mrtheedge2u2

Hi All

I have a mid priced LCD TV....therefore is it worth me shelling out an extra few quid for blu-ray DVDs or is the difference in quality not worth it?

Cheers
mrthe....

Neanderthal

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Can your TV do 1080p, and what size is it?

I'm no expert, but 32" or smaller then it's not going to be worth it.
Join lovefilm for a free trial, get a Blu-Ray of a film you own on DVD and compare.

jpor

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If the TV outputs 1080P and has an HDMI input then yes its worth it. You will notice a crisper and sharper image for starters
Most Blu-ray players can also uprate DVD picture quality to near HD as well so win, win

Graz

On my 50" Panny plasma, 3D blu-ray player set to 1080p, awesome

DVDs look really poor in comparison.

urban

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Plus with Blu-ray you usually get a DVD also so you don't have to replace all the DVD players in your house.

ScoobyJawa

When I compared a film in DVD to the BD equiv on 105" projected 1080p the difference is astonishing! On a 50" plasma the difference is still hugely noticable.

Osimabu

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Snap. Although the DVD upscaling is pretty good.

I can't understand why the BBC and ITV make programmes in HD and then only sell them on DVDs though. The recent Midsomer Murders episodes are a classic example.

Evolution Stu

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Don't forget that arguably the biggest upgrade to BluRay is the soundtrack... if you have a 5.1 or above system its an absolute no brainer.

GC8

Another way to look at it is that when you have a large television, DVDs can look shockingly poor and a BD is the only thing that looks presentable.

The Godfather Blu-ray on my 50" 1080p Panasonic plasma didnt look any better than the DVD of the same film on a 28" widescreen Hitachi CRT!

Osimabu

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If I understand it correctly, Blu-Rays are only worthwhile if the programme or film was made in HD in the first place. The Godfather wasn't, so that's probably why it looked no better than the DVD.

Can anyone confirm this please?

Galifrey

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Older films are produced on celluloid with a higher resolution than 1080p (analogue) Newer digital camera films are higher rez than 1080p digital.

When they blu-ray the older films they digitally remaster them so should benefit from blu-ray.

Osimabu

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Ah, that's very interesting, thank you.

mrtheedge2u2

Thanks all.....have decided to take the plunge and go with VHS

GC8

35mm celluloid is good for a resolution many times (6x) greater than Blu-ray can offer.

Osimabu

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It's amazing what you can learn on here. I suppose analogue is better in many types of media when I think about it.