Blu-ray format... Do you like it compared to DVD?

4k may be the next HD standard in the near future with 4X the resolution of blu-ray. Projectors are already available. But you'll need to get rid of those tiny 70-inch TVs and get something more like 150-inches (or just go wall-to-wall) so you can truly appreciate the format...

At the rediculous current Blu-Ray prices ($25 - $35 per title), I won't be making many purchases.
I WILL buy movies I love but my semi-vast DVD collection and Netflix Blu-Ray rentals will see me through to 4K.

My recently released Pioneer BDP-51FD upsampling (DVD) Blu-ray player has problems synchronizing dialog with the picture if I use slow-motion, pause, fast-forward/backward, etc.
Sometimes I must power down (hold the power button in for 10 seconds) when the platform freezes up.
Then I must sit through all of the FBI bully-chatter, previews, etc. to get to the main menu to restart the movie. Isn't the future fun!

I think that resolutions higher than 1080p are going to be in development for a long time before coming out...sure the projectors are available but that's a small piece of the puzzle...
I think blu-ray will be around for a while. there are many issues around the emergence of downloading HD movies including DRM, High-speed availability, copyright, collecting fees...
I really like my blu-ray. it's a little strange sometimes seeing the nuances of actor's skin on close-ups (and more obvious makeup) but for some material (like the aforementioned Planet Earth) the higher resolution is truly stunning!
My Blu-ray: the Sony PS3 - a great player at a decent price, with console abilities as well as music playing (even SACD) to boot.
And yes you will appreciate it, even on a 37-inch - I had a 34 inch HD SONY CRT that still has one of the best pictures I have ever seen (actually, LCD and Plasma still lag far behind the venerable CRT, although the OLED looks promising, but years away).
Enjoy,
Byron

Hi all, thanks for your comments.
Currently we are hooked up to satellite program and will get a HD receiver including some hd programing of course.

At this early stage we can take advantage of any methods for entertainment be it player, satellite subscription, down loads, rentals and what have you coming in the near future.

The price of owning Bluray disk's at this time is ridiculous, especially if your building a library of movies ect.
We have no plans at this time building any sizable collection, the digital industry is ever evolving.
However, I guess this will depend on what you are satisfied with in the here and now.

Just a comment...
Back in the day when select 70mm film movie theaters existed ,I saw countless movies through out the mid 1970s and 1980s.
The movie theaters of today including many of its patrons and staff pale in comparison.

Blade Runner was one memorable movie mentioned above by Shadorne that we saw in one of these near extinct movie houses.
I understand in New York city there exist one or two, perhaps the only remaining big comfortable movie houses left on this continent.

Strick rules apply .
You show up late, you don't get in.
You talk and annoy other movie goers , you will be kicked out, or punched out.
Today, no conversations on your cell phone during a movie.
Serious patrons including the staff are intolerant and at times vicious toward jack asses.

Also no string of commercials at the beginning.
As it once was....

My memory of many 70 mm films that I saw back then compared to what I have seen so far with today's technology in movie theaters and in the home.
I understand why it's still has a way to go before it matures.

Then again ,it's what your satisfied with in the here and now.