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Post by clear observer on Feb 15, 2007 12:05:01 GMT -5
Seems princelh has found what I would consider a real bargain as far as a Blu-Ray player is concerned. He may want to chime-in and share his find, somewhere in the vicinity of $400.00 U.S. . I recently purchased a brand-new one (Samsung BD-P1000) for approx $700.00 CAN - tax-incl. . A breeze to set-up yet painstaking slow to load. Load-times aside, it delivers miraculous viewing.
For you Home-Theater junkies that possess a 1080p-capable HDTV you will be pleasantly shocked with this machine. The very first viewing (Jason Stathom's "Crank" shot solely with High-Def cameras) left me in awe; so much so that the clarity brought on a feeling of near-nausea. It was literally as if the only thing between myself and the action was a pane of clear glass. For us old-timers; remember when you watched colour t.v. for the very first time...well, the dramatic difference is comparable to that.
If it's in your budget, and you already have an HDTV that is or can up-convert to 1080p, then a Blu-Ray is a must!
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 15, 2007 12:09:33 GMT -5
Man, I was just happy getting my 51" HD-ready TV.
Blu-(Ray) Bayou sounds like the real deal though.
Cheers.
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Post by HabSolute on Feb 15, 2007 14:36:12 GMT -5
Seems princelh has found what I would consider a real bargain as far as a Blu-Ray player is concerned. He may want to chime-in and share his find, somewhere in the vicinity of $400.00 U.S. . I recently purchased a brand-new one (Samsung BD-P1000) for approx $700.00 CAN - tax-incl. . A breeze to set-up yet painstaking slow to load. Load-times aside, it delivers miraculous viewing. For you Home-Theater junkies that possess a 1080p-capable HDTV you will be pleasantly shocked with this machine. The very first viewing (Jason Stathom's "Crank" shot solely with High-Def cameras) left me in awe; so much so that the clarity brought on a feeling of near-nausea. It was literally as if the only thing between myself and the action was a pane of clear glass. For us old-timers; remember when you watched colour t.v. for the very first time...well, the dramatic difference is comparable to that. If it's in your budget, and you already have an HDTV that is or can up-convert to 1080p, then a Blu-Ray is a must! CO Do you connect it with Component cables ? or does it only work with the HDMI input ? I have a home theatre projector (HD) mounted on the ceiling in the basement, but I only ran component cables thru the wall ? |
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Post by franko on Feb 15, 2007 16:22:07 GMT -5
The fact that I have a 27" set sounds sadder and sadder. Does the job, but maybe I need a new toy.
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Post by cigarviper on Feb 15, 2007 17:36:24 GMT -5
Any new technology put out by Sony should be treated with caution. I harken back to the Beta VHS days. They're so big that if it looks like it won't win the HD battle, they'll scrap it altogether. They do own several motion picture studios though that perhaps they have the upper hand. Still, HDDVD's are making a run for it also. I'll wait for the smoke to settle I think. Sony most recently made a forray into the digital SLR market and industry insiders are cautious given Sony's track record.
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Post by MC Habber on Feb 15, 2007 19:29:40 GMT -5
Any new technology put out by Sony should be treated with caution. I harken back to the Beta VHS days. They're so big that if it looks like it won't win the HD battle, they'll scrap it altogether. They do own several motion picture studios though that perhaps they have the upper hand. Still, HDDVD's are making a run for it also. I'll wait for the smoke to settle I think. Sony most recently made a forray into the digital SLR market and industry insiders are cautious given Sony's track record. Yup. Sony's attempt to shove Blu-Ray down consumers' throats is failing so far, and has the potential to cause serious damage to the company. I also would avoid anything attached to Sony on principle as I consider them to be a really evil company. The truth is that whichever of Blu-Ray and HDDVD "wins" this format war may be obsolete very quickly. Many people see a very near future where movies are delivered electronically, without any disks or their hard-to-open packaging. So unless you have money to burn, I would definitely wait. |
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Post by cigarviper on Feb 16, 2007 0:15:14 GMT -5
We're already seeing flash media overtake optical media now. I've read some scientific articles that state they've found a way to make memory from flesh, yes, biological memory. Crazy stuff.
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Post by Polarice on Feb 16, 2007 8:55:03 GMT -5
If I decide to buy a Blu-ray player, it'll probably be a PS3, that way I'll get a video game system and a Blue-Ray player all in one for about $ 700 cdn.
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Post by Cranky on Feb 16, 2007 9:44:11 GMT -5
We're already seeing flash media overtake optical media now. I've read some scientific articles that state they've found a way to make memory from flesh, yes, biological memory. Crazy stuff. If that biological memory is anything like mine, be prepaired to see a lot of fuzz..... |
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Post by HabSolute on Feb 16, 2007 11:52:58 GMT -5
If I decide to buy a Blu-ray player, it'll probably be a PS3, that way I'll get a video game system and a Blue-Ray player all in one for about $ 700 cdn. Actually, I think that Sony was hoping on the fact that a lot of consumers would do like you and that the PS3 console would give them the edge over HD-DVD. However, all signs so far are that the PS3 is a bust and will be nowhere near the numbers that Sony had with the PS2. Seems like Sony isn't what it use to be. Not sure I would buy their stock at this time.... |
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Post by jkr on Feb 16, 2007 16:48:04 GMT -5
The fact that I have a 27" set sounds sadder and sadder. Does the job, but maybe I need a new toy. My 32" Hitachi just blew up. I am now down to a 19" set. If that goes, I am down to a 13" set.  |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Feb 16, 2007 16:53:32 GMT -5
We're already seeing flash media overtake optical media now. I've read some scientific articles that state they've found a way to make memory from flesh, yes, biological memory. Crazy stuff. I'll remember you said that. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Feb 16, 2007 16:54:31 GMT -5
The fact that I have a 27" set sounds sadder and sadder. Does the job, but maybe I need a new toy. My 32" Hitachi just blew up. I am now down to a 19" set. If that goes, I am down to a 13" set. Sounds like you're getting close to the vanishing point. |
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Post by franko on Feb 16, 2007 18:32:02 GMT -5
The fact that I have a 27" set sounds sadder and sadder. Does the job, but maybe I need a new toy. My 32" Hitachi just blew up. I am now down to a 19" set. If that goes, I am down to a 13" set. I don't feel so bad after all. ;D |
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Post by MC Habber on Feb 16, 2007 19:02:29 GMT -5
If I decide to buy a Blu-ray player, it'll probably be a PS3, that way I'll get a video game system and a Blue-Ray player all in one for about $ 700 cdn. Actually, I think that Sony was hoping on the fact that a lot of consumers would do like you and that the PS3 console would give them the edge over HD-DVD. However, all signs so far are that the PS3 is a bust and will be nowhere near the numbers that Sony had with the PS2. Seems like Sony isn't what it use to be. Not sure I would buy their stock at this time.... Consumers and other companies have not been enthusiastic about Blu-Ray, which is a big reason for the failure of the PS3. From what I've read, Sony undermined their own gaming division by forcing them to use Blu-Ray in the PS3, and now they stand to lose a ton of money and market position because of it. |
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Post by MC Habber on Feb 16, 2007 19:08:29 GMT -5
We're already seeing flash media overtake optical media now. I've read some scientific articles that state they've found a way to make memory from flesh, yes, biological memory. Crazy stuff. In a similar vein, you may soon be able to get a blackberry-like device implanted into your arm, and I heard that Microsoft is interested in data transmission through the skin: you shake hands with somebody and electronically exchange contact information. Perhaps you'll also be able to catch a "virus" just by touching someone! |
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Post by franko on Feb 17, 2007 0:07:55 GMT -5
I guess everybody will soon start wearing rubber gloves as a matter of course.
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Post by princelh on Feb 21, 2007 22:07:20 GMT -5
The format war is almost over. Sony and Blu ray have 7 of the 8 major studio's on board, while Microsoft and HD-DVD has 4 out of 8. The only one not supporting Blu Ray is Universal. If they decided to go Neutral, like the other four, than it's lights out for HD-DVD. Right now, Blu Ray is out-releasing HD-DVD at a 3 - 1 clip, on major motion pictures and the sales are almost 2 - 1, in overall sales. HD-DVD was doing well, up to Christmas, but has fallen badly since. I hate to see something like this happen, because many people will get burned. Most of Microsoft's money, for the format war, was spent on hyping sales people and not enough spent on future acquisitions. Let's just hope that it ends for good soon, so people don't get false information and buy in to the soon to be obsolete format. If your not sure, LG now has a dual player that plays both disc's, but the cost is $1,200.00 U.S. If your looking to buy Blu Ray, you can get decent deals on E Bay, where I got mine for $401.01 U.S. After exchange, shipping and duty(I picked it up at my U.S. Postal Box) it cost me $595.00 Canadian to get connected. Best time to bid is off peak hours.
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Post by princelh on Mar 16, 2007 21:52:11 GMT -5
Casino Royale, peaked at number 7 on Blu Ray, earlier today. The first time that a High Definition movie cracked the top 10 in DVD titles. Since Casino Royale is a Sony Movies picture, they are exclusive to Blu Ray and there is no such title in HD DVD. The format war is all but over, when you see numbers like this. The faster this stupid war ends, the quicker that we see real competition between Blu Ray and Standard 480P DVD's. Many won't commit to any HD format, until there is a real winner declared. Now, if we could get Universal studio's to see the light, then there will be no reason to own an HD DVD format player.
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Post by princelh on Jun 24, 2007 0:32:50 GMT -5
Blu Ray is moving ever closer to defeating HD DVD. Blockbuster Video has decided that Blu Ray is the only HD Disk format that they will rent in all of their stores. A few of the larger stores, in metropolitain area's will carry a limited supply of HD DVD disks.
Blu Ray has consistantly sold at a 70% - 30% weekly advantage over HD DVD, for the first half of 2007.
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