Explain Blu-Ray and HD

Born_2_Kill_83 · 13 Aug 2007 at 09:49

O.k I've got a PS3 and Xbox360 along with a 32" HD TV with HDMI.
I'm now wanting to buy my favourate DVD's and play them in the best quality I can.
My PS3 enters my TV via an HDMI cable and at the same time my 360 by HD componant cable.
Am I right in thinking my HD TV will do my Blu-ray PS3 justice and that should be the platform I should buy my films?
Does any-one have a good comparision HD vs B-R

Born_2_Kill_83 · 13 Aug 2007 at 10:30

Great thankx guys *goes to ebay to buy B-R dvd's*

Born_2_Kill_83 · 13 Aug 2007 at 11:21

Joebob said:
Be careful with what you buy. Some HD films are really worth paying the extra for but others are not much better than DVD. I bought 300 on BD recently and it's awesome quality

300 was 1 I had in mind

Born_2_Kill_83 · 13 Aug 2007 at 16:21

davetherave2 said:
personally for me it is hd-dvd.

one feature that I think that the studios have overlooked is the HD-DVD/DVD Combo disks.

With these disks it would be easy for new dvd's to have the HD version one side and then the DVD version the other so that if someone brought the disk not having a HD player they could still enjoy the movie in SD. When they eventually get a HD player then they can enjoy the movie in HD and saves them having to buy the movie again.

An example of this is the 300 it has the HD movie one side including extras in HD (first time I have seen that) and the standard DVD version the other side.

Although I prefer HD-DVD it doesn't mean I am opposed to the idea of Blu-Ray I just can't justify the £400 to play one or two movies that aren't on HD-DVD.

But to be honest i'm just happy we have a steady flow of HD movies now coming out. Although I still have a reletively small HD collection it is starting to replace some of my favourite films such as The Matrix Ultimate collection, 300,Shaun of the Dead, V for Vendetta and many more.

Plus with the the December release of Blade Runner I can't wait to add this to my collection.

but to answer the OP if you have a PS3 then go blu-ray. There are some high street shops doing a deal where you can pick up the 360 hd-dvd drive + 4 movies for £165 if memory serves but you should be happy with either to be honest.

As for good comparison websites check out avforums.com or avsforum.com they have a wealth of info as well as some screenshots comparing the same movies on both format.

dave the brave isnt your msn messanger name the same ?