Posted by Paul Clarke on 10/26/06 17:06

Justin wrote:
> Jon Schild wrote on [Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:38:54 -0700]:
>
>>
>>Justin wrote:
>>
>>>Jon Schild wrote on [Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:32:30 -0700]:
>>>
>>>
>>>>For me, I doubt there will ever be a movie
>>>>that "requires" me to buy an HD DVD player or Blu-Ray player. For me,
>>>
>>>
>>>The movie that is ONLY released on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray maybe.
>>
>>No problem then. Since it is not worth several hundred dollars, to me
>>at least, I won't buy it. From the previews, it doesn't appear that I
>>will miss anything.
>
>
> I'm not saying that Talladega Nights or whatever is only on HD media, I
> am saying that the movie that will require you to upgrade will be the
> one you really want that is only on HD media.

There's some truth to this. Wanting a widescreen version of "Tomorrow
Never Dies", which was not released in WS on VHS, was what pushed me to
get into DVD.

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