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Originally Posted by harley .guy07
I was not saying anything about resolution on older movies because I know that film had better resolution. I was referring to my preference and how much money I am prepared to spend on any certain movie. If there is an older movie on blue ray that have wanted for a while then I get it but if it is a movie that I would not mind having but I don't see fit to spend the extra for the blue ray copy I will buy the cheaper DVD copy since I will have it mostly for occasional entertainment at best. The resolution thing is the same thing going on with still SLR camera's too in that a lot of camera buffs still prefer the 35 mm image over digital jut like the older movie camera's used 35 or 70 mm camera's. I see what you are saying and I agree and I do own several older movies that are classics that look better in Blue Ray and thus I bought them in that format because it is the best available right now.
THE " resolution" thing is just a part of the advantage of owning BLU.
All aspects of the picture are improved, and they say the disc itself is more sturdy.
IF COLLECTING, you need to get the media in the best format you can, IMHO.
And "film" does not always offer "better" resolution, but BLU transfers tend to be
worked over, or remastered before being transfered, and there are other things like
the improved menu system, etc.
BLU is basically "state of the art", and is really not that much more expensive.
I have replaced several DVD's in my collection, and haven't regretted it once(well, maybe once).:1:
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It is finally starting to come down in price to match some DVD prices I have seen over the past few months so my mind will probably change on this now but There is a shop in my town that sells used DVD's for like 3 bucks and blue rays for around 12 so it really depends on how much I like the film.
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Originally Posted by harley .guy07
It is finally starting to come down in price to match some DVD prices I have seen over the past few months so my mind will probably change on this now but There is a shop in my town that sells used DVD's for like 3 bucks and blue rays for around 12 so it really depends on how much I like the film.
Thats usually the case.
I usually wait for a format to become somewhat established, for prices to come
down a bit. Didn't work with SACD and DVDA, but is working with BLU.
also my taste is somewhat eccentric, so my stuff is cheaper, mostly.
ANOTHER thing that helped the collector is the unfortunate collapse of
the video store industry.
WHEN movie gallery died I picked up a ton of very slightly used BLU discs,
some for as little as four bucks. One of my best discs, Blade Runner, I got that
way.
When of modest means you have to keep your eyes out.:1:
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