Maybe I shouldn't respond, but...

Posted by jsm (A) on December 11, 2007 at 11:19:38

In Reply to: survey: how many folks still refuse to go Hd or blu? posted by Elizabeth on December 11, 2007 at 10:54:01:

I will. Just a few days ago I was completely with you. I thought all of this business was a big yawner. I really can't care all that much about which format wins, if either, and the free "come-on" movies that come with players have zero inetrest to me for the most part. Moreover, upscaled DVD looks VERY good on my 58 inch plasma set. It's not as good as top HD, but it's far better than ordinary DVD, and I can watch it with with real pleasure; the films in some local movie theaters often don't look any better. Furthermore, there are many more HD movies of interest to me coming over my satellite service than are available on disc. So far well over 90% of the releases on both formats have little interest for me.

But two nights ago I bought a HD DVD player for two reasons: it was so cheap (less than $200 delivered), and a scan of a my rental company's films showed that there were enough films of interest to me in HD DVD to make it worth it, though not all that many to be sure. I'm not even sure that this relatively small investment is a worthwhile one, but if I decide it isn't, I won't be out too much money. I suspect I'll get my money's worth out of it. Having now watched some operas in HD on a big screen, I can see a potential I never saw before, and there are a number of operas that are going to be released in the near future. Played through my good sound system, I found I could enjoy opera in HD almost as much as seeing it live from a distant balcony seat where you can't even see the expressions on the singer's faces.

Joe

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Topic - survey: how many folks still refuse to go Hd or blu? - Elizabeth 10:54:01 12/11/07 (22)

Still waiting for ONE winner or a Denon True Universal Player... - drcruz 13:50:44 12/16/07 (0)

I'm one folk who's interested, but doesn't want to get involved - yet. [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 10:00:52 12/13/07 (0)

RE: survey: how many folks still refuse to go Hd or blu? - Syncros 08:15:38 12/13/07 (0)

RE: survey: how many folks still refuse to go Hd or blu? - DeeCee 09:44:15 12/12/07 (0)

When one wins or all movies come out on both - kvk 09:15:54 12/12/07 (0)

On the fence. - Larry I 07:19:48 12/12/07 (2)

Dump your cable company. - jsm 13:26:36 12/12/07 (1)

That upgrade to an HD receiver on Satellite set me up on the road to HD media sources. - oscar 14:29:27 12/12/07 (0)

I have a1080p SONY SXRD LCoS 55-in set... - JoeLip 21:38:58 12/11/07 (0)

My situation made it pretty easy - padreken 19:53:08 12/11/07 (0)

RE: survey: how many folks still refuse to go Hd or blu? - Rod H. 15:07:16 12/11/07 (1)

Netflix - Robertc88 11:29:51 12/12/07 (0)

Well...... - JMCIII 13:28:24 12/11/07 (0)

I think the money I spent was a waste. - Duilawyer 13:18:42 12/11/07 (6)

Are you serious? - padreken 19:39:46 12/11/07 (2)

RE: Are you serious? - Duilawyer 06:11:34 12/12/07 (0)

I do see it. Yawn. J6P just left the room. nt - Duilawyer 06:08:13 12/12/07 (0)

Either you have a very small TV or you may be a candidate for LASIK surgery. - Dalton 18:50:11 12/11/07 (1)

56" DLP Samsung, and already had lasik. nt - Duilawyer 06:03:45 12/12/07 (0)

No improvement over upscaled? - Road Warrior 18:28:04 12/11/07 (0)

Can't say I "refuse" - grantv 11:23:45 12/11/07 (0)

Maybe I shouldn't respond, but... - jsm 11:19:38 12/11/07 (0)

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