BD technology is superior to SD. That's a non-issue.
But in real world situations, depending on the source material and equipment, our forum's video experts are saying that the image difference between BD and SD is not that great after all.
Here's one comment from sir Moks:
I can assure you that sir Moks is no gushing newbie. This guy is a sharp-eyed enthusiast who knows what he's talking about.
At any rate, BD discs seem to be doing well commercially:
Iron Man Blu-ray Dominates Amazon Sales
June 29, 2008
Iron Man: Special Collector's Edition on Blu-ray Disc continues to sit atop Amazon.com Blu-ray sales charts despite having yet to be formally announced by Paramount Home Entertainment.
Amazon has yet to discount Iron Man since it was first listed as an active pre-order several weeks ago, keeping the price steady at $27.95.
http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Iron_Man_Blu-ray_Dominates_Amazon_Sales/2991
hehe Sir Barrister you're putting me on the spot hehe.
Thanks for the compliment. With excellent equip and excellent source talaga to me diff is so small. These are my experiences
1. Prison break Season 2 on Pchins 983 as mentioned. I think the recent tv series may not be worth a hidef purchase
2. Fifth element superbit/ultimate edition on 983, ps3 etc.
3. Hollow man superbit on ps3, 980..On the ps3 it is really WOW, I really thought it was hidef (at the shootout). Excellent.
4. The Rock Criterion collection on 983, xa2 - another WOW, Looks so hidef like what the others are also saying in the shootout
I think on these 4 players so far the 983, xa2, ps3, 980, may be the best/excellent for dvd playback (the best Ive seen so far, haven't seen the others in action), of course from a good/great source I don't think one can really tell which is which, especially on the close up scenes (on actors faces). If you look at the detail on the walls or buildings, detail on clothes then one can "maybe" tell which is hidef. But I'm very sure he/she will be in doubt also or scared to make a mistake in his/her decision of choosing. Imagine on the blind tests on the players at the shootout, we almost failed (on judging), almost banned from pinoydvd by streetsmart and pchin hehe
..This is just purely SD