Do you have a BluRay player? Do you have a DVD player?
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My TV isn't quite at the point to make it worth it just yet, but I'll probably get a Blue-Ray player sooner rather than later. I currently have a Region-free DVD player so it would be a shame to lose that, though.
It makes for a great media device, really. On top of those things also having Amazon Prime/video service on it.
In New Zealand we have shite and expensive internet, and the rights to broadcasts are tied up with satellite providers so we have no decent "Netflix" type provider here. iTunes New Zealand doesn't even have a tv show section.
I have a DVD player and rent movies occasionally the old fashioned way. My TV is only 720p so I have no reason to upgrade to a Blu-Ray just yet.
I do however work at a Post Production facility who make documentaries and am currently knee deep in 4K footage, so I'm not a complete Luddite!
I have a DVD player and rent movies occasionally the old fashioned way. My TV is only 720p so I have no reason to upgrade to a Blu-Ray just yet.
I do however work at a Post Production facility who make documentaries and am currently knee deep in 4K footage, so I'm not a complete Luddite!
720p is HD and is better than the SD video of DVD, so you can still benefit from BD.
It can't be that hard, since you don't have either now.
The only thing putting me off buying A Blu ray player is that I would then have to re-buy all my DVDs. That would be a major expense considering the quantity I own.
I don't think I could re-buy all my DVD's either. Fortunately, it isn't necessary.
My newer purchases tend to be Blu-Ray though
This may depend on your provider, but I still get a smattering of channels even though I don't subscribe to cable. I do get Internet, though, so there is still a signal of some kind coming into my house. That gets me the basic network channels (the networks and PBS) - all without an antenna. Yours may do the same thing.
The only thing putting me off buying A Blu ray player is that I would then have to re-buy all my DVDs. That would be a major expense considering the quantity I own.
WHY DO YOU PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THIS?!
Blu Ray players will player standard DVDs. You don't need to re-buy anything.
The only thing putting me off buying A Blu ray player is that I would then have to re-buy all my DVDs. That would be a major expense considering the quantity I own.
You don't have to rebuy your DVD's as a Blu-ray player is backwards compatible. The only things I've upgraded are my Star Trek discs, the original Star Wars trilogy, 2001, 2010 and a few comedy movies. I still am able to watch all my DVD's that I haven't upgraded on my Blu-ray player. Right now, I'm making my way through the first couple seasons of Married... with Children (DVD) on my PS4.
It seems like ignorance is going a long way in keeping DVD in business.
*Ninja'd by RoJoHen!
You would have heard an apocalyptic amount of bitching if a blu-ray player didn't play DVD's. There probably would've been riots.
Replace DVD's that really mean a lot to you, plus maybe ones that are FX heavy, then go blu-ray with any new purchases. The price isn't much higher if you look hard enough.
Replace DVD's that really mean a lot to you, plus maybe ones that are FX heavy, then go blu-ray with any new purchases. The price isn't much higher if you look hard enough.
What I find most funny about the "I'll have to re-buy all my DVDs" argument is that, even IF Blu-ray players didn't play DVDs, it's not like the moment you buy a Blu-ray player Best Buy dispatches its blue-shirted goons out to reclaim your DVD player and send it to Electronics Hell. You could actually still use both if you wanted to.
That's just crazy talk!
I actually did this for a while back when I got my first Blu-ray player. I figured it would save wear and tear on the disc drive until prices came down and they were easily replaceable.
I own a lot of DVDs, but I'm probably only going to replace about 25% of them with Blu-rays. My favorite movies are all definitely getting replaced. But the movies that I liked enough to buy, but don't love, I'm not going to waste the effort it will take to sell them and I'm not going to waste the money it will take to replace them, even if I do find them in a bargain bin somewhere.
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