DVD vs iTunes HD - Blu-ray Forum

srinivas1015 · 12-12-2013, 04:46 AM

I have a few shows like Smallville and Alias on DVD which haven't been released on blu-ray. Is it worth buying the HD versions on iTunes? How big of a difference is it compared to a DVD?

Fiffy · 12-12-2013, 09:28 PM

It really depends on the show. In some cases (e.g. Twin Peaks), there is a huge improvement over the DVDs, in others not so much (e.g. I found Veronica Mars somewhat disappointing). I have neither Alias nor Smallville, so I can't say anything about those. Perhaps you could simply buy a single episode for a few bucks and see for yourself.

djluis2k6 · 12-25-2013, 03:22 PM

Going from an SD TV Show on DVD to SD on iTunes isn't much of an improvement, and sometimes even a bit lower quality. But for me, not enough that bothers me. If it's not HD, then it's about the same to me anyway. However, going from an SD TV Show on DVD to iTunes HD I've always seen to be a huge improvement. For example, Law & Order SVU, Season 1 on DVD is good, but in 1080p in iTunes is great.

12-12-2013, 04:46 AM	#1
srinivas1015 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 4K collection:84 Blu-ray collection:578 DVD collection:118 MA collection:33 Digital collection:130 iTunes collection:109 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:10	DVD vs iTunes HD I have a few shows like Smallville and Alias on DVD which haven't been released on blu-ray. Is it worth buying the HD versions on iTunes? How big of a difference is it compared to a DVD?

12-12-2013, 09:28 PM	#2
Fiffy Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:San Jose, CA Trading Score:4	It really depends on the show. In some cases (e.g. Twin Peaks), there is a huge improvement over the DVDs, in others not so much (e.g. I found Veronica Mars somewhat disappointing). I have neither Alias nor Smallville, so I can't say anything about those. Perhaps you could simply buy a single episode for a few bucks and see for yourself.

12-25-2013, 03:22 PM	#3
djluis2k6 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007	Going from an SD TV Show on DVD to SD on iTunes isn't much of an improvement, and sometimes even a bit lower quality. But for me, not enough that bothers me. If it's not HD, then it's about the same to me anyway. However, going from an SD TV Show on DVD to iTunes HD I've always seen to be a huge improvement. For example, Law & Order SVU, Season 1 on DVD is good, but in 1080p in iTunes is great.

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