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  1. AceRunner AceRunner is offline

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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:16am)

    and am looking to get some DVDs for it- both good movies and movies/shows that look awesome in blu ray. what should I buy?
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:19am) in reply to AceRunner

    movies that put the words blueray to use like Darknight,Iron man hell even top gun, pretty much any action. Don't get movies like Babysitter club. Stick to action,horror etc. If you didn't get a ps3 I ought to smack you
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:22am) in reply to darkpoker12

    planet earth bbc edition.
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:23am) in reply to darkpoker12

    what a noob.

    Planet Earth
    Ice Age
    Superbad
    Simpsons movie
    American Psycho
    The Japanese are releasing porn for it too I hear
     
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:23am) in reply to ucantbeatthemeat

     
    Originally Posted by ucantbeatthemeat View Post

    planet earth bbc edition.

    yes great suggestion. He is 100% right on bbc edition, the American girl is bleh
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:25am) in reply to darkpoker12

     
    Originally Posted by darkpoker12 View Post

     
    Originally Posted by ucantbeatthemeat View Post

    planet earth bbc edition.

    yes great suggestion. He is 100% right on bbc edition, the American girl is bleh

    You mean Sigourney Weaver?
     
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:31am) in reply to AceRunner

    pfffffffft what's the point of getting a blu-ray player if you're going to get DVDs to play in it??
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:34am) in reply to JRoth15

    I thought they played better in a blu ray
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:39am) in reply to towman1

    It'll upscale them to best resolution possible (normally 480p for DVDs I think), but it's no blu-ray disc...
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:43am) in reply to JRoth15

    i meant blu ray discs obv, my bad
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  11. BubbaKGB BubbaKGB is offline The Canadian Goose

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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:48am) in reply to AceRunner

    Must Own Blu-rays that haven't been mentioned:

    Band of Brothers
    Ratatouille
    WALL-E
    Cars
    2001: A Space odyssey
    Sunshine
    Black Hawk Down
    Blade Runner
    The Fifth Element
    Baraka
    L.A. Confidential
    The Fall
    The Matrix Trilogy
    The Godfather Collection
    Underworld
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:48am) in reply to AceRunner

    highdefdigest.com................for everything blu-ray, they review the video quality, sound quality, etc. very cool site
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:49am) in reply to towman1

     
    Originally Posted by towman1 View Post

    I thought they played better in a blu ray

    Honestly, once you go Blu with a 1080p setup, it's so so hard to go back to watching DVDs. Upscaling just doesn't cut it at all.
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:50am) in reply to MNGambler

     
    Originally Posted by MNGambler View Post

    highdefdigest.com................for everything blu-ray, they review the video quality, sound quality, etc. very cool site

    Great site.
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:51am) in reply to BubbaKGB

     
    Originally Posted by BubbaKGB View Post

     
    Originally Posted by towman1 View Post

    I thought they played better in a blu ray

    Honestly, once you go Blu with a 1080p setup, it's so so hard to go back to watching DVDs. Upscaling just doesn't cut it at all.

    wait what turns blu?
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:51am) in reply to BubbaKGB

    obv have a nice tv, a Sony Bravia XBR 52'

    I have the normal band of brothers(i love the series, will def watch it multiple times in the future). worth getting blu ray set?- value wise, the money isn't rly a issue for me if its much better.
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:55am) in reply to BubbaKGB

     
    Originally Posted by BubbaKGB View Post

     
    Originally Posted by towman1 View Post

    I thought they played better in a blu ray

    Honestly, once you go Blu with a 1080p setup, it's so so hard to go back to watching DVDs. Upscaling just doesn't cut it at all.

    I totally agree Bubba, it just kind of sucks that most new releases sell for $25-$35 still (obv prices will eventually drop the same as dvds did) so I'll still rent and "make a backup" of some dvd's just because its dirt cheap but at the same time I check amazon and best buy for sales on blurays cause the picture and audio are second to none
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 12:55am) in reply to AceRunner

     
    Originally Posted by AceRunner View Post

    i meant blu ray discs obv, my bad

    i know...just giving you shit

    Planet Earth, BBC is a must...I also have Boondock Saints, Pineapple Express, Talladega Nights, I Am Legend, 3:10 To Yuma, Step Brothers, Invincible, The Departed, The Dark Knight, Reign Over Me, Casino Royale, Superbad, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

    The only "must haves" that I own are Planet Earth and Dark Knight. I love some of the others, but these are the only two that I could watch over and over again.
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 1:03am) in reply to JRoth15

    saving private ryan
    the kingdom
    braveheart
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 1:12am) in reply to AceRunner

     
    Originally Posted by AceRunner View Post

    obv have a nice tv, a Sony Bravia XBR 52'

    I have the normal band of brothers(i love the series, will def watch it multiple times in the future). worth getting blu ray set?- value wise, the money isn't rly a issue for me if its much better.

    I sold my BoB DVD set on e-Bay for like $30 and bought it on Blu-ray. Well worth it, looks and sounds amazing. Not that it didn't on DVD, but you know what I nmean.
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 2:25am) in reply to BubbaKGB

    ok just ordered $300 worth of blu ray, should get me started
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 2:29am) in reply to AceRunner

     
    Originally Posted by AceRunner View Post

    ok just ordered $300 worth of blu ray, should get me started

    Haha, well done imo.
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 3:12am) in reply to BubbaKGB

    downloading blurays ftw. except for them being 8-13 gigs for 1080p.

    as mentioned already, Dark knight, walle, and Iron man are the sickest looking blurays that I have.

    edit to add- if anyone doesnt already have a bluray player, and owns a 1080p TV DEF buy one of these and an external hard drive, I got one a month ago and have since downloaded 80 blurays.

    http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=572
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    Feb 19th, 2009 (2/19/2009 6:13am) in reply to AceRunner

    is there much difference between watching blurays on 1080i tv compared to a 1080p???? Our tv is just over 2 years old and i dont feel like forking out to replace it just yet....
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