New movies that come out on Blu-Ray are far superior in quality than standard DVD(if you have a good HD TV).
Older movies that have been ‘up-converted’ aren’t much different.
Blu-Ray are also great for file storage, compared to other disks, but who in the hell uses optical disks for file storage anymore? Flash memory, FTW. I wish they would start putting media on Flash disks, but I doubt it will happen. As bandwidth increases, expect all media to go online, where the providers can control all of the content.
“New movies that come out on Blu-Ray are far superior in quality than standard DVD(if you have a good HD TV).”
Emphasis on “if you have a good HDTV”. Theoretically, the quality is better, but you need the right equipment to get results.
“Blu-Ray are also great for file storage, compared to other disks, but who in the hell uses optical disks for file storage anymore? Flash memory, FTW. I wish they would start putting media on Flash disks, but I doubt it will happen.”
I never cared for flash drives. I use them, but I don’t particularly like them. To me, a computer is not a computer without having boxes of disks everywhere.
“New movies that come out on Blu-Ray are far superior in quality than standard DVD(if you have a good HD TV).”
I’ve got a Sony Blu-Ray player and a 42” Sony Bravia TV, and have been disappointed that I can’t tell any difference between a good HD disc and any Blu-Ray disc I’ve ever rented.