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Old 08-24-2014, 08:28 AM   #1
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Has anyone had a Blu-ray title they loved so much they felt their current TV/player wasn't worthy?

Up until last year I had a 42" Samsung TV (the model just before Smart was introduced) that was only 720p/1080i resolution and an original PS3.

The release of The Little Mermaid (hardly groundbreaking cinema, I know, but my favourite animation) pushed me to update to a 40" Samsung Smart 3D TV and a 5.1 Blu-ray home theatre system. I've never looked back.
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Old 08-24-2014, 09:26 AM   #2
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I bought my HDTV and my first Blu-ray player a couple of weeks after Skyfall was released in theaters and when the 50th Anniversary James Bond 007 Blu-rays were being released.
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Old 08-24-2014, 10:53 AM   #3
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Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc was the first Blu I ever bought.

The bass response (boom, crackle... booomm, crackle-crackle) revealed that my 30-year-old, dried-out speaker cones had actual holes in them, and I began building my 5.1 system...
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Old 08-24-2014, 10:58 AM   #4
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I don't think a specific title (or group of titles) has ever prompted a hardware upgrade.

Although things like Prometheus, Skyfall, ST:ITD (and even crap like Oblivion, actually) keep bumping up my interest in returning to projectorville.

Soon...

(oh yeah, and 3D is a good point that's worth mentioning. The stellar 2D visuals of Prometheus and ST:ITD alone provide a nice nudge toward a projector but I got the 3D versions of both (the ST:ITD Replica Phaser edition was worth every penny...it's a very cool phaser. 3D is sort of nibbling around the edges of my current flirtations with a new projector)

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2 titles, actually... Prometheus and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. I bought the 3D versions during Black Friday of 2012. I bought them without even owning a 3DTV because I was planning on getting one eventually. I actually didn't get a 3DTV until a year after that. I didn't get a 3DTV until Black Friday of 2013. I got a 50" Vizio 3DTV from Best Buy that was normally selling for $799.99 at the time. I got it for $599.99. Since then, I bought quite a handful of 3D titles, so I have plenty to watch.

My #1 want for Black Friday 2014: A PS4!
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I bought a projector for



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Old 08-24-2014, 12:15 PM   #7
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TRON: Legacy. I was determined to get a proper 3D display at a good price because of that title and I did.
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Old 08-24-2014, 01:03 PM   #8
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Noah and a few other titles with dark scenes convinced me that I couldn't live with my Vizio's backlighting problem any more. Everything looks blue at night and I.cant see much of what's going on. This problem has been building up for a while. Ordered myself a 60' Samsung. Can't wait until that gets delivered!
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Old 08-24-2014, 01:23 PM   #9
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The Walking Dead finally helped me decide to get a new 5.1 system. I was always planning on getting a new 5.1 set up but after watching the Walking Dead on it I finally upgraded and am so glad I did.
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So wait, OP upgraded to a smaller TV? I don't get it.
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Old 08-24-2014, 01:34 PM   #11
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Quote:
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So wait, OP upgraded to a smaller TV? I don't get it.
It's 2 inches smaller but is now a 3D smart TV that can do 1080p. Size isn't everything when it comes to TV's.

Now he has 3D, 1080p and a smart TV which is an upgrade from a non 3D 1080i TV.
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Old 08-24-2014, 02:13 PM   #12
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For me it was around 3 years ago because I wanted to watch movies in 3D. I got a standalone 3D blu-ray player just for playing the discs. Now I just need a 3D tv and I'll be set.
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