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Getbig Misc Discussion Boards => E-Board - Movies, Music, TV, Videogames, Comics => Topic started by: Stavios on January 14, 2009, 06:48:39 AM
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speak on this fellas.
I bought my girlfriend a samsung Tv 1080 full hd shiznit but she has a regular DVD player.
so I was wondering if there was a big difference between blue-ray and regular dvds or it's only 5-10% better ?
speak on this, people in the know !
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it looks noticibly better, but who gives a fuck what it looks like? DVD quality is good enough
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speak on this fellas.
I bought my girlfriend a samsung Tv 1080 full hd shiznit but she has a regular DVD player.
so I was wondering if there was a big difference between blue-ray and regular dvds or it's only 5-10% better ?
speak on this, people in the know !
Even 720p is a huge step up, the difference in quality is amazing, you can literally see every wrinkle, spot and blemish on the actors/actresses face.
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Even 720p is a huge step up, the difference in quality is amazing, you can literally see every wrinkle, spot and blemish on the actors/actresses face.
cool !
that's what the dude at the sony store was telling me the other day, but I didn't trust the fucker ;D
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ps3s are cheap now
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you bought your fucking GF a FULL HD TV?!?!
Come here and let me slap you ;D
you could have spent that shit on HGH ;D
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ps3s are cheap now
yeah but I never play video games ;D
they piss me off way too much ! I always lose and it makes me angry
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you bought your fucking GF a FULL HD TV?!?!
Come here and let me slap you ;D
you could have spent that shit on HGH ;D
it wasn't too expensive, it's only a 40 inches screen for her bedroom.
now, do they make pornos in blueray ? ;D
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yeah but I never play video games ;D
they piss me off way too much ! I always lose and it makes me angry
play the lego sieries. indiana jones, star wars etc. 2 people can play at once on the same screen & they are very linear & easy to win & fun.
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it wasn't too expensive, it's only a 40 inches screen for her bedroom.
now, do they make pornos in blueray ? ;D
only 40inches? that is pretty big.
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play the lego sieries. indiana jones, star wars etc. 2 people can play at once on the same screen & they are very linear & easy to win & fun.
easy heh ? I might give this a try
I think ps3 isn't a lot more expensive than a blueray.
last game I played was Mario Kart on Nintendo 64 ;D
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easy heh ? I might give this a try
I think ps3 isn't a lot more expensive than a blueray.
last game I played was Mario Kart on Nintendo 64 ;D
Buy a 360 for $200, flash it for $0, download and copy the games to 40 cent discs.
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yeah but I never play video games ;D
they piss me off way too much ! I always lose and it makes me angry
Don't buy it to play videogames, use it as a multimedia-station and watch blu-ray, dvds and download trailers etc.
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you guys are losing me here with the flashing multimedia-station things ;D
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you guys are losing me here with the flashing multimedia-station things ;D
A Playstation 3 can play Blueray, HdDVD, Dvd, Music etc etc.
Its all in one. And you can play games if you want to. :)
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you guys are losing me here with the flashing multimedia-station things ;D
You can use it (the PS3) as a Blu-Ray, DVD, Music, CD-R-player.
You can even store shit on the PS3 HD, like pics, movies, games etc stuff you download.
Hell, you can even surf the internet with it. Use it for chat/cam-sessions with random peeps (lol).
And someday you might even try to buy a game for it, like Guitar Hero : Metallica.
Summary, use a HDMI-cable from the PS3 to your HD-TV and watch Blu-rays. You will notice much better quality.
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it looks noticibly better, but who gives a fuck what it looks like? DVD quality is good enough
I agree. A friend of mine works for Comcast and has a huge HDTV, Bluray player and many BR movies. It is all noticeably better but not enough to make me run out and go BR.
If/when I am in the market for a new TV & player I would likely opt for a set up that can handle BR but right now, I am very satisfied with regular DVDs--which I rent and rip from Netflix. I never buy DVDs which I see as a total waste of money.
I have a few friends with huge DVD collections and I'm like WTF? If you could convert all those DVDs and BR disks back into the cash you spent on them wouldn't you rather have the money? How many times do you really sit down and watch a movie that you own on DVD? I think renting and ripping is the way to go. The few DVDs I own were purchased for use in the classroom and they were written off as an academic expense.
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Cant get over he bought a TV for his GF.
Damnit Stavios havent you learned anything on getbig ;D
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I think renting and ripping is the way to go.
Downloading in dvd quality is the way to go.
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Downloading in dvd quality is the way to go.
lol exactly, hell I can download a blueray (1080p) ripped movie in 30 mins, why would I buy one ???
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Well Stavios, watch your rented n ripped CDs/DVDs on the PS3, then you can add me or gh15 on the Playstation Network and ask for some bodybuilding-tips.
No reason NOT to get a PS3.
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lol exactly, hell I can download a blueray (1080p) ripped movie in 30 mins, why would I buy one ???
I can get them faster!!
boombadabing!
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I can get them faster!!
boombadabing!
Your swedish right?Im not surprised with your 100mbit+ connections at dirt cheap prices ;D
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Cant get over he bought a TV for his GF.
Damnit Stavios havent you learned anything on getbig ;D
;D
hey I am buying a house at the end of the year and she is comming to live with me anyway so it's a safe bet that the TV will be in my bedroom soon enough ;D
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Your swedish right?Im not surprised with your 100mbit+ connections at dirt cheap prices ;D
Exactly :D
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You can use it (the PS3) as a Blu-Ray, DVD, Music, CD-R-player.
You can even store shit on the PS3 HD, like pics, movies, games etc stuff you download.
Hell, you can even surf the internet with it. Use it for chat/cam-sessions with random peeps (lol).
And someday you might even try to buy a game for it, like Guitar Hero : Metallica.
Summary, use a HDMI-cable from the PS3 to your HD-TV and watch Blu-rays. You will notice much better quality.
This guy gets it. :)
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I agree. A friend of mine works for Comcast and has a huge HDTV, Bluray player and many BR movies. It is all noticeably better but not enough to make me run out and go BR.
If/when I am in the market for a new TV & player I would likely opt for a set up that can handle BR but right now, I am very satisfied with regular DVDs--which I rent and rip from Netflix. I never buy DVDs which I see as a total waste of money.
I have a few friends with huge DVD collections and I'm like WTF? If you could convert all those DVDs and BR disks back into the cash you spent on them wouldn't you rather have the money? How many times do you really sit down and watch a movie that you own on DVD? I think renting and ripping is the way to go. The few DVDs I own were purchased for use in the classroom and they were written off as an academic expense.
Why are you ripping (off) Netflix videos so that you have a copy for yourself...while at the same time condemning those who have PAID for their DVDs?
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Well Stavios, watch your rented n ripped CDs/DVDs on the PS3, then you can add me or gh15 on the Playstation Network and ask for some bodybuilding-tips.
No reason NOT to get a PS3.
I would wait a little longer. Sony just took a bath financially. I would think the PS3s price should drop into the $250 dollar range soon. They'll have to move inventory.
Despite being an abysmal system for games, the PS3 is worth it as a blu-ray player/multimedia center, at $250.
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Totally worth the Blu-Ray player....I own a Sony 1080P and my sound system can accomodate Blu-Rays utilizing 7.1 channels. Audio and video are noticeably improved. It's not like the marginal difference in quality between standard DVD players and then those DVD players with progressive scan. In addition, the upconversion feature does improve the quality of standard DVDs as well. Certainly it ain't BD quality, but it's very good. If you can pop for the player and have the needed equipment to work with it go for it. Although, don't buy your HDMI cables at Best Buy or Circuit City...go online and look for discounted wires and cables...I bought 2 HDMI cables online for a total of $25 and both are equally as good as any Monster HDMI cable. Also, buy speaker wire through Home Depot....I bought nice 12 gauge in-wall speaker wire there for about $.30/foot....again equally as good or better than any Monster speaker wire.
As always I'm here to help.
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Totally worth the Blu-Ray player....I own a Sony 1080P and my sound system can accomodate Blu-Rays utilizing 7.1 channels. Audio and video are noticeably improved. It's not like the marginal difference in quality between standard DVD players and then those DVD players with progressive scan. In addition, the upconversion feature does improve the quality of standard DVDs as well. Certainly it ain't BD quality, but it's very good. If you can pop for the player and have the needed equipment to work with it go for it. Although, don't buy your HDMI cables at Best Buy or Circuit City...go online and look for discounted wires and cables...I bought 2 HDMI cables online for a total of $25 and both are equally as good as any Monster HDMI cable. Also, buy speaker wire through Home Depot....I bought nice 12 gauge in-wall speaker wire there for about $.30/foot....again equally as good or better than any Monster speaker wire.
As always I'm here to help.
oh brother another getbig billionaire. ::) ;D
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Totally worth the Blu-Ray player....I own a Sony 1080P and my sound system can accomodate Blu-Rays utilizing 7.1 channels. Audio and video are noticeably improved. It's not like the marginal difference in quality between standard DVD players and then those DVD players with progressive scan. In addition, the upconversion feature does improve the quality of standard DVDs as well. Certainly it ain't BD quality, but it's very good. If you can pop for the player and have the needed equipment to work with it go for it. Although, don't buy your HDMI cables at Best Buy or Circuit City...go online and look for discounted wires and cables...I bought 2 HDMI cables online for a total of $25 and both are equally as good as any Monster HDMI cable. Also, buy speaker wire through Home Depot....I bought nice 12 gauge in-wall speaker wire there for about $.30/foot....again equally as good or better than any Monster speaker wire.
I second the cheap HDMI cables. The signal is digital anyway so you will not have any difference in picture or sound quality, as long as there is a connection.
I get angry when I see people buying 200$ digital signal cables. >:(
Why not by a 200$ USB cable to your mouse? Than the cursor will run much smoother. Oh brother.
Anyway - get a PS3! ;)
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I second the cheap HDMI cables. The signal is digital anyway so you will not have any difference in picture or sound quality, as long as there is a connection.
I get angry when I see people buying 200$ digital signal cables. >:(
Why not by a 200$ USB cable to your mouse? Than the cursor will run much smoother. Oh brother.
Anyway - get a PS3! ;)
I have friends that have purchased $.10/foot lamp wire from Home Depot and used it as speaker wire....it's 10 or 12 gauge and they said it works fine....I went ahead and shelled the extra $.20/foot for the speaker wire....I ain't that brave.
Best Buy and Circuit City make their money on the super-inflated cables and wires....all you need is good shielded wire.
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Totally agree about the cables.
Try monoprice.com. You should be able to get them for about 6-7 bucks.
Wait for the price drop on the PS3, though.
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oh brother another getbig billionaire. ::) ;D
Forgot to mention I enjoy my home system in my $3million home on my 200-acre estate with my harem of nymphomaniac swimsuit models.
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Blu-rays aren't selling nearly as well as Sony expected.
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I have friends that have purchased $.10/foot lamp wire from Home Depot and used it as speaker wire....it's 10 or 12 gauge and they said it works fine....I went ahead and shelled the extra $.20/foot for the speaker wire....I ain't that brave.
Best Buy and Circuit City make their money on the super-inflated cables and wires....all you need is good shielded wire.
The speaker wire is about the only one where I would look around for a matching wire. I take the cheapest one, but in this case the size matters. ;)
Lamp wire can be enough for small speakers, but I would purchase a thicker cable for speakers if they are > 50W. I think you did just right. ;)
I have a friend that threw 200$ out of the window for a digital cable between a cd player and a cd recorder. (years ago). Till this day I am making fun of him.
The price of these cables at those store is a total ripoff!
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Blu-rays aren't selling nearly as well as Sony expected.
People are just not in the mood to buy another version of the DVD they already have.
But I think a lot of people are just downloading their highres movies for free and do not buy these very expensive discs.
If you compare the amount of DVDs sold vs. the amount of Blu-rays it is clear that very few people are having a Blu-ray player. And they use the PS3 as a harddisc movie player!
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;D
hey I am buying a house at the end of the year and she is comming to live with me anyway so it's a safe bet that the TV will be in my bedroom soon enough ;D
Be sure to kick her out before two years is up otherwise she'll become common-law and your house will no longer be yours.
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Blu-rays aren't selling nearly as well as Sony expected.
It's a harder switch from DVD to Blu-ray than from VHS to DVD. (when DVD still works so well for people, satisfying their needs)
Time will tell. There are more and more Movie-connoisseurs (who require better quality/want to maximize their homesystems) coming out of the woodwork these days.
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speak on this fellas.
I bought my girlfriend a samsung Tv 1080 full hd shiznit but she has a regular DVD player.
so I was wondering if there was a big difference between blue-ray and regular dvds or it's only 5-10% better ?
speak on this, people in the know !
Depends on the movie they put on Bluray, depends on how into it you are, etc. Some would consider 10% a big difference and so on. Yes, bluray looks and sounds better then standard DVDs, but your electronics have to be good enough to benefit from it also.
- Will @ BrinkZone.com
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speak on this fellas.
I bought my girlfriend a samsung Tv 1080 full hd shiznit but she has a regular DVD player.
so I was wondering if there was a big difference between blue-ray and regular dvds or it's only 5-10% better ?
speak on this, people in the know !
:-\ :'(
I hope you are taking the TV with you when you break up.
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;D
hey I am buying a house at the end of the year and she is comming to live with me anyway so it's a safe bet that the TV will be in my bedroom soon enough ;D
Why dont you buy a trailer and become the canadian version of trailerfather :) :) :)
As for jew ray, go for it big guy, just go for it, benz approved.
also spend some cash in decent cables, if your sound equipment/tv got optical fiber connection, use those.
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My bro got me a samsung blu-ray player for Christmas. Compared to my sony up converting dvd player, it is a huge step up. Contrast and color is amazing. I am going to only by blu-ray's movies that are loaded with special effects tho.
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In five years there will be some new must-have media format that manages to sell you the same fucking films/albums for the 4th time!
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Absolutely. Purchased No Country for Old Men yesterday and it is brilliant quality.
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In five years there will be some new must-have media format that manages to sell you the same fucking films/albums for the 4th time!
Much less time than that. HD downloadable content will become more and more popular.
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Yes blueray is better.
A regular blue ray disc player is pretty useless IMHO.
Like the others said, get good cables, optical for sound etc.
I bought a PS3 and don't play games, just using it
as a multimedia center and blue ray player.
Bought a full HD player as well but never played any full HD discs on it.
At first I really liked the blue ray quality.
I even bought a laptop with blue ray player and HDMI out
so I could use it on the bedroom TV as well.
But the Blue Ray selection is not that good over here, even good downloadable 1080p is
still a bit limited on the net due to large media files and unstable lines.
Now I watch way more normal media than BR.
Before you get one, look around how much Blueray media that are available in your area.
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I have a 72inch LCD screen and a blu-ray player to go with it, and I gotta say that its totally worth it. Some movies I just don't buy on blu-ray tho. For instance I DEFINITELY got The Dark Knight on blu-ray (looks amazing), but I got the regular version of Pineapple Express b/c the blu-ray player up-converts really well. I'll also start buying the Criterion new releases in blu-ray b/c the quality they put out are unbelievable especially for older releases.
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In five years there will be some new must-have media format that manages to sell you the same fucking films/albums for the 4th time!
Hahah indeed hilarious, everytime you see one more wrinkle or zit on an actors face its worth the 20 bucks.
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There were army of people that fought the VHS to DVD switch...what's the point they would say? There are an army of people that are fighting the analog vs digital signal switch. I look at it as an investment because the older I get the more settled in my home I become. I'm spending more and more time at home and with consistently increasing availability of BD material via Walmart, Best Buy, Blockbuster and Netflix I have a better movie experience at home than I do in theaters now. I can easily say that the a/v in my home is ahead of the best theaters in my area and I by no means have a lavish setup.
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All BluRay's are not the same in terms of quality. Some are near flawless with no artifacts, while others are not so good.
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All BluRay's are not the same in terms of quality. Some are near flawless with no artifacts, while others are not so good.
That's true of regular DVD, laserdisc, VHS, reel-to-reel, CD, cassettes.
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speak on this fellas.
I bought my girlfriend a samsung Tv 1080 full hd shiznit but she has a regular DVD player.
so I was wondering if there was a big difference between blue-ray and regular dvds or it's only 5-10% better ?
speak on this, people in the know !
There is a BIG difference...depending on the Blu-Ray. For example, take The Dark Knight Blu-Ray, the picture quality is AMAZING! But then you take The Terminator Blu-Ray and although there's a slight difference in picture quality, it's not all that noticeable.
So again, depends on the Blu-Ray movie.
And by the way, Stavios, she better be suckin' you dry EVERY NIGHT for you to be buying her that shit. LOL!
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There is a BIG difference...depending on the Blu-Ray. For example, take The Dark Knight Blu-Ray, the picture quality is AMAZING! But then you take The Terminator Blu-Ray and although there's a slight difference in picture quality, it's not all that noticeable.
So again, depends on the Blu-Ray movie.
And by the way, Stavios, she better be suckin' you dry EVERY NIGHT for you to be buying her that shit. LOL!
You are seeing things. Get a dvd player that up converts to 1080p and you won't be able to tell the difference between the dvd and the blu ray disc. Blu ray isn't that great.
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thanks for the advices guys !
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thanks for the advices guys !
How much did you pay for the blu-ray player? 200? The blu-ray discs average 30 a piece, you shouldn't have wasted your money.
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How much did you pay for the blu-ray player? 200? The blu-ray discs average 30 a piece, you shouldn't have wasted your money.
haven't bought anything yet !
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How much did you pay for the blu-ray player? 200? The blu-ray discs average 30 a piece, you shouldn't have wasted your money.
you can DOWNLOAD bluray movies.
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you can DOWNLOAD bluray movies.
Yes you can...but
A. A 50 pack of dual layer re-writable blu ray discs is over a THOUSAND dollars.
B. If you have your blu-ray player hooked up to the internet and play a burned blu-ray disc, sony will blackball your player.
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haven't bought anything yet !
Stavios,
Go to www.slickdeals.net. The price for the PS3 at Dell has already dropped to $304. I still think it will hit the $250 range, but this is the lowest price I've seen for the system.
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speak on this fellas.
I bought my girlfriend a samsung Tv 1080 full hd shiznit but she has a regular DVD player.
so I was wondering if there was a big difference between blue-ray and regular dvds or it's only 5-10% better ?
speak on this, people in the know !
Roy Orbison definitely think they are.
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Stavios,
Go to www.slickdeals.net. The price for the PS3 at Dell has already dropped to $304. I still think it will hit the $250 range, but this is the lowest price I've seen for the system.
That website blows, all those links are wrong. The ps3 on dells site is 339.
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You are seeing things. Get a dvd player that up converts to 1080p and you won't be able to tell the difference between the dvd and the blu ray disc. Blu ray isn't that great.
up-converting dvd players only do 1080i. As i said before there is a big difference. The color and contrast on blu-ray is remarkable. I normally just buy dvds, unless i know the movie is kickass and is packed with special effects, then i go blu-ray.
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up-converting dvd players only do 1080i. As i said before there is a big difference. The color and contrast on blu-ray is remarkable. I normally just buy dvds, unless i know the movie is kickass and is packed with special effects, then i go blu-ray.
If you honestly think you can tell the difference between I and P you are an idiot. Let me guess, you also want to get a 120 hz tv too?
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That website blows, all those links are wrong. The ps3 on dells site is 339.
You're wrong. You get an additional $23 further down the page, bringing it to the $316 it says on the front page. You get it to $304 with a Dell Preferred Acct, which you can get easily.
The site doesn't suck. They filter out and reject any crap that comes to them. I've purchased things listed there at crazy numbers, including a micro SD card that I got for NEGATIVE $7 after all discounts.....
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If you honestly think you can tell the difference between I and P you are an idiot. Let me guess, you also want to get a 120 hz tv too?
humm... you the retard that think up-converting players do 1080p ::)
Yes i do have a 120 hrz tv, I don't fuck around, i love action movies ;)
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You are seeing things. Get a dvd player that up converts to 1080p and you won't be able to tell the difference between the dvd and the blu ray disc. Blu ray isn't that great.
They play near 1080p, you moron. ::)
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humm... you the retard that think up-converting players do 1080p ::)
Yes i do have a 120 hrz tv, I don't fuck around, i love action movies ;)
120 hz is retarded. Everything looks like its in fast forward, tv's weren't meant to be 120hz...
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They play near 1080p, you moron. ::)
"RCA DRC285
They say you only get one chance to make a first impression. The entire enclosure of this DVD player is made of plastic, that simply screams cheap. However, that plastic is only skin deep, because in this case it’s what’s on the inside that counts. The RCA DRC285 does have 1080p upconversion via HDMI, and it has a 2.0 USB port. There is also a component video output, but you do not get the upconversion ability through it. One note about most of today’s USB ports on these DVD players though- don’t expect to plug in your USB powered portable hard drive. These players do not have enough power to run these devices. Flash drives and MP3 players, which use less power, generally are no problem."
Kill yourself
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Get the PS3. I download movies at a torrent site and then put them on my memory stick, plug it into the PS3 and it works great. Just watched Taken today, killer movie. That feature alone makes the PS3 worth every penny to me.
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Get the PS3. I download movies at a torrent site and then put them on my memory stick, plug it into the PS3 and it works great. Just watched Taken today, killer movie. That feature alone makes the PS3 worth every penny to me.
I watched taken last night, that movie was simply amazing. I didn't think Liam Neeson had it in him to make a movie with that much action.
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Get the PS3. I download movies at a torrent site and then put them on my memory stick, plug it into the PS3 and it works great. Just watched Taken today, killer movie. That feature alone makes the PS3 worth every penny to me.
whats some good places to get movies
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whats some good places to get movies
This is the only place I use. Seems to have everything you could want.
http://btjunkie.org/
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whats some good places to get movies
www.isohunt.com
www.torrentreactor.net
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I heard bad shit about Sony spying on their customers and playing illegally downloaded stuff on their blu-rays.. Any truth in this?
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I heard bad shit about Sony spying on their customers and playing illegally downloaded stuff on their blu-rays.. Any truth in this?
idk, sony did ship root kits is some audio cds a couple years back. they would fuck up all your music on your computer, and spy then send sony information about you. they were forced to release a fix, and replace the cds. I keep my foo fighters cd because it might be cool to have it a few years from now.
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idk, sony did ship root kits is some audio cds a couple years back. they would fuck up all your music on your computer, and spy then send sony information about you. they were forced to release a fix, and replace the cds. I keep my foo fighters cd because it might be cool to have it a few years from now.
Sony has been doing quasi illegal shit like this for years...
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-082007.html#00001263
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Sony has been doing quasi illegal shit like this for years...
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-082007.html#00001263
yip yip >:(