• Blu-Ray movies - are they worth it?
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[QUOTE=NeoTurtle;19948280]How has nobody said anything yet, this is fucking incredible.[/QUOTE] Thank you very much. It really means a lot :v:!
[QUOTE=Owen Lol;19948525]Thank you very much. It really means a lot :v:![/QUOTE] He beat me to it. That is an awesome collection. I have Planet Earth on bluray too and its and amazing piece of work. Anyways. Bluray's are definitely worth it.
OP. Must owns. UP Trick R Treat Transformers 1 & 2 Casino Royale Bourne Trilogy The Dark Knight Star Trek Planet Earth Spiderman Trilogy ***DO NOT BUYS*** GI Joe The Poseidon Adventure Terminator 3 Terminator Salvation. Great PQ (Picture quality), and all, but not a very good movie IMO. Anyways hope this helps your collection if you get into HD movies.
[QUOTE=OBI THE INCRED;19944669]they suck tbh. i prefer hd.[/QUOTE] HD DVD's went out of business for a reason...
Yeah, it's definitely worth it. First home Blu-Ray movie I ever saw was District 9, it was fucking awesome. You need a serious TV to take full advantage of it, though.
I have a Samsung Blu-Ray player which I mainly got for the Netflix streaming. A lot of Blu-Rays I rent won't play on it, I blame Sony seems to be stuff from their studio. I do love the movies that work though.
Blu-Ray is worth it for the movies where it shows. IE. The Dark Knight. That movie is ballbusting in Blu-Ray, because of the superior sound and definition. Get Blu-Ray for movies that will be better in it, otherwise stick to regular DVD to save money.
[QUOTE=djshox;19947023]This. Film reels are 4K resolution, which is 4096 x 3072. If anything, Blu-ray is DOWNSCALED.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but most releases on BD that have already been released on DVD are simply upscaled from the old 480i counterparts from what I've heard. I don't think they actually go back to the film except for a few real remasters.
[QUOTE=FunkyDisko77;19949584]Blu-Ray is worth it for the movies where it shows. IE. The Dark Knight. That movie is ballbusting in Blu-Ray, because of the superior sound and definition. Get Blu-Ray for movies that will be better in it, otherwise stick to regular DVD to save money.[/QUOTE] ESPECIALLY the IMAX shots. [URL="javascript: leoHighlightsIFrameClose();"] [/URL]
in 10 years blu-ray will be extinct and we will have movies on 1TB drives the size of your finger in 2560x2048
[QUOTE=Unreliable;19949748]in 10 years blu-ray will be extinct and we will have movies on 1TB drives the size of your finger in 2560x2048[/QUOTE] They already have a TV capable of 2160p.. [url]http://www.tgdaily.com/consumer-electronics-features/37511-samsung-demos-82%E2%80%9D-2160p-hdtv[/url]
Anything from Disney will most likely have some of the best video quality and audio quality for blu-ray. Will not say the same for movie quality.
[QUOTE=Owen Lol;19949741]ESPECIALLY the IMAX shots.[/QUOTE] Don't get me started on how awesome those are. Jesus.
well, i have a 14" tv, so VHS looks like BD quality to me.
Depends if you have a HD TV, cause my blue ray didn't look to great on my old ass tv. /sarcasam
[QUOTE=Owen Lol;19946981]Ahh.. I've been waiting for a thread like this for a while.. [IMG]http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1766/d9fvjtdtess010.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/8764/d9fvjtdtess001.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2142/d9fvjtdtess002.jpg[/IMG] This is a few thousand dollars worth of em.. Been collection for a while now.. And If you enjoy movies. They're absolutely worth it.[/QUOTE] Holy fuck, nice collection.
[QUOTE=djshox;19947023]This. Film reels are 4K resolution, which is 4096 x 3072. If anything, Blu-ray is DOWNSCALED.[/QUOTE] Do you know what downscaled means?
[QUOTE=Owen Lol;19949175]OP. Must owns. UP[/QUOTE] I watched UP in Blu-Ray, it was awesome. The quality really showed over DVD.
Blu-Rays are better in every single way, and are definitely worth it. [editline]06:24PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Benji;19950443]I watched UP in Blu-Ray, it was awesome. The quality really showed over DVD.[/QUOTE] Disney are known for their good blu-ray transfers. Here's an example of a well done blu-ray (done by Disney/Buena Vista). Lost season 5: [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/00011.m2ts_snapshot_07_.50_2009_.12_.26_23_.39_.31_.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/00011.m2ts_snapshot_10_.21_2009_.12_.26_23_.42_.11_.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/00011.m2ts_snapshot_10_.35_2009_.12_.26_23_.42_.32_.jpg[/img_thumb]
[QUOTE=Perfumly;19944815]It looks like you answered your own question, OP. Also if you have to view a movie in HD to enjoy it you need to stop watching movies that are only cool for the special effects.[/QUOTE] actually i prefer watching movies in HD/1080p/BD because it has a more theatrical feel to it. you can also see the fine details of people's faces and actions, therefore body language and emotion is much more noticeable. and to add, color on DVD is, for the most part, totally fucked. it's all too common for DVDs to be dull in contrast and color.
As much as people hate Blu-Ray, it's getting more and more affordable. And at some point there will be releases without DVDs anymore. The same may also happen with computer programs and discs. We are on the verge of a Blu-Raynaissance.
[QUOTE=OBI THE INCRED;19944669]they suck tbh. i prefer hd.[/QUOTE] funny little anecdote - most HDDVDs were actually 720p, not the 1080p they were listed to be, and many were upscaled to 1080p from a 480p source. what does this mean? most HDDVDs look/looked like shit even for being early. [editline]11:30PM[/editline] [QUOTE=MutantBadger;19950907]As much as people hate Blu-Ray, it's getting more and more affordable. And at some point there will be releases without DVDs anymore. The same may also happen with computer programs and discs. We are on the verge of a Blu-Raynaissance.[/QUOTE] the problem with the cost of technology is this: as DVDs lower in price, so will Blu-Rays. and as Blu-Rays lower in price, so will DVDs. DVD will always be cheaper than Blu-Rays, and all of the dumb bastards saying "it's not worth the money" will still use that as an argument. really, right now, a Blu-Ray off of Amazon costs what a DVD did right when Blu-Ray came out. Blu-Ray players also cost what upscaling DVD players did at the time. [editline]11:32PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Unreliable;19949748]in 10 years blu-ray will be extinct and we will have movies on 1TB drives the size of your finger in 2560x2048[/QUOTE] in 10 years that will be shown off with an expected release of 10 years after that [editline]11:34PM[/editline] [QUOTE=djshox;19947023]This. Film reels are 4K resolution, which is 4096 x 3072. If anything, Blu-ray is DOWNSCALED.[/QUOTE] old films were typically filmed with 24mm film. a new movie is most commonly shot 35mm if not digitally. 70mm for IMAX. you can pull much more detail and sharpness out of 35mm film than 24mm, and the transfer is easier. as for 70mm to blu-ray: these were from the 70mm/IMAX scenes of dark knight and transformers 2. any artifacts are because they have to compress the images for bandwidth [img_thumb]http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/760_17_1080p.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/2013_5_1080p.jpg[/img_thumb]
I saw a Blu-ray setup at JB-Hifi once and to be honest it looked pretty bad they where pixels like everywhere
Blu-Ray is pretty cool, honestly.
[QUOTE=deathjunior;19950990]I saw a Blu-ray setup at JB-Hifi once and to be honest it looked pretty bad they where pixels like everywhere[/QUOTE] no blu rays have visible pixels everywhere they must have done something wrong or it was a dvd seriously
[QUOTE=Watevaman;19944833]For the most part, older movies will look just fine upscaled with a good player. However, new movies that have been filmed appropriately and actually use the space look pretty damn nice. That said, they're still pretty expensive new and that's one reason I don't own a lot more.[/QUOTE] Not entirely true, alot of older movies look fantastic on bluray due to the film used to capture them. Now a days most movie makers go with digital cameras which add their own form of compression while film has none and can be remastered to an enormous scale. It also depends alot on the post processing team used on the film. Some movies can look great but others get filtered with terrible digital noise reduction processes that degrade the quality of the movie. I recommend going to [url]http://www.blu-ray.com/[/url] to read reviews and find the best for your collection.
[QUOTE=deathjunior;19950990]I saw a Blu-ray setup at JB-Hifi once and to be honest it looked pretty bad they where pixels like everywhere[/QUOTE] if it was on an LCD screen, that's why. honestly I'm not a fan of LCDHDTVs as you can see the pixels, because essentially it's just a regular 1920x1080 22" or so LCD monitor but blown up to 48-55" for LCD to not look like shit with HD it'd have to have a display resolution of at least 3840x2160. which is why I prefer plasma and DLP [editline]11:46PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Watevaman;19944833]For the most part, older movies will look just fine upscaled with a good player. However, new movies that have been filmed appropriately and actually use the space look pretty damn nice. That said, they're still pretty expensive new and that's one reason I don't own a lot more.[/QUOTE] it depends on how well the blu-ray transfer is. (and how well they took care of the film) look at this (Gone With The Wind, 1939) [img_thumb]http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/2141_16_1080p.jpg[/IMG_THUMB] and this (North by Northwest, 1959) [img_thumb]http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/2041_12_1080p.jpg[/img_thumb] [editline]12:01AM[/editline] also, one thing to remember is that DVD is 720x480, which is 3:2, not 16:9, so the player stretches it to ~854x480, and if it's an upscaler, then blows it up to 1920x1080. the end result is actually pretty crappy if you're not blind. upscaled DVD: [img_thumb]http://cubeupload.com/files/356200snapshotdvd000454.jpg[/img_thumb] blu-ray (again, compressed for bandwidth): [img_thumb]http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/2062_10_1080p.jpg[/img_thumb]
It's worth it for good movies. If you really like a movie, get it on blu-ray, you will see much more detail. I recently bought The Dark Knight and Wall-E on Blu-Ray because I loved those movies, and wanted to see all the detail I could. I only buy movies I really like on blu-ray cause they are more expensive though. Seriously, price needs to come down for a plastic disc.
[QUOTE=Owen Lol;19946981][IMG]http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2142/d9fvjtdtess002.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] what is that, an Up! tin? where the fuck did you get that? [editline]12:06AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Metalcastr;19951351]It's worth it for good movies. If you really like a movie, get it on blu-ray, you will see much more detail. I recently bought The Dark Knight and Wall-E on Blu-Ray because I loved those movies, and wanted to see all the detail I could. I only buy movies I really like on blu-ray cause they are more expensive though. Seriously, price needs to come down for a plastic disc.[/QUOTE] :downs: the price [B][I]has been[/I][/B] coming down
[QUOTE=M_B;19951352] :downs: the price [B][I]has been[/I][/B] coming down[/QUOTE] Not fast enough, my friend. :banjo:
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