or a single vinyl
― Ste, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
about a month ago i decided to call all discs that look like CDs "CDs" but i haven't put it into practice yet
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
I've seen some of these "HD" downloads and they don't look very good. Similarly, the on demand HD stuff from cable doesn't look nearly as good as HD programs. Going to get a PS3 within the next couple months for sure.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 19:56 (sixteen years ago) link
spencer it all depends on who what and where you're getting your HD from.
― s1ocki, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:00 (sixteen years ago) link
I was just thinking the other day about how we call movies on VHS "videos" and movies on DVD "DVDs," even though they're both videos.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:04 (sixteen years ago) link
LaserDisc FTW!!
― carne asada, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:07 (sixteen years ago) link
-- s1ocki, Tuesday, February 19, 2008 12:00 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
What would be best?
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:09 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Tracer Hand, Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:18 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Link
I intermittently do this and it was not a decision, just woeful ignorance generally
― Will M., Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:09 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Spencer Chow, Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:09 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
a few sites did a side-by-side with apple's new service and apparently while it's not as good as blu-ray it's still pretty competitive.
― s1ocki, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:13 (sixteen years ago) link
OPTICAL MEDIA IS DEAD
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Tom, so I love 2001. When will I be able to download the highest picture quality and all the extras that are on the BD?
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
WHAT DO YOU LOOK WITH THEN YR NOSE HUH?
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
burn
― jhøshea, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
i have a feeling optical media will be around a lot longer than ppl think
― M@tt He1ges0n, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 21:00 (sixteen years ago) link
I WANT TO DOWNLOAD MOVIES INTO MY FLYING CAR
― carne asada, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 21:01 (sixteen years ago) link
obviously optical media is not actually dead. I still think blu-ray is this decade's laserdisc
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 21:01 (sixteen years ago) link
i dig those Laserdisc though
― carne asada, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
i dunno everyone i know before they have an HD-TV is like "who cares DVD is fine"
after they get an HD TV they are all "OMG Blu Ray i luv uuuuuu"
i only have a regular tv so i'm waiting but that seems to be the pattern
― M@tt He1ges0n, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 21:07 (sixteen years ago) link
there's definitely no reason to care about this stuff if you have a regular tv.
no offense.
― s1ocki, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 21:13 (sixteen years ago) link
I hope we'll start seeing some better movies coming out on blu-ray now. It's amazing how shit the blu-ray library is, honestly...
― Jeff LeVine, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 21:23 (sixteen years ago) link
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/what-are-the-lessons-of-the-blu-rayhd-dvd-battle-a-freakonomics-quorum/
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 23:22 (sixteen years ago) link
seriously the quality of what we consider an expert in this country becomes more depressing by the day.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 23:23 (sixteen years ago) link
and once again I would like to ask everyone to do whatever they can not to prop up Sony in any way whatsoever as their notorious hatred of consumers and death grip on a vast content library means only good things for whenever they're forced to relent
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 23:25 (sixteen years ago) link
(this from a guy who bought the james bond ultimate collection (MGM/UA is all sony) but only on regular DVD and only at a steep discount)
LOL @ TOMBOT
:-P
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 23:29 (sixteen years ago) link
BOOOOO
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 23:50 (sixteen years ago) link
recommend me something currently on blu ray that will fascinate me.
― akm, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
planet earth ftw
― dim sum dude (s1ocki), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:41 (fourteen years ago) link
^
Also, Verhoeven's Black Book
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:47 (fourteen years ago) link
also, verhoeven's planet earth
― dim sum dude (s1ocki), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:48 (fourteen years ago) link
also, planet book
― max, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i think the first blu ray disc I will buy will be A Bug's Life, because that was also the first DVD I bought, and it isn't anamorphic and looks like shit.
― akm, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i kind of want to buy the neil young archives except I'm not that big a fan and can't imagine actually messing with it.
― akm, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
The thing about blu-ray that has brought me the most joy is seeing older films given a spanking hi-def transfer. Plenty of recent films look great on br, but watching stuff that I've only ever seen on tv or crappy old 4:3 VHS can be a true revelation. Specifically: The Thing, Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior, all the Kubricks, and Black Narcissus.
― Bill A, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I got the restored Godfather box set for my birthday. Haven't put it on yet, but I'm hoping it will be the one to finally make blu-ray seem worth the bother.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 21:35 (fourteen years ago) link
oh it's amazing, esp if you're used to the shitty dvds
― dim sum dude (s1ocki), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 21:36 (fourteen years ago) link
the thing that should most be on blu-ray - "playtime" by jacques tati
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:03 (fourteen years ago) link
it is!
― dim sum dude (s1ocki), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:03 (fourteen years ago) link
you know what looks insane on blu-ray? Dr. No.
tracer read this
http://somecamerunning.typepad.com/some_came_running/2009/07/the-blu-sweeties.html
― dim sum dude (s1ocki), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:01 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Laserdiscs were around for almost 2 decades as the best home video format, before DVD came around. So if Bluray is the next laserdisc, you should upgrade immediately, unless you want to wait 20 years for the next format.
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Obvious choice but Blade Runner: The Final Cut is one of the best bluray's out there.
― same dog, different leg action (Mr Raif), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
they will be streaming HD quality straight to my TV soon enough. I'm with tombot on that. xp
― carne asada, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I think they'll cut corners with HD streaming just like cable companies cut corners with their HD channels. Even if your internet connection is good enough to hack it (mine certainly isn't), I don't think a streaming service will be comfortable giving you 1080p streaming at a reasonable price. They'll just cap it at a level they think the consumer is ok with.
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
s1ocki - holy shit.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:37 (fourteen years ago) link
ts: dvd vs blu-ray
― capn save a noob (cozwn), Saturday, 5 September 2009 18:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Can't currently play blu-ray on my laptop.
― mh, Saturday, 5 September 2009 22:43 (fourteen years ago) link
blu-ray looks better
― steener HOOStinov (s1ocki), Saturday, 5 September 2009 22:47 (fourteen years ago) link
i own speed racer blu-ray
i do not own a blu-ray device
this is the way i live
― A B C, Saturday, 5 September 2009 23:12 (fourteen years ago) link
i have owned an HDTV for three years. i have never seen an actual HD signal on it (and no, .mkv bluray transcodes don't count).
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 5 September 2009 23:55 (fourteen years ago) link