Seems like the early Pixar movies are going Blu-ray in May 2009. Looks like it’s time for me to get a Blu-ray player and upgrade my DVDs.
Who else’s going to upgrade their whole collection of DVDs to Blu-ray? I’m gonna upgrade mine all the way up to WALLE. And I’ve got some Dreamworks and Sony Animations DVDs also. Wonder if I should also upgrade those.
My copy of Finding Nemo was just a little too pixelated for me, even though it’s original and dual layer. Can’t wait to watch it again in HD.
What is Blu-ray anyway? I know I don’t have it. I think I heard that it’s got better picture/ sound. You’re lucky that you’ve got it. Oh, and they’re going Blu-ray in May? That’s when UP comes out!! THIS WAS PLANNED!!!
Blu-ray is, essentially, DVD on steroids. It can hold far more data than a DVD without losing quality. For DVD, the audio had to be compressed a certain way to make sure the movie fit on the disc. This is also what happened to the video image. But with Blu-ray, you’re not losing any of the sound or picture quality. The reason why it’s called a “Blu-ray” disc is because it can only be read with (hmm…) a blue ray. Geez, that sounded kinda corny…
I saw this big video of it at Sears once on a huge LCD TV. It was incredible. They had images from DVD juxtaposed next to images from Blu-ray, and the difference in quality was literally striking. If you ever get a chance, I would reccomend watching either WALL•E or Ratatouille on Blu-ray for a first-time Blu-ray experience.
That’s about all I know. You could probably look up all the stats on Wikipedia or something.
DVD on steroids, hahaha!!! That’s funny!! I understand what a Blu-ray is now, so thanks! And those 2 movie suggestions are probably the best. Thanks again (and by the way, that was kinda corney!!)
I will “update” only selected films once they come out on Blu-Ray. All of Pixar, of course. The original Indiana Jones Trilogy. Amélie. Disney Classics.
And, yes, probably I’ll buy yet another copy of Star Wars, making that my… 6th.
It can hold far more data than a DVD without losing quality. For DVD, the audio had to be compressed a certain way to make sure the movie fit on the disc. This is also what happened to the video image. But with Blu-ray, you’re not losing any of the sound or picture quality. The reason why it’s called a “Blu-ray” disc is because it can only be read with (hmm…) a blue ray. 
Geez, that sounded kinda corny…
