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pearljammer on 25 March 2008
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twesterm said:
Reasonable said:
twesterm said:
The problem I have with BluRay right now is that it's more expensive than DVD's and my PS3 makes my DVD's look just as good as BluRay movies.

Why do I need BluRay again?

I'm tempted to say 'because upscaling doesn't look (on a large HD TV viewed from a range of 1 mm) as good as BR - but the real reason I suspect is that the companies that use DVD want you to go BR, and will therefore be making sure than eventually you have no choice.


I think my TV is big enough (past a certain point it just becomes a little excessive and expensive, for me at least) and I can't tell a difference. Then again, my TV also can't do 1080p, I don't have 7.1 sound, and I just can't tell enough of a difference between a BluRay movie and my upscaled movies on my PS3 to justify the price difference.

DragonLord said:

However, I do have to disagree with twestern about my ps3 making upscaled dvd's look as good as blu-rays. It's not even close on my tv. But that may have something to do with my large screen (resolution becomes more important). I watch on a 60" screen, 1080p.


Perfectly understandable since my TV can only go up to 1080i and is 40" (or maybe 42", I forget).

 


 I can notice a large enough difference to justify my purchases on a 1080i 52" TV. And to be honest, all those that have watched one on my TV have noticed a stark difference. Do you have componant/hdmi cables? I know that may seem a silly question, but I just don't understand how one couldn't notice even the slightest improvement.