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"I've already retired my DVD collection..." - Oscar, not to be argumentative, but ...

Posted by Audiophilander on September 24, 2007 at 10:10:41:
...it isn't ALL about picture and sound quality, IMO. It's also about what is available and the intellectual or entertainment value of the content reproduced. Certainly sound & picture quality are important, but rarity and desirability are also factors. Picture quality, while important, shouldn't be critical to the appreciation and enjoyment of the content.
Of course one always wants the BEST duplication available, especially where current movies are concerned, but it isn't always possible to achieve high resolution presentation with older collectible TV programs, films and concert footage, especially when the original negatives or videotape masters no longer exist. Now if new movies are ALL that the enthusiast finds interesting then I suppose you have a point, but limiting ones viewing based solely upon picture quality sounds a little like folks who buy books by the pound because they place greater value on a book's page count than it's content.
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