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richieb1971 · 06-07-2010, 02:14 AM

My mother just wants to watch the movie.. If she bought a double disc blu/dvd combo and the blu ray produced a black screen she couldn't pass, she would just put the DVD in instead. That would be her workaround.. Blu ray fail!

I've met 3 people in my life who have -

a) watched blu rays using composite cables even though they have HDTV and blu ray player

b) had bought a disc where on their equipment it looked pretty much like the DVD because the equipment used didn't really warrant 1080p to look good.

c) The movie didn't come out on blu ray at all.

A was fixed by me

B) was down to 32" HDTV

C) was down to studio not releasing the movie. Which was worse when HD DVD was out due to exclusive contracts.

Luckily most blu ray players default to 1080/24.. Trying to explain that to my mother is like speaking English to an alien.

Just because someone on this forum is all techie and has graduated through nerd school doesn't mean that others will want to even learn it at all.

BD live, something which uses f/w to operate is completely useless on most discs. Most discs have irrelevant content to the material your watching. I also would say its a waste having 3 or 4 discs in a pack when you just want the movie in HD. But thats my personal choice. If you want the extra discs you should apply for them via bd live lol.

06-07-2010, 02:14 AM	#11
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	My mother just wants to watch the movie.. If she bought a double disc blu/dvd combo and the blu ray produced a black screen she couldn't pass, she would just put the DVD in instead. That would be her workaround.. Blu ray fail! I've met 3 people in my life who have - a) watched blu rays using composite cables even though they have HDTV and blu ray player b) had bought a disc where on their equipment it looked pretty much like the DVD because the equipment used didn't really warrant 1080p to look good. c) The movie didn't come out on blu ray at all. A was fixed by me B) was down to 32" HDTV C) was down to studio not releasing the movie. Which was worse when HD DVD was out due to exclusive contracts. Luckily most blu ray players default to 1080/24.. Trying to explain that to my mother is like speaking English to an alien. Just because someone on this forum is all techie and has graduated through nerd school doesn't mean that others will want to even learn it at all. BD live, something which uses f/w to operate is completely useless on most discs. Most discs have irrelevant content to the material your watching. I also would say its a waste having 3 or 4 discs in a pack when you just want the movie in HD. But thats my personal choice. If you want the extra discs you should apply for them via bd live lol.

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