Darkscooty Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 whats the difference? every one trys to tell me blue rays better and i should get a blue ray player. can some 1 help. tab back thanks for the help in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 You could do a lot of reading on this and go into great depth. The difference in a nutshell is better picture quality. But, to view this better picture quality you need a Blu-Ray player, High Definition enabled television/monitor, Blu-Ray DVDs and proper connectors. This all costs quite a bit of money. This explains it quite well without going too in-depth. http://www.dabs.com/learn-more/electronics/blu-ray-explained-4528.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkscooty Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 thanks dude much help. : peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Its not just better picture quality. You will still get better picture quality on a normal TV from what I've heard. Its more the resolution. You get full 1080p from them. HDMI cables aren't expensive if you know where to buy them also. If you buy them online they're only like $10 (cnd). If you have an HDTV get one, if you don't don't bother. Even with just a 720p TV, probably don't bother. If you're planning on getting a 1080p TV soon, it may even be worth it so you have time to build up your collection ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khilafah Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 even with 720p TV you still see a major difference with blu-ray/HD-DVD compared to DVD. Also remember that not all blu-ray films will look amazing. Some transfers are better than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadKill Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Honestly, blu-ray for most people is a show off piece for a handful of films, when in reality you could buy a dvd player and dvds for a fraction of the cost and still watch the same films. Unless you spent a lot of money on a massive 1080p telly, I probably wouldn't bother. If you do want a blu-ray player though, as much as I think the PS3 is a waste of money otherwise, it is pretty fantastic value for this purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 In case he's talking about BD-R for file archiving purposes: DVD = 4,7 GB BD = 25 GB +/- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 The difference is pretty big, even a shitty standard blu ray (something not shot in hd, just upscaled) is still a lot better than a normal DVD. If you can't tell the difference go here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 After watching the HD extras on The Dark Knight....Well its the best DVD/Blu Ray I've ever bought. But thats probably down to the specific extras than anything. Although on Hulk and Iron Man they are quality too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkscooty Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 thanks guys much help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Is there any kind of side by side comparison like the ones comparing Wii on an HDTV with Composite and Component? Edit: Found one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Blu-Ray is best when using a 1080p HDTV because it gives the best possible picture available, as long as a HDMI cable is used. Even on a standard TV with a CRT or a non-HD LCD TV, it is still an improvement over a standard DVD with its upscaling capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Colours are better on a good Blu-Ray for a start. I'd agree with Roadkill though, Blu is just there for getting the best out of a select few films at the moment. I won't be buying recent films on DVD any more because the Blu is only a few quid more, but as for older films i'll only replace the DVDs for my favourite films. Serenity, The Departed, Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut, LOTR Trilogy, Black Hawk down and a few others. Really old films i'm just not going to bother with, DVD only for me. The Dark Knight is stunning on Blu-Ray, better than i've ever seen (even at the Cinema). Foo Fighters Live at Wembly is pretty awesome too. Iron Man didn't blow me away with it's PQ though, better than DVD but not up to the standard of the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I have an upscaling dvd player (w/ HDMI cable) and an HDTV. Its pretty damn nice. If you are a big movie buff (and have a nice big HDTV too) then maybe blu ray is worth it, but I couldn't justify spending so much money tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoDesiato Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Sorry for being off-topic, but do UK blu-rays usually have Dutch subtitles? I'm thinking of importing some from the UK, since the pound isn't doing too well. I understand English perfectly, but having a consistent collection with all Dutch subtitles would be nice. I know DVDs probably don't, but since blu-ray can hold a lot of data... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I'm guessing that like DVDs some Blu-Rays will hold one language, some will have a few and some will make you scroll through over 50 before you can select "United Kingdom". For subtitles, space isn't really an issue. I find that I hardly notice the difference between HD and SD when I'm actually watching it. When I look for the better quality then I don't really notice what I'm watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Sorry for being off-topic, but do UK blu-rays usually have Dutch subtitles? I'm thinking of importing some from the UK, since the pound isn't doing too well. I understand English perfectly, but having a consistent collection with all Dutch subtitles would be nice. I know DVDs probably don't, but since blu-ray can hold a lot of data... Having or not having more subtitles has nothing to do with the size of the disc because subtitles only take something like 0,000000001% of the whole disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Yeah my movies totally look like the pic on the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Honestly, wait out with buying in. Digital distribution is getting some firmer leges now and blu-ray is just a small market for now with high prices. Unless you're an early adaptor (wich you're not since you didn't even know) you should leave blu-ray for the moment untill players get more commen, cheaper and the discs themselves become less expensive. Also, I think the comparison you've shown Emasher is also the comparison of analogue vs. digital. Analogue DVDs look crap, yes, but if they're connected digitally their quality improves hugely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Honestly, wait out with buying in. Digital distribution is getting some firmer leges now and blu-ray is just a small market for now with high prices. Unless you're an early adaptor (wich you're not since you didn't even know) you should leave blu-ray for the moment untill players get more commen, cheaper and the discs themselves become less expensive. Also, I think the comparison you've shown Emasher is also the comparison of analogue vs. digital. Analogue DVDs look crap, yes, but if they're connected digitally their quality improves hugely. Discs are hardly that expensive nowadays, a couple of pounds more for a new release is hardly a lot. I kinda think we're past the early adopters stage now. Digital distribution is nothing for films and tv, sure it's a big player in the audio world but who actually buys films online- not too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I have an upscaling dvd player (w/ HDMI cable) and an HDTV. Its pretty damn nice. If you are a big movie buff (and have a nice big HDTV too) then maybe blu ray is worth it, but I couldn't justify spending so much money tbh That is exactly my reason for getting DVDs over Blu Ray. My upscaler does it brilliantly...Heroes for example looks better on DVD through my upscaler than on BBC HD. However, I do get films like WALL-E on Blu Ray...thats just necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khilafah Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Is Hot Fuzz out on blu-ray yet. Its a pretty average film but the the PQ on the HD-DVD is pretty stunning. easily one of the best High Def films I have seen when it come to PQ quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Why does my DVD look like the bottom set of pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Because the "comparison" shots are probably upscaled dvd quality on the bottom pic and deliberately blurred dvd quality on the top pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 It's because both pics are cropped and then blown up in size. Try this for a comparrison; http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=749 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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