Watched my first Blu Ray movie OMFG!!! - Blu-ray Forum

frankc4s · 03-28-2007, 07:27 AM

Finaly got the my PS3 hooked up to a Plasma screen last night and watched Kingdom of Heaven....utterly blown away by what I saw

I had previously been watching standard dvds through an HDMI connected Arcam upscaling player that cost me £1000, I thought the picture I was getting out of the Arcam was excellent and that I might see a slight difference with Blu Ray. The PQ from the PS3 is incredible and way above what the Arcam can achieve.

Deciazulado · 03-28-2007, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by frankc4s

Watched my first Blu Ray movie OMFG!!!

Now tell me how you really feel

Ascended_Saiyan · 03-28-2007, 07:41 AM

I'm happy you are enjoying your Blu-ray high-def experience. If you can get your hands on Tears of the Sun, Crank, MI:3, etc., do so quickly! Welcome to the Blu experience!

HDJK · 03-28-2007, 07:56 AM

Yep, I felt the same way about my Denon until I saw MI:3 on my PS3. And after all the recommendations I think I'll have to get Crank

DTMoney84 · 03-28-2007, 09:33 AM

Yea I finally caved in and got Crank. It is definately an experience.

HDJK · 03-28-2007, 11:01 AM

^^ Yep, caved in too. I was going to wait for the price to drop but what the heck, it's on its way to me together with 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth'. Can't wait!

C6 Z06 · 03-28-2007, 11:29 AM

Welcome from the "dark side"!

elwaylite · 03-28-2007, 01:00 PM

Crank was not as good a movie as I hoped(watched it initially thru netflix on my sony upconvert), BUT someone bought me the Crank BR and the PQ is

ThirtyFive54 · 03-28-2007, 01:45 PM

Are you guys all using 1080p tv's? Just wondering what i'm missing cuz i'm just getting 720p/1080i. Big difference?

ZX-VETTE · 03-28-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirtyFive54

Are you guys all using 1080p tv's? Just wondering what i'm missing cuz i'm just getting 720p/1080i. Big difference?

Sony KDS-R70XBR2 in 1080p and the picture is phenomenol. I had a Samsung HL-R6768W (1080i). It's difficult to compare since I didn't have them side by side.

C6 Z06 · 03-28-2007, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankc4s

Finaly got the my PS3 hooked up to a Plasma screen last night and watched Kingdom of Heaven....utterly blown away by what I saw

I had previously been watching standard dvds through an HDMI connected Arcam upscaling player that cost me £1000, I thought the picture I was getting out of the Arcam was excellent and that I might see a slight difference with Blu Ray. The PQ from the PS3 is incredible and way above what the Arcam can achieve.

Kingdom of Heaven is still one of the best BD's I have seen yet. Not as good as Crank, but the movie itself (Crank) is strange.

Scorxpion · 03-28-2007, 04:28 PM

Congratulations to all of you i was dreaming the 1st moment i watched KOH ,Crank and BHD and now CR its difficult to choose which title is great but i have enjoyed all of them and many titles are around .......

Longshot · 03-28-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirtyFive54

Are you guys all using 1080p tv's? Just wondering what i'm missing cuz i'm just getting 720p/1080i. Big difference?

Great question. I have a Sim 300e 720 DLP FP with a 100" screen. Casino Royale looked very, very good but not "wow". I then played CR on my Mits 65" 1080P DLP tv and the difference was "amazing". I know what evryone is thinking "of course it will look better on a 65" vs 100" screen" but it's more than that. The level of detail on the 1080P is astounding. So much so that I can't watch any more Bd's on my 720 FP. In another year 1080P FP's should be well under $5k for some top models.

Bottom line if you can afford a 1080P display get one. You won't be dissapointed.

theknub · 03-28-2007, 05:35 PM

mine is 1080i, and i am not disapointed at all. i just couldn't justify the extra $600 at the time

samsung hd · 03-28-2007, 07:37 PM

1080p here is fully HDTV (720 not fully hd)
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TBoneCapone · 03-28-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by samsung hd

1080p here is fully HDTV (720 not fully hd)
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Samsung LN-S4095D (1080P) HDTV
Sony PS3 60gb
Blu-ray games & movies 9

Actually 780P is considered high def, just that 1080p is obviouslly the newest jump in the evolution of hd. I had a 480P TV that was "HD" at the time and is now only considered "enhanced". My new Bravia is the bomb with my Directv @ 1080i, my XBOX 360 @ 1080i, and my PS3 @ 1080 P with the Blurays!!! Loving life. To only have a 780p is no discrace either....it still makes for a nice picture.

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 03-28-2007, 09:01 PM

Glad to hear your enjoying it matey!

I too, have been blown away by the quality.. I'm using 1080i.. 1080p tv's are slowly being released over here and since I upgraded in December to a HDTV.. 1080p wont be coming my way anytime soon.
I dont feel I'm missing out on much tbh.

I'm hoping we can get Crank released over here soon!

Since buying into blu-ray's I sold 47 DVDs.
Since watching Blu-Rays I am selling another 54.. I want it all in HD!!

Knight-Errant · 03-28-2007, 10:33 PM

Welcome to the club!

ThirtyFive54 · 03-28-2007, 10:38 PM

Thanks for all the feedback. I have a phillips lcd and a sharp aquous but both are 1080i so i'm not getting the whole experience. I want either the new sharp 42 incher or the sony xbr 40. The sony's make you tear up when the Blu Ray is going. God love em! LOL.

Deciazulado · 03-28-2007, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Longshot

Great question. I have a Sim 300e 720 DLP FP with a 100" screen. Casino Royale looked very, very good but not "wow". I then played CR on my Mits 65" 1080P DLP tv and the difference was "amazing". I know what evryone is thinking "of course it will look better on a 65" vs 100" screen" but it's more than that. The level of detail on the 1080P is astounding. So much so that I can't watch any more Bd's on my 720 FP. In another year 1080P FP's should be well under $5k for some top models.

Bottom line if you can afford a 1080P display get one. You won't be dissapointed.

Well of course the difference it's noticeable, 1080p is 2.25x 720p

and the Blu-ray transfers are optimized for that, not like a few other "transfers" I've seen)

About watching at 100" vs 65" it's not the size that matters but the viewing distance proportion (measured in Picture Heights in movie/photography circles, and strangely in screen widths in video ones

)

Compare the images at the same viewing distance proportionally, for example comparing 720p 100" at 6-8 feet* and 1080p 65" at 4-5 feet* gives you the same image size but you'll see that true 1080p detail holds up like in a movie theater and can give you that 35mm sweeping Cinematic experience. that 720p won't. That's why people sit far away from their home theaters, watching 480i upscaled to 720p and 1080p downscaled to 720p

True 1080p displays will be cheaper and cheaper everyday

*(6 for Scope and 8 for 1.78 for the 100". 4 and 5 respectively for the 65")

03-28-2007, 07:27 AM	#1
frankc4s Active Member Member since:Nov 2006 Location:uk	Watched my first Blu Ray movie OMFG!!! Finaly got the my PS3 hooked up to a Plasma screen last night and watched Kingdom of Heaven....utterly blown away by what I saw I had previously been watching standard dvds through an HDMI connected Arcam upscaling player that cost me £1000, I thought the picture I was getting out of the Arcam was excellent and that I might see a slight difference with Blu Ray. The PQ from the PS3 is incredible and way above what the Arcam can achieve.

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03-28-2007, 07:41 AM	#3
Ascended_Saiyan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Atlanta, Georgia Blu-ray collection:608 Trading Score:1	I'm happy you are enjoying your Blu-ray high-def experience. If you can get your hands on Tears of the Sun, Crank, MI:3, etc., do so quickly! Welcome to the Blu experience!

03-28-2007, 07:56 AM	#4
HDJK Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Switzerland Trading Score:2	Yep, I felt the same way about my Denon until I saw MI:3 on my PS3. And after all the recommendations I think I'll have to get Crank

03-28-2007, 09:33 AM	#5
DTMoney84 Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Philadelphia, PA	Yea I finally caved in and got Crank. It is definately an experience.

03-28-2007, 11:01 AM	#6
HDJK Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Switzerland Trading Score:2	^^ Yep, caved in too. I was going to wait for the price to drop but what the heck, it's on its way to me together with 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth'. Can't wait!

03-28-2007, 11:29 AM	#7
C6 Z06 Special Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Virginia 4K collection:427 Blu-ray collection:1695 Trading Score:18	Welcome from the "dark side"!

03-28-2007, 01:00 PM	#8
elwaylite Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007	Crank was not as good a movie as I hoped(watched it initially thru netflix on my sony upconvert), BUT someone bought me the Crank BR and the PQ is

03-28-2007, 01:45 PM	#9
ThirtyFive54 Junior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:224	Are you guys all using 1080p tv's? Just wondering what i'm missing cuz i'm just getting 720p/1080i. Big difference?

03-28-2007, 04:28 PM	#12
Scorxpion Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Middle East,Lebanon Blu-ray collection:57	Congratulations to all of you i was dreaming the 1st moment i watched KOH ,Crank and BHD and now CR its difficult to choose which title is great but i have enjoyed all of them and many titles are around .......

03-28-2007, 05:35 PM	#14
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	mine is 1080i, and i am not disapointed at all. i just couldn't justify the extra $600 at the time

03-28-2007, 07:37 PM	#15
samsung hd Member Member since:Feb 2007	1080p here is fully HDTV (720 not fully hd) ____________________ Samsung LN-S4095D (1080P) HDTV Sony PS3 60gb Blu-ray games & movies 9

03-28-2007, 09:01 PM	#17
Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	Glad to hear your enjoying it matey! I too, have been blown away by the quality.. I'm using 1080i.. 1080p tv's are slowly being released over here and since I upgraded in December to a HDTV.. 1080p wont be coming my way anytime soon. I dont feel I'm missing out on much tbh. I'm hoping we can get Crank released over here soon! Since buying into blu-ray's I sold 47 DVDs. Since watching Blu-Rays I am selling another 54.. I want it all in HD!!

03-28-2007, 10:33 PM	#18
Knight-Errant Power Member Member since:Aug 2005 Location:Sheffield, UK	Welcome to the club!

03-28-2007, 10:38 PM	#19
ThirtyFive54 Junior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:224	Thanks for all the feedback. I have a phillips lcd and a sharp aquous but both are 1080i so i'm not getting the whole experience. I want either the new sharp 42 incher or the sony xbr 40. The sony's make you tear up when the Blu Ray is going. God love em! LOL.

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