Once you go Kuro Blacks, you never go backs.

You forgot to mention the spec that pictures taken with it look like complete ass.

Let's have a quick poll here to see what people are willing to spend as a premium on BR over DVD.

I'd pay $5 over a DVD for a BR edition.

Is the ultimate replacement of DVD the true litmus test?

Even with a small user base, does an extra 20% revenue on a new release justify authoring a Blu-Ray release?

I think at this point, blu-ray has already established itself as a revenue vehicle for Studios and new release. All signs still point to a continuing (albeit slower than expected ) increasing in user base. It would be unlikely for studios to discontinue releasing blu-ray titles at this point, and therefore severing a potential high-margin revenue stream.

Bro,

Just give it up. Please. Your messages are simply a waste of electrons fired the faces of all the readers here who glance past the vomit smoothie that your brain is trying to connect into a cohesive statement.

You shamelessly hate blu-ray. You hate the adoption of a premium high definition format. You hate when players get cheaper, sales are up, adoption increases, and better content is released.

Unfortunately, the rest of the readers here. DO NOT.

My Kuro takes XBR shits.

Congratulations, The_Punisher has won the Internets!

Theefman, See my post above.

Thanks for illustrating my point perfectly.

It is astounding to me that some people still harbor such bitterness about the format war, as if they cannot let go of a pathetic allegiance to a small plastic and metal box. You can argue endlessly about the merits and advantages of each format, but at this point it is futile.

The question that it all boils down to is: Do you enjoy watching your favorite films in the highest quality video and sound, and you want studios to continue releasing content that maximizes your home theater setup?

If the answer to this question is 'yes', then right now there is only one horse to back. When Blu-Ray takes an attempt towards mass adoption, such as this article, where is the benefit of senselessly bashing it and comparing it to a format whose demise was arguably a product of these false "advantages". It is not even worth my time to illustrate the how ultra cheap players and fire sales by Toshiba squeezed the format into a one-trick pony, as it is water under the bridge.

There is definitely criticism warranted towards blu-ray, and it is constructive by many of the commenters here. However, there are a select few whose motivation just seems flawed to me. Most of us push for improvements and progression of the format, and others seem to just take every avenue to predict its ultimate demise. A sound mind would understand that the only option right now is Blu-Ray, and although it is not perfect, it is a clear leap forward from DVD. I feel as if some are pointlessly waiting for a moment where they can say " Hey, I told you so! HD-DVD did have it right with X feature ". It is quite obvious to me, that these people stick around here constantly trolling these blu-ray centric articles for one reason, you really f'in enjoy high def movies!

So let up, forget about that time in grade school when you got beat up during recess, bury the hatchet about that HD-DVD player (that also upconverts DVDs, word! ) , and tell that girl Suzie from HS that is now married to some douche that you are sorry you didn't ask her out: AND get down to business: Watching High Def movies and pushing the studios and manufacturers to keep making better products and putting out the material we want.

I can name at least 5 similarities:

The Final Countdown : Afterburner
Maniac: Splatterhouse
Vigilante : Streets of Rage
Fire and Ice: Golden Axe
The Stendhal Syndrome: Night Trap (Sega CDizzle)