Holiday Season and HiDef DVDs...

[evilkat]

Hey guys, so I bought a HT system (my first!) around the end of last year and got a 720p TV, thinking that I'll sit out this crazy format war a while longer until things are a bit more finalized and gen2 hardware is out. So I waited. And I'm still waiting, and I have to say, I feel a little disappointed that I am not getting to view my favorite movies in HD glory! I feel like my system is very underutilized and feel like a bit of a mook for having spent a lotta money on a system and not using it to it's full potential.

So having banged my head against the wall/desk trying to figure out what to do when purchasing a HiDef player, I thought I'd put the question to you guys:

If you had to get a Blu Ray/HD-DVD player THIS holiday season, what would you get?


I don't even have a DVD player atm, because I was thinking there'd be no point going for a nice upconverting one like an Oppo if I'm going to get an HD player....but maybe someone should talk some sense into me

 

[mtrycrafts]

Hey guys, so I bought a HT system (my first!) around the end of last year and got a 720p TV, thinking that I'll sit out this crazy format war a while longer until things are a bit more finalized and gen2 hardware is out. So I waited. And I'm still waiting, and I have to say, I feel a little disappointed that I am not getting to view my favorite movies in HD glory! I feel like my system is very underutilized and feel like a bit of a mook for having spent a lotta money on a system and not using it to it's full potential.
So having banged my head against the wall/desk trying to figure out what to do when purchasing a HiDef player, I thought I'd put the question to you guys:
If you had to get a Blu Ray/HD-DVD player THIS holiday season, what would you get?

I don't even have a DVD player atm, because I was thinking there'd be no point going for a nice upconverting one like an Oppo if I'm going to get an HD player....but maybe someone should talk some sense into me

Between a rock and a hard place?
How large is that TV?
But, hi def does look great on larger TVs and some smaller ones, some say

If you like movies that are on one or the other without being from a dual format company, then go for the combi hi def players that are coming this winter season At least you will have the player when you upgrade TV to 1080p and increase its size.

 

[evilkat]

Hey good point mtc My tv is only a 42" and does 720p...so 1080p is not an option. However after watching over the air HDTV in 720p, holy crap you just keep wishing you could watch DVDs in that resolution

I can't say that the cost of going with a combi player is very appealing to me...(doesn't vidbox have combo players out now?) but on the other hand, thats a garaunteed way to ensure that I can watch all the movies I want without worrying about which studio falls in which camp.

As tempted as I am to just keep on watching DVDs (lower price on DVDs AND players!), I feel bad that I am not able to enjoy HD movies.

Maybe if some of you guys who actually jumped on the HD wagon can explain to me what finally pushed you over, I can get a better perspective?

 

[ParadigmDawg]

I was less than impressed when I purchased my BR player; I was expecting more than I got and it just didnt seem that much better to me. Flash forward 10 movies and you couldnt even get me to watch a SD DVD. Once you get used to HD it is very difficult to go backwards. If it were me; I would get the format that is less expensive unless you are a gamer and then it is PS3 all the way.

Hey guys, so I bought a HT system (my first!) around the end of last year and got a 720p TV, thinking that I'll sit out this crazy format war a while longer until things are a bit more finalized and gen2 hardware is out. So I waited. And I'm still waiting, and I have to say, I feel a little disappointed that I am not getting to view my favorite movies in HD glory! I feel like my system is very underutilized and feel like a bit of a mook for having spent a lotta money on a system and not using it to it's full potential.

So having banged my head against the wall/desk trying to figure out what to do when purchasing a HiDef player, I thought I'd put the question to you guys:

If you had to get a Blu Ray/HD-DVD player THIS holiday season, what would you get?


I don't even have a DVD player atm, because I was thinking there'd be no point going for a nice upconverting one like an Oppo if I'm going to get an HD player....but maybe someone should talk some sense into me

 

[mtrycrafts]

Hey good point mtc

Maybe if some of you guys who actually jumped on the HD wagon can explain to me what finally pushed you over, I can get a better perspective?

Unfortunately, 42" is hard to talk you into a switch
But, hi-def is just that, a much better, detailed picture. On a large screen even the texture of people's clothing adds to the visual stimulation.

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

I jumped on the wagon and got both because I was tired of looking through the HD discs and only be able to watch Blu-Rays (I got BD first, and had only planned on staying with it). What pushed me over for originally getting the Blu-Ray was that I bought a nice 1080p tv, and I wanted to use the tv to its full potential. DVDs looked ok, but once I hooked up the Blu-Ray and played some movies on it, I was hooked.

I then bought HD-DVD because of Transformers. Actually, aside from the 2 movies that came in the box with the player, Transformers is the only HD-DVD I own.

 

[Hi Ho]

You can get a Toshiba HD-A2 for a little more than an Oppo and the HD-A2 does an excellent job of upconverting DVDs. That's the main reason I bought mine. I can enjoy most of the movies I want to see in HD and still have an excellent upconverting player for standard discs.

 

[evilkat]

I was almost ready to just give up on the BR mess and go with HD, but now that I read about Tiers on the HD DVD front, I'm all confused again as to what to get

Good lord, I guess I'll be sticking with DVD for the next few years. That Oppo sure sounds more and more tempting....that is until I see what over the air 720p programming in the evening again!!!