Blu-Ray
Blu-ray have value: Video from traditional DVDs contains fewer than 350,000 pixels, while 1080p HD video packs more than two million, which gives high-resolution detail. Blu-Ray complements your 1080p HDTV, you should consider an upgrade to a Blu-ray player.
Blu Ray players can play the new High Definition DVD movies, as well as the older DVD movies. They typically load faster than a standard DVD, and they typically have a network connection for the internet.
HD-DVD is now officially discontinued. However, information on HD-DVD, and its comparison to Blu-ray, is still contained here because players are still in use and movies are still sold and traded in the secondary market.
For comprehensive details see: Before You Buy a Blu-ray Disc Player from about.com.
Now, if you had a Blu-Ray Player, do you Need Roku or Boxee to do Internet TV?
The answer is a murky Yes and No! You can stream movies from the internet with both the Blu-Ray player and other Internet Devices (Roku, Boxee, Apple TV, PS-3 or XBox360), there are other features that differentiate all of these devices. HD sound, picture quality (720 vs 1080), Available movie options (One advantage of the Roku is that it supports a wide range of other internet streaming options, including MLB.TV and a bunch of internet TV services.) So, it looks like you would want Blu-Ray and other inputs!
This from PC Magazine, and has some good tips. Prices for Blu-Ray Players have become reasonable, so go for it!
Blu Ray Players from TigerDirect
Bluray Player from Amazon
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