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It's Over! Blu-Ray Officially Wins!
bfauska:
--- Quote from: Samstag on February 26, 2008, 06:02:10 pm ---I was watching movies on VHS in real 5.1 in 1991 using a Pro Logic receiver to decode. The rears were seperate channels.
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NOPE.
Front Left+Center+Front Right+2 Mono Rears (same sounds 2 speakers)= 4 channels of audio not 5 or 5.1
Pro-Logic usually had a subwoofer out also, but it wasn't a discrete channel, it wasn't even matrixed into the signal, it was done with a crossover only.
5.1 = Front Left, Center, Front Right, Surround Left, Surround Right, and Sub. 5 discrete full frequency channels and 1 low frequency channel.
boykster:
I wonder how many discussions just like this one (but probably IRL and on BBS's not web forums) were had as DVD technology was introduced. I'm sure there are STILL diehard VHS zealots who refuse to succumb to the digitization of their beloved movies....
I have a big feeling that the clout of discount merchandisers (walmart) will play a HUGE role in the timeframe for BD adoption. If for every 100 flatpanel HD displays that wallyworld sells they sell ONE BD player, they'll sell an awful lot of BD players.....
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: bfauska on February 26, 2008, 09:26:40 pm ---NOPE.
Front Left+Center+Front Right+2 Mono Rears (same sounds 2 speakers)= 4 channels of audio not 5 or 5.1
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PL2 has 5 full channels plus a sub. I can't remember if I've seen any VHS with PL2, though it is certainly possible as it comes from a two channel source just like PL1.
hyiu:
want to chip in my $0..02 cents of personal opinion...
I do think VCR to DVD is a bigger leap than
DVD to Blue-Ray...
VCR to DVD....
after a few yrs... the VCR (like audio tape) will degrade...
especially if you watch it over and over again...
DVD, if you are careful, I have CDs and DVDs that I have watched / listened MANY times.... over years, and they are like new... to me, this is very important...
I have a 110 inch projector at home... and I have HD channels on cable.
So, I can see clearly that 1080i IS BETTER than DVD...
(I did spend $200 to get an upscan dvd player...)
and I'm sure 1080p will be a bit more better....
but right now, if I want a movie... I can simply get it in DVD... (better yet... burn it....)
and if I want better quality... burn it in dual layer....
while it will be better in blue ray, I can't really justify the cost....
so, until all dust settles, blue ray players, discs, burner and empty discs prices comes down...
I simply cannot see myself adding blue ray equipments...
(also, until blue ray disc collection grows much larger.....)
I do have 1 friend who already has a collection of dvd...
and he's now starting to collect blue ray....
but that's really quite rare.....
to give a reference, over half my family / friends have a 40+ inch TV set....
most of those big sets are flat ones....
yet most of them, for now, are satisfy with dvd....
only 1 getting blue ray...
most normal people are just not videophiles....
even if they have a big flat screen...
as for 5.1, 7.1..... never mind.... video is even easier to define....
you see the line... the line is sharp and crisp and clear.... color is vivid...
we can basically come to a good understanding of what is a good picture....
but as for 5.1, 7.1.... for normal use... as long as it has subwoofer for movie explosions, and loud enough when needed... and some sound effect.... people would think that is good setup already....
just ask 10 people out there to give you a good audio brand.... and my guess is at least 7 will tell you Bose.... and you know they basically know nothing much about audio...
boykster:
considering that this is a forum dedicated to old arcade machines, the pushback against a new technology isn't suprising. :dunno
DVD quality is good, but HD is spectacular. I can barely stand to watch SD content in my theater anymore, I seek out HD as much as possible. I can DEFINATELY appreciate the difference between DVD and HD-DVD/BluRay quality on even a 42" plasma, let alone in my theater, and my projector is only 720p. I haven't even touched the high-bitrate multi-channel audio....
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