By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sony - So I watched my first Blu-ray movie tonight...

ookaze on 09 March 2008
Entroper said:

If your TV has 3:2 pulldown, 1080i = 1080p for 24 fps film sources.


 NO!

As for the OP, 300 is the worst choice to try HD movies.

Besides, you need a 1080p set to see a really big improvement compared to DVD.

As for stores, it's impossible to get a good picture in them, as for a start, all the TV are in the default "burning eyes" mode which is the worst of all and is made to attract your eyes in a store which use neons or other nasty lights (nasty for quality).

Finally, playing HD games made the very same effect on me (and yes, I have a 1080p HDTV which is calibrated and connected through HDMI to a PS3),  there's just no point. I'm playing more on my Wii than ever, even Gamecube games, without any urge to go back to play the HD games.

HD is not a selling point to me, and as I'm a Home Theater enthusiast which have far more incentive for quality than the standard consumer, I'm pretty sure HD is not a selling point to most people (like 5.1 or more surround sound never was for most people).



http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=ookaze

Around the Network
DMeisterJ on 09 March 2008
stof said:
This all sounds far too complicated... Especially for someone like me who still watches movies on VHS.

ZOMG!  Someone get this man a DVD player! Now!

On topic:  Blu-Ray/HD-DVDs look awesome compared to DVD... 

@ stof

In store is not a really great judge of how an HDTV will look.  There's these big bright lights, so the cameras can make sure you're not stealing anything, and it makes the picture quality go down... also, for the multitude of reason listed above while they don't look that good.  If you go over someone's house that has the right setup (At least 720p, and a good surround sound), you WILL notice.



Magnific0 on 09 March 2008


TyePhoid_PAL on 09 March 2008

In my experience most hi def tvs have a noticeable improvement, the real difference is with 1080p. Games with 1080p enabled and Blu rays look undeniably better.



Ynwa.

Yajimari21 on 09 March 2008
Username2324 said:
It must have been, there is no way anyone could not see a huge difference between DVD and Blu-ray on a 1080p set unless they had vision problems.

Also, I'd suggest getting a nice surround sound system if you do not already have one, it really enhances the movie experience.

 LOL...

 

</3 



J-whorage <333
Around the Network
Lone_Canis_Lupus on 09 March 2008
stof said:
hm.. Actually, I have a question about high def. Why is it that when you go to an electronics store and see the displays of high def tv's playing high def movies; they all look like crap. And I'm not just talking about when the signal is split to 10 tv's, but even when you see the blu-ray (or hd-dvd), hooked up to the big shiny tv.

Everything always has this weird cubist painting look to it.

 I haven't read all the posts after this one yet...so your question might have already been answered but here's a funny answer. I don't know if it is true in your case but when I went to Best Buy once(and this is Best Buy...so this really surprised me) I wanted to see if they had the HDTVs set up right, so I looked behind and the HDTVs were hooked up with Rf(SDTV cables) cables! Not HDMI! So depending on the employees that work at the place you were...they might not have set up the TV right.



PSN: Lone_Canis_Lupus

Lone_Canis_Lupus on 09 March 2008
Username2324 said:
Yajimari21 said:
Username2324 said:
I meant the original poster, and 1080i is no better than 720p.

37" LCD-- my PS3 is automatically set to output in 1080p.

 

I guess part of my point is that if you have to "hunt down" certain types of Blu-ray movies to REALLY see a difference, then there actually isn't that much of a difference at all, and the average consumer won't care until the price has come down considerably. I think that I'm just going to stick to DVD for now, but since I already bought Spiderman 3 in Blu, I might try it out in the next few days to have the true blu-ray ~*EXPERIENCE*~ (lol).

 

EDIT: LOL @ Magnific0--- ilu2, bb <333

You have a 37" 1080p LCD TV and you can't tell the difference? WOW! You should notice a vast difference between the two, and my point was BD titles shot with film cameras have grains and don't look as good as titles shot with HD cameras. Roving Mars is a great movie to show case the beauty of 1080p.

Anyways, either the settings on your PS3 and TV are wack, or you need glasses/contacts.

 


 (Sorry guys...but is double-posting against the rules if it's a different post I'm quoting?)

They might not have full RGB and super white on... 



PSN: Lone_Canis_Lupus

d21lewis on 09 March 2008

Apparently, you've been had. That wasn't a Blu-Ray movie you watched. Instead, you've stumbled across a knock off Blew-Rey movie. Nobody.....NOBODY can sustain the beauty of Blu-Ray on a calibrated HDTV for the first time.



ameratsu on 09 March 2008

watch planet earth on dvd then watch it on blu ray and let me know which you like more...

as said 300 is a bad example because the whole movie was green screened

 what tv were you watching it on?



Demon's Souls Official Thread  | Currently playing: Left 4 Dead 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, Magicka

windbane on 09 March 2008
makingmusic476 said:
Username2324 said:
stof said:
hm.. Actually, I have a question about high def. Why is it that when you go to an electronics store and see the displays of high def tv's playing high def movies; they all look like crap. And I'm not just talking about when the signal is split to 10 tv's, but even when you see the blu-ray (or hd-dvd), hooked up to the big shiny tv.

Everything always has this weird cubist painting look to it.

I really hate going to electronic stores for that very reason. And there are several reasons why you see it.
1. Customers screw with the settings on the tv's to make them look horrid.
2. The TV channels displayed are either not in HD or signal quality totally sucks.
3. The TV's have been damaged or have had pictures burned into them.
4. Bad connections, either between the HD player and TV or between the television source and TV.
5. The settings on the TV's are not optimized to look their best.
6. Damaged equipment.

 


It's also because the displays are usually on "Vivid" mode.  This mode is meant to show of the "amazing" colors that the TV can display, and usually makes the image overly bright, somewhat less detailed, and far too colorful.  It looks somewhat like a painting, like Stof said, but a painting that burns eyes. O_O


It's bright because the lighting in a store is bright. I found the viewing of TVs in stores to be informative, but it's always smart to read reviews online to go with your experience.