Re: Transfers of classic films - DVD or hi-def format?
- From: Stroller <stroller@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:20:46 -0600
RobertJM wrote:
...be
You could skip this, as you just know SuperHD or HD2 or such like will
next, but with technology if you wait for the next big thing you wouldnever
buy anything!
Well, my reason for reservation is really the whole "format war".
Considering the cost of hard-drives, I guess one can reasonably expect
to be able to rip all one's movies onto disk and just play 'em accross
the network - the idea of storing 50 - 100 DVDs uncompressed on a £50
hard-drive was unimaginable 5 or 7 years ago (when I first started
buying DVDs) but I'd guess that now a nice set of bookshelves for the
living room would cost as much on a per-DVD basis. ;)
I know BluRays are now rip-able, so I guess I can assume that wost-case
scenario is that I copy & decrypt all the .vob files (or whatever
they're called on BluRay) into a folder on the network server, and play
them from there, but nevertheless I certainly tend to think of books and
DVDs as something "tangible" and it's nice to be able to have my
"library" on shelves in the living-room, to be able to browse through
the disks and just stick one in the DVD player.
I kinda feel that there's no guarantees of being able to use one of the
current hi-def disks in a standard household player in 10 years time.
Even if dual-format players become commonplace, I figure that'll just
prolong the war as studios & distributors decide which format is cheaper
& more convienient for them. Once that's settled, dual-format BluRay /
HD-DVD players will die out again, so purchasers of the losing format
will still be screwed eventually.
Perhaps I'm over-analysing it all, but the industry's inability to
settle on a single format is to the detriment of the consumer, and I do
feel that in buying a BluRay (or HD-DVD, whichever) I'm supporting them
in that, saying "it's ok - the movie & electronics industries can stitch
me up, but I'll still buy their product". I'm willing to sell out my
"principles" for a movie that I feel is really "important" to me, that I
realy want to watch in best possible presentation, but since I haven't
bought any hi-def disks yet (maybe I don't know what I'm missing!) and
I've always felt DVDs are crisp & sharp enough for me, I don't yet feel
a compelling need to buy-in to the whole scam.
Stroller.
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