HD Expo 2006 Dallas Tx Mar 3-5. Public Blu-Ray showing.
02-22-06, 09:02 PM
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HD Expo 2006 Dallas Tx Mar 3-5. Public Blu-Ray showing.
I got a mailer today advertising this local expo, here's the details from the mailer.
They're showing off Sony's Blu-Ray player.
March 3-5 at Starpower (local home theater place).
Fri-Sat 10am-8pm. Sun 12pm-6pm.
Only at the north Dallas location.
15340 N. Dallas Pkwy
Suite 1000
Dallas, Tx
(972) 503-6000
I didn't see any info on their site about it, but here's their site anyways. http://star-power.com/
They're showing off Sony's Blu-Ray player.
March 3-5 at Starpower (local home theater place).
Fri-Sat 10am-8pm. Sun 12pm-6pm.
Only at the north Dallas location.
15340 N. Dallas Pkwy
Suite 1000
Dallas, Tx
(972) 503-6000
I didn't see any info on their site about it, but here's their site anyways. http://star-power.com/
03-06-06, 09:20 AM
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Thanks to the OP, I actually went to Starpower and saw the future.
They were running a Blu-Ray player on a 56"-62" 1080p Sony widescreen (that was $4999, if that helps identify it).
I can safely say that BR looks really good. They were running a Demo Disc that had the Spider-Man 2 trailer on it, a clip from Spider-Man 2 (with Doc Ock stranding Aunt May on the side of the building and the ensuing fight) and a splith screen comparison from Lawrence of Arabia that was composed of mainly far off wide shots (the race scene, I was told).
The left of the screen was "DVD" and the right was "BR". When the objects panned over to the right from the left, you could instantly see how clearer and crisper it was. The sound was down, so I can not comment on it's audio.
Of course a Sony rep was there, and I asked him How long does he think it will take to kill HD-DVD, or, for HD-DVD to kill Blu-Ray, because I'm not buying either until the other is kaput.
He had a stock answer for this, it seemed. He said, "Well, BR has many studios and factories behind it, and many of the studios and factories that back HD-DVD are also making BR. These companies have also said that their HD-DVD products will not come out until their BR ones do."
"Of the companies behind HD-DVD, only 3 are HD-DVD exclusive. Microsoft, Toshiba, and Universal Studios."
But he didn't give me a time frame in which BR will kill HD-DVD.
And they had a nice brochure that I came back with. Just hits bullets points, but it's neat to have it.
So thats my review of Blu-Ray technology.
CFG!
They were running a Blu-Ray player on a 56"-62" 1080p Sony widescreen (that was $4999, if that helps identify it).
I can safely say that BR looks really good. They were running a Demo Disc that had the Spider-Man 2 trailer on it, a clip from Spider-Man 2 (with Doc Ock stranding Aunt May on the side of the building and the ensuing fight) and a splith screen comparison from Lawrence of Arabia that was composed of mainly far off wide shots (the race scene, I was told).
The left of the screen was "DVD" and the right was "BR". When the objects panned over to the right from the left, you could instantly see how clearer and crisper it was. The sound was down, so I can not comment on it's audio.
Of course a Sony rep was there, and I asked him How long does he think it will take to kill HD-DVD, or, for HD-DVD to kill Blu-Ray, because I'm not buying either until the other is kaput.
He had a stock answer for this, it seemed. He said, "Well, BR has many studios and factories behind it, and many of the studios and factories that back HD-DVD are also making BR. These companies have also said that their HD-DVD products will not come out until their BR ones do."
"Of the companies behind HD-DVD, only 3 are HD-DVD exclusive. Microsoft, Toshiba, and Universal Studios."
But he didn't give me a time frame in which BR will kill HD-DVD.
And they had a nice brochure that I came back with. Just hits bullets points, but it's neat to have it.
So thats my review of Blu-Ray technology.
CFG!
03-15-06, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by cornflakeguy
The left of the screen was "DVD" and the right was "BR". When the objects panned over to the right from the left, you could instantly see how clearer and crisper it was. The sound was down, so I can not comment on it's audio.
Im sure the DVD side was not the best presentation for obvious marketing purposes.
03-15-06, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by cornflakeguy
They were running a Blu-Ray player on a 56"-62" 1080p Sony widescreen (that was $4999, if that helps identify it).
