Dvd...better quality than a theater right? - Blu-ray Forum

Zombie B0yy · 08-30-2008, 05:16 PM

I really am suprised. A lot of people on this site seem to think the picture quality of a movie theater is better than the picture quality of a dvd. Yes I understand DVDS look like crap on an HDTV, but dvds on a regular tv look better than a theater...i never ever thought once in my life that someone would say a theater has better PQ than a dvd...thats really shocking to me

arush5268d · 08-30-2008, 05:17 PM

Please don't spam our website. You don't need to start a new thread about how you think that Blu-ray isn't worth the money...

You are only showing your ignorance. Instead of whining and crying...why don't you try reading through this forum and you'll learn a LOT!

Zombie B0yy · 08-30-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by arush5268d

Please don't spam our website. You don't need to start a new thread about how you think that Blu-ray isn't worth the money...

You are only showing your ignorance. Instead of whining and crying...why don't you try reading through this forum and you'll learn a LOT!

I never said anything bad about blu-ray ever...I love blu-ray. I was just staring a new thread because this is a different topic.

Riff Magnum · 08-30-2008, 05:18 PM

you probably wouldn't say that if the image from your dvd was blown up to the size of a movie theatre screen. It would look craptacular.

CAB · 08-30-2008, 05:19 PM

Truth is often considered shocking.

Zombie B0yy · 08-30-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CAB

Truth is often considered shocking.

I always thought DVD and theater had the same quality....? I know theater has a bigger screen but they look about the same dont they

tilapiah6 · 08-30-2008, 05:24 PM

edit: woot

CAB · 08-30-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Zombie B0yy

I always thought DVD and theater had the same quality....? I know theater has a bigger screen but they look about the same dont they

This feels like a bait thread. I'd recommend finding a better theater and going early on screenings.

Zombie B0yy · 08-30-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CAB

This feels like a bait thread. I'd recommend finding a better theater and going early on screenings.

no im just trying to hear some opinons thats all. I just think PQ in a movie theaters looks the same as a DVD. Granted, bluray blows away both by far.

CAB · 08-30-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Zombie B0yy

no im just trying to hear some opinons thats all. I just think PQ in a movie theaters looks the same as a DVD. Granted, bluray blows away both by far.

Which is shocking to me because opinions aside 35mm film is well over 2x the resolution of Blu, much higher color depth, and no compression.

Deciazulado · 08-30-2008, 07:12 PM

OK a DVD has 480i x 720 pixels in a 16:9 shape

That is equivalent to about 368p x 654

The ITU tests on theatrical projection done some years ago meaured near 700 lines per picture height visible on screen resolution. That's close to 720p x 1280. That was sitting at around 1.5 times the picture height distance from the screen. Now if you sit at the back of the theater like many people from the VHS generation do, that's nealy 3.6 times the picture height (more than twice the distance) mmm 720p x 1280 / 2 = 360p x 640. Voilá. One reason you might think DVDs look better than theaters = sitting too far away to notice the difference. Reason 2: Well if the projectionist throws the focus off, you might loose 4 times the resolution, and you end up again with 360p x 640 or less. Then your theater errr.. sucks.

08-30-2008, 05:16 PM	#1
Zombie B0yy Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Kings Park, Long Island, NY Blu-ray reviews:54	Dvd...better quality than a theater right? I really am suprised. A lot of people on this site seem to think the picture quality of a movie theater is better than the picture quality of a dvd. Yes I understand DVDS look like crap on an HDTV, but dvds on a regular tv look better than a theater...i never ever thought once in my life that someone would say a theater has better PQ than a dvd...thats really shocking to me Last edited by Zombie B0yy; 08-30-2008 at 05:40 PM.

08-30-2008, 05:24 PM	#7
tilapiah6 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2008 Location:South Carolina Home Theater Gallery:40 Blu-ray collection:284 Trading Score:36	edit: woot Last edited by tilapiah6; 08-30-2008 at 05:43 PM.

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08-30-2008, 05:17 PM	#2
arush5268d Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:85	Please don't spam our website. You don't need to start a new thread about how you think that Blu-ray isn't worth the money... You are only showing your ignorance. Instead of whining and crying...why don't you try reading through this forum and you'll learn a LOT!

08-30-2008, 05:18 PM	#4
Riff Magnum Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Island Blu-ray collection:149	you probably wouldn't say that if the image from your dvd was blown up to the size of a movie theatre screen. It would look craptacular.

08-30-2008, 05:19 PM	#5
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	Truth is often considered shocking.

08-30-2008, 07:12 PM	#11
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1160 Blu-ray collection:7047 DVD collection:4044	OK a DVD has 480i x 720 pixels in a 16:9 shape That is equivalent to about 368p x 654 The ITU tests on theatrical projection done some years ago meaured near 700 lines per picture height visible on screen resolution. That's close to 720p x 1280. That was sitting at around 1.5 times the picture height distance from the screen. Now if you sit at the back of the theater like many people from the VHS generation do, that's nealy 3.6 times the picture height (more than twice the distance) mmm 720p x 1280 / 2 = 360p x 640. Voilá. One reason you might think DVDs look better than theaters = sitting too far away to notice the difference. Reason 2: Well if the projectionist throws the focus off, you might loose 4 times the resolution, and you end up again with 360p x 640 or less. Then your theater errr.. sucks.

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