shandy706 said:

It strikes me as strange (even completely ironic) that there are people in here that don't care for Blu-ray. This seems like a forum where everyone is FOR movie preservation and the "best quality" in film. I've been for both for years.

I wouldn't be surprised if this were the general public, but this a film forum. Isn't it?! I bought my first HDTV at 22 in 2005. I recently bought one of the new 46" 1080p Aquos that has a higher contrast ratio than a freak'n plasma. The difference between Blu-ray and DVD on it is night and day. It's not even close.

When it comes to audio, I'm surprised by any real film fan that doesn't have at least 5.1 in their home. I bought my first 5.1 system when I was 18 and working at a tshirt company for $7 an hour.

Having 5.1 has been a necessity since I've been old enough to afford my own surround sound (17). So I'm with you there.

I don't have a BluRay player for one reason. It's honestly not much of an improvement. Don't get me wrong, I notice a difference, it's just that 1080p isn't all that good when I can down... um... AQUIRE 4k rips of Tron Legacy and others.

And to be honest I told myself I wasn't going to get a BluRay player until STAR WARS came out. And since STAR WARS was released in 1977 and all I've been offered is some direct-to-video remake from 2011 I see no point in investing in Blu-Ray.

Now if GreenRay comes out in a few years offering 4k resolution then I will buckle down and buy one. But not until then.