Should I Start Buying Blu-ray Movies Now?

Question

I have dvds will they start to go away like vhs here soon and it all be blu-ray not the normal dvds and what is the difference?

Answer 1

It's a judgment call I suppose. Blu Rays are better than DVDs, so you're getting more quality. But if you don't have a player, you're buying something you can't watch. And what's the point in that?

With digital formats, eventhing is backwards compatible. So you should have no problem playing DVDs well into the future. You won't need a new machine like you'd need with VHS tapes. But you will have inferior versions of movies, and if that bothers you, I'd consider investing in a high def player.

Another option is to buy HD DVD/DVD combos. They're only available on certain titles, but they have a DVD and an HD DVD side. This allows you to watch the DVD now and have the superior HD DVD version for whenever you do get a player.

If you actually have a player already, I'd just go ahead and get the Blu Ray titles. In my mind, it's worth a few extra bucks to get a better version. You'll be happy you did a few years down the road.

Answer 2

Well, remember that DVD was over a decade old before studios stopped releasing new movies on VHS. Blu-ray isn't growing nearly as fast for a variety of reasons - mainly because you really need a large screen HDTV to really take advantage of the higher resolution blu-ray provides. I don't think blu-ray will be an utter failure, but it's uncertain whether it'll ever fully overtake DVD, as DVD did with VHS. Personally, I think blu-ray will be the next LaserDisk (LD). While LDs provided better video than VHS in its day, they only really appealed to high-end home theater buffs. Blu-ray is the same. For most people, plain old DVD, or even a DVD on an upscaling DVD player, is going to be plenty good enough. Even as blu-ray players approach the $150 mark, blu-ray discs themselves remain around $30-35, while the same movie on DVD is $15-20. Most of my friends and I are simply renting blu-ray movies from Netflix or Blockbuster. If we really find something outstanding, and would actually benefit from blu-ray, we might consider buying the blu-ray version at some point. A good example would be Wall-E, which my wife and I just loved. But at the same time, we got a copy on DVD as a gift, and the movie's still just as charming on DVD as it was on blu-ray...

Answer 3

No, dvd's are not going away.

but Blue ray i would suggest buying. They are so good!

Don't listen to people that say "buy HD dvds"

Because blue ray is just as good as HD DVD

But you will need a blue ray player.

Answer 4

Blu-Ray's are the future, and they look crystal clear.

Answer 5

i hope not. cause i dont have any blueray stuff and it doesnt seem like dvd's have been out that long

Answer 6

i just googled that its some thing like piracy aint it