Total flamebate story flip.
Kotaku: FAKE! KOTAKU CAUGHT! HAHAHA: They left out the next section on purpose:
The Orlando Sentinel took at look at the now years-old tech of Blu-ray players, trying to determine whether it's worth investing in a new player. Their conclusion: Yes and no.
The articles author seems to think that the Blu-ray could eventually come into its own if you are able to use it for more than just playing Blu-ray movies. That means added functions, or a Playstation 3.
The movie critic for the paper is not as optimistic when he compared a Blu-ray player to his DVD player:
"The blacks were superb, the colors clear and precise, the striations of the canyon walls in the desert locations of Apes were brilliant," Roger Moore said. "But the ugly truth of the matter is that once you've got the 1080 HDTV, once you've bought a DVD player with HDMI cable connections, Blu-ray is superfluous. The features are fancier, but the picture? No improvement. Investing in a player (unless you already have a Blu-ray-ready PlayStation) is a needless expense. Downloads are the future, not discs in a cute blue box."
Is Blu-ray a tech destined to be out maneuvered by digital movies and downloadable content or are we just witnesses the bitterness of former HD-DVD supporters? Only time will tell.
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http://www.baltimoresun.com... ....One thing I didn't like is that all of the Blu-ray movies I watched were widescreen, so there were black bars above and below the picture on my HDTV until I stretched it or zoomed in.
For another perspective on Blu-ray, I lent the Sony player to Roger Moore, the Sentinel's movie critic. He watched the Blu-ray version of the first Planet of the Apes movie on a 42-inch 1080p TV and compared the experience with his usual disc player, a $40 model from RCA with HDMI connection.
"The blacks were superb, the colors clear and precise, the striations of the canyon walls in the desert locations of Apes were brilliant," Moore said. "But the ugly truth of the matter is that once you've got the 1080 HDTV, once you've bought a DVD player with HDMI cable connections, Blu-ray is superfluous. The features are fancier, but the picture? No improvement. Investing in a player (unless you already have a Blu-ray-ready PlayStation) is a needless expense. Downloads are the future, not discs in a cute blue box."
I agree that movie downloads are the future, but buying a Blu-ray player is not a needless expense if you are able to use it for more than just playing Blu-ray movies, such as playing DVDs, watching Netflix movies instantly, viewing photos and accessing Internet content.
If you are planning on buying a Blu-ray player, try to get one with BD-Live, which is sometimes referred to as Blu-ray 2.0. A BD-Live-capable player can connect to the Internet for software updates and to unlock special features available on many Blu-ray movies. The BD-Live-enabled features that come on some Blu-ray movies are disappointing and mostly limited to interactive games. But there are companies working on products that will use the BD-Live connection to pull in movies and services from the Internet, potentially expanding the benefits of owning a Blu-ray player.
KOTAKU = Microsoft fanboy
p.s. Here is some thing i found interesting about the whole article.
he said "One thing I didn't like is that all of the Blu-ray movies I watched were widescreen, so there were black bars above and below the picture on my HDTV until I STRETCHED IT OR ZOOMED IN."
He watched it Stretched and/or zoomed in. ENOUGH SAID.
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