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Blu-ray sales surge as player prices drop
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speculawyer
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I hope the cost of Blu-Ray discs drop.
It might not always have THE cheapest prices, but I generally think I get good deals @ http://www.blu-rayboxsets.com/index.phpspeculawyer said:
I've got all HDTV's in my house but I still don't really purchase many Blu-Ray's. While they do look nicer, they also cost more money and play in less devices in my house (I only have one BR player - a PS3). I'll hop on the blu-ray bandwagon once disc prices start dropping and players become more standard.
biggkidd32
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DD ain't going away. NetFlix, Hulu, iTunes, OnDemand, and on and on. These things ain't going away. But why must we look as DD and physical media in antagonistic terms. I love DD, but I also like the higher fidelity that Bluray affords. I would not like the end of all physical media, though. There will always be a market for physical media.Mrbob said:Oh yeah and go blu! Teddman and his DD movie dreams am cry.
Elfforkusu
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Okay, whatever.
It's better than DVD, but I'm not sure why we root for a minor improvement like it's some major step. Give me an IMAX quality recording at home if you want to really impress me! Short of that, some form of digital distribution (solid copy + would also work... ie no DRM!) would be ideal.
Framerate up, transition away from disc based medium (flash?) -- these are the things that would impress me.
It's better than DVD, but I'm not sure why we root for a minor improvement like it's some major step. Give me an IMAX quality recording at home if you want to really impress me! Short of that, some form of digital distribution (solid copy + would also work... ie no DRM!) would be ideal.
Framerate up, transition away from disc based medium (flash?) -- these are the things that would impress me.
Elfforkusu said:
upping the framerate when actual film is still working at 24 fps is a bad, bad idea. see: motionflow BS on 120 Hz TVs. makes movies look like crap.
personally, I don't think BD is a minor improvement. I think it makes a big difference on any set over 40".
Going to IMAX type resolution is a waste on home-sized screens. 1080p can last a hell of a long time and looks great even on bigass projector setups.
I am perfectly happy with BD lasting a long while.
alexthekid said:Since this thread is filled with PS3 fanboy Blu-ray watching geeks, i have a question
If i go out and buy a Blu-ray movie here in Sweden, can i then see on the cover if i will be able to watch it on my American MGS 80 gig PS3?
Take a looksie http://bluray.liesinc.net/ or http://regionfreemovies.com/ etc
inner-G said:
Oh nice, thanks!
Seriously, some of the prices around are pretty tasty these days. Once £10 Blu-rays become more common place, I'll be snapping them up left and right. After watching Blu-ray, it actually pains me to go back to regular DVD. Especially after witnessing some of the newer releases. I was lucky enough to have a copy of both Dark Knight of Blu-ray and DVD. And when I compared them, I was pretty shocked at the difference, even with the PS3's brilliant DVD up-scaling.
Elfforkusu said:
IMAX quality? That doesn't even make sense. You can't see the extra resolution unless the screen is large enough. How would that really be beneficial at home? With a front projector, I could see higher res working, but it wouldn't need to be that high
BTW - Have you ever watched a BD versus DVD on a large screen 80", 100", 120"? The difference is FAR more than minor. Even at lower sized screens, it more than minor. This isn't even mentioning the audio.
Framerate up? I think you need to talk to the movie studios about that, as BluRay has nothing to do with it. They could easily do 1080p60 if there was source material.
As for transitioning away to disc based media? BD50's cost what, a dollar? Call me when 50 GB ROM's cost that much. And you want higher resolution? Maybe you should wait for 75 GB ROM's
There's a reason they use optical discs.jamesinclair
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So the numbers mean the gap between DVD and Bluray is actually still increasing massively?
Hmmm.
I guess Ill be able to buy new DVD releases well into the next decade.
And no shit at lower prices = higher sales. Although to be fair, its something SOny hasnt seemed to grasp yet.
BTW: ANyone know how many SACD players were sold LTD? Just curious if its in the same ballpark or not.
Hmmm.
I guess Ill be able to buy new DVD releases well into the next decade.
And no shit at lower prices = higher sales. Although to be fair, its something SOny hasnt seemed to grasp yet.
BTW: ANyone know how many SACD players were sold LTD? Just curious if its in the same ballpark or not.
jamesinclair said:
Wait, I didn't look closely, but I thought DVD numbers where down from last year? BD on the other hand, is significantly up.
Good question, I'm not sure. All I know is that BD has surpassed LaserDisc (and is trending upwards pretty quickly), and that was around for how long?
DarkJediKnight
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Saw this at Best Buy. The coolest looking piece of equipment I have ever seen!!
HomerSimpson-Man
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DarkJediKnight said:
Saw this at Best Buy. The coolest looking piece of equipment I have ever seen!!
That's f'n hot!
SouthernDragon
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Depending on the price, that Samsung player makes me want to forgo a PS3.
I never understand the argument for digital distribution. If I pay for a movie, I'd like to get a disc, a box and a nice cover art to go with it, thank you very much. Ditto with games (unless they're small in size no bigger than 1GB). Plus, I don't know where you live but here in Australia, bandwidth are still capped. 25GB/month costs me as much as $60 and downloading 1GB worth of file takes at least an hour or more.
alexthekid said:Since this thread is filled with PS3 fanboy Blu-ray watching geeks, i have a question
If i go out and buy a Blu-ray movie here in Sweden, can i then see on the cover if i will be able to watch it on my American MGS 80 gig PS3?
Unfortunately not. Even though most Blu-ray discs, except Disney and Fox, are region free, they always put the specific region on the box art. But I saw that someone gave you some links to sites where they list region free stuff.
DarkJediKnight
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FlightOfHeaven said:
It's faster than the PS3. Sucks the disc in from the side like the PS3 does though. Which I like. No stupid trays.
Ignatz Mouse
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Apparently some people who are "movie industry professionals"!
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What's the price?
SouthernDragon
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Onix said:
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