tOfficial Blu-ray vs. HD DVD discussion thread

[pulling69]

DVD(upconverted):



Blu Ray:



Notice how crisp everything is. Look at the stacks of the rectangular chips, you can almost count them in the blu ray capture and they are just a blurred mess in the regular dvd shot. The best way I have been able to describe it to people is that it is like when you go to get a new pair of glasses or contacts. Your old pair were fine, but when you switch to the new ones everything is clear and fresh.

[pulling69]

That site sucks lol, here is the link to a bunch of comparisons:

Blu-ray Forum - View Single Post - Blu-ray vs. DVD Screenshot comparison thread?

[Chitown_Badger]

Originally Posted by Trevor Barnes

DVD (upconverted):




Blu-ray:

I'm assuming the Bluray picture is 1080p, yes?

[Trevor Barnes]

Originally Posted by Chitown_Badger

I'm assuming the Bluray picture is 1080p, yes?

Not sure.

[pulling69]

Originally Posted by Chitown_Badger

I'm assuming the Bluray picture is 1080p, yes?

Yes, the DVD has been upconverted in the player to 1080p and the blu ray is running at 1080p. Also if you want to see some good blu ray Spiderman 3 is a great demo. It is Sonys first blu ray they did themselves and spared no expense on the transfer. The movie is not that good, but it looks amazing.

[Trevor Barnes]

Originally Posted by pulling69

DVD(upconverted):


Notice how crisp everything is. Look at the stacks of the rectangular chips, you can almost count them in the blu ray capture and they are just a blurred mess in the regular dvd shot. The best way I have been able to describe it to people is that it is like when you go to get a new pair of glasses or contacts. Your old pair were fine, but when you switch to the new ones everything is clear and fresh.

DVD (upconverted):


Blu-ray:

[tuff bob]

Originally Posted by Trevor Barnes

Blu-ray:

LE CHIFFRE!

[meeklay]

I own both Blu-ray Spiderman 3 and Casino Royale. If you want true demo material, watch Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Cars or Ratatoullie... Simply amazing

[Trevor Barnes]

DVD (upconverted):


Blu-ray:

[Trevor Barnes]

There's a particular HD photo they have of Nicole Kidman's bare back from Eyes Wide Shut that while acceptable for FTW, I don't want to get anyone in trouble with this thread being NSFW.

[pulling69]

Originally Posted by meeklay

I own both Blu-ray Spiderman 3 and Casino Royale. If you want true demo material, watch Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Cars or Ratatoullie... Simply amazing

Batman Begins is supposed to be mind blowing as well (comes out in 2 weeks I think) and they are working on The Incredibles which should be great as well (all of the Pixar, digital animation stuff looks great in blu ray).

Planet Earth is also a must own, some of the scenes you can tell were shot with first gen HD cameras and a few you can even tell were done on HD film due to the graininess....But 90% of that series is breathtaking.

[pulling69]

Originally Posted by Trevor Barnes

There's a particular HD photo they have of Nicole Kidman's bare back from Eyes Wide Shut that while acceptable for FTW, I don't want to get anyone in trouble with this thread being NSFW.

We could fire up a shtick to do that.....

[Andy_H]

Originally Posted by pulling69

That site sucks lol, here is the link to a bunch of comparisons:

Blu-ray Forum - View Single Post - Blu-ray vs. DVD Screenshot comparison thread?

PSA: This link is slightly NSFW.

[pulling69]

Originally Posted by Andy_H

PSA: This link is slightly NSFW.

um, that link is safe...If you choose to click on the Eyes Wide Shut pics you already know what you are getting into

[PolishSpartan]

There is definitely a noticeable difference. I have the HD add on for Xbox 360 and have been blown away by HD movies, not only that but it is by far the best upconverter player I have seen (I also own the oppo which is good but not as clear as the 360 add on)

With the death of HD-DVD and the prices in movies still not going down I think i'm going to dive into the blu ray market. Just having trouble finding a good deal

[Chitown_Badger]

Originally Posted by Trevor Barnes

There's a particular HD photo they have of Nicole Kidman's bare back from Eyes Wide Shut that while acceptable for FTW, I don't want to get anyone in trouble with this thread being NSFW.

I thought nicole kidman used a body double for shots like that. She doesn't have a particularly nice rump as far as I remember.

[Trevor Barnes]

Originally Posted by Chitown_Badger

I thought nicole kidman used a body double for shots like that. She doesn't have a particularly nice rump as far as I remember.

No, I took a particular interest in that scene and I read that that was her.

Eyes Wide Shut actually isn't that great of an example for showing picture quality because it was intentionally grainy because of the way Kubrick shot it.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Madison Sparty

There's not a lot of difference for 1080i/720p televisions, although Blu Ray is slightly better since the dish/cable pictures look slightly downgraded (over the air gives the best HD picture). I'm sure 1080p would be much better using Blu Ray

I completely disagree. I have a 720p DLP, and a 720p LCD Projector. Blu-Ray/HD-DVD completely blow away any upconverted DVD on those units. And that opinion comes from friends/family that are the farthest thing from a videophile.

The opinion is unanimous.

[DDRMSU]

this is good stuff... bought my blu-ray player about 2 weeks ago. It gets installed (with the rest of my home theater system) next Wednesday... Cannot wait.

[the Junkyard Dog]

Classic thread which is worth a bump