Question about BluRay

Any movie shot with 35 mm film can be turned into a HD movie. So even a movie that was made many years ago can be turned into a HD movie.

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Basically older movies are just going to have the sound modified to tru hd.

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Huh? Ummm, no. Whatever surround sound processing is on the disc is what will be played provided you have a surround sound system for playback.

The appearance of older movies will depend on the transfer. If it was a great transfer then the upconversion will look better. If it was a crappy transfer then it won't look any better.

The sound is transmitted over HDMI. The track that is played is the track that is recorded on the disc.

BTW, I design and sell home theaters and home automations systems and have done so for about 20 years. I think I know how surround sound processing works.

Just in case you still don't believe me here is the information from the BluRay FAQ. Please note that all the HD Audio codecs are optional while the traditional Dolby Digital and DTS formats are mandatory. Also note that "True HD Sound" as you put it is not a format at all. Thank you for participating.

"What audio codecs will Blu-ray support?

Linear PCM (LPCM) - up to 8 channels of uncompressed audio. (mandatory)
Dolby Digital (DD) - format used for DVDs, 5.1-channel surround sound. (mandatory)
Dolby Digital Plus (DD+) - extension of Dolby Digital, 7.1-channel surround sound. (optional)
Dolby TrueHD - lossless encoding of up to 8 channels of audio. (optional)
DTS Digital Surround - format used for DVDs, 5.1-channel surround sound. (mandatory)
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio - extension of DTS, 7.1-channel surround sound. (optional)
DTS-HD Master Audio - lossless encoding of up to 8 channels of audio. (optional)

Please note that this simply means that Blu-ray players and recorders will have to support playback of these audio codecs, it will still be up to the movie studios to decide which audio codec(s) they use for their releases."

Older movies usually depend on the studio that produces them. Some studios put little work into converting the film to HD, some put a lot of work.

For instance, Bonnie and Clyde from the 50s looks great, but as someone said even a movie 30 years later than that, Christmas Vacation, looks the same as an upconverted DVD.

Check DVD Talk or AVS Forums for reviews. But you still have to be careful with those cause some of those people are really, really, picky.

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Older movies usually depend on the studio that produces them. Some studios put little work into converting the film to HD, some put a lot of work.

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I was pissed when i bought Christmas vacation for 40 dollars and all i got out of it was an HD sound option.

Why'd you pay $40?!

One thing I've noticed is that new DVD's PQ standards have been downgraded since BR arrived. You can really tell the difference when you get a BR movie that has a standard DVD version packaged with it.

I think the studios are doing this to boost BR sales.

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I didnt think Bluray would leave the sound that movies 90s and back the way they were.

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Wow. Believe it or not the vast majority of those movies from the 90s (and a lot of them before that) had great audio tracks and recording. Dolby Digital debuted in 1992 and DTS in 1993 with Jurassic Park.

I do. Feel free to ask away. BTW, nothing personal on the corrections. I just like to see the facts stated correctly.

Post the model number and I'll do some research. How old is the receiver?