Okay, okay, I was hasty about Blu-ray sucking....

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by tron3

I have the HDMI cable standing by, but my current hd-tv doesn't support it. I am considering a new TV for Christmas. Perhaps once I see a non-animation in blu-ray my opinion will change even more.

Does your current TV support DVI?

also, you wrote in your earlier post about how to tell if the Fifth Element was the remastered? well, not too sure...but Amazon has it listed as... The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray] (1997)


...and it got quite an improved review too!

[tron3]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Does your current TV support DVI?

also, you wrote in your earlier post about how to tell if the Fifth Element was the remastered? well, not too sure...but Amazon has it listed as... The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray] (1997)


...and it got quite an improved review too!

I saw the review. I'll get it soon.

My TV does have one DVI, but I need that for my HD receiver. Otherwise I would have bought the adaptor to go blu. The whole point is nearly moot as I am seriously considering a new 40" LCD 1080p tv with HDMI out the wazoo.

Odd, at first I thought I would want blu-ray for Spiderman 3. But Transformers is what put me over the top.

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by tron3

I saw the review. I'll get it soon.

My TV does have one DVI, but I need that for my HD receiver. Otherwise I would have bought the adaptor to go blu. The whole point is nearly moot as I am seriously considering a new 40" LCD 1080p tv with HDMI out the wazoo.

Odd, at first I thought I would want blu-ray for Spiderman 3. But Transformers is what put me over the top.

HDMI-DVI cable

2X1 Manual HDMI Switch

...plug both components with HDMI into the switcher, then run the HDMI-DVI cable to the TV.

[tron3]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

HDMI-DVI cable

2X1 Manual HDMI Switch

...plug both components with HDMI into the switcher, then run the HDMI-DVI cable to the TV.

Nice, but if I have to try to teach my family to use the switch box AND how to change the video input and switch back to tv, etc.... blu-ray will become a burden. Easier to go to a new tv. More fun too!

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by tron3

Nice, but if I have to try to teach my family to use the switch box AND how to change the video input and switch back to tv, etc.... blu-ray will become a burden. Easier to go to a new tv. More fun too!

true. My wife hates all the various connections.

[CptGreedle]

In order to get the best set up I could.. i had to do some pretty weird stuff...
for example, since the cable and the PS3 use HDMI, all my other games consoles and video input devices use RBD, ther eis no problem, but then when I upgraded my Wii to run a component video, I realizes that only one component video slot was available (the HDMI signals over-ride the other 2) and there was NO audio inputs except for an optical line, which the Wii doesn't support. That really sucks. Luckily I could set it up in such a weird way... the video is in component, and the audio is in MD input. So I have to turn on the video to the Wii and then change the audio to the MD and it will work.
Luckily my wife has not killed me over this stuff yet... but in my folks home I was the only one that knew how every electronic device was hooked up.