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Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Discuss. (For my parents, who are looking. Me, I ain't got no HDTV.)
Pretty good summation. My only recommendation is to choose the most likely market winner, not the better technology. But, if you only rent movies and don't buy a lot of them, then go with the better technology. You don't have to worry much about obsolescence since you won't have a whole library of movies you can't play anymore.
The shirtless wonder
Blu Ray is an HD format... So what's your question?
Do you mean HD DVD? I believe the backers of HD DVD abandoned the format and ceded victory (sadly) to the Blu Ray camp.
run.therowes.net
Ah. I need to keep pace. The Lost Gladiator is correct.
Marathon Maniac #957
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
I've got a fever...
If you're asking about HD-DVD, buying that makes about as much sense as buying a Betamax.
Just in general, once you have High Def, whether it be over-the-air, cable, satellite, or Blu-Ray, there's no going back. Standard definition broadcasts will look like pure shit to you in comparison, and even DVD's will be a disappointment. Sports in HD is jaw-dropping, and you see so much more of the action with the widescreen format.
MTA: HD-DVD was declared dead over 2 years ago, so any "deals" you find on HD-DVD are a waste.
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Happy Camper
Determination: The feeling you get right before you try something incredibly stupid.
Wii isn't HD (480p I think) and I don't think xbox 360 is 1080p.
We use the PS3 as our Blu-Ray player and also stream via Netflix.
The process is the goal.
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.
I thought for sure this thread must have been from 2008.
I say don't buy blu-ray and instead by a dvd player that can upconvert to HD. In fact, by a receiver that up converts everything to HD.
You must be one of those customers that goes to Best Buy and only buys rewritable CD's that are "Made for Digital".
Dave
I vote not.
And buy a PS3 as your blu-ray player. Games are a bonus. Can use as a media hub to stream music and videos from a PC or MAC. Link it to your HDTV with this receiver or one like it to simplify all your wiring by letting the receiver upconvert and switch.
Buy all your HDMI cables somewhere like this.
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