Idea to help potential hi-def disc buyers

[nhaase]

Hey, I was just thinking about all the discussion on these threads about the BS which spews out of uneducated sales people. This winter is shaping up to be huge for both formats, and potential buyers need to be properly educated on each format.

One of the biggest advantages Blu-ray has is title quality. We know that the majority of the biggest movies available in hi-def are available on blu-ray, with many being BD-exclusive.

So, to help people considering jumping into hi-def, I think if the BDA came up with a small kiosk which has a search-able database of all movies available in hi-def, along with which format(s) it is on. People could walk up to it, type in the name of a movie, and see the truth. On the side would be a picture of the studios releasing BD movies.

I think this would be an easy way for people to see what they can get on Blu-ray vs. HD DVD. If they type in "300" they see it is on both. If they type in "Pirates of the Carribean" they will see all three are only on blu-ray. Same there for The Simpsons, all three Spiderman movies, and so forth.

Thoughts? Just wanted to get that out.