I just got a new DVD / BLURAY player ( I recently bought a rather saucy new telly, so it seemed rude not to), and at the risk of sounding even more dense than usual, I CAN’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE!
I presumed that BLURAY would be better quality, etc, but it doesn’t look any different to me. Am I missing something?

using all the proper HDMI cables? is the tv HDready or proper 1080p HD? is it ‘upscaling’ the DVD’s? are the blu-rays new filmed in HD films or old films that have been thrown on a blu-ray disk but still limited by the cameras they were filmed on years ago?

ANSWER ME THIS

It’s not a massive difference but I do notice it

The cost of the player from your wallet?
There’s probably some better background texture with blu-ray rather than DVD with it’s compression/decompression delay and block fill in. Think Wimbledon tennis nets on BBC1 versus BBC1 HD.

You’re very masterful consequence – picked up bad habits from them bloody Americans no doubt. Yes, I’m using hdmi leads, yes the tellys full hd and yes, the DVD is up scaling. You sir, are a clever dicky!
(Edit) the DVD player was about 95 quid.

no problems x

What size tv?
How far are you from it?
Are you sure it’s set up properly? Your blu-ray is set up to work in 1080p mode?
How good are your eyes?
What films were you watching?

There is obvioulsy a difference – the resolution is higher, meaning more detail can be displayed.

But think about it – you have to be close enough to see the extra detail, and it has to be there on the original source material.

Now I feel I’m being practically waterboarded – a bit of wee came out when I read Moleys post. Ok, the tellys 46″, I’m sitting about 6 – 8 feet from it, and I have eyes like a sheeps fanny.

your eyes are desired by the welsh?

46″ eh…. what are you, some kind of PIMP?!

I find modern DVD looks ace through my TV and Blu-ray player. Then I got hold of my old Pulp Fiction DVD and it was horrible.

I actually do think there is a distinction between BLuRay and DVD, but it’s not massive. Colours are richer and textures are better, but it’s not the life changing experience you are sold in the ads (who’d have thought that eh!).

What films were you watching?

I think this is a good point. Just because a film is on a Bluray disc, it doesn’t mean its better quality. I’m convinced some of the BDs I’ve rented have the same res film as the DVD but just stuck on a BD for marketing purposes (applies especially to some films re-released on BD)

I wanted to go bigger phil, but MrsMitch said some things. Also, she informed me (and I quote) if you put that thing on the wall, your knackers are going up there with it. Harsh, but she does have an exceedingly well filled jumper.

are the blu-rays new filmed in HD films or old films that have been thrown on a blu-ray disk but still limited by the cameras they were filmed on years ago?

The resolution of the film used (unless you’re into very very old stuff) will have been far superior to what a blu-ray can reproduce

good point! still… there’s some very poor quality blu-rays out there of older 70s, 80s and early 90s films, i’ve made the mistake of buying a few

EDIT, we’re forgetting how old b’mitch is…. i suspect he’s trying to watch some 1920’s underground porn

The BLURAY was (ahem) Thor, which I think was a fairly recent release. How was America then phil? I’m going in about eight weeks, jolly excited and all that.
DISCLAIMER – just because I watched Thor, it doesn’t mean that I specifically enjoy films with men in tights or dressed as gladiators and stuff. 😳

Another variable is how much ale you have had. If you have had enough booze that you can see two TV’s the resolution is probably irrelevant.

You didn’t get 3d did you?

The resolution of the film used (unless you’re into very very old stuff) will have been far superior to what a blu-ray can reproduce

Yes but the blu ray isn’t necessarily mastered from the original film.

We’ve got old movies that are worse than DVD quality on blu ray.

Anyway there are a few recent films I’ve got on both DVD and blu ray. The difference is definitely there. Just lower definition. Things look slightly fuzzier, that’s all. Only slightly.

Of course it’s not life changing – that’s clearly extreme marketing bolx. And it’s even worse in the USA too.

I’ll take a double blind test on my set up, sitting 3m away from a 402 telly. I’ll win every time, hands down. As long as it’s a modern film.

No, couldn’t see the point in 3d, I just went for the best quality full hd I could afford. I’m with bt vision at the moment, but will probably move to sky hd after Christmas.

my upscaling dvd player is nearly as good as the bluray player (ps3)

america was cool!

Vegas was an experience, hoover damn was impressive, grand canyon… big, route 66 an experience, LA was scummy, the coast was beautiful, sequoia trees amazing, san francisco was like a bigger version of brighton 🙂

we went to the jelly belly factory and did their free tour, then after i met a 5th generation ‘candy queen’ owner of the jelly belly company and she gave us about 50dollars worth of jelly belly stuff for free cos she wanted my willy

We’re off to Orlando for Christmas – the kids need to be prescribed with Ritalin every time we mention it. I’ve only been to the states once before, to New York, loved it. Anyway, back to the new telly – kneel before its massive glory you nazi cockmonkeys!
Ps, is it wrong of me to ask the wife to knit me a special telly watching wonsie ?

knitted onesie? i belive the kids call that a WINsie

See, I originally spelled it like you did, but it looked like I was trying to spell the name of a premiership footballer or something.

I’ve been to America loads.

never been too fussed about the HD revolution tbh..

pics or it didnt happen molly

You want pics of me in America?

Trail Peak Road by molgrips, on Flickr

that looks like swinley forest

Nah, the MTBing is better in Swinley.

You think I’m joking, don’t you?

Am I missing something?

Either your telly’s shit or you need glasses 😆 HTH

No it’s not and yes, as a matter of fact, I do. Rightbackatcha with HTH 😉

The main benefit of Blu Ray, that I can see, is that all your future disc purchases will cost more than the DVD version for an insignificant supposed improvement in picture quality.

I can’t help but concur

It’s not supposed, it’s bloody obvious. There’s a clear and significant improvement in quality, this is very easy to see.

Doesn’t make all that much difference to the overall experience though – good films are good regardless, likewise shite ones.

Perhaps I need directional cables? 😉

the cables benefit from a knitted sheath

It was the knitted sheath that got me into my current situation phil!

There is a guy in my office that spunked £1,600 on his 3d HD TV set and 4x glasses.

What a dick.

There is a massive difference in quality (visual and audio) between DVD and BD. If you can’t tell, there’s either something wrong with your setup or something wrong with your senses. I’m not saying that to be an arse, it’s just the way it is.

Because of the way the channels are ordered on the Sky box, my OH keeps switching the TV onto SD versions of HD channels; then I walk in and think “christ, have I developed cataracts?”