The blu-ray conundrum

Good news: I got a blu-ray player for Christmas. Yay! It's a gift that I think Jesus would really have been on board with. Until I pick up some blu-ray porn. In which case, I'll be hoping for a pass.

The downside is that I'm faced with a media-incompatibility conundrum the likes of which I haven't seen in a decade. From this day forward, every time I buy a movie, I have to decide whether to get it in DVD or blu-ray. If it's DVD I can play it on my computer or anywhere in the house, but I'll be able to see its imperfections when I stand up really close to the screen. If it's blu-ray it's a little more expensive, and I can only play it in the living room, but it'll look awesome.

So I bought the director's cut of 'Watchmen' on blu-ray today at Target for $20. Seemed like a good deal. Although you can buy a season of 'The Man Show' on DVD for $15. That's the good one with Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, not Joe Rogan and whats-his-nose.

The real difficulty will come in deciding when and if to replace my existing DVDs with blu-ray. There would have to be something really compelling to make me switch. Like 'Star Wars' on blu-ray. Or 'The Empire Strikes Back' on blu-ray. Probably 'Avatar'.

Well, the good news is that now I have something substantial to worry about :)

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