The Joy of HD

[blueerica]

Hey, how do you guys feel about older movies being re-released in Blu-Ray/HD? Are they any better? I'm figuring unless it's a movie I love and they've added something amazing, there's no sense in replacing my DVD.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Hey, how do you guys feel about older movies being re-released in Blu-Ray/HD? Are they any better? I'm figuring unless it's a movie I love and they've added something amazing, there's no sense in replacing my DVD.

For the most part, upscaled DVD's look good enough that I don't feel the need to purchase a new copy in Blu-Ray.

The Blu-ray versions are usually noticeably better but not always so with a movie like 2001 for example, I'm netflixing it first to see if it measures up. Then if I like it I'll pick up a copy in a year or two when I'm ready to re-watch it and the price has dropped.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Hey, how do you guys feel about older movies being re-released in Blu-Ray/HD? Are they any better? I'm figuring unless it's a movie I love and they've added something amazing, there's no sense in replacing my DVD.

You're figuring correctly. Are you using a good upscaling DVD? Then really, there's no reason to re-purchase the films unless they've significantly added something....and for me personally, I only watch the special features once, so special features are NOT a reason to make a duplicate movie purchase, ever.

The way I'm figuring it right now, is if I want to buy a movie that I don't already own, I'll spend the extra $5 on the Bluray version.

Some older movies don't look THAT much better on Bluray (there's too many factors to go into on that subject as to why that is). For instance, "2001" looks FANTASTIC on Bluray, whereas "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" does not. Really, I would go online and read some reviews before making an "upgrade" purchase.

The only movies I would consider doing this for, personally, are the Lord of the Rings movies, which I already own in extend-o-fabulous versions. They look great on a 50" set with a DVD upscaler, but the HD would give it more oomph, for sure. I haven't heard any announcements for this set though (yet).