michael Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html I still can't bring myself to invest in it all though, I did see a nice 60" Samsung and a Blueray demo the other day mind you, that was impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 It's interesting to see, but I'm not convinced by his capture methods and use of different apps to bicubic resize etc.. Only way to properly compare is by pulling the actual digital code, which you can only do if you have a bluray player or HD DVD. (Dell laptops are starting to ship with bluray I noticed.) Clearly HD DVD/blu ray is far superior to DVD due to the resolution difference alone. Blue-ray isn't meant to be as good as HD HVD though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I have a proper HD DVD player (Toshiba HD XA1) and I can confirm that the picture and sound is stunning. Even sharper then SKY HD broadcasts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Where can I download sample HD Movies to try my HD DVD out? Does the DVD movie have to be encoded in HD-DVD in order to take advantage of the better quality... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Where can I download sample HD Movies to try my HD DVD out?Not movies but there's lots of HDTV (1080i) TV shows on alt.binaries.hdtv A single episode episode of the Sopranos is like 4.5GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 A single episode episode of the Sopranos is like 4.5GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Where can I download sample HD Movies to try my HD DVD out? Does the DVD movie have to be encoded in HD-DVD in order to take advantage of the better quality... Yes, I am talking about HD DVD discs they hold anywhere from 15 to 30 GB on one disc. Read up about it on here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Where can I download sample HD Movies to try my HD DVD out? Knock yourself out http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Knock yourself out http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx Fantastic, will try some of these out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Not movies but there's lots of HDTV (1080i) TV shows on alt.binaries.hdtv A single episode episode of the Sopranos is like 4.5GB You have broadband, right? Just start it off before you go to bed, it'll probably be finished by the morning or at the very worst by the time you get home from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 I think the whole HDTV thing is still in limbo, with various standards yet to be established. Myself I went for an intermediate solution until full high-rez becomes widespread and HD programs become really available. I went for a 42" plasma, 1024x728 panel, where SD signals look OK and HD signals look good. By shelling out no more than a grand I won't have reservations to buy a full-rez panel 2-3 years later, after blue-ray (or whatever) players and disks are aplenty and cheap. As for now, everything is still SD, who are we kidding now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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