It's not going to get any better than this today, is it?
*kills self*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:00, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

It just has.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:01, Reply)

You're mean and horrid and I hate you

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:05, Reply)

Don't listen to him.
I saw one of those Battlestar Galactica helmets in his flat.

And a VHS copy of Tootsie.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:08, Reply)

It was a signed 'Blu-ray' ACTUALLY.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:10, Reply)

Right-o.
Do you enjoy FILM more with the enhanced picture and sound?
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:13, Reply)

Oh definitely.
The only thing better than a garish tranny is a crystal-clear garish tranny with BOOMING REMASTERED SURROUND SOUND.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:15, Reply)

Sorry, did someone call me?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:19, Reply)

Haha

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:24, Reply)

Is it crap and gay to still own a VHS?
Cos if I get rid of it I'll have to spend a load of money on replacement DVDs, and that seems silly.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:13, Reply)

No it isn't.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:14, Reply)

Thank you
I was more INTO FILM back in the pre-DVD Dark Ages, or more into collecting them at least. To discard my VHS would be a foolish move unless I win another quiz show.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:18, Reply)

You've won a quiz show?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:19, Reply)

Did I not mention?

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:21, Reply)

A bit.
Monty has half of the biggest kung fu movie collections in the country though so it would cost a fortune to replace. As you say.

I binned all my VHS years ago.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:15, Reply)

Rip your video's to a hard drive and do away with the entire concept of physical media

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:16, Reply)

?
What are these witchcraft words you speak?
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:17, Reply)

Elec-trickery!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:17, Reply)

Next you'll be telling me
I can get recipes and maps off the internet.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:19, Reply)

how do you get your computer screen flat to place the compass on it silly!

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

You don't really need a compass when cooking

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:24, Reply)

Yes it would be silly, given that DVDs are just as obsolete as VHS now.

( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:19, Reply)

No doubt you have a 'holo-deck' you fucking sci-fi spastic.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

I'm not convinced they are obsolete
Don't most blu-ray players also play DVDs?
(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:23, Reply)

No, all of them do.
Old 'Jean-Luc Retard' here hasn't got a pissing clue.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:24, Reply)

So anyone deciding that they fancy a Blu-Ray player
can still play their vast collections of DVDs. I like the fact that people are so fucking stupid they think they need to "upgrade" to Blu-Ray or they won't be considered to be "into film" enough.

It means that you can buy most DVDs that you might want for under a fiver.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:27, Reply)

Yup.
Unless you're buying some modern toss like 'Avatar' Blu-Ray is meaningless. My ex has a player and it's all very 'Emperor's New Clothes' - even watching films made with it in mind you can't tell that much.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:31, Reply)

You can if you're INTO FILM, Monty
You can enthuse about how it enhances the mise-en-scene and use of chairoscuro cinematography.

Bizarre how new technology turns otherwise decent chaps into bellends.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:33, Reply)

That's rubbish

( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:37, Reply)

It's not at all.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:46, Reply)

Yes, it is.

( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:48, Reply)

Yes, they're backwards compatible.
They're also inferior to blurays in almost every way. Backwards compatibility just means that it doesn't make everything you've already bought useless at a stroke. But if you have a bluray player, you're not going to buy a DVD, are you?

You can still buy VHS players, but you're not goign to buy new VHS cassettes, either.
( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:29, Reply)

*might have bought a VHS cassette this year*

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:40, Reply)

Oh dear.

( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:41, Reply)

They are only inferior
if you are looking at very detailed specs.

It's the equivalent of saying "my new i7 processor is superior in every single way to your i3 processor" You are technically correct, but unless you are running software which requires that tiny extra bit of processing power you won't notice it, in fact, my laptop is about 5 years old and is a Core 2 Duo, and it's still more than good enough for all my computing needs.

In the same way, unless I have my HD telly set up for teh perfect viewing angle and my HD audio decoder and surround sound speakers set up perfectly to account for my room and the chimney breast, I am just not going to see a noticeable difference between a Blu-Ray disc and a DVD.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:45, Reply)

That's not true, either.
DVD resolution is 720 x 576, if you can't notice a difference between that and 1920 x 1080, you need glasses.
( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:48, Reply)

Yeah, again, that's just numbers
I know there is a difference between the resolution of DVDs and Blu-Rays but, while it's noticeable if you compare the two side by side, the increased quality of a Blu-Ray does not make a significant difference to your ability to watch the film and enjoy it.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:52, Reply)

OK, well there you're getting into
individual experience, which is, of course, completely subjective. If you personally don't experience any difference, then fine. You're still going to run into a wall eventually, though, as they'll stop releasing DVDs entirely eventually.
( Kroney, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:53, Reply)

Yeah, but that will ony happen when the market for Blu_ray reaches a point
when most people have blu-ray players, which won't be for a long time, because most people are fully aware that there is no need to upgrade as the costs of upgrading do not come with an equivalent increase in quality.

It's not the same as going from VHS to DVD, which really was a massive step up in quality, the increase in quality just isn't there.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:56, Reply)

Especially when I can buy the film I want on DVD for 3-4 quid
or I'd have to shell out nearer twenty for the same film on Blu-Ray.

It's a no contest.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:54, Reply)

Only if you prefer it.
Keeping analogue ALIVE!
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 15 Aug 2011, 10:20, Reply)