How big of a difference is Blu-Ray compared to DVD?

[Cole416]

I'd like to hear your guys' thoughts. Just recently started buying them, and I'm wondering if i'm better off going the cheaper route.

Is there a huge quality difference?

[MovieMeditation]

The difference is enormous imo. If you can't see the difference you need a better set-up. :p

Nah but for real, I actually have a hard time watching DVDs now because I know how good a Blu-ray can look.

Watch this if you need convincing: http://youtu.be/aQ-RhnonZyg

[Miss Vicky]

Eh, it really depends on the movie.

[The Gunslinger45]

Blu Ray does make a huge difference, but you do not need to buy EVERY movie in Blu Ray. I have a lot of comedies on DVD. A fair amount made by Kevin Smith. That being said, I am not really in the rush to buy Clerks or Clerks II on Blu Ray. Because as much as I love Kevin Smith, he is not a visual director. He is a dialogue guy. And HD does not enhance the laughs when Dante asks his girlfriend Veronica how many d***s she has sucked. If I want a movie on Blu Ray it is because I want to enhance the visual experiance. Hence why my first Blu Ray purchases were the likes of Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now, Blade Runner, Jurassic Park, and Terminator 2.

Now I will get Clerks and Clerks II on Blu Ray anyways, but that is more me trying to get my Top 25 favorite films on Blu Ray. But if a film is not really that much of a visual wonder of some kind, I think I will just skip the Blu Ray and save a few bucks with the DVD.

[False Writer]

I'd say pretty big difference, especially with older movies, they look a lot sharper on Blu Ray. Also the sound is much better. If I have a DVD I have to put on the subtitles half the time because I can barely hear it.

You can also get many Blu Rays at pretty decent prices nowadays, so I'd say it's worth it.

If I can't find one on Blu Ray though, I usually don't hesitate to get the DVD. I had to do that with '71 just last week.

[jrs]

Is there a huge quality difference?

Massive difference. For instance, T2: Judgement Day. Top is Blu-Ray and bottom is DVD.

http://www.originalprop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/t2-sarah-connor-blu-ray-disc-dvd-comp-x1920.jpg

[Kaplan]

Massive difference. For instance, T2: Judgement Day. Top is DVD and bottom is Blu-Ray.

http://www.originalprop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/t2-sarah-connor-blu-ray-disc-dvd-comp-x1920.jpg


Is that a joke? The picture on the bottom looks terrible.

[jrs]

Here's another with the top being Blu-Ray and bottom DVD as before. Followed by a comparison video.

http://s23.postimg.org/eq33p3adn/Alien_Anthology_Blu_ray_DVD_comparison.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=103&v=aQ-RhnonZyg

[Harry Lime]

These comparison screens you're posting are brutal, jrs. Blu-ray is much better than DVD in all but a few select cases but you're not doing it justice at all with these compressed images. No clue where you got that T2 one, must be a joke. A proper comparison will be in full resolution and in png format.

[Mäx]

I can recommend the follwing site: http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_overview.php

There you can compare the Blu-ray version of a movie with the DVD version. Take a look on the Ben Hur example: http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?art=part&x=472&y=214&action=1&image=0&hd_multiID=1175&cap1=2207&cap2=2191&disc1=206&disc2=212&lossless=

[The Rodent]

From the look of those pictures, the difference is colour.


I can make changes like that on my TV contrast settings.


I'll stick with DVD.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Blu-ray is far better than DVD. I still like DVDs, but in most cases, Blu-ray blows the picture quality seen on DVDs far away. And yes, JRS' pictures are a total joke.

The difference is more in the details of the image, not the color. There's a lot more detail. Blu-rays, when viewed on a good TV, make it look like you can reach out and touch the people and things in the movie. It makes you feel like you're actually there.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=22217&stc=1&d=1436941085

RoboCop on Blu-ray.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=22218&stc=1&d=1436941144

RoboCop on Blu-ray.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=22219&stc=1&d=1436941187

RoboCop on Blu-ray.

And these even look much better when viewed on a TV.

[The Rodent]

But that was part of the charm of RoboCop... the fact that Verhoeven filmed it with a grainy look.
He did the same with Starship Troopers.

[jrs]

JRS' pictures are a total joke.

Those are direct image comparisons of DVD and Blu-ray. I was showing the differences between the two visually. Which you can obviously see.


I can make changes like that on my TV contrast settings.


That's a joke.

[Nausicaä]

If you want a good test - try Avatar. Watch a scene on blu-ray, then go back to the dvd(on a normal dvd player) and watch the same scene. You will be disgusted with how the dvd looks compared. DISGUSTEDDDDDDDDDD.