The HD News & Technology Thread!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 08 Mar 2008, 07:47

Microsoft: “We’ll support Blu-ray” -

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/ ... 80%9D/1550

Image Cancels Upcoming HD DVD Slate -

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/ ... Slate/1548

I cannot say I can think of one title they're released. They must be too "special" for me.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Mar 2008, 22:45

Fox Slashes Prices on (some) Blu-ray Catalogue Titles -

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/ ... talog/1563

Contrary to the link Universal beat them to it. It's about time, Fox charge are fortune. Pity it's not across the board. Of the list I'll pick up Edward Scissorhands and Speed.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Mar 2008, 23:54

i'd like Kiss Of The Dragon but hear it's actually inferior to the sd version.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 14 Mar 2008, 00:03

saltysam wrote:i'd like Kiss Of The Dragon but hear it's actually inferior to the sd version.

LOL

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 14 Mar 2008, 19:12

gasteropod wrote:
saltysam wrote:i'd like Kiss Of The Dragon but hear it's actually inferior to the sd version.
LOL

i assume you've seen the disc? this guy has

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/kissofthedragon.html

extract from review

"Presented in 1080p with the MPEG-2 codec, 'Kiss of the Dragon' is a visual mess. This is the first time I've ever seen such a thing, but the standard-def edition of this film has a higher quality print that's shockingly more stable."

so LOL back blu fanboy

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Mar 2008, 19:23

The HD DVD version is better.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 14 Mar 2008, 20:00

romerojpg wrote:The HD DVD version is better.

going by the shitness of the blu-ray the betamax probably is as well 8)

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 14 Mar 2008, 20:04

saltysam wrote:so LOL back blu fanboy

I was actually laughing at the nerve of them releasing a Blu-ray which has inferior picture quality to the DVD.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 14 Mar 2008, 20:12

Microsoft Denies Plans For Xbox 360 Blu-ray

http://www.trustedreviews.com/gaming/ne ... Blu-ray/p1

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 14 Mar 2008, 20:12

gasteropod wrote:
saltysam wrote:so LOL back blu fanboy
I was actually laughing at the nerve of them releasing a Blu-ray which has inferior picture quality to the DVD.

that's ok then

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 14 Mar 2008, 21:16

I've had my first Blu-Ray experience today.

My player is a Region B Sony BDP-S300 connected via component cables (1080i) to a 720p Sanyo Z4 videoprojector.
I'm sending the sound via a coaxial cable to my old non-HDMI Yamaha amplifier.

The bad:
-The player has a fan that makes a lot of noise whenever it loads java content.
-Loading times are atrocious.

The good:
-PQ is perfect. Colours are richer, wide shots are more detailed. I didn't see that "3D pop" effect that some people have been talking about, but I'm more than satisfied. Pirates of the Caribbean 2 looks awesome. Crap film, but awesome.
-Sound is great. Even though I'm limited to the inferior 640 Kbits/s DD track, it sounds much clearer than the crappy 448/384 Kbits/s tracks we used to get on DVD.
-Love the pop-up menus.

Even on a 720p projector, it's worth the upgrade.
If you haven't bought a player yet, you really ought to wait a bit longer and buy a faster one though. The one I've bought is hopeless.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 14 Mar 2008, 21:34

tom2681 wrote:I didn't see that "3D pop" effect that some people have been talking about, but I'm more than satisfied.

TVs generally need calibrating properly in order to get that effect. Can you calibrate projectors? I don't know much about them. But if so, a good test is on the Ratatouille Blu-ray. Use the contrast and brightness test to get those two right and you'll get a better 3D effect.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 14 Mar 2008, 21:59

Not interested in Ratatouille, but I'm sure there are/will be other BDs with the same feature.

I'm quite confident that my projector is properly calibrated anyway.

Maybe I was just expecting too much.
Or maybe you need a true 1080p display to get that effect.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Mar 2008, 22:17

romerojpg wrote:The HD DVD version is better.

That's a joke, right?

gasteropod wrote:Microsoft Denies Plans For Xbox 360 Blu-ray

http://www.trustedreviews.com/gaming/ne ... Blu-ray/p1

Thanks. I understand the truth is they'll be adding BD support to Vista.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 15 Mar 2008, 12:35

article on blu-ray player prices

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=26057

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Mar 2008, 13:11

Greedy BD cunt arseholes.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Mar 2008, 13:29

Tom with blu Ray, he was only just stating he was not getting one any time soon

that Standard dvds look perfectly good as they are

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 15 Mar 2008, 14:09

I went Blu one month ago.
Right when Toshiba said they'd quit.

Players have become cheap (I paid 338€ for mine), studio support is no longer an issue...
Unless you're interested in interactive extra features, I'd say this is the right time to go Blu.

EDIT:
And it looks like I jumped in at the right time, too (prices started going up right after I bought my player).

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Mar 2008, 14:15

So Tom Will you be getting a new sound system and projector to take advantage of the extra HD goodness? or just wait a few years till your next upgrade.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 15 Mar 2008, 14:27

The cheapest Full HD projector I can find costs 1700€.
The cheapest DTS-HD/TrueHD compatible amp I can find costs 700€.
So I'm going to sit and wait. No rush.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Mar 2008, 14:52

Yup watch them prices fall oer the next year

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 Mar 2008, 22:23

Is that the Onkyo 605? I think that's the cheapest Amp.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Mar 2008, 17:58

When I was in Woolworths today, I noticed the staff members were wearing Blu-ray t-shirts - 'Ask me about Blu-ray!' it said on them. I went to my mate 'I want one

' hahaha

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 17 Mar 2008, 18:14

Yup that shirt will get you in womens knickers

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Mar 2008, 18:20