BluRay pretty much wraps up the format war

[GoldenDelicious]

option 1: the two technologies are deadlocked, people pay 3x more for either player for the next 8 years until hologram drives emerge as the new up and coming technology

option 2: one of the standards wins, prices drop massively, computer geeks get to burn 20 pirated movies to a single disk, 8 years later hologram drives emerge as the new technology of choice

*for both options 1 and 2, 95% of people cant pick the difference between blu ray, hd dvd, and normal dvd anyway, but babble as if they do

 

[GUARDIAN]

still going to wait on pricing of dvds & players to come down in a year or so.

i haven't read all the thread pages but will blu-ray even play standard dvd's?

 

[alien amp pharm]

yeah but blu-ray is CLEARLY superior to HD in terms of everything.

no

Blu-ray is much harder to code, more expensive, and offers no visual performance difference.

true

95% of people cant pick the difference between blu ray, hd dvd, and normal dvd anyway, but babble as if they do

I have an upconvert dvd player and a 1080i tv. It looks as clear as the Bluray in the stores.

This HD crap is mostly for people to "have the latest and greatest" so they run out and buy it. Thru a little research they can have basically the same setup for cheap.

It's all about the $$$ and sadly people follow along.

i haven't read all the thread pages but will blu-ray even play standard dvd's?

yes and it upconverts them.

 

[Razorguns]

I have an upconvert dvd player and a 1080i tv. It looks as clear as the Bluray in the stores.

Have you even SEEN a blu-ray movie next to an upconverted SD movie?

If you said all that above on a geek forum, people would die of laughter.

lol @ 'HD is crap'. Guess i'm editing footage in 720p and the increased storage and resolution is all a mirage to me.

Here, educate yourself:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-13817_7-6462511-1.html

 

[GoldenDelicious]

i still think its funny that people care so much about wanting to see ultra high definition on movies/shows that frankly suck balls

...no offense or anything

 

[alien amp pharm]

Have you even SEEN a blu-ray movie next to an upconverted SD movie?

If you said all that above on a geek forum, people would die of laughter.

lol @ 'HD is crap'. Guess i'm editing footage in 720p and the increased storage and resolution is all a mirage to me.

Here, educate yourself:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-13817_7-6462511-1.html

The Bluray displays at retail stores are laughable. I was watching one and it showed a scene in a movie with half of it HD and the other half SD. What was so funny was that the HD side looked good while the SD side was (purposely) exaggerated blurry & grainy. It looked 10 times worst than a VHS tape, lol. It was genius because I bet many people fall for it.

Back to the topic....yes there is only a VERY slight difference in picture quality between my upconvert player and a bluray.
Could you tell the difference between a HD-DVD and a BLURAY visually? Probably not.
Did you also know that the majority of HD-DVD players only put out a 1080i signal? <~~~Which also happens to be what my upconvert dvd player displays! OMG!

 

[Razorguns]

The Bluray displays at retail stores are laughable. I was watching one and it showed a scene in a movie with half of it HD and the other half SD. What was so funny was that the HD side looked good while the SD side was (purposely) exaggerated blurry & grainy. It looked 10 times worst than a VHS tape, lol. It was genius because I bet many people fall for it.

Back to the topic....yes there is only a VERY slight difference in picture quality between my upconvert player and a bluray.
Could you tell the difference between a HD-DVD and a BLURAY visually? Probably not.
Did you also know that the majority of HD-DVD players only put out a 1080i signal? <~~~Which also happens to be what my upconvert dvd player displays! OMG!

I can FOR SURE tell you the diff between HD and SD, and that's all that matters.

I think all Upconverters only convert up to interlaced. 1080i on cable TV is fine. I have no qualms with the quality I see.

I hate watching SD, it's so irritating now.


r

 

[alien amp pharm]

I can FOR SURE tell you the diff between HD and SD, and that's all that matters.

I think all Upconverters only convert up to interlaced. 1080i on cable TV is fine. I have no qualms with the quality I see.

I hate watching SD, it's so irritating now.


r

Indeed.

No doubt there is a huge difference in SD and HD. I also agree there is a difference in 1080i and 1080p, but for me personally that diffference isn't worth $5000 now. (I have 2 bigscreen tv's but only capable of up to 1080i)

I will upgrade one day, but for now my crappy upconvert player will have to do.

 

[Razorguns]

Indeed.

No doubt there is a huge difference in SD and HD. I also agree there is a difference in 1080i and 1080p, but for me personally that diffference isn't worth $5000 now. (I have 2 bigscreen tv's but only capable of up to 1080i)

I will upgrade one day, but for now my crappy upconvert player will have to do.

They still make lcd/plasma's that only show 1080i??

r

 

[HS Lifter]

With my 360, I cant tell the difference between 1080i and 720p.

Which means I probabaly sure as fuck cant tell between 1080i and 1080p.