Just watched my first Blu-Ray dvd and...

[highway61]

Stunning. Was Transformers 2 which i had to get from Blockbuster as am awaiting Band of Brothers to arrive in post. Must say the picture was brilliant. Was knocked out by as it as I must admit to being a tad unsure as to the benefits of blu-ray, being a cynical old fart. Great stuff

 

[Wilko]

Good innit? I would suggest Planet earth, now that looks AMAZING.

 

[highway61]

Good innit? I would suggest Planet earth, now that looks AMAZING.

Yes i have heard it is, may get it out over new year from Blockbusters

 

[Wilko]

This is a 'trimmed down' version of planet earth, all the best bits and only £7.99 - bargain

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/3517128/Earth/Product.html

 

[South Coast Eagle]

I'm a massive fan of HD but have resisted the temptation to get a Blu-Ray player to wait until the price drops. I recall the cheapest DVD players being over £80 when they first come out & now you can pick them up brand new for a fiver.

To be fair I am a cheap sod

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Some Bluray players are now under £80. A Philiips 2500 will only set you back £77 at Asda if there are any left.

 

[highway61]

I'm a massive fan of HD but have resisted the temptation to get a Blu-Ray player to wait until the price drops. I recall the cheapest DVD players being over £80 when they first come out & now you can pick them up brand new for a fiver.

To be fair I am a cheap sod

join the club mate. i got this model SONY BDPS360 BLU-RAY/DVD PLAYER (MULTI-REGION FOR DVD) and its as low as 89-00

 

[highway61]

This is a 'trimmed down' version of planet earth, all the best bits and only £7.99 - bargain

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/3517128/Earth/Product.html

Good deal, will be on my to get list. look forward to the LOTR movies if they are due in 2010

 

[desprateseagull]

geeks hd. lol

 

[BensGrandad]

Being ignorant of these things do you have to have an HD TV for these Blue Ray things as I am against paying extra to sky for HD.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Is it going to catch on like DVD? Seems to be making slow but steady progress so far.

 

[Yoda]

Stunning. Was Transformers 2 which i had to get from Blockbuster as am awaiting Band of Brothers to arrive in post. Must say the picture was brilliant. Was knocked out by as it as I must admit to being a tad unsure as to the benefits of blu-ray, being a cynical old fart. Great stuff

What type of tv were you using?

We've just got an LED and it now blows the others out of the water.

 

[highway61]

What type of tv were you using?

We've just got an LED and it now blows the others out of the water.

its an LG 32" hd Was about 295 three months back

 

[Yoda]

its an LG 32" hd Was about 295 three months back

I meant LCD, Plasma or LED?

 

[Bozza]

I meant LCD, Plasma or LED?

It will be LCD.

(There's no such thing as an LED TV yet, and if there were it would cost a lot more than £300.)

 

[highway61]

sorry LCD

 

[Yoda]

It will be LCD.

(There's no such thing as an LED TV yet, and if there were it would cost a lot more than £300.)

So what's this big bad beauty I have in my front room then, watching blu-ray Star Trek on then? SAMSUNG LED TV Series 7 UE40B7000 - LED TV - Television | SAMSUNG

You're right about the price though. Should've guest at the price.

 

[Bozza]

You mean one of the Samsungs that Samsung have been told to stop referring to as being as an 'LED TV'?

ASA - ASA Adjudication on Samsung Electronics UK Ltd

 

[CHAPPERS]

Band of Brothers looks AMAZING on Blu-Ray.

 

[Cian]

It will be LCD.

(There's no such thing as an LED TV yet, and if there were it would cost a lot more than £300.)

I'd expect small OLED TVs to only be a few months away, they're finally actually starting to appear in real applications (phones and laptops) although they're still limited to financially viable screen sizes that might have been normal in 1954 for a TV...

32"+ OLED TVs are going to be wallet-shattering for the next few years at least - once they even hit the market.