What was the last Blu-ray and HD DVD movie you watched? - Club CD Freaks

**zevia** · 28-10-2007

Happy Feet in Blu-ray.

Transformers in HD-DVD. Still sometime confused which is the good guys and bad guys during the fighting scenes in the city.

Papa_Joe · 30-10-2007

Watched The Thing on HD DVD Have the Transformers ready to go but my 360 got the 3 RROD & will now have to wait till it comes back from repair

Have tried it on my pc but dont have a retail version of cyberlink ultra so it wont accept the latest updates

**zevia** · 31-10-2007

Watching Planet Earth (Discovery HD) in Blu-ray.
Finished Disc #3, one more to go.

Some people says Planet Earth is one of reference movie because of the high quality video. It is.

Some Random Guy · 31-10-2007

Never seen one.

crossg · 31-10-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by zevia

Watching Planet Earth (Discovery HD) in Blu-ray.
Finished Disc #3, one more to go.

Some people says Planet Earth is one of reference movie because of the high quality video. It is.

Yes many people have recommended Planet Earth to me so I will have to watch it. Just watched Spiderman 3 on Blu-ray, can't say much for the movie but the video quality was excellent. BTW zevia what happened to your sig in post #3?

**Dee-27** · 01-11-2007

Black Hawk Down (Blu-ray).
Watched it on PC and then a few minutes played on the PS3 just to compare playback quality.
Not really my type of film, but it was bundled with the PS3.

Anyway, picture quality is awesome. Comparing Blu-ray with DVD. Well, i guess it's like comparing AM radio with DAB. They are light-years apart.

TL0 · 01-11-2007

X-men 3 Blu-ray, nice PQ for an early AVC encoded movie.

VAQ130 · 06-11-2007

King Kong on Hd-DVD, excellent details and PQ.

**zevia** · 11-11-2007

Cars in Blu-ray.

The blu-ray version just out this past Tuesday. Our family watched it again on PS3 and wow, the picture is really crisp. I had to dig up my Cars DVD version to compare the picture quality and it is a big difference. The main movie is in 00060.m2ts (28.5 GB), no wonder it's a big difference compared to the DVD9 version.

**The Kipper** · 11-11-2007

Wild Hogs in Blu-ray.

slytrans69 · 13-11-2007

Never have.

Some Random Guy · 14-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Some Random Guy

Never seen one.

This was true a week ago, but not any more. Bought a Toshiba 47" 1080P LCD and an HD-DVD player a few days ago, then watched 2001: A Space Odyssey after buying it for the third time (VHS, DVD, now HD-DVD). OMFG - the amount of detail, especially in the landscape with all the apes at the beginning and the starfields later on, is awesome.

I'll probably watch the Matrix trilogy that I also bought for the third time (the first movie anyway) next.

**zevia** · 14-11-2007

Watched Tomb Raider in Blu-ray.

The picture quality is not so great btw, but the actress helps make it up.

Some Random Guy · 16-11-2007

Watched Shaun of the Dead in HD-DVD last night. Picture quality was great in bright scenes but kind of grainy in darker scenes (especially the scene where Shaun and Liz are trapped underground). If you're a die hard fan of Shaun of the Dead like I am, get the movie and you won't be disappointed on the quality compared to upconverted DVD. If not, then pass on it or just rent it and save your money for something like King Kong or Transformers or The Matrix trilogy.

zaina · 17-11-2007

Open Season in Blu-ray.

Watched again to check how it compares with the DVD version. Excellent graphics, very detailed, far beyond the dvd version.

**zevia** · 20-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by zevia

Watching Planet Earth (Discovery HD) in Blu-ray.
Finished Disc #3, one more to go.

Done with disc #4. Awesome and my boys love it. My favorite movie to play if I have guess coming. All the kids will sit nicely and quitely.

Some Random Guy · 20-11-2007

Just watched Beerfest on HD-DVD. For the first time, I had to turn the colors down to "standard" on the LCD screen. On the "sports" setting that I've had it on, other movies like the Matrix and Transformers have looked great. With Beerfest, the colors look overly saturated and people's faces look orange.

Just wondering what color settings other people have their tv's set to. With the "sports" setting, colors look nice and bright (and I think that's where stores like Circuit City set their TVs to try to sell more), but overly saturated at times. With the "movies" setting, colors look too dim. So "standard" seems like a nice compromise.

Oh, and after turning the colors down, Beerfest looks good in hi-def. Although don't expect to be wowed by a hi-def movie about people standing around and drinking beer.

_chef_ · 20-11-2007

I'll record NAPOLEON DYNAMITE on PremiereHD (DVB-S2 HDTV) this night and watch it tomorrow.
Its a great flick, lets see how it looks in HD.

PimpinBassie · 21-11-2007

2001 A Space Odyssey on BlueRay

crossg · 21-11-2007

Just watched Live Free or Die Hard on Blu-ray. Disc didn't work right away in my Samsung BD-P1400. Had to update the firmware again to get the disc to play. Updated FW 3 times in the last month. Hopefully this won't be the norm as it takes forever to update.

**alan1476** · 23-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by crossg

Just watched Live Free or Die Hard on Blu-ray. Disc didn't work right away in my Samsung BD-P1400. Had to update the firmware again to get the disc to play. Updated FW 3 times in the last month. Hopefully this won't be the norm as it takes forever to update.

We are just into the dawn of these players, the infancy of the firmware, I am surprised they do not have automated firmware updates, this will drive a normal user crazy.

crossg · 23-11-2007

Mine probably does have auto update but I would have to drag a Lan cable across my living room and plug it into the Blu-ray player and that isn't going to happen. So I have to DL the ISO FW update, burn it to a CD and and update that way. Takes about 20 minutes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alan1476

We are just into the dawn of these players, the infancy of the firmware, I am surprised they do not have automated firmware updates, this will drive a normal user crazy.

ricoman · 25-11-2007

Flags of Our Fathers (HD) last night. Excellent movie, not what you might think. The story of the Iwo Jima flag raisers and how it affected their lives afterwards.

**zevia** · 29-11-2007

Live Free or Die Hard (blu-ray)

Awesome picture and sound.

CDan · 30-11-2007

Japanese import:

HBO series "Band of Brothers", 5 disc HD-DVD set. This set has the best picture quality I've seen, (equal to Planet Earth), and DTS-HD audio. Makes an excellent HD demo, as well as being some of the best TV ever made. Too bad it's not available in HD in any other form as of yet. Blows the SD-DVD set completely away for both picture and sound. Rumor has it that this set is already out of print. You do have to navigate the Japanese menus though.

28-10-2007	#1 (permalink)
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30-10-2007	#2 (permalink)
Papa_Joe New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rep of Ireland Posts: 14	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Watched The Thing on HD DVD Have the Transformers ready to go but my 360 got the 3 RROD & will now have to wait till it comes back from repair Have tried it on my pc but dont have a retail version of cyberlink ultra so it wont accept the latest updates

31-10-2007	#3 (permalink)
zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,183	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Watching Planet Earth (Discovery HD) in Blu-ray. Finished Disc #3, one more to go. Some people says Planet Earth is one of reference movie because of the high quality video. It is.

31-10-2007	#4 (permalink)
Some Random Guy CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 323	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Never seen one. __________________ BenQ DW1640 x 4 LG GGW-H20L Lite-On DH-20A4P x 3 Lite-On LH-20A1P Pioneer DVR-115D x 2 Samsung SH-203B x 2 Made in Japan blanks only for CD and DVD SL, Made in Singapore blanks only for DVD DL

01-11-2007	#6 (permalink)
Dee-27 Administrator and Reviewer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 8,141	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Black Hawk Down (Blu-ray). Watched it on PC and then a few minutes played on the PS3 just to compare playback quality. Not really my type of film, but it was bundled with the PS3. Anyway, picture quality is awesome. Comparing Blu-ray with DVD. Well, i guess it's like comparing AM radio with DAB. They are light-years apart. __________________ My Review PC & Optical Drives We came to wreck everything and ruin your lives, God sent us To become a member of cdfreaks.com just click here to join The Forum Rules The NEC/Optiarc F.A.Q. Liggy & Dee's NEC/Optiarc Firmware Page

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01-11-2007	#7 (permalink)
TL0 CD Freaks Die Hard Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,178	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? X-men 3 Blu-ray, nice PQ for an early AVC encoded movie.

06-11-2007	#8 (permalink)
VAQ130 New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA, Livonia, MI. Posts: 10	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? King Kong on Hd-DVD, excellent details and PQ.

11-11-2007	#9 (permalink)
zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,183	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Cars in Blu-ray. The blu-ray version just out this past Tuesday. Our family watched it again on PS3 and wow, the picture is really crisp. I had to dig up my Cars DVD version to compare the picture quality and it is a big difference. The main movie is in 00060.m2ts (28.5 GB), no wonder it's a big difference compared to the DVD9 version. __________________ Click here to join CDFreaks.com Join CDFreaks Distributed Computing Team, have fun while helping to save some lives! My review PC & Specs & Media Blu-ray to DVD guide Forum Rules \| BenQ/Philips FAQ \| Tools: BQFlasher, MCSE, WOPC Tool, WinDWFlash \| NeroRegedit: EnableSolidBurn, Overburn5000MB LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray/HD-DVD \| LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray \| Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray

11-11-2007	#10 (permalink)
The Kipper CD Freaks Senior Reviewer & Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,118	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Wild Hogs in Blu-ray.

13-11-2007	#11 (permalink)
slytrans69 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 556	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Never have.

14-11-2007	#13 (permalink)
zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,183	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Watched Tomb Raider in Blu-ray. The picture quality is not so great btw, but the actress helps make it up. __________________ Click here to join CDFreaks.com Join CDFreaks Distributed Computing Team, have fun while helping to save some lives! My review PC & Specs & Media Blu-ray to DVD guide Forum Rules \| BenQ/Philips FAQ \| Tools: BQFlasher, MCSE, WOPC Tool, WinDWFlash \| NeroRegedit: EnableSolidBurn, Overburn5000MB LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray/HD-DVD \| LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray \| Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray

16-11-2007	#14 (permalink)
Some Random Guy CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 323	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Watched Shaun of the Dead in HD-DVD last night. Picture quality was great in bright scenes but kind of grainy in darker scenes (especially the scene where Shaun and Liz are trapped underground). If you're a die hard fan of Shaun of the Dead like I am, get the movie and you won't be disappointed on the quality compared to upconverted DVD. If not, then pass on it or just rent it and save your money for something like King Kong or Transformers or The Matrix trilogy. __________________ BenQ DW1640 x 4 LG GGW-H20L Lite-On DH-20A4P x 3 Lite-On LH-20A1P Pioneer DVR-115D x 2 Samsung SH-203B x 2 Made in Japan blanks only for CD and DVD SL, Made in Singapore blanks only for DVD DL

17-11-2007	#15 (permalink)
zaina CD Freaks Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 132	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Open Season in Blu-ray. Watched again to check how it compares with the DVD version. Excellent graphics, very detailed, far beyond the dvd version.

20-11-2007	#17 (permalink)
Some Random Guy CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 323	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Just watched Beerfest on HD-DVD. For the first time, I had to turn the colors down to "standard" on the LCD screen. On the "sports" setting that I've had it on, other movies like the Matrix and Transformers have looked great. With Beerfest, the colors look overly saturated and people's faces look orange. Just wondering what color settings other people have their tv's set to. With the "sports" setting, colors look nice and bright (and I think that's where stores like Circuit City set their TVs to try to sell more), but overly saturated at times. With the "movies" setting, colors look too dim. So "standard" seems like a nice compromise. Oh, and after turning the colors down, Beerfest looks good in hi-def. Although don't expect to be wowed by a hi-def movie about people standing around and drinking beer. __________________ BenQ DW1640 x 4 LG GGW-H20L Lite-On DH-20A4P x 3 Lite-On LH-20A1P Pioneer DVR-115D x 2 Samsung SH-203B x 2 Made in Japan blanks only for CD and DVD SL, Made in Singapore blanks only for DVD DL

20-11-2007	#18 (permalink)
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21-11-2007	#19 (permalink)
PimpinBassie New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? 2001 A Space Odyssey on BlueRay

21-11-2007	#20 (permalink)
crossg Retired Moderator & Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta. Canada Posts: 4,567	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Just watched Live Free or Die Hard on Blu-ray. Disc didn't work right away in my Samsung BD-P1400. Had to update the firmware again to get the disc to play. Updated FW 3 times in the last month. Hopefully this won't be the norm as it takes forever to update. __________________ My PC Specs. Plextor 760A/716A 1.07/1.10, BenQ DW1655, BCIB, BenQ DW1640 x2, BSLB, Nec 4551A, 1.08. Lite On SHM 165P6S/LH-20A1S, MS0R/9L05. LG GSA H22N/H62N, 1.02/CL01. The Forum Rules Click here to join CDFreaks.com.

25-11-2007	#23 (permalink)
ricoman CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CT, USA Posts: 958	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD-DVD movie you watched? Flags of Our Fathers (HD) last night. Excellent movie, not what you might think. The story of the Iwo Jima flag raisers and how it affected their lives afterwards.

29-11-2007	#24 (permalink)
zevia Admin & Review Coordinator N.America Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 9,183	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD DVD movie you watched? Live Free or Die Hard (blu-ray) Awesome picture and sound. __________________ Click here to join CDFreaks.com Join CDFreaks Distributed Computing Team, have fun while helping to save some lives! My review PC & Specs & Media Blu-ray to DVD guide Forum Rules \| BenQ/Philips FAQ \| Tools: BQFlasher, MCSE, WOPC Tool, WinDWFlash \| NeroRegedit: EnableSolidBurn, Overburn5000MB LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray/HD-DVD \| LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray \| Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray

30-11-2007	#25 (permalink)
CDan CD Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,423	Re: What was the last Blu-ray and HD DVD movie you watched? Japanese import: HBO series "Band of Brothers", 5 disc HD-DVD set. This set has the best picture quality I've seen, (equal to Planet Earth), and DTS-HD audio. Makes an excellent HD demo, as well as being some of the best TV ever made. Too bad it's not available in HD in any other form as of yet. Blows the SD-DVD set completely away for both picture and sound. Rumor has it that this set is already out of print. You do have to navigate the Japanese menus though.

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