Digital flatscreen TV's

[PAH]

Bluray varies appreciably the test Blueray I used was 'The Dark Night' the opening sequence compared to DVD instantly reassures you about the benefits of Bluray & HD.

Oh yes, the IMAX scenes integrated into The Dark Night are awesome. When I first watched it (on blu-ray) I wondered why the screen aspect ratio was changing slightly then found out about the IMAX scenes.

So while there are quite a few blu-rays that are top quality and show off the HD superbly there's also plenty of sub-par blu-rays that are barely better than an upscaled DVD.

There's a blu-ray quality tier system on various blu-ray forums that list the ones considered reference quality and grade down to absolute crap. I've used it in the past when deciding if it's worth upgrading my favourite DVDs to blu-ray or wait for an improved release.

Yep, you still get the studios milking sales by releasing multiple versions of the same film over time (director's cut, ultimate, remastered, anniversary, ...), yet don't offer any discounts to the mugs who bought the earlier and sometimes awful/crappier release. So blu-ray doesn't mean it's always the best quality the movie could be, as the studio may be holding back the best possible version until they've sold enough interim versions along the way.

[css_jay99]

I think its best to go for samsung smartTV LED's. A shame that their menu is not as simplistic as the sony though.

OR maybe wait to see if Apple is going to get into the TV business ... hopefully very soon


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