Blu-Ray?

[asisrem 10+ year member]

I'm going to buy a Blu-Ray player for my pc on monday, what are your experiences with that technology?

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[tapout 5,000+ posts]

good stuff.

BTW, what rock have you been under?

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

awesome picture slower loading than dvd or hd-dvd but great picture quality

 

[KickerSoItBump 10+ year member]

I think its awesome, what type of monitor are you going to be watching on?

They do have a short load time b4 the movie begins, but its been so quick I never really cared.

Once you begin watching in HD you really don't want to go back

 

[asisrem 10+ year member]

My monitor is a 24" samsung 1920*1200

So its quite up to the task!

 

[KickerSoItBump 10+ year member]

Good, you should be set to go. Are you looking into burning Blu-rays, or simply watching them?

 

[Rmsanger 10+ year member]

BR is the way to go, netflix FTW...

Can't watch anything less than 1080P

 

[KickerSoItBump 10+ year member]

Well with upscaling it makes things alot easier, cuz honestly there is not enough true HD content out there.

Most streamed "HD" content is 720p, upscaled to 1080p depending on the device.

I thought about getting Netflix, how much does a subscription w/ blu-ray options cost?

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

What kind of video card do you have?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Good, you should be set to go. Are you looking into burning Blu-rays, or simply watching them?

Is this possible? For instance a blue-ray burner on a computer for a media center type of deal. I assume it is.

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

Well with upscaling it makes things alot easier, cuz honestly there is not enough true HD content out there.
Most streamed "HD" content is 720p, upscaled to 1080p depending on the device.

I thought about getting Netflix, how much does a subscription w/ blu-ray options cost?

You don't need Blu-ray options. their starting plan is $10. The $5 one is just dumb.

 

[Rmsanger 10+ year member]

Well with upscaling it makes things alot easier, cuz honestly there is not enough true HD content out there.
Most streamed "HD" content is 720p, upscaled to 1080p depending on the device.

I thought about getting Netflix, how much does a subscription w/ blu-ray options cost?

The BR option is the same as regular DVD, which is the beauty of it. I've got the 3 BR at a time option (~ $15/month) and you get a 2 week free trial as well. If I pace it correctly I can get 12+ BRs per month.

It's a beautiful thing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

The BR option is the same as regular DVD, which is the beauty of it. I've got the 3 BR at a time option (~ $15/month) and you get a 2 week free trial as well. If I pace it correctly I can get 12+ BRs per month.
It's a beautiful thing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

What you do is upgrade to the 6 at a time the last week of the month and only pay the pro rated price. Then before the 1st, drop back down to your normal plan.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

The BR option is the same as regular DVD, which is the beauty of it. I've got the 3 BR at a time option (~ $15/month) and you get a 2 week free trial as well. If I pace it correctly I can get 12+ BRs per month.
It's a beautiful thing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Word, I have a PS3 and a Panasonic blu ray stand alone and love it!

At first Net flix was slow about the Blu ray, but seemed to have gotten better with it.

I will never get rid of my netflix, that is for sure.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

What you do is upgrade to the 6 at a time the last week of the month and only pay the pro rated price. Then before the 1st, drop back down to your normal plan.

I just have the 3 at a time plan and I barely have enough time to watch 2 a week. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif