Blu-ray Christmas Presents

[14728]

Since I have a twin, I got a double thread! We Got:
Alfred Hitchcock: Limited UK Edition
The Sound Of Music Box Set
Indiana Jones: Limite Edition Litograph (Britian, I think)
Apollo 13 Steelbook (Britian, I think)
Wizard Of Oz Emerald Edition Canadian Blu Ray
Dark Knight Rises Steelbook
King Kong Digibook
Beauty And the Beast
Finding Nemo 3D
Bambi
Up
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
A Streetcar Named Desire
Lawrence Of Arabia
Ray (Universal 100th)
King Kong (Universal 100th)
Harvey (Universal 100th)
Field Of Dreams DVD (Universal 100th

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Voltaire53

Also, due to having a very generous wife, I got a Kindle Fire HD so I now have a use for all those digital copies (that I hope haven't expired!)

I've been interested in a Fire HD since they came out in the US a few years back, do they play digital copies? And can you browse the web with them? I know they're compatible with LoveFilm can you join Amazon Prime in the US and use their service or are they region specific? Sorry about all the questions iPads are too expensive for my needs as I really only want something to play videos, read and browse the web.

[sukraj]

cabin in the woods
resi evil 1-4 trilogy
indiana jones trilogy
ET
prometheus
con air
jaws
the terminator
the amazing spiderman
total recall 2012

[nekromantik]

Originally Posted by chip75

I've been interested in a Fire HD since they came out in the US a few years back, do they play digital copies? And can you browse the web with them? I know they're compatible with LoveFilm can you join Amazon Prime in the US and use their service or are they region specific? Sorry about all the questions iPads are too expensive for my needs as I really only want something to play videos, read and browse the web.

You can watch Ultraviolet copies on the Kindle Fire HD using Flixter app.

[,deeii]

I've got these Blu-rays for Christmas this year:

• [REC3] Genesis
• Safe House (SteelBook)
• Tiësto in Concert
• Chernobyl Diaries

[BDT87]

From my parents:
Terminator
The Amazing Spider-man
The Dark Knight rises

Gift from a friend:
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood OVA Collection

Stuff I bought on Black Friday deals on Amazon
Jaws - Steelbook
E.T. - Steelbook
Universal Monster Collection

[gavinh2008]

Originally Posted by chip75

It will still play your BD's in 1080p at 24hz but it will only display them at 720p which is 1280 x 720 instead of the 1920 x 1080. Pixel wise it's 921600 for 720p and 2073600.

There would be a difference if you use your PC with your TV but depending on your distance from the screen you might not notice a huge difference and as you've said you're very happy with the quality. So if you watch TV in-bed then you're about ten feet away. You'd probably benefit more from 1080p if you sit at the bottom of your bed.

Originally Posted by nekromantik

Yes viewing distance and screen size is important for quality difference.
For 1080P noticeable difference on a 40 - 42" screen you need to be around 5 feet to 6 feet away.

Thanks for explaining. When I click info on my remote it says the picture is 1920x1080/24p. I toggled with picture settings when I got it so I don't know if maybe I got it to display Blu-rays at 1080p? I dunno all these HD TVs and whatnot is very confusing haha.

Here's a picture I took during Beauty and the Beast, the picture looks phenomenal, the best I've ever seen it, I don't see how it could be 720p. It could just be the best I've seen it because the TV is bigger but the image is sharp and colourful.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by gavinh2008

Thanks for explaining. When I click info on my remote it says the picture is 1920x1080/24p. I toggled with picture settings when I got it so I don't know if maybe I got it to display Blu-rays at 1080p? I dunno all these HD TVs and whatnot is very confusing haha.

The TV itself will tell you the resolution of what you're inputting. So as your BD player is set to 1080/24p that's what the information box will display. If you change your settings on your BD player it will change the information displayed in the info box. If plugged a DVD player in I'd imagine it would say 720 x 576 50hz in the box but if you played an upscaled DVD on your BD player it would read 1920 x 1080 50hz.

It looks great though and you sound like a happy-camper which is the main thing!

[gavinh2008]

Originally Posted by chip75

The TV itself will tell you the resolution of what you're inputting. So as your BD player is set to 1080/24p that's what the information box will display. If you change your settings on your BD player it will change the information displayed in the info box. If plugged a DVD player in I'd imagine it would say 720 x 576 50hz in the box but if you played an upscaled DVD on your BD player it would read 1920 x 1080 50hz.

It looks great though and you sound like a happy-camper which is the main thing!

That does make sense, though I know it's not exactly 1080p now I feel gutted haha. The picture quality is still amazing but I'm one of those OCD people who just wants things to be perfect. Never mind, I'm sure in a couple of years I'll get an even bigger TV somehow that will be Full HD haha.

[nekromantik]

Now we are seeing 4K res TVs ha ha

Even at 720P blu ray will look good. At 1080P its even better.

[Villiam Hayes]

Originally Posted by chip75

The TV itself will tell you the resolution of what you're inputting. So as your BD player is set to 1080/24p that's what the information box will display. If you change your settings on your BD player it will change the information displayed in the info box. If plugged a DVD player in I'd imagine it would say 720 x 576 50hz in the box but if you played an upscaled DVD on your BD player it would read 1920 x 1080 50hz.

It looks great though and you sound like a happy-camper which is the main thing!

I have to say I didn't realise that,I thought it would only show what the TV was capable of no matter what your player was set to.

[njroddy]

Originally Posted by ,deeii

i've got these blu-rays for christmas this year:

• [rec3] genesis
• safe house (steelbook)
• tiësto in concert
• chernobyl diaries

in trance we trust !

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Villiam Hayes

I have to say I didn't realise that,I thought it would only show what the TV was capable of no matter what your player was set to.

No you're quite right. Most TV's have a fixed resolution (unlike PC monitors (I'm not sure if HDTV's can display different resolutions when used as a monitor - I think they just support different resolutions), but a lot of TV's can handle a higher resolution input than that can be outputted. Whether there's any benefit I have no idea!

Some TV's can't handle a higher resolution than the native display, my sisters TV flickers with 1080i from her Freesat box and 1080p is 'out of range' - which is quite annoying if I bring the PS3 upstairs without changing the display beforehand (I have to take it back downstairs and change the display to 720p!).

[nekromantik]

Originally Posted by chip75

No you're quite right. Most TV's have a fixed resolution (unlike PC monitors (I'm not sure if HDTV's can display different resolutions when used as a monitor - I think they just support different resolutions), but a lot of TV's can handle a higher resolution input than that can be outputted. Whether there's any benefit I have no idea!

Some TV's can't handle a higher resolution than the native display, my sisters TV flickers with 1080i from her Freesat box and 1080p is 'out of range' - which is quite annoying if I bring the PS3 upstairs without changing the display beforehand (I have to take it back downstairs and change the display to 720p!).

Nope TVs cannot display any resolution apart from 576p, 720p, 1080p and its interlaced counterparts. You can set PC resolution to different settngs and it will make the screen change size but the TV outputs only at the normal tv resolution.

[Extra-Terrestrial]

Originally Posted by chip75

No you're quite right. Most TV's have a fixed resolution (unlike PC monitors (I'm not sure if HDTV's can display different resolutions when used as a monitor - I think they just support different resolutions), but a lot of TV's can handle a higher resolution input than that can be outputted. Whether there's any benefit I have no idea!

Some TV's can't handle a higher resolution than the native display, my sisters TV flickers with 1080i from her Freesat box and 1080p is 'out of range' - which is quite annoying if I bring the PS3 upstairs without changing the display beforehand (I have to take it back downstairs and change the display to 720p!).

Hi Chip,
It doesn't matter if you're using a slim PS3 or the Fat one, either way you can hold the power button when in standby mode until you hear a beep & the PS3 will reset it's display settings. I think it's 2 beeps for the older fat one, I can't remember as it's been that long. Just thought I would mention it, to stop you from taking it back downstairs to change the display!

[zebredy]

Christmas and birthday presents as there only a couple weeks apart, got some BRs and some vouchers which I got some more movies with..

Little Miss Sunshine
The Fifth Element
SENNA
Labyrinth
Good Will Hunting
Pretty Woman
A Turtles Tale
Cinderella 1-3
Shawshank Redemption
The Snowman
Empire of the Sun
Flight of the Navigator

[chip75]

Originally Posted by nekromantik

Nope TVs cannot display any resolution apart from 576p, 720p, 1080p and its interlaced counterparts.

Thanks nekromantik, I didn't think they could but now I know.

Originally Posted by Extra-Terrestrial

Just thought I would mention it, to stop you from taking it back downstairs to change the display!

That's brilliant news mate, I even tried the composite leads but they wouldn't display either. That will solve my problem perfectly!