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Upgrading dvd's to Blu-ray
So, the picture quality on dvd's is far better than the PQ on Sky,
and... The PQ on Blu-ray is better than on dvd's - but by how much? Basically, I'm wondering whether it's worth buying Blu-ray versions of dvd's that I already own. Is the picture quality that much better that it makes the expense worthwhile? I'm fairly happy with dvd's, but since getting a couple of Blu-rays, I've noticed that aswell as the picture being sharper, the colours are more vivid. But is it enough to justify upgrading? So, if anyone owns any of the same movies on dvd and Blu-ray, what's the verdict? Thanks, Dave |
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In my (perhaps somewhat cynnical) opinion Bluray. HDDVD, HDTV and all the other 'latest' technologoies are simply a con the manufacturers are using to get us all to spend more money to upgrade our perfectly good equipment. I have a reasonable quality DVD player linked to a good quality CRT tv which will not be upgraded while its still working. The quality is superb and a few extra lines of resolution on HD TV (when evenually anything worth watching is broadcast in HD) does not justify the extra cost. The picture quality of DVD and SD digital TV blew us all away when first seen so don't listen to the manufacturers marketing who are now trying to convince us that it is not good enough. Spend your money on a good surround sound system as I find that makes far greater difference to a good movie than any imperceptible difference in picture resolution. Only my opinion though and I know others will think totally differently..but thats what forums are for
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I don't think the picture quality of DVD or digital TV blew anybody away?, it used exactly the same TV system and only gave a very slight improvement - and in the case of digital TV actually reduced the bandwidth considerably as well.
HD on the other hand is a LARGE leap in picture quality, and looks absolutely stunning but you do need either a MUCH larger set, or view from considerably closer tham your SD set. Like anything else though, it's personal choice - I've currently got no plans to move to HD, or to widescreen for that matter!. |
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If you had been suffering the analogue signal that I had been for several years before going to DTV you would have been blown away!! I appreciate the imporovement in pic quality on the 50" sets in the entrance of most electrical stores being fed an HD signal but for most of us still watching SD broacasts or DVD on a 32" TV I simply don't believe there is any appreciable improvement. The thought of millions of CRT TVs being dumped into landfill sites over the next few years is unimaginable. How much of a TV can be recycled?
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So, if anyone owns any of the same movies on dvd and Blu-ray, what's the verdict?
Thanks, Dave I'm in the HD DVD camp but I think you'll accept my opinion If I had the option for all my DVD collection then I would probably only be looking at replacing 1 in 10 of my DVD movies with the HD versions. However all the new releases would be bought in HD but at the end of the day the impact of HD is going to be greater the larger the display you are using and as an extension the environment it's being viewed in. It's quite true the gap between VHS and DVD movies was spectacular and of course no change to the TV required even if you didn't have scart. That said for anyone with a HD display (for whatever reason) DVD is better than a SD broadcast and by a much more significant margin HD (broadcast and optical) is better then both of the older formats. I really see no reason to buy a HD display then not feed it the best source material you can but for tens of millions DVD is good enough and it is going nowhere anytime soon so no rush to buy one of the HD formats purely for movies. |
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I'm fairly happy with dvd's, but since getting a couple of Blu-rays, I've noticed that aswell as the picture being sharper
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I dont think the jump from DVD on a good quality CRT tv to Blue-Ray or HD-DVD on a HD_ready LCD is that great. With the introduction of LCD, our current collection of normal DVD's and also digital tv picture quality was reduced in quality (compared with the same source on CRT tv's). Blue-Ray, HD-DVD, HD broadcast tv, in part only makes up for this loss in quality we have suffered. The actual real world gain is not that great from what I have seen so far. But in part, it also depends on which HD screen you have - they are not more or less equal - there's actualy a lot of difference.
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I'm playing both blu-rays and dvd's on a Playstation 3 and watching them on a 37" tv. I'm fairly happy with the picture of the dvd's, but I know that blu-rays look better, but by enough to justify upgrading some of my favourites?....
I'm tempted to buy Stealth on Blu-ray, as it's one that I have on dvd, and it's only £11.99, just to compare the difference for myself. Dave |
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Just remember that just as with DVD the choices the director made and then the subsequent mastering onto HD media will effect the comparison.
Some movies on DVD thanks to the lower resolution can to some people look "better", less grain (real or artificial) and not all HD releases are taken from perfect 35/70mm masters, some reflect the age and condition of the master and end up being less than demo material. Fifth Element on Blu-ray is being re-released thanks to the poor master used to create the HD version. The Highdef Digest is a decent review site (for both formats) so it will give you some guidance. Stealth looks really impressive on SKY HD and gets excellent reviews for pic a sound (not for the story ).
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Thanks for that link Jarrak
![]() Yeah, I know Stealth isn't the best story in the world, but it's a Friday night, beer in the hand, relax in front of the telly and watch lots of stunt planes and explosions kind of a film! And of course, the lovely Jessica Biel is always easy on the eye ![]() Dave |
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I'm quite happy to admit I would have bought the movie if it was on HD DVD, it's a good action flick
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Not seen it on HD, but I bought the DVD, as you say it's an interesting action movie - a good laugh and good entertainment.
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