Do you own a Blu-ray player?

[DEKO]

Do you own a Blu-ray player? If so, do you like it or not? Please share thoughts!

I own one since Nov. 2008, since I live in The Netherlands (it was not very popular here until late 2009) I was one of the first people in my town that owned one. But now Blu is taking over I can see more and more people enjoying the HD-experience!

Since I already had an XBOX 360, I bought this the Panasonic DMP BD-35 (cheaper than a PS3):


Works fucking great!!!

I think Blu-ray is the future!!! I think in 2012 the DVD will be replaced by BD's. Maybe sooner in the USA...
In about a few years the Blu-ray Disc Association will give the green light so that the discs can be upgraded to 100GB per disc, or even 200GB if you're thinking about a dual layer BD! Would be great!!! I'm really enjoying the best format there is right now, and I will do so for the next 10 years!

What do you think about it? Please share thoughts/experiences...

[Portugoal]

i don't get the hype tbh

a regular dvd is the exact same quality on my tv

[Blasphemy]

Can't afford 1. I didn't even get a HD-DVD player back when it was available. I don't have a console neither. Can't afford em.  So no.

[DEKO]

i don't get the hype tbh

a regular dvd is the exact same quality on my tv

Can't afford 1. I didn't even get a HD-DVD player back when it was available. I don't have a console neither. Can't afford em.  So no.

Thanks for your honest replies!

The Bigg M-A-U: I get your point. If you don't have an Full HD tv, then it's not worth to spend money on a Blu-ray player. But maybe you'll be able in the near future to get an HDTV for a nice price... and once that is the case, I really can recommend it to you! Because the difference between DVD and Blu-ray is HUGE (Blu-ray is 5 x sharper than DVD) if you watch it with an HDTV. Once you'll see and hear Blu-ray movies like The Dark Knight, Terminator Salvation, Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace and the documentary-box Planet Earth trust me you don't want to switch back anymore! I said AND HEAR because next to the great picture quality, the audio is also fucking incredible! I never heard sharper sound-effects before on my 5.1 surroundset.... not even in a cinema!

Blasphemy: The prices will drop, just wait until the end of this year, and I'm sure you can afford a good Blu-ray player! It's really worth the wait and money!

[E. J. Rizo]

i have my PS3 and a couple of Blu-Ray movies..... while I agree that movies look fuckin Awsome on it... it is still too expensive both the movies and the hardware....im more into the renting movies now rather than purchasing... its not worth dropping 20 bucks for a blu-ray disc that i will only watch a handful of time ... id rather go the Red Box on the corner and rent a dvd for $1 a day.

Dvd doesnt look awsome like blu-ray does... but it still looks pretty damn good.

[DEKO]

i have my PS3 and a couple of Blu-Ray movies..... while I agree that movies look fuckin Awsome on it... it is still too expensive both the movies and the hardware....im more into the renting movies now rather than purchasing... its not worth dropping 20 bucks for a blu-ray disc that i will only watch a handful of time ... id rather go the Red Box on the corner and rent a dvd for $1 a day.

Dvd doesnt look awsome like blu-ray does... but it still looks pretty damn good.

Yes I agree... I only buy the movies that I really want (The Dark Knight, Terminator Salvation etc...), movies that look and sound incredible! And here in Europe the Blu-ray movies are more expensive than in the USA... (about €30,- so that's $43,-... but sometimes €25,-/$38,-) so you're lucky! Most movies I rent at the library, they provide all new movies, so it's cool! I only buy a few movies from time to time...

But I'm sure the prices will drop in the future! The same thing happened with the DVD-format...

[Javier]

I own a PS3, and I love it.  I share Netflix with a friend, so I get to rent BluRays unlimited each month.  The service is fast too, I return a movie on Monday and I can get a new one on Wednesday.  Plus, if I don't feel like waiting I can just download a 720p rip from a movie off torrent sites, convert it to make it PS3 compatible and I'm set to go. 

[DEKO]

I own a PS3, and I love it.  I share Netflix with a friend, so I get to rent BluRays unlimited each month.  The service is fast too, I return a movie on Monday and I can get a new one on Wednesday.  Plus, if I don't feel like waiting I can just download a 720p rip from a movie off torrent sites, convert it to make it PS3 compatible and I'm set to go.  

That's cool! Glad you also love it! Unfortunately Netflix is not ready for use yet in Europe. They're working on it...

What movies do you think have incredible PQ (Picture Quality) and AQ (Audio Quality)? I already listed mine in the previous posts...

[Javier]

I own a PS3, and I love it.  I share Netflix with a friend, so I get to rent BluRays unlimited each month.  The service is fast too, I return a movie on Monday and I can get a new one on Wednesday.  Plus, if I don't feel like waiting I can just download a 720p rip from a movie off torrent sites, convert it to make it PS3 compatible and I'm set to go.  

That's cool! Glad you also love it! Unfortunately Netflix is not ready for use yet in Europe. They're working on it...

What movies do you think have incredible PQ (Picture Quality) and AQ (Audio Quality)? I already listed mine in the previous posts...

This isn't a movie, but a TV show but it does have amazing picture quality plus it's great.  Mad Men the TV Series

[Blood$]

strictly DVDs on mine...

but my boy got a huge 60 inch HDTV, Blu Ray player, and surround sound system, can't even front that shit is sick especially with horror/action movies

[DEKO]

I own a PS3, and I love it.  I share Netflix with a friend, so I get to rent BluRays unlimited each month.  The service is fast too, I return a movie on Monday and I can get a new one on Wednesday.  Plus, if I don't feel like waiting I can just download a 720p rip from a movie off torrent sites, convert it to make it PS3 compatible and I'm set to go.  

That's cool! Glad you also love it! Unfortunately Netflix is not ready for use yet in Europe. They're working on it...

What movies do you think have incredible PQ (Picture Quality) and AQ (Audio Quality)? I already listed mine in the previous posts...

This isn't a movie, but a TV show but it does have amazing picture quality plus it's great.  Mad Men the TV Series

Ok, I'm not familiar with that tv show... will check that out ASAP!

Another great PQ and AQ quality tv serie is the Band Of Brothers box!

[Javier]

I want to get that Band of Brothers box, or at least get them from Netflix but these fucks still haven't added it on Bluray yet lol

[DEKO]

strictly DVDs on mine...

but my boy got a huge 60 inch HDTV, Blu Ray player, and surround sound system, can't even front that shit is sick especially with horror/action movies

Yeah that's fucking sick... I have something like that too!

I want to get that Band of Brothers box, or at least get them from Netflix but these fucks still haven't added it on Bluray yet lol

Hahaha that's fucked up! LOL!
It looks great (maybe a bit grainy... but it fits the war theme beautifully)! Not to mention the SOUND!
But the best sound I've experienced were the sound effects from Terminator Salvation and The Dark Knight... my neighbors thought there was a true warzone going on in my livingroom! Did you saw these movies?

[Javier]

strictly DVDs on mine...

but my boy got a huge 60 inch HDTV, Blu Ray player, and surround sound system, can't even front that shit is sick especially with horror/action movies

Yeah that's fucking sick... I have something like that too!

I want to get that Band of Brothers box, or at least get them from Netflix but these fucks still haven't added it on Bluray yet lol

Hahaha that's fucked up! LOL!
It looks great (maybe a bit grainy... but it fits the war theme beautifully)! Not to mention the SOUND!
But the best sound I've experienced were the sound effects from Terminator Salvation and The Dark Knight... my neighbors thought there was a true warzone going on in my livingroom! Did you saw these movies?

Yeah I checked them out when they were in theaters.  The Dark Knight is awesome, Salvation was okay although it did have some decent action sequences

[S P I C E]

DAMN!!! I just got netflix w/ blu ray access again cause I got another ps3 and now you can stream movies to your ps3 in blu ray quality for free!  There is no catch w/ Netflix, it is truly worth every penny you dish out every month