From Variety Mag: Home video format war just beginning

[CreativeX]

I thought this was rather interesting:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...&cs=1&nid=2562

For Blu-ray, the format war has turned into one of those epic quests you see in badly dubbed martial arts movies.
Sure, its kung fu was too good for rival HD DVD to overcome. But hold on to those nunchaku -- Blu-ray still has to overcome an army's worth of fierce competition before it can officially crown itself the master of the global homevid village.

And that next battle starts with the entrenched format Blu-ray is trying to usurp, good-old 480p-resolution DVD, which may not be the "it" product it was back in the early days of the Bush administration, but overwhelmingly remains the go-to platform for delivering recorded movies and TV shows into the home.

[bhampton]

Yeah,

That's interesting.

Buying Blu Rays is as much fun as buying DVDs ever way and more. So,.. I hope it catches on in the same way.

That would be cool.

-Brian

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by CreativeX

I thought this was rather interesting:

What about it is interesting? The incorrect notion that upconverted DVD looks anything like Blu-ray or Mike Abt's assertion that upconverting DVD players are worth $79, conveniently neglecting to tell you that this is something your HDTV does for you anyway, thus making that player redundant.

[SpaceDog]

I've seen HDMI cables as low as $14.99, and Best Buy will pitch these with the HDTV set anyway, with or without Blu-Ray.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

What about it is interesting? The incorrect notion that upconverted DVD looks anything like Blu-ray or Mike Abt's assertion that upconverting DVD players are worth $79, conveniently neglecting to tell you that this is something your HDTV does for you anyway, thus making that player redundant.

There are a few players that do it better. But, of course, they aren't $79.

Hey, over hear, I'm an idiot on a soapbox. Now I have your attention, here's some utter trash...

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

I've seen HDMI cables as low as $14.99, and Best Buy will pitch these with the HDTV set anyway, with or without Blu-Ray.

How about $5.28 for 3ft and $8.35 for 6ft?

Great quality too.