subject: Home Theater Format Decisions [print this page] . But the experience can be better, it starts with television but there is more to consider. You have two choices of the components types to watch the movies on, so that decision still has to be made before your system is complete.
You can stick with the standby DVD's that everybody has probably switched to. DVD's look great on flat screen HDTV's, but they aren't the best that you can do. You do have another choice because there is a step up from DVD. For a while, there was a choice between next generation discs. You could go with an HD-DVD or with Sony's Blu-ray disc.
For many people, they weren't sure what was going to take over as the next big format change, but Sony's decision to include a Blu-ray player in every Playstation 3 home console proved to be the difference. By having the option to watch DVD's and the option to try Blu-ray, the owners of the machines by default help end the format war that really didn't get started.
This makes the Blu-ray disc the winner in the HD format battle, it won and the reason is because watching it on HDTV is like seeing a movie for the very first time. It is similar to going from VHS to DVD but better than that even. These discs can have so much information that it is difficult for the manufacturers to fill it completely. The whole Lord of the Rings sequel plus the extras can fit on one BD disc, this equals six to eight regular DVDs, an incredible amount of information on one disc.
All that content on the BD looks much more incredible, and how the games are affected is even a bigger change. All of your library of cartridges and floppy discs can now be on one disc with more room available, so convenient. Once you make your format decision choosing the audio system is simple and brings everything together. Then the system will be complete and your experience fantastic, make sure you buy the sound you need or you will regret your decision as the sound is very important.
