Originally posted by: CO
I think the BlueRay/HDDVD would be slightly better just because I know that HBO compresses their signals sometimes, so you don't get the maximum resolution as watching it on a disk where the movie is the only thing.
As for HD-DVD/BlueRay compared to DVD, it is better, but it not a huge jump like DVD was to VCR & Laserdisk where it was so obvious about the quality. I for one can wait til the HDDVD/BlueRay fight it out for one format, cause I am very happy with my Anamorphic DVD's now.
I think HD-DVD/BlueRay will be a niche format in the coming years, sort of like Laserdisk was, for mostly movie-buffs with the epuipment that can produce great quality. I just don't see the average consumer who has a DVD player now rush out and buy an HD-DVD Player and then re-buy all their movies. When DVD came out, most people didn't mind replacing all their VHS tapes cause DVD's are much better quality, you don't have to Rewind them when your done, and they will last longer.
I think this is why I get so frustrated that Lucas didn't remaster the OOT, I would be content with an anamorphic DVD set forever, cause as I said, HD is better, but not so much better where it is like night and day.
Originally posted by: Guy Caballero
I have a question. If the current versions of the movies WERE released on BluRay or HDDVD, how much better would they look than the current hidef showings on HBO? Like on a scale from 1 to 10?
I have a question. If the current versions of the movies WERE released on BluRay or HDDVD, how much better would they look than the current hidef showings on HBO? Like on a scale from 1 to 10?
I think the BlueRay/HDDVD would be slightly better just because I know that HBO compresses their signals sometimes, so you don't get the maximum resolution as watching it on a disk where the movie is the only thing.
As for HD-DVD/BlueRay compared to DVD, it is better, but it not a huge jump like DVD was to VCR & Laserdisk where it was so obvious about the quality. I for one can wait til the HDDVD/BlueRay fight it out for one format, cause I am very happy with my Anamorphic DVD's now.
I think HD-DVD/BlueRay will be a niche format in the coming years, sort of like Laserdisk was, for mostly movie-buffs with the epuipment that can produce great quality. I just don't see the average consumer who has a DVD player now rush out and buy an HD-DVD Player and then re-buy all their movies. When DVD came out, most people didn't mind replacing all their VHS tapes cause DVD's are much better quality, you don't have to Rewind them when your done, and they will last longer.
I think this is why I get so frustrated that Lucas didn't remaster the OOT, I would be content with an anamorphic DVD set forever, cause as I said, HD is better, but not so much better where it is like night and day.
Being that HD is still in its infancy, most examples aren't impressive. Anyone remember DVD back in 1997? It was impressive but not like it got to be around 1999. Once you've seen a good HD demo trust me--its every bit the leap that DVD was from VHS. After watching a movie in high quality HD you go and look at the DVD version and it looks all fuzzy and undetailed--just like how VHS, fine for everyone for dozens of years, suddenly looked like shit once we got used to DVD. It'll remain a niche format for the next four or five years but after that HD will become the new standard (or semi-standard--like how only 50% or so of people had a VHS player in 1990) and Blu-Ray or the post-Blu-Ray format will exist alongside DVD, the way VHS existed alongside DVD, for a few years before SD fades away as a standard format--probably around 2015 or so