atomsk Advanced Member
United States
1,660 posts Joined: Jan, 2009
Posted - 2011/05/29 : 21:49:33
quote:Originally posted by Lilley:
The ironic thing about all the stop piracy adverts is that the people who are forced to watch them are the ones who actually bought the dvd.
I once read a comparison between dvd and pirated copy that went like so:
pirated copy: find ******* - 2 minutes
download movie - 5 to 20 min depending on location
play movie: no trailers, ads, etc, movie starts immediately
Bought copy: Find time to go to store - could be half a week away
fork out for movie
sit through 10-20 min of previews and ad's that can't be skipped
start movie
And they wonder why people illegally download.
I wanted to point out this. If you plan on buying the dvd/bluray its legal to download the movie from the web, if you have the movie you still can.
Oh and whispering, you have the wrong bluray player, most players will remember where you are at even after you shutdown the player, depending on how old your player is the load time might be shit.
I just woke up, and I dont feel like typing more, ehh.
whispering Moderator
Finland
8,453 posts Joined: Nov, 2002
Posted - 2011/05/29 : 21:55:13
quote:Originally posted by atomsk:
Oh and whispering, you have the wrong bluray player, most players will remember where you are at even after you shutdown the player, depending on how old your player is the load time might be shit.
Yea with some discs. I've done some research on this, if it was the player, i would just replace it. However that isn't the case.
quote:Originally posted by Hirschi:
Also, considering larger displays, it's inevitable to have movies in higher resolution that BD provide.
I agree, but i think many are watching too expensive TV's. According to this site, Full HD and regular DVD will look the same on an 40" TV if your viewing distance is ~10-12 feet.
I just hate it that they couldn't just settle with making it (DVD) better. They had to add all sorts of questionable things to the mix.
Alert moderatorEdited by - whispering on 2011/05/29 21:58:26
TheOneNOnly Advanced Member
United States
1,937 posts Joined: Oct, 2008
Posted - 2011/05/30 : 02:33:43
I like BluRay because it let me play MGS4 without switching discs >_>
Jay-Owen Advanced Member
Belgium
1,437 posts Joined: Aug, 2006
Posted - 2011/06/11 : 18:28:37
I haven't had any trouble with my blu-ray, tbh, all I've noticed is it's a bloody expensive DVD considering the change it brings. New blu-rays here cost 25 euros, when a new DVD costs 15. Waste of money.
TheOneNOnly Advanced Member
United States
1,937 posts Joined: Oct, 2008
Posted - 2011/06/12 : 19:13:21
quote:Originally posted by Jay-Owen:
I haven't had any trouble with my blu-ray, tbh, all I've noticed is it's a bloody expensive DVD considering the change it brings. New blu-rays here cost 25 euros, when a new DVD costs 15. Waste of money.
It really just has to do with the storage, and because it's new, just like any newer technology really coming out into the market.
A regular two sided DVD can only hold 9.4GB of information; a dual-layered Blu-Ray disc can hold 50GB of information on the disc.
Jay-Owen Advanced Member
Belgium
1,437 posts Joined: Aug, 2006
Posted - 2011/06/15 : 19:15:43
quote:Originally posted by TheOneNOnly:
It really just has to do with the storage, and because it's new, just like any newer technology really coming out into the market.
It isn't particularly new, I've had it since they came out in Belgium (December 07). Although admittedly, I've not used it a shit load of times, probably only 60-70 blu-rays have been in it.
EDIT: It's a PS3 btw, not a standard blu-ray. Dunno if that changes anything.
latininxtc Advanced Member
United States
7,307 posts Joined: Feb, 2006
Posted - 2011/06/16 : 01:16:53
quote:Originally posted by Jay-Owen:
quote:Originally posted by TheOneNOnly:
It really just has to do with the storage, and because it's new, just like any newer technology really coming out into the market.
It isn't particularly new, I've had it since they came out in Belgium (December 07). Although admittedly, I've not used it a shit load of times, probably only 60-70 blu-rays have been in it.
EDIT: It's a PS3 btw, not a standard blu-ray. Dunno if that changes anything.
hmm i'm curious as well. is there a real difference between the quality of a PS3 compared to a blu ray player?
Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,230 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2011/06/16 : 04:20:39
pretty sure it shouldn't be any difference.
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Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,230 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2011/06/16 : 04:23:51
quote:Originally posted by atomsk:
I wanted to point out this. If you plan on buying the dvd/bluray its legal to download the movie from the web, if you have the movie you still can.
WHAT? In what state are you allowed to download a copy of something you own, when you're not even allowed to make a backup? I thought USA had the most shittiest copy laws of all.
In Sweden, it's illegal to download something, even if you own a physical copy. It's legal to make a backup copy, as long as there's no copy-theft protection on the disc (bypassing that is illegal).
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Alert moderatorEdited by - Samination on 2011/06/16 04:25:10
Triquatra Moderator
United Kingdom
12,636 posts Joined: Nov, 2003
Posted - 2011/06/16 : 08:11:16
^ I was going to point this out, I think alex has been misinformed