is Pedias kinda the same thing?
It is. I think it's much better. It has less eye candy (and I admit I like eye candy) but it's much more functional, which is what is most important to me. It's incredibly easy to customize and use, much more so than DL is, probably more than DL2 will be.
Also, I only want to catalog my DVDs. I can simply buy DVDPedia. It saves me money. You always have the option to buy any or all of the Pedias.
The funny thing is, when it was painfully obvious that DL2 wasn't going to be released, I looked into other options. I realized I never gave the Pedias a fair chance the first time. Having been forced by DM's lack of activity (lacking to the end user) I took my money elsewhere and am actually much happier with DVDPedia.
Unfortunately for Bruji, Delicious Monster is very good at hype and marketing. The suck at Apple's teat and incorporate every latest whizbang Apple feature. That's why they got the Apple Design award for a software that doesn't exist.
Maybe the Pedias don't make use of all of Apple's core features, but they don't have to. Just because something is there doesn't mean you have to use it or that it's the best solution to the problem.
KISS. DM could take a hint from that old saying.