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  1. 09-08-2006, 09:00 PM #1
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    Hi-Def DVDs?

    Anyone have a HD DVD player? How's the quality over regular DVD. I'd assume it would be way better?

    My **ay is coming up, so I'm trying to think of something to ask for...
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    watched an HD movie the other day called island fever 3. it looked amazing!
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    I heard Blu-ray is supposed to be a little better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rbehniwal
    I heard Blu-ray is supposed to be a little better.
    It's more than a little better. It looks the same if not better than broadcast HD material.
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    i heard mixed emotions about HD DVD players so i figured id wait till more movies came out HD...ill stick to my INHD for the best clarity
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    Quote Originally Posted by rbehniwal
    I heard Blu-ray is supposed to be a little better.
    i heard good things also.but making higher quality dvds,its just a matter of altering the compresion ratio of the mpeg2(dvd stream) i think.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aadrenaline
    i heard mixed emotions about HD DVD players so i figured id wait till more movies came out HD...ill stick to my INHD for the best clarity
    INHD and INHD2 is very nice. I also like the nature shows on PBSHD. My cable provider is ass backwards and doesn't carry Discovery HD.
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    From what I read the cheapest Blue ray player will be the PS3. For general use I'd wait and get that versus a stand alone player for $1,000.

    By the way, I get a very nice Sony discount and I don't mind sharing it.
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    Blu- ray's have alot of problem actually. HD-DVD currently is in the lead based on quality by far.
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    www.siliconoptix.com

    Thats my company (i'm interning there first week was this past week) We make a relata processor that enhances the image quality alot and remove's noise reduction its pretty impressive.
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    [QUOTE=Carlos_E]From what I read the cheapest Blue ray player will be the PS3. For general use I'd wait and get that versus a stand alone player for $1,000.

    By the way, I get a very nice Sony discount and I don't mind sharing it. [/QUOTE]


    Hmmm... I could use an ealry christmas present C.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FaizakaFez
    Blu- ray's have alot of problem actually. HD-DVD currently is in the lead based on quality by far.
    What kind of problems?
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    Alot of the DVD's don't look like blu-ray dvd's i can name a few star wars and unforgiven both were tested and compared side by side on 60in plasma the quality in some movies is not up to par. Also there was lagging in some dvds. But by quality i mean these ppl are very picky they look at facial features etc to the avg consumer they look fine.
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    Right now Toshiba's HD-DVD is edging out the blu-ray because of the compression technique used. HD-DVD is limited to 28GB or something around there. At the moment blu-ray discs are only being printed in their 32gb discs. which once printed in dual layers will be ~60gb. In the end my bet is on blu-ray.

    At the moment neither player will output at 1080p either. I will be buying the ps3 in november. and then purchasing a Sony 60XBR2 once the prices drop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotron
    Right now Toshiba's HD-DVD is edging out the blu-ray because of the compression technique used. HD-DVD is limited to 28GB or something around there. At the moment blu-ray discs are only being printed in their 32gb discs. which once printed in dual layers will be ~60gb. In the end my bet is on blu-ray.

    At the moment neither player will output at 1080p either. I will be buying the ps3 in november. and then purchasing a Sony 60XBR2 once the prices drop.
    Cool man. Nice TV. I have a 40" XBR LCD. It can't do 1080p but I can always get new one.
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    On a side note, uncompressed 1080p content would require 24bits/pixel x 1920 x 1080 x 24frames/sec = 1,194,393,600bits/sec or 149,299,200bytes/sec so you transfer 149Mbyte/sec
    so what a 1.5hour movie would require 149Mbyte/sec * 1.5 * 60 * 60 =
    806,215,680,000bytes or a disc with the capacity of 806GB for uncompressed HD content heh.
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    screw that, i got over 200 DVD's i dont plan on re-buying them so they are HD!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlos_E
    Cool man. Nice TV. I have a 40" XBR LCD. It can't do 1080p but I can always get new one.

    I wish they were mine Carlos. That's what we use on work to test our product and watch for quality. 1080p makes SD-DVD look really good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SVTMuscle
    screw that, i got over 200 DVD's i dont plan on re-buying them so they are HD!!
    The player can up convert them. It won't look as good as true HD content but it will look better than standard 480p.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FaizakaFez
    I wish they were mine Carlos. That's what we use on work to test our product and watch for quality. 1080p makes SD-DVD look really good.
    The XBR2s are coming out and I want to sell the one I've had for 3 months and upgrade to a 46" XBR2. Even with my discount I can't do it now cause I'm paying for contest prep.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FaizakaFez
    I wish they were mine Carlos.
    Want to buy mine? Only 3 months old!
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    How much....?
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    Quote Originally Posted by FaizakaFez
    How much....?
    I guess I'm joking. I shouldn't buy anything until after my contest. Ask me again in November.
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    and do u have lay-away.. haha
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    If you decide to buy one let me know. I can get 30-40% off.
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    Thanks. I will for sure!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlos_E
    If you decide to buy one let me know. I can get 30-40% off.
    Wow, that's a good discount! Wish I had some money for a new TV!

    I'm gonna hold off on the HD dvd players for now. Don't want to end up with something like a Beta, where it becomes obsolite in alittle while.
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    welp... i gotz to agree...don't go buying anything yet... seriously there is a whole blu-ray vs hi-def

    I think it's gonna go the blu ray route but you never know....

    wonder if anyone has a working beta
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    Quote Originally Posted by SVTMuscle
    screw that, i got over 200 DVD's i dont plan on re-buying them so they are HD!!

    yah ...same boat... have wasted my time making "backup" copies of over 600 movies ... no way i'ma start that again with blu or hd
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlos_E
    INHD and INHD2 is very nice. I also like the nature shows on PBSHD. My cable provider is ass backwards and doesn't carry Discovery HD.

    you use cablevision right? INHD and INHD2 are the best and TNT's HD every show is in HD which is cool i hate how all the others are half and half...although football on abc is pretty damn good

    also you see that beaver show on INHD2 i was flipping through and saw it and got sucked in to it kind've looked fake cause it was soooo real
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    I will keep you guys posted of whats going on.
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    My wife and I just bought the blu ray player. I have to say that the quality is unreal. You can actually see the hair folicules on a mans face it is so good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by abstrack
    My wife and I just bought the blu ray player. I have to say that the quality is unreal. You can actually see the hair folicules on a mans face it is so good.
    Did you get the Samsung player? The Sony player should ship in november.
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    Samsung is the only Blu-Ray player right now...

    Toshiba is the only HD-DVD player right now
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotron
    On a side note, uncompressed 1080p content would require 24bits/pixel x 1920 x 1080 x 24frames/sec = 1,194,393,600bits/sec or 149,299,200bytes/sec so you transfer 149Mbyte/sec
    so what a 1.5hour movie would require 149Mbyte/sec * 1.5 * 60 * 60 =
    806,215,680,000bytes or a disc with the capacity of 806GB for uncompressed HD content heh.

    woah take a breath after that one
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    so does a dvd player with an hdmi output into a tv with an hdmi input play dvds in HD?

    editbviously if the dvd is HD
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    Quote Originally Posted by 305GUY
    watched an HD movie the other day called island fever 3. it looked amazing!
    and nobody else has watched island fever 3 (HD DVD)?
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    Quote Originally Posted by zimmy
    welp... i gotz to agree...don't go buying anything yet... seriously there is a whole blu-ray vs hi-def

    I think it's gonna go the blu ray route but you never know....

    wonder if anyone has a working beta
    Yeah, I bought a beta at a garage sale afew years ago. It works great, better quality than VHS, but the tapes are so short you have to keep changing them. THe 2 hour movies I have for it, come on two tapes... which is a pain in the ass.

    I also have a laser disc, with two movies. It's great, but same thing, the movies have to be flipped half way through.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlos_E
    Did you get the Samsung player? The Sony player should ship in november.
    Yes. We purchased a Samsung 40" LCD Flat Panel and we bought the blu ray to match it.
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