Blu Ray

SteamWake · 11-14-08, 12:15 PM

Tell me what is all the excitement about?

Can i get a blu ray drive for my computer?

FIREWALL · 11-14-08, 12:20 PM

Sure can.

How big is your wallet. :p

silentrunner · 11-14-08, 04:52 PM

I've thought about getting one, but they are usualy several hundred dollars.

SteamWake · 11-15-08, 01:23 PM

Yea thats the one thing i forgot to ask...

Guess I will wait a while...

Whats to be gained by installing one? The dvd drives already have a pretty good picture. I can see the grain in the film.

Zachstar · 11-15-08, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Yea thats the one thing i forgot to ask...

Guess I will wait a while...

Whats to be gained by installing one? The dvd drives already have a pretty good picture. I can see the grain in the film.

None...

#1 To get 7.1 audio from a PC requires super modern stuff that will quickly outpace the cost of the blu ray player. This is due to copy protection.

#2 Upconverting DVDs still means AWESOME picture and 5.1 sound.

Overall there is not an extreme benefit of blu ray until you get to the 50 inch display range and 7.1 audio.

bookworm_020 · 11-17-08, 01:32 AM

Plus the fact that if you wish to burn disks (bluray) it will cost an arma and a leg for the disks.

Best to hold off and go for a standard DVD burner. Will do all you need untill the price comes down on Bluray burners.

HunterICX · 11-17-08, 03:52 AM

I would wait untill they become standard stuff like DVD did.

HunterICX

Zachstar · 11-17-08, 12:00 PM

It is standard. Yet the problem exists because of insane amounts of CP that have been already broken many times over.

The future of media anyway is network. Mpeg-4 was designed for transport over networks and that is what will happen. From what I am reading you can already watch HD movies in 5.1 from an Xbox 360.

conus00 · 11-17-08, 12:20 PM

You can also watch BluRay discs on PlaySation3.

ReallyDedPoet · 11-17-08, 01:00 PM

I am going to wait a bit, with the new system that I have it has a 1080 Upscaling DVD Player, which actually looks pretty good. It will do for now

RDP

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silentrunner Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mind your own business English Types Posts: 334 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've thought about getting one, but they are usualy several hundred dollars. __________________

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Plus the fact that if you wish to burn disks (bluray) it will cost an arma and a leg for the disks. Best to hold off and go for a standard DVD burner. Will do all you need untill the price comes down on Bluray burners. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	It is standard. Yet the problem exists because of insane amounts of CP that have been already broken many times over. The future of media anyway is network. Mpeg-4 was designed for transport over networks and that is what will happen. From what I am reading you can already watch HD movies in 5.1 from an Xbox 360. __________________

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conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	You can also watch BluRay discs on PlaySation3. __________________

11-14-08, 12:15 PM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Blu Ray Tell me what is all the excitement about? Can i get a blu ray drive for my computer?

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Sure can. How big is your wallet. :p __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

11-15-08, 01:23 PM	#4
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yea thats the one thing i forgot to ask... Guess I will wait a while... Whats to be gained by installing one? The dvd drives already have a pretty good picture. I can see the grain in the film.

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	I am going to wait a bit, with the new system that I have it has a 1080 Upscaling DVD Player, which actually looks pretty good. It will do for now RDP __________________ Back in the Day