Wow, the Blu-ray movie selection (and quality) DOES suck

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My Sony BDP-S300 (2nd gen) player came yesterday. So, I spend last night watching samples of my regular dvd's on it, including Monster House. However, the component 1080i output doesn't upsample the output - only HDMI. Fortuantely, my Sony TV supposedly does this automatically. However the movies still looked great.

So tonight I stop at Circuit City on the way home and litterally check EVERY BLU-RAY TITLE on the shelves for something I would buy other than Ghost Rider which is coming in the mail. Saw "The Fifth Element" but was afraid it might not be the remastered version, so I skip that. (How do I know which version it is?) After searching and searching and holding off the FEW titles I wanted, I walk away with Monster House, which was at the top of my list.

I watch it, and I am still not sure I was watching HD, or just the somewhat improved version of the regular dvd, which I also have.

My question is, is it me, or is Sony playing this game with us to see if we notice if the movies we buy are high def or not. If not, why am I paying 50 to 100 percent more for a movie which is no better than regular DVD on my High Def TV? Can you say, "Class Action Law Suit"?

Why all these 2nd and 3rd rate titles coming out first? I want high def remastered versions of my favorite popular old movies. Not high def versions of sucky titles like "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman" Where is "Lawn Mower Man". "Logan's Run", "Tron", "Metropolis", "Forbidden Planet", and original "The War of the Worlds"? How about "Robocop", "Back to the Future" or "War Games"?

If this is the future of blu-ray titles, maybe I'll pass on re-buying many of my favorite titles like the Terminator series, if I am not getting true high defintion and sound. Upsampling is a moderate improvement at best.