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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #60 on: Mar 08, 2008 at 05:51 AM »
Actually SD DVDs aren't bad.  Something better just came out.  If Bluray didn't exist we wouldn't know any better.  We would still be enjoying our DVDs and feel we have the best audio and video source there is.  Even upscaled DVDs aren't bad at all.  In small TV screens where the majority of us still use, the video difference would be minimal between SD and HD for us to shell out that extra dough.  The big difference would only be appreciated with PJ owners who I think are a minority in the general viewing public.

IMHO, upgrading to Bluray at this point is too early.  Prices of software is still high & a lot of upgrading of hardware is still in the process to fix the bugs. 

I just bought a PS3 out of curiousity.  Whenever a title I want comes out, I am still contemplating on buying a DVD rather than Bluray primarily because of the cost of the software.   The enjoyment of watching that title would be on par with watching it in Bluray anyway.  Actually, I can sell my PS3 without remorse at this time and still enjoy standard DVDs.  The dilemma would be gone. 

That's just me though airing my thoughts at 5am.  :D
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #61 on: Mar 08, 2008 at 09:27 AM »
^dude, those sentiments HIT the mark perfectly!!

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #62 on: Mar 08, 2008 at 04:56 PM »
It depends on one's requirement & budget...there's no hard & fast rules on this... ;D

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #63 on: Mar 08, 2008 at 06:26 PM »
The big difference would only be appreciated with PJ owners who I think are a minority in the general viewing public.

True.

And not all HD titles released exhibit superb PQ, I still have to check the reviews first before buying. The ones that fall 3/5 stars & below I just buy it in dvd.

But still, nothing beats Kingkong & Transformers in full 80" HD glory . . . nakaka-spoil parang ayaw ko na manood ng SD :D

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #64 on: Mar 08, 2008 at 09:25 PM »
It's about time reviewers change the scale ng grading to 1-100.  Parang US grading system ang 1-5, A-E.  Di mo talaga maintindihan WTF is the diff between a 3 and a 3.5.   Tapos parang puro cut-and-paste pa reviews.

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #65 on: Mar 08, 2008 at 09:48 PM »
Upgrade na Ma'ams and Sirs!

Sony PS3 selling for 18k+ at greenhills.  That is unless of course you know a better deal ;D

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #66 on: Mar 08, 2008 at 11:32 PM »
Upgrade na Ma'ams and Sirs!

Sony PS3 selling for 18k+ at greenhills.  That is unless of course you know a better deal ;D

Cheers!

It's not just the price of hardware that makes the general public think twice about jumping into HD but also the price of the Bluray discs which come at about 1.5k a pop sa mga Astros.

1.5k per movie is really steep

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #67 on: Mar 10, 2008 at 10:26 AM »
Was just posting this as an alert in relation to the thread.  I haven't gotten one myself.  Yes, movies and games are expensive.  To upgrade to Blu Ray or not? Up to you ;D
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #68 on: Mar 30, 2008 at 08:46 PM »
It's not just the price of hardware that makes the general public think twice about jumping into HD but also the price of the Bluray discs which come at about 1.5k a pop sa mga Astros.

1.5k per movie is really steep

I was an early adapter of SD DVD. The first DVD player I bought, a Sony, costed 36K! And DVDs cost around 2K shipped from Amazon.

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #69 on: Mar 30, 2008 at 09:11 PM »
Upgrading to BD also on  the bottom my list...  ;D  ;D
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #70 on: Mar 30, 2008 at 09:14 PM »
Yup, I upgraded to Bluray, but retained my interest in DVDs.

The price of BDs are indeed steep at shops which sell them, but you can always purchase BDs thru the net (locally, that is). I avoid purchasing from these shops considering that there are those who sell BDs at prices you cannot resist (800.00 to 1K only). In addition to the shop mentioned here, there is another shop in GH which sells BDs (& HD-DVDs) at 1.8K to 2.1K. Whew!!!! >:(   Now, that's a rip-off!!!! 

Just know where to find these BDs and you will have no problems in your upgrade. We usually don't think twice purchasing DVD's with prices ranging from 800 to as high as 1.2K, so why not splurge on BDs then which are sold at the same price range?  ;D
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #71 on: Mar 31, 2008 at 08:32 AM »
Upgrading to BD also on  the bottom my list...  ;D  ;D

Don't wait too long ya bro  :P

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #72 on: Apr 08, 2008 at 06:22 PM »
Yup, I upgraded to Bluray, but retained my interest in DVDs.

The price of BDs are indeed steep at shops which sell them, but you can always purchase BDs thru the net (locally, that is). I avoid purchasing from these shops considering that there are those who sell BDs at prices you cannot resist (800.00 to 1K only). In addition to the shop mentioned here, there is another shop in GH which sells BDs (& HD-DVDs) at 1.8K to 2.1K. Whew!!!! >:(   Now, that's a rip-off!!!! 

Just know where to find these BDs and you will have no problems in your upgrade. We usually don't think twice purchasing DVD's with prices ranging from 800 to as high as 1.2K, so why not splurge on BDs then which are sold at the same price range?  ;D

Are you referring to the shop on the 3rd floor of VMall with a computer shop subleasing in its store?  Well, that store has been around for quite a while and indeed sells DVDs, BDs at super high prices.  Although, sometimes sinusumpung and will sell some of their old stocks are rockbottom prices! 
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #73 on: Apr 17, 2008 at 09:11 PM »
yes i just bought a 2nd hand ps3 out of curiosity. i really cant wait long i wana experience watching hi def movies from my lcd tv. although the price of blu ray disc are extremely high, i settled for hd downloads via internet and truly the PQ is really great. DVDs even played w/ so called upscaling dvd player arent good enough compared to full hd movie downloads. Yet i must admit as of date we really cant enjoy hd quality movies to its fullest extent yet prices are still high and we all have to wait til the time is ripe for blu rays to bow to the masses just like dvds nowadays.
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #74 on: Apr 20, 2008 at 01:03 PM »
Yes, I would,.. given that I recently bought a plasma TV,
I would surely maximize its capabilities, besides dun na din mauuwi yan sa bandang huli,...

I just hope prices of the discs and players would go down soon...

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #75 on: Apr 20, 2008 at 05:45 PM »
I'd like to, but I need to have that HDTV first.

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #76 on: Apr 20, 2008 at 06:00 PM »
Upgrade na Ma'ams and Sirs!

Sony PS3 selling for 18k+ at greenhills.  That is unless of course you know a better deal ;D

Cheers!

I know of a 17.5k deal for a 40gb PS3!!   ;D ;D ;D
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #77 on: Apr 20, 2008 at 08:05 PM »
Not this year.  ;D
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #78 on: Apr 20, 2008 at 08:15 PM »
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #79 on: Apr 21, 2008 at 08:43 AM »
I'd like to, but I need to have that HDTV first.

That's right, this is a very important factor prior to joining the BD band wagon ;)

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #80 on: Apr 21, 2008 at 10:35 AM »
I know of a 17.5k deal for a 40gb PS3!!   ;D ;D ;D

Share naman dyan Oreoshake, kahit PM ;D  Thanks in advance ;D
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #82 on: Apr 22, 2008 at 06:53 PM »
That's a good find oReOsHaKe

It's time to upgrade na! :D

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #83 on: Apr 22, 2008 at 09:08 PM »
That's a good find oReOsHaKe

It's time to upgrade na! :D

I'll be there Friday Paul to attend a lecture and to buy a PS3.. Hopefully meron pa available black units..  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #84 on: Apr 22, 2008 at 09:30 PM »
Congrat in advance Jun! You'll never regret it. ;)

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #85 on: Apr 23, 2008 at 01:04 PM »
I just did, although not with high end equipment like most members.

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« Reply #86 on: Apr 23, 2008 at 01:10 PM »
I just did, although not with high end equipment like most members.

No worry, take your time to save up...upgrading is a life-time experience esp SARS....that's what make this hobby so interesting & addictive   ;)

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #87 on: Apr 24, 2008 at 10:54 AM »
You're right pchin  :). Like most hobbies, it is indeed a continuing project. Yun nga lang, I'm sort of an impulse buyer. When I want somthing, deretso canvass then bili after a few days pag di pa rin nawawala yung urge. Siguro later on i'll be upgrading to better equipment. Di naman masasayang yung gamit ko kasi my kids will get to benefit from my "old" stuff. As one of my uncles said when he bought his lcd player some years ago when prices were still sky high, "but I'm enjoying it now, and I would not have to wait for some more years before I would experience it." Then I talked to him about BD. It turned out that he didn't know that there was such a thing as BD. Ayun, plano na bumili ng player this weekend pero makikinood daw muna sya sa akin bago bumili. Cheers!

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Re: POLL: Are You Upgrading From DVD to Blu-ray? (Please Vote!)
« Reply #88 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 01:49 PM »
just upgraded to HDDVD simply because mura nung add-on na nabili ko for the 360 1.5k lang. and madami naman nagbebenta ng cheap movies here at pinoydvd. as for the Bluray malamang hintay ko muna bumaba sa 10k range ang mga player bago ako bumili and also wait for the movies to drop down to around 1k or less.

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« Reply #89 on: Jun 04, 2008 at 10:54 PM »
 congrat Leo for going HD Neutral! :D