DVD Players - Buy Now or Wait for the Violet Laser Models?

PateraSilk asks: "I've been resisting the DVD pull for a while but VHS is becoming more and more obselete. So, I'm thinking about joining the hordes, but I have two problems with the DVD format: compression artifacts and low-level pixel dithering, which annoy me no end. Maybe I've just seen crappy DVDs, but this leads me to my question: should I go ahead and purchase a DVD player regardless of my qualms or wait for a violet/blue laser standard to emerge? My hope is that a larger storage capacity would lead to a less lossy compression format, but, then again, I could be waiting in vain. Plus, I don't want to embrace a technology only to have it be replaced within a couple of years." Remember, Sony's violet-laser player has already hit the market, so hopefully it won't be long before other manufacturers follow suit. How long will it be before competition in this market drives down prices to reasonable levels?

Comments

Re:Let me get this straight

[PD]

Just like vinyl sounds better to an audiophile's ears than a CD, videotape just looks better to a videophiles eyes than a DVD. The digital technologies are just cold, and they don't reproduce those high harmonics, which are impossible to see or hear, but nevertheless make a performance sound or look "alive".

I'm worried

[gl4ss]

Everyone seems to use jpg now and gif looks like dead, should i get a jpg viewer or wait for png to break through fully? I'm in a limbo here and fear the 0.000c investment for jpg viewer could be in vain if everyone use png soon :(

Re:Unbelievable

[Anonymous Coward]

However, if you pay attention to the movie instead of focusing on the defects, you'll never notice them.

My sentiments exactly. I just hope the parent poster doesn't judge women the same way he watches movies. Jeez.

Personally, I hope he does. Then he'll leave women alone and wait for the violet laser model rather than buying the $50.00 version today.

You can't be serious

[chunkwhite86]

I've been resisting the indoor-plumbing pull for a while but out-houses are becoming more and more obselete. So, I'm thinking about joining the hordes, but I have two problems with indoor plumbing: paying the water bill and the periodic cleaning, which annoy me to no end. Maybe I've just seen crappy looking toilet bowls, but this leads me to my question: should I go ahead and purchase a toilet and indoor plumbing regardless of my qualms or wait for a machine which sucks the shit straight out of my ass? My hope is that such a machine would lead to a more convenient defecating experience, but, then again, I could be waiting in vain. Plus, I don't want to embrace modern technology only to have it be replaced within a couple of years.