I'm all for a Blu-Ray thread, but couldn't you just post it in the Open Discussion forum?The Man said:Now that HD-DVD is for the knacker's-yard, who's up for a thread to discuss all things Blu-Ray. I'm buying the Sony BDP-S300 along with a Sony 40" LCD in the same week as Indy 4's release, and would love any feedback on which titles are best buys...
deckard24 said:I'm all for a Blu-Ray thread, but couldn't you just post it in the Open Discussion forum?
I haven't got one of the players yet, I'm waiting a bit longer until I can rationalize spending the cash on it. As for whether or not it can kick up a regular DVD to 1080P I don't think so! It will definitely improve the picture quality, but I believe it's not too different then the upscale DVD players on the market now. The only true 1080P quality you'll get will be with the actual Blu-Ray discs!The Man said:Ahh, here we go: can you please remove the question mark from the title?
So far I've bought The Shining, Die Hard and have 30 Days Of Night on pre-order.
What I'd really like to know about is the "upscale" feature. Can a Blu-Ray player actually kick a regular DVD up to 1080HD?
deckard24 said:I haven't got one of the players yet, I'm waiting a bit longer until I can rationalize spending the cash on it. As for whether or not it can kick up a regular DVD to 1080P I don't think so! It will definitely improve the picture quality, but I believe it's not to different then the upscale DVD players on the market now. The only true 1080P quality you'll get will be with the actual Blu-Ray discs!
When I get a player I don't think I'll rebuy every film I own, but instead only specific favorites like: The Indy films, Jaws, Star Wars OTC, Braveheart, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and The Bourne Series!
Unfortunately that's true, they're saving the best for last!The Man said:There aren't all that many titles out in Europe yet, but I'd love to see some of the ones you've listed. Lucas said that Blu-Rays for Indy and Star Wars are a couple of years off yet, though...
MattJones said:I have Blu-ray built into my Vaio, so I easily just plug the thing into the TV and VOILA! I have a Blu-ray player.
The Man said:On play.com they're offering Blade Runner:The Final Cut Two Disc Editon on Blu-Ray for 25.49 Euros BUT they're selling the full 5 disc edition on regular DVD for exactly the same price.
dallasindy said:The bluray players definitely make a regular DVD look much better, but im not sure it is quite 1080...
The Man said:I was about to buy 2001: A Space Odyssey but I keep reading complaints that the transfer has a flicker when panning from one point to another.
Agent Z said:I hope that is a better transfer of Evil Dead II than the R1 Blu was.
I'm just biding my time, enjoying my HD-DVD player, waiting for the day that KOTCS is announced for Blu-Ray...and all my finances get shot on upgrading to another player.
The Man said:Are they still releasing movies for HD-DVD?