02-26-2008, 06:21 AM
>I just bought a 42" Panasonic 1080p plasma a few days ago, so this really does interest me. I don't yet have a high def player, so it's nice to know which one NOT to buy.
A family member of mine was in this situation a year ago. Their old player malfunctioned, and they decided to look at the options for HD vs Blu ray, vs replacing it with another regular player. For this situation, it makes sense especially if high def compatible TVs are in the mix.
>I'll probably just upgrade my trusty old Philips 642 DVD player into something that can upscale standard definition DVDs to 1080p for now and then wait until Blu-Ray players (or the PS3 I guess) get cheap enough
for my tastes.
This is what I'm saying as well. I should clarify while I do find it interesting tech wise, it's not enough at this point for me, when I'm satisfied with standard DVDs. When it does reach the point of 50-100$ range, the way regular DVD players are at the time of this writing, then my interest will probably perk up.
Though if some of the big name stores are involved as much as they say, that might be sooner than later.
>The Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD "format war" wasn't much of a contest when Disney sided with Blu-Ray.
Also porn. Can't forget pr0n.
http://www.macworld.com/article/50627/20...ornhd.html
And the potential peril that high def can bring.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/21/b...s/porn.php