1. Try not to use DVD and Blu-Ray interchangeably. It's confusing. Are you saying that if you buy two Blu-ray titles you get a free DVD or if you buy two Blu-ray titles you get another Blu-ray title free?

Posted at 1:41PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Kyp

2. Sorry about that, I added a blu-ray in there so it doesn't confuse folks. Yes, two blu-ray dvds and you get a free blu-ray dvd.

Posted at 1:58PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Erik Davis

3. Amazon always has great prices on Blu-rays. I am Legends regular price at amazon on Blu-ray is only 18.95. Congrats for not shopping around!

Posted at 2:13PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Fargus

4. I'm typically not one to gripe on the small details, but Blu-Ray DVD is not the proper term here. The proper nomenclature is BRD; Blu-Ray Disc. Adding on DVD is redundant and flat out wrong. The wording of this entire article is like nails on a chalkboard to a nerd like me.

And on that note, I do appreciate Cinematical bringing up the HD side of the business, but when are you going to bring in someone to do it more often, Erik?

Posted at 2:26PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Peter Hall

5. Fargus, I was out at a particular store picking up a few books, and I decided to splurge at that minute. If I knew ahead of time, I would've shopped around.

Peter, I understand you're supposed to call it Blu-ray disc, etc..., but I've found people are still getting used to HD discs, and putting the word DVD there helps them relate more quickly.

Yes, not EVERYONE is like this. In fact, most of our readers would be able to pick it up. But if we can make it easier for everyone in the interim, why not.

Posted at 2:36PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Erik Davis

6. Catering to dumb people is why AOL is around. People need to be smRt enough to keep up with the times.

Posted at 2:46PM on Apr 9th 2008 by indecks

7. Indecks, not for nothing but that's probably the most moronic thing I've heard all day. This is still new technology to a lot of people (especially older folks like my parents who just got around to figuring out how to work a DVD player). We're not here to talk above people; to pretend we know it all and you don't.

Sorry the language was too amateurish for you. We'd like Cinematical to be a place for everyone, and not just for the know-it-all geeks of the world.

Posted at 3:01PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Erik Davis

8. Erik:
Thanks for the tip and for clarifying. You are also right that it is confusing for people and sorry indecks but a lot of people do not have time to keep up to date on that info. There will have to be some consistent marketing to continue for the near future for the differences to be adopted by the general public.

Do Blu-Ray Disc's truly have such a better picture quality than DVD?

Posted at 3:21PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Napier's News

9. Napier's News, there is an outstanding difference in picture quality between a BRD and a regular DVD, granted your TV supports a High-Definition signal. Should average consumer go out and crunch their budget just for an HDTV and a Blu-Ray player when their current setup works fine? Probably not, but with the proper TV, the proper connections (which is often the most overlooked component of a home system), and the proper hi-def player, yes, the difference in picture quality is night and day.

Posted at 3:35PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Peter Hall

10. I'm not talking above anyone. I just happen to have common sense and I have no patience for people that don't know what to do with technology as if it's some sort of 'god like power that we cannot yet wield!'. I mean for gods sake, we have people in 2008 -regardless of their age- that do not know how to check email or use a mouse. We have people that are 'confuzzled' by the 'many' forms of digital discs.

DVD.
HDDVD
Blu Ray

"THEY'S SO MANY MAH HEDD HURTS!"

It's not moronic, it's common sense. You think anyone felt sorry for the people that thought the horseless carriage wouldn't catch on, or that it was stupid? They got left behind. People that figured the telephone was a stupid invention got left behind. People that don't know how to check their email will be left behind. It's not that difficult to learn new technology. Catering to the lowest common denominator has done nothing but bring about more stupid people and slow progress.

Argue all you want. You'll be wrong.

Posted at 3:37PM on Apr 9th 2008 by indecks

11. Referring to Blu Ray as 'Blu Ray DVD' or other variants doesn't help inform those who aren't up-to-date on their terminology, it just muddies the water and confuses them further.

Posted at 12:20AM on Apr 10th 2008 by Brendan