Hastings FTW

[zgodsill200]

Just got back from Hastings with all of the following movies for only $19:

Punisher: War Zone
The Uninvited
Quantum of Solace
Bangkok Dangerous
Transporter 3
Defiance
The International
The Wrestler
Lakeview Terrace
Hamlet 2
The Strangers
Slumdog Millionare

12 Dvd's total for only $19 bringing my collection to I believe around 270 something

[EZE]

Too bad I don't buy DVDs anymore, my family has stolen 80% of my collection.

[Homiko]

Nice!

I don't even want to think about how many DVDs I own. >_>

[Morte]

DVDs?


Oh! Those were those things that were a foot in diameter and made of vinyl, right?

[Jacob]

Que? what is DVD?

[zgodsill200]

People can say whatever they want but I will NEVER be caught dead buying a a $25-30 blu-ray. A lot of the time there is no huge improvement. I have watched several blu-ray movies and am left unimpressed. The only thing I need in hi-def is my video games.

[Jacob]

People can say whatever they want but I will NEVER be caught dead buying a a $25-30 blu-ray. A lot of the time there is no huge improvement. I have watched several blu-ray movies and am left unimpressed. The only thing I need in hi-def is my video games.

wow then u must not be a big fan of movies then plus i havent paid over 20 for a Blu Ray yet and i have a lot. The most expensive one i have was $50. The Watchmen Ultimate-Cut. but that was a gift

[Homiko]

nwo see I don't care about hi-def in games. Yes its nice, but not necessary. Though I'm much more on quality gameplay than I am on graphics.

Right now, I wouldn't mind a blu-ray player, but do not see the point in spending the cash on one just yet.

[zgodsill200]

wow then u must not be a big fan of movies then plus i havent paid over 20 for a Blu Ray yet and i have a lot. The most expensive one i have was $50. The Watchmen Ultimate-Cut. but that was a gift

I am one of the biggest movie fans. Blu-ray is a gimmick there is only a slight increase in graphical quality and for a movie who the fuck cares? I can watch a blu-ray and a DVD side by side and have absolutely no preference.

[Homiko]

Yeah really. Me, I'm more of a stickler on sound quality. Our house has theater quality sound and Blu-ray vs dvd makes no difference to me.

[Morte]

I like my standard def tv and laptop screen, and as long as it's TV-quality, I'm good. I won't stoop to Cam level, but otherwise, I jsut want to be able to see it.

[Dillon]

Yeah, I actually prefer my movies in hi-def. Just the contrast levels and the vibrant colors make it worth it, then add in clarity and detail. $30 is way too steep, though. The most I'll pay for a normal movie release is $15.

[EZE]

I'm blind so hi-def is useless to me.

[Dillon]

I am too, but I finally got contact lenses and it makes a huge difference. Anything in SD on my tv looks really pixelated.

[Homiko]

I can see the difference in HD, but my thing is, the HD TVs I see in stores.... look like shit. Most of them anyway. Half of them just look like the color brightness/contrast was jacked up.

[Morte]

Which is funny, because they go out of their way to make the HD look good while making the SD look terrible because they can get a bigger markup on HD.

[Homiko]

I guess. I've yet to see an HD TV I've actually been impressed with.

But what do I know? I'm half blind. :p

[Morte]

Coming from someone who has such good eyesight that they cannot physically improve my eyesight, there is no discernible difference unless you have them side by side

[Homiko]

Actually, in my good eye, I have perfect vision. In my bad eye, I have none at all. :D

[EZE]

I need to repair my glasses, I miss how vivid life looks with great vision.

[Homiko]

I need new a new lens for my glasses. Mine's all scratched. :D

[EZE]

the screw broke on my glasses so you can't put lens in it.

[Homiko]

Mine did that. Bf bought me a lil kit that had a spare.

[Dillon]

Contacts don't break, haha!

[Jacob]

am almost blind and i see the difference in HD and it way way better than SD and i cant even watch things in SD anymore since i got my PS3

[Morte]

No, you don't. Even side by side, experts can't tell a difference more than half the time. What you're experiencing is the placebo effect.

[Jacob]

k

[zgodsill200]

No, you don't. Even side by side, experts can't tell a difference more than half the time. What you're experiencing is the placebo effect.

Yep

[Jacob]

i said k

[zgodsill200]

The only place HD is very distinct is in video games

[EZE]

PS3

[Jacob]

obviously you guys are blinder than me because i see a huge difference in pixels and everything in HD maybe u just have really shitty tvs like Dillon

[EZE]

Did he watch all these films?

[Homiko]

I can't stand contacts. MUCH prefer my glasses.

[zgodsill200]

obviously you guys are blinder than me because i see a huge difference in pixels and everything in HD maybe u just have really shitty tvs like Dillon

I have seen many movies on my 1080p HDTV and unless you have two beside each other one playing DVD and the other playing Blu-Ray, there is no discernible difference. And the slight difference that does exist is not worth it. Especially for the price. I don't give two shits about that insignificant difference. Games, like I said before, are a very different story.

[Jacob]

I have seen many movies on my 1080p HDTV and unless you have two beside each other one playing DVD and the other playing Blu-Ray, there is no discernible difference. And the slight difference that does exist is not worth it. Especially for the price. I don't give two shits about that insignificant difference. Games, like I said before, are a very different story.

blu rays arent even really expensive yeah new relases are but if u wait for like a month they drop like 10 bucks

[Morte]

I'm sorry, did you really say you see a huge difference in pixels? Really? That's the stance you're going to take? Okay, forget I said anything, you clearly know more than me on all subjects.

Oh, and Blu ray DISKS may be cheaper, but Blu ray PLAYERS are roughly 500% more expensive.

You get DVD players packaged in for free on computers and game consoles alike, and can get a standalone for $20-$50. A halfway decent blu ray player runs for $500, and it won't make any difference at all without a high def tv on top of it.

[Jacob]

am sry your fucking retarded and cant see the difference of two different thing sry chocolate and vanilla ice cream are the same because there are only a couple differences

[EZE]

Did zgod watch the movies?

[Morte]

Call me fucking retarded one more time and see what happens. You think you're special because your brain affects the way you perceive visual information based on a predetermined opinion, and you aren't. You're as special as the people who spend $100 on a monster cable because you can "see duh dif'rance!" when in reality a goddamn coat hanger is just as effect.

[Morte]

Oh, and you're lack of typing skills only helps to show just how ridiculous you are. Learn to type and I may take your worthless opinion more seriously.

[zgodsill200]

Call me fucking retarded one more time and see what happens. You think you're special because your brain affects the way you perceive visual information based on a predetermined opinion, and you aren't. You're as special as the people who spend $100 on a monster cable because you can "see duh dif'rance!" when in reality a goddamn coat hanger is just as effect.

ROFLCOPTER! qft

[Jacob]

sure am sry u cant tell the difference between to things

[zgodsill200]

Did zgod watch the movies?

And yes he did

[Morte]

And really? Chocolate and vanilla is your analogy? Really? They are the same thing, fucknuts. They're both ice cream. One is not better than the other simply because they have one uncommon ingredient, which is your argument, genius.

[EZE]

dragon

[Jacob]

well am sry u cant see the difference between 2 different things

[Morte]

I'm sorry you're so weak minded as to be influenced by outside factors rather than the actual information. Good job, sheep.

[Homiko]

Wow..... the sheer stupidity of it all....

[Jacob]

I'm sorry you're so weak minded as to be influenced by outside factors rather than the actual information. Good job, sheep.

am sry i can SEE the difference and am almost blind but thats cool if u want to pick on stuff just because your stupid and bored but hey its cool we all need a hobby

[EZE]

I think Jacob might have superman vision, he may be right if he has super vision. What are the odds?

[Jacob]

sure two astigmatisms gives me super vision

[Morte]

That must be it. Clearly my 20/20 is no match for his Superman/Superman.

[Jacob]

wow i love this is how conversations change when someones wrong

[EZE]

Wrong or Right. I don't really care.

[zgodsill200]

wow i love this is how conversations change when someones wrong

Would you prefer we continue on with how diluted you are?

[Jacob]

how about how stupid u are?

[Homiko]

^_^

[zgodsill200]

It would be fairly arbitrary to talk about such a falsification of fact

[Jacob]

wow. hey everyone if u can use big words your smart

[EZE]

PS3 is your favorite system right?

[zgodsill200]

wow. hey everyone if u can use big words your smart

While not always true I would say in this case that logic is sound ;)

[Jacob]

PS3 is your favorite system right?

yes. y?

[EZE]

yes. y?

You should play FF XIII

[ShADoW_NoBODy]

You should play FF XIII

Epic topic change ftw.

[Jacob]

i got to give it that one lol. yeah am gonna buy it it looks amazing

[ShADoW_NoBODy]

I'm not going to say anything about the Blu-ray and Dvd fight, but SD and HD do look completely different in quality and that is no placebo that is just a fact.

[Jacob]

I'm not going to say anything about the Blu-ray and Dvd fight, but SD and HD do look completely different in quality and that is no placebo that is just a fact.

Thank you!!

[zgodsill200]

I would compare it to looking outside through a clean window, to just looking outside. Is there a difference? Of course. Is it noticeable? Hardly.

[Dillon]

obviously you guys are blinder than me because i see a huge difference in pixels and everything in HD maybe u just have really shitty tvs like Dillon

You and Austin are stupid when it comes to this.

My TV cost more than yours and his COMBINED. I have the best Philips Plasma TV that was available three years ago. Yes, it could be better now, but my TV still looks better than yours. The contrast on both yours and Austins is shit compared to mine. You just think my tv looks bad because it has a really sharp image.

[EZE]

I still use my old Tv from 1992.

[Dillon]

I would like to take a reasonable approach to this argument by stating my own opinion and accepting those of others. I prefer HD video on my own TV. I really don't care if its a placebo, but the one thing that I really notice is reduced screen noise in high def video. This may sound stupid, but I think that the color and contrast quality really make a difference. Another reason why I prefer HD is gaming. Most HD games use text that is too small to be read on a standard def TV.

[EZE]

HD doesn't work on snes does it?

[Dillon]

Hmm? I'm sure you can connect one to a HDTV, I can hook a NES to mine.

[EZE]

Does it look vivid?

[Dillon]

Yes, the colors really "pop."

[zgodsill200]

I would like to take a reasonable approach to this argument by stating my own opinion and accepting those of others. I prefer HD video on my own TV. I really don't care if its a placebo, but the one thing that I really notice is reduced screen noise in high def video. This may sound stupid, but I think that the color and contrast quality really make a difference. Another reason why I prefer HD is gaming. Most HD games use text that is too small to be read on a standard def TV.

No one is arguing that HD does not have a drastic effect on video game graphic quality. That difference is astounding.

[EZE]

pop eh?

[Dillon]

No one is arguing that HD does not have a drastic effect on video game graphic quality. That difference is astounding.

I know, I just wanted to bring that into the discussion.

[zgodsill200]

Ok just making sure

[EZE]

zgod should bring friends to the forum

[Dillon]

Yeah, Zak, bring your buddies from XBL.

[zgodsill200]

If I had any that did forums I would

[Dillon]

Make them do forums. A casual invite wouldn't hurt.

[EZE]

Friends that don't like forums are no true friend to discuss porn.

[Dillon]

Woah.

[zgodsill200]

Lol. I actually think my friend did join a long time ago. I think he would have a screen name like kevinator7 or some other variation of kevin

[EZE]

I thought that was BKM

[Dillon]

Yeah, tell him to get back over here.

[Morte]

No one is arguing that HD does not have a drastic effect on video game graphic quality. That difference is astounding.

On games it has an astounding difference, and on specially designed HD material it makes a slight difference, though one nearly indistinguishable without direct comparison. Standard television is going to look the same no matter what you do though.

[zgodsill200]

On games it has an astounding difference, and on specially designed HD material it makes a slight difference, though one nearly indistinguishable without direct comparison. Standard television is going to look the same no matter what you do though.

Yeah I agree. I have seen standard and hd movies playing side by side and was hardly impressed. Certainly not impressed enough to replace my 270ish dvd collection with over-priced copies.

[EZE]

<_<

[Dillon]

Yeah I agree. I have seen standard and hd movies playing side by side and was hardly impressed. Certainly not impressed enough to replace my 270ish dvd collection with over-priced copies.

I don't mind buying my favorite movies again.

Shaun of the Dead is a must have.

[EZE]

No one notice What i did.

[Dillon]

Nice tags.

[zgodsill200]

Lol. I like it. It should say Jacob self-ownage because that's what it was. Like always.

[Homiko]

XD Agree with you there.

Imo. if you're going to argue on the internet, at least do it using proper grammar/spelling to show you're not mentally retarded.