Originally posted by: ESHBG some people may never, ever buy into the technology and feel that DVD is good enough (and for many people, it will be). Don't those fans deserve something too?
Count me in as one of those fans who are very happy with my DVD's that are Anamorphic & 5.1 Dolby Digital. I have an HD TV, but I really don't have any desire to even buy an HD-DVD player in the future. I still feel it will be a niche market like Laserdisk was, because I just don't see the mainstream person who is not a quality nut going out and buying an HDTV, and an HD-DVD player. If they didn't do it with Laserdisks, when they were clearly better than VHS, why would they do it now when DVD is great quality.
To me it is like listening to a movie in DTS and Dolby Digital, sure DTS are alittle bit better, but Dolby Digital is still good enough, where it is not that big of a difference. There were DVD's such as Superbits movies released by Columbia of existing catalogs titles that had alittle better picture and DTS sound, and I have never bought one.
If Lucas would have put this O-OT release out in September with Anamorphic & 5.1 Dolby Digital, I would be happy forever, and wouldn't care about anything else that concerns SW in the future. DVD is great quality, and I am satisfied with all my movies that are remastered in great quality, just as I have been happy with all my music CD's since I bought a CD player in 1989. Even if a better CD format came out, I would not buy it, cause all my CD are 'good' enough for me, just like DVD is 'good' enough too.
I just think there isn't THAT much of a huge quality difference that will make me run out to buy an HD-DVD player. When I bought a DVD player in 1998, the quality was so much better than VHS, I could never watch VHS again. DVD has satisfied me since 1998, and I don't need to waste any more money for alittle better quality.