gopnick
join:2005-01-07
Benton, AR
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| The real problem
The real problem with Dish's 1080p content is the price. $6.99 rentals are way too pricey. I'll stick to my unlimited DVDs, even though the quality is reduced, through Netflix.
There's also plenty of 720p and 1080i content out there for free in OTA broadcasts or already-paid-for satellite/cable channels. |
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Dogfather
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Laguna Hills, CA
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1 edit | Good first effort
But it has a way to go. The problem with Blu-Ray is the media is a total rip, rentals being the only viable way of getting Blu-Ray content. But when you're looking at the rip-off prices of DBS 1080P rentals you're better off with Blockbuster or Netflix, despite Netflix's recent addition of a $1.00 "how dare you want Blu-Ray discs" penalty. Blu-Ray still handily wins (unless you don't have a player of course, which are still pricy themselves). |
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jsm1234
@optonline.net | be interesting to see VZ FIOS's comeback to this...
1080p, near blue ray quality..
It would be interesting to see what Verizon's comments on this would be, are they going to match or exceed the quality and offering? |
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jchambers28
join:2007-05-12
Alma, AR | reply to gopnick
Re: The real problem
do you have an upscale dvd player looks pretty good for dvd's |
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danclan
join:2005-11-01
Midlothian, VA | reply to jsm1234
Re: be interesting to see VZ FIOS's comeback to this...
considering that 99.9999% of the population wouldnt be able to tell the difference in a double blind test....i wouldnt do anything except continue to build out the HD VOD and HD channel offerings... |
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rmdir
join:2003-03-13
Chicago, IL
| players
Wow, I'm flabbergasted by the still high price of blu ray players. I hadn't checked for a while. I'm lucky because I picked up a PS3 last BF for a good price. The pricing structure for Blu ray dvs's needs to be revisited-why do I pay more to buy or rent a movie that's been mastered on blu ray when there's no extra content? for the difference I'll just let the PS3 upscale a regular dvd for me. |
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Dogfather
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join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to danclan
Re: be interesting to see VZ FIOS's comeback to this...
Are the moto boxes 1080P capable? |
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ggmorton
join:2002-07-24
Houston, TX
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Re: players
said by rmdir  :Wow, I'm flabbergasted by the still high price of blu ray players. The prices are sub $200 now. i just picked up from Amazon.com the BD-P1500 for $228 with the Blu-Ray Matrix box set free. I was gonna buy the box set anyway, so the player comes out to $150. Not too bad. |
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Pictor Guy
join:2004-06-21
Sammamish, WA
| reply to jchambers28
Re: The real problem
said by jchambers28 :do you have an upscale dvd player looks pretty good for dvd's Yep.... and that mono audio sounds great when you play it on two speakers. |
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Pictor Guy
join:2004-06-21
Sammamish, WA | Blu-Ray
It's Blu-Ray folks.  |
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gopnick
join:2005-01-07
Benton, AR | reply to jchambers28
Re: The real problem
Yeah, mine upscales. Overall it's not too bad. I can't seem to get the resolution right, though. |
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cdru
Go Colts
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN | reply to Dogfather
Re: be interesting to see VZ FIOS's comeback to this...
No. They don't even have enough power to show a guide wide screen. |
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koolman2
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join:2002-10-01
Anchorage, AK | reply to Pictor Guy
Re: Blu-Ray
It doesn't help that the incorrect spelling is in the subtitle. |
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TechWhiz
join:2004-10-30
Phoenix, AZ | Incorrect in subtitle, correct in article... fun. |
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