Pixar on Blu-Ray

It's no secret by now that Blu-ray is the new DVD. Many probably wonder if it is truly worth the upgrade, though. Simply put - yes, it is. Pixar films in particular look spectacular, of course.

I wasn't so sure abut Blu-ray, myself. I doubted that the format would prove to be much better than the already great DVD. So, one day I decided to compare two Pixar films, one on DVD, and another one on Blu-ray.

I began watching Finding Nemo on DVD, and noticed the picture was a little grainy on an HDTV. So, I popped in my Blu-ray copy of Cars, and boy, was I surprised. What graininess that was present in Nemo was completely gone in Cars. To make it the whole experiment a little more consistent, I then compared the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Cars, and once again there was a massive improvement.

Now that every Pixar film with the exception of Finding Nemo and The Incredibles is on Blu-ray, I don't see how I could ever go back to watching them on DVD. Add in the fact that Pixar is amazing and includes DVD copies of their films with every Blu-ray set, then there is truly no reason to upgrade if you have the right equipment.

All this said, an upgrade is only necessary if one has an HDTV. DVD's just can't scale up to the standards of new technology. So, if you've been thinking about upgrading your Pixar DVD's do it! Again, since a DVD copy of almost every movie is included with every Blu-ray set (allowing you to watch it anywhere in your house, not just on the TV with a Blu-ray player), there's no reason not to.