Comments on: Entertainment Geekly: Is Blu-ray Living Up To Its HD Promise? http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:10:06 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: matt http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise/comment-page-1/#comment-18305 matt Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:17:33 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise.html#comment-18305 <p>I've never really cared about the bluray special features BD live stuff. honestly, if i could save $50 if i only had to sacrifice 2.0, I would without hesitation. as for price, its interesting in Aus as prices from any online source - even ebay - are almost always more expensive than proper retail stores. video ezy (NOT ezydvd) and big W have some good prices. you shouldn't have to pay over $40 for any single movie, new blockbuster movie releases are usually $32 initially at big W and jb hifi, 2 for $50 or simply $25 each seems to be the new deal going round replacing the 3 for 2 deals of old. So most the blurays I've bought recently range from $32 to $25. one last tip, if there is a special somewhere - like big w - but they are sold out, remember David Jones will price match anything.</p> <p>Another aside, one feature you might look for in a new player is DLNA - the ability to play video files over the network from a computer or server - if you don't have this already, and it is something you are interested in, it might be worth getting it all bundled in to a new bluray player.</p> <p>btw, if HD streaming over the net is meant to make bluray obsolete, wouldn't SD streaming have made DVDs obsolete by now?</p> I’ve never really cared about the bluray special features BD live stuff. honestly, if i could save $50 if i only had to sacrifice 2.0, I would without hesitation. as for price, its interesting in Aus as prices from any online source – even ebay – are almost always more expensive than proper retail stores. video ezy (NOT ezydvd) and big W have some good prices. you shouldn’t have to pay over $40 for any single movie, new blockbuster movie releases are usually $32 initially at big W and jb hifi, 2 for $50 or simply $25 each seems to be the new deal going round replacing the 3 for 2 deals of old. So most the blurays I’ve bought recently range from $32 to $25. one last tip, if there is a special somewhere – like big w – but they are sold out, remember David Jones will price match anything.

Another aside, one feature you might look for in a new player is DLNA – the ability to play video files over the network from a computer or server – if you don’t have this already, and it is something you are interested in, it might be worth getting it all bundled in to a new bluray player.

btw, if HD streaming over the net is meant to make bluray obsolete, wouldn’t SD streaming have made DVDs obsolete by now?

]]> By: Matt http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise/comment-page-1/#comment-18304 Matt Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:09:08 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise.html#comment-18304 <p>Thankfully we won't be jumping into Blu-Ray until next year, so there's plenty of time for things to get sorted...if not, we'll stick to DVD.</p> Thankfully we won’t be jumping into Blu-Ray until next year, so there’s plenty of time for things to get sorted…if not, we’ll stick to DVD.

]]> By: Scaramouche http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise/comment-page-1/#comment-18303 Scaramouche Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:30:04 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise.html#comment-18303 <p>NBN + Usenet = Blurays Obselete</p> NBN + Usenet = Blurays Obselete

]]> By: Steve http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise/comment-page-1/#comment-18302 Steve Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:54:36 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/04/entertainment_geekly_is_blu-ray_living_up_to_its_hd_promise.html#comment-18302 <p>As someone who's about to take the plunge with a BD player, any articles like this on the topic are most welcome.</p> As someone who’s about to take the plunge with a BD player, any articles like this on the topic are most welcome.

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