You would be surprised at some of the older flicks and how well they looked. I have both the older Superman movies (I and II) and was amazed at how much better even they were. I got the recent huge DVD collectors edition last x-mas and was impressed with how much of a difference an older film can look. Casablanca was one of the original 5 free movies I got as well and it looks absolutely incredible in HD. Like GooseGaws said though, reading some of the reviews is a good idea, there are some stinkers on both formats.
I jumped into HD before the big paramount dreamworks announcement and was worried about the longevity of the format too. But the deals at the time (5 free + King Kong) I couldn't pass it up. I have it down for X-mas that I want to get a new standalone player now. My DVD player just died and the Toshiba's also happen to be some of the best upscaling DVD players out.
Netflix has just about every HD movie available now but I will warn you that the demand for the HD formats is picking up and I've had some long waits for a few movies. Especially the new releases. I still haven't gotten Knocked up from them and it's been on the Quene since a few weeks before release.
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