blu ray question..

[Derrick]

I just recently purchased a sony blu ray player. I watched my first blu ray disc last night that I rented from blockbuster.
When I hit the display button the screen showed 480i. My HDTV is 1080p or i. Why the low number of 480i??

[bigb996]

check your settings, may have to pull up the menu ont he dvd player and change to optimal 1080p settings.

[TarzanMan]

Could be a couple of different reasons. I'd check these first:
1. Is your TV an HDTV or just HD compatible?
2. What connector do you have between the blu-player and your TV? Some players won't send out an HD signal over a DVI connection

[Derrick]

Could be a couple of different reasons. I'd check these first:
1. Is your TV an HDTV or just HD compatible?
2. What connector do you have between the blu-player and your TV? Some players won't send out an HD signal over a DVI connection

1. HDTV
2. HDMI cable

[dzone]

the obvious, is the disk really blu ray? sounds like a normal DVD resolution

[Derrick]

the obvious, is the disk really blu ray? sounds like a normal DVD resolution
That's what the disc holder said on it for sure. I guess I'll see if I can change the setting when I get home this evening.

[dzone]

That's what the disc holder said on it for sure. I guess I'll see if I can change the setting when I get home this evening.

The HDTV should automatically adjust resolution, sounds like somebody stuck a DVD in a Blu Ray holder. Do you have a second Blu Ray disk?

[Derrick]

The HDTV should automatically adjust resolution, sounds like somebody stuck a DVD in a Blu Ray holder. Do you have a second Blu Ray disk?
No, I don't collect movies, I just rent them. This is my first blu ray player that I just bought so last night was my first experience with it. I'll take a closer look at everything when I get home.

Thanks

[bigmixx]

Uhh...so what happened? Did you figure it out?

[Derrick]

Uhh...so what happened? Did you figure it out?

Yeah, I think so. I hadn't done the initial set up on the blu ray. Basically, I plugged it up and threw a disc in and pressed play.
The setup asks you what type of connection you're using(ex. hdmi) and then it seemed to detect the 'settings' of the TV which displayed 1080p. I haven't had a chance to watch another blu ray because I returned the other one to blockbuster. When I rent another one I will give an update.

Thanks for asking though.

[BobbyMac]

Blu Ray is a waste in my opinion. Not that much better picture/sound for all the added costs that are required....I'll save my money for mods instead LOL.

[Derrick]

Blu Ray is a waste in my opinion. Not that much better picture/sound for all the added costs that are required....I'll save my money for mods instead LOL.

I got a lower end Sony blu ray player(actually 2 of them) from Sams for like 120 bucks a piece. The blu ray rentals are the same price as the dvds. I hear it's the next thing and I could tell quite a difference in the sound and hopefully the next rental with the setup done correctly the picture will improve as well. Not really that much of an increase in cost after you buy the player, IMO.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

Blu Ray is a waste in my opinion. Not that much better picture/sound for all the added costs that are required....I'll save my money for mods instead LOL.

HAH! ok.... 25GB (50 on a dual layer bluray) of data vs 4.7 (or 8.5 on a dual layer DVD) doesn't equal better video and sound? I know you said it's your opinion.. but facts are facts, numbers are numbers, and they don't lie. Increased resolution is increased resolution. You may not see or hear a difference that YOU think is noticeable.. but it's there, and it's significant.

Derrick, you shoulda bought your bluray from me too haha. Let me know if you have issues next time you rent a bluray.

[petrel800]

I'm not a gadget guy, nor someone who buys electronic equipment fast, but to say bluray isn't a big change is a little bit much. It looks pretty damn good. I'd get one, but honestly, I don't watch many DVDs or Movies any more because I detest Hollywood, and 90-95% of what they put out these days is crap (that is just my opinion though). I'm more the wait for a while and I might grab it out of the $1 movie vending machine. Then I don't feel bad if the movie sucks.

Derrick, I think some of the bluray players will also "upscale" dvds, may want to check your settings and see if you can increase the performance of your regular DVDs, might save you a few bucks instead of buying all new blurays.

[dzone]

Blu Ray is a waste in my opinion. Not that much better picture/sound for all the added costs that are required....I'll save my money for mods instead LOL.

You are doing it wrong then.

[TroyBoy30]

You are doing it wrong then.

agreed!

[Seca]

plain ole dvd's and non HDTV is still fine to me.

[BobbyMac]

plain ole dvd's and non HDTV is still fine to me.

Finally, another like-minded brother. I'd rather be riding than watching....LOL.

[Seca]

Finally, another like-minded brother. I'd rather be riding than watching....LOL.

now if we could get more hotties at the gym to watch.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

plain ole dvd's and non HDTV is still fine to me.

That's not the debate. He said bluray doesn't look significantly better. It does. It may not be a difference that you or he appreciate, or feel is necessary, or worth the money.. but it is there, and it is quantifiable. You could say you're still personally ok with driving a classic car with no ABS, seatbelts, or traction control, and be correct. You could NOT say that you drive said classic car, and it's comparable to a modern car.

[Hughduffel]

Blu Ray is a waste in my opinion. Not that much better picture/sound for all the added costs that are required....I'll save my money for mods instead LOL.

Lets see.... standard DVD resolution is.. 640x480. Thats 307,200 pixels. Blu-ray resolution is 1920x1080.. 2,073,600.. more than 6 times the pixel count of DVD, and is much closer to theater film quality. Of course, the catch is that if the original wasn't preserved or recorded in an HD format, the blu-ray won't be either. All upscaling (both with DVD and blu-rays of old movies) does is blow up the dvd to the player's native output. It doesn't improve the resolution of the video.

[wallypiper]

It can appear to and if it fools your eyes, what's the difference. To get from 640 x 480 to 1920 x 1080 you have to create almost 6 new pixels for every original pixel. But you don't just add duplicates. You interpolate the information between adjacent originals to create totally new intermediates. It certainly isn't the same as an image originally created at HD resolution, but it's a lot better than just "blown up".

[Derrick]

OK...update...rented Astro Boy last night and the picture and sound were pretty amazing.

By doing the initial set up that I didn't do initially(haha) we were viewing in 1080/24p.

Neat little movie, partly wanted to see how an animated movie looked on blu ray with the new tv...awesome!

Thanks also for the education guys.

[bigmixx]

If you really want to see the benefit of blu-ray vs dvd, rent these:

1. Avatar
2. Ironman
3. Up (Disney)
4. I-Robot

These will give you all the benefits of blu ray in regards to pic quality and sound. I especially love watching Ironman with the surround sound cranked up.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

UP is an excellent looking movie. Also, just about anything new and animated looks amazing on a new TV, we use things like Avatar, UP, Cars, etc in the store for demos, because they look GREAT.

[MX Tuner]

First Blu-Ray movie I watched (only one I had at the time) was Transformers. Megan Fox looks very good on Blu-Ray! The Camaro was cool too.