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Posted by Matthew L. Martin on 11/09/07 14:23
Rich wrote:
> On Nov 8, 8:30 pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>> I'm Joe Average. I have a hi-def TV, nothing special, and I'm getting
>> the QAM channels and also am still watching the analog channels (via
>> ReplayTV).
>>
>> Why do I care about any of it? No, let me rephrase that: why SHOULD I
>> care about any of it?
>
> On specific movies it is stunning. Once a few of your favorites come
> out, IMO it's worth it. "The Matrix", "Batman Begins", and "The
> Thing" on HD-DVD are a couple of my favorites, along with the first
> "Pirates" movie and "Casino Royale" on Blu Ray.
>
> My best advice is that when you're researching which format to buy,
> ignore the internet forums and just go with which format has the most
> exclusive movies you want to buy. Just stay away from the older Blu
> Ray players; a PS3 is a safe bet, because you know you're going to get
> constant firmware updates to the latest Blu Ray standard. Older HD-
> DVD players are ok, but glacially slow.
In the interest of completeness. Toshiba's HD-DVD players can have their
firmware upgraded as well. If Blu-Ray can't (I don't know, but the above
implies that they can't) then that would be enough to disqualify them
for me.
In the interest of full disclosure: I have a Toshiba HD-XA2 that has had
two upgrades since I got it in June. It was the top of the line and cost
me less than the entry level Blu-Ray would have at the time.
Matthew
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