Remember to Appreciate BD

[iam1bearcat]

Sadly, I must admit, that I have started to not notice how exceptional some films look on blu-ray. I just realized it today while watching Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Let me explain...

While watching the films I said, "wow, these look PHENOMENAL!" and I obviously still feel that way (10/10 for PQ for both from me, easily). But, for anyone who may complain that it's not as good as they expected - watch the bonus features (that are in SD 480p). After watching a few of these SD scenes, I was even more in awe of how the film looked in BD and it really made me appreciate how great it looks.

I've only had my blu-rays for a little less than a YEAR and already I forget how terrible regular DVD's and TV look. I remember the first time I bought a BD and watched it. My jaw was on the floor. And I think (for most BD's, such as these) that that's how it should ALWAYS be. But I guess I'm just so used to expecting greatness that I don't appreciate it as much as I should.

Anyone else come across this feeling / realization?
I almost feel guilty for not sh*tting my pants in amazement at how good Toy Story looked because I'm so used to BD nowadays. Makes me kinda sad almost that I think I'm losing my appreciation for something so awesome.

[P@t_Mtl]

We always get use to things, it's human nature, it's a bit sad yes I will give you that.

[DNinja]

I'm so used to HD that I barely notice anymore, but every time a friend comes over and sees whatever I'm watching they are always amazed. Watching a non-HD channel always reminds me of how bad SD looked though.

[wilky61]

I live in a fraternity house, and I'm the only one out of the 30 of us to own a BR player. Most of my friends still think BR is a scam ("Does it really make that much of a difference?"), so I sense that BR has particularly not caught on among younger consumers who might be strapped for cash. I tell my friends unequivocally to go out and blind-buy a BR player, though, assuming they have a decent enough TV for it.

(Or I just tell them to pick a movie out of my collection to watch with me.)

[Freezeup]

When I first got into blu-ray, I'll admit, while awesome looking, I wasnt amazed. However, when I purchased a 240hz LED TV and that mixed with a blu-ray player....every movie I watch on that now my jaw drops. I feel like I'm watching all these movies for the first time.

[wilky61]

I must also admit, and maybe this reflects kinda poorly on me, that I have become a fan of Pixar (etc.) movies since the advent of Blu-Ray.

[item9]

Originally Posted by Freezeup

When I first got into blu-ray, I'll admit, while awesome looking, I wasnt amazed. However, when I purchased a 240hz LED TV and that mixed with a blu-ray player....every movie I watch on that now my jaw drops. I feel like I'm watching all these movies for the first time.

I whole-heartedly agree with this statement. I had a 40" 1080i Samsung LCD for a bit. And although Blu Rays did look better on the TV, once I got my Samsung LED those same movies that I was watching looked ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. Almost as if I was there in person watching everything unfold.

[Fighter]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Sadly, I must admit, that I have started to not notice how exceptional some films look on blu-ray. I just realized it today while watching Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Let me explain...

While watching the films I said, "wow, these look PHENOMENAL!" and I obviously still feel that way (10/10 for PQ for both from me, easily). But, for anyone who may complain that it's not as good as they expected - watch the bonus features (that are in SD 480p). After watching a few of these SD scenes, I was even more in awe of how the film looked in BD and it really made me appreciate how great it looks.

I've only had my blu-rays for a little less than a YEAR and already I forget how terrible regular DVD's and TV look. I remember the first time I bought a BD and watched it. My jaw was on the floor. And I think (for most BD's, such as these) that that's how it should ALWAYS be. But I guess I'm just so used to expecting greatness that I don't appreciate it as much as I should.

Anyone else come across this feeling / realization?
I almost feel guilty for not sh*tting my pants in amazement at how good Toy Story looked because I'm so used to BD nowadays. Makes me kinda sad almost that I think I'm losing my appreciation for something so awesome.

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Sadly, I must admit, that I have started to not notice how exceptional some films look on blu-ray. I just realized it today while watching Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Let me explain...

While watching the films I said, "wow, these look PHENOMENAL!" and I obviously still feel that way (10/10 for PQ for both from me, easily). But, for anyone who may complain that it's not as good as they expected - watch the bonus features (that are in SD 480p). After watching a few of these SD scenes, I was even more in awe of how the film looked in BD and it really made me appreciate how great it looks.

I've only had my blu-rays for a little less than a YEAR and already I forget how terrible regular DVD's and TV look. I remember the first time I bought a BD and watched it. My jaw was on the floor. And I think (for most BD's, such as these) that that's how it should ALWAYS be. But I guess I'm just so used to expecting greatness that I don't appreciate it as much as I should.

Anyone else come across this feeling / realization?
I almost feel guilty for not sh*tting my pants in amazement at how good Toy Story looked because I'm so used to BD nowadays. Makes me kinda sad almost that I think I'm losing my appreciation for something so awesome.

I've never really had that issue. I guess it's due to the fact that I still have a large collection of standard DVDs that I still watch frequently, which kinda keeps me on my toes.

I agree, though, that showing someone a comparison between the footage in HD and the same footage in SD is enough to make someone a quick convert...

[Stinky-Dinkins]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Sadly, I must admit, that I have started to not notice how exceptional some films look on blu-ray. I just realized it today while watching Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Let me explain...

While watching the films I said, "wow, these look PHENOMENAL!" and I obviously still feel that way (10/10 for PQ for both from me, easily). But, for anyone who may complain that it's not as good as they expected -

I didn't even realize people were complaining about these two.

I can't imagine why, they look pretty much perfect.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

While watching the films I said, "wow, these look PHENOMENAL!" and I obviously still feel that way (10/10 for PQ for both from me, easily). But, for anyone who may complain that it's not as good as they expected - watch the bonus features (that are in SD 480p). After watching a few of these SD scenes, I was even more in awe of how the film looked in BD and it really made me appreciate how great it looks.

I'd been on a string of old DVD movies off the shelf and streaming Netflix for the last month or so--
Until my slow Netflix queue finally started catching up with a string of delayed New Releases, and sent me the Blu for some recent hit I hadn't even bothered to work up enough interest to see in the theaters in the first place.

...The thing looked just darn beautiful.
Once in a while, you DO forget what BD color looks like, once you start taking your permanent shelf for granted.