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..ALL newly built DVD players will be able to play both standard and Blu Ray disks. At some perhaps more distant point, production of standard formatted DVD discs will cease and new DVDs will be issued only in Blu Ray format.Perhaps for a while the back side of the disk with have the DVD in 480p for those who haven't yet gotten the new players--but this is a transitionary phase.
Remember not so long ago when only the more expensive DVD players outputted a progressive scan component video signal?
I notice that full screen standard DVDs have become an endangered type on newly issued movies, as people gradually dump their 480i CRT sets in favor of a 16;9 format.
In watching a DVD on the new 720p 32" Panasonic LCD last night using an older (2004, probably) Toshiba 3950 player the picture was crystal clear to the point of me wondering at that screen size why anyone would ever need or want either a Blu ray DVD or a 1080p rather than 720p set.
The Blu ray and 1080p is really only a significant issue in my mind from the 42 inch screen sizes on up, and even then only if you tend to like to watch a 50 inch+ picture from maybe 5 ft away.
I'm sorry if I am still wondering why an average consumer replacing their old 27 inch CRT with a 32 or 37" flat panel LCD is going to get really excited about spending the extra money either on Blu Ray or 1080p technologies. Sorry that I still think most average consumers aren't going to be willing to pay much for the extra resolution. THey will accept it if it is free, or nearly so, but they won't go out of their way to spend money to buy in.
There are new technologies I will get around to adopting eventually and then there are new technologies that I must have next week, and unfortunately Blu Ray and 1080p fall in the first category for me.
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I have an older PJ with an 84" screen. Even at that, with a DVD playing the picture is stunning to me. Would it be better with HD/Blu-ray, sure. Do I care (?), not overly. And in general I am a fan (although 2-channel audio is where I spend most of my money). When the bulb dies on my Infocus X1 I'll get an HD PJ (and I guess a Blu-ray player), until then I'm fine. And I have MANY hours left on my supposed 4000 hour bulb.
Now put Joe the average consumer in the mix with a screen 1/4 that size (like a 42" as you noted), and how much benefit will they see?
Panasonic 37" Plasma. To top it off, I got it at a great price from a friend who was anxious to upgrade from this display. So why not????
To say the least, the enjoyment I'm getting from watching SD DVD upscaled and from Blu Ray is far and away more than I ever anticipated.
I don't see the cost in the future being anything that will stop J6P from replacing their older displays and SD DVD players. Why buy those technologies again especially when their current units break down? It will obviously take some time for prices to drop and the war with SD DVD will linger but I'm confident migrating will become commonplace eventually in households! You didn't mention the sound at all which is yet another upgrade over SD DVD but I understand folks connecting straight to the audio jacks on the display currently for the sound but the extra benefit is still there for those that want it with BD even with just an HDMI cable!
BTW, remember those stubborn folks who hadn't migrated away from VHS? They had to and eventually won't have any choice moving away from SD DVD either! :)
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