Blueray vs Dvd
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I switched over to Blus over the summer and I'm loving it. Superior picture, sound, and everything else as mentioned above. I can't wait to finally start dumping data on them once I buy a Blu Ray burner.
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I prefer Blue-Ray to DVD because of the vast difference in image clarity. I see the pores of the actors, no pixels, and I can't really be bothered to go back to DVD.
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shinji_ikari
Mustn't Run Away...
Blue-Ray Players are speculated to reach the $50 dollar price range later this year..so theirs really no reason NOT to have one soon.
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DVD. Purely because there is no visible difference between the two, and it's far less expensive.. however if space comes to it, i'd go for blueray. Tbh, aside from the size of the disk, blueray is quite pointless.
This.
It reminds me of vinvyl vs cd debate in the 80s, except in reverse.
Vinyl enthusiasts claimded that digital music (CDs) is not as good. In reality, most humans can't tell the difference.
Likewise "Blue ray is better". Yes, technically it is, but most humans can't tell the difference without them spending their entire lives glued to headphones. Yes, you will be able to tell the difference between blue ray and DVDs if you're using a 52 inch TV and sitting a couple of feet away from it.
Blue ray is better, no doubt, but the price increase from DVDs vs the perceptible amount of increase in quality isn't quite worth it yet. Maybe when blue rays are being produced more cheaply and more comparable to DVDs (or cheaply to the point that pirated blue rays exist in mass quantities; as of now pirated blue rays are converted into DVD format because DVDs are just cheaper)
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Notaqos wrote...
spectre257 wrote...
2003 wants their thread back.Don't you mean 2000?
The prototype was 2000, the battle started in earnest in 2003 when the first consumer units started appearing.
Then it was the whole HD-DVD/BD wars.
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shinji_ikari
Mustn't Run Away...
gnusmas wrote...
that's like asking which is better500gb hdd or 2.5tb hdd
So you're saying blue-ray is vastly better ?
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shinji_ikari wrote...
gnusmas wrote...
that's like asking which is better500gb hdd or 2.5tb hdd
So you're saying blue-ray is vastly better ?
Just comparing the size
4.7gb vs 25gb
That's what it boils down to.
And the people that are posting about viewing distance, it does not relate to this topic. You can put HD video, 7.1 surround sound on a dvd, not a lot, but you can.
Disc are just a medium, you can put what ever you want on it.
Also, blu-ray has a scratch resistant coating.
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animefreak_usa
Child of Samael
gnusmas wrote...
shinji_ikari wrote...
gnusmas wrote...
that's like asking which is better500gb hdd or 2.5tb hdd
So you're saying blue-ray is vastly better ?
Just comparing the size
4.7gb vs 25gb
That's what it boils down to.
And the people that are posting about viewing distance, it does not relate to this topic. You can put HD video, 7.1 surround sound on a dvd, not a lot, but you can.
Disc are just a medium, you can put what ever you want on it.
Also, blu-ray has a scratch resistant coating.
You realize that a good portion of dvd movies you buy at walmart or video store are on DL dvd aka dvd+9 not SL dvd dvd+5 with 8.5 gb right. Something like 3.4/5 dvd movies are.
Most of the disk is for other thing then the movie itself like special content and clips... you can fit the hd content of a bd movie on to a dvd+9 with no degrading in the quality of the movie, but there is a degradation in quality when you get close to a hd tv using the dvd version of a 1080p video feed from dvd player... it not bad, but most player run 480p upscaling to that 1080p. The upscaling process does a good job of matching the upscaled pixel output of a DVD player to the native pixel display resolution of an HDTV capable television, resulting in better detail and color consistency. Of course it the main content and not the extra stuff i talking about.
Upscaled DVD (even when its good) tends to look a little flatter and softer (especially in the background) than Blu-ray. Also, in terms of color, when looking at Reds and Blues, it is also easy to tell the difference in most cases, as even with upscaled DVD, reds and blues have a tendency to override detail that may be underneath, while the same colors in Blu-ray are very tight and you still see the detail under the color.
It's just a media choice in the long run since the only difference between dvd and BD is the amount of data can be stored in it and not the hd quality of the media format it stored in... unless your watching a long ass movie in 1080p... then you need a BD VERSION.
I have bd on my computer hooked to my tv... so my point is invalid but don't use it for playing movie anyways...
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animefreak_usa wrote...
You realize that a good portion of dvd movies you buy at walmart or video store are on DL dvd aka dvd+9 not SL dvd dvd+5 with 8.5 gb right. Something like 3.4/5 dvd movies are.
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It's just a media choice in the long run since the only difference between dvd and BD is the amount of data can be stored in it and not the hd quality of the media format it stored in... unless your watching a long ass movie in 1080p... then you need a BD VERSION.
I was compareing single layer to single layer. Most blu-ray movies are dual layer (50gb)
"It's just a media choice in the long run since the only difference between dvd and BD is the amount of data can be stored in it and not the hd quality of the media format it stored in..."
This is what i mean.
Take a 1080p mkv and burn it to dvd, it will look the same as on bluray.
It is just a storage medium. Blu-ray allows the usage of less compression, since it has more space. It is equivalent of 500gb to 2.5tb hdd, in that sense.
had to retyped this, got a message saying I cant post here(it signed me out while i was typing a reply) happened 2 times already... i typed a bit more the first time, but forgot what I typed... lol
and the upscale debate is compareing someone wearing glasses vs someone with 20/20 vision...
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If it was in crap quality/resolution to begin with and just gets transferred to Bluray, it will not help.
However, it's nice for remasters of old works, when done right.
Done wrong: you get the Japanese edition of the FLCL boxset.
However, it's nice for remasters of old works, when done right.
Done wrong: you get the Japanese edition of the FLCL boxset.
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blu ray players are not yet greatly massed produced in the Philippines, even if it is, it may be only found in certain parts, but the masses still enjoy DVD so I still use it, although I do know Blu ray has superior resolution, and it's shiny...and I like shiny things...
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Maybe in a few years I will accept Blu Ray but not right now I will stick to dvd it hasn't failed me yet
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tswarthog
The Iconoclast
Arinaz wrote...
Maybe in a few years I will accept Blu Ray but not right now I will stick to dvd it hasn't failed me yetJust make sure you don't download or watch anything in bluray format, your eyes will become corrupt with it's glory and you will settle for nothing less afterwards.
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I vote for me.
Maybe 5 years later when everyone actually decides to change to Bluray, since people hate change.
Bluray_video is in the making :D
Btw can Bluray be still in its original quality if I use a projector?
Maybe 5 years later when everyone actually decides to change to Bluray, since people hate change.
Bluray_video is in the making :D
Btw can Bluray be still in its original quality if I use a projector?
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DVD_video wrote...
Btw can Bluray be still in its original quality if I use a projector?Yeah, as long as it can project at the resolution the video is in without downsizing. A good 1080p HD projector can cost quite a bit.
