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In Reply to: cataracts inhibit viewing capability posted by Joe Murphy Jr on May 01, 2004 at 20:58:39:
Its too soon to say. I've seen true HD signal, and its very very good. Of course, some HDTV is better than others, but thats not the point. Blue laser DVD has the potential to blow away regualr DVds, but will it? We'll see.
More importantly, will the masses want it? Superiority is not a gauranty of success. Without the support of the masses, it would be doomed. Will people want to buy all new equipement? Replace their Video library? We'll see. It could be a breakthrough, or it could end up like the flying cars envisioned many years ago.
Time will tell.
Jack
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Both blue laser camps (HD-DVD and BluRay) have stated that the new players will be compatible with today's DVDs. However, to get the full potential of the blue laser discs, a High Definition display will definitely be needed. I'd like to see 1080p transfers of all movies. Even current displays, except for a select few, cannot display this resolution. Players will have to downconvert the signal. The plus side to this is that the blue laser software and hardware will be a few years ahead of the hardware to display it on. When a consumer steps up to a 1080p capable display, he/she will also be simultaneously stepping up the quality of the software/hardware "for free".
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