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OMFG BLU-RAY IS AMAZING!!!

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Is it me or does "SD is still pretty good" = "Im poor as fuck and im trying to convince myself everything is just fine and HD is no big deal", or "im a fucking one eyed pirate with a parrot and peg leg up my ass and I cant see the difference matey"
 
sdifox said:
Watching Breakfast Club (HDDVD) ~95"

There is only 3 human beings in my household.

There is a

19" CRT
22" CRT
29" CRT
42" 1080p LCD
50" 720p Plasma
1080p projector shooting ~95"
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Can I fellate you now, or would you prefer I wait until the morning?


Why a 50" 720p?
 
I find most Blu-Rays to be much better than DVD, that much is true. However the OMG WOW experience I have only felt with a few discs. One that comes to mind immediately is No Country for Old Men. A LOT depends on the quality of the transfer and what it was transfered from. Also with an up-converting player like the PS3 good DVDs end up looking almost as good as bad Blu-Rays.
 
TehMac said:
Can I fellate you now, or would you prefer I wait until the morning?


Why a 50" 720p?
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Panasonic Viera TC-P50X1. Just got it on Boxing Day for C$950 + tax. It's a bedroom tv for my wife and she sits pretty far from it so 720p is fine.

And no, you may not suck my dick.
 
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tk149 said:
Some will disagree with me, but there are some scenes in Planet Earth which are just jaw-droppingly amazing.

Curse of the Golden Flower is on AVS's Tier 1.75 - Zhang Yimou (the director) loves using colors, and this flick is no exception.
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I agree with you on Planet Earth. It looks amazing and it's only tier 2.25 on AVS's list? What's up with that? Well now I'm dying to see what Tier 0 looks like.
 
Just got through watching "District 9" and it looked fantastic! "A Bug's Life" is still my reference disc though. Absolutely amazing looking!
 
Wow. I've actually acquired an HDTV with HTPC/bluray setup since posting last in this thread and it's definitely better than DVD, or at least it can be.

"The Thing" in BR is quite awesome and demonstrates another aspect of BR that doesn't get as much press. Lossless audio. The visuals, while sharper and crisper than I've ever seen them before, still manage to look a bit dated, but the original, completely unaltered or compressed soundtrack is included with the BR version of "The Thing". Nifty.

Best visuals in a Blu-Ray that I've seen so far goes to "Up!" That's the only movie that has literally shocked me with its sharpness and color vibrance.
 
Kipper717 said:
Not to bust anyone's bubble or thread crap but just be aware 3D TV and 3DBlu-Ray are coming,....sooner than you may realize. Just check out this story on PCWorld or search 3D TV. See you in January.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/185187/avatar_good_news_for_3d_tv_and_blu_ray.html?tk=rss_news
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"3D is not some sort of gimmick in this new generation of films -- it's being used to completely change the storytelling experience. I read one Avatar review yesterday where the reporter said that after the film ended, he felt as if he had actually visited the location of the film instead of having just watched it from a distance," writes Parsons, who says he's heard similar reactions from viewers of recent 3D films like Disney/Pixar's "Up."
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I'll have what he's having.
 
I have Blu-ray (PS3) and I have a 50" Samsung plasma.

I would not say that Blu-ray significantly increases my enjoyment of a movie
I would not pass up a good movie on DVD
All of my future movie purchases will be Blu-Ray. At this time most of my TV show purchases are still DVD. I have replaced a small number of my favorite DVDs with Blu-Ray; these are mostly war/action movies with Wall Street and The Princess Bride being the only exceptions.

I'm just not a videophile/audiophile, and I'm glad I'm not. I don't want to spend a movie thinking about the picture quality and silly details like EE and DNR. For most movies the appeal is in the story and the performance, and that doesn't change between DVD and Blu-Ray. I'd rather watch a great movie on DVD than a good movie on Blu-Ray, and unfortunately I think I'm in the minority.
 
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SunSamurai said:
Is it me or does "SD is still pretty good" = "Im poor as fuck and im trying to convince myself everything is just fine and HD is no big deal", or "im a fucking one eyed pirate with a parrot and peg leg up my ass and I cant see the difference matey"
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I couldn't care less about HD video. I'll get a BluRay drive when that's the only way they come(no more DVD). Most of the films I watch are over 50 years old, and they look fine as is.
 
JulesMaximus said:
Too bad the OP wasted his first blu ray movie experience on a Jet Li movie. 😀

And yes, I realize this thread is nearly a year old.
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The first blu-ray I watched at home was Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee. I like the movie and it looked alright. The next one I watched was 300.
 
I just got a Blu-Ray player (Sony) for Christmas. First movie was the new Star Trek. FREAKIN' AWESOME. Not only did the image quality astound me, I was actually impressed with the sound quality as well. Everything looks and sounds great on my Vizio 37" 1080i HDTV!
 
JackBurton said:
Just got through watching "District 9" and it looked fantastic! "A Bug's Life" is still my reference disc though. Absolutely amazing looking!
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Heh. Comparing my original release 4:3 Bugs Life on DVD vs the recent Blu-Ray release is like comparing a rusted out late 80's Ford Escort to a brand new Shelby Mustang.

If you can't see the difference between those two on decently sized HDTV then you are freaking blind.

🙂
 
It's amazing how I just got my parents a blu ray home theater setup for xmas and not only do we not have any blu rays, but:
Now 3D'ism is going to take over in 2012.

Whatever happened to OLEDs?
 
To really enjoy a blu-ray you need to couple it with a good HDTV set; I've spoken with people before who say it's not that impressive then I watch their TV set and it's horribly miscalibrated and they're playing the blu-ray in 720p or 1080i and looks barely above DVD quality.

My set is a LN46B750 Samsung and I spent about 2-3 hours calibrating it and adjusting picture quality, then popped in a blu-ray via the PS3 and the quality is jawdropping. People that see it are amazed and you can tell right off the bat the huge quality difference when I pop in a DVD for comparison. Cable is just a fat HDMI I bought from monoprice for $13, and sound is optical from the PS3 right to my receiver.
 
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