Here is another random opinion article (from 2010) from your recommended website (www.digitalfaq.com) that backs up the points you were making (Traveling Matt). It also covers problems with analog (tape) issues:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/media/2021-blu-ray-disks.html
Often when comparing Blu-Ray vs. DVD.....alot of people just focus on the clarity of the picture. From what I read (somewhere on another thread here on the forum) the Home Video Industry can put alot of these classic T.V. shows on Blu-Ray, and it will have some effect to picture quality, but a...