23" Monitor at ~5' - will BR be noticeable?

[preslove]

Instead of buying a TV, I've decided to move my loveseat into my office. I've put it in a place where I can turn the 23" 1080p monitor on my desk around and recline about 5' away from the screen. I have M-Audio speakers, so the sound is decent. I watched NBC Sunday Night Football two days ago and it was pretty nice. I can use my computer for all types of TV and can forgo cable tv.

I'm trying to decide between a PS3 or an 360 and would like to know if the PS3's Blue Ray player would be noticeable over regular dvds, and therefore an advantage of the PS3. I know that BR usually is only noticeable on bigger hdtvs, but I'm wondering if sitting so close will make this an exception to the rule.

 

[NutBucket]

Nope, you won't notice. I'm probably sitting about 2'-3' away from a 23" 1808p monitor and it looks really sharp. Once I move back to 5', I really can't make out the details that 1080p provides. For reference, I have 20/15 vision.

 

[Tristicus]

Yes, it will.

 

[alkemyst]

looks at posters above....

is this a troll post?

BlueRay will always be better. That said not all blueray/DVD movies are recorded to take advantage of it, TODAY. In 2-3 years they will all be BlueRay optimized IMHO.

 

[zerocool84]

looks at posters above....

is this a troll post?

BlueRay will always be better. That said not all blueray/DVD movies are recorded to take advantage of it, TODAY. In 2-3 years they will all be BlueRay optimized IMHO.

If you sit far enough away from any size screen, you won't notice the difference between dvd and blu-ray. It's just how it is.

 

[gevorg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimum_HDTV_viewing_distance

http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html

 

[jtvang125]

If you sit far enough away from any size screen, you won't notice the difference between dvd and blu-ray. It's just how it is.

It will be harder to see the difference in the details but you will still notice better colors.

 

[Blurry]

Better colors?

Doubt it. To save space, both DVD and Bluray videos are encoded in the 4:2:0 color space which is far off from broadcast quality (4:2:2) or uncompressed (4:4:4).

Although some "home made" DVDs are actually 4:1:1 due to being filmed on a DVCam.

 

[Spicedaddy]

Blurays definitely have superior color. DVDs look washed out when you compare them.

 

[BurnItDwn]

From 5 feet it's hard to say. Might be noticable, but not very.

If you already have the 23inch monitor .. then maybe worth looking at some of these comparison pics at full screen .... and switch between them ... and see if you can tell the difference at 5 feet....

http://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-te...-ray-vs-dvd-screenshot-comparison-thread.html

 

[sciencewhiz]

The following chart shows the affect of screen size, viewing distance, and resolution.