Comments on: Got an HD-DVD Player http://nslog.com/2007/12/05/got_an_hd-dvd_player The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:17:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2007/12/05/got_an_hd-dvd_player#comment-45279 Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:30:02 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/12/05/got_an_hd-dvd_player#comment-45279 As of today, HD-DVD is pretty much dead. Oh well - I'll get my money's worth out of this doohickey throughout the rest of 2008, and I'm glad the "high def disc war" may end soon. As of today, HD-DVD is pretty much dead. Oh well - I'll get my money's worth out of this doohickey throughout the rest of 2008, and I'm glad the "high def disc war" may end soon.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2007/12/05/got_an_hd-dvd_player#comment-44785 Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:42:03 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/12/05/got_an_hd-dvd_player#comment-44785 [quote comment="44781"]I'd love to hear what you think of the player. When I attached mine and played my first movie, I was less than impressed. I had a very nice Denon upscaling player, so I guess my expectations were a bit out of whack. There was definitely more sharpness and detail, but I guess I was expecting an epiphany, and all I got was a pleasant surprise.[/quote] Same here, but it's about what I've expected. Watch an hour or two of SD and then put your HD-DVD player back on and you'll be impressed. It's tough to be impressed by HD-DVD if you're regularly watching TV at 720p or 1080i. You notice fewer compression artifacts, but it's not a whole step up or anything, no. Aaron said on December 6, 2007:

I'd love to hear what you think of the player. When I attached mine and played my first movie, I was less than impressed. I had a very nice Denon upscaling player, so I guess my expectations were a bit out of whack. There was definitely more sharpness and detail, but I guess I was expecting an epiphany, and all I got was a pleasant surprise.

Same here, but it's about what I've expected. Watch an hour or two of SD and then put your HD-DVD player back on and you'll be impressed. It's tough to be impressed by HD-DVD if you're regularly watching TV at 720p or 1080i. You notice fewer compression artifacts, but it's not a whole step up or anything, no.

]]> By: Aaron http://nslog.com/2007/12/05/got_an_hd-dvd_player#comment-44781 Aaron Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:59:08 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/12/05/got_an_hd-dvd_player#comment-44781 I'd love to hear what you think of the player. When I attached mine and played my first movie, I was less than impressed. I had a very nice Denon upscaling player, so I guess my expectations were a bit out of whack. There was definitely more sharpness and detail, but I guess I was expecting an epiphany, and all I got was a pleasant surprise. I'm glad I have the HD player, and wouldn't return it, but I was a bit bummed out that I wasn't blown away. I'd love to hear what you think of the player. When I attached mine and played my first movie, I was less than impressed. I had a very nice Denon upscaling player, so I guess my expectations were a bit out of whack. There was definitely more sharpness and detail, but I guess I was expecting an epiphany, and all I got was a pleasant surprise.

I'm glad I have the HD player, and wouldn't return it, but I was a bit bummed out that I wasn't blown away.

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