Originally posted by: zombie84
Anyway, in short, HD is not a jarring leap, but it is a leap. Many people didn't think DVD was all that great--"whats wrong with VHS?" was the main argument against upgrading. Well, nothing really, i mean we watched VHS for years and years and were fine. Its only when you watch DVD and then go back to VHS that you really notice the difference. Thats kind of how i feel with HD--at first you sort of think "its better but not the hyped up leap it is known as," and then you take a look at the same scene in DVD and you think "jeez, is DVD really this soft and fuzzy?"
Anyway, in short, HD is not a jarring leap, but it is a leap. Many people didn't think DVD was all that great--"whats wrong with VHS?" was the main argument against upgrading. Well, nothing really, i mean we watched VHS for years and years and were fine. Its only when you watch DVD and then go back to VHS that you really notice the difference. Thats kind of how i feel with HD--at first you sort of think "its better but not the hyped up leap it is known as," and then you take a look at the same scene in DVD and you think "jeez, is DVD really this soft and fuzzy?"
I do agree with you Zombie, it is a leap, but I think many people who purchased DVDs over the last 10 years will not even buy an HD Player, and even if they do, I can only see them buying the movies like SW, LOTR, and The Matrix for that matter.
I see HD-DVD going the route of Laserdisk, a niche market of people who see the difference, and want every possible resolution they can when watching a movie. I am amazed at HD quality, but for some reason, I am just not interested in buying a player, despite they can't settle on one format. I have hundreds of DVD's too, and I just can't see myself running out and rebuying 'A Few Good Men' or 'Platoon' or even 'The Godfather' cause those are some of my favorite movies. Maybe if the OOT came out in BluRay in 2010, that would get me to buy an HD player, but with DVD, it was the DVD player that made me run out in 1998, not the selection of movies they had back then, cause it was a very thin lineup for many years before DVD exploded in 2000-01. I guess thats why I am so hoping the OOT comes on DVD this year fully remastered, cause I know that would satisfy me forever, and I would then be in the position if the OOT came out on BlueRay, I would think of buying it, but won't pull my hair out that I have to have it like I do now. I am telling you if Lucas could just put the OOT out this year fully remastered, I would forgive the guy for all he did since 1997, though I would never forget.