My job is complete! The wife is onboard Blu... - Blu-ray Forum

cawgijoe · 01-09-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Go Blu

Now if I can only get my wife on board with this new 105 inch Plasma!
A few diamonds are in order...

How does that even fit through a doorway?

Joe Cain · 01-09-2008, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cawgijoe

How does that even fit through a doorway?

You build your home theatre around it.

Mote · 01-09-2008, 06:58 PM

Nice job! My wifey has been supporting me ever since she saw Casino Royale.

Let me tell you, this hobby is a lot easier once you got the wifeys approval.
Now she comes home with Blu-rays!

WriteSimply · 01-09-2008, 07:32 PM

I think the easiest way to convince everyone why they should go HD is by comparing back to back the difference. Switching between a DVD player and a BD player can be tricky, since they think you're tricking them.

I recently found Easter Eggs on Ratatouille. One of them was on how to pronounce ratatouille, which was in SD. It has a shot of the producer at the beginning and it is a fairly short extra. There is also an extra interviewing Brad Bird and Thomas Keller shot in a variety of formats but the main interviews are in HD. This also has the shot of the producer at the beginning, and it's the same interview shoot in both extras.

Playing the SD extra first and then playing the HD extra really convinces people of the differences. And the food and food ingredients in HD makes your mouth water real fast!

fuad

Ferris · 01-09-2008, 07:36 PM

My wife (who pushed us into HDTV) and have put 12 friends (6 couples) into debt after they watching some football games at our house last month... After showing them Casino Royale on Blu-Ray, they're all going BLU

ascotinmpls · 01-09-2008, 07:50 PM

Converting my wife to BD wasn't as much of a struggle as i thought it would be, although i think getting her to agree to another BD player and HD TV purchase (for the bedroom) will take a lot of work, especially now that we have a baby on the way.

She actually took the plunge and bought me the PS3 for my birthday in August - it was at that point that the HDTV/Blu-Ray talks started, but she told me she wanted to wait until early 2008.

Well, one day in late September, when we were in Target, they had the Sony BD player setup with a 1080p TV, and it caught her eye. She said, "look how clear the picture is with Cars on that TV - that is way clearer than it is on our TV"...i jumped in, "well dear, as well as this being on a 1080p TV, this is the Blu-Ray version"...as she pondered the purchase, i reminded her that the PS3 played BD and we would not need a BD player, just the TV.

We walked out the store that day with a 40" Philips 1080p, Cars, Ratatouille and Black Hawk Down on BD...

We now have around 30 odd Blu-Rays and counting, and the Netflix queue is full of BD titles.

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01-09-2008, 06:58 PM	#3
Mote Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Playa Del Rey, CA. Blu-ray reviews:2	Nice job! My wifey has been supporting me ever since she saw Casino Royale. Let me tell you, this hobby is a lot easier once you got the wifeys approval. Now she comes home with Blu-rays!

01-09-2008, 07:32 PM	#4
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	I think the easiest way to convince everyone why they should go HD is by comparing back to back the difference. Switching between a DVD player and a BD player can be tricky, since they think you're tricking them. I recently found Easter Eggs on Ratatouille. One of them was on how to pronounce ratatouille, which was in SD. It has a shot of the producer at the beginning and it is a fairly short extra. There is also an extra interviewing Brad Bird and Thomas Keller shot in a variety of formats but the main interviews are in HD. This also has the shot of the producer at the beginning, and it's the same interview shoot in both extras. Playing the SD extra first and then playing the HD extra really convinces people of the differences. And the food and food ingredients in HD makes your mouth water real fast! fuad

01-09-2008, 07:36 PM	#5
Ferris Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay Area Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:1	My wife (who pushed us into HDTV) and have put 12 friends (6 couples) into debt after they watching some football games at our house last month... After showing them Casino Royale on Blu-Ray, they're all going BLU

01-09-2008, 07:50 PM	#6
ascotinmpls Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Portland, OR 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:637 Trading Score:8	Converting my wife to BD wasn't as much of a struggle as i thought it would be, although i think getting her to agree to another BD player and HD TV purchase (for the bedroom) will take a lot of work, especially now that we have a baby on the way. She actually took the plunge and bought me the PS3 for my birthday in August - it was at that point that the HDTV/Blu-Ray talks started, but she told me she wanted to wait until early 2008. Well, one day in late September, when we were in Target, they had the Sony BD player setup with a 1080p TV, and it caught her eye. She said, "look how clear the picture is with Cars on that TV - that is way clearer than it is on our TV"...i jumped in, "well dear, as well as this being on a 1080p TV, this is the Blu-Ray version"...as she pondered the purchase, i reminded her that the PS3 played BD and we would not need a BD player, just the TV. We walked out the store that day with a 40" Philips 1080p, Cars, Ratatouille and Black Hawk Down on BD... We now have around 30 odd Blu-Rays and counting, and the Netflix queue is full of BD titles.

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