Xeno on 10 April 2008
| Ail said: I think the OP has just demonstrated he has never watched a movie in HD |
I have a few friends who have adopted an HD television (720p). It looks nice, but it isn't as significant an improvement as VHS to DVD was. Being a digital satellite subscriber -- as well as an owner of an analogue antenna (for some local channels) -- I can notice a nice improvement of digital over analogue. I think my TV has 540 lines of resolution (enhanced definition), and -- to tell you the truth --720p is not that much nicer. If you go to your local Best Buy or Circuit City, they tend to have rooms where you can sit down for as long as you want and watch a movie in 1080p with a state-of-the-art audio system. Again, it's enjoyable, but I just don't see it as enough reason to replace my DVD player (which plays DIVX, MP4, and many other formats) with a Blue Ray player. I have an Avel DVD player, and I can actually stream movies from computer to my TV, via the DVD player. The quality is great.
