Blu ray, DVD, or what....

[yortbogey]

Say I need sum insight.... from U techy super heads....
My last DVD player died.... So I'm on Amazon looking for a new one....

question,.... is Blu ray worth the upgrade...

and do they make a device that plays BOTH... DVD and Blu ray ...???
is it worth the cost.... and upgrade....

or just stick to a DVD player and forget about the technology....

confused to say the least....

 

[Treetroit City]

Pretty sure all blu ray will play regular dvd. Yes, get a blu ray.

 

[JRace]

Yes Bluray is better...but only if you have a 1080p display.
And all bd players will play dvd.

One thing to keep in mind is that now players do not have to come with older style connections ( composite, component, svideo) and some only have hdmi out.

So if you tv does not have hdmi inputs you will want to get a player that has the proper ouputs.

If you unsure post the make and model of your tv.

 

[Harry Gypsna]

Get a blu ray, it will play all your regular DVD, but won't be obsolete when blue finally kills DVD.


My mate bought HDDVD, and was certain it would be victorious over blu ray.....
I would call my mate Mr Beta-max, except Beta-max was actually superior to VHS....The best doesn't always win.

 

[budlykush]

Watching a show on the history channel about 1980's technology. They mentioned the war between VHS and Betamax. The reason VHS won was the Adult section in video rental stores in the 80's. For the first time people could watch adult movies in the privacy of their own homes. This drove the VHS to the top as that was the format for porn. So it was mighty porn that squashed the Betamax.

Blue Ray will be around for a while.....until the next better thing comes along.

 

[watts]

get one with a usb port so you can play movies that you download. That way you can hook an external hard drive or USB thumb drive to the player.

 

[twistedthreads]

I use my PS3.. DVD,Blueray and netflix all in one box...

 

[shithawk420]

About the

 

[shithawk420]

About the beta ax. Not having porn is false.I'm looking at one now

 

[420somewhere]

I now watch all of my porn on the intérnet

 

[Budweiser13]

Red ray player is on its way google it...

 

[budlykush]

About the beta ax. Not having porn is false.I'm looking at one now

All sectors of video entertainment had both formats. But horny people bought and used the VHS format so heavily it killed off the much better pic and sound quality betamax. In audio terms the Betamax is like a CD recording while the VHS is like a cassette tape.

Betamax is what was the industry standard for playing portable broadcast quality video.

 

[StoneyK]

I think he just wants to pop in discs an go.
otherwise id say get a digital:media player like a roku or the like. I love mine but it does ivolve gwtting files transferring em...etc.
hit up craigslist for a used ps3 the older the better really. if you can find a launch model jump on it.

 

[mojave green]

I use my PS3.. DVD,Blueray and netflix all in one box...

 

[krunchbubble]

People STILL use dvd's? Wow....

Reminds of the other day, im at a mall and someone says 'you want to hear my new cd?"

He hands me the cd and I say " people still play cd's? " I didnt even know!'...

 

[Treetroit City]

People STILL use dvd's? Wow....

Reminds of the other day, im at a mall and someone says 'you want to hear my new cd?"

He hands me the cd and I say " people still play cd's? " I didnt even know!'...

People still go to the mall? I had no idea, must be a Cali thing, like fast times lol.

Haven't been to the mall in like 20 years. Used to go to try and hook up with the ladies.

 

[Stoner4Life]

Say I need sum insight.... from U techy super heads....
My last DVD player died.... So I'm on Amazon looking for a new one....

you've gotten great advice on why to buy a blu-ray player, the next best thing you can do on Amazon is pound the reviews looking for the best rated players out there. Folks give excellent reviews there, many of them very detailed.

 

[Max Headroom]

there are few movies that are worth the 1080p resolution. for 90% 720p is enough.
1080p is really only worth it on displays bigger than 40".

i have a huge dvd collection but decided to skip blu-ray and move directly to HD-files. piracy rules! fuck hollywood.