In Reply to: "Early adopters problems" is no excuse! posted by jsm on October 19, 2007 at 16:37:53:
Sure, Blu-Ray has it's problems, and no one really knows whether it or HD DVD will be around a decade from now. But perfect or not, you can enjoy them right here and now. You wait a few years for things to sort themselves out, and you might be very very disappointed to find (1) You have grown older and missed out on a few years worth of fun, and (2) There will be all-new uncertainties to deal with, and that you can bank on.
I have HD DVD because I love movies like "Lost In Translation" and "Being John Malkovich".
I have Blu-Ray because I'm very keen to watch anime like "Tekkonkinkreet" and "Paprika".
You talk about owning a very early VHS machine, but I take it you never attempted to hear hifi soundtracks or play S-VHS recordings on it.
I'm not saying that I like how Blu-Ray was dumped on the market in an unfinished state, only that I'd like to see what I can do with it now that it's already here.
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Follow Ups
- In the end, we're all dead. Meanwhile, have some fun! - 4season 20:54:49 10/19/07 (1)
- Not particularly relevant to me, and upscaled DVD can be be very nice. - jsm 12:01:46 10/23/07 (0)