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Phiziks
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_ 		22. October 2009 @ 02:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,

This is my setup and was wondering if I would be getting the full potential of a Blu-Ray movie...

HD4870 connected DVI-to-HDMI to my receiver.
Receiver is Sony HTSS360 which doesn't decode the new HD formats...

Will I be missing out on something if I get a BD-Rom? or should I just opt for a stand alone??
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mike.m
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_ 		22. October 2009 @ 17:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You would get good quality playback with that card, but you'll have to run a separate cable from your PC to your Receiver for audio, since you will not get any audio with DVI.

If you want the full potential (picture/audio) of BD movies, then I would go with a standalone Blu-ray player. They're cheaper (most of the time) than a PC and more efficient.

Go with either a Pioneer, Panasonic, or Oppo model. I have a Panasonic DMP-BD55 and the picture quality is amazing.

I recommend any of these players (for best picture/audio):
Pioneer BDP-23FD
Pionner BDP-09FD (very expensive)
Panasonic DMP-BD80
OPPO BDP-83
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brevy2
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_ 		23. October 2009 @ 03:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
friends do you have idea of what is a blu ray in tv......hmmm lemme tell you about it......blu ray is a small set of classes wrappind or extending other network and resources peculiar to interactive tv....

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mike.m
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_ 		24. October 2009 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by brevy2:
 friends do you have idea of what is a blu ray in tv......hmmm lemme tell you about it......blu ray is a small set of classes wrappind or extending other network and resources peculiar to interactive tv....
What the heck are you talking about?
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mike.m
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_ 		30. October 2009 @ 14:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
brevy, you should edit out that link before a mod finds out, and check with the forum rules too while you're at it.
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GTOJOE
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_ 		31. October 2009 @ 04:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I thought it was a good idea until I got one LOL. Also depending on your VGA card you can get audio through DVI. A lot of the modern cards have a cable that runs from the spdif connector on the mainboard to the card so when you connect a DVI to HDMI it loops the onboard sound card digital audio through the video card.
Anyway as long as you buy a retail pack that has good software with it then go for it.
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mike.m
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_ 		2. November 2009 @ 14:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Only reason I would buy a blu-rom/burner is to backup my movies. Prices on blanks are still too expensive for burning.
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