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If you buy into something that's better than "good enough" I wouldn't say you've wasted your time. Probably your money, but not your time. ---------------

Never mind that fact that a 30db ambient noise level in the home, and a maximum output of most speaker systems of 110db or so only gives about 80db of usable dynamic range for most people--well within the capability of 16 bit audio. ---------------

People can argue about anything. My point is that HT enthusiasts want large scale mass acceptance of an HD disc format to drive prices down. The mass market is not yet quite ready (IMO) for HD discs, especially when they come with a price premium. They're still getting used to seeing how much...

I can agree with this 100%. Most people don't yet have 1080p televisions, and don't routinely watch hi-def programming on television yet. If not for the fear of impending hi-def downloads, I think everyone would have been better off if HD-DVD and/or Blu-ray had been delayed a couple of years...

I guess you've never been in a Best Buy? I see lots of Blu-ray & HD-DVD discs listed for $29.95 in my local Best Buy. That's one of the reasons I'm sticking with DVD for the time being. ---------------

OK. I've read this about three or four times now and I still don't know what this has to do with the price of tea in China. ---------------

Quite. I expect most people are happy enough at how much better their DVDs look on that new 50" DLP TV they recently bought. Their Disney DVDs are already looking pretty good on the new TV without having to shell out another $500 to upgrade to Blu-ray. Let them get used to their 'big' screen...

I may be misunderstanding you, but what I think is that if a Wal-Mart customer is in the market for a new DVD player, they might just decide to buy one that can also play hi-def discs, and that since a $199 HD-DVD player can still play DVDs from every studio these Wal-Mart customers might not...

Come on, we're talking about the average Wal-Mart customer here. They weren't going to buy the Blu-ray disc over the DVD anyway, not at a $10-$15 price differential. And then seeing that they'd have to spend $300 more for a Blu-ray player than an HD-DVD player? You're right that they might...

I understand that, but won't this be more of a problem for Disney than for Wal-Mart or HD-DVD? ---------------

Why is that a problem? Won't Disney DVDs play in HD-DVD players? ---------------

I'm not forgetting about convenience. If I purchase a hi-def player and discs I'll only be able to watch those movies at one location in my house, rather than in the several locations that I can currently watch DVDs. Until I can purchase a hi-def player for my computer, and stand-alone...

Here's the problem with that. Most quiet listening rooms have an ambient noise level of 30-40dB. 16-bit recordings have a usable dynamic range of about 90dB or so. When you turn up your source material so that the quietest parts are audible above the room noise, you're liable to have peak...

'Obsolete' and 'failed' are two different things. VHS, cassettes and LPs certainly cannot be considered failures, and you can still buy new players for VHS, cassette, and LPs from many sources, so their obsolescence is somewhat exaggerated. Will I still be able to purchase new Blu-ray or...

I'm not a member. There's no Costco within 100 miles of here as far as I know. I'm satisfied to wait until: a) I get a newer, bigger TV and DVDs begin to look deficient, or b) hi-def discs drop in price to be comparable with DVDs, or c) my disposable income increases substantially...

No doubt, but that's what I have to compare with. If you'd like to loan me a player and some movies I'd be glad to do some more comparisons though. :) ---------------

My TV certainly isn't state of the art, but it's a 55" Mitsubishi RSP, about three years old. I've made direct comparisons between movies on HDNet and some of my DVDs, and while there is a definite improvement with hi-def (especially the color), it's not the huge improvement I see between DVD...

I never was into buying pre-recorded VHS tapes too much, and in any case they were often more expensive than DVDs at first, because VHS was priced for the rental market and DVD was priced to sell. It wasn't uncommon for the DVD release of a new movie to be cheaper than the initial VHS release of...

However, this is the problem. I am not going to go from purchasing $15 DVDs to purchasing $25 Blu-ray/HD-DVDs. With the number of movies I purchase every year, that extra cost is prohibitive. It doesn't matter to me what format wins if there's going to always be a $10 premium over DVD. I...