I don't understand why people could possibly think HDV is 'not ready yet', or 'shows too much detail', or is generally unnecessary for 2007. I couldn't disagree more.
Here is our members size
Sample.
People notice the difference between a 1280x720 at ~3.8Mbps and a 640x480 sample at 1.5Mbps.
And the
screencaps are perfect for making galleries. No more movie preview images that are lackluster. Everything is top notch.
The bottomline is quality. Currently, HDV is allowing the creation of high quality content that is a dramatic improvement on the current 'standard'.
This is not 2001; people are expecting more.