Watched DVD at my folks house. - Blu-ray Forum

ThePhantomOak · 11-03-2008, 03:23 AM

I saw Iron Man, Hulk, Funny Games, and Strangers this weekend when I went and saw my folks.

DVD is HORRRIBLE. I wanted to poke my eyes out. Upscaled DVD is acceptable to me (if it is not on BD yet), but damn. Normal DVD is garbage.

tntkain · 11-03-2008, 03:25 AM

LOL, we tried to watch an upconvert dvd the other day and couldn't get past the first 10 minutes, mostly because of the sound... Blu-ray really does spoil you.

spcamaj · 11-03-2008, 03:30 AM

yeah i just cant do it anymore man its like going back to vhs lmaoo

quexos · 11-03-2008, 03:34 AM

And yet DVD's are selling so well. But little by little Blu will take over

spcamaj · 11-03-2008, 03:34 AM

yup blu ray is the shizzy

STARSCREAM · 11-03-2008, 03:47 AM

Yep, I can't stand watching movies when we go to my parents' house. DVD quality is crappola.

Blu-Curry · 11-03-2008, 03:48 AM

Oh boy, i love blu-ray! I just hate how there are a lot of Bollywood movies that aren't on blu-ray so since i watch A LOT of them the upscale feature is passable, but not crystal clear.

oilers000 · 11-03-2008, 03:51 AM

HaHa, love this thread.

My parents are both in their 60's and never saw what the Hi Def fuss was all about until they watched 300 on my Sammy 58 550. Now they've finally replaced the 27' Sharp they bought in 1986 with a new 42" Sammy of their own!

spcamaj · 11-03-2008, 04:04 AM

nice one my parents are old school they dont give a - - - - about this new stuff as they call it lol

Blu-Curry · 11-03-2008, 04:18 AM

What i REALLY hate is watching regular television.... it sickens me

crazyBLUE · 11-03-2008, 04:42 AM

< Wow > That Was Hard I'll Bet ! I Feel For You !!

But You Survived And Can Go Back And Enjoy The Pq & Aq You Want To See !! :d :d :d

PanasonicPlasmaMan · 11-03-2008, 04:47 AM

I went to my friends house yesterday and we watched Underworld on DVD.... I do not want to talk about it... It was a phase worse then death

vegeta88 · 11-03-2008, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spcamaj

yeah i just cant do it anymore man its like going back to vhs lmaoo

I watched X-Men on VHS last year... GOD! I can't believe we used to accept that. The image was dark and blury, nothing was smooth. I remember when DVD first came out and everyone was in awe of the clarity. I wonde if in a decade or so, we'll look at Blu-ray as we look at these formats of the past.

sardaukar1977 · 11-03-2008, 06:53 AM

my parents have seen plenty of my movies on Blu, but they still say, what's the big deal, so I tried to show them a comparison, My father said, well it looks a little better, but not worth the upgrade.

Some people will just never be convinced, until they can't buy SD DVD anymore.

I give up.

WriteSimply · 11-03-2008, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePhantomOak

I saw Iron Man, Hulk, Funny Games, and Strangers this weekend when I went and saw my folks.

Well I guess it's time for you to get your parent some equipment upgrade then. How about it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sardaukar1977

My father said, well it looks a little better, but not worth the upgrade.

You need to find a movie that he really LOVES on BD and show him the difference between the two formats. That will reconnect him with what he originally saw in the theaters - if he saw it there to begin with.

fuad

NovaBomb · 11-03-2008, 05:28 PM

What do you guys do when your watching regular cable??

AgBand · 11-03-2008, 05:32 PM

Like, OMG... I went to a friend's house and watched The Breakfast Club on DVD. I was like, "Dude, we are watching an 80's flick on DVD. This is, like, so 2004. OMG!" It was totally, like worse than death. Seriously, bro.

I just could not believe that there are people that haven't progressed to the HD era with the rest of society.

Like, totally. Perhaps I am just spoiled by the Blu

Septimus Prime · 11-03-2008, 05:38 PM

Yeah, DVD is unwatchable to me now, which really sucks because a lot of the things I like to watch are still unavailable on Blu. Just last week, I was watching Walking with Monsters on DVD, non-upscaled (I was using the Xbox 360 player), and it looked so very bad.

I've already logged a complaint to Discovery Store (and History Store) about their lack of Blu titles, but I doubt that will be fixed anytime soon/ever.

xander · 11-03-2008, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

Yeah, DVD is unwatchable to me now, which really sucks because a lot of the things I like to watch are still unavailable on Blu.

I'm glad I dont have this problem. Although I wish everything was high def right now, I can accept that it isn't. Content will always trump Presentation in my viewing habits. A highly polished high def turd is still just a turd.

Teabaggins · 11-03-2008, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-Curry

What i REALLY hate is watching regular television.... it sickens me

YES! my wife wants to kill me for my *****ing and I want to kill the cable company every time every time I have to watch something that isn't available in HD in my area.

I don't mind watching upconverted DVDs

11-03-2008, 03:23 AM	#1
ThePhantomOak Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Reno, NEVADA. "Battle Born"	Watched DVD at my folks house. I saw Iron Man, Hulk, Funny Games, and Strangers this weekend when I went and saw my folks. DVD is HORRRIBLE. I wanted to poke my eyes out. Upscaled DVD is acceptable to me (if it is not on BD yet), but damn. Normal DVD is garbage.

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11-03-2008, 03:25 AM	#2
tntkain Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:103 Blu-ray reviews: 2	LOL, we tried to watch an upconvert dvd the other day and couldn't get past the first 10 minutes, mostly because of the sound... Blu-ray really does spoil you.

11-03-2008, 03:30 AM	#3
spcamaj Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:new york city Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:327 Blu-ray reviews:20	yeah i just cant do it anymore man its like going back to vhs lmaoo

11-03-2008, 03:34 AM	#4
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	And yet DVD's are selling so well. But little by little Blu will take over

11-03-2008, 03:47 AM	#6
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	Yep, I can't stand watching movies when we go to my parents' house. DVD quality is crappola.

11-03-2008, 03:48 AM	#7
Blu-Curry Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Winnipeg, Canada 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:409 Digital collection:72 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	Oh boy, i love blu-ray! I just hate how there are a lot of Bollywood movies that aren't on blu-ray so since i watch A LOT of them the upscale feature is passable, but not crystal clear.

11-03-2008, 03:51 AM	#8
oilers000 Active Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Oil Country Blu-ray collection:1400 DVD collection:26 Trading Score:18	HaHa, love this thread. My parents are both in their 60's and never saw what the Hi Def fuss was all about until they watched 300 on my Sammy 58 550. Now they've finally replaced the 27' Sharp they bought in 1986 with a new 42" Sammy of their own!

11-03-2008, 04:04 AM	#9
spcamaj Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:new york city Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:327 Blu-ray reviews:20	nice one my parents are old school they dont give a - - - - about this new stuff as they call it lol

11-03-2008, 04:18 AM	#10
Blu-Curry Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Winnipeg, Canada 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:409 Digital collection:72 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	What i REALLY hate is watching regular television.... it sickens me

11-03-2008, 04:42 AM	#11
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	< Wow > That Was Hard I'll Bet ! I Feel For You !! But You Survived And Can Go Back And Enjoy The Pq & Aq You Want To See !! :d :d :d

11-03-2008, 04:47 AM	#12
PanasonicPlasmaMan Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:California Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:25 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:18	I went to my friends house yesterday and we watched Underworld on DVD.... I do not want to talk about it... It was a phase worse then death

11-03-2008, 06:53 AM	#14
sardaukar1977 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Dallas, Texas Blu-ray collection:779 Blu-ray reviews:1	my parents have seen plenty of my movies on Blu, but they still say, what's the big deal, so I tried to show them a comparison, My father said, well it looks a little better, but not worth the upgrade. Some people will just never be convinced, until they can't buy SD DVD anymore. I give up.

11-03-2008, 05:28 PM	#16
NovaBomb Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:48	What do you guys do when your watching regular cable??

11-03-2008, 05:32 PM	#17
AgBand Junior Member Member since:Jun 2008	Like, OMG... I went to a friend's house and watched The Breakfast Club on DVD. I was like, "Dude, we are watching an 80's flick on DVD. This is, like, so 2004. OMG!" It was totally, like worse than death. Seriously, bro. I just could not believe that there are people that haven't progressed to the HD era with the rest of society. Like, totally. Perhaps I am just spoiled by the Blu

11-03-2008, 05:38 PM	#18
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	Yeah, DVD is unwatchable to me now, which really sucks because a lot of the things I like to watch are still unavailable on Blu. Just last week, I was watching Walking with Monsters on DVD, non-upscaled (I was using the Xbox 360 player), and it looked so very bad. I've already logged a complaint to Discovery Store (and History Store) about their lack of Blu titles, but I doubt that will be fixed anytime soon/ever.

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