I officially can't watch SD DVD anymore... - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

snakewood1 · 02-21-2008, 01:38 AM

until indiana jones,starwars,jurassic park,batman,rocky,and a few other series are on blu i sadly will continue to watch sd videos.

supersix4 · 02-21-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

I watched American Gangster today. That looked good for a DVD. I cant wait for the Blu!

I just bought it today

sad its not on blu tho

bingtau · 02-21-2008, 01:40 AM

I too have sold my DVD's. I probably had invested over a grand in Criterion discs alone. I'm sure since Criterion prides themselves on giving you the best possible transfers there are they should be jumping on the Blu ship soon. Call me crazy but I like to have the best and if that means I have to re buy a disc 4 to 5 times, I probably will.

KenThompson · 02-21-2008, 01:42 AM

Last couple nights I watched regular dvds of Indiana Jones and Predator. The color just seems so lifeless compared to bd. Also not as sharp. How can people say they can't tell the difference. Its night and day.

Gamma_Winstead · 02-21-2008, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by supersix14

I just bought it today

sad its not on blu tho

it will be this summer.

Nuttdriver · 02-21-2008, 01:58 AM

I'm in the same boat. I hate SD DVD. My wife is always renting them and I refuse to watch them unless we watch them in the bedroom on the old CRT. She says she can't tell the difference. I say she needs to go to the eye doctor!!

Blu Falcon · 02-21-2008, 02:58 AM

I'll still watch vintage Kung-Fu movies on standard DVD. I've got so many titles I'll need to convert to Blu, I just decided to keep most on standard DVD until Blu becomes mainstream and the discs can be had at bargain bin prices. I knew I shouldn't have listened to my wife when she told me to toss out all my DVD cases and store all our DVDs in CD/DVD albums for the sake of saving space. Now I can't sell dem sum *****es.

sAvAgE69 · 02-21-2008, 09:36 AM

Yes Standard DVD's are showing their age and I still watch my DVD's when I get the urge to. I am not going to turn my nose up at them. But I will be buying blu rays instead of DVD's from now on that's for sure

Mr. Al · 02-21-2008, 10:22 AM

The only dvds I buy now are TV box sets. It's going to be pretty expensive replacing them on Blu.

MOONPHASE · 02-21-2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Al

The only dvds I buy now are TV box sets. It's going to be pretty expensive replacing them on Blu.

think thats bad just imagine when i have to replace all of my 600 anime dvds into Blu-Ray now thats going to be expensive

sardaukar1977 · 02-21-2008, 11:26 AM

hard to believe that at one time most of us thought DVD PQ was incredible, I really can't watch SD-DVD anymore. The only time I do, is when I have no choice, IE Star Wars and Star Trek.

s@m · 02-21-2008, 12:14 PM

Ditto! Once I caught how amazing the picture was—even MORESO with uncompressed sound—I spit in the direction of my vast DVD collection! Well, maybe not spit . . . but I did cut them some seriously dirty looks. They knew the luv was gone. Trust me . . . they knew . . .

lilboostedscooby · 02-21-2008, 02:02 PM

i wear contacs. so watching dvd versus blu ray is like not wearing my contacs lenses. i just wil not watch sd dvd ever again. i have sold my dvd collection and will not regret.

tron3 · 02-21-2008, 02:03 PM

I can't upconvert on my BD player because I use HD component cable.

But I have Panasonic upconverting DVD player on my other TV and I'm OK with the quality it provides. But just OK with it. Don't like watching regular DVD without upconversion.

Not to mention the standard definition digital channels could use an upconversion boost themself.

BlurayManiac · 02-21-2008, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bone crusher

The other night I tried watching the movie The Invasion in sdvd. Wow, was that not only a shitty movie, but good God the PQ was horrendous. I've watched enough BDs of late that going back to sdvd is pretty much not gonna happen anymore.

I'm going to rent American Gangster on sdvd from BlockBuster tomorrow and that may very well be the last sdvd I ever watch.

i know what you mean can't watch sdvd anymore just horrible. blu-ray only.

mtl007 · 02-21-2008, 02:45 PM

Just being realistic, I can't afford to buy everything in blu and renting in blu still takes too long a wait time. So for new releases, I rent them in SD and then if they are good enough to watch again, I wait for a blu sale.

chrisshea · 02-21-2008, 03:00 PM

ive personaly never bought many MOvies on sd dvd but i do own MANY sd dvd tv series like 80+
most of them i wouldnt change for blu-ray unless they were 16:9 since also of show were shot in 4:3
but has for blu-rays i got 93 movies and 3 series and if i had a choice id never buy a sd again
the thing is i used to go out the theater liek every other week and now i dont want to look at the crapy quality of the theather soo i wait for the blu-ray lol

bhuyanp · 02-21-2008, 03:10 PM

I am done with SD DVD. Even double dipped for some in blu-ray. like PoTC3, Spiderman Trilogy, Casino Royale.

Why live in past when future BLU bright.

HeavyHitter · 02-21-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by snakewood1

until indiana jones,starwars,jurassic park,batman,rocky,and a few other series are on blu i sadly will continue to watch sd videos.

Rocky I and Rocky Balboa are actually out on Blu-ray now.

Bobby Henderson · 02-21-2008, 03:34 PM

I can tolerate up-converted DVDs, when they're anamorphic enhanced and well authored. But they do pale in comparison quite drastically to native 1080p/24 on Blu-ray Disc.

One thing is certain: I am not buying or renting standard definition DVDs anymore. At least to that degree I am very spoiled to the quality of Blu-ray already. I also intend to sell DVDs in my colleciton that I buy again on Blu-ray.

02-21-2008, 01:40 AM	#43
bingtau Special Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:WI Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:483 Blu-ray reviews:7	Criterion I too have sold my DVD's. I probably had invested over a grand in Criterion discs alone. I'm sure since Criterion prides themselves on giving you the best possible transfers there are they should be jumping on the Blu ship soon. Call me crazy but I like to have the best and if that means I have to re buy a disc 4 to 5 times, I probably will.

02-21-2008, 02:03 PM	#54
tron3 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2004 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray reviews:3	I can't upconvert on my BD player because I use HD component cable. But I have Panasonic upconverting DVD player on my other TV and I'm OK with the quality it provides. But just OK with it. Don't like watching regular DVD without upconversion. Not to mention the standard definition digital channels could use an upconversion boost themself. Last edited by tron3; 02-25-2008 at 12:53 PM.

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02-21-2008, 01:38 AM	#41
snakewood1 Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	until indiana jones,starwars,jurassic park,batman,rocky,and a few other series are on blu i sadly will continue to watch sd videos.

02-21-2008, 01:42 AM	#44
KenThompson Power Member Member since:Sep 2006 Location:B.C. Canada	Last couple nights I watched regular dvds of Indiana Jones and Predator. The color just seems so lifeless compared to bd. Also not as sharp. How can people say they can't tell the difference. Its night and day.

02-21-2008, 01:58 AM	#46
Nuttdriver Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Fort Worth Texas Blu-ray reviews:4	I'm in the same boat. I hate SD DVD. My wife is always renting them and I refuse to watch them unless we watch them in the bedroom on the old CRT. She says she can't tell the difference. I say she needs to go to the eye doctor!!

02-21-2008, 02:58 AM	#47
Blu Falcon Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:MD Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	I'll still watch vintage Kung-Fu movies on standard DVD. I've got so many titles I'll need to convert to Blu, I just decided to keep most on standard DVD until Blu becomes mainstream and the discs can be had at bargain bin prices. I knew I shouldn't have listened to my wife when she told me to toss out all my DVD cases and store all our DVDs in CD/DVD albums for the sake of saving space. Now I can't sell dem sum *****es.

02-21-2008, 09:36 AM	#48
sAvAgE69 Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Spruce Grove Alberta Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:6	Yes Standard DVD's are showing their age and I still watch my DVD's when I get the urge to. I am not going to turn my nose up at them. But I will be buying blu rays instead of DVD's from now on that's for sure

02-21-2008, 10:22 AM	#49
Mr. Al Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Alberta, Canada Blu-ray collection:1676	The only dvds I buy now are TV box sets. It's going to be pretty expensive replacing them on Blu.

02-21-2008, 11:26 AM	#51
sardaukar1977 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Dallas, Texas Blu-ray collection:779 Blu-ray reviews:1	hard to believe that at one time most of us thought DVD PQ was incredible, I really can't watch SD-DVD anymore. The only time I do, is when I have no choice, IE Star Wars and Star Trek.

02-21-2008, 12:14 PM	#52
s@m Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Washington, DC	Ditto! Once I caught how amazing the picture was—even MORESO with uncompressed sound—I spit in the direction of my vast DVD collection! Well, maybe not spit . . . but I did cut them some seriously dirty looks. They knew the luv was gone. Trust me . . . they knew . . .

02-21-2008, 02:02 PM	#53
lilboostedscooby Member Member since:Nov 2007	i wear contacs. so watching dvd versus blu ray is like not wearing my contacs lenses. i just wil not watch sd dvd ever again. i have sold my dvd collection and will not regret.

02-21-2008, 02:45 PM	#56
mtl007 Active Member Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:51 Trading Score:10	Just being realistic, I can't afford to buy everything in blu and renting in blu still takes too long a wait time. So for new releases, I rent them in SD and then if they are good enough to watch again, I wait for a blu sale.

02-21-2008, 03:00 PM	#57
chrisshea Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray reviews:3	ive personaly never bought many MOvies on sd dvd but i do own MANY sd dvd tv series like 80+ most of them i wouldnt change for blu-ray unless they were 16:9 since also of show were shot in 4:3 but has for blu-rays i got 93 movies and 3 series and if i had a choice id never buy a sd again the thing is i used to go out the theater liek every other week and now i dont want to look at the crapy quality of the theather soo i wait for the blu-ray lol

02-21-2008, 03:10 PM	#58
bhuyanp Active Member Member since:Nov 2007	I am done with SD DVD. Even double dipped for some in blu-ray. like PoTC3, Spiderman Trilogy, Casino Royale. Why live in past when future BLU bright.

02-21-2008, 03:34 PM	#60
Bobby Henderson Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Oklahoma Blu-ray collection:96 Blu-ray reviews: 12	I can tolerate up-converted DVDs, when they're anamorphic enhanced and well authored. But they do pale in comparison quite drastically to native 1080p/24 on Blu-ray Disc. One thing is certain: I am not buying or renting standard definition DVDs anymore. At least to that degree I am very spoiled to the quality of Blu-ray already. I also intend to sell DVDs in my colleciton that I buy again on Blu-ray.

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