twesterm said:
makingmusic476 said:
twesterm said:
Yakuzaice said:
Oh, and at the OP, why on earth would you pay $30-40 for blu-rays, or $15-20 for DVD's.
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I don't, that's just how much they cost unless you happen to find a sale. 
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When new Blu-Rays come out they're usually ~$18 the first day at Best Buy (that's how much I paid for Batman Begins a few weeks ago).
Although Fox's titles generally cost more. They rip you off for everything, I swear. Even Independence Day, as old as it is, was $40 when it first came out.
Wal-mart also has good prices on BDs, like $20-25. Except for Fox's titles, yet again.
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Are you sure about that? I know about up until about a month or so ago they had a huge sell where just about every BluRay title was $15 dollars. If you go there now they're all full price again, or at least they are at mine.
Pharaoh said:
yeah why are you paying 30-40 dollars per blu-ray?!?! I have a collection of 34 blu-ray movies, and have never paid over 30 for any of them. Most of them you can buy for about 20 dollars.
About the difference in quality, you can see a marginal difference on older titles that were originally shot without HD quality when upscaled. But on newer titles, there is a HUGEEEEE difference in quality between upscaled and blu-ray at 1080p. Check out 300 or casino royale, some of the best quality in blu-ray.
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Actually, 300 was one of the movies I got to compare (it was one of the ones I replaced so I had both versions for a day or so) and I couldn't really tell a difference.
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Well, I haven't been to Wal-mart in awhile, but when I was hunting for Batman Begins, the prices seemed pretty low across the board.
Also, keep in mind that 300 has a LOT of grain. The image looks great to me, but I know a guy who swears that the upscaled version actually shows more detail. To me, the Blu-Ray version just looks...neater. I guess it's because it's more like what the director intended compared to the DVD, or something.
Casino Royale, Pirates of the Carribean 1-3, and HP 4/5 all have excellent PQ, some of the best out there, so I would definitely check out those to compare.
Spiderman 3 also, if you can force yourself to sit through that again. :P
