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Apocalypto is one of my favorite blu-rays i own. the PQ and AQ is top notch. good flick too, although if your the type that hates subtitled moviesyou might not like. oh yeah and lots of violence and gore if thats your thing.Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm
I just ordered Apocalpyto on Blu Ray, for those who have seen it, what were your thoughts? I also preordered Passion of Christ on blu ray, coming out in February.
Originally Posted by WearinTheFourFive
People in here don't understand, the battle between blu-ray and HD-DVD came down to gamers and porn. Usually whoever the porn business backs comes out on top. And plus, every PS3 comes with a built in blu-ray player while you had to purchase a HD-DVD player on top of your XBOX 360...It's quite simple really.
reigndrop wrote:
Hong Kong?
[h1]Pirates Prey on Blu-Ray DVD Format[/h1]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122688367525432273.htmlhttp://online.wsj.com/art...SB122688367525432273.html
Edit: for those of you purchasing Blu-Ray movies on ebay, I'd watch it.
Yes, I got mine in Hong Kong, but they are most definitely legitimate.
Originally Posted by ShaunJon
Originally Posted by Crazy EBW
Yes it's def not worth it unless you really get a deal on it or you just HAVE to have it...Originally Posted by shatterkneesinc
Originally Posted by ShaunJon
If you wanna see the difference between standard and blu ray dvd's go to best buy. Me and my girl were standing there looking at the little demonstration dvd they play on their hdtv's and there is a big difference. But like everyone else said, you gotta get a hdtv to get the results. That's why im trying to upgrade from my 26 in. 720p to a 32 in. 1080p
hmm a 32in 1080p..
I dont recommend that because 32in is way too small for you to experience 1080p in all its glory. 720p will suit you just fine.
what would be a good size to get then?
40inches and higher to notice a difference in 1080p is there any deals for lost on blu rayOriginally Posted by ShaunJon
what would be a good size to get then?
Originally Posted by sole vintage
40inches and higher to notice a difference in 1080p is there any deals for lost on blu rayOriginally Posted by ShaunJon
what would be a good size to get then?
Originally Posted by KeVeNMaYnE
how many seasons of lost are on blu ray?
Best Buy has The Godfather Collection 4 Discs Blu-Ray for $41.99 Choose in-store pick-up to save on shipping, otherwise ship for $2.49. Thanks darthscooby
Price comparison:
- $61.85 + Free shipping
- $65.50 + $2.65 shipping
- $75.61 + See Site shipping
- Barnes&Noble.com $77.99 + Free shipping
- Entertainment Outlet $79.99 + $3.99 shipping
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Originally Posted by WearinTheFourFive
People in here don't understand, the battle between blu-ray and HD-DVD came down to gamers and porn. Usually whoever the porn business backs comes out on top. And plus, every PS3 comes with a built in blu-ray player while you had to purchase a HD-DVD player on top of your XBOX 360...It's quite simple really.
HD-DVD did support 1080p. The amount of of storage is irrelevant to picture quality.Originally Posted by knightngale
there are still $5k computersOriginally Posted by infamousod
you absolutely need an HDTV to get the HD (high definition) resolution that a Blu-Ray player outputs. A regular TV, even early plasma/LCDs only got 480p resolution tops, meaning 480 pixels stretched across the screen. Compare that to 720p or even better 1080i or 1080p. where you have more than twice as many pixels meaning you can get smoother edges and higher quality picture. In my spoiled opinion it makes a whole world of difference. Plus a good player will upconvert DVDs so they look better when you play them on Blu-Ray players (some DVDs more than others).
the quality of the TV makes the biggest difference. As long as you use an HDMI cable and a Blu-Ray player that is. Blu-ray is 1080p which means if you get 720 or 1080i you're missing something, but it still looks a lot better than an old fashion tv. (the "i" stands for interlaced and the "p" stands for progressive, which is the method in which the pixels are laid out, progressive is a lot better for fast-moving scenes).
$900 Blu-Ray players are dead, just like there were once $900 VCRs and $900 DVD players and $5000 computers. But make sure you get a Blu-Ray player that can plug into the Internet for firmware updates. If Blu-Ray changes the way its disks are read slightly to prevent copying or to improve quality (which is rare but they already did) then your player may not work as well without the update. Not sure how much if at all it will make a difference. Also some more expensive players may upconvert better.
and yes, HD-DVD is dead
as far as PS3, its what I have and it works great except for the lack of an IR receiver so I can't use my universal remote to control it. it makes the most sense at this point but I wouldn't frown upon a regular BR player if its a good deal on a good player.
HD-DVD was only 1080i vs Blu's 1080p. It also held a lot less data on each disk. Relatively speaking, it was trash.
Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm
I've been looking into getting this.Originally Posted by akf0dy7
Band of Brothers on Blu-ray =
if you like war movies and have a blu-ray player i highly recommend it,.
kdwallace wrote:
I've never understood how they get movies that weren't shot in Hi-Def to be displayed in Hi-Def.
The original recordings are much better quality than the DVD version so if you go back to the originals you can improve the quality - it's not like they just transferred the DVD to blu-ray.
It's a bit like remastering an old music album - they'll use the original tapes and record them to CD capturing as much of the information as possible.
- yep. the film movies are shot on has a resolution of something like 1400x1400, depending on the type of film used that number can go up or down. google'film resolution', and you should come up with a few links to explain it further.
- i tried to explain this to a friend that was convinced an upconverted DVD looks just as good as BR or HDDVD, he just couldnt understand. to make it worsedude works on computers for a living...
Originally Posted by nnarum
Originally Posted by pip777
Originally Posted by DRjordanlover45
i dont think you'll be able to capture the whole quality of blu-ray if you dont have an HDTV
but blu ray quality is
blu ray >>>>>>>> HD DVD >> DVD
QFT!!!!!
Lies. Blu-ray = HD DVD. There was no difference in movies that were put out on each format. Stop spreading lies.
120hz HDMI cables is a gimmick... any properly functioning HDMI will support a 120hz TV... Plasmas have been running on faster processors for a while now... why do you think 120hz cables surfaced AFTER LCD started throwing the 120hz processor at you?Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11
Im not sure if you actually know what you're talking about...Originally Posted by Food4Thgt
Just droppin some knowledge...
First off..Blu-Ray way >>> HD DVD..but doesnt mean you should throw out the HD DVD i would get a box that plays both
LG has one that plays both blu-ray and hd dvd..
You will get the most out of your blu-ray player with a TV that is 1080p, 120hz, and a decent contrast ratio of maybe 40,000 or more.
The important part is the hdmi cable you use make sure to get the one the best suits your tv..
Contrast ratio as a # itself isnt at all a good way to shop around... There is no standard for measuring it so 20,000 on a Samsung vs a Sony could actually be considerably (keen eye) different...
And there really isnt one HDMI cable that suits a TV more than another... not sure what youre getting at there...
EDIT
I meant like the different HDMI cables for TVs.. Like a HDMI cable that can support a 120hz TV doesn't necessarily need to be used on a TV of 60 hz..
- these dudes know their stuff.
- my man...
Originally Posted by infamousod
HD-DVD did support 1080p. The amount of of storage is irrelevant to picture quality.Originally Posted by knightngale
there are still $5k computersOriginally Posted by infamousod
you absolutely need an HDTV to get the HD (high definition) resolution that a Blu-Ray player outputs. A regular TV, even early plasma/LCDs only got 480p resolution tops, meaning 480 pixels stretched across the screen. Compare that to 720p or even better 1080i or 1080p. where you have more than twice as many pixels meaning you can get smoother edges and higher quality picture. In my spoiled opinion it makes a whole world of difference. Plus a good player will upconvert DVDs so they look better when you play them on Blu-Ray players (some DVDs more than others).
the quality of the TV makes the biggest difference. As long as you use an HDMI cable and a Blu-Ray player that is. Blu-ray is 1080p which means if you get 720 or 1080i you're missing something, but it still looks a lot better than an old fashion tv. (the "i" stands for interlaced and the "p" stands for progressive, which is the method in which the pixels are laid out, progressive is a lot better for fast-moving scenes).
$900 Blu-Ray players are dead, just like there were once $900 VCRs and $900 DVD players and $5000 computers. But make sure you get a Blu-Ray player that can plug into the Internet for firmware updates. If Blu-Ray changes the way its disks are read slightly to prevent copying or to improve quality (which is rare but they already did) then your player may not work as well without the update. Not sure how much if at all it will make a difference. Also some more expensive players may upconvert better.
and yes, HD-DVD is dead
as far as PS3, its what I have and it works great except for the lack of an IR receiver so I can't use my universal remote to control it. it makes the most sense at this point but I wouldn't frown upon a regular BR player if its a good deal on a good player.
HD-DVD was only 1080i vs Blu's 1080p. It also held a lot less data on each disk. Relatively speaking, it was trash.
ah yes the low-life NTer makes his grand entrance into the thread. Find the guy who says the smartest thing in the thread and try to correct him.
I know there are still expensive computers I was making a point. And the majority of HD-DVD players which Toshiba used to undercut BR's prices were 1080i and obviously the storage space doesn't affect picture quality but the lack of storage space compared to blu-ray still makes it trash, relatively speaking.
- i wouldnt take it that far to call yourself the guy who said the smartest thing. you dropped a lil knowledge to the ones that didntknow but some of your comments were'nt exactly accurate, and some of them sound a bit fanboyish.
- i mean, you admit storage capacity has nothing to do with picture quality, but then try to use that basis to call the other format trash? c'mon dude. doyou know why Blu-Ray needed the 50GB of storage? they started out using an old MPEG2 codec that took up alot of space (and had alot of problems) they didntwant to use the VC-1 codec developed by Microsoft even though its compression was alot smaller and didnt have nearly as many problems as the MPEG2 codec theywere using for Blu-Ray.
- turns out, after the first series of Blu-Ray players and Movies had so many problems out the gate, Sony switched to the same Codecused by HD-DVD. most folks dont know this and i wouldnt expect you too either. it was Toshibas mistake for not capitalizing off this in the first stages ofBlu-Ray's debut.
- and thats how HD-DVD got away with a 30GB disc and Blu-Ray had to use the 50GB discs. storage space meant nothing, but it didnt stop folks from trying to useit as some type of deal breaker.
- however i will say, Sony being so stubborn at first may have worked out for us. since Sony started out using a codec that demanded the extra space, now thatthey have adopted the new codec that leaves at least 20GB of extra storage so now the extras on BR are in HD too versus standard definition extras on BR andHDDVD at first.