I think it's ironic that in order to get true HD, things have to get to my TV by bouncing off a satellite. I wonder which disc format will win in the HD war. I think adoption would be much further along had just one standard been set. Damn 'em for keeping me watching things that have to fit into eight gigabytes!
On a related note, I've been updating some of my copied DVD collection to newer releases. Back when I had a tube, I wasn't concerned about squishing a title onto a single layer disc. Now that just doesn't cut it. Also, many of the original releases, especially films from the 1980's, were undoubtedly burned onto DVD using the studios' old, laser disc masters.