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This will all be general statement, so bear with me:

Always try to get DVD/Blu-ray combos. Funimation pretty much leads in this concept, but yeah.

I will say that, no matter what, a blu-ray will almost always look better on your HDTV at its native resolution than a DVD will, even if it's a 1080i upscale. DVD's scaled during playback to fit such a display will be plagued with aliasing, pixelation, and shaky picture, and the effect, of course, is more apparent the closer you're sitting and the older the release. I use a 1080p FullHD monitor, 27", and while DVD's are watchable on it, they still pale in comparison to their HD counterparts.

Read reviews. If it seems like actual work was done on the material (digital cleanup, colour correction, etc.), then, in my opinion, it's worth the money for use with your display. If it is literally nothing but a lazy resize, then no, don't get it. As far as I am aware though, none of the anime licensing and distribution companies that bother to upscale such sources are known for being that retarded about it. Claymore is probably the most contested blu-ray upscale that I am aware of. I distanced myself from it, but eventually, I said, 'fudge it," and made the order. I'm glad that I did because while it's not sex for the eyes, it fits my display without any noticeable aliasing, tearing, colour washing, pixelation, or anything else of the sort.

All of that being said, I am not a videophile beyond being partial to blu-ray as my preferred media format. I just know that it looks better if you're using the appropriate display.

Also, while this might be extreme, if you're thinking about a blu-ray player, I'd urge you to consider a PS3. I know it's a gaming console first and I know that it's expensive, but it remains the best and most accommodating on the market. It would have to be--the PS3 was regarded early on as being integral to the success of blu-ray as a viable successor to DVD. Buy one secondhand if you must.

Thanks for the replies. They should come in handy once I get a Blu-ray player.

Castle in the Sky (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) | Amazon listing

MSRP: $39.99
Release date: n/a

Whisper of the Heart (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) | Amazon listing

MSRP: $39.99
Release date: n/a

@WTK
that's good to see. but I'll wait 'til TRSI offers them for pre-order.

Is Disney working continuously on Ghibli films for blu-ray release? It seems as if they're doing them in chronological order (sans Ponyo), which is quite fine with me since the DVD releases are rather expensive anyway.

Good to see the Ghibli Bd's coming out over here. This way I won't have to get the way more expensive (but most likely much more beautifully packaged) Japanese release.

Paranoia Agent JP BD-Box (no EngSub) is now 60% off (10,500yen) @ Amazon Japan.

That's actually a decent price, especially considering what the R1 dvds go for now. The lack of english subs is a deal breaker though, and I liked the dub for this one too. I only recently decided to get a Paul Champagne artbox for my Paranoia Agent dvds (along with Paul's boxes for Lain and Haibane Renmei), so I really can't justify spending much more money on this series. If anyone is interested in what the Paul Champagne boxes look like, I can take some pics and post them somewhere on here. Smile

The Haibane Renmei box is just gorgeous.

@Deadwing
I too am a Panasonic fan having bought a 60gt30 this year. I agree their picture is phenomenal, especially if you calibrate it right. For me I went the stand alone player route and have a BDT-210 (I think that's the model number at least) panasonic player. It's 3d (I know you said you weren't going to do much of that but its nice to have if you change your mind) and since its panny it has vieracast and you can use the one TV remote to control it all (the netflix app on it is much better than the TV version too.) It's also not expensive at all. If you are a fan of space I'd recommend the Hubble Imax 3D Blu. While it could use more space shots and less of astronauts getting suited up it is still amazing. With a dark enough room as you moved through a nebula and stars they really seem to pass out of the screen and past your head, better than anything I have yet to see in the theater (well maybe Avatar is near equal to it....)

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