Blu Ray

[The Lone Gunman]

I was more thinking of the physical logistics i.e. how do you get the video feed on to the TV from the PC.

I guess if you had a laptop with a Blu Ray drive and (digital) video out it would work but a desktop PC with full sized drive would be a bit impractical. Or am I missing something?

The graphics card I have in mind has HDMI out.

The PC I am thinking of will be a media centre jobbie and will sit under my 50" telly. There are some similar specced PCs on ebay, but I reckon I can do it better and cheaper (it will still be expensive though).

Still not sure as all my mates use 360s and we do occasionaly use my wired hub for multi player.

[Zorba]

Forgot to mention - also watch out for the various flavours of Wireless HDMI turning up next year!

[Benny]

I was in Comet this lunchtime and looking at their BluRay demo on various sized LCD panels..... err they all looked a bit blue!! distinct hue to the output

[oracleslave]

PS3 being delivered tomorrow. Thanks for the help all.

[Spacecadet]

PS3 being delivered tomorrow. Thanks for the help all.

Enjoy

Get signed up to the Playstation Store... then you can download the Gran Turismo HD game (only 1 track but it looks gorgeous)
Plenty of other little games to down load for a couple of quid too, should keep you entertained inbetween watching stuff

[oracleslave]

should keep you entertained inbetween watching stuff

wife is gonna be pissed but she'll get over it.

[Spacecadet]

wife is gonna be pissed but she'll get over it.

check out the www.oldnrubbish.co.uk group

[gingerjedi]

Blu-Ray has more layers of DRM, therefore I favour HD-DVD. Not that I have an HD TV yet of course...

Not only that but I believe that an SD version of the movie is on the opposite side so you can buy HD movies now and wait till the price of the players come down, I think Toshiba have one for <£199 already.

Despite all the Bluray blurb I don't know anyone who has a dedicated Bluray player and Sony have a bad track record on trying to introduce new formats... Betamax, minidisk etc, it may look popular now but Betamax was pushed for years before they finally gave up.

I don't how many people have 360's but a recent update means you can now stream DivX direct from your PC (providing the 360 is networked) so downloading movie torrents and watching on a big screen is a piece of pi55.

[gadgetman]

Err, that's exactly why I have gone for the PS3.

Plus its supposed to be a LOT quieter in operation than the 360.

I don't how many people have 360's but a recent update means you can now stream DivX direct from your PC (providing the 360 is networked) so downloading movie torrents and watching on a big screen is a piece of pi55.

[Cowboy Bob]

Err, that's exactly why I have gone for the PS3.

Plus its supposed to be a LOT quieter in operation than the 360.

That's why I have a Mac Mini. It's quieter than both of them.

I have a 360 for games.
DVD for movies
Mac Mini for streaming media.

Will most likely opt for HD-DVD when I get round to getting an HD TV.