I just bought a 65" Sony TV and DVD/SD looks like crap
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cryofry — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 06:05 AM)
I have a Panasonic DMP-BD45. It plays Blu-Ray beautifully. It's from 2010, so loads a little slow, but great picture. I honestly think it's just DVD in general. I've become spoilt by Blu-Ray. I watched "North By Northwest" last night and it was incredible. I really enjoyed the experience. It was like seeing it for the first time. I couldn't get that with DVD.
It looks a bit sweaty in there so you may need to apply baby powder
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Semen_Monster — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 06:19 AM)
I had a Panasonic DMP-BD45 before and that player up-scales pretty poorly. It's not very good with bluray either compared to newer low price players. Buy a new bluray player. I compared a bluray disc on my old Panasonic and then on my Ps4. The difference in picture quality was quite big.
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cryofry — 9 years ago(July 20, 2016 03:57 AM)
Thanks for the info. I have been thinking of getting a new one for a while now. My BD45 is OK but it is 5 years old now and some discs take ages to load. I may look into getting a new one after reading your post. Cheers.
It looks a bit sweaty in there so you may need to apply baby powder
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Nuclear_Exorcist — 9 years ago(May 13, 2016 05:08 PM)
The difference in resolution that can be perceived by human eyes is much greater between a 480i DVD and and a 1080p Blu Ray than there is between 1080p and 4K. Blu Ray will still look fine on a 4K TV, although after you get used to 4K you'll probably notice a certain softness to the BD image in comparison.
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mikekuhlman-415-393642 — 9 years ago(May 18, 2016 06:28 PM)
A 65" screen is quite a bit bigger than a 42"! OF COURSE it's going to mercilessly show detail, and lack thereof!
As the others said, the upscaler on the blu-ray player might also be the culprit, as might be the source used for mastering the DVD.
If you're like me, you'll cherry-pick only certain titles you really like and watch often to merit spending the money to upgrade to the latest, greatest viewing format every few years. Silly comedies, in my opinion, don't really require upgrade to elicit laughs. -
cryofry — 9 years ago(May 19, 2016 06:01 AM)
If you're like me, you'll cherry-pick only certain titles you really like and watch often to merit spending the money to upgrade to the latest, greatest viewing format every few years. Silly comedies, in my opinion, don't really require upgrade to elicit laughs.
Yep, I've started cherry picking already. Got quite a few actually. I find eBay is the best. I've scored lots of used Blu-Rays for peanuts - and they are all in perfect condition, which is awesome.
I did buy the "40 Year Old Virgin" on Blu-Ray, even though it is a silly comedy. It's a favourite, so I thought why not.
It looks a bit sweaty in there so you may need to apply baby powder
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mikekuhlman-415-393642 — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 07:09 PM)
Cool! Wedding Crashers looks great on nlu-ray too. I picked it up in Best Buy's bargain bin for $5.99. Yes, while increased visual clarity doesn't make comedies any funnier, even comedies have exquisite production design, costume design and cinematography.
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mikekuhlman-415-393642 — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 07:10 PM)
Cool! Wedding Crashers looks great on blu-ray too. I picked it up in Best Buy's bargain bin for $5.99. Yes, while increased visual clarity doesn't make comedies any funnier, even comedies have exquisite production design, costume design and cinematography.
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mikekuhlman-415-393642 — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 07:11 PM)
Cool! Wedding Crashers looks great on blu-ray too. I picked it up in Best Buy's bargain bin for $5.99. Yes, while increased visual clarity doesn't make comedies any funnier, even comedies can have exquisite production design, costume design and cinematography.