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Blu Ray Question
Posted on 12/25/09 at 10:15 am
Posted on 12/25/09 at 10:15 am
My in laws got me a Blu Ray for Christmas. Pretty cool, right? I hooked it up last night and watched Terminator 4. The problem is that I really couldn't really tell the difference between the Blu Ray and a dvd. All I had to hook it up with was the blue, green, and red cables and an RCA cable for the audio. FWIW I have a 72" DLP with 1080P.
Will getting an HDMI cable make that big of a difference or am I doing something wrong here?
Will getting an HDMI cable make that big of a difference or am I doing something wrong here?
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Posted on 12/25/09 at 10:34 am to WONTONGO
You need the HDMI cables; they make a huge difference.
Posted on 12/25/09 at 12:05 pm to WONTONGO
when I first got my blu ray with hdmi I put in the new bond movie and to my disdain it still had the fricking black bars on the top and bottom...I have yet to watch another blue ray 7 mos later
Posted on 12/25/09 at 12:12 pm to WONTONGO
not every blu ray movie benefits much from the HD. I was disappointed with V for Vendetta.. but on the other hand, Star Trek (2009) in blu ray looked spectacular.
Posted on 12/25/09 at 1:23 pm to baytiger
You simply know 1080p Blu Ray with HDMI cables, its not possible to mistake it. I just got a Samsung HDTV and a PS3 and /facepalm for waiting so long.
FWIW, bestnetware.com has 6' hdmi cables for like 4 bucks and they are 1.3/1.3b compliant.
FWIW, bestnetware.com has 6' hdmi cables for like 4 bucks and they are 1.3/1.3b compliant.
Posted on 12/25/09 at 1:25 pm to St Augustine
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when I first got my blu ray with hdmi I put in the new bond movie and to my disdain it still had the fricking black bars on the top and bottom...I have yet to watch another blue ray 7 mos later
You realize that all blue ray movies are in widescreen correct? It's because the dimensions of the theater screens are wider than an actual TV so to keep the best picture quality the movie is widescreen so it's closer to the true dimensions and doesn't distort the picture.
Posted on 12/25/09 at 1:34 pm to St Augustine
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when I first got my blu ray with hdmi I put in the new bond movie and to my disdain it still had the fricking black bars on the top and bottom...I have yet to watch another blue ray 7 mos later
This breaks my heart.
This post was edited on 12/25/09 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 12/25/09 at 1:49 pm to St Augustine
Do you have a widescreen tv?
Posted on 12/25/09 at 3:06 pm to The Easter Bunny
Put it in full screen.
Posted on 12/25/09 at 4:53 pm to LSUSpyder
This thread is full of heartbreak
Posted on 12/25/09 at 4:55 pm to LSUSpyder
This thread is full of heartbreak
Posted on 12/25/09 at 6:10 pm to St Augustine
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when I first got my blu ray with hdmi I put in the new bond movie and to my disdain it still had the fricking black bars on the top and bottom...I have yet to watch another blue ray 7 mos later
Huge Fail
Posted on 12/25/09 at 10:57 pm to St Augustine
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when I first got my blu ray with hdmi I put in the new bond movie and to my disdain it still had the fricking black bars on the top and bottom...I have yet to watch another blue ray 7 mos later
You are jerking our collective chain, right.....
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