Blu-ray Wins. Period.
Our Blu-ray collection here at APPLEBOX is continuing to grow .. 104 titles and counting .. and I’m working my way through all of them. Blu-ray is the best format to watch movies in. Period. Dramas, Action, Sci-Fi, Classics… no format is better suited. Frost/Nixon is a stunning transfer that shows how good a character driven drama can look. 2001 is equally stunning to see how a 40 year old print can be remastered and shown in the full glory it deserves. Ditto for Casablanca. Don’t take my word for it .. Ridley Scott sums it up well.
The stats say Blu-ray penetration is growing at a slightly faster pace than DVD did, almost 4 years in. Which is great news. Prices are coming down .. you can get a Kogan for $269 and Aldi have one going at $199. We’ve of course got a Sony BDP-S350 to rent here if you want to give it a shot without the upfront expense. JB is doing the BDP-S350 for $300 and we’ve also got a deal with the local retravision .. grab our Hi-Def primer in-store for all the details!
Really, if you’ve got a HD TV, do yourself a favour and buy a Blu-ray player .. you’ll never look back.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:47 am
But. (i) Front/Nixon is a character driven drama, there are no car chases, so Blu-Ray lets me look at Michael Sheen’s pock marks better. (ii) S Jobs says it is a “bag of hurt”, so I can’t play it straight off my set up here. (iii) My eyes are that bad, VHS looks good. (iv) The local retravision store (the one near Bunnings) is very good.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:56 am
ha! (i) but also gives you richer colour, better sound and beautifully crisp visuals. (ii) agreed, Steve Jobs is holding Apple back. With recent changes to simpler licencing, hopefully we’ll see Blu-ray support in the next generation of hardware. (iii) Just sit closer to the TV! (iv) nice tip - will check it out.