Is it my eyes only?

[mkelley]

I'm rather surprised no one asked the obvious -- just what are you looking at the BD disc on?

If your display ain't 1080p then you have no basis for comparison. 1080p (with the corresponding BD output) is so much better than regular DVD anyone even halfway blind will see the difference immediately. If you want proof, just drop by any Best Buy or Circuit City where they will show you a side by side comparison (now, this assumes they've set things up properly -- some of them don't know any more than your average housewife).

So you'll need a set capable of 1080p, and the right hookups -- HDMI set properly and your BD player and display set up correctly. If so, you WILL see the difference -- you can't help it.

Now -- you CAN see the difference on lesser displays, but it won't be nearly as dramatic.