shandy706 said:

Totally and COMPLETELY FALSE on the resolution jump. Also the people that say that are either watching Blu-ray on an SD TV or they're BLIND.

I wouldn't call myself blind, but I certainly don't notice the jump unless I wear my glasses and sit uncomfortably close.

Our theatre ran a bunch of 80s/90s movies over the Summer, and being blown up on the big screen, I could definitely notice a difference when very sharp looking Blus like Tron and The Princess Bride were up, compared to some of the late 90s DVDs they showed, like Jaws and Sixteen Candles. But then they showed Wayne's World, and it was shot so soft that you could hardly tell it was BluRay, except that there was no artifacting between letters in the intro credits.

shandy706 said:

VHS = 480x333

DVD = 720x576 or 720x480 (barely a step up from VHS res in comparison)

Keep in mind that anamorphic DVDs are going to be using all 480 rows of that resolution, whereas every widescreen VHS I've ever heard of was letterbox.

Also, just the jump from analogue to digital was a pretty big thing. Bonus features, digital RW/FF, chapter selects, menus, and not having to worry about your tape getting eaten were pretty nice perks.