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I need content!

  • Mar. 1st, 2008 at 11:34 AM
me
So now that I have the 52" HDTV, I need a source for content! I get a bunch of HD channels on cable, but there is almost never anything worth watching on. What I really want to see is Planet Earth in HD. It was amazing in standard def, so the HD must be amazing.

Now that the HD-DVD/BD-DVD war is over, I'm torn on whether I should go out and get a BD player or wait. Right now, there are very few Profile 1.1 players out there as far as I can tell. On top of that, I don't think there are ANY Profile 2.0 players. I don't want a player that doesn't do everything that Blu-ray is supposed to do. Do I wait or get a PlayStation 3?

The other consideration is the Apple TV. Now that Apple has put out the update and it supports HD rentals and so forth, it is a slightly more attractive option. My problem with this one, however, is that the bitrates on their HD content is low. It may be HD, but it could also be crappy HD. Plus, I can't own any of the HD content. It'd be very convenient, but not the best looking HD. Plus, no Planet Earth.

So, what to do? Recommendations?

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[info]nugget wrote:
Mar. 2nd, 2008 04:12 am (UTC)
Faced with this same dilemma I bought an Apple TV as an amusement while I wait for the Panasonic BD50 to be released. It's lame for all the reasons you mention, but I'm having fun fooling around with it anyway.
[info]smkelly wrote:
Mar. 2nd, 2008 02:35 pm (UTC)
See, I had been looking at the BD30 without knowing about the pending BD50. Now I know what I'm waiting for. Any idea when it is supposed to be out? Google can't seem to tell me.

Thanks for the tip.
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