over a decade ago i gave away my little hd-dvd collection and replaced them all with blu-ray discs. it was a good move.

i was surprised to find myself a little wistful about the hd-dvd format this year. there was something very exciting and aspirational about the hd disc format wars of the late 2000s. trash quality streamed video wasn’t even on the horizon yet, and cinemaphiles suddenly were given new and interesting choices.

my sole regret was giving away the 5-disc collector’s edition of Blade Runner. it had 5 different cuts of the film, a 4.5 hour documentary, and tons of extras on separate discs

after many, many years of hunting thrift stores for it, i finally found it today for $5 and couldn’t be happier. i plan to pick up a used hd-dvd player - perhaps even that goofy xbox 360 addon. 😅

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