Before someone disses me for starting another declaration topic, I just wanna say that I'm not new to blu ray but I wanna establish the fact that I'm finally supporting blu ray 100%! And I wanna see if anyone's in the same camp as well.
I realized that I a tru blu ray fanatic today when I refused to buy into the hd dvd deal even when one of my all time favorite movie, transformers (say what you want but I really really loved this movie) is hd dvd exclusive. Instead I chose to purchase the dvd instead. (Okay so the transforming dvd case was what sold me to buy the dvd as opposed to waiting for the possible release of a transformers blu ray) It was easier to swallow as well because the hd dvd copy does not have lossless audio anyway. On top of all that, I truly believe, as well as my gut feeling, is that blu ray will win this war. I cannot bring myself to support a format I do not believe in anymore. (Which is really sad since I prefer the red casing and I've been a supporter of toshiba and never really liked sony)
Moving on, I'm really glad I purchased the dvd, cause I know i'd probably tear my hair bald waiting for the blu ray release. (If it's ever released for blu ray of course, but one can always hope) On top of that, for a dvd, it truly does sound and look amazing. Its still pretty obvious to me its not high def but I would say the picture quality and sound quality is definitely good enough for me to enjoy the movie without being distracted by bad video or audio. The pictures online showing the differences between dvd and hd dvd just does not do justice to the real thang. Both vers (demo-ed the hd dvd copy at my friend's place) looks much better in real life, with dvd looking good enough that you won't be as disappointed by the crappy pictures taken of it which were posted online. For a dvd, the sound and video quality is among the best I've ever experienced. Definitely a worthy make-do solution while waiting for the high def vers if you're strictly in the blu ray camp like me. Anyone else who's a blu ray fan who purchased the dvd thinks so too?
I realized that I a tru blu ray fanatic today when I refused to buy into the hd dvd deal even when one of my all time favorite movie, transformers (say what you want but I really really loved this movie) is hd dvd exclusive. Instead I chose to purchase the dvd instead. (Okay so the transforming dvd case was what sold me to buy the dvd as opposed to waiting for the possible release of a transformers blu ray) It was easier to swallow as well because the hd dvd copy does not have lossless audio anyway. On top of all that, I truly believe, as well as my gut feeling, is that blu ray will win this war. I cannot bring myself to support a format I do not believe in anymore. (Which is really sad since I prefer the red casing and I've been a supporter of toshiba and never really liked sony)
Moving on, I'm really glad I purchased the dvd, cause I know i'd probably tear my hair bald waiting for the blu ray release. (If it's ever released for blu ray of course, but one can always hope) On top of that, for a dvd, it truly does sound and look amazing. Its still pretty obvious to me its not high def but I would say the picture quality and sound quality is definitely good enough for me to enjoy the movie without being distracted by bad video or audio. The pictures online showing the differences between dvd and hd dvd just does not do justice to the real thang. Both vers (demo-ed the hd dvd copy at my friend's place) looks much better in real life, with dvd looking good enough that you won't be as disappointed by the crappy pictures taken of it which were posted online. For a dvd, the sound and video quality is among the best I've ever experienced. Definitely a worthy make-do solution while waiting for the high def vers if you're strictly in the blu ray camp like me. Anyone else who's a blu ray fan who purchased the dvd thinks so too?
