Blu-Ray Overkill

ShooterSF

Just seen an ad for Tommy Tiernan's new Bovinity DVD and it's available in Blu-Ray. For feck sake who takes a stand-up show and say's,
"You know what? I can't subject myself to this in standard definition. I need to see all the effects in glorious HD!"

Fizman

Comedy in HD is actually funnier imo.

tony1kenobi

It's HD DogsH1t.

admiralofthefleet

comedy and tommy tiernan are two words i wouldnt put together

SAVE_ME.222

You'd want some advanced NASA space technology to make him funny.

Red Hand

People said the same about DVDs...and yet, a few years later, DVD is more than a "must-have"-it's standard at this stage. Likewise, in 4-5 years, all TVs will have to be HD, and all DVD players will be HD, and like the idiots we are, we will have to cough up and switch over to the new system (costing lots of $$$$$)

Oh, and you'll need a box on your TV as well to pick up a sh*tty range of channels from RTE (paying for the privilage of the box, satilitte dish and also paying for the TV licence).

Yipeeeee!:pac:

Overheal

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

comedy and tommy tiernan are two words i wouldnt put together

what about "petrol station" and "Firework factory"?

syklops

there was a thread somewhere about the Wall-E blu ray disc. The gist of it was - why is there a second disc when the first disc should be able to hold the data.

I think blu ray is simply the next thing for them to sell. DVD's work fine for most things. If you happen to have a 42 inch tv you may consier getting blu-ray, but if, like me you have a collection of 200+ DVD's, the idea of replacing them with blu ray hurts the hole where my wallet used to be.

ShooterSF

TBH blu-ray players should be able to play standard DVDs anywho. But I guess we're gullible enough to buy into the must haves...

Syferus

ShooterSF wrote: »

Just seen an ad for Tommy Tiernan's new Bovinity DVD and it's available in Blu-Ray. For feck sake who takes a stand-up show and say's,
"You know what? I can't subject myself to this in standard definition. I need to see all the effects in glorious HD!"

Which is wholly not the same logic every comedian will end up applying within two years.

Formats change. Get over it.

javaboy

syklops wrote: »

I think blu ray is simply the next thing for them to sell. DVD's work fine for most things. If you happen to have a 42 inch tv you may consier getting blu-ray, but if, like me you have a collection of 200+ DVD's, the idea of replacing them with blu ray hurts the hole where my wallet used to be.

The same as people who had loads of songs on LP or tape felt when changing over. Or when the latest greatest console pushes your poor old megadrive to the background.

It's not like those 200+ DVDs aren't going to work anymore anyway so what's the problem?

Fizman

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

comedy and tommy tiernan are two words i wouldnt put together

Thats because you have to put lots of other little words in between so that you make a fully formed sentence.

Comedy tommy tiernan.
vs
Comedy is something which Tommy Tiernan knows nothing about.

Which is better? You decide.

Oh and for the record. Its three words!

giggsy664

Fizman wrote: »

Thats because you have to put lots of other little words in between so that you make a fully formed sentence.

Comedy tommy tiernan.
vs
Comedy is something which Tommy Tiernan knows nothing about.

Which is better? You decide.

That made me łaugh

Killgore Trout

syklops wrote: »

there was a thread somewhere about the Wall-E blu ray disc. The gist of it was - why is there a second disc when the first disc should be able to hold the data.

I think blu ray is simply the next thing for them to sell. DVD's work fine for most things. If you happen to have a 42 inch tv you may consier getting blu-ray, but if, like me you have a collection of 200+ DVD's, the idea of replacing them with blu ray hurts the hole where my wallet used to be.

Got a BR player as part of a deal on a 42 inch screen - the player also plays DVDs, while the BR picture is noticeably higher definition, i woudn't be replacing my DVD collection any time soon. Especially because DVDs are dirt cheap at the moment, especially old releases - it's just like VHS before DVD took off - but this time DVDs will play back on the same box so you have the best of both worlds.

But yeah - It seem ridiculous to be bringing stuff like that out on BR.

Fizman

Fizman wrote: »

Thats because you have to put lots of other little words in between so that you make a fully formed sentence.

Comedy tommy tiernan.
vs
Comedy is something which Tommy Tiernan knows nothing about.

Which is better? You decide.

Oh and for the record. Its three words!

:rolleyes: such a good point well made.

Sparky

Personally it looks like Mr Tiernan had to make up for his lack of humor and just concentrate on putting more effort into the technology of his releases.

Higher def is great and all that, but I'd rather not have a tomato stain on my nice LCD tv tbh.

ShooterSF

Killgore Trout wrote: »

Got a BR player as part of a deal on a 42 inch screen - the player also plays DVDs, while the BR picture is noticeably higher definition, i woudn't be replacing my DVD collection any time soon. Especially because DVDs are dirt cheap at the moment, especially old releases - it's just like VHS before DVD took off - but this time DVDs will play back on the same box so you have the best of both worlds.

But yeah - It seem ridiculous to be bringing stuff like that out on BR.

Exactly. Unlike the VHS to DVD situation people's Blu-Ray players still play regular DVDs so you could buy the regular disc knowing its future proof and cheaper*
Im not outraged or anything, hey this is AH Just found it odd.

* Im lazy. No research was done on prices. Assumptions are easier.

javaboy

The thing is that there are format snobs out there who will refuse to buy a DVD and will only buy BluRay from now on. This release is just catering for those people.

Galvasean

javaboy wrote: »

The thing is that there are format snobs out there who will refuse to buy a DVD and will only buy BluRay from now on. This release is just catering for those people.

Oh what a bleak and horrible future we live in!!!

Fizman

Deleted User wrote: »

:rolleyes: such a good point well made.

Why thank you kind Sir! :pac:

Creamy Goodness

javaboy wrote: »

The thing is that there are format snobs out there who will refuse to buy a DVD and will only buy BluRay from now on. This release is just catering for those people.

well i would buy the blu-ray if it was the same price as the dvd, but knowing ireland it's going to be more expensive so i wouldn't buy it.

worth it for movies etc, not to see some gob****e stand on a stage.

javaboy

javaboy wrote: »

The thing is that there are format snobs out there who will refuse to buy a DVD and will only buy BluRay from now on. This release is just catering for those people.

you make them sound like they're racists.. "those people"



nothing snobbish about having a big tv, thinking a dvd looks bad stretched out over the larger screen and having the money for blu-ray. that's called having a big tv and having money..

Fizman

Deleted User wrote: »

nothing snobbish about having a big tv, thinking a dvd looks bad stretched out over the larger screen and having the money for blu-ray. that's called having a big tv and having money..

I believe its also called "Living the dream"!

LTD baybeeee. LTD!:P

Fizman

Fizman wrote: »

I believe its also called "Living the dream"!

LTD baybeeee. LTD!:P

pretty much.. hot girlfriend, bmw and big tv. ftw.

currently have none :P

javaboy

Deleted User wrote: »

you make them sound like they're racists.. "those people"



nothing snobbish about having a big tv, thinking a dvd looks bad stretched out over the larger screen and having the money for blu-ray. that's called having a big tv and having money..

sigh. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with having a big TV and wanting to make the best of it. I watch my movies on an 80" picture so I can appreciate the inadequacies of DVD.

What I'm saying is that there are people who will not buy a video (even a comedy one where picture quality is not important) if it's only available on DVD. Those people are format snobs.

Karl Hungus

I for one will be getting The Dark Knight on bluray for Christmas.

Creamy Goodness

Karl Hungus wrote: »

I for one will be getting The Dark Knight on bluray for Christmas.

ditto. should be a good watch.

Ghost Train

Thanks, But I'll wait for the betamax release

xbox36016

yap i have a bly player and will just buy bly ray from now dvds are just for wateing monay now

Quint

javaboy wrote: »

sigh. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with having a big TV and wanting to make the best of it. I watch my movies on an 80" picture so I can appreciate the inadequacies of DVD.

What I'm saying is that there are people who will not buy a video (even a comedy one where picture quality is not important) if it's only available on DVD. Those people are format snobs.

I think most people wouldn't even own a video!

Bob the Builder

Tommy Tiernan was funny.
Not anymore.

Neo#

Karl Hungus wrote: »

I for one will be getting The Dark Knight on bluray for Christmas.

Yess! me too. It will be my first blu ray purchase and I cant wait. Ive heard the extra features are not that great however.

mumhaabu

I'd advise people to move to bluray now as it makes more sense, Bluray is the future and we know this as HD-DVD is dead and the format war over. Even if you have a standard definition tv a bluray player will playback on it also but you will be future proofing your bluray discs investment for when you buy a 1080p True HD tv (anything else like 720 HD-Ready is sh1te).

Your DVD will upscale nicely on your HD TV and you can buy a HDMI upscaler DVD player or if you buy a Blu ray player it should do this for you giving quality close enough to HD for those old DVD's you have from the past.

720p is still really good.. but i'd only buy 1080p. which i plan to do in january sales..



downloading hd movies and using xbmx (plex) instead tho

Sparky

Anyone seen Wall-e in bluray?

I thought it was pretty awesome tbh!

Professey Chin

Blu-Ray Transformers made my bits go happy tingle

thebman

ShooterSF wrote: »

TBH blu-ray players should be able to play standard DVDs anywho. But I guess we're gullible enough to buy into the must haves...

Eh they can!

You'd be an idiot if you bought one that couldn't. Don't even know if a company was stupid enough to release one.

mumhaabu

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Blu-Ray Transformers made my bits go happy tingle

Are you sure it wasn't Megan Fox that had the effect??

Bob the Builder

brim4brim wrote: »

Eh they can!

Yep.