AaronMK
Supporting Actor
It is more the DRM issues that I am waiting for the dust to settle on than the format war. Their attitude that DRM is a rule making tool as opposed to just a forensics or enforcement tool is unacceptable.
I am also a bit apprehensive about how the studios will use the interactive features. They already use the button prohibitions to try to force anti-piracy PSAs and trailers down our throats. I guess the "interactive version" would be a quiz on copyright law that must be successfully completed or a click wrap agreement the must be accepted before you can access the main menu.
Sans DRM and other studio crap:
The cost of Hi-Def for me is the cost of the capability to play content from all the studios, and the cost of the titles. My threshold would be $30 per title and $800 for combo player/combined cost of two players/player for format that wins the war.
A lot of people are saying that it isn't worth it to them because they don't have an HDTV. To me, it means being able to buy movies that are ready to take advantage of a future HDTV purchase, as opposed to buying more SD discs I would be tempted to replace, or not buying and enjoying movies in anticipation. So I guess my purchase threshold is really when replacement costs are greater than future proofing costs.
I am also a bit apprehensive about how the studios will use the interactive features. They already use the button prohibitions to try to force anti-piracy PSAs and trailers down our throats. I guess the "interactive version" would be a quiz on copyright law that must be successfully completed or a click wrap agreement the must be accepted before you can access the main menu.
Sans DRM and other studio crap:
The cost of Hi-Def for me is the cost of the capability to play content from all the studios, and the cost of the titles. My threshold would be $30 per title and $800 for combo player/combined cost of two players/player for format that wins the war.
A lot of people are saying that it isn't worth it to them because they don't have an HDTV. To me, it means being able to buy movies that are ready to take advantage of a future HDTV purchase, as opposed to buying more SD discs I would be tempted to replace, or not buying and enjoying movies in anticipation. So I guess my purchase threshold is really when replacement costs are greater than future proofing costs.