High-deffy Goodness
So I finally caved and bought a Blu-Ray drive for my computer, and now I'm going through the process of trying to get this new media type integrated into my whole home system. My conclusion: The PC infrastructure for Blu-Ray is total ass. The only people that are really on top of the thing are Slysoft, the guys who cracked the encryption. The players are absolutely horrendous, and trying to seamlessly integrate them into anything is virtually impossible.
On the other hand, last night I did a side-by-side comparison of Pan's Labyrinth on DVD and on Blu-Ray. It reminded me a lot about the first time I got glasses, when I was five years old. All of a sudden I could see all the way down the street, and I was stunned, because nobody ever told me you were supposed to be able to see that far. Looking at the Blu-Ray picture was just like that, sort of "Oh, so _that's_ what it's supposed to look like."
Hopefully the prices will continue to come down on the discs. Until then, I'll keep abusing Google checkout and buy.com.
On the other hand, last night I did a side-by-side comparison of Pan's Labyrinth on DVD and on Blu-Ray. It reminded me a lot about the first time I got glasses, when I was five years old. All of a sudden I could see all the way down the street, and I was stunned, because nobody ever told me you were supposed to be able to see that far. Looking at the Blu-Ray picture was just like that, sort of "Oh, so _that's_ what it's supposed to look like."
Hopefully the prices will continue to come down on the discs. Until then, I'll keep abusing Google checkout and buy.com.