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Originally Posted by TheV
Really, my experience has been so different. Are you upconverting the SD? I guess it's all a difference in equipment maybe? Or maybe the definition of "noticeable". I really wanted to see an improvement, but it's the exception and not the rule for me.
It could also be that most of my purchases are pre-1990 films? Not sure why but for me it was a letdown all around for HD over SD. I still love the way the big screen looks, but I like the SD upconverted as much as the HD in most instances. But like many, I'd definitely buy more when there are BOGOF sales. For that price it makes me curious to see if I find any change. Honestly I could probably count on one hand the number of titles on both HD-DVD and Blu-ray that haven't shown at least a decent amount of improvement in the transfer. Even if it looks like crap for a HD title, it's almost always an upgrade over the SD-DVD. |
Originally Posted by Jericho
I upgraded a lot more than I had intended too, largely in part to the various deals that made the prices pretty reasonable after I considered selling off the old version. I don't know how much I will upgrade total, I'll take it on a case by case basis. And how long some stuff takes to come out is another question. If I ever got up to 50%, that would be pretty good I think.
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Originally Posted by Doughboy
Which titles in particular don't show any improvement? I'm watching them on a 60" Sony A2020 SXRD and 40" Samsung 4071 LCD in case that matters.
Which is probably the same situation that many are in. What we watch the shows on makes a big difference whether or not the format makes any difference at all. If I were to bet, discs won't be in the next gen. I think a lot of people are betting on that. In the end, none of it matters except enjoying the entertainment. |
I already dumped my entire DVD collection and plan to restart on Blu, already have 14 or 15 titles.
I didn't watch 80% of those DVD's anyways, and the increased PQ on Blu-Ray is outstanding... plus I got a ton of shelf space back ;) |
Half the stuff I'd want to double dip probably won't get better transfers. Like Deep Rising; Probably be quite a while before anyone thinks about doing an HD release of that. Some things definitely need it though. Anything I have a matted DVD of is definitely a double dip when I see an anamorphic/HD release. I also consider double-sided DVDs of movies I liked a slightly higher priority to upgrade to HD, just cause I hate those discs.
Originally Posted by Roufuss
I didn't watch 80% of those DVD's anyways, and the increased PQ on Blu-Ray is outstanding... plus I got a ton of shelf space back ;)
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A very small percentage, probably 5% or less of my ~500. Most movies look just fine to me in upconverted SD. Yes, there is a difference, but it is not a difference worth money to me, except in a precious few cases. Probably the only situations where I will upgrade are 1) movies I really love, 2) the existing transfer is non-anamorphic/otherwise inadequate, 3) the HD disc price is reasonable, and/or, 4) the HD version offers upgraded special features over the version I have.
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