I don't think I'll sell off many of my DVDs... but I will for sure be much choosier on what BR titles I buy.
I want to consolidate my collecting habits into specifics and not just any damn thing I want to see once.

I've already started. I'm buying the Toshiba HD DVD player, Batman Begins and The Last Samurai on 3/28....

I've already started selling the two said DVDs on ebay. I don't have a massive collection like some of you folks, so it won't be a big deal for me.

It looks like the 3/28 date has slipped as mentioned in this thread.

As most I will upgrade favorites but won't sell many of my DVD's.

I also still think HD DVD and BR will not replace the standart DVD they will be pretty much the same as LD was.

Not even 30 years from now when none of these formats exist?

So, you'll be the dude like some you still see now? The equivalent of the hippie playing the 8 track?

I'm just kidding ya. Not saying you have to upgrade for years. I understand the pains of anyone who builds a collection.

But, saying that you will never outgrow or update your DVD collection ever is pretty far fetching.

DVD and any format after it all eventually end up in the same place. Gathering dust in a 25 cent yard sale. It's inevitable.

I said that a while ago.

My opinion has changed since getting a hdtv...

I'll see what happens.

I'm keeping all of my DVDs, just like I did with my LDs

Only a few favorites and DVDs with terrible transfers will be upgraded.

Maybe it's my HDTV or me, but my eyes get tired after a few hours of HD. I think the standard DVD will be my choice as it looks so much better than digital cable non HD stations.

Strawberry ice cream will be my choice because it is better than mashed potatoes.

Your comparison makes absolutely no sense. You will pick DVD over HD because SD digital cable isn't as good looking as DVD. Huh?

After seeing an upconverted DVD of Revenge of the Sith being displayed on a 50" TV, I'll be hanging onto my DVDs for some time! It looked extremely good so I'm just going to replace my favourite films and then just buy films I don't have on HD.

Never, my DVD look great on HD-TV, but I will start buying Blue Disk once the player and Disk $$$ comes down.

I will still some DVDs of movies (Used) I deam not worth of the price of HD Movies.

Ditto.

Yeah, but imagine that same film with double the resolution...

That's because it used an HD master.

But, a true copy of this in 1080P for example would look even worlds better.

Even 1080I and 780P true discs would still look better.

Unfortunately, only 0.5% of the population will be able to make use of the 1080P option.

The 20% of current HDTV owners don't even have a 1080P option.

Most tv's in general still don't even have option being sold today. Sucks for anyone who bought their tv pre 2007. I say 2007, because you wont really see tons of 1080P capable tv's till then. Very few are available right now.

P.S. I have a 1080I capable Plasma I bought last year. It has the HDMI option. If I would have known about all this 1080P nonsense, I would have waited until later this year to buy a tv. So, all I am going to do is use a Playstation 3 as a Blu Ray player, and then buy a stand alone player when they get better and cheaper in the next two or so years. I will upgrade my tv in probably 2-3 years.

But, paying a $1000 for a brand new shiny Blu-Ray player is idiotic IMO when they will decrease in price by at least half in the next 6 months. That they will. Between Playstation 3 offering true Blu-Ray (not skimped) and the HD battle, there is no way a stand alone Blu-Ray player can stay around $1000. They would get their asses kicked by HD-DVD if this was the case.

I like the idea of Blu-ray, but launching at a price double that of their competition is certainly not a good way to start a format far.

768p. It may take 1080i input, but the output is 768p.

Sony 37XS955

DRC--Digital Reality Creation MultiFunction circuitry--upconverts standard interlaced (480i) video sources to 960i or progressive-scan 480p, while inputs up to 720p (720 lines, progressively scanned) are upsampled to full 1080i.

That stock description belongs to one of Sony's HD-CRT displays, like the 36XS955...that, or it's referring to some processing going on behind the scenes before the material is actually displayed. There are no 1080i plasmas.

Well, I guess when it comes down to it, it doesn't really matter either way. I just assumed it was 1080I because that is what I read everytime I have seen any piece of info on this tv.

But, 768P or 1080I? I guess it doesn't really matter. The piece has a nice enough picture (it's beautiful on HD), so that's all that matters.

I am kind of ticked of the no 1080P option though. But 12 months ago, we didn't know any better.

It's sort of like computers. No matter what you buy, something better will always be along in a few months. It really is a pain in the arse.

Computers never really bothered me though. But, for some reason this 1080P option which I can't enjoy is really getting on my nerves. I am going to be honest. I am jealous of those who have the option. I don't "hate" those who have it, but I am jealous. I am not usually like that either. But, it does bother me not having a 1080P option because I bought my tv recently.

Someone needs to stop all these unknowing customers buying tv's right now. Don't do it, don't do it. Wait 6-12 months. 1080P is the furture right now. Don't be a shmuck and get burned like most of us HD owners have. Arg!!!!

I have no doubt that it'll look stunning but if it isn't one of my favourite films then I can wait for the HD version (on whichever format I decide to buy) to end up in a sale. Up converting will get me by until then.

Ironically, you have arrived at where Deus started:

Can you tell the difference between a "true" 1080i display and your downconverted 768p plasma? I mean, you thought it was 1080i and believed it even though there are no 1080i plasmas...

Have you seen any upconverted DVDs on your monitor? I'm curious how they stack up to other HD content you view on it.

1080P is where the future is. Everything is going to be 1080P when it comes to future DVD, etc.

480P, 768P, and 1080I are all wimps compared to 1080P no matter how you slice it.

The difference between 1080I and 768P is very minute to my eye. Not much difference. Your right. This is why I didn't know my mistake.

768P Plasma is better for sports to my eye. But, I prefer plasma's for sports over traditional boxy tv's. They have more of a 3D-ish look.

Upconverted 480P (from a DVD that used an HD master) vs. 1080I? The difference is there, but it is nothing earthshattering. Your right. Some discs look very good upconverted (if they used an HD master such as Lord of the Rings and Star Wars DVD's did). But, true HD discs will still look better.

768P vs 1080P? There is a difference. It's a pretty big difference all over again. Think VHS vs DVD.

480P vs. 1080P? Just comparing the two is laughable. It's like comparing a real convertible to one you get out of a gumball machine.

That's why I am disappointed. I have seen "true" full resolution 1080P in action. It makes anything else seem lame in comparison. I caught a showing of a 1080P Plasma (brand name leader) which is not due to till the Holidays and is not ready yet. Saw it due to a consumer electronics trip. It was unbelievable. It's like you could walk right through the screen and touch the stuff.

Those are the kind of viewing experiences I want.

Let's compare Divx to DVD for example.

All of us who bought an HDTV over the last few years basically bought a Divx. A fad so to speak. Inferior quality and formats that will be outdated. We opened up a market by paying "too much" for our tv's that won't even be able to offer us all the powerful options future tv's will have at cheaper prices.

All future HDTV's in the next few years will be the 1080P standard. The 1080P will most likely be the standard that is stuck with for years to come. Basically the DVD so to speak of the tv standard. Hope that makes sense.

I wasn't too quick getting into DVD's, so I'm still replacing my VHS. I imagine the same will be with HD. Once they are cheaper, I'll start replacing my DVD's, but only if I think it will benefit enough to justify the cost. After I have a new version, I'll sell/give away the older one.

Just to say that I'm from a PAL country so it was up converted 576p. I've never seen up converted 480p.

This question would be much easier to answer if there were only 1 format coming out. However, I see myself keeping most of my titles, especially all of my tv series, box sets, Universal Monster Legacy sets, and the like. I would probably only upgrade older films if I read/see a significant upgrade in picture, which is very likely.

I'm still debating on whether or not to jump on the HD-DVD side. AFAIK, the cheapest BR player right now is $1000, which I won't pay. I would pay $500 for a HD-DVD player.

And there is always a risk of choosing the format that will eventually lose. Regardless of which side you are on, if you are on the one that does die off first, then you're basically stuck with a very expensive upconverting player.

It would have been nice if the studios took this into consideration, that we're the ones who are going to get screwed out of this deal. At least the early adopters. I'm sure the smart thing is to wait, but if I can watch movies in high definition now, I don't want to wait. And everytime I read about specs of HD-DVD titles and see info about them, I get more excited.

Weren't there problems with the Toshiba players? Or has that been fixed? I read in another thread that the players are waiting to be shipped out.