This is not a battle, its an irrelevant skirmish. The difference between upscaled DVD and HD is not enought to warrant buying all that kit and paying over the odds for the media. The DVD format immediatly won over the auidovisual freaks. These same freaks just don't want to know this time around.
richard k... You can't be serious? You definitely aren't talking from experience. I am far from an audio/videophile and the difference between upscaled dvd and HD is profound. HD is jaw dropping, upscaled dvd is crisp and nice, but there is no comparison. You need to get your eyes and ears checked.
I'm going with Richard on this one. I have a HD-DVD player, a very good upscaling DVD player and a 70" 1080P set.
I compared King Kong HD vs the DVD-9 retail version. Yes the HD was better, but not by a quantum leap. After watching for a few minutes, you forget the differences.
To date I have bought 2 HD movies, Polar Express and 2001. I won’t get suckered into buying junk movies again (ala Twister) just because they look nice on the screen.
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low-res DVD, until computer formats take over... I ain't dealing with these scratchables any more...
This is not a battle, its an irrelevant skirmish. The difference between upscaled DVD and HD is not enought to warrant buying all that kit and paying over the odds for the media.
The DVD format immediatly won over the auidovisual freaks. These same freaks just don't want to know this time around.
richard k... You can't be serious? You definitely aren't talking from experience. I am far from an audio/videophile and the difference between upscaled dvd and HD is profound. HD is jaw dropping, upscaled dvd is crisp and nice, but there is no comparison. You need to get your eyes and ears checked.
I'm going with Richard on this one. I have a HD-DVD player, a very good upscaling DVD player and a 70" 1080P set.
I compared King Kong HD vs the DVD-9 retail version. Yes the HD was better, but not by a quantum leap. After watching for a few minutes, you forget the differences.
To date I have bought 2 HD movies, Polar Express and 2001. I won’t get suckered into buying junk movies again (ala Twister) just because they look nice on the screen.