TJPC
Senior HTF Member
I have been rather distressed lately by all the evidence that manufacturers have decided to give up on 3D for the home. First it was no new televisions with the feature and increasingly discs of movies shown in 3D in the theatre are being only released flat in North America or you can order and ship the region Q disc from "Sri Lanka".
I purchased a Sony 65" 3D TV a few years ago so I could watch 3D Blu Rays. (I am now going to reveal a herecy). Except for 3D, I really don't see much difference between upgraded DVD and Blu ray!
I actually find DVDs more user friendly and love the fact that they load quickly and always keep the spot where you left off even days later. Despite these facts, I have only been buying Blu Rays, and always the 3D version if the movie was 3D.
It occurred to me today, WHY BOTHER? I can step back 10 years and save money. I have two recordable DVD players that I use mostly for classic movies on TCM. Why not do what I used to do with VHS? When the almost new movie plays on TV, I can record it, edit out the commercials and voila! Since I can't get the version I want no matter what, I will creat my own "good enough" version.
In 2 or 3 years most movies are in the Walmart bargain bins for $5.99. If I am dissatisfied with my own copy I can always replace it then.
Movies like this summers Mummy, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2, and probably the new Transformers largely appeal to me because of 3D. Without that feature, they have minimal replay value to me and not worth buying. I can complete my series with a home made flat version, which is not the one I want, but not much worse than the flat Blu ray.
I purchased a Sony 65" 3D TV a few years ago so I could watch 3D Blu Rays. (I am now going to reveal a herecy). Except for 3D, I really don't see much difference between upgraded DVD and Blu ray!
I actually find DVDs more user friendly and love the fact that they load quickly and always keep the spot where you left off even days later. Despite these facts, I have only been buying Blu Rays, and always the 3D version if the movie was 3D.
It occurred to me today, WHY BOTHER? I can step back 10 years and save money. I have two recordable DVD players that I use mostly for classic movies on TCM. Why not do what I used to do with VHS? When the almost new movie plays on TV, I can record it, edit out the commercials and voila! Since I can't get the version I want no matter what, I will creat my own "good enough" version.
In 2 or 3 years most movies are in the Walmart bargain bins for $5.99. If I am dissatisfied with my own copy I can always replace it then.
Movies like this summers Mummy, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2, and probably the new Transformers largely appeal to me because of 3D. Without that feature, they have minimal replay value to me and not worth buying. I can complete my series with a home made flat version, which is not the one I want, but not much worse than the flat Blu ray.