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   POD {Ò¿Ó} wrote:   
   > "Lukas Mariman"  once tried to test me. I   
   > ate their liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti   
   >   
   >> Interesting. Which prompts the question: how many of you   
   >> dudes/dudettes here have Blu-Ray? If you do, what's your experience so   
   >> far?   
   >>   
   >> Just curious.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Couldn't go back.  I only now ever buy older TV shows on DVD, the format   
   > is in reality dead to me.  I now have the fun of trying to get the blu   
   > ray discs at realistic prices.  I saw the Blu ray of Stargate Continuum   
   > in the HMV last week for £30!!!!!  I mainly buy on ebay, as I've set   
   > myself a ceiling of £15 per disc.  Saying that I spent £20 on the three   
   > disc set of Pushing Daisies season 1.   
   >   
   > There is also an issue of what I should duplicate, that I've already got   
   > on DVD, and as with DVD, they seem to start out, just releasing shit   
   > back-cat.   
      
   There's still a tonne of (IMO) must-have stuff out already though,   
   classics and recent films. Indy and Star Wars will take ages though,   
   you're right, but that's just how Lucas does things.   
      
   One thing that shits me is BD releases that *don't* have all the extra   
   features as the DVDs that are already out... or no extras at all. That   
   was even a problem with DVD though - new special editions that didn't   
   have some of the stuff that was on old special editions. But bareboned   
   Blu-Ray when there exists a jam-packed DVD is just a rip-off, especially   
   when they can just throw what they've got on the Blu-Ray as-is in   
   standard def.   
      
   > The argument is that people claim you can't tell that much between   
   > upscaled DVD and high def, well all I can say is, you must have crap   
   > equipment if that is the case, or crap eyes!  There is no comparison   
   > between upscaled DVD and high def, the level of detail is so bloody   
   > obviously different, but I think some people just revel in being a neigh   
   > sayer...   
      
      
   Yeah, I mean it's 5 (PAL) or 6 (NTSC) times the resolution for   
   chrissakes. And better colour range too, I believe. How anyone can not   
   notice the difference on a GOOD TV is beyond me. And some people say   
   upscales DVD is almost as good? I've never seen upscaled DVD playing on   
   a a HDTV and I'm sure it looks nice but there's no way you're going to   
   magically interpolate 6 times the picture detail from a 480 pixel high   
   image.   
      
   Those people are going to get a new TV one day and realize that all   
   their DVDs that they've kept on buying rather than switch to high def   
   (at very little price difference if you shop right) look like crap on   
   their new displays in comparison to BD.   
      
   LH   
      
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