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is it worth paying extra for blu ray??
I have a pretty nice tv and speakers

Yes

But not if your TV isn't 1080p

it is 1080p

is it close or is there a big difference?

will a ps3 do?

PS3  best bet Paul.

PS3 made by Sony

Blue Ray made by Sony

PS3 is great, I hardly ever play games on mine.  Plays blu-ray, upscales normal dvds so they look better and streams from my computer to it.  Apparently there was an upgrade a bit back to let it play 3d films too.  Well worth it.

I only use my PS3 for blu ray

you can also stream internet tv (bbc/c4/itv etc) and if your are into movies you can subscribe to love film etc

better then xbox with hd dvd player?

Can you even get HD DVD's any more?

Hd dvd is the modern betamax.

seems like ps3 is the best option
didnt know u can stream using the ps3,

not too fused about the games tbh
but not paying to paly mugs accross the world is better then paying for it

lol - you're right but showing your age!

I bet half the forum dont know what betamax is/was!

i hada  blue ray didnt noticed any difference between blue ray and dvd dispite having a 1080 tv
got rid of the blue ray and got hold of a dvd player that holds 301 dvd at one time much better imho

did you connect it with a HDMI cable? cant believe you could see the diff if you had the right kit

simples...yes..then create a media pc..connect via hdmi control with ipad download mkv's and heaven awaits

mkv?

Anybody who thinks a PS3 is as good as a dedicated blu ray player for playing blu ray discs is clearly a tool.

File format commonly used for blu ray downloads

The tray on that thing must be massive. I got a ps3 and it never gets out the box because my wife don't want the kids playing em:(

Thread reminds me of a Peter Kay gig I went to, he was saying the bloke that used to sell pornos near him was known as blu ray! and he couldn't believe how popular his mate had become etc....very good!

I've got both and don't see any difference whatsoever in picture or sound quality, both equally good. Only issue I could foresee would be fan noise if the PS3 has been on a while.

PS3 upscales though ldo

More lols at anyone thinking they cost sony more than a bag of rice to make.

yep, I noticed difference between SD and hd but not dvd to blu ray

When DVDs came out I remember a lot of people saying " I can't see the difference " I was just as flabbergasted then as I am now. Obv you need a blu ray player, hdmi cable and preferably a 1080p tv 40' or bigger. If you are into extras and all that Blu rays are a must just for the sheer volume of data that can fit on a single disc.

I have had this discussion numerous times before and am proud to say I have converted a few nay sayers. I simply played my Superbad DVD through my dvd player on hdmi 1 and played my Superbad Blu ray in my blu ray player through hdmi2 and flicked back and forth between the two. I am yet to have anyone tell me they can't notice a difference. Even a film like this you can see how much clearer and crisper the colours are in BluRay, i also find when you watch a very dark film i can always notice pixels/blurriness on dvds but not on Blurays.

That said they still cost a fortune. I have heard some people purchase cheap blu ray burners, then download and burn the movies they like. However I am not one to condone piracy.

Seriously !?  U need to see them side by side... The visual sharpness and clean image is ridic obv

2/3 years ago it was a valid opinion - when you couldn't get a BR player for <£200. The PS3 was pretty much guaranteed to be constantly and easily updated for format changes, etc (3D for instance). These days you don't really need to spend much on BR player. The difference between a good one and a cheap one is very small. Very different to DVD. It's pretty much a digital transport - most of the signal processing is done by your TV and/or amp. As long as it can output/decode all the formats, and ideally is networkable for updates and live content, you should be fine. No point buying a separate player if you have a PS3, IMHO, unless it's a loud fan one. And if you're going to play games, why buy 2 devices?

I use a PS3 as my only player at the mo. I also have a HD-DVD player that I bought when the format died. Got the player for £60 and around 50 hi def films for 3-5 quid each. About 2/3 still in shrink-wrap admittedly.

I suspect if you put a PS3 and a new reasonably pricey BR player side by side on the same audio/visual hardware, you'd be extremely hard pushed to tell the difference. But not having actually tried it, couldn't say for sure. The quality of your TV/monitor makes much more of a difference. And of course whether you've calibrated it (or had it done professionally).

what site do u dl from?