blu-ray/hd-dvd

[bumpin_blazer 5,000+ posts]

Yup...and when they come out, I'm buyin 2 of them and puttin one of them on Ebay to make a profit....hell why not?? Xbox did and Xbox 360.

i heard the #'s on ps3 will be 1/2 the units originally available for xbox 360. i also heard a rumor saying that a high up VP at best buy won't have any units that aren't on pre-order or pre-sale.

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

My friend has blu-ray now on his 65" 1080P DLP mitsubishi tv, it's freakin sick looking. It puts high defintion TV to shame

 

[bumpin_blazer 5,000+ posts]

hate mitsu tv's and hate dlp but that's just me.

 

[ravendarat 10+ year member]

I like Mitsu but Im not a fan of DLP just due to bulb life, or lack there of. I dont know what its like in the states but up here the bulbs are like 400-600 bux a piece and the TV's bulb life is only like 3 years

 

[TooLowTooGo 10+ year member]

Component may not be able to display 1080p but it can still display resolutions of 1080i and 720p. And if I am not mistaken 1080i and 720p is still HD.
I know that HDMI can support 1080p but with the Samsung model Blu-Ray player, they f'ed up with the chipset or something, and so if you hooked it up via HDMI, you wouldn't be achieving the full potential of this player.

So with this specific player Samsung player, I am saying that Component > HDMI.

its only some of the units that are messe dup. no idea what happened int he production but a few models are not giving access to the full 1080p. they just will not support it. now there is a debate if it is the actual player itself, the cables, or the tv being used... either way it sucks to have a product come out that is $1000 and have a 50/50 chance of it working with ur unit.

 

[TooLowTooGo 10+ year member]

I like Mitsu but Im not a fan of DLP just due to bulb life, or lack there of. I dont know what its like in the states but up here the bulbs are like 400-600 bux a piece and the TV's bulb life is only like 3 years

samsun bulbs are 175-225 depending on the tv.

3 years = about 6000 - 8000 hours with the tv on about 8hours a day.

the more times u turn on and off the tv, this affects the bulb life. so does the contrast ratio, the brightness, the watt set, etc...

if a bulb blows within 1000 hours its more than likely something else with the tv. possibly the ballast.

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

hate mitsu tv's and hate dlp but that's just me.

my parents have always owned mitsu tv's...never had one problem with any of them...the 55" they have currently has been running strong for atleast 8 years. Theyre very good tv's, and i almost got the 52" DLP over the samsung..but, just didnt like the look of it.

Wasnt very impressed with the picture on the DLP tv's though.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

The spokesman for hdmi was saying that the brand of hdmi cable doesnt matter, unlike with the rca's, s-video, etc..atleast thats what i read anyway?

This is true. An HDMI cable is actually pretty similar to a 6-pin firewire cable.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

We have a Mitsubishi 62" DLP and the 62" LCD projection at work.

99.8% of the time you can't see any difference at all.

 

[TooLowTooGo 10+ year member]

ok just found out today. Monster HDMI = not capable of 1080p signal. it will not support it. I forgot what I was told what cable u need to buy, but ill be sure to write it down next time I ask

 

[addisdar 10+ year member]

Component may not be able to display 1080p but it can still display resolutions of 1080i and 720p. And if I am not mistaken 1080i and 720p is still HD.
I know that HDMI can support 1080p but with the Samsung model Blu-Ray player, they f'ed up with the chipset or something, and so if you hooked it up via HDMI, you wouldn't be achieving the full potential of this player.

So with this specific player Samsung player, I am saying that Component > HDMI.

That may be true until the movie companies enforce the bit copy protection on the discs. Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray have this feature built in. This will convert ALL signals from the component to 540p. The protection downgrades all analog signals to non-HD formats.

 

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

so what would you ladys do? im seriously thinking of buyin a hd-dvd player tommorow yay or nay? i know ps3 will have flue ray built in but that wont be out for months and by the time their eazy to get it wont be close to a year from now

 

[bumpin_blazer 5,000+ posts]

i'd wait. unless you like throwing hundreds of dollars away that is. wait a few months and have more options save some $.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

so what would you ladys do? im seriously thinking of buyin a hd-dvd player tommorow yay or nay? i know ps3 will have flue ray built in but that wont be out for months and by the time their eazy to get it wont be close to a year from now

arent they around 1 grand right now? by an mt and a 20.1 isntead //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

arent they around 1 grand right now? by an mt and a 20.1 isntead //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

their like 500. and i pass on that audio stuff for right now im trying to setup a sick *** ht setup //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif 500 isnt to bad but i dont want to spend 500 and in 6 months or less then 2 years the player is useless cause they didnt win the battle. i might just wait and buy a new surround sound for now or a better tv stand