Going back to DVD?

[Riddler95]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

DVD is going to look fine to most people. After all, nearly 70% of all sales revenue still come from DVD.

It just depends on screen size and viewing distance, the particular DVD movie itself, a person's vision, and individual preferences or "pickiness" regarding artifacts and defects.

Some people think Blu-ray looks too grainy on certain movies. I watched the Criterion The Third Man with my wife and she thought it looked all snowy so I put it the DVD and she liked it better. Also, Blu-ray does bring out the flaws more than DVD. Everything is clearer, not just what is supposed to be there.

Also keep in mind that DVD was (and still is) hugely successful and a lot people have a nostalgic attachment to it and they may look upon Blu-ray in a bad light because of that.

I thought that DVD would be dead by the end of the decade but it doesn't look like it is going to happen and it is apparent. DVD sales are still significantly higher than Blu-Ray, DVD is still the standard for Home Video releases, and everything is released on DVD whereas not everything is released on Blu-Ray.

I've realized that Blu-Ray is a niche format and the market is small. The only people who really own a Blu-Ray Player are movie buffs who want to be able to enjoy movies at home in the highest quality currently available.

It actually reminds me of LaserDisc because here in North America LaserDisc was a niche format and the market was small. The only people who owned LaserDisc Players were really just movie buffs who wanted the superior picture & sound quality and to be able to view special features.

I've heard alot of people say that DVD looks like garbage on an HDTV, but many of them connect a DVD Player to an HDTV using Composite Video when they should be using Component Video or if it is an Upscaling DVD Player HDMI. Alot of those people have no idea how good a DVD can look on a HDTV just as long as they are using the proper connections.