Why I'm Not Psyched That the Format War is Over
Posted by junger | February 25th, 2008
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You'd think that I'd be really happy that the format war is over. I wasn't buying into either format because I didn't want to waste the money on a useless product.
Now that it's over, I've considered jumping in with a PlayStation 3. It makes the most sense, since it is the cheapest player, is most ready for spec upgrades, and plays games too (including Rock Band).
But honestly, there's nothing on Blu-ray I want to watch.
The predicament here is that the movies available on BD are a mix of titles I could have (or did) buy on DVD years ago and new movies that, well, suck. I'm not re-buying my movies just to see them in real high-def, and I'm not buying junk just to have some Blu-ray discs.
The only title that I really want in HD is Heroes - Season 1, which is only available on the dead format. (Speaking of which, there is a horrible lack of TV shows on Blu-ray. One season of Lost, Sopranos, Smallville and Prison Break … give me more. Now!)
Sure, if the format war was still going on, that doesn't mean that there'd be anything worth watching. But Blu-ray won because it had the content studios.
I'm just waiting for them to deliver.
PS. Planet Earth is probably the only other title I'd buy, but I got tired of watching it on cable when it first aired.
