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    Whats the point of Blu-Ray on a 1280x800 Screen?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ic3, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. ic3

    ic3 Notebook Guru

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    Hp have 1280x800 screen laptops that come with Blu-ray, Would you see any difference between blu-ray and dvd on this screen?

    I thought blu-ray only matters if you have a HD screen (1080p or w/e)?
     
    ic3, Apr 13, 2009
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    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    There are two proper blueray resolutions 1280x720 and 1920x1080. So yeah it is worth it. Usually the player will scale the reso up from 720 to 800. Although this loses a tiny bit of quality/sharpness it will still be alot better than dvd.
     
    King of Interns, Apr 13, 2009
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  3. ic3

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    If I was to connect the laptop to HD LCD Tv via hdmi would It use 1280x800 or 1920x1080 (the tv's resolution)
     
    ic3, Apr 13, 2009
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    1920x1080 if you configure it that way.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Apr 13, 2009
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    yeah its going to look the same as a dvd on the screen, on a full big hd display as video out you can see the difference.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Apr 13, 2009
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    My friend has Blu-ray and actually you can see a difference between bluray and DVD quality, even though his screen supports 720p only and not the full HD 1080p. But if you look from a distance, yes, you don't see any difference at all I think (my friend thinks differently but never mind). But the main purpose of the bluray is that you can connect the laptop to HDTV with a HDMI and enjoy the quality of the Full HD there (like a PS3 I guess).
     
    nklive, Apr 13, 2009
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  7. Mormegil83

    Mormegil83 I Love Lamp.

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    Also if u one that writes blu-ray disks they have like 10X the storage of a single layer dvd. I think it's somewhere around 50gb. basically hdd size removable storage :)
     
    Mormegil83, Apr 13, 2009
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    Only problem is paying $40 for a dual-layer (50GB) Blu-Ray disk. You might as well get a 320GB external hard drive for only $100.
     
    rapion125, Apr 13, 2009
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    Blueray video looks a lot better than DVD video even on my netbook with 1024x600 screen.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 13, 2009
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    True, but it has some benefits. storing the disks and portablility. and i'm sure prices will drop when blu-ray is the standard. to expensive for me as well but for some $$$ is not as much an issue
     
    Mormegil83, Apr 13, 2009
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    Blu-ray will always be of better video quality compared to DVD if you manage to play it with a compatible machine.
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 14, 2009
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    If you had a 720x480 16:9 screen, blueray video will look worse. LOL
     
    jackluo923, Apr 14, 2009
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    DVD stores videos in 720×480 (ntfs, pal a bit different). so scaling down a blueray to 1280x800 (or 720 with borders, actually) still means 2 2/3rd the pixel detail compared to a dvd.

    but one thing is, the scale-down is not 1:2 or similar => it's not without losses actually. but it still looks better than a dvd.
     
    davepermen, Apr 14, 2009
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  14. jackluo923

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    ntfs:720x480
    pal:720x576

    i think
     
    jackluo923, Apr 14, 2009
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    yes .
     
    davepermen, Apr 14, 2009
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