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BD proponents on this site are constantly arguing that BD is the best format. Why? My question is how. Lets try and see if we can keep this in perspective.
Here is what I want to know:
First: Picture Quality, Sound Quality for the movie. Tell me how BD is a better format then HD DVD for viewing the movie only.
Second: Bonus Features available on the disc after you watch the movie -- as in does BD allow you more bonus features then HD DVD? (Not how you get to them or view them, I address that in the next question)
Third: Menu -- does BD offer something you don't get with HD DVD? How does this make watching a movie a better experiance during the viewing of the movie. How does this improve the viewing of Bonus features?
Finally Choice -- does BD offer you more choice then HD DVD?
(YES, I stole this thread from JoeSP, but it seems to me that the questions are good ones in reverse. The Million Dollar thread assumes that BD is better and HD DVD has to prove itself. So I am posting the thread in the direction it should be asked in.)
Here is what I want to know:
First: Picture Quality, Sound Quality for the movie. Tell me how BD is a better format then HD DVD for viewing the movie only.
Second: Bonus Features available on the disc after you watch the movie -- as in does BD allow you more bonus features then HD DVD? (Not how you get to them or view them, I address that in the next question)
Third: Menu -- does BD offer something you don't get with HD DVD? How does this make watching a movie a better experiance during the viewing of the movie. How does this improve the viewing of Bonus features?
Finally Choice -- does BD offer you more choice then HD DVD?
(YES, I stole this thread from JoeSP, but it seems to me that the questions are good ones in reverse. The Million Dollar thread assumes that BD is better and HD DVD has to prove itself. So I am posting the thread in the direction it should be asked in.)
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Hey, you thief!!
First, I now am able to purchase BD movies with 7.1 sound tracks in both TrueHD and DTSMasterHD and if that is not available I can always listen to PCM5.1. In addition, because there is more bandwith and space on the disc, any video codec used on BD does not have to be shrunk to fit, in fact, you can raise the video and audio bitrate on BD over that which is used on HD-DVD providing a better PQ and a lossless 7.1 audio track.
Second, The bonus features now coming out on BD are in HD on some newer BD releases. I believe that this is the trend for the future on BD with their features in HD as more and more studios are providing HD features. Expect to view these in a PIP on 1.1 compliant players.
Third, as long as the menu works and gets to where I want to go (selecting language, video, features) then BD works just fine.
Fourth, And I am sure you understand, more CE manufacturers, more Studios, more Computer Manufacture support, gee, just about more of everthing. If you don't like Sony, buy Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Denon, Marantz, Mitsubishi, Funai soon, heck you can have your pick. But with Toshiba, you only have one choice for a standalone.
As for movies, Universal has not had that many big hits in a very long long time. I guess if your fortee is old movies then Universal is your studio. As for Paramount/Dreamworks they still are capable of knocking a hit in a few times a year so enjoy the selection. After June, just about every movie most folks will want will be on BD only. That sir is Choice!
First, I now am able to purchase BD movies with 7.1 sound tracks in both TrueHD and DTSMasterHD and if that is not available I can always listen to PCM5.1. In addition, because there is more bandwith and space on the disc, any video codec used on BD does not have to be shrunk to fit, in fact, you can raise the video and audio bitrate on BD over that which is used on HD-DVD providing a better PQ and a lossless 7.1 audio track.
Second, The bonus features now coming out on BD are in HD on some newer BD releases. I believe that this is the trend for the future on BD with their features in HD as more and more studios are providing HD features. Expect to view these in a PIP on 1.1 compliant players.
Third, as long as the menu works and gets to where I want to go (selecting language, video, features) then BD works just fine.
Fourth, And I am sure you understand, more CE manufacturers, more Studios, more Computer Manufacture support, gee, just about more of everthing. If you don't like Sony, buy Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Denon, Marantz, Mitsubishi, Funai soon, heck you can have your pick. But with Toshiba, you only have one choice for a standalone.
As for movies, Universal has not had that many big hits in a very long long time. I guess if your fortee is old movies then Universal is your studio. As for Paramount/Dreamworks they still are capable of knocking a hit in a few times a year so enjoy the selection. After June, just about every movie most folks will want will be on BD only. That sir is Choice!
I asked my 6-year old daughter if she wanted to watch Shrek 3 the other day. To my surprise she said, "No, it takes too long to load. I would rather watch a blue movie (aka BD). She was watching Ice Age on the PS3 in mere seconds.
I asked my 6-year old daughter if she wanted to watch Shrek 3 the other day. To my surprise she said, "No, it takes too long to load. I would rather watch a blue movie (aka BD). She was watching Ice Age on the PS3 in mere seconds.
Maybe you should teach her some patience. 45 seconds isn't that long.
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Honestly that sounds more like something she heard her father say and repeated it. It is amazing how much we influence are kids, and how they react trying to impress us.
The above comment is/was not meant to discredit you but point out the fact anything a child under lets say 14 is mearly a mirror of what we would say.
I asked my 6-year old daughter if she wanted to watch Shrek 3 the other day. To my surprise she said, "No, it takes too long to load. I would rather watch a blue movie (aka BD). She was watching Ice Age on the PS3 in mere seconds.
riffjim
Honestly that sounds more like something she heard her father say and repeated it. It is amazing how much we influence are kids, and how they react trying to impress us.
The above comment is/was not meant to discredit you but point out the fact anything a child under lets say 14 is mearly a mirror of what we would say.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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For the naysayers who did not think this service would make it, just added another 4.9M subscribers and that was after the removal of 1.2M Russia subscribers.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
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So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
Paramount+ has always had the CBS shows on the CBS local channel and yes with commercials. What they are doing now is releasing the OnDemand versions of the show which I believe they don't release until after the shows air on the west coast. And they will be commercial free if you subscribe to the ad free version of Paramount+.So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
I wasn't up at 3:00 am to check but they are there at 8:00 am today.
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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