDHD_001.jpg

This is a comparison of upscaled to 1080p vs BD

I would be just as happy with the former as the latter.

You and me both brother... I see no reason to give up my Pioneer 1080p upscaling DVD player that cost me $75 for a decent Blu-Ray player that still goes for around $300

@stteverhcp02... As for that comparison pic, stand a minimum of 6 feet away from your computer monitor (normal TV viewing distance), then tell me if you see any noticeable difference!  That pic is only relevant if you're watching a movie less than 2 feet away from your computer/TV screen!

my parents just got a bonusview Magnavox BD player at wal mart for 138 bucks. Meijer has a sale now or coming up for 99 dollars and you can get a BD player everyday at wal mart, no sales for 198 dollars.

http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_constraint=0&ic=48_0&search_query=blu+ray&Find.x=0&Find.y=0&Find=Find

http://www.target.com/gp/search/192-2206380-3009310?field-keywords=blu+ray&url=index%3Dtarget%26search-alias%3Dtgt-index&ref=sr_bx_1_1&x=0&y=0

Point one, proven wrong. On to point 2.

http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html

The picture is relevent for a normal standard 42 to 47 inche TV at a viewing distance of 6-8 feet the human eye can distinguish between 720P and 1080P since 1080p upscaled isnt even 720p quality your 2 foot argument not only doesnt hold water in reality speaking in terms of true progressive scan HD but would obviously hold no water when discussing upscaled.

Point 2 proven wrong.

I wish people would stop commenting on things they have no idea about. If its not for you, fine, but dont shoot off wrong information as fact when you dont know what youre talking about.