Desktop-pro Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Whats up fellow OCCers? I have a question for you. I want to go blu. So should I buy a stand alone blu-ray player like the panasonic bd-35k? Or should i buy a PS3? Or should i build a HTPC? To be honest i know that a HTPC would be the best option but its also the most expensive. Whatever i buy 80% of the time it will be used for blu-ray except a standalone player. I will be using a 42" panasonic plasma 1080p. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenKittensATK Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 There were a few PS3 deals eariler, but they are over now. There was also a $180 standalone, but its gone now. A HTPC might be a sort of cheap route only if you already have a HD decoder GPU and just need a BD-R drive. Wait for Black Friday, and see what they have to offer in terms of Blu-Ray Playback. If there is nothing good, get the PS3. It can output up to 7.1 LPCM on HDMI. 5.1 DD/DTS on Optical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desktop-pro Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 There were a few PS3 deals eariler, but they are over now. There was also a $180 standalone, but its gone now. A HTPC might be a sort of cheap route only if you already have a HD decoder GPU and just need a BD-R drive. Wait for Black Friday, and see what they have to offer in terms of Blu-Ray Playback. If there is nothing good, get the PS3. It can output up to 7.1 LPCM on HDMI. 5.1 DD/DTS on Optical. Ahhh almost forgot about black friday. Its only like 2 weeks away. Ill see what they have then. Also i will be hooking it to a Yamaha rx-665. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3d c0m3t Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Not to mention Blu-ray players are soon to drop into the $150-200 range for the holiday season, being that Sony wants it to become the next DVD. Blu-ray Players to drop into the $150-200 price range Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desktop-pro Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 Anyone here planning on going blu or has already? What are your opinions of it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenKittensATK Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 I got a few HD movies and one Blu-Ray movie ^_^ . I don't have a 1080p TV though, so watching 720p on 720p native and 720p on 1080i native. PS3 upscales pretty good. The videos look nice, never did a comparision of dvd vs hd. http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3d c0m3t Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 Honestly, despite all the existential hype over HD-this, and HD-that it's really nothing special. It's just a really clarified picture that's been scaled to a wider resolution and tightly packed pixels. I make it sound really simple, but I think you'd see where that was headed... After a while it's just another movie experience, the surround sound (if you have such a setup) is a welcomed and much appreciated addition to the clarity, but like I said, after a while it's just another experience. I suppose I'm so comfortable with it being I've been in the HD experience since the 360. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 HD? Whats that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desktop-pro Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 The way i see it an HDTV is just a really big monitor with a tv tuner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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