Blu ray vs DVD

[cyberjam]

ok guys here the big question,
I', thinking about of upgrading to blu ray, seen a good player,
but is it actually worth spending my money on it?
or should i just get a DVD plater instead?
ok people fight it out!
cheers

[fudgecrumpet]

Yeah, you might as well buy a Blu-ray player. Because the boxes are all the same colour and look neat on the shelf. (besides the Human Centipede (green) and any limited edition <cough> transforming boxes)

and worst comes to the worst, you could just watch DVDs on the blu-ray, cant do that the other way round...

[prime_time]

id say blu ray as the picture and sounds is alot better than dvd, plus most blu rays have alot more features then dvds

[Prowler]

Go Blu-Ray [awesome picture and some of them can make your DVDs look better too ], but make sure you check the specs before you buy. If you don't have an HDTV and you buy a Blu-Ray that only has HDMI connections then you just got a very expensive and shiny paperweight, obviously that's not a problem if you already have an HDTV. If you don't have one then look for a player that's got both AV and Composite video inputs as well as the mandatory HDMI connections for Blu-Ray, they're making a lot of straight HDMI connection Blu-Rays with no other options these days and some people buy the wrong ones.

[bumblebee]

Blu ray has a much better picture quality compred to the dvd

[Blaster]

not much to say really, imo this is like beta max upgrade to VHS or not, just as silly a question really. I admire your blatant honesty Cyberjam I really do, but as this is the festive season with Jesus and all that, let me put it to you as such: Fudge nailed it along with Prowler.

Now go buy that Blu Ray Player and enjoy.

[Neil]

Yeah definitely get yourself a BD player...worth every penny IMO

I haven't looked back since buying my one's

Don't forget that a Blu-Ray player will normally upscale standard def DVD's to almost High Def standards & this makes a massive difference as well.
Everything looks so much better...colours are crisper, sound is better (if you have a HD audio capable AV amp)
It really is night & day difference.

A good test I tried was watching Transformers.
I had both the HD-DVD version & standard Def DVD
Watched them both back to back & the DVD version was a grainy horrible piece of crap with dreadful colours & just a blur of noise & darkness
The HD-DVD however @ 1080p was stunning the colours so bright...prime looked amazing & it was easier to pick out details thanks to the lack of noise in the picture.

After that I tried Appleseed: Ex Machina & the TMNT Cgi movies both were infinitely better the amount of quality you gain is worth every penny.

Go buy one...NOW!!!!!!!!

Neil

[Blaster]

ps. ^^ and what Neil wrote, btw if your a gamer then you might be tempted in getting yourself a PS3. Then again I have a PS3 and a great Blu Ray Player from Panasonic, and the Blu Ray Quality ie. Picture/sound is even better on that.

[Neil]

ps. ^^ and what Neil wrote, btw if your a gamer then you might be tempted in getting yourself a PS3. Then again I have a PS3 and a great Blu Ray Player from Panasonic, and the Blu Ray Quality ie. Picture/sound is even better on that.

I second the PS3 recommendation...that was my first foray into BD & since then I've added 2 standalone Panasonic players (1 US Region A & 1 UK)

The PS3 is perfectly fine as a BD player & is actually one of the best ways to get into the format.
You get regular updates via the PSN store & it was actually one of the first players to be 3D capable.

I actually only moved away from the PS3 as my BD player because I got my UK panasonic player free with my Plasma otherwise I'd probably still be using the PS3 for my UK movies.

Neil

[cyberjam]

cheers guys,
i have been playing my dvds on my xbox360, so will probably pass on the PS3 idea for now, as i cant see the worth really
but i have seen a £80 sony Blu ray player in sainsburys im gonna get
so thanks for making my decision for me!