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Okay, who's getting this when it comes out on DVD?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, October 17, 2009 13:46
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OPPYH

Friday, October 16, 2009 3:21 PM

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I'll get a 1080p LCD when Dark Angel is released in HD widescreen, and not before!

Be careful what you wish for. Jessica Alba in high definition could give you night sweats for a month.

CHRISISALL

Friday, October 16, 2009 4:33 PM

STORYMARK

Friday, October 16, 2009 4:40 PM

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I'm in that same boat - not that I could afford a new set if it happened. But I really like those new LED sets.

My really old one from 2008 is pretty good.

The laughing Chrisisall

Mine is from 04 or so, and is one of the early plasma sets. It's nice and bright (I much prefer plasma to LCD), but the contrast level isn't so great. The biggest issue with it, is when I watch Blu Ray, or even upscaled DVDs, the blacks get kinda crushed, making the image look muddy if it's a dark film.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

CHRISISALL

Friday, October 16, 2009 5:00 PM

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It's nice and bright (I much prefer plasma to LCD), but the contrast level isn't so great.

I watch so much stuff with space in it, deep black with bright white stars is my first concern. My LCD is tops in that area (Sanyo).

The laughing Chrisisall

KWICKO

Friday, October 16, 2009 5:53 PM

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Time marches on, and what once was fabulous and new is now old and quaint...

24 months changes things a great deal, eh? Like the small gray hairs on your/my temples..?

I'll get a 1080p LCD when Dark Angel is released in HD widescreen, and not before!

The laughing Chrisisall

I'd have to go back a lot further than 24 months to only have a few grey hairs at the temples! 'Course, I should be thankful to have any hair at all... :)

Mike

Let the wild rumpus start!

STORYMARK

Friday, October 16, 2009 6:12 PM

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It's nice and bright (I much prefer plasma to LCD), but the contrast level isn't so great.
I watch so much stuff with space in it, deep black with bright white stars is my first concern. My LCD is tops in that area (Sanyo).

The laughing Chrisisall

The first BluRay I watched was Dark City, and it looked terrible. Of course, that was before I had all the settings correct between the player and the set.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

CHRISISALL

Friday, October 16, 2009 6:22 PM

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'Course, I should be thankful to have any hair at all... :)

Always makes me think of Doc Brown...

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Friday, October 16, 2009 6:25 PM

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that was before I had all the settings correct between the player and the set.

24fps sourse, 30fps digital, video, 720p, 1080i....
I feel your technical difficulties.

The laughing Chrisisall

STORYMARK

Friday, October 16, 2009 6:38 PM

I dont know about all players, but the PS3 has all kindsa little settings beyond that. Had to find a tutorial to get it right.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

KWICKO

Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:53 AM

Haven't really messed around with the PS3 settings. Heck, haven't even played a BluRay disk on it yet!

Chris, if you're not ready for BluRay, look into an upconverting DVD player. I picked one up off Woot a while back (a Philips) for $24, and damned if it doesn't look quite a bit better than my JVC DVD player AND my RCA home theatre unit. It's not quite as good as hi-def TV or BluRay, but it's noticeably better than standard DVD.

Mike

Let the wild rumpus start!