In Reply to: Precious HD DVD hardware / software ? posted by AbeCollins on January 5, 2008 at 12:11:12:
There are things on them that can be had for peanuts with excellent sound and picture quality. Some are not available on DVD. It's to DVDs what vinyl is to CDs for him.
If you like opera, the HD DVD recording of the Magic Flute is superb. It is only on HD DVD and I would guess is unlilely to ever come out on BD. As I understand it, there are several other operas in the works coming out exclusively on HD DVDs as well, though that could change.
I have no axe to grind and would look forward to buying a quality HD machine when and if one format wins. For some technical reasons I would prefer BD, but I don't regret buying a HD DVD player for less than $200 with 10 free movies. I'll certainly get my money's worth out of it.
Joe
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- My son collects laser discs. - jsm 12:25:01 01/07/08 (0)