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'Dark Knight' goes BD-Live
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article published on 30 September, 2008
While we don't normally post simple Blu-ray or DVD releases, it is clear that the blockbuster smash The Dark Knight is going to be the biggest Blu-ray release of the year and possibly the biggest Blu-ray release to date, so we felt it was important to write on Warner Bro's announcement that the film will be the studio's first BD-Live capable release when it hits stores on December 9th.
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2. October 2008 @ 09:27 |
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So the home video market wants to get into HD and the world will end because its SOny's blu ray? BR movies still halve in price after a few months so whats the problem beside needing a good TV to enjoy the quality difference?
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2. October 2008 @ 09:46 |
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No doubt aboout that error5. I thought my disk was bad as it seamed to hang up on the power cell screen. Warner needs to do what Paramont wound up doing later by giving you the choice to enable BD-Live and letting you know that it may take awhile to download the info. I dont care much about BD-Live at the moment so it would not have been a problem for me if they would have given me a choice Thursday night.
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2. October 2008 @ 14:08 |
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Maybe you need an eye upgrade to actually see all the detail or just a magnifying glass and sit next to the screen.
i said the same thing,
but really you just need a massive (read:40"+) screen to see the difference.
well, at least i would need one to see hundreds upon hundreds of dollars worth of difference.
I assume that both of you are kidding as SD utilizes 408,960 pixels and HDTV utilizes 2,073,600 pixels. That is over 5 times the detail. I most defiantly do not need a magnifying glass to see the difference. SD on my HDTV looks like crap. Up converting just stretches the Crap. Snowlock, my HDTV and Blu-Ray Player did cost @ $1,600 more than a P.O.S. SDTV and DVD player. My screen size is 40+ inches. If I did not have this equipment, I would not be reading this article, much less making useless comments about it.
my tv and playstation set me back a pretty penny as well,
but i didn't have the moneyor the room for anything bigger than 32" screen.
once i put in a blu-ray and compared it to an upconverted dvd, and saw a big difference...until i sat down.
the least expensive players are still in the same price range as the cheapest ps3,
and that's nowhere near as low as the price i payed for my first standalone dvd player.
then there's the discs themselves; i usually wait until a dvd drops below $10, but $15 is a reasonable cap.
good luck with blu-rays of movies actually recorded in hd in that range.
so that's around $350 extra for the player itself, assuming one already has the tv (which most don't.)
then you have to take into account building a library of media,
and with all the movies running $25-$35 right now that's an additional $15-$25 Per Movie.
hundreds of extra dollars to see a difference only when i'm looking for it is not for me.
also, let me know how much of a p.o.s. sdtvs are in about 20 years.
in my experience, that's the average lifespan of your really cheap ($150 25"+) crt sdtv's.
prolly more like 30 years, but i'm a bit young to boast all that.
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2. October 2008 @ 14:31 |
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Originally posted by snowlock:
the least expensive players are still in the same price range as the cheapest ps3,
Not anymore:
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15564.cfm
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The move marks the first time Sony has officially lowered the price of a Blu-ray player lower than the price of its $399 PlayStation 3 console
In addition, the Panasonic BD35 is $299 and the Samsung 1500 is around $250 from amazon - all below the PS3's price. The Magnavox from Walmart is also around $250. Black Friday and holiday season prices could even be much lower.
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good luck with blu-rays of movies actually recorded in hd in that range.
Any movie shot on 35mm film can give you resolutions up to and sometimes exceeding 4K so I don't know exactly what you mean by this. Just because a movie is old doesn't mean it can't be HD. Read the explanation here and how an old film like Blade Runner was mastered in 4K resolution:
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/feature...hd-is-made.html
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The "4K" refers to the 4,000 lines of resolution at which the movies are scanned ? more than triple that of 1080p high-def. And for even more perspective: Your typical theatrical film tops out with a rez of 3K to 4K (few actually reach the 4K level). The idea is to squeeze every pixel of detail out of the celluloid, essentially preserving the original movie in perfect digital condition forever. After all, who knows how long high-definition will last before higher definition nudges in? And even now, select digital cinemas are popping up with 4K projection.
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then you have to take into account building a library of media, and with all the movies running $25-$35 right now that's an additional $15-$25 Per Movie.
I've never had to spend more than $10 extra over the DVD for any BluRay release. You just have to know where to look and NEVER EVER buy your movies from Best Buy. On amazon, the 2-disc BluRay of Iron Man is only $3 more than the 2-disc DVD:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url...ron+man&x=0&y=0
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2. October 2008 @ 15:07 |
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p.o.s. SDTV = piece of shi" standard definetion TV = Cathode Ray Tube = CRT
Where can I get a PS3 for $219?
Btw, I only buy Blu-Ray movies that I feel are worthy of HD. Just movies that are action packed or a lot of CGI.
I can see in your situation with a small 32" that 1080p would not be a Great improvement unless you were sitting Close to the screen.
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2. October 2008 @ 20:33 |
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Originally posted by juankerr:
I've never had to spend more than $10 extra over the DVD for any BluRay release. You just have to know where to look and NEVER EVER buy your movies from Best Buy.
amazon is, apparently, having a pretty good sale on blu-ray.
actually makes me want to buy something, to be honest.
the thing is i simply never have the money to spend more than $15 on a movie.
i tend to only spend $8-$10 on a dvd, and i don't see anything better than awful for under $12.
blu-ray just has nothing i would be looking to own for less than $20,
and amazon seems to indicate they're at a "deep discount."
i know retailers love to profess false discounts, and that blu-ray movies have dropped in price,
but my point is that they are still quite a (relatively) large margin out of my price range.
it would be different if there was a massive jump in the Perceived image quality;
but while the resolution mathematically indicates one, it's nigh on invisible for my normal viewing.
like the article about mastering blade runner, btw, and i didn't know that's usually how it worked.
guess i've just seen some badly-mastered dvd's of older movies and assumed they were just like that.
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2. October 2008 @ 21:09 |
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Originally posted by glassd:
p.o.s. SDTV = piece of shi" standard definetion TV = Cathode Ray Tube = CRT
That comment is really sad you know that SDTV have the highest life span of all TV's. there is a tv in my house thats now a stand for items in such that's lasted since 1952, Granted it's B/W, but it still works. it just doesn't get used all that much.
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3. October 2008 @ 08:47 |
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I have a restored 1965 Mustang but my Wife's Mini-Van drives better, corners better, gets 3 times better gas mileage. The CRT was invented in 1897 and has been improved upon since. It's days are numbered. 2,073,600 pixels worth of real information and definition (HDTV) is a massive improvement over 408,960 pixels of information (CRT). BTW, I have a CRT in my Girl's room, my Boy's room and our bed room. When I want the best possible viewing experience, I use the HDTV / Blu-Ray / Surround Sound in the Living room. Just like with my HDTV compared to my SDTVs, I understand that my Mustang (other than being slap cool) is a P.O.S. compared to my Wife's Mini Van.
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3. October 2008 @ 15:10 |
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if your mustang is such a POS sell it to me.
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3. October 2008 @ 15:29 |
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pos compared to newer vehicles. I'ed sooner sell one of my kids.
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