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voluntaril
What do u think of the DVD players they are coming out with next.. these Blu Ray DVD players... ?
Would it be cheaper to just buy a Ps3 that already has this professinal function?... a built in Blu ray Disc reader than to purchase any regular form of Blu Ray DVD player?
Answer
Before you consider buying note the following:
- There is no difference in audio and video quality between Blu-ray and HD DVD (competing and incompatible formats).
- HD disks include advanced sound tracks better than DVDs ... if your sound system can reveal the improvements.
- Disks are more expensive than DVDs (and not yet readily available as previewed disks).
- There are about 800 disks available in total for the 2 formats, split almost equally. Some movies are available in both formats, but most are format specific (so if you choose one format you won't be able to play the other movies in HD (although you can play a normal DVD version since players in both formats are backward compatible with DVDs ... in fact they upconvert them to a form of HD).
- Introductory level HD DVD players are half the price (~$200) of Blu-ray players ($400) ... and for the vast majority of consumers all they can benefit from.
- Dual format players exist, and while currently very expensive (~$1000) they are the probable future since neither format is likely to disappear.
- You won't benefit from Blu-ray or HD DVD unless you have a medium sized HDTV and watch it from closer than you are probably used to.
- Better quality (>$100) upscaling DVD players (or a low end HD DVD player) will make DVDs look almost as good as HD disks.
- DVDs won't be disappearing any time soon. HD disks are still (and many would say will remain) a niche format, currently being outsold 20:1 by DVDs.
- So ... and I would advise waiting 6-12 months before deciding ... if you DO decide to buy Blu-ray the PS3 is by far the best deal for a blu-ray player. It is both a good player and the only one of the various models that can be updated to match the capability of 2nd generation players being introduced now (there are different .. and more advanced .. requirements for players first sold after Oct 31, 2007). If you play games that is a bonus, but even if you don't consider that many custom home theatre installers choose the PS3 as a HT Blu-ray player.
Hope this helps.
Before you consider buying note the following:
- There is no difference in audio and video quality between Blu-ray and HD DVD (competing and incompatible formats).
- HD disks include advanced sound tracks better than DVDs ... if your sound system can reveal the improvements.
- Disks are more expensive than DVDs (and not yet readily available as previewed disks).
- There are about 800 disks available in total for the 2 formats, split almost equally. Some movies are available in both formats, but most are format specific (so if you choose one format you won't be able to play the other movies in HD (although you can play a normal DVD version since players in both formats are backward compatible with DVDs ... in fact they upconvert them to a form of HD).
- Introductory level HD DVD players are half the price (~$200) of Blu-ray players ($400) ... and for the vast majority of consumers all they can benefit from.
- Dual format players exist, and while currently very expensive (~$1000) they are the probable future since neither format is likely to disappear.
- You won't benefit from Blu-ray or HD DVD unless you have a medium sized HDTV and watch it from closer than you are probably used to.
- Better quality (>$100) upscaling DVD players (or a low end HD DVD player) will make DVDs look almost as good as HD disks.
- DVDs won't be disappearing any time soon. HD disks are still (and many would say will remain) a niche format, currently being outsold 20:1 by DVDs.
- So ... and I would advise waiting 6-12 months before deciding ... if you DO decide to buy Blu-ray the PS3 is by far the best deal for a blu-ray player. It is both a good player and the only one of the various models that can be updated to match the capability of 2nd generation players being introduced now (there are different .. and more advanced .. requirements for players first sold after Oct 31, 2007). If you play games that is a bonus, but even if you don't consider that many custom home theatre installers choose the PS3 as a HT Blu-ray player.
Hope this helps.
Is a DLP projector compatible with showing Blu-Ray movies? Is the picture any bette than normal viewing?
kazoo
I have a DLP projector at home and was curious if the crispness of Blu-Ray or HD movies will show being played through it.
Answer
Yes, a Blu-ray (or HD DVD) player would be compatible (assuming you have an HDCP compliant (see below) DVI or HDMI input on your projector), but would not necessarily provide any visible benefit.
It isn't really the type of projector (e.g. LCD, DLP or LCoS) that matters so much as the specifications. For example, to see even minimum benefit you need a minimum "720p" projector (i.e. the 720 is number of pixels (height) and "p" means "progressive" scan), with as high a contrast ratio as possible (min 2000:1). But for full benefit you need a 1080p projector.
What will probably show up more than increased "crispness" is increased colour richness and improved audio (although the latter is obviously not anything to do with the projector).
A word about HDCP ... it is an encryption scheme designed to prevent copying of copyrighted HD material (manufacturers think we are all criminals!). When active (and not all HD disks yet encode the "activator") it will enforce downsampling (reduced resolution) of analog signals and total cuttoff of digital signals if the devices at each end of the cable are not HDCP compliant.
So, a few caveats. You projector should work, but unless it is a 1080p model you will get limited benefit over DVD. It is actually likely that a good upscaling DVD player would give you as much of an improvement ... and cost less.
When you consider that there are 1% as many HD disks in both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats combined (800) as there are DVDs (80,000), and that the two HD formats are incompatible and most of the movies available in one format are not available in the other, there is little incentive to buy an expensive Blu-ray player (min $400). We will all be watching DVDs for a long time to come.
If you don't have a good upscaling DVD player (e.g. Oppo 981, $229), I'd suggest considering one. You might also consider the Venture HD DVD player available from Walmart (USA only) for $197 (It's a rebranded Toshiba HD-A3) ... it's a pretty good upscaling DVD player that also plays HD DVDs (which give identical audio and video quality to Blu-ray).
Hope this helps.
Yes, a Blu-ray (or HD DVD) player would be compatible (assuming you have an HDCP compliant (see below) DVI or HDMI input on your projector), but would not necessarily provide any visible benefit.
It isn't really the type of projector (e.g. LCD, DLP or LCoS) that matters so much as the specifications. For example, to see even minimum benefit you need a minimum "720p" projector (i.e. the 720 is number of pixels (height) and "p" means "progressive" scan), with as high a contrast ratio as possible (min 2000:1). But for full benefit you need a 1080p projector.
What will probably show up more than increased "crispness" is increased colour richness and improved audio (although the latter is obviously not anything to do with the projector).
A word about HDCP ... it is an encryption scheme designed to prevent copying of copyrighted HD material (manufacturers think we are all criminals!). When active (and not all HD disks yet encode the "activator") it will enforce downsampling (reduced resolution) of analog signals and total cuttoff of digital signals if the devices at each end of the cable are not HDCP compliant.
So, a few caveats. You projector should work, but unless it is a 1080p model you will get limited benefit over DVD. It is actually likely that a good upscaling DVD player would give you as much of an improvement ... and cost less.
When you consider that there are 1% as many HD disks in both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats combined (800) as there are DVDs (80,000), and that the two HD formats are incompatible and most of the movies available in one format are not available in the other, there is little incentive to buy an expensive Blu-ray player (min $400). We will all be watching DVDs for a long time to come.
If you don't have a good upscaling DVD player (e.g. Oppo 981, $229), I'd suggest considering one. You might also consider the Venture HD DVD player available from Walmart (USA only) for $197 (It's a rebranded Toshiba HD-A3) ... it's a pretty good upscaling DVD player that also plays HD DVDs (which give identical audio and video quality to Blu-ray).
Hope this helps.
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