Yep, you will always pay an early adopter's fee on every new technology. DVD's were expensive when they first came out.
Originally posted by: CZroe
Then you were a late adopter of DVD too. Even though DVD was technically "available" since '96, I paid damn-near $40 after tax for The Prince of Egypt and A Bug's Life back in '99. At least The Matrix was cheaper, but it was an exception to the $35 "rule" back then. FWIW, all three were AMAZING experiences on DVD (I had a kick-ass Sigma Designs RealMagic Hollywood+ decoder card outputting to VGA/TV).Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: So
I'm waiting for blu-ray movies to retail at $10 or less before I even consider a blu-ray.
considering that really hasn't even happened with DVD, unless you only buy shitty Full screen transfers at Wally World, you'll be waiting a long time. sales are consistent enough, and several can indeed be had below 10 bucks.
the ave. price I've paid is ~$17 per disc
here, check this out
how do those prices compare to general new releases on DVD over the previous 10 years? and just so you know, amazon's reported 30% savings on the standard price is bunk. Just shop around and you'll see that everything you've ever believed about BD pricing has been FUD.
The only movies I've paid $17 for this decade have been the Futurama movies, and that was release week.
Originally posted by: Hacp
I'll stick to my DvD. Too much detail is sometimes bad. You'll regret it when you start to notice moles and other unsightly smudges from otherwise beautiful actors.
When I have enough money for a decent setup I'm thinking of getting a blu ray player to try this out. not sure how many movies here come in blu ray though. Think it's still mostly DVD. I'm sure it beats the quality of most downloaded movies. I wish there was a way to download super high quality movies as an AVI without using torrents and all sort of random sources. I would even pay for it.
Try hooking one up to a high quality LCD with an HDMI cable instead of the old yellow RCA/composite connector.i'm still waiting for a BD movie to WOW me with superior quality. I've seen lots of them now and it's maybe a slight difference over upconverted DVD, imo.
i'm still waiting for a BD movie to WOW me with superior quality. I've seen lots of them now and it's maybe a slight difference over upconverted DVD, imo.
I'm really digging what I'm reading about the old 60's epics that have been re-scanned.
ZULU is in blu ray, so is How the West was Won (omg that looks epic)
If the Japanese peeps converted The Seven Samurai into Blu Ray my life would be complete.
I think it depends on the quality of the original source material and how much effort they put into the transfer. It's not like they are going to use an actual VHS copy as the source (at least, I would hope not).How do they convert blue movies to blu ray and make them better quality? I don't quite get that. If the movie was on VHS for example, how does converting to another format increase the quality?
How do they convert blue movies to blu ray and make them better quality? I don't quite get that. If the movie was on VHS for example, how does converting to another format increase the quality?
too small
I'm watching stuff on a 40" LCD HDTV. Don't make me feel insecure.
Blu rays are for amateurs, you should be buying and collecting actual 35mm movie reels and watch them in your personal commercial theater like I do.