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Quote: i am not a blind follower.. if i disagree with Moore on a subject i will admit it Same here.

The site scaled the picture down, but I made this image showing the difference between a DVD scaled to fit on an HDTV (top picture), and what an HD image would look like on the same TV (bottom). It's the same image, but the top one was scaled up from it's original resolution 2.25x to match the same resolution as the bottom one. This is exactly what happens when you watch a DVD on an HDTV. (1080/480 = 2.25) Your image is zoomed in 2...

Well for loading times on Blu-ray players, if you have the latest firmware, then loading times shouldn't be a problem. I've heard people taking 10 minutes to load up copies of Up because their firmware wasn't updated. But can someone tell me how Netflix works? I mean if you stream a movie, you pay a fee right? So two weeks from now, if you want to watch the same movie, do you pay the same fee again or you get to watch that movie...

Yeah, all streaming/instant viewing is free and factored into your service plan. Netflix is too cool for school.

nice nice... i use HDMI cables! So im good! (also in case anyone is considering buying any cable from best Buy.. DONT.... their cables are about a 5000% mark up. You can get these cables online for likr 5 bucks.. where as at best buy they run you around 80 to 100 bucks... fuck Best Buy, that shit just aint right)

Quote: Originally Posted by RicochetShaw I'll probably never buy a Blu-Ray. Isn't a non-format, purely digital medium pretty much inevitable for films? We're going digital at an exponential rate, I don't see how hard formats are going to last. I know that there are materialistic people out there who will buy every edition of a movie that comes out because they like having the look of a physical movie collection, but I...

I couldn't stand "Cure" ... hell of a mess of a movie

Quote: Originally Posted by Badbird Well, my former room mate had a Blu Ray player and it was hooked up to my TV. I didn't see any difference between it and regular DVD in 720p or 1080i. So I figure the only reason to get it is if you want the freakish video look I described above. I understand that many don't notice the jump in video quality, but you're not understanding the difference between frame interpolation (which many...

How I believe Netflix works, at least how it works for me, is that you choose your plan. Which has to be an unlimited plan. Mine is $8.99 per month. And you get unlimited streaming free. So Netflix is sending me a streaming disc for my PS3 and I just put that in and stream movies right from my watch now queue from netflix. Otherwise, I could just hook up my computer to my TV and watch it straight from my computer on Netflix's site.

I'm sure there are movies in your collection that are not necessary to get on Blu-Ray. I can understand something like Star Trek but if you own something like, say, Ferris Bueller's Day Off or some light movie that doesn't use its image too much then you don't need to upgrade them. Only upgrade the movies that will make full use of the improved image/sound. One thing that tends to not get mentioned about Blu-Ray players is...