Originally posted by: Luke Skywalker
I won´t buy XXX on BluRay either, since I absolutely hate that movie and this whole generation of new Hollywood blockbuster movies.
But you can surely expect that I´m going for Schindlers List on HD. And many more great movies 
What i think is impressive on these new HD formats is the audio. But thats a whole other story..
Originally posted by: Vigo
If you want content alone, you can read books (which is btw a good idea). I am a visual person, and as much as a revelation the DVD was for me 7 years ago (from the moment I was watching my first DVD, VHS was for me deader than dead), HD is going to be the next big step. Movies are there to be watched and I want them in the best quality possible, ESPECIALLY those movies which I like very much. I cherish the times when home cinema stops looking like video and starts looking like real film. HDTV is a big step towards this goal.
So you will never see me buying "XXX" on Blu Ray. However i will end up spluging on a "Schindler's List" laserdisc.
Originally posted by: marioxb
I don't see all of the fuss over HD myself either. I can't tell any difference between DVD and HDDVD or HD TV or anything. I agree with JamesEightBitStar and I can't tell the difference either.
I suggest to clean your monitors then. Or getting some glasses. Tsss, can´t see the difference between 720x480 and 1920x1080 resolution.... (6 times the resolution!!!)
I must say i agree that you can definatly see a difference. But if your telling me that this difference is worth a) buying new equipment to watch stuff in HD b) repurchasing all your DVDs in HD or c) just paying the prices for the equipment and DVDs alone, your out of your mind.
As long as the HD-DVD/BluRay format war is going on, i would never suggest someone to invest into HD too much. But the time is definately running out for our decades old television systems. Prices will fall soon, they always did.
I don't think the difference is all that great.
Well, you are looking at still images. In motion, it´s surely going to kick much more ass. Besides, considering that this is 30 year old material, it´s very impressive. Remember how the first DVD´s looked and how much the quality improved over the years. Same is going to happen with HDTV.
Then again i do think it all depends on what you base watching movies on. If your watching a movie simply for the picture then i think you need to re-evaluate your priorities. Me personally, i watch for content.
I don't see all of the fuss over HD myself either. I can't tell any difference between DVD and HDDVD or HD TV or anything. I agree with JamesEightBitStar and I can't tell the difference either.
I suggest to clean your monitors then. Or getting some glasses. Tsss, can´t see the difference between 720x480 and 1920x1080 resolution.... (6 times the resolution!!!)
I must say i agree that you can definatly see a difference. But if your telling me that this difference is worth a) buying new equipment to watch stuff in HD b) repurchasing all your DVDs in HD or c) just paying the prices for the equipment and DVDs alone, your out of your mind.
As long as the HD-DVD/BluRay format war is going on, i would never suggest someone to invest into HD too much. But the time is definately running out for our decades old television systems. Prices will fall soon, they always did.
I don't think the difference is all that great.
Well, you are looking at still images. In motion, it´s surely going to kick much more ass. Besides, considering that this is 30 year old material, it´s very impressive. Remember how the first DVD´s looked and how much the quality improved over the years. Same is going to happen with HDTV.
Then again i do think it all depends on what you base watching movies on. If your watching a movie simply for the picture then i think you need to re-evaluate your priorities. Me personally, i watch for content.
If you want content alone, you can read books (which is btw a good idea). I am a visual person, and as much as a revelation the DVD was for me 7 years ago (from the moment I was watching my first DVD, VHS was for me deader than dead), HD is going to be the next big step. Movies are there to be watched and I want them in the best quality possible, ESPECIALLY those movies which I like very much. I cherish the times when home cinema stops looking like video and starts looking like real film. HDTV is a big step towards this goal.
So you will never see me buying "XXX" on Blu Ray. However i will end up spluging on a "Schindler's List" laserdisc.
I won´t buy XXX on BluRay either, since I absolutely hate that movie and this whole generation of new Hollywood blockbuster movies.
But you can surely expect that I´m going for Schindlers List on HD. And many more great movies What i think is impressive on these new HD formats is the audio. But thats a whole other story..
Now this is something where my priority is lower. I want best picture.