Helping your parents understand & like Blu-ray - Blu-ray Forum

BirdManJr · 04-25-2010, 12:29 AM

I talked my parents into selling there old tv and buying a 55" samsung lcd from bestbuy...and getting a nice stand to go with it...they have alot of money they just are content with what they got but hey i try to help..

i got them verizon phones last christmas...it was there first cell phones and they love them now..which they never would get them before lol..

i bought them a blu-ray player but they only buy dvds...

and my dad wont get hd on his tv says its a waste....i have hd dvr on mine and he comes over and he likes it and says he likes the way it looks..

Well i went over there yesterday...and they had avatar...ON DVD!!!!! and paid 16.99 for it...well i took it without them knowing...NO receipt back to meijer...and meijer was cool they let me swap the dvd of avatar for the dvd/blu-ray combo that was just 3 dollars more!!!!!

i thought that was cool..most stores are like receipt or nothing...But when my dad gets home he will see blu-ray/dvd combo

Maybe watching avatar on blu will change there minds....oh well i tried...anyone else try to get there folks into it?

Rob71 · 04-25-2010, 12:42 AM

I let my dad watch Master and Commander awhile back. Now he's counting the days till his big screen goes out so he can buy an LCD. I gave my parents my old HTIB last year. He hooked up the two fronts.

I at least hooked up the center channel for him, still haven't worked up the courage to go crawling through their attic to get the rears set up yet. I'll probably get him a Blu-ray player for Fathers Day this year.

sfmarine · 04-25-2010, 01:02 AM

The mom does watch Blu-ray but never really comments on the picture quality.

GLaDOS · 04-25-2010, 01:12 AM

My dad is now a Blu-ray fanatic. He used to not understand the difference between Blu-ray and DVD, but now he is getting used to the format now that it has gone mainstream.

Lord_Stewie · 04-25-2010, 02:03 AM

My parent love technology in general especially my father. He tends to purchase whatever piece of a brand new tech and upgrade it 6 months later. However, when it comes to Bluray to them its a whole different story. They just say they don't have the time.

PS. My dad is hardcore when it comes to HT but all he does is watch the news.

Sagacious Koreo · 04-25-2010, 02:39 AM

I totally converted my dad into being a fan of high quality home entertainment. I convinced him to get his own home theater system and to upgrade to bluray. He's even got a better HDTV than I do. My mom watches it, but she could care less what the picture really looks like. She still watches VHS and loves it all the same.

tiger_qc · 04-25-2010, 02:54 AM

When I got my ACL TV my dad got one a few months later, I bought a hd-dvd player and so did my dad, I bought a PS3 and next thing I know my dads just bought one too, I bought a Guitar Hero set and my dad got Rock Band.

Basically I just have to buy something new and my parents will get it pretty soon.

pentatonic · 04-25-2010, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tiger_qc

When I got my ACL TV my dad got one a few months later, I bought a hd-dvd player and so did my dad, I bought a PS3 and next thing I know my dads just bought one too, I bought a Guitar Hero set and my dad got Rock Band.

Basically I just have to buy something new and my parents will get it pretty soon.

Hoping they didn't get in steels too

Suntory_Times · 04-25-2010, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sagacious Koreo

I totally converted my dad into being a fan of high quality home entertainment. I convinced him to get his own home theater system and to upgrade to bluray. He's even got a better HDTV than I do. My mom watches it, but she could care less what the picture really looks like. She still watches VHS and loves it all the same.

I still watch vhs and love it all the same, some movies will never get a dvd let alone blu ray release but are available on vhs.

That bieng said, i'd prefer if all wear available on blu ray (or even better uncompressed 4k digital files

). You'd never need to get the movie again, hell, 2k lossless or even blu ray is more or less already overkill.

tiger_qc · 04-25-2010, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pentatonic

Hoping they didn't get in steels too

No they didn't!

But they live 200 miles away so they helped me a few time when I ran short or couldn't go to FS on release date.

tiger_qc · 04-25-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

I still watch vhs and love it all the same, some movies will never get a dvd let alone blu ray release but are available on vhs.

You still own a VHS?

I gave mine away 6-7 yrs ago!
I'm not watching DVDs anymore let alone VHS.

P@t_Mtl · 04-25-2010, 06:04 PM

My brother did not play fair...made my dad watch Band Of Brothers on Blu-ray

vonzipper3 · 04-26-2010, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by tiger_qc

When I got my ACL TV my dad got one a few months later, I bought a hd-dvd player and so did my dad, I bought a PS3 and next thing I know my dads just bought one too, I bought a Guitar Hero set and my dad got Rock Band.

Basically I just have to buy something new and my parents will get it pretty soon.

Dude Tell Your Parents You Bought Some New TECH Let Your Parent's Buy It First And Borrow It When They Stop Using It Or When They Go Out Of Town

Suntory_Times · 04-26-2010, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by tiger_qc

You still own a VHS?

I gave mine away 6-7 yrs ago!
I'm not watching DVDs anymore let alone VHS.

Yep, I still own and run vhs, as well as dvd. The number of films i've been able to watch which I otherwise couldn't is remarkable.

lucv13 · 04-26-2010, 04:56 AM

He He He, my kids come to me when it's new Tech time...they call me a Geek...

walter stark · 04-26-2010, 08:49 AM

i think i have been fortunate as me and my brotehr were on the know when it cam eot technology and so was my dad. over the years my mum would learn from us and i think we have taught her well as she went out and got 2012 on Blu Ray as a suprise (her first

) and then got a another film on saturday for £5 because it wasnt worth it on Blu ray

Musashi · 04-26-2010, 02:38 PM

I got my parents a blu-ray player as a gift last December and they've been using it well. They got a Netflix subscription and do about 50/50 blu-ray vs DVD.

Sagacious Koreo · 04-26-2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

Yep, I still own and run vhs, as well as dvd. The number of films i've been able to watch which I otherwise couldn't is remarkable.

I've still got tons of VHS tapes laying around, just don't have a VHS player that works. They all clunked out on me.

bandit29 · 04-26-2010, 07:53 PM

My dad sees the difference but he's not interested in that right now. My mom doesn't care whatsoever.

PrivatePixel · 04-26-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bandit29

My dad sees the difference but he's not interested in that right now. My mom doesn't care whatsoever.

Same here. Good thing too, as DVDs are easier on my wallet.

04-25-2010, 12:29 AM	#1
BirdManJr Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	Helping your parents understand & like Blu-ray I talked my parents into selling there old tv and buying a 55" samsung lcd from bestbuy...and getting a nice stand to go with it...they have alot of money they just are content with what they got but hey i try to help.. i got them verizon phones last christmas...it was there first cell phones and they love them now..which they never would get them before lol.. i bought them a blu-ray player but they only buy dvds... and my dad wont get hd on his tv says its a waste....i have hd dvr on mine and he comes over and he likes it and says he likes the way it looks.. Well i went over there yesterday...and they had avatar...ON DVD!!!!! and paid 16.99 for it...well i took it without them knowing...NO receipt back to meijer...and meijer was cool they let me swap the dvd of avatar for the dvd/blu-ray combo that was just 3 dollars more!!!!! i thought that was cool..most stores are like receipt or nothing...But when my dad gets home he will see blu-ray/dvd combo Maybe watching avatar on blu will change there minds....oh well i tried...anyone else try to get there folks into it? Last edited by BirdManJr; 04-25-2010 at 12:34 AM.

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04-25-2010, 12:42 AM	#2
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	I let my dad watch Master and Commander awhile back. Now he's counting the days till his big screen goes out so he can buy an LCD. I gave my parents my old HTIB last year. He hooked up the two fronts. I at least hooked up the center channel for him, still haven't worked up the courage to go crawling through their attic to get the rears set up yet. I'll probably get him a Blu-ray player for Fathers Day this year.

04-25-2010, 01:02 AM	#3
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	The mom does watch Blu-ray but never really comments on the picture quality.

04-25-2010, 01:12 AM	#4
GLaDOS Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Fujiwara Tofu Shop 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:114 Blu-ray reviews: 5	My dad is now a Blu-ray fanatic. He used to not understand the difference between Blu-ray and DVD, but now he is getting used to the format now that it has gone mainstream.

04-25-2010, 02:03 AM	#5
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	My parent love technology in general especially my father. He tends to purchase whatever piece of a brand new tech and upgrade it 6 months later. However, when it comes to Bluray to them its a whole different story. They just say they don't have the time. PS. My dad is hardcore when it comes to HT but all he does is watch the news.

04-25-2010, 02:39 AM	#6
Sagacious Koreo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:685 Trading Score:3	I totally converted my dad into being a fan of high quality home entertainment. I convinced him to get his own home theater system and to upgrade to bluray. He's even got a better HDTV than I do. My mom watches it, but she could care less what the picture really looks like. She still watches VHS and loves it all the same.

04-25-2010, 02:54 AM	#7
tiger_qc Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Quebec City, Canada Home Theater Gallery:69 4K collection:171 Blu-ray collection:1420 DVD collection:221 Digital collection:86 iTunes collection:73 Trading Score:84	When I got my ACL TV my dad got one a few months later, I bought a hd-dvd player and so did my dad, I bought a PS3 and next thing I know my dads just bought one too, I bought a Guitar Hero set and my dad got Rock Band. Basically I just have to buy something new and my parents will get it pretty soon.

04-25-2010, 06:04 PM	#12
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	My brother did not play fair...made my dad watch Band Of Brothers on Blu-ray

04-26-2010, 04:56 AM	#15
lucv13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gatineau QC Canada DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:12	He He He, my kids come to me when it's new Tech time...they call me a Geek...

04-26-2010, 08:49 AM	#16
walter stark Senior Member Member since:Feb 2010 Blu-ray collection:50	i think i have been fortunate as me and my brotehr were on the know when it cam eot technology and so was my dad. over the years my mum would learn from us and i think we have taught her well as she went out and got 2012 on Blu Ray as a suprise (her first ) and then got a another film on saturday for £5 because it wasnt worth it on Blu ray

04-26-2010, 02:38 PM	#17
Musashi Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Manchester, CT Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:337 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I got my parents a blu-ray player as a gift last December and they've been using it well. They got a Netflix subscription and do about 50/50 blu-ray vs DVD.

04-26-2010, 07:53 PM	#19
bandit29 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Chicago, IL Blu-ray collection:88 DVD collection:17 MA collection:3 Digital collection:117 Prime collection:1	My dad sees the difference but he's not interested in that right now. My mom doesn't care whatsoever.

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