Reviving again to note Omar's question above from the last revive -- I realize it hasn't even been a full year yet, but any general change in recommendations about kind of player? Signed, Not a Gamer.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 15 May 2011 01:20 (thirteen years ago) link
definitely getting a blu ray playa for Christmas:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEZa3dekjxs
― piscesx, Sunday, 15 May 2011 01:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Ned, we have a PS3 and dont really game much at all..Mr Veg does most gaming on PC. but it's a great DVD/bluray player and through wifi it's a good media server for torrents etc. We backup music to a nas drive & can play all that through PS3 too. I love it, because it's not a unitasker. And firmware updates arent a problem with wifi hookup, it's automatic on startup.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 15 May 2011 02:45 (thirteen years ago) link
They are $$$ I know, but definitely a good workhorse for the pricetag. Lots of bang for your buck.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 15 May 2011 02:46 (thirteen years ago) link
So I could get one of the 160 GB slim bundles as noted above and be good, essentially. Then a key question --does this thing handle all DVD regions as well? (Keep in mind I've already got a fairly extensive DVD library from all over the place.)
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 15 May 2011 03:22 (thirteen years ago) link
sadly no, not that I've found....I have a cheap DVD player that I region-code hacked to for those. No region code hack for PS3 that I've found.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 15 May 2011 03:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, that could clinch it for me in terms of sticking with a standalone model, then; I don't have oodles of non-R1/all-region discs but I do have a chunk and I'd like to be able to watch them, obv. -- I use a Mac at home so AppleTV was going to take care of various streaming media needs on that front when it comes to my music etc.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 15 May 2011 03:38 (thirteen years ago) link
i can't believe i've never seen showgirls. so am i going to have to get a blu-ray player or what? can't i stick with dvd?
― surm, Tuesday, 1 November 2011 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
About your first statement! (Yes, why HAVEN'T you seen that?) Is the DVD version out of print or something?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 1 November 2011 16:35 (twelve years ago) link
lol i rly don't know. i finally just watched "Cruel Intentions"
― surm, Tuesday, 1 November 2011 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
Got a blu-ray player this week along with "The Searchers" and "2001". They're both stunning. Crazy.
― Lawanda Pageboy (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 3 February 2012 00:58 (twelve years ago) link
Good stuff :) I remember the first time I watched 2001 on blu I was blown away. If you can stand to double-dip on one film, then the Kubrick blu-ray box set is a real treat and thoroughly recommended.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Friday, 3 February 2012 08:53 (twelve years ago) link
So how long does Blu-ray have left to 'happen' before the next format wars comes along?
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 3 February 2012 10:12 (twelve years ago) link
Bluray almost certainly the last optical media. Ultra HD is being trialled though it will most likely be as a streaming service which will need superfast broadband which will probably take 3-8 years to deliver.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 3 February 2012 11:07 (twelve years ago) link
HD-DVD ftw.
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 3 February 2012 12:01 (twelve years ago) link
we're still not even close to streaming Blu-Ray quality, are we? when you stream "HD" from Netflix or whatever, i assume you're not transferring anywhere near the ~40 gigs of a typical BD.
xpost
― circa1916, Friday, 3 February 2012 12:45 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, still a way off. tbf, HD video compression has come on a long way since the BR standards were set, but the thing that HD streaming cannot manage (currently at least) is uncompressed audio. Even my (UK) cable tv providers HD channels are still "only" Dolby Digital audio. I got a new AV receiver a while back which can handle DTS-HD Master Audio etc and this brings almost as much joy as HD video for me.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Friday, 3 February 2012 13:00 (twelve years ago) link
pixar films in blu ray are something to behold
― akm, Friday, 3 February 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
^^^
Showing my wife Finding Nemo on Blu-Ray was how I convinced her we needed the PS3.
― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 3 February 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
I just read that on the Bluray of The Apartment you can see the face powder and eyeliner on Jack Lemmon and Fred MacMurray. Exceeding the technological limits of the ers in which the work was produced has its drawbacks.
(ie, I don't want a Bluray player)
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 February 2012 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
Back in the day you'd never have seen that detail on the big screen, what with all the cigarette smoke in the theatre, everyone blurry eyed through being stoked up on whisky and gin since breakfast.
― ●-● (ledge), Friday, 3 February 2012 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
Misread this as "Showing my wife Finding Nemo on Blu-Ray was how I conceived her" etc etc
― ‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper (Eazy), Friday, 3 February 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
I think the (kinda jarring at first) details one picks up on like makeup, wrinkles, obviousness of studio sets vs. location shots in a sequence, etc. become less distracting the more you watch. Also, if the film is just plain engaging these things do fade into the b-ground. Some of my SD DVD's upres'd thru my new blu setup look great as well, esp. Criterion stuff (later Melville, b+w Renoir).
― Lawanda Pageboy (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 3 February 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
However all the stuff I burned from 700 mb avi's originating off some c. 1983 vHS - many of my favorite films like hard to find Rivette/Tourneur/etc. - looks like blobby shit.
― Lawanda Pageboy (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 3 February 2012 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
anyone seen any good Blu Rays lately?
― piscesx, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
Do you mean films that are good in themselves, or stuff that shows off the blu medium as well? If the latter then Hugo looks fabulous, as do Melancholia and the Tron set with old and new; Tron Legacy in particular is stunning. Don't know if you're multi-region equipped for blu, but the Criterion BBS Story boxset is *fantastic* and seeing stuff like Head and Easy Rider in glorious grain-heavy HD, with uncompressed audio is a total treat too.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
Peeping Tom looks amazing on Blu-ray. Along with Alien, that's the one that has really stood out for me.
― DavidM, Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
Road Warrior bluray is pretty a+
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
The Star Trek reboot looks amazing on blu-ray.
― Spencer Chow, Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
otm
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Alien is one I saw recently that was most O_O. Beautiful.
― circa1916, Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
Some recent purchases that look great: "Mysteries Of Lisbon", "Ronin", "Kuroneko", "Seven Samurai", "Excalibur".
― Lawanda Pageboy (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 4 May 2012 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
There is a simply AMAZING slapfight going on at Jeff Wells's "Hollywood Elsewhere" over the upcoming Criterion Rosemary's Baby blu-ray disc and the proper aspect ratio for the film: http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2012/07/criterion_cleav.php (It's being mostly propagated by Glenn Kenny.)
(Note: Wells has not called anyone "fat" yet, but "fascist" has been busted out nearly a dozen times.)
― Marco YOLO (Phil D.), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 14:25 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah that whole thing is v entertaining!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 16:02 (eleven years ago) link
I'm purple-faced with rage. I've got stomach acid. I'm spitting saliva on the rug.
lol jesus
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 16:10 (eleven years ago) link
Who cares? It's not 48 fps so it'll suck.
― StanM, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
I liked when Wells got in a tizzy over the Anatomy of A Murder edition and how someone at Criterion dug up a photo taken from the audience perspective at the film's original premiere that proved they were using the correct A.R. and uploaded it to Facebook.
― Don't Feel Like Santana, But Oye Como Va To Them (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
Wells admits he was misinformed, talks about steak, harasses a widow
― Don't Feel Like Santana, But Oye Como Va To Them (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
Oddly enough, the actual ratio was 1:1
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 July 2012 02:22 (eleven years ago) link
all the reality shows out there and THIS isn't televised
priorities
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 July 2012 02:31 (eleven years ago) link
haha, was Wells called a fascist by Polanski?
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2012/07/letter_to_polan.php
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 July 2012 01:40 (eleven years ago) link
Recommendations for a long-lasting, low-end BR player?
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 July 2013 15:13 (ten years ago) link
Still not decided on this
― lego maniac cop (latebloomer), Thursday, 11 July 2013 18:58 (ten years ago) link
How low-end, Morbs? A $100 Sony BR player should last pretty much forever.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 11 July 2013 19:00 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, that LG I ref'd upthread (purchased early 2010) is still going strong. If you go too no-brand and cheap it'll probably have a lousy UI and disc mechanism (= noisy). $100 will get you a fast, reliable player that's nice to use.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Thursday, 11 July 2013 19:03 (ten years ago) link
Seriously guys, do I go with BR or HD-DVD? I wanna know
― SharkNATO (latebloomer), Friday, 12 July 2013 04:14 (ten years ago) link
I got a Samsung for around $80....
And so you can all have a laugh, it never occurred to me that this wouldn't work with my hardy tube TV. So now I need to get a flatscreen, and fuck this world.
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:36 (ten years ago) link
Or perhaps there is a way to do it, at least with some models.
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:48 (ten years ago) link
My wife and I have an older flatscreen we might be getting rid of, but it doesn't have an internal tuner - you have to have a cable/satellite hookup to watch TV, you just can't get over-the-air channels. But it's great for BRs and DVDs.(It's 720p resolution.) If you can hang tight I'll see for sure if she's OK with getting rid of it, if you want it. I'd rather give it to someone that can use it than just throw it away.
― it itches like a porky pine sitting on your dick (Phil D.), Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:49 (ten years ago) link
I watch Blu-Rays, via my PS3, on a non-HD, non-flatscreen TV - this is in the UK, obv.
I recently asked a local dealer about multi-region bluray players, and was told that because of the online link/upgrades on bluray discs, multiregion bluray players can only play non-home-region dvds, not blurays - can this be true? there are def region 1 only blus that I wld to watch/own at some point.
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 18 July 2013 11:58 (ten years ago) link