I Am So Sick of This Whole FORCED UPGRADE to Blu-ray and HD!

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Going more in-depth into the whole "forced upgrade" mentality this time.
Is it a new thing? Of course not.
Do you have to re-buy everything all over again? Of course not.
Is it TRULY a forced upgrade? YES! How else would it work? Maybe if they asked nicely? Said pretty please will you please buy our shiny new HD stuff? Yeah. THAT would work.
Don't blame the studios and electronics makers for providing us with a better product. Blame everyone who's BUYING it and making it a SUCCESS.
Shame on the world for wanting something better, and shame on the companies giving it to us!
Whatever. IT'S RANT TIME! But first...I need a bite to eat.

[@retrogameraaron4778]

And now, nearly 7 years after this video was made...Howard the Duck is finally on Blu-Ray.

[@andykishore]

15:44

[@andykishore]

It was also released on Collector's Edition Blu-ray on April 22, 2019.

[@retrogameraaron4778]

@@andykishore And now it's been announced that Howard the Duck is coming to 4k Ultra HD on July 6th, 2021.

[@andykishore]

@@retrogameraaron4778 Awesome.

[@sonicteamUSA]

Imagine when 4K and 8K hit the market. I can't wait for that.

[@johnmakesstuffwow]

lol

[@austinwillcut4919]

And 4K did hit and DVD still outsells it.

[@zaranyzerak]

@@austinwillcut4919 Because an economic recession ALSO hit around the same time so people buy the cheapest options just to have some new stuff to watch.

[@austinwillcut4919]

@@zaranyzerak True

[@BlutzwaveDave]

I wonder if people are still saying this today, with DVD's being 25 YEARS OLD and STILL being released.

[@Awesomemusic19]

Believe it or not, I personally know a few people. I, myself, bought DVDs far too long than I’d like to admit, just out of being a cheap ass. But I have a cousin who legitimately bitches about Blu rays being unnecessary lmfao

[@andykishore]

15:44 Howard the Duck was released on Collector's Edition Blu-ray on April 22, 2019, nearly 10 years after this video was uploaded.

[@MultimediaJay]

Years later, DVD is still A-OK for more casual folks and Blu-Ray has become the new LaserDisc. Been having fun with this in my recently revived counter-series on this whole fiasco. :-D

[@ilikebananassometimes3608]

Blu-ray is 20% of the market here in the UK, for catalogue items only cost a fraction more than the DVD edition and are available from supermarkets. Hardly the "the new laserdisc"

[@thomas5]

This aged poorly

[@MultimediaJay]

Laserdisc meaning enthusiast format. Today though one could rant that Amazon isn't doing a good enough job with Prime Video with the constant holding back of the streaming technology when I can watch some rando stream 1080p60 with their phone but Amazon only features the DVD quality version of a Prime Video that has a Blu Ray release. Blu-Ray is the ultimate format that got lucky.

[@thomas5]

@@MultimediaJay If you are talking enthusiast format, then that is most definitely going to be 4K UHD discs. Blu-ray is extremely mainstream with shops, at least where I'm from, having more Blu-ray than DVD these days. 4K, on the other hand, is targeted at enthusiasts - normal everyday people aren't going to be buying 4Ks while they are likely to buy BDs.

[@MultimediaJay]

@@thomas5 4K discs ARE Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray just expanded into it.

[@strumdogg1]

Awesome. We need more rant-focused videos! PS: Please do an update video on this, and your thoughts on 4K!?

[@austinwillcut4919]

My dad still says the same shit, "I can't really see the difference between regular DVD and bluray"....LOL. DVDs look NOTHING like blu rays (and 4Ks look pretty different from standard blu rays as well), I think at this point it's just plain denial. Ok, if you can't see the difference then why do you have HD cable instead of standard definition cable (it still exists) if you can't tell the difference? It very contradicting. He refuses to even take a blu ray with a DVD copy inside when I give it away for free, it's like some weird biasness against blu ray.

[@TrainsofMississippi]

Sean i've known you to always be a good ranter and good comedian at the same time, i mean sometimes when you rant i laugh, you just have that special ability to make me laugh sometimes.

[@LUCKO2022]

I always wanted a Laser Disc player. I was only a kid when that format existed and I begged my parents to get one but they wouldn't budge. They barely used the VCR (most of the time we would have to tape movies off the TV as my parents were cheap on buying them). By the time I was old enough to start working and buying my own, DVD was out and popular with Laser Discs dying out so there went the laser disc player.

[@Svante]

I LOVE how you ended the video :D Some people are either Blind, Stupid or a combination of both, and I share your rage man. Can´t wait for next part!! :)

[@MainEventPoint]

This (next to the farting one) may be the best rant ever. Just chucking the disc boxes all over the place while showing every format you own is hilarious!

[@chrisj2991]

SECAM is France only....but that only applies to the VHS era as they are now PAL standard Region 2. Also to avoid confusion when shopping for Japanese DVDs, Japan is Region 2 as well, however they are "NTSC Region 2" which specifically adds a blocker to any of their cd based games or dvds from working in North America (and obviously Europe)

[@RichGilly]

Good info on laserdisc, I never really knew much about it, I thought they were a joke, DVDs as big as records, but I was wrong. Those are some sweet ass special edition laserdiscs!

[@TheConciseStatement]

When I finally got my MacBook Pro I tested out a 1080p trailer and was astonished at the sharpness. On upscaling, when I saw Mamma Mia on DVD (and yes it was even more disgusting than I imagined - like a female Transformers) the HDTV produced a very sharp image. And anyone wanting a good test of the difference between 480, 720 and 1080, look at the scene from Up in the Air where Clooney is in front of an airport departures board - the tiny text goes from illegible to really very sharp indeed.

[@bgcorporation]

You know what that space makes a WORLD of difference and I agree whole heartedly. You see in the upcoming game Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PS3 Version only, they will have a sub game or what not where you can play as the Joker. That is totally awesome going around as Joker hearing Mark Hamill laugh. No other system will do this.

[@BlaizeV]

Something else is that most BD Players also make your DVDs look as good as they can possibly look. Much more so than most DVD players on the market ever did

[@gregarganda]

@Zaranyzerak Based on nwon's comment I do not believe he actually watched your video, he most likely just smacked his head on the keyboard until it formed a nearly coherent sentence and pressed the post button. It's a wonderful video, it certainly eases my mind hearing someone explaining the transition, especially in rant form.

[@SwiftyStardust]

I try to get Blu Rays whenever I can, but DVDs are usually cheaper and I'm the only person in the house who has a compatible device for the damn things anyway. Zombieland and Scott Pilgrim were definitely worth the re-purchase though.

[@adamgh0]

I walk into best buy the other day to pick up south park season 16. I asked the guy where the DVDs were and he pointed to this tiny corner of the store and said they only have blu ray now. WTF! Got it a target.

[@CartoonGuy13]

@Zaranyzerak Like you said, both physical and downloadable media will continue to co-exist but as we move forward, I wouldn't be surprised if physical formats became niche... like CDs. Yes there still around, but I haven't purchased any in a LONG time, and either have any of my friends and family members. CD sales have dropped and will continue, just like DVDs and Blu Rays will. And from what I remember, Blu Ray sales haven't been living up to expectations as companies had hoped for.

[@sgtpepper1138]

no doubt, we're wating until we build a house next year. That way we can design the room around it.

[@chrisj2991]

The first DVD ever commercially released was the film 'Twister' in 1997.....I bought a copy for historical purposes, quality is exactly the same as the laser disc of Twister released at the same time.

[@chrisj2991]

Although DVDs were being used by major hollywood studios and other businesses for data storage, etc. dating as far back as 1986

[@LUCKO2022]

+Chris J DVD's didn't even exist until 1995. It was created by Sony,PhillipsToshiba and Panasonic. If you meant CD's then you would be right.

[@ritziszen]

Honestly I do't see DVD going away anytime soon, especially at the price most new copies of older films go for. Blu Ray is nice to look at, the audio is richer, the color for the most part has been corrected and enhanced, there's obviously a lot to like, but I just feel trapped with my Blu Rays. I'm in the military, so I do a lot of moving and run things mostly off my laptop. Even though my laptop has a Blu Ray drive, decoding the discs is often a nightmare, it mostly relies on pricey 3rd party software. it is definitely a home body format, pop it in your player or game system and enjoy. My DVDs are way more convenient. I can rip them as .ISO images, fit almost my entire collection on an external drive at full quality, tons of free software out there to support .ISO dvd playback, and I can keep my physical copies neatly tucked away at home waiting for me. Blu Ray just feels so limited by playback, all that encryption to prevent piracy has failed, and only made it difficult for those who shelled out the cash to buy them to enjoy them conveniently. The quality is there, but for the price and convenience DVD still wins out in my opinion. Sure, if you get decent software at a top price, you can decode and rip Blu Ray to ISO, but a majority of free media software can't play Blu Ray .ISO files, Even if you want to lug around your physical discs, patches that are buggy at best for VLC player and other media players still rely on third party software to decode the discs, most of which require internet access. There's just too many parts to that equation.

[@TheIgnoredGender]

I love his enthusiasm

[@SavageBroadcast]

And lastly, you have to take into account people's budgets: Say you have Sherlock Holmes on Blu ray and DVD. There is roughly, a £10/$10 price difference (I mean fresh in store, not used). When Joe Monday comes in, what is he going to get? The cheaper DVD that may lack features he probably is not going to care much for, or the more expensive format that has feautres, but requires a less-financially and more limited medium to play it on, plus things such as HD TVs to really get the full deal?

[@ilikebananassometimes3608]

SECAM - Russia and France, so you were nearly right. Basically it's PAL with embedded colour information rather than a separate colour signal.

[@Aahz321]

I have had several people recently come into my store that don't seem to understand two things 1. VHS is dead. I have quite a few people in my store that don't understand why they can't get a VHS player and why new movies arn't coming out in VHS 2. Widescreen is here to stay. I've got a small group of customers that won't shop at my store anymore because we don't have pan and scan dvds. I've tried to explain to them and they think they just need to wait and P&S will come back.

[@Takeshi357]

I have over 300 DVDs. Selling them, even at a considerable loss, is *extremely* hard - so I can't not only get rid of my existing collection to make room for blu-rays, I can't even make extra cash to buy those blu-rays with.

[@HeroQuestFans]

Agreed about the forced upgrades... nowadays it seems like if you want to buy a dvd, it comes bundled with a blu-ray anyhow. a lot of early blu-rays had the problem with the waxing skin effect from overuse of drm, digital grain scrubbing/filtering, etc. I just read a review of upgrading to 4k where it was admitted early "4k" movies were actually just upscaled 2k. even if you wanted to convert your whole film library to 4k, there's going to be a bunch of movies that won't even be anything more than upscaled 2k because no higher resolution masters exist...

[@tripdefect87]

Zaranyzerak, I've got an honest question for you How long do you think it'll be before we see nothing but downloadable movies? Because I can certainly see the draw due to discs getting easily scratched and not functioning properly

[@AlSumait]

I agree with everything you said in the video and was spot on and logical. But after you said this at 17:26, why didn’t you upgrade to 4K? Blu ray is still an excellent format and I still collect them (rarely), but you’re really missing out on a lot if I’m being really honest with you.

[@zaranyzerak]

Why do you assume I haven't? I waited a while because of lack of funds. I couldn't afford to get a new TV, new player and pay a premium on new titles. I've barely bought anything the past couple of years, so I went mainly with Blu-ray because it was cheaper and was what I could afford. It's been a rough few years, I'm not made of money. Now things are better, I have a PS5, a 4K TV and if a title is on 4K,. I get the 4K. Because NOW I can afford it. So not missing out on anything anymore. And honestly unless you've got a MASSIVE screen or projector I'm not seeing that big a difference on my 55" screen. I'm mainly buying them for the day when I DO get a massive screen and/or projector. VHS to DVD and DVD to Blu-ray were massive leaps forward in quality. 4K, not so much. But it is quite nice, I like the black cases, and look forward to the day I have a screen massive enough to truly appreciate the difference. Which should be in the next few months.

[@AlSumait]

@@zaranyzerak I didn’t assume anything. I always watched your channel before and that’s what I used to know. It’s been a while I’ve been checking out your channel, I guess that’s why I didn’t know you upgraded and I’m glad you did. And yes, the bigger screens do make a difference in picture quality. But a 55 inch screen does have better traits compared to larger screens. It keeps the pixels more dense and gives you a sharper picture. But, with a larger screen in my opinion, shows off the HDR better.

[@SavageBroadcast]

@Zaranyzerak Just to clarify, what I meant by multi-platform was more than one device supporting a specific type of media i.e there are blu-ray players, PS3 a few computers for BR. That's it, whereas DVD has a lot more. Sorry if that came across wrong. Also, yes, I'm refering to the pricing here in the UK. Once again, apologies

[@AutobotBlurr]

Clasic mate, i work for a tv company that sells hd tv equipment and all i hear are customers saying they cant see the difference lol. i have to laugh at them i cant hold it in. there are 80 year old people that phone me that can see the difference lol. cant wait for your next part.

[@David315842]

That last remark was towards wireless signals etc. by the way, not the PS3 itself.

[@Geeoh19]

That's right Pepper. That's the way to do it boy!

[@AmericanNohbuddy]

Oh and Zaranyzerak, what do you think the next step in the home video evolution after blu ray is?

[@ahngelooh]

Hey, just a quick question, have you done any videos on sound formats like vinyl and cd?

[@CartoonGuy13]

Zaranyzerak, What is your opinion on 3D Tvs and 3D Blu Rays? Is it worth the buy? Will you being doing a video series on it? Thanks

[@dark1ankh]

@Zaranyzerak I see your point. It's like taking the 1997 release of Quake II and running it in 1080p. The low textures etc would pale next to something truly next gen like Killzone 2. Plus on some games, the framerate would take a hit on the Xbox since it's only a modified Pentium 3 PC at heart. Now, if the Wii had of been able to output 720p it would have no doubt have trashed the original Xbox when you look at games like Metroid Prime 3 and The Conduit. A great shame really.

[@shane3674]

I eat my steak the same way dude! And when you said real men don't heat up the Steak I was like RIGHT ON! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who does that

[@bgcorporation]

Ah awesome, thanks for the information. Well that clears a lot up about the 360. So they can play HD, that's good to know, for awhile I thought they were behind the game. I thought wrong. Glad to know what its capable of.

[@angeltread]

understood, it surprises me that people are surprised about that.

[@darkswordsmansol]

It seems though to make an easy transition, Backwards Compatability seems like it should be required. Blu-Ray plays DVDs and 360 plays XBox titles (with the hard drive), Wii plays GC.

[@ilikebananassometimes3608]

I remember so called high content "blue laser CDs" being talked about in the early 90's before DVD was even launched.

[@bigglou]

Samsung and LG made a HD DVD/ Blu Ray combo it retail for $499 you can now get it on Amazon for $199, but they don't play BD 2.0

[@David315842]

Of course I was referring to the British Region B release.

[@CoolDudeClem]

Kinda ironic that this video is in HD! I'm just pissed at analogue being shunned in favour of digital, the style of electronics today sucks and so does the build quality today. Bring back analogue, have it along with digital, bring back woodgrain, brushed metal and box desighn.

[@DerrickPlotsky]

Just wondering what you think, but is Blu-Ray the future, or is digital distribution the future? Or will both be available side by side for quite some time?

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Some people cannot see the difference between high def and standard def WOW! My 85 yr old step grand father can see the difference.

[@tim26847]

What is the production cost of one vhs movie, one dvd, one blu ray?

[@xthemetalmilitiax]

Hey Zaranyzerk reguardless of 3D do you see HD/blu ray getting phased out in the future?

[@teajer]

so sad that people think that anytime they spend money its some sort of scam.

[@David315842]

I guess that not many people know of the Blu-Ray/DVD compatibility and immedeatily think of it as being similar to the VHS issue, in which a new player needs to be brought, just to play that one format. The players are coming down in price, but slowily, much like the old DVD players. But the most expensive piece of kit is the HD TV's themselves, during this so called 'finacial crisis' people won't want to immedeatily change to a more expensive format right away.

[@LikeAsir8]

you should be on the radio. you have a great voice.

[@David315842]

Understood, they are getting cheaper, though this may only be the case for players nobody wants. My girlfriend had just recentily purchised a Blu-ray player for just under £100, a great deal for what it is, however she told me that it's as slow as hell, so you can see why it went down in price.

[@robertgordon7187]

I look at this way as long as my DVDs play on the Blu-Ray player they are not forcing us to do anything. Now I will admit I did feel a little forced in buying an HD TV to play my Blu Ray Star Trek episodes to watvh them as they were ment to be watched but hey it was worth it. And you can't fight progress.

[@Pentium100MHz]

For some reason my post disappeared somewhere between my PC and the youtube server. I can distinguish between SD/1080p but only when watching on a relatively small screen (my 21" CRT monitor). But I do not care about HD enough to buy an expensive receiver and DVHS VCR, regular VHS is enough for recording from TV. Yes, when BD is cheap enough I'll buy a player, but not while DVD is still available and I'll use VHS as long as I can buy blank tapes locally and for cheap.

[@David315842]

Ah I see. Thanks for clearing that up! But still I'd rather install backwards compatibility on a CD like device, then downloadable content, though I understand why Sony have done this. Unless it's wireless, you'll need a phone line and or a router (wireless or not) to provide you with a internet connection and that in itself it's very costily and like with HD not everyone can afford it, plus it's not 100% perfected.

[@MrSimplefilm]

Do you think the Blu-ray players or the DVD players will be obsolete, soon? I have heard Direct TV bought Blockbuster, and Verizon is in the works with Netflix, so we will be forced to subscribed with a nominal fee to watch our entire movie collection! What do you think?

[@mylesman324]

well its good to see what u do in your spare time

[@xthemetalmilitiax]

right on im enjoying blu ray but you make very good points on transfers and stuff

[@theceng]

i remeber wen dvd players first came out they cost up2 $1500 i didnt get one untill the price went down (i couldnt afford untill the price dropped) and now i have a dvd recorder and a dvd/vhs combo player mainly because i have a lot of videos that i cant find on dvd

[@DaNiElBoYd100]

An easy way to know that DVD is all but dead: I saw a commercial the other night for a romantic comedy coming out and they only advertised it being on blu-ray. This is not only for people buying big tentpole action/sci-fi movies anymore. I do kind of live in a bad area to gauge how much it's really taking over though as this is an extremely poor part of the US and DVD has a larger presence than blu-ray in most stores and the Best Buy in town unfortunately closed it's doors here.

[@KHudso]

haha I love how for a couple movies they started giving out the codes to get it on your computer, but then they changed it to only the blu-ray verisions you get all the extra. btw which is the best brand for blue-ray?

[@dark1ankh]

@Zaranyzerak I'm afraid it does. I have run the following in 720p on my original Xbox : Atari Anthology, Freedom Fighters, Soul Calibur 2 (4:3) and Total Overdose. Some games even go up to 1080i. It has a powerful (for it's time) modified Geforce 3 card so it is indeed possible. All you need is a half decent component cable and off you go.

[@josh1422]

there were actually a few blu-ray players that couldn't play dvds but i see your point

[@21rstImporter]

Blu-Ray is never going to completely phase out DVDs. At least not for the next 8 years or so. Instead of being a replacement for dvds, Blu-Ray is becoming another option meant to co-exist with dvds. Statistics show that only between 20-30% of americans own blu-ray players. DVDs still sell a lot more.

[@Disthron]

Ok, I can understand upgrading from VHS or Laser Disk so you can play them on your current player but if I have a movie on DVD I'm probably not going to bother buying it on Blue Ray.

[@CartoonGuy13]

@Zaranyzerak I know collectors like us always will want something tangible, and I love Blu Ray just as much as you do, but I'm just saying that its probable that the MAJORITY of folks will resolve to downloading or streaming, (like Netflix, Hulu, or iTunes) to get their fix, but like you said, physical media will be around, but probably just not the "main thing" or "hot ticket" for most people as mobile tech continues to evolve and grow.

[@CartoonGuy13]

@Zaranyzerak Plus, with the cloud computing, hard drive space isn't much as issue as it use to be...

[@darkswordsmansol]

Natal opens up some pretty good possibilities. Given the tech, it seems possible to play video games without a controller. I look forward to see the results.

[@Megacooltommydee]

Ironic. You uploaded this video in 720p HD.

[@SpunkyTehMonkey]

Loving the new HD Rants Z but i was considering buying T2 The SkyNet Edition but if it's so bad I'll just wait for a better edition. So what's so bad about it and what do you mean by a DNR Nightmare?

[@gabbogabbo]

Love your rants, and I would agree, but I guess the only upgrade you would need is a HD tv of some sort. Im sure its been mentioned a hundred times. My TV is ok, the resolution isnt that great, I cant wait to get a better TV and a suround sound.

[@heihei2300]

I agree to 3 things 1: Cold stake is BEST 2: If there where a Blue-Ray release of Howard the duck I will buy it. 3: I am tired of this "forced format" bitching I was a laser disc freak in the 90ies When they forced us with the DVD I was furiously angry VHS- DVD serious better upgrade laser disc- DVD no upgrade at all until late 90ies and early 2000 The quality became better and affordable and I embraced DVD in the end

[@CartoonGuy13]

I've personally invested in Blu Ray myself... and I love it. But its hard to predict of what's going to happen in the future, since we have digital downloads, Netflix, etc.

[@Geeoh19]

Why do I have a feeling that DNR Skynet line was thrown in just for me? I knew you cared! *sniffle*

[@Disthron]

Actually it was only like last year that I bought a DVD player. Before that I just used my PS2. I got a DVD/VHS combo player and replaced my old VHS player that I used to record stuff from TV. I also wonted to transfer some of my old movies, both bought and home, that I didn't wont to get destroyed by the degrading tape. Also, I have a hard time beliving your claims about HD being planned since the 70's. If that's so then why didn't this all happen ages ago?

[@sgtpepper1138]

no doubt, i've been wanting to buy a nice new fancy tv, or Projector. I just haven't had the funds to plop down a 1000.00+ on something that I know i'll find a better one for cheaper the next day.

[@goldenheartOh]

This is the 1st I've ever heard of DVD being intended as a transition format, and I used to sell electronics when DVD players & HDTV's first came out. I also paid close attention to things during the HD format war. DVI jacks in HDTV's only lasted one year (pretty sure) before HDMI replaced them. I never heard it was a transition before it was replaced. Where did you learn DVD was always intended as a transition?

[@SavageBroadcast]

I'm not questioning the HD change, because it was going to happen as anyone with half a brain knows, but the fact is, the jump from VHS to DVD and now, from DVD to blu-ray are not the same (the former was a jump from two completely different types of media, as well as practicality and performance, whereas now, despite some little differences, it's just from one disc to another. The lack of multi-platform support strikes again).

[@MultimediaJay]

Speaking of conspiracy theories: I'll say this as many times as it takes for you to finally get this: Digital broadcasting standards are just as split as the old analog ones. ATSC is in US, Canada, Mexico DVB-T is in Europe, Russia, Australia, and some Graphics. ISDB-T is a standard in South America and Japan. DMB-T/H is the system in China. There are some countries trying more than 1 of these out that haven't decided what they're going with yet too. :-P

[@David315842]

But moving on, personally I'm beginning to get used to the format and it's advantages over DVD, but I'm still buying DVD anyway for various reasons. Oh The Transformers: The Movie Blu-Ray edition, at the moment it's out of print, however, Metrodome have just re-released the TV seasons on DVD with new pakaging, so if I know Metrodome that well, they'll re-release it, Perhaps around the same time Revenge of the Fallen comes out, but that's just a guess. But you can still find copies here and there

[@Zeybrin]

It saddens me that they are doing way less with blu-ray then they could be doing. . . They could have whole seasons of some things one one disk. . . It has a projected storage cap of a maximum of 50 Gigs. . . thats a lot of room to just have one movie on it...

[@Geeoh19]

Actually blu-ray is already doing better than DVD did its first 3 years.

[@lordhaku]

I think your point that the "situation now is the same as the situation then" is a bit skewed. I'm no Blu-Ray sceptic or anything (and will get into it once my finances allow it :D!), but to change from VHS to DVD felt pretty cool (at least for a casual consumer like me) as you were changing from a boxy black tape to a sleek, shiny CD. Now, it's from CD to better CD. Though I don't doubt Blu-Ray has better quality than DVD, the same techno-fetishist mystery and appeal just isn't *quite* there.

[@TheMerkinDonor]

Amen, Brother!

[@sagasky]

LOL love the glasses part

[@AmericanNohbuddy]

Well if DVD ends and there is only Blu Ray I'll be mad :/ But hopefully that wont happen for a while. I love how technology evolves. It amazes me how only 50 or 40 years ago there was no home video and then BAM we get all that stuff. I'm looking forward to Hi Def, just not right now.

[@Gamereviewgod]

@Zaranyzerak Matrix Revolutions had a 1080i mode, as did Gran Turismo on the PS2. There were a handful of others too.

[@bladerj]

hi zarany, i disagree with you on one point,a friend of mine had a blu ray rip of the new hulk movie and asked me to do it on dvd for him,i have the original (as in not pirate) movie on dvd, and even though i clearly lowered the resolution and lost quality it was still better then my dvd, i though it was just a crap transfer. but then just out of curiosity i got some of his rips that i own on dvd and did the same thing, and not all of them were better, but many of them did.

[@SavageBroadcast]

I know this video is a few years old, but I just wish to say my piece: Format upgrades are nothign new, and technology moves on. I agree with you there fully. But, there are other factors that differ the DVD affair from blu-ray: 1) Media Support. Compare how most laptops come with DVD players, not to mention the CRUCIAL role of the PS2 and Xbox in popularising the medium. (Why did those other disc-medias flop? No multi-platform support, as well as high price tags).

[@kytt]

WHAT? It's 2 minutes and 57 seconds longer than I've seen in a while.

[@dark1ankh]

The PS3 and 360 are HD ready consoles, since most games only output 720p (sometimes even lower than that!)

[@Optimegatrongodzilla]

@Zaranyzerak "REAL MEN DON'T NEED TO WARM UP LEFTOVER STEAK!" THAT WAS HILARIOUS!

[@TalesOfWar]

Most Blu-rays are multi-region (essentially "region free" to use the old DVD term). You'll see A B C icons on them. Still, some aren't, which can be annoying if you import stuff because some country has a better transfer than your local market version (there's quite a few things released in France and Germany that get way better transfers than the UK or US edition for example).

[@sagasky]

Did this sort of reaction happen when cds came out?

[@Chasing_Labels]

Me and you are exactly the same. I want all the stuff in my collection the best available. I am slowly starting to rebuy some of my favorites on blu ray. It is not a forced upgrade on my part at all and it really should not be. Blu ray players are far cheaper now than before. When they first came out it was like $1,000 to get one. Now you can buy one for a $100.

[@angeltread]

14:27 not sure i get your point on this subject... people are complaining that they dont want repurchase releases and then your counterpoint is that you personally have bought the same movie releases from vhs to blue-ray...???? how is that a counterpoint.. its just an opinion of preference. im not really getting the anger. people are gonna think what they think.

[@David315842]

Basically Sony have overhyped the PS3 to be a Blu-ray player. If Sony have any hopes of surviving in the console world, they need to get their act together. Basically I was dissapointed this new console wasen't backwards compatible with exsisting PS1 and PS2 games. It's a very likely excues to try and get people to sign up (spend money) on their PSN. I can go on about the falls of the 360 bit age but i won't.