Archive Best Blu-Ray Movie

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Society

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Dec 30, 2009 12:42pm

What is the best movie on blue-ray in terms of video quality?

I have heard that Disney movies are all good ones.

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Nate

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Dec 30, 2009 12:54pm

Anything Pixar/Disney or Dreamworks will look nice. Some movies with CGI features look nice. Your standards comedies/chick flicks will have little enhancement.

hoops23

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Dec 30, 2009 1:21pm

WALL-E is pretty damn amazing. Can't wait for Avatar to come out..

Fab1b

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Dec 30, 2009 1:42pm

I think animated looks the best even in HD TV along with Blu-Ray

McFly1955

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Dec 30, 2009 1:43pm

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Society

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Dec 30, 2009 1:50pm

Is it safe to say that with some movies you won't notice much of a difference between dvd and blu-ray? I ask, because with the movies that I have watched on blu-ray, I haven't been "blown away" with the video aspects of the movies. I am missing out on the audio portion as I haven't upgraded that part.

McFly1955

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Dec 30, 2009 2:00pm

Society wrote: Is it safe to say that with some movies you won't notice much of a difference between dvd and blu-ray? I ask, because with the movies that I have watched on blu-ray, I haven't been "blown away" with the video aspects of the movies. I am missing out on the audio portion as I haven't upgraded that part.

Yes, that's very true in some instances. Most movies have at least a slight improvement, but there are those older movies that look pretty much the same as their DVD counterpart.

As for an excellent or even OK blu ray, you should definitely be seeing a difference in picture quality. There are some websites that show side by side comparisons of blu ray vs dvd of the same screenshot, which may be helpful.

When I'm making a decision on whether to upgrade from a DVD copy to a Blu Ray copy of something in my collection, I always check out a few web sites and see if they are worth making the upgrade..

To really tell the difference with blu ray you need:
-- 1080p TV
-- really need at least 40" to see the difference (depending on how far you are sitting from the screen)
-- blu ray player connected to the tv via HDMI cable
-- a good blu ray movie

What movies have you viewed on blu ray that didn't impress you??

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Society

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Dec 30, 2009 2:09pm

McFly1955 wrote: To really tell the difference with blu ray you need:
-- 1080p TV
-- really need at least 40" to see the difference (depending on how far you are sitting from the screen)
-- blu ray player connected to the tv via HDMI cable
-- a good blu ray movie

What movies have you viewed on blu ray that didn't impress you??

1080p - Check
40" - Check
HDMI cable - Check (PS3 player)
Good blu-ray movie - questionable

So far I have watched District 9, 500 days of summer (for the wife) and Inglourious Basterds. I'm a newbie at the blu-ray. Don't get me wrong, District 9 and Ingl. bast. looked good, but it's hard to compare without the side by side comparison.

ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Dec 30, 2009 2:11pm

I thought Transformers looked better on blu-ray than dvd.

McFly1955

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Dec 30, 2009 2:21pm

Society wrote:
McFly1955 wrote: To really tell the difference with blu ray you need:
-- 1080p TV
-- really need at least 40" to see the difference (depending on how far you are sitting from the screen)
-- blu ray player connected to the tv via HDMI cable
-- a good blu ray movie

What movies have you viewed on blu ray that didn't impress you??
1080p - Check
40" - Check
HDMI cable - Check (PS3 player)
Good blu-ray movie - questionable

So far I have watched District 9, 500 days of summer (for the wife) and Inglourious Basterds. I'm a newbie at the blu-ray. Don't get me wrong, District 9 and Ingl. bast. looked good, but it's hard to compare without the side by side comparison.

If you haven't already, go through an article like this one below to make sure you are using the best settings:

http://gear.ign.com/articles/938/938051p1.html

This isn't the exact one I used, but it looks to have pretty much all of the same settings as my PS3.

wes_mantooth

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Dec 30, 2009 2:33pm

ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: I thought Transformers looked better on blu-ray than dvd.

Agreed.

I think anything that is computer enhanced looks alot better on bluray.

And as mentioned before, check the avsforum site, it is very good when dealing with bluray

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Society

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Dec 30, 2009 2:36pm

wes_mantooth wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: I thought Transformers looked better on blu-ray than dvd.
Agreed.

I think anything that is computer enhanced looks alot better on bluray.

And as mentioned before, check the avsforum site, it is very good when dealing with bluray

That seems to be the standard from what I have read.

wes_mantooth

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Dec 30, 2009 2:38pm

Some of the older movies really don't look that great on bluray. I bought Goodfellas and couple other 80's/90's movies and they are not worth the price hike to be honest.

hoops23

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Dec 30, 2009 2:39pm

As others have said, animated and CGI look the best on blu-ray. That's where the enhancements really shine.

District 9 was very good on blu-ray..

Ironman is another one that looks great on blu-ray, as does The Dark Knight..

I heard Cars looks fantastic, but I've never seen it on blu-ray. I know all of the pixar movies are supposed to be pretty amazing, but I know for sure WALL-E is.

Pretty much any movie that uses cgi, animations, explosions, etc.. looks better on blu-ray. Other movies, like the aforementioned 500 days of Summer should suffice with the DVD upscaling.

heel023

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Dec 30, 2009 2:41pm

Spiderman 3 looked pretty cool on blu ray.

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Nate

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Dec 30, 2009 3:09pm

Cars is pretty cool on blu-ray. It was the first blu-ray I had seen played and it was absolutely amazing.

LJ

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Dec 30, 2009 3:14pm

If you have been watching Regular DVD's on your PS3, then normal "live action" Blu Rays, you aren't going to see much of a difference. the PS3 has some of the best up converting technology available. So if you pop in a regular widescreen version of let's say, The Departed, you aren't going to notice that big of a difference when you go to Blu Ray.

justincredible

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Dec 30, 2009 3:19pm

Also check out www.blu-ray.com for quality reviews.

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stwest30

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Dec 30, 2009 4:02pm

Up was pretty cool.

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jmog

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Dec 30, 2009 4:02pm

Transformers 1 and 2 were great on Blu Ray, Cars and Wall-E are amazing on Blu Ray.

Like everyone else said, any movie with a lot of CGI or computer animation there is a big difference.

BuckeyeBlue

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Dec 30, 2009 4:12pm

I though Gladiator was pretty amazing.

hoops23

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Dec 30, 2009 4:43pm

Gladiator was actually rated as one of the worst done blu-ray conversions.. Obviously it still looks good, but I guess the audio isn't as sharp as it could be..

Thunder70

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Dec 31, 2009 4:43am

I really think that the audio on BD is much better that the pic on BD when compared with DVD. But, you do need a good surround system to experience that...

Fab4Runner

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Dec 31, 2009 8:22am

Nerds.

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Nate

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Dec 31, 2009 9:06am

Fab4Runner wrote: Nerds.

Hos.

(kidding)