Cryptosmith

I live in Minnesota, so Best Buy just seems part of the landscape, like McDonald’s. So I take it seriously when they decide to toss HD-DVD. I bought into home video as soon as prices dropped from the stratosphere in the mid-80s, and was an ‘early adopter’ of DVDs.

I’ve sat out the high def format war. I was tempted by a dual format HD/Blu-Ray player, but it was still a bit pricey for me. But the weight seems to favor Blu-Ray now, so maybe it’s time to get off the fence.

One other thing holds me back, though: I’m actually pretty satisfied with the quality of today’s DVDs. A lot of older films probably aren’t going to be much improved by the change, and I wonder if future ones will really be that better.

Moreover, I have a large stable of equipment that works well with conventional video. I like being able to rip scenes from films and stitch together things for classroom use. I suspect it’ll be a few years before I can reliably do that with a new high-def format.

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