I am certainly not a big Hi-def DVD supporter. I am perfectly happy with my standard definition DVD's. Until now. Someone took stills from the HD DVD and regular ol' DVD versions of Lord of the Rings and put them side by side to compare. To no one's surprise, the HD quality was better but the amount of difference shocked me and I am guessing will shock you. The HD had better colors, better resolution, was brighter and less contrast. The picture was generally prettier. Long shots were especially better with HD. Take a look for yourselves, roll your mouse over to see the difference.
(via Gizmodo)
Update: The HD footage is from HDTV and not Hi-def DVD. Thanks Richard.
1. LOTR isn't out on HD DVD or Blu-ray yet, those shots are from an HDTV broadcast on WB IIRC from about a year ago.
Posted at 9:28PM on Dec 16th 2006 by Richard