Blue-Ray or HD DVD

shop deals on amazon
One sixth kit
Shop deals on ebay
Comic concepts
Collector Freaks Forum

Help Support Collector Freaks Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
RoboDad said:
Yes, Casino Royale is definitely one of my reference titles to show of Blu-ray. I just picked up another one, Ratatouille. It looks positively three dimensional.
Click to expand...

Ratatouille is amazing on Blu-ray. It was really one of the first movies that my wife watched on Blu and was completely blown away by it. She's now added Planet Earth and a lot of movies to our Blu collection :D
 
bagelsncheesey said:
Ratatouille is amazing on Blu-ray. It was really one of the first movies that my wife watched on Blu and was completely blown away by it. She's now added Planet Earth and a lot of movies to our Blu collection :D
Click to expand...

man... i really want to see planet earth on blu-ray... how does it compare to the broadcast HD version?
 
MooMooEgg said:
man... i really want to see planet earth on blu-ray... how does it compare to the broadcast HD version?
Click to expand...

Looks even better. We tuned in every night when it aired, watched it in HD (of course we were blown away then), but it's even better on Blu. Watched Deep Ocean last night in fact.
 
bagelsncheesey said:
Looks even better. We tuned in every night when it aired, watched it in HD (of course we were blown away then), but it's even better on Blu. Watched Deep Ocean last night in fact.
Click to expand...
I would actually be surprised if it were anything but better. Broadcast HD is good, sometimes great, but it is limited to MPEG-2 compression, and the bandwidth for the video is much lower than either HD DVD or Blu-ray. Not to mention the fact that it is subject to transmission interference, which can cause serious macroblocking.

A well-authored HDM disc will always look moderately-to-significantly better than broadcast, and Planet Earth is a very well-authored set.
 
Fritz said:
Well I just mailed away my form for the 5 free HD-DVD movies today. :lol
Click to expand...

It's OK, I'm still waiting for mine for the HD player I bought 6 weeks ago.

I just need to find a decently priced second BR player now.
 
RoboDad said:
I would actually be surprised if it were anything but better. Broadcast HD is good, sometimes great, but it is limited to MPEG-2 compression, and the bandwidth for the video is much lower than either HD DVD or Blu-ray. Not to mention the fact that it is subject to transmission interference, which can cause serious macroblocking.

A well-authored HDM disc will always look moderately-to-significantly better than broadcast, and Planet Earth is a very well-authored set.
Click to expand...

Indeed it is Robo. I'm just blown away during some of the episodes, especially the underwater stuff, because it almost looks CG/3D ish.
 
Darth Loki said:
It's OK, I'm still waiting for mine for the HD player I bought 6 weeks ago. I just need to find a decently priced second BR player now.
Click to expand...

I had my form filled out for about a month sealed in an envelope and I kept forgetting to mail it. I'm not too worried about how long it will take to get them, there weren't really any titles on the list that I had to have. I just couldn't pass up a $99 HD-DVD player with 5 free movies.
 
bagelsncheesey said:
Not sure if this was posted yet, but Amazon is having a huge Blu-ray sale. Lots of titles!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000186951&plpage=1
Click to expand...
Looks like I'm adding more titles to my Blu catalog! :rock

Thanks BNC!! :cool:

RoboDad said:
I just picked up another one, Ratatouille. It looks positively three dimensional.
Click to expand...
Ratatouille is STUNNING, I loved it in the theater and drooled when I watched in in HD for the first time.
 
Darth Loki said:
I know, I just bought it 3 weeks ago for $40 more. I need to call tomorrow and have them credit me the difference. I love Amazon!!!
Click to expand...

there was another price drop($150 now) on the A-3 so email or call amazon and get your refund for the difference!!!
 
bagelsncheesey said:
Ratatouille is amazing on Blu-ray. It was really one of the first movies that my wife watched on Blu and was completely blown away by it. She's now added Planet Earth and a lot of movies to our Blu collection :D
Click to expand...

I'm adding too many movies to my Blu-Ray collection :(
And I've only had the player for 4 days!!!
 
UTtoyfan said:
Thanks a lot!! I wish it were still the BOGO, but I can finally get Close Encounters for under $25. You are too awesome!
Click to expand...

Close Encounters looks fantastic on Blue Ray, they really did a great job with the transfer and in the box it comes with a great timeline to spell out the changes between the 3 different versions.


Evan
 
Jair said:
Close Encounters looks fantastic on Blue Ray, they really did a great job with the transfer and in the box it comes with a great timeline to spell out the changes between the 3 different versions.


Evan
Click to expand...

Amen. Close is a must have, as is Predator. Classics.
 
From High Def Digest:
Effective on January 13, 2008 the MSRP of the entry-model HD-A3
will be $149.99, the HD-A30, with 1080p output, $199.99, and the high-end
HD-A35, $299.99.
 

Similar threads

D
Mcfarlane head repaint? vs custom repaint?
Replies
1
Views
427
hoodonit00
hoodonit00
R
Nintendo Power Super Mario 2 Club Jacket
Replies
1
Views
328
Feitan
F
BB&WSF
Queries about Hot Toys Mark I to VII
Replies
15
Views
1K
BB&WSF
BB&WSF
Mr.momcollectibles
Collecting Advice that didn't age well?
Replies
7
Views
714
potato
P
Chainedstream
Crazy shipping fees (USA - EUROPE)
Replies
15
Views
809
potato
P

Latest posts

Back
Top