For those that are interested, here are my first impressions of HD DVD. To begin with I'll say I was very skeptical about how much improvement I would actually get out of HD DVD or Blu-ray.
For regular DVD's I'm using a Denon 3910 that I have set to upscale to 720p through HDMI into my 720p Toshiba plasma. I've always thought the picture was outstanding.
Since I received King Kong with the 360 hd dvd player and that happened to be one of the titles I owned, my comparison was on.
To make a long story short, and as much as it pains me to say it, the HD DVD was a decisive winner. The colors and clarity are remarkable, when watching the regular dvd I almost felt like I was looking through smudged glasses.
I realize there are good and bad HD DVD's out there, and since King Kong is new, I'm not sure how it ranks compared to other HD DVD's, but if the rest are anywhere near this good, I'm sold on HD movies regardless of the two formats.
