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Blu-Ray or Dvd?

Which?

  • Blu-Ray

    Votes: 8 25.8%

  • Dvd

    Votes: 23 74.2%
  • Total voters
    31
twocows

twocows

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    • apple.SHAMPOO said:
    ...you didn't seriously try and just say that AC3 and DTS are "about the same" as Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master, did you? D: Especially given the latter two options on a BluRay spec. are lossless~
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    On my crappy setup? Yeah, they're about the same.
     

    as2

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    Kenji~ said:
    DVD, Can't afford Blu-ray movies, and lets just say most of my DVDs... aren't store-bought. Blank Blu-ray discs are ridiculous. I can get about 25 DVDs for the price of 1 Blu-ray disc, so... I don't plan on switching anytime soon.
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    Who says you need to burn them? The PS3 happily streams all sorts of media content across networks! :)

    For the record, we buy the occasional Bluray discs. The quality isn't just a bit better, there is a world of difference. I suppose it depends on the TV youv'e got though.. ;) (Samsung Series 8 ftw.)
     

    .Vaporeon

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    • Blu Ray. Once you've got one, you won't be coming back. Seriously though, the definition is so much better than DVDs. I don't find a problem with the disc cost, I bought a Blu Ray movie a few days ago, the movie was practically new and it only was about 3 dollars more.

    .zero
     

    Gary the Magic Fairy

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    • as2 said:
    Who says you need to burn them? The PS3 happily streams all sorts of media content across networks! :)

    For the record, we buy the occasional Bluray discs. The quality isn't just a bit better, there is a world of difference. I suppose it depends on the TV youv'e got though.. ;) (Samsung Series 8 ftw.)
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    Yeah, streaming a Blu-ray quality movie on an internet connection that's about 25kbps. That would be fun.
     

    as2

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    Kenji~ said:
    Yeah, streaming a Blu-ray quality movie on an internet connection that's about 25kbps. That would be fun.
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    I never said internet.. I have gigabit ethernet around my house, and it works great :P
     

    Johnny590

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    • lol I can't afford anything that plays blu ray, so I'm sticking with DVD's.

    And I don't even own that many dvd's, I download movies online in dvd quality and keep them on my PC.

    But my all time favorite films I have them on dvd :P
     

    Camisado

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    • I use DVD exclusively.

    We did only just remove the VCR from the living room when we got our satellite package upgraded to Sky+, which has a hard disk inside xD

    I don't see us buying Blu-Ray players any time soon. I like picking up DVDs for £3 each in HMV on a good day.
     

    Pazuzu

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    • You did not just put the two up against each other in a poll.

    That's like comparing Ferrari to Trabant. x_X

    Blu-Ray all the way. Now if only the devices were cheaper...
     

    Feign

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    If blu-ray was a hot female, I'd be making love to it. XD

    Unfortunately however, the change over to blu-ray is a slow process, so movies/shows that I wish were on blu-ray are not, just yet (especially imports like anime).

    Needless to say, the cool thing about blu-ray is BD-Live. You can access more content with it, and even upload your own commentaries where others can watch/listen to you whilst watching the film.

    Not only that, you have the chance to have a live commentary with cast and or crew, such as my experience with watching The Dark Knight with Christopher Nolan. There, we got to ask him questions, to which he answered. He also answered one of my own questions.
     
    icomeanon6

    icomeanon6

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    • I don't have a Blu-ray player, probably because I don't have a high definition TV. I've seen movies on Blu-ray before (specifically 2001 and The Dark Knight), and I thought the display was spectacular. I imagine that Blu-ray isn't catching on as quickly as DVD did only because not that many people have HD yet. Basically, I prefer Blu-ray but I'm not going to buy it until HD technology becomes cheaper.
     

    kohei

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    • My HD-compatible TV is tiny, so when I borrowed a PS3 from a friend to watch some BD movies, I honestly couldn't tell the difference between it and DVD.

    I'm happy to stick to my DVD player, until I get a better setup.
     

    Freestyle Farfetch'd

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    • DVD right now, though I wouldn't mind getting a Blu Ray player.

    But to be honest... once I'm immeresed in whatever I'm watching, I tend to forget about picture quality! Though for some reason, whenever I'm playing video games, I can't stand it if the picture quality is any less than perfect.

    Besides, most of what I want to watch is on online catch-up services.
     
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