I dissagree. I would take a good,(not under $500), upconverting DVD player and put up against a basic Blu-Ray player any day of the week. Most importantly, ALL upconverts do not perform the same, ALL Blu-Ray players do not perform the same, and ALL Blu-Ray Discs do not have the same quality of recordings on them.

Perfect example, a classic movie used in showrooms all over, The Fifth Element. The DVD version blew away the Blu-Ray version when it came out. It just didn't feel as real or look as good on the BR.

Alot of the movies out on BR are just the DVD version UPCONVERTED for BR.

Looking at alot of new movies coming out, the have alot more detail on BR, of course, but there is also a fakeness to the way the picture looks, it doesn't move smoothly. Wanna know why people are slow to buy into BR, just go look at one of the demos set up and watch the movie for a bit and you'll see.