Is HD Worth It?
The hype surrounding HD continues at a fevered pitch. Today LG released their combo Blu-ray/HD-DVD player to the general public. You can pick yours up for only $1200 or not.
The question that comes to mind is whether it's worth the time and effort to get High Def movies. I mean, DVD's are crisp enough. Well seeing is believing, so some guy took screen captures of The Fellowship of the Ring from both formats. He reduced the resolution of the HD captures to the same level as the DVD captures to make an easier comparison.
Here is the first DVD shot from his page. Hold your mouse pointer over the image to see the HD version. Click to see the full size images.
The difference is quite amazing. Going back from HD to DVD is so blurry that I unconsciously squint. After seeing these differences I'm actually a little excited about moving beyond DVD. Hit up his site for a number of other captures.
The question that comes to mind is whether it's worth the time and effort to get High Def movies. I mean, DVD's are crisp enough. Well seeing is believing, so some guy took screen captures of The Fellowship of the Ring from both formats. He reduced the resolution of the HD captures to the same level as the DVD captures to make an easier comparison.
Here is the first DVD shot from his page. Hold your mouse pointer over the image to see the HD version. Click to see the full size images.
The difference is quite amazing. Going back from HD to DVD is so blurry that I unconsciously squint. After seeing these differences I'm actually a little excited about moving beyond DVD. Hit up his site for a number of other captures.
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