Well, if you have a big LCD tv, the Blu-Ray gives you a bigger picture. We saw it with 27 Dresses. We wanted the Blu-Ray but it couldn’t be found. The girl at Blockbuster said she would call when she found it. We got the DVD and put on the subtitles to read the words to the “Benny and the Jets” sequence. The subtitles were in the letterbox. After the girl called and we picked up the Blu-ray, the subtitles were in the picture itself. The letterbox was reduced by half.
Also the Blu-Rays have the BD live feature that lets you hook with other users.
On Iron Man, you go to BD Live and play trivia games with people all over the world. On Hulk, you have a chat feature.
Also, where Blu-Ray used to SUCK when it came to special features (except Hairspray’s PIP and Enchanted’s D Files) they now have MORE features than three disk DVDs. Both Iron Man and Hulk give you more with Blu-Ray. The Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan does it with the PIP and it’s really fun to watch them making the movie while the movie is playing. I can’t WAIT until Dark Knight comes out in Blu-ray. Understanding that the movie was actually filmed with an IMAX camera, you won’t get half of those scenes with an enhanced DVD.
The cost is prohibitive, but if one gets a PS3, it’s not so bad. On Amazon, most Blu-Rays are only 10.00 more. If you’re a special feature person (like me) that 10.00 is worth it. Add in that most Blu-Ray give you a digital copy to download on your computer and it’s a good buy.
Give me my shot of Captain America in Hulk and I’m a happy camper!!!
You wrote that “most Blu-Ray give you a digital copy to download on your computer.” What’s that mean? Would that mean I don’t have to rip the video in order to import it into my iPod; I could just drag-and-drop the video to my hard drive?