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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 171 |
| | Posted: | | | | For the most part, I am not replacing any of my DVDs with BD. There will be some exceptions where I really want the improved video quality, but there won't be many of those.
I am, however buying far fewer DVDs. This can be a challenge due to the van having a DVD player and not a BD. My son gets a bit frustrated sometimes with that. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 951 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm not exactly replacing but, have purchased many of the same titles I have on DVD now on BluRay. Usually because it is a particular movie I like or I got a good deal on the BluRay. I have been keeping the DVD by placing it in the same case as the BluRay movie my own personal BluRay + DVD combo. Mainly due to wanting to save on shelf space and the resale value of DVDs is so poor I would rather keep the DVD than try and sell if for a couple of dollars.
I have not been replacing my DVDs for BluRays because of special features, I find myself watching special features less and less. All my new purchases have been on BluRay the only DVD purchases have been if it is something I want and it isn't available on BluRay.
One thing I really like about BluRays (besides the improvement in both sound and picture) is many of them are Region free so I can import movies not available in the US on DVD or BluRay. | | | Are you local?
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| Registered: March 16, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 943 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting dee1959jay: Quote:
I only do that when the image quality is significantly better than the DVD version. But that's not one of the options in the poll. Agreed. Quality is the deciding factor. Although there were occasions when the extras had something to do with the decision to buy. There is another reason also. If the DVD version has the movie spread over two discs, I might buy the Blu-ray just to have it on one disc. I'm horribly lazy when it comes to putting the second disc in the player!  | | | Just in from somewhere left of the middle of nowhere
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| Registered: May 10, 2007 | | Posts: 418 |
| | Posted: | | | | I only replace 2 dvd's but plan to replace all when they drop to a decent price. I only have 10 blu-ray titles and my goal is to buy 2 month but was unable to buy any in January and February doesn't look good either. Then again it's not a contest right?  |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 5,918 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Pro_Trek: Quote:
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I'm slowly replacing my favorites, regardless of extra's. (I certainly won't replace all my dvds though).
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 |  Posts: 700 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr. Killpatient: Quote:
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I'm slowly replacing my favorites, regardless of extra's. (I certainly won't replace all my dvds though).
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Ditto this. Same here, and some non favorites if there are better picture quality and sound... HD sound rules... | | | | We are all at the same age, only at different time... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,372 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting oleops: Quote:
HD sound rules...  Couldn't agree more. I think people are missing out when they don't buy a movie in blu because in their minds the picture wont be that much better. Or you hear "it's just a comedy, I don't need to get it in high def". Those people are missing out! The movie experience isn't just about what you see but about what you hear as well. Now if they can only figure out how to get smellivision it would be sensory overload! |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Posts: 700 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting lyonsden5: Quote:
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HD sound rules...
Couldn't agree more. I think people are missing out when they don't buy a movie in blu because in their minds the picture wont be that much better. Or you hear "it's just a comedy, I don't need to get it in high def". Those people are missing out!
The movie experience isn't just about what you see but about what you hear as well. Now if they can only figure out how to get smellivision it would be sensory overload! Smellvison... ha-ha went to a 4D movie in Singapore last trip and it was cool but nothing I would like at home just yet... 3D movies is another history, I am ready to change all my equipment as soon as it is out there if I have to lone the money I do... Avatar rules.. ! AND I will change my regular blu-ray against 3D blu-ray if available... | | | | We are all at the same age, only at different time... |
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| Registered: June 27, 2007 |  Posts: 2,049 |
| | Posted: | | | | I usually replace every title I own on DVD with the Blu Ray when it comes out. The only exception would be some blind buys that I didn't like but I don't have a lot of those | | | | Check out my Youtube channel under https://www.youtube.com/user/alittleolder |
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| Registered: April 11, 2007 | | Posts: 6 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have upgraded some movies to Blu Ray but only a few.
Today I bought my 3rd copy of Apollo 13. This time on Blu. |
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| Registered: October 6, 2008 | | Posts: 1,932 |
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| Registered: October 28, 2009 | | Posts: 35 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm new at BluRays, and I've converted a couple of my favorite DVD's to BluRays:
Close Encountes of the Third Kind
Grease
Hairspray
Poltrgeist
The Passion of the Christ
Cujo
Independance Day
Beowulf
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
The Wizard of Oz
I will only dpouble-dip for my favorite titles. I have over 1,000 dvd's, that is WAY too many to start converting everything. | | | "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
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| Registered: April 17, 2007 |  Posts: 771 |
| | Posted: | | | | I would only upgrade if the DVD is full-screen/non-anamorphic or the BD has a better version (Directors Cut) than the DVD, for me the difference in picture quality isn't that big and since I only have two speakers and mostly use headphones anyway the sound is not so important. | | |  |
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| Registered: August 7, 2007 | | Posts: 1 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm replacing specific DVD's (i.e., my favorites) because BluRau PQ is virtually always significantly better and the sound is much better as well. New titles are always bought in BluRay. | | | Lee E Florack
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting hallo-marvin: Quote:
for me the difference in picture quality isn't that big That entirely depends on whether a new transfer was done for the Blu-ray release and how much care went into that. Here's an example where the difference is really striking. You might want to check the reviews here, many of which contain screen caps that will show you how significant the difference is. |
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| Registered: April 17, 2007 | | Posts: 771 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting dee1959jay: Quote:
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for me the difference in picture quality isn't that big
That entirely depends on whether a new transfer was done for the Blu-ray release and how much care went into that. Here's an example where the difference is really striking.
You might want to check the reviews here, many of which contain screen caps that will show you how significant the difference is. OK, that was a HUGE difference, when I received my player it included a BD "Batman Begins". Since I already owned it on DVD I watched them in parallel mode (BD-player/DVD player) and decided the difference wasn't big enough for replacing - I will keep the site you mentioned and think again. | | | |
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