Disappointed in Blu-ray - Blu-ray Forum

Greggy P. Wild · 03-24-2009, 12:09 AM

I'd been looking forward to getting a Blu-ray player and building up a nice collection of hi-def movies for ages, so I picked up the Sony S350 and a couple of movies last week (Terminator 2 and Total Recall... 2/$20). And before you ask, I was always rooting for Blu-ray in the hi-def format wars.

The good news: A) The cases are great and look good on my bookshelf. B) I can kinda tell Terminator 2 is hi-def if I sit with my eyes 4 inches from the screen and squint. C) The S350 upconverts quite well (although the picture is a bit "warm" for my taste).

The bad news: A) Total Recall looks no better, and possibly WORSE than a regular DVD. B) Neither movie looked noticeably better than DVD versions. C) Several regular DVD's I own look MUCH better than either of these "hi-def" Blu-ray's. D) The HD-DVD's I used to own (King Kong and Goodfellas) actually looked hi-def (much better than both of these Blu-ray's).

So what's the deal? Is it common for Blu-ray's to look like garbage? And no, I'm not blind and my setup is fine (HD-DVD looked great).

Astalder · 03-24-2009, 12:11 AM

Read reviews of the BDs you're buying before you do so.

Clark Kent · 03-24-2009, 12:12 AM

You happened to start your collection with two of the worst Blu-ray releases out of the hundreds released so far. A new edition of Terminator 2 is coming out in May.

Red Hood · 03-24-2009, 12:13 AM

somebody didnt do there research

Irrob · 03-24-2009, 12:18 AM

You poor bastard. Go get you Iron Man and The Dark Knight and check back with us later.

Astalder · 03-24-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Irrob

You poor bastard. Go get you Iron Man and The Dark Knight and check back with us later.

Yeah, do this, that's a better way to start than animated films (those are like cheating).

CaptainCanuck79 · 03-24-2009, 12:15 AM

dam u gotta get cars or any disneypixar. even dark knight is awesome in blu

Blu Titan · 03-24-2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

You happened to start your collection with two of the worst Blu-ray releases out of the hundreds released so far. A new edition of Terminator 2 is coming out in May.

Very true...he picked two of the worst releases as far as PQ goes. Luck of the draw I guess.

Johnny Vinyl · 03-24-2009, 01:48 AM

Hell! This thing is picking up steam!

Blu-ray Defenders....ATTACK!

John

crazyBLUE · 03-24-2009, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Astalder

Read reviews of the BDs you're buying before you do so.

+1

Plasmachick · 03-24-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Greggy P. Wild

I'd been looking forward to getting a Blu-ray player and building up a nice collection of hi-def movies for ages, so I picked up the Sony S350 and a couple of movies last week (Terminator 2 and Total Recall... 2/$20). And before you ask, I was always rooting for Blu-ray in the hi-def format wars.

The good news: A) The cases are great and look good on my bookshelf. B) I can kinda tell Terminator 2 is hi-def if I sit with my eyes 4 inches from the screen and squint. C) The S350 upconverts quite well (although the picture is a bit "warm" for my taste).

The bad news: A) Total Recall looks no better, and possibly WORSE than a regular DVD. B) Neither movie looked noticeably better than DVD versions. C) Several regular DVD's I own look MUCH better than either of these "hi-def" Blu-ray's. D) The HD-DVD's I used to own (King Kong and Goodfellas) actually looked hi-def (much better than both of these Blu-ray's).

So what's the deal? Is it common for Blu-ray's to look like garbage? And no, I'm not blind and my setup is fine (HD-DVD looked great).

I think you got the worst 2 titles of the bunch in the history of blu-ray. PQ is awful on these. You should read the reviews first re: AQ & PQ.

A lot of older titles are hit or miss on blu-ray.

BruceWayne · 03-24-2009, 12:12 AM

Those are some of the worst movies you could use to get an idea of blu-ray... got check out some of the Disney/Pixar movies, you'll be much happier.

Tarek · 03-24-2009, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceWayne

Those are some of the worst movies you could use to get an idea of blu-ray... got check out some of the Disney/Pixar movies, you'll be much happier.

I AGREE, I HAVE A 55"PLASMA 6.1 SURROUND AND i AGREE PIXAR AND DISNEY MOVIES SHINE JUST LOOK AT cars, Wall*E, and in Wall*E check out the up trailer it is awesome

Stang-Ray · 03-24-2009, 02:27 AM

Check SinCity, there's no extra features in this blu-ray, like its the movie ONLY but the PQ is amazing, I can't believe you can see that many details on a persons face, probably the best PQ I've seen yet and for the price, around 12$, its worth it and a blu you shouldn't miss if you like those type of movies.
Cars is incredibile also or any pixar movies, Dark-knight is good too, I like IronMan also and Tropic-Thunder.

jw · 03-24-2009, 12:17 AM

i knew this was going south when I read this

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I picked up the Sony S350 and a couple of movies last week (Terminator 2 and Total Recall... 2/$20.....

jkwest · 03-24-2009, 12:19 AM

LOL!!! You've been member for almost 2 1/2 years and you just bought into Blu...wow...

SatinKzo · 03-24-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

LOL!!! You've been member for almost 2 1/2 years and you just bought into Blu...wow...

At least I'm not the only one to wonder about that.

Also, as soon as I saw the title, I thought " I bet this guy bought the lionsgate T2 release"

Greggy P. Wild · 03-24-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SatinKzo

At least I'm not the only one to wonder about that.

Also, as soon as I saw the title, I thought " I bet this guy bought the lionsgate T2 release"

I signed up in the heat of the format war... bought an HD-DVD player when it was $99 (a friggin' amazing value, by the way), then sold it when I could see the end coming for HD-DVD and haven't posted since.

Johnny Vinyl · 03-24-2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Greggy P. Wild

(Terminator 2 and Total Recall... 2/$20)

I think that was the Wal-Mart deal in Canada I posted a few weeks ago. Hope for you you didn't pick up CRASH either!

John

Red Hood · 03-24-2009, 12:30 AM

Dr. No is amazing.

03-24-2009, 12:09 AM	#1
Greggy P. Wild Member Member since:Nov 2007	Disappointed in Blu-ray I'd been looking forward to getting a Blu-ray player and building up a nice collection of hi-def movies for ages, so I picked up the Sony S350 and a couple of movies last week (Terminator 2 and Total Recall... 2/$20). And before you ask, I was always rooting for Blu-ray in the hi-def format wars. The good news: A) The cases are great and look good on my bookshelf. B) I can kinda tell Terminator 2 is hi-def if I sit with my eyes 4 inches from the screen and squint. C) The S350 upconverts quite well (although the picture is a bit "warm" for my taste). The bad news: A) Total Recall looks no better, and possibly WORSE than a regular DVD. B) Neither movie looked noticeably better than DVD versions. C) Several regular DVD's I own look MUCH better than either of these "hi-def" Blu-ray's. D) The HD-DVD's I used to own (King Kong and Goodfellas) actually looked hi-def (much better than both of these Blu-ray's). So what's the deal? Is it common for Blu-ray's to look like garbage? And no, I'm not blind and my setup is fine (HD-DVD looked great).

03-24-2009, 02:27 AM	#14
Stang-Ray Member Member since:Apr 2008	Check SinCity, there's no extra features in this blu-ray, like its the movie ONLY but the PQ is amazing, I can't believe you can see that many details on a persons face, probably the best PQ I've seen yet and for the price, around 12$, its worth it and a blu you shouldn't miss if you like those type of movies. Cars is incredibile also or any pixar movies, Dark-knight is good too, I like IronMan also and Tropic-Thunder. Last edited by Stang-Ray; 03-24-2009 at 02:37 AM.

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03-24-2009, 12:11 AM	#2
Astalder Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:190 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:11	Read reviews of the BDs you're buying before you do so.

03-24-2009, 12:12 AM	#3
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	You happened to start your collection with two of the worst Blu-ray releases out of the hundreds released so far. A new edition of Terminator 2 is coming out in May.

03-24-2009, 12:13 AM	#4
Red Hood Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:33	somebody didnt do there research

03-24-2009, 12:18 AM	#5
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03-24-2009, 12:15 AM	#7
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03-24-2009, 01:48 AM	#9
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03-24-2009, 12:12 AM	#12
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03-24-2009, 12:19 AM	#16
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03-24-2009, 12:30 AM	#20
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