Here I sit eating crow and loving it. I’ve made it into a delicacy really. I admit to eating crow because I for the longest time fought the blu-ray revolution. So stubbornly to the fact that I did not redeem my free blu-ray offer that was given when I purchased my PS3. I could have had 3 free movies too. The thought of repurchasing movies that I had already repurchased from VHS was just too heinous a thought. It wasn’t until I upgraded my stereo and experienced true HD lossless sound in my living room did I start drinking the kool-aid. People keep talking about the hi-def picture, and while gorgeous, rarely talk about the sound quality. My best experience came from a viewing of Rambo, that takes full advantage of 7.1 surround, it felt like a war zone. And you can really crank the volume without the peaks getting too hot.

I bring this up because blu-ray sales are up 91 percent (!) this year. This is quite a feat when you consider economic spending has been at a low. Guess you’ve just gotta get Iron Man in HD now matter how high that energy bill is!