[HPFGU-OTChatter] The Lord Of The Rings In Blu

[Child of Midian]

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From: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of No Limberger


No.Limberger responds:
I haven't wanted to get a blu-ray player yet.  I've been waiting for the
right movies to be released on DVD.  I wouldn't waste my money on
the theatrical releases of LOTR.  I'd wait until the extended versions
are out.  Maybe then I'll get a blu-ray player.  I do want to get the
entire Harry Potter set of movies on blu-ray.

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When I upgraded from a 27" 4:3 to a 42" 16:9 I thought how great it will be
to finally see my DVD collection on a big screen, then my heart sank when I
realized that a DVD on a big-screen is like going back to VHS quality. I
immediately decided that Sony's track record (betamax, minidisk, SACD) meant
that blu-ray would surely die and the more versatile, cheaper, HD-DVD would
quickly take over, so I bought an HD-DVD player (still have it, best
DVD-upscaler I ever used) and of course, blu-ray won. So I, feeling a strong
need to play Final Fantasy 13 (been playing them since the first game for
the NES came out) I broke down and got the PS3, which is, BTW, the best
blu-ray player out there. I don't know about now, but as of last year the
PS3 was the only player that could take 100% advantage of everything the
blu-ray disk can do, it was also the only player that could output all
available audio channels via HDMI. 

I just sold my HP HD-DVD's and bout all blu-rays (most for under $15 on
Amazon Marketplace -- but had to get the Philosophers Stone from Amazon.ca)
and they are spectacular. I thought about waiting until all 7 films where in
a nice box set, but wanted to watch them now with my oldest daughter before
HPB comes out in couple weeks (I'll be seeing it the second week, twice,
once with my wife and then we take the kids to avoid missing parts with the
constant bathroom breaks the 7 yr old will demand as she get's board).

md