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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 554 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm a Blu-ray addict as well. I was fairly frugal with my DVD buying, but own just about everything I want on Blu-ray. Maybe it's the idea of watching movies in the best possible format at home or that BDs aren't as easily rentable as DVDs (my local library doesn't carry any BDs). Words of warning for when you get an HDTV: Blu-rays can still look bad. It all depends on the source they used. Sometimes they pull up 15 year old video masters they created when HD scanning was in its infancy, smooth it over and sharpen it in the computer, and slap it on a disc. I guess the mystery of closed captioning has been solved. But studios have trended away from CC because it's not supported by HDMI cables, and many BDs have subtitles and SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing) anyway so it's redundant. I usually always have subtitles turned on when I watch a movie. No particular reason I guess. Just like being able to read what they say in case I can't make it out on my own.  I've never had the need to use CC on BDs, but have my BD player hooked up to my HDTV with component cables just in case I need to check for DVD Profiler. In the few instances when I've done this, the video looks good deal worse. | | | My DVD/Blu-ray Collection
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | I never really had the need for CC either... Just looking at my BD collection I got curious is all.  | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Scooter1836: Quote:
Keep in mind that all Blu-ray players manufactured after 1/1/2012 will not do up-scaling for you DVD's though composite video. Another corporate jab to get all of us to buy new TV's. I think you mean component. Afaik composite has never offered upscaling. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | Addicted2DVD if and when you do go on the internet or wifi may sure you get the latest equipment security-wise. | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
Ineptocracy, You got to love it.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Brittany (my daughter) was talking to her college roommate over facebook... she don't need to take her hdtv with her... her roommate has a better one. So they will be using hers. So I get to keep my blu-ray on her hdtv even after she leaves!  | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: October 30, 2011 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,870 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting iPatsa: Quote:
Quoting Scooter1836:
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Keep in mind that all Blu-ray players manufactured after 1/1/2012 will not do up-scaling for you DVD's though composite video. Another corporate jab to get all of us to buy new TV's.
I think you mean component. Afaik composite has never offered upscaling. Yes that is what I meant |
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| Registered: October 30, 2011 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,870 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
Brittany (my daughter) was talking to her college roommate over facebook... she don't need to take her hdtv with her... her roommate has a better one. So they will be using hers. So I get to keep my blu-ray on her hdtv even after she leaves! What a deal!!!! |
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| Registered: October 30, 2011 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,870 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
I never really had the need for CC either... Just looking at my BD collection I got curious is all. I know a lot changed in the BD 2.0 spec (the version that gave us BD-Live). I bet CC was removed then and it is the pre 2.0 images that still have CC. Just a guess since I have no looked at those specs for a long time. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Scooter1836: Quote:
I know a lot changed in the BD 2.0 spec (the version that gave us BD-Live). I bet CC was removed then and it is the pre 2.0 images that still have CC. Just a guess since I have no looked at those specs for a long time. I don't think so. The 20th Century Fox Blu-ray of The X-Files: I Want to Believe has both CC and BD-Live on it. | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,018 |
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Sorry, didn't read ahead far enough.
@Pete:
Congrats on your deal with Brittany! Enjoy the blu-ray experience (but stay away from the BD-Live cowpie)! | | | | Last edited: by dee1959jay |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Posts: 299 |
| | Posted: | | | | Returning to the earliest question, it appears to me that "SDH" has essentially replaced CC. Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. I have actually used it or normal English subtitling on rare occasions when the balance of loud soundtracks (explosions, music, etc.) is not in line with the dialog or in other films where the actors mumble (happens too often in my view) or they are under-miked.
It would be nice to see this as a separate datapoint in DVD Profiler but the sticklers would have it under subtitles. Whatever...
Glad we have something like it nonetheless. |
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