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supermario128 on 06 February 2008

I have an HDTV and I'm fine with DVD too, no need for blu ray yet.




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cmarkru on 06 February 2008

DVDs look very crappy on HDTV even if they'r upscaling.
I just don't like the picture quality, thats why I bought a PS3, and the games of course.



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epsilon72 on 06 February 2008

Most people do not care about their audio/video 'experience'. It may matter greatly to some niche groups (avsforum), but those groups comprise a very small portion of the market.

I don't know how anyone could stand to watch a movie with a cheap 5.1 walmart system and a HDTV connected to a dvd player with composite cable, but a lot of people wouldn't have a problem with that. It's all a matter of preference and priorities.

I don't think that HD media will die, though it might be relegated to a status similar to what the laserdisc enjoyed.



CDiablo on 06 February 2008

I own 3 HDTVs and have no interest in Blu. I have see the picture quality in store demos and it really aint that great. If I did buy blu Id be the only person I know with a player and couldnt watch movies at friends houses.



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iclim4 on 06 February 2008

hey i was also happy with dvds and crtv's.
but looking at HD pictures just blew me away.
now i have 1080p hdtv with blu-ray and im even happier.

you know that feeling where youre satisfied with your life, and then suddenly you fall in love?
might be an extreme analogy, but it fits.




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Griffin on 06 February 2008

I'm not really surprised by this, i bet most people don't even know what HD is, they plug their HDTV in and they think thats HD. I have seen some photo's before on the Sony forums of DVD's being upscaled on the 360 which is like a normal DVD player to the same DVD being played on the PS3 and the difference was insane. But i can't see why people with HDTV's would not buy a Upscaling DVD player, you can get some really good ones for only $100.