Does anyone else hate watching DVDs now?

[broganreynik]

Last night I had a free night for the first time in awhile so I decided to watch a movie. I waned to watch a movie I haven't seen in awhile, but when looking through my movies, every DVD i thought, "man, that won't look that great". It's even the same way when i watch tv, i tend to stay around the HD channels, and the only time I'll watch SD is if it's adult swim or south park or if a football game is in SD. Blu-Ray and High Definition has ruined my DVD collection (around 250 titles) and the other 200 or so channels i get.

[Xerious]

SD DVD sucks... it's like watching movies with fuzzy glasses.

[shatta]

i remember when i buy the LOTR special edition dvd,,,i was excited...shit was showin good on my SDTV,,using my ps3....and my 2ch sterio.....that was the shiznit........i was like..yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....then last night i went into my movies stash...saw the dvd....suck my teeth and pick up a BD and start watchin.....its like dvd aint got it no more...

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

Last night I had a free night for the first time in awhile so I decided to watch a movie. I waned to watch a movie I haven't seen in awhile, but when looking through my movies, every DVD i thought, "man, that won't look that great". It's even the same way when i watch tv, i tend to stay around the HD channels, and the only time I'll watch SD is if it's adult swim or south park or if a football game is in SD. Blu-Ray and High Definition has ruined my DVD collection (around 250 titles) and the other 200 or so channels i get.

I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm so hooked on high definition and blu-ray that it sickens me when I see a movie or sports event in standard definition. I do have a HD satellite receiver but not all channels are in HD. I sold most of my dvds already on ebay and now trying to get them on blu-ray. Now I'm just waiting for a newer technology thats higher than blu-ray

[Xerious]

i did a comparison between enemy of the state on bd and dvd... yeah, it was pretty stone cold... i need to contain my fetish for more bd... it's breaking my balls, jim, breakin' my balls!

[Smallville206]

I have 82 Blu ray movies so far and love the difference in quality immensly, however I can still watch standards without a problem, I just avoid buying them anymore if possible.

[bhampton]

I seen enough Blu Rays that it does take the trill out of DVD completely.

I don't think it's fair to say I would "hate" to go watch SW or LotR upconverted on my PS3 but I'm 100% certain now I'll be buying these again on Blu Ray ASAP.

-Brian

[MasterXeus]

Originally Posted by Smallville206

I have 82 Blu ray movies so far and love the difference in quality immensly, however I can still watch standards without a problem, I just avoid buying them anymore if possible.

I agree. I don't hate watching DVDs, I'm just not impress with them.

[lokus]

Originally Posted by broganreynik

Last night I had a free night for the first time in awhile so I decided to watch a movie. I waned to watch a movie I haven't seen in awhile, but when looking through my movies, every DVD i thought, "man, that won't look that great". It's even the same way when i watch tv, i tend to stay around the HD channels, and the only time I'll watch SD is if it's adult swim or south park or if a football game is in SD. Blu-Ray and High Definition has ruined my DVD collection (around 250 titles) and the other 200 or so channels i get.

I am the same way. I will only be buying certain titles that I NEED right now that aren't out on Blu-ray. For example, The Office Season 3 will be on my X-mas list but everything else is Blu-ray here on out (or at least I'm hoping its that way).

[HebrewHammer00]

Originally Posted by MasterXeus

I agree. I don't hate watching DVDs, I'm just not impress with them.

I have nothing against DVDs, majority of my movies and all of tv shows are on DVD, they look good with an upscale from my Ps3 , Nothing looks better than Justice League upscaled.

[Go Blu]

Same here, I just rent DVDs now as I have stopped buying them altogether.
I don't mind watching them so much as long as I sit a little further from the TV.

When I first got my Bravia I'd watch any of the HD channels weather I cared about the subject matter or not just because it looked so good.

[YoodinVranks]

The worst SD DVD experience I've had since going Blu was about a month ago. Every Labor Day weekend I have a tradition of watching Weekend At Bernies... I know... Don't judge me... anyway, over the summer I upgraded from my old 55" HDTV to a 73" DLP, and Weekend At Bernies isn't animorphic. So I had to stretch it out to get the right ratio. YEEEEECH!!! I'll just say that Bernie has never looked that dead.

[YoodinVranks]

Maybe tonight I'll try playing it on my PS3, maybe the upscale will help.

[SS316SRV]

I can't say I hate watching SD DVDs. I would rather watch blu, but sometimes I have to watch SDs. Just saything movies like Seven Samurai, Metropolis, Night of the Living Dead, Fight Club, Seven, Snatch, and Sin City are some of my favorite movies. I can't yet get any of those on blu, and when I get a hankering for pickie talk and Frankie Four Fingers I need to go SD. It is the sad truth of the world.

[cawgijoe]

I don't mind watching DVD's, but if I have a choice I go with Blu.

[w_tanoto]

not really, not yet. I haven't make a full switch to high definition, although I started to buy BD more frequently, and watch it. I expect to make a full switch very soon before the end of the year, when I got my new laptop. I just received the news that my BD-RE drive is already within UK

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by YoodinVranks

Every Labor Day weekend I have a tradition of watching Weekend At Bernies... I know... Don't judge me...

I love those movies.

I don't mind SDs for TV series. I just bought The Unit season 1 at Amazon for $19.99. With upscaling from my Oppo, it looks good.

It's not BLU good, but it's probably 75% of the way there.

But I want all the movies I watch at least once per year in BLU. TV shows in SD (upscaled) work for me.

As to cable, I almost canceled it entirely. I don't watch anything but the HD channels.