If you plan to rent discs LD is all but dead. I switched over to DVD about one year ago because the availablity of new movies on LD had become so bad. Also, the only video store in Boulder, CO that rented LDs was selling off all of their LDs. The sound quality of DVDs I do not think is as good as LD overall, but the picture quality is better. If you like to buy movies that have already been released there are good deals to be had on used LDs, but in the end you will need both formats. Keep in mind also that not all movies were released on LD as the market for LDs was maybe 5% of movie sales at best. DVD is much more mainstream oriented and will replace VHS in a few years. So, eventually you can expect most old movies will be released on DVD.
