Discount Blu Ray Players and Movies

2008-05-31T12:05:00.000-07:00

The war is over and it has been a long time coming, but the battle to replace the DVD has finally reached consumers. The consumer electronics industry has been attempting to replace the millions of DVD players and DVD-ROM drives across the United States (which is the biggest consumer of DVD’s) and across the globe. The problem, how do you decide which format to replace? Blu-Ray or HD DVD.

Consider the following facts: Each format has its own heavyweight industry backing. HD DVD is supported by Toshiba, Intel, and Microsoft, who by the way has added a HD DVD player to its XBOX 360 game console. HD DVD are supposedly the next big thing in home movies. When hooked up to a High Definition television it only enhances the experience more. Blu-Ray is supported by Samsung, Pioneer, and Sony, which has built a Blu-Ray Player into the Playstation 3 game system. That sounds great for gamers, but what about everyone else who has regular DVD player? Are we suppose to just throw them away or just hang our head low in shame for having one?

So what’s the big deal anyway?

Well let’s take a closer look at how Blu-Ray differs from the HD format. Blu-Ray has a storage capacity advantage, offering 25GB of storage on a single-sided disc and 50GB on a double-sided disc. What does that mean to the consumer? Well it means more added scenes to your favorite movie and you don’t have to pay more money for a double disc package. HD DVD discs hold 15GB (single sided) or 30GB (double-sided). Although this would seem to give Blu-Ray a significant advantage, 15GB is enough room—just barely—to fit a high-definition movie. Even though it will look exceptionally clearer on a regular television and sounds great the the consumer will be losing out on the extras that only a Blu-Ray DVD can offer.

We alway know that HD DVD Players and drives are a lot cheaper than Blu-Ray Devices. Blu-Ray Players when first launched (Jan. 2006) had MSP of between $1,000 and $1,500. Now you can get a Blu-Ray Player for no more than $500. I found a great deal on a Sony Blu-Ray Players for only $394.99 it’s a great price for a high quality Sony BDP-S300 Blu-Ray Player.

source: - discountelectronics

Samsung BD-UP5000 - HD-DVD BluRay war is over!

2008-01-06T08:50:00.000-08:00

Treat yourself to the best in HD entertainment. Samsung’s BD-UP5000 is the world’s first true Blu-ray and Hi-Def HD DVD Duo player. The BD-UP5000 offers Blu-ray Disc™ playback at an amazing 1080p resolution. A 32-tap adaptive up-scaler offers brilliant Blu-ray image detail. And picture quality adjustments let you set sharpness and noise reduction to your liking. With HQV and Full HD+1080p, you'll enjoy the truest image reproduction possible – just like the original HD video source. Discover unprecedented clarity with HD DVD, a new optical disc format that delivers up to six times the picture resolution of normal DVDs.

Blu-ray and HD DVD playback at content native HD resolution of 1080p/1080i/720p
HQV video upconversion processing (720p/1080i/1080p)
1080p 24fps playback on Blu-ray and HD DVD
Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, dts-HD Master Audio support
HDMI version 1.3, Component Video, S-Video and Composite video outputs

Manufacturer's Description

Enjoy Hollywood quality pictures. The BD-UP5000 uses the same video-processing power (one trillion operations per second) that is widely used in Hollywood`s post production. It employs 32-tap adaptive upscaler to produce exquisite, delicate picture quality. The BD-UP5000 also delivers full four-field motion adaptive video de-interlacing, temporal-recursive noise reduction, automatic multicadence detection, and pixel-based detail enhancement.

1080p with 24fps Video Output on Blu-ray and HD DVD
View scenes as they were meant to be seen. The Blu-ray movie title`s original source (1080p/24fps) output and Full HD+ with HQV provides quality comparable to the original content. That means you`ll enjoy film picture quality.

Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD
Immerse yourself in sound. The BD-P2400 supports the new Dolby Digital Plus Audio format — the next generation in sound. It also supports uncompressed PCM Audio and Legacy dts 5.1 Dolby Digital. Dolby(R) TrueHD is Dolby`s next-generation lossless technology developed for high-definition disc-based media. Dolby TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs. When coupled with highdefinition video, Dolby TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience that lets you enjoy sound as stunning as the high-definition picture.

HDMI v1.3
Experience richer color and sound. The BD-UP5000 offers HDMI v1.3, which enables broader bandwidth AV data transmission. It supports deep color, higher resolution and new compressed audio formats.

HDi on HD DVD
HDi interactivity is what allows for on-screen video commentaries via PIP, for the pop up, in movie menus and enhanced interactivity.

Samsung BD-UP5000 Combo - The HD-DVD / BluRay war is over!

Discount Blu Ray Players and Movies

Samsung BD-UP5000 - HD-DVD BluRay war is over!