Blu-Ray vs regular DVD

[Parker]

i'm not colored, there's no porn in my kitchen    lol

Doesn't matter---neither do i,  but when you have fruit flies having sex in your kitchen (and they do in every kitchen that has fruit) you have Fruitfly porn, and they---well read up on the lil buggers, quite interesting.

[Bobby]

this difference is examplified with porn!!

hmm do you get more excited?

[The Wizard of Truth]

Doesn't matter---neither do i,  but when you have fruit flies having sex in your kitchen (and they do in every kitchen that has fruit watermelon) you have Fruitfly porn, and they---well read up on the lil buggers, quite interesting.

Fixed

[bigdumbbell]

Doesn't matter---neither do i,  but when you have fruit flies having sex in your kitchen (and they do in every kitchen that has fruit) you have Fruitfly porn, and they---well read up on the lil buggers, quite interesting.

all fruit is refridgeratored

[Parker]

hmm do you get more excited?

You know those lil green Alien toys in Toy Story that go "OOOHHHH!" Well that is how you go.

Fixed

Actually I like cantalope and honeydew.

all fruit is refridgeratored

you don't refrigerate bananas...that is a no-no. So know all fruit is not.

[bigdumbbell]

it's installed and it's very impressive.

[Palpatine Q]

Blu-Ray looks great, but I'm past the point of being impressed with picture and sound quality.

Most movies suck ass, same old shit that's been re-hashed a thousand times at this point..... and I wouldn't drop 10 dollars on them, never mind 30.

[bigdumbbell]

Blu-Ray looks great, but I'm past the point of being impressed with picture and sound quality.

Most movies suck ass, same old shit that's been re-hashed a thousand times at this point..... and I wouldn't drop 10 dollars on them, never mind 30.

i didnt buy it for me...i got it for the kitchen help

[a_joker10]

Viewing distance matters.
I have a 50" tv and I would say that the formatting of the DVD or Blu-ray makes a bigger difference.
Most movies aren't shot at 1080P, usually 720p or have to be converted from film.
Animation is almost always 1080p.
http://carltonbale.com/2006/11/1080p-does-matter/

[spinnis]

Blu-Ray looks great, but I'm past the point of being impressed with picture and sound quality.

Most movies suck ass, same old shit that's been re-hashed a thousand times at this point..... and I wouldn't drop 10 dollars on them, never mind 30.

Thats why you Download them..

[El Diablo Blanco]

You guys really don't get what makes Blu-Ray better.  Original DVDs are 4GB in size.  Blu-Ray disks are up to 50GB.  Do you know what the major reason why they needed the extra disk space?  SOUND.  7.1, DTS MA takes up a huge amount of space.  Blu Ray gives your audio system the sound it really wants.  1080p is also very nice but to be honest some dvds aren't filmed correct.  A correct HD move is not 16:9 but is 2.35:1.  It kind of sucks that everyone bought a 16:9 and still have the black bars when watching a true HD film.

Oh well.

[a_joker10]

You guys really don't get what makes Blu-Ray better.  Original DVDs are 4GB in size.  Blu-Ray disks are up to 50GB.  Do you know what the major reason why they needed the extra disk space?  SOUND.  7.1, DTS MA takes up a huge amount of space.  Blu Ray gives your audio system the sound it really wants.  1080p is also very nice but to be honest some dvds aren't filmed correct.  A correct HD move is not 16:9 but is 2.35:1.  It kind of sucks that everyone bought a 16:9 and still have the black bars when watching a true HD film.

Oh well.

I agree.

Watch the Dark knight with Dolby True HD.
It is some of the best sound I have ever heard.
Well placed. Tight.
When you here the shell casings roll on the floor in the open sequence, It is awesome.

X-men also has some pretty good sound too.

Hard to find many good 7.1 movies though

[BayGBM]

You guys really don't get what makes Blu-Ray better.  Original DVDs are 4GB in size.  Blu-Ray disks are up to 50GB.  Do you know what the major reason why they needed the extra disk space?  SOUND.  7.1, DTS MA takes up a huge amount of space.  Blu Ray gives your audio system the sound it really wants.  1080p is also very nice but to be honest some dvds aren't filmed correct.  A correct HD move is not 16:9 but is 2.35:1.  It kind of sucks that everyone bought a 16:9 and still have the black bars when watching a true HD film.

Oh well.

How many people have (or plan to get) an audio system that really takes advantage of that difference?  My guess is not many.  When it comes to audio, these days most people are satisfied with less--not more.  mp3s are vastly inferior to the audio quality of CDs but most people are happy to listen to them for the convenience they provide (small files that you can take with you on a player).  It's a trade off; on the go, would you rather take one CD with superior audio quality or 100-1000 songs with less than perfect fidelity?

Similarly, my guess is BluRay is not really going to take hold the way DVDs have.  Yes, it is certainly better, but most people are not remarkably unhappy with the audio/video quality of DVDs nor do they have screens big enough and audio systems refined enough to take advantage of BluRay disks.  The future of BluRay for storing computer data is good.  But for movies... not so good.

[bigdumbbell]

i will report and let you know, so far havent heard any bitching

[Luv2Hurt]

How many people have (or plan to get) an audio system that really takes advantage of that difference?  My guess is not many.  When it comes to audio, these days most people are satisfied with less--not more.  mp3s are vastly inferior to the audio quality of CDs but most people are happy to listen to them for the convenience they provide (small files that you can take with you on a player).  It's a trade off; on the go, would you rather take one CD with superior audio quality or 100-1000 songs with less than perfect fidelity?

Similarly, my guess is BluRay is not really going to take hold the way DVDs have.  Yes, it is certainly better, but most people are not remarkably unhappy with the audio/video quality of DVDs nor do they have screens big enough and audio systems refined enough to take advantage of BluRay disks.  The future of BluRay for storing computer data is good.  But for movies... not so good.

You could add a decent HD audio receiver and a 5.1 speaker system for about a $1000 and if you look for bargains and learn what is decent it will be a very nice system.  as was said not many movies are in 7.1 sound right now and 5.1 is king

Comparison to MP3 not real good, people are after compact, portable players that can hold a lot of music.  At home in your living room not the same.

More and more people will keep upgrading as the prices drop.

[BayGBM]

You could add a decent HD audio receiver and a 5.1 speaker system for about a $1000 and if you look for bargains and learn what is decent it will be a very nice system.  as was said not many movies are in 7.1 sound right now and 5.1 is king

Comparison to MP3 not real good, people are after compact, portable players that can hold a lot of music.  At home in your living room not the same.

More and more people will keep upgrading as the prices drop.

And how many people do you think are really going to do that?  Technology is at a point now that people can get very good sound from puny $100 speakers.  Sure, there will always be audiophiles who want the absolute best and will spare no expense, but that market is shrinking not growing.

An example:
Would you pay $370-$611 (prices i just found online) for what is essentially a bedside clock radio in the form of a Bose Wave Audio System?

How about $1,099.95 for the Acoustic WaveŽ music system II? 

I have heard the sound from both and both are excellent, but would I buy either at those prices?  No. 

[bigdumbbell]

i bought the white one...it works nice thoughout the hut and junk yard

[grab an umbrella]

You could add a decent HD audio receiver and a 5.1 speaker system for about a $1000 and if you look for bargains and learn what is decent it will be a very nice system.  as was said not many movies are in 7.1 sound right now and 5.1 is king

Comparison to MP3 not real good, people are after compact, portable players that can hold a lot of music.  At home in your living room not the same.

More and more people will keep upgrading as the prices drop.

$1000 dollars?  Where the hell do you shop ripoff.com?  Onkyo makes great systems for way less than 1000 dollars.

Also the graph above of the distances for resolutions is terribly skewed.  I can immediately tell a difference between 480p vs 720p vs 1080p.

[brooklynbruiser]

Blu-Ray is definitely a BIG difference with modern movies. Some of the older movies actually can look a bit weird because one is accustomed to seeing a more degraded image. Don't get me started on 120hz.

Don't spend TOO much on the Blu-Ray format. The way the formats have been changing, another one will be right around the corner. Not worth repurchasing your entire library over, IMHO.

[#1 Klaus fan]

I still watch and buy VHSs.  

[big L dawg]

I wish hi def dvd would have won as i got a couple expensive hi def surround sound systems a few years back plus i have a few hundred dvd's....but blueray won and will take over completely within 6 months...I think it all came down to $.they knew more $ would be made if everyone had to switch to blueray.

[Luv2Hurt]

$1000 dollars?  Where the hell do you shop ripoff.com?  Onkyo makes great systems for way less than 1000 dollars.

Also the graph above of the distances for resolutions is terribly skewed.  I can immediately tell a difference between 480p vs 720p vs 1080p.

The systems are not as good as the separate components,  You need a system with HDMI switching and HDMI inputs for your equipment.  And those speakers leave a lot to be desired.  Sure you can get cheaper stuff but I'm talking decent quality with good imaging.

[Pollux]

Don't spend TOO much on the Blu-Ray format. The way the formats have been changing, another one will be right around the corner. Not worth repurchasing your entire library over, IMHO.

You're probably right 'cause I just noticed in the post above the 1440p format! 

[Palpatine Q]

The systems are not as good as the separate components,  You need a system with HDMI switching and HDMI inputs for your equipment.  And those speakers leave a lot to be desired.  Sure you can get cheaper stuff but I'm talking decent quality with good imaging.

Of course they are not.

But HTIB (Home theater in a box)  far, far outsells high-end component systems.  if you drop 7-8 hundred on Sony's top of the line HTIB you are getting a complete, quality system that 99.9 % of people are very happy with.

I used to have all that shit....Harmon Kardon amps, Denon player, dedicated signal processing unit, Atlantic series speakers.  When i moved i sold all that shit, went to Best Buy and bought a Samsung upconverting HTIB for $350 that is just fine.  had it set up in 20 minutes

I just don't give a shit about it anymore, the novelty wore off

[BayGBM]

Of course they are not.

But HTIB (Home theater in a box)  far, far outsells high-end component systems.  if you drop 7-8 hundred on Sony's top of the line HTIB you are getting a complete, quality system that 99.9 % of people are very happy with.

I used to have all that shit....Harmon Kardon amps, Denon player, dedicated signal processing unit, Atlantic series speakers.  When i moved i sold all that shit, went to Best Buy and bought a Samsung upconverting HTIB for $350 that is just fine.  had it set up in 20 minutes

I just don't give a shit about it anymore, the novelty wore off

Exactly.  For most people the novelty ends...  before it even begins!  So they just skip the expense of even bothering with the novelty.