This is hogwash... Blu ray is exceptionally better than DVD it’s not even close. Most people don’t have the right tv or don’t know what connections to use.
I think you are right. It took me a while to learn, you need four things to see blu-ray. Without any one of them, it ain’t.
1. An HD TV that is 1080p. 720p will not do it.
2. A blu-ray player, or in my case, a PS3 game player.
3. A blu-ray disc. By the way, standard dvd’s look better played on the blu-ray system.
4. An HDMI cable from player to TV.
Leave out any of the above, it might look okay, but it won’t be real blu-ray.
One of my best blu-ray discs is “Patton”. The opening speech in front of the American flag jumps off the screen.