Do You Really Need a BLU-RAY or HD DVD Player?

HDTVexpert asks the question every techno-lusting geek refuses to consider... "Do You Really Need a BLU-RAY or HD DVD Player?" So as not to spoil the answer, here is only an excerpt of the article

Those of us who are fortunate enough to have spent some time testing both BL disc formats have a pretty good idea by now when you’ll see the difference between red laser and blue laser media, and when you won’t. It all has to do with (1) the size of your HDTV or projection screen, and (2) how far you sit from it when watching HDTV programs and movies.

Even those of us with eagle-eye vision reach a distance where we can’t see small details in an electronic image, such as noise, grain, macroblocks, and edge artifacts. If all else is OK (high contrast, good color saturation, etc), then even a low-resolution image can appear to be high-resolution, when viewed at a certain distance.

On a related note, I am currently in the process of making this decsion. I was all set to purchase the Toshiba HD-A2 the day before DIGG and Engadget posted Amazon's deal all over the web. Yes, even though I saw the offer Amazon had posted for 8 free HD DVDs, I decided to wait and do a bit more research. The following day, Engadget and DIGG plastered the above-mentioned article all over the web, quickly drying up Amazon's stock of the HD-A2. Now I must consider falling prey to the upsell for an HD-A20 and take 5 free HD DVDs, of which the selection is rather poor.

Yes, I am bitter about this. Thanks Engadget...You made my week. As for Digg, the only thing I can say is that I prefer Newsvine.

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