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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 2,692 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Not 1080 P, Randall. Max upconvert is 1080 I. 1080 P is the current "True Hi-Def" image, there would be no need for BD or even the now defunct HD-DVD IF the upconvert could match the standard.
Skip My dvd player is specified as 1080 P - so I'm expecting to get that resolution on my upconverted dvds. | | | | Paul |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 |  Posts: 663 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting lyonsden5: Quote:
So far I've kept most of them. I did give 5 away to my nephew for his birthday. Hi has recently started collecting DVDs and was thrilled to get them.
I'd give them away to my own kids but they're too good for standard def  For years I tried to get them interested in the hobby and then my oldest bought a 1080p TV. Now they both buy nothing but HD or Blu. DVD Snobs! lyonsden5: I got this cool movie you've gotta see. Kids: Is it in HD? lyonsden5: No. Kids: Then its not cool is it. There is nothing cooler than HD. lyonsden5: But its got a great story and plenty of action. Kids: I don't care. If its not HD, I won't bother with it. My movie has to have a 1080p picture and 7.1 surround sound. When I watch "Twister," I want to feel like I'm in the tornado. Maybe if I get a few fans blowing on me at the time of the twister, it would even feel more realistic. | | | We're on a mission from God.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 670 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Not 1080 P, Randall. Max upconvert is 1080 I. 1080 P is the current "True Hi-Def" image, there would be no need for BD or even the now defunct HD-DVD IF the upconvert could match the standard. Skip, please don't tell Pioneer that my DVD-player can't do what it is doing (see near the bottom, section "Terminals")... | | | | The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. (William Gibson) |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,372 |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 1,982 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting eagle61397: Quote:
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Quebec has this ridiculous policy where they supply there own rating sticker on the outside of the wrapping and you are expected to keep it if you ever want to sell the dvd again. It is illegal to sell a dvd, either new or used without the dratted Quebec sticker.
That is pretty ridiculous. We like to be different in our wonderfull Province  The majority of what I own don't have the sticker too, but since I have no intention to get separated from my collection I don't really care about this stupid law. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 462 |
| | Posted: | | | | How about all of the above? | | | "I am Andrew Ryan and I am here to ask you a question:
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his own brow?
No, says the man in Washington. It belongs to the poor.
No, says the man in the Vatican. It belongs to God.
No, says the man in Moscow. It belongs to everyone.
I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something
different. I chose the impossible. I chose…
Rapture." |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,692 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rander: Quote:
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Not 1080 P, Randall. Max upconvert is 1080 I. 1080 P is the current "True Hi-Def" image, there would be no need for BD or even the now defunct HD-DVD IF the upconvert could match the standard.
Skip, please don't tell Pioneer that my DVD-player can't do what it is doing (see near the bottom, section "Terminals")... My Panasonic is the same. | | | | Paul |
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| Registered: April 14, 2007 | | Posts: 415 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Not 1080 P, Randall. Max upconvert is 1080 I. 1080 P is the current "True Hi-Def" image, there would be no need for BD or even the now defunct HD-DVD IF the upconvert could match the standard.
Skip Never thought I'd see Skip saying something like this. My media-center PC upconverts DVDs to 1080p and does a much better job than my upconverting DVD player or HD-DVD player. Still, the upconverted DVD is not a patch on a true HD movie. You can't gain detail through upconversion. |
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| Registered: May 23, 2007 | | Posts: 69 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bob9000: Quote:
Quebec has this ridiculous policy where they supply there own rating sticker on the outside of the wrapping and you are expected to keep it if you ever want to sell the dvd again. It is illegal to sell a dvd, either new or used without the dratted Quebec sticker. While I do keep the hated thing, many of the discs I own are purchased while I am out of the province or even the country. THEREFORE the ones with the dreadful stickers I sell to local used DVD dealers, the rest I share out among various family. Wow, that's totally nuts - we do have some funny laws in this country don't we? Of course, being Canadian, none of us would ever break the law, no matter how strange... Well, maybe we would, but we would feel bad about it at least. Fortunately we have no such law in British Columbia! I sell my copies to friends or family (my kids just take them for free) as a last result I trade them at Blockbuster. I have replaced quite a few DVD's as I am in a frenzy of buying BD's. I think I need help but I can't ask for it because my wife will find out and then there will be the expense of my funeral. That said, I have now decided to only replace DVD's where there are enhanced sound or video on movies I particularly like. The problem is that I like most of the movies I have purchased over the years. For example, Glory, Dances with Wolves, Gladiator, Braveheart, any Alien or Sci-Fi and it goes on from there. I will not replace "chick flicks" which I purchased for my wife even though I love her dearly. I think she was a Luddite in a past life and watches standard definition on her HDTV - I have given up trying to convert her... She does like to come up to my TV room and watch now and then, as long as I turn down the bass and leave a light on for her to crochet... Ah yes, the things we do for love...  | | | | Blu-ray Enthusiast!!! |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pauls42: Quote:
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Not 1080 P, Randall. Max upconvert is 1080 I. 1080 P is the current "True Hi-Def" image, there would be no need for BD or even the now defunct HD-DVD IF the upconvert could match the standard.
Skip, please don't tell Pioneer that my DVD-player can't do what it is doing (see near the bottom, section "Terminals")...
My Panasonic is the same. And so is my Denon. Actually, it does a very good job upconverting to 1080P. Of course, it still can't rival "real" full-HD, but - depending on the quality of the source DVD - in some cases it does come rather close. As a consequence, I'll only replace DVDs by BR as an exception (films with scenery that really calls for full HD and/or with sound tracks that really need Hi-Def sound). | | | | Last edited: by dee1959jay |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 485 |
| | Posted: | | | | I double dip on only a few titles that I consider worthwile in HD, either because of the nature of the movie (somebody mentioned Twister above) or the DVD has not-so-good video or audio.
Duplicate DVD's I give away to family, EXCEPT where the DVD has a lot of extra's and the BR is barebones or has only a few. For instance, I bought the Spider-man trilogy on BR, but movies 1 and 2 are devoid of extra's. So the 2-disc DVD releases of those movies remain in my collection.
Anyway, a BR that doesn't have the features the DVD release had is not very attractive to me. | | | Eric
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 |  Posts: 581 |
| | Posted: | | | | I keep all my DVDs regardless. I even keep VHS of movies I got on DVD and/or Blu-ray. | | |  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,195 |
| | Posted: | | | | Some I keep if they have special features or special packaging, but most I give away to family and friends. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 171 |
| | Posted: | | | | Like most of the others here, I'm only "upgrading" to BD when I feel it would make a difference to me. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'll keep the Limited Edition DVDs, i.e., Iron Man with the collectible Iron Man "Mask 3" Mask Packaging but others I'll either sell, or give to family members. So far, all the DVDs I've replaced with their Blu-Ray counterpart, I've sold, with the exception of Iron Man. | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection | | | | Last edited: by Bad Father |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 550 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have picked up blu-ray versions of movies I already have if it is movie I really enjoy, feel would better in HD, or if it is one sale really cheap. Oringally I sold the old DVD versions. I have since decided to trade them in to Suncoast for credit or just give them away to friends I know would appriciate them. | | | Schultzy - http://www.michaelschultz.net
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