Who here has gone Blu Ray?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 00:07
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Originally posted by G:
BluRay? 4K!
http://www.cnet.com/news/what-is-4k-uhd-next-generation-resolution-exp
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One common problem you may discover is making sure all of your inputs and outputs along the way are compatible, from the disc to the player to the cables to the TV. You don't want to push a 1080p image through a 720 output, and old school 480 content is kind of missing the point to watch on a 1080p tv (upsampling is better but only so much).
Some people are looking at early 4K sets (huge price drop by Sony to gin up interest), but there isn't 4K content yet, not much at least. The Netflix drama is being released in 4K, but just like the early days of any new format, it'll be a slow rollout. Remember HD players?? I actually know some fool who bought 4 Serenity disks in HD thinking he would give them to libraries and friends and be though of as a swell person. Ehhh! (Anyone need an HD Serenity disk?)
If you see a 4k tv with the right content, the image has 4 times the detail, and you can see it, it's amazing, it's so sharp it hurts, but you have to wonder: is that really better? Do I really need to see more detail in Kevin Spacey's face?
Good info, just one thing I'd add is that even the connections can make a difference. Be sure all of yours are HDMI.
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Quote:I got BR mostly for older movies that previously had a crappy transfer on standard DVD, like the theatrical BSG movie (OMG does it looks all kinds of awesome in BR!!), and Logan's Run... Westworld...
Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:
And frankly, the picture and sound quality on The Avengers Blu-Ray was IMHO actually WORSE than the DVD version.
Sooooo, Blu Ray can suck me.
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I'm floating around in the Void....
I can download movies and TV shows in 1080 and watch them in all of their glory on my 27" computer screen, but I hate watching movies on my computer.
I have to find 720 versions which can be streamed wirelessly to the original modded XBoxes I have on every TV. MKV's dont work at all. MP4's work, but for some reason "fences" are a problem with the new video formats. Seeing how Walking Dead's prision years had plenty of fences, I probably did myself an injustice watching season 3 and 4 the way I do.
Why can't I still download AVI files?????
I feel the growing pains Chris.
Wouldn't bother buying a BluRay player at that price since I haven't bought a CD or DVD since I cancelled my Columbia House subscription back in 1996, but I think that technology is making me upgrade.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Having an AWESOME computer case is tits.... True. ;)
I really need one of those TV tuners though. I see absoulutely ZERO commercials today unless I happen to be pouring a cup of coffee in the breakroom or at a friend's house.
As awesome as that sounds, it's really super-not-normal. When somebody finally showed me the "Hump Day" commercial on YouTube 2 months after it came out I didn't find it funny at all since I'd probably heard it referenced at least 100 times. I bet I would have laughed if it wasn't a stale rerun of a 70's comedy by the time I finally saw it.
It's cool that you got into computers when you were 50. Most 50 year olds I know only know enough about computers to facebook or youtube or email. Actually, nearly half of them wouldn't have ever owned a computer if their jobs didn't dictate it.
I put my first computer together when I was 17. My friend Paul was HUGE into computers and we went to a Computer Show at some pavillion years back and we bought all of our necessary parts and split the cost of Windows 95 (back then you couldn't get it for free... :()
He knew some way where we could validate both of our computers with it. It worked and there were never any problems.
The oldest part I have in my PC now is a SoundBlaster from 2003. That was always the case... As much as I'd canaballize parts and upgrade, the soundcard always had the longest lease on life.
I envy my brother for all of his "perfectly working" Mac stuff and the customer service at times when my PC is being tempermental. I forget really quickly about any of those gripes though when I remind myself that I could have put 80% down on that Charger I've always wanted to drive with the money I've saved by DIY.
Shit's always breaking here.
Wow.... I never thought I would relate to Kaylee....
No shit, huh?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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I separate my TV/Movie watching completely from my computer things, but I can seriously lay on my couch watching an entire season of a show I love commercial free in a 12 hour stretch only taking brakes to prepare food and go to the bathroom. It's called "TV Binging" or "Binge Watching"..... Just one more addiction on this freight train to hell, I suppose.
I don't even have a TV that does above 720.
Still won't watch a movie on my small 27" computer monitor on a chair though, even if it does 1080.
Can't wait till a smart 50+" TV is available to me for a few hundred bucks.
It's only a matter of time.
I'll be buying used XBox 360's for 50 bucks with shipping on ebay by this time next year, and I'll be reprogramming them to do my bidding. My bro pre-ordered for $400 with the smallest hard drive they made back in 2004.
I'll be able to buy more than 10 for what he paid 10 years ago.....
I'll never have a problem watching streaming MP4's or MKV's with fences again!
ahhhhh....
if only People were so easy to re-program....
I mean, re-programming people is totally do-able, but it just takes so much effort.
Seriously, at the end of the day, what's the ROI?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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