Ill let you know how mine is dec.25..........i cant unrap it yet.(darn it)

 

Yeah I barely saw a movie on one of those for the First time about 2 weeks ago, it looked Weird like as if I was watching the Special features / or behind the scenes extras from a DVD .. something was missing But it look unbelieveably clear.

 

I snagged a ps3 when they came out because it was less than a blue ray player at the time plus you get the gaming features and can do blue rays,its still a bargin if you consider all it does and yes the picture kicks ***

 

Its so clear it almost looks fake at times.

 

It is fake-it is digitial. We see and hear in analog.

 

i bought for for my brother in law..I'm using him for a guinea pig. If it's good then I'll get my own!

 

A couple must see moveis on it:

300
Transformers

 

I also got the Sony BDP-S350, and HDMI cable for my Sony 52" XBR6 LCD. The movies are the best out so far and regular DVD's also look better. Only drawback is the cost of BlueRays.

 

I purchased a PS3 two weeks ago and tomorrow I get my 58" Panasonic Plasma!!!

 

I'm going to wait until the new RedRay "Pro" series is releasd next spring!:yes::thumbsup:

 

Got the Blue Ray PS3...hooked it to the 52 inch HD Sony... what a difference...seems like the PS3 plays the standard DVDs better as well...:thumbsup:

 

...seems like the PS3 plays the standard DVDs better as well...:thumbsup:

While many DVD's are recorded in "widescreen", NONE are high def!
Hi def is a picture with 720 or 1080 lines, and DVD's by definition are 480 lines, same as conventional television.

All the latest dvd players do "upsampling", reading standard def 380 line dvd's, doing some fake multiplication, and outputtting 1080i (?) to the television.

The Blu-Ray's and PS3's probably (confirm??) do this too.
(would explain why a dvd would look better)

Do these upsampling systems actually work well?
How much better is bluray?
400% better (the price difference)??

 

The PS3 does up convert DVDs. For those who have one you need to go into the system settings to activate. The PS3 also has wireless so you can use the net.

I see a noticeable difference with Blue Ray.. I think the PS3 is a bargain and got mine when they first came out because they were cheap in comparison to the straight Blue Ray players, had the wireless and gaming.

 

I don't know about 400% better. Just better.

 

What he said...Blue ray does make a difference...plus I hear the PS3 is forward compatible, it will play the new formatted Blue ray discs where some of the older Blue-ray players will not...good unit for the bucks...:yes:

 

However, I don't see the picture coming out at me from the screen - is it suppose to be like 3D?
But still, awesome picture - fascinating detail.

 

No it shouldn't be 3D. Think about how real high tech animation looks real yet not quite. Same with blueray over conventional dvd, you described it well "fascinating detail".

 

Hey Ron, or anyone out there tell me about this "Red Ray-Pro Series"? Sounds more like a ray gun?

After Santa brings up that note book, was considering a Blue Ray player in the spring... now there's a "Red Ray"? After reading the posts it seems like a PS3 is the way to go...best of both worlds?

Anybody clarify this for me?

Thanks.

capt

 

So a question about the PS3 and it's wireless. I have seen that to get the most out of the blue-ray players you nned to have an internet connection to get firmware upgrades and also get the blue-ray disc net fetures that come on some of the discs (I have been reading that will expand to more and more movies soon) with the PS3 being wireless does this become the net connection for the above? Can you access the net with a PS3 and visite Team Camaro, Yahoo, You-Tube, download music.....ect? I know the wirelss has something to do with gaming online. Does it cost you monthly fee for it to go on-line?
I have been looking at blue-ray players and have a hard time not buying the PS3, I know you need to spend something like $30.00 for the remote for it to work though.

Joe

 

Thanks for the input, Joe...still a bit confusing with the upgrades and all... but looks like the PS3 cuts some of the electronic corners.

Up here, there's a spread of about $150 or so between the player and the Game unit. The play stations don't seem to budge in $... but the players have come down dramatically.

capt

 

Thanks for the input, Joe...still a bit confusing with the upgrades and all... but looks like the PS3 cuts some of the electronic corners.

Up here, there's a spread of about $150 or so between the player and the Game unit. The play stations don't seem to budge in $... but the players have come down dramatically.

capt

Local walmart had blurays for $129.00 on black friday, I had one but later found it was not the full blue-ray 3.0 or what ever they call it for a net connection and getting all the goodies and put it back. The son found out on Cnet had it has the picture quality not very good. I have found the looking on Cnet gives me some good info but I am still in the dark about the PS3 and what it can really do.
If it can do all of what I asked above the $150.00 or so it well worth the price since I will not have to run a com line to my system (I might want to anyway?) In a way I sort hope it does then the excuse to buy one is a REAL GOOD ONE!!
The little woman wants a Wii though, so do I they look like lots of fun and we have played before and it's a real hoot!! The Golf game is real fun, so is bowling. She has done the Wii fit and loved it, said it made her work out really fun and it went twice as long. I can't complain she keeps the muscles tight in all the right places :yes: maybe a wii will be better than a blue ray at the momment

 

Problem i see right now is the Blueray selection at Blockbuster is really limited.

 

I've had one about a year now. Sony BDP-S300. Still amazed by the picture.

 

I tried my hardest to get Santa to have one of these under the Christmas tree.

I don't think I was good enough, since its not there.

I guess I will just have to accidentally have one fall into my shopping cart at best buy or something.

 

Joe I will use the PS3 to go on line to watch videos /you tube and instead of them being on little computer screen they are on my big screen. The IMDB -Internet Movie Database has a lot of the shows on-line so I just watched a few of the Friday Night Lights episodes on line which saved me 40 bucks because I did not have to go by the season on DVD .

PS3 automatically updates the software when updates area available which is about once every three weeks or so. You can also load you camera memory sticks into the PS3 . My brother wanted to see one of my cars so I put in the memory stick and now you are looking at a crisp picture the size of your TV and you can zoom in to specific areas of the photo.... you can also get a wireless keyboard but I use the hand held controller when I use the net.

You can also use a wireless ear piece or head set and play the games on line against others... my brother and I will play Tiger Woods golf every once in a while on line and at the same time get caught up n our lives , or just talk smack while I am kicking is backside ...

 

Joe I will use the PS3 to go on line to watch videos /you tube and instead of them being on little computer screen they are on my big screen. The IMDB -Internet Movie Database has a lot of the shows on-line so I just watched a few of the Friday Night Lights episodes on line which saved me 40 bucks because I did not have to go by the season on DVD .

PS3 automatically updates the software when updates area available which is about once every three weeks or so. You can also load you camera memory sticks into the PS3 . My brother wanted to see one of my cars so I put in the memory stick and now you are looking at a crisp picture the size of your TV and you can zoom in to specific areas of the photo.... you can also get a wireless keyboard but I use the hand held controller when I use the net.

You can also use a wireless ear piece or head set and play the games on line against others... my brother and I will play Tiger Woods golf every once in a while on line and at the same time get caught up n our lives , or just talk smack while I am kicking is backside ...

So it surfs and plays also!! Does it cost you a monlty fee to play games with bro? This is really swaying my choice......but I think a wii is our future if you know what I mean it's muscle thang

 

Joe, there is no fees to play online like an x box, I run mine wireless thru a linxis router.
The online gaming is just plain cool, I can spend hours blasting away at folks from all over the world and you can use a bluetooth ear piece to talk and cordinate your stratigies, which is really cool on the call of duty multiplayer games.
Another nice feature is also the wireless controllers.

 

I heard the new RedRay "Pro" series is going to be released around the middle of January, 2009!:yes::thumbsup:

 

Cool you can get a 4096x2048 res red ray player for about a grand but you'll need a $25k camera to record red ray or you won't be able to use the player, and it's not backwards compatible... :thumbsup:

 

If I had a choice between the BlueRay and the new RedRay "Pro" series, I think I'd rather wait till next summer when the GreenRay "Magnum Plus" will be available!.....This unit is so cool that you don't even have to be near it to enjoy it and the best part is it's all mind control operational!!:yes::thumbsup:

 

That's the player that will be powered by dilithium crystals.......no external power source required:noway:. It will even function underwater:yes:.

 

One gift received is a BRD of "Bullet".
Haven't done a side-by-side comparision between VHS & BluRay®.