xGreyHound Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 Is there a huge noticeable difference in quality between anime on dvd vs. blu-ray? Quote
xGreyHound Posted December 18, 2016 Author Posted December 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Amuzie said: Yes. Alright looks like I am dropping the extra $150 for Fate/Zero Fiddle 1 Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 It's really irritating the way Blu-ray discs don't remember where you left off when you press stop. It irritates me so much that I don't buy them any more Quote
Fred the Barber Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Darklord Rooke said: It's really irritating the way Blu-ray discs don't remember where you left off when you press stop. It irritates me so much that I don't buy them any more Uhhh. Not sure if serious, but that would be a property of your blu ray player, not blu ray discs themselves... My Xbone has no problem resuming playback. Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 13 minutes ago, Fred the Barber said: Uhhh. Not sure if serious, but that would be a property of your blu ray player, not blu ray discs themselves... My Xbone has no problem resuming playback. Just to clarify, the lack of a Resume Play option is tied to BD-Java […]. While all BD-Live discs are authored with BD-Java (so they do go hand-in-hand to a certain extent), it’s also possible for discs without BD-Live to share this problem. Java-enabled discs will usually start with a “Loading” icon before the main menu, and tend to take longer to load than non-Java titles. All of Fox Home Entertainment’s James Bond Blu-rays are programmed with BD-Java, even though none have BD-Live content, for example. http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2009/04/03/oh-so-thats-why-some-blu-ray-discs-dont-resume/ That's been the conventional advice on blu ray discs. Although it's really old advice ... EDIT: Sony commented on it. That's nice of them. I didn't see that the last time I researched the topic: Quote Why can't BD-J resume play? Resume play won't work because BD-J application in the disc disables the resume function. The Java software controls playback plus all the interactive content (like what Windows OS does on the computer). When you hit stop, or turn off the player, the Java application on the disc reboots in the next playback. This results in resuming playback from the beginning of the disc. Therefore you should use pause instead of stop for Blu-ray disc that supports BD-J application. Quote
Nosebleed Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 Yes, but unless you have an appropriate display (read: a high resolution display), it probably won't be that noticeable. There's also better audio quality in general, but again it won't be noticeable if your audio device isn't particularly sophisticated. Quote
ittaku Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, Nosebleed said: Yes, but unless you have an appropriate display (read: a high resolution display), it probably won't be that noticeable. There's also better audio quality in general, but again it won't be noticeable if your audio device isn't particularly sophisticated. It's almost impossible to buy a TV or monitor today low enough resolution for you not to notice the difference. Quote
Nosebleed Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 7 minutes ago, ittaku said: It's almost impossible to buy a TV or monitor today low enough resolution for you not to notice the difference. Pfft, my 720p resolution devices disagree! Damn rich people! Quote
ittaku Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, Nosebleed said: Pfft, my 720p resolution devices disagree! Damn rich people! 720p is far beyond DVD resolution. Quote
ittaku Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 15 minutes ago, UnlimitedMoeWorks said: Blu-Ray has higher quality resolution and audio, but is more technical to use in order to get most of these aspects right. DVD on the other hand has slightly lower quality but is far more simple to use, making it user-friendly. It really depends on the user's preference here because if all those claims of Blu-Ray being superior to DVD were true, DVD would've been long obsolete by now, and it's still kicking despite that. Technical? Plug it in and turn it on. Features? It's menu driven on screen based on the release from the BD manufacturer and requires no knowledge on the user's part. Make the most of the resolution? It happens automatically without you doing a single thing by simply connecting a hdmi cable to a HD (720p or above) resolution monitor or TV, which all are these days. Your argument holds no water. This sounds more like the cries of someone who has bullishly persisted in expanding their DVD collection and not bought a bluray player in spite of bluray being around for years rather than any logical argument. This is nothing like comparing analogue to digital; it's digital lowres versus digital highres. Quote
ittaku Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, UnlimitedMoeWorks said: Whoa, slow down there. This was never meant as a complaint because truth be told, I don't own a Blu-Ray, so most of what I said was speculation based from what I heard from family members. I'll delete all of my post then because I just didn't know. That's cool, sorry I came down so hard. I'm a grumpy old bastard and forget how much younger most of the forum members here are, but I just hate to see misinformation perpetuated. Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 13 minutes ago, ittaku said: but I just hate to see misinformation perpetuated. Blu Rays are blue to hide malevolent, tiny demons that are on the surface of these discs. Demons who are also … blue in colour. One inserted they makes their way through your blu-ray player, up the cords, into your TV where they have direct access to your eyes and therefore your brain. The brainwashing then commences, after which you will mysteriously "lose" (have no memory of) an hour or so each week during which you will be doing all sorts of nefariously demonic activities. This wouldn't have happened if you had STUCK WITH DVD! Quote
ittaku Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, Darklord Rooke said: Blu Rays are blue to hide malevolent, tiny demons that are on the surface of these discs. Demons who are also … blue in colour. One inserted they makes their way through your blu-ray player, up the cords, into your TV where they have direct access to your eyes and therefore your brain. The brainwashing then commences, after which you will mysteriously "lose" (have no memory of) an hour or so each week during which you will be doing all sorts of nefariously demonic activities. This wouldn't have happened if you had STUCK WITH DVD! Well informed. No argument from me. Quote
Okarin Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 Yes it is, that's the reason for introducing Blueray, of course. However -talking about DVD movies, if you have a lot of movies already in DVD format, the leap can be... not advisable. I guess Blueray can playback DVD though, but I'm not sure because I still don't have any Blueray player. I talked about movies but all video media is the same, anime included. Quote
Erogamer Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) I remember when Laser Discs came out and those were a jump up from VHS. However, they did not last long. Edited December 19, 2016 by Erogamer Quote
ittaku Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 3 hours ago, Okarin said: I guess Blueray can playback DVD though, but I'm not sure because I still don't have any Blueray player. Yes they can play back DVDs. Quote
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