DVD vs blu ray?

Question

is upscaling dvd to 1080p as good as blu ray. if not will i see a difference in upscaling dvd from standered def

Answer 1

blu ray is better but upscaling a dvd is a little noticeable but not a grand thing  but not near blu ray or hd-dvd

Answer 2

In terms of picture quality? Upscalling a dvd to 1080p will look slightly better than if it was just played in 480p but it still won't hold a candle to Blu-Ray since there the image is not upscaled it is encoded on the disc at 1080p.

Answer 3

You might see an increase in resolution but you are also increase the risk of artifacts in the image, as you are adding information to a picture where there was none before. I would go Blu-ray. And dont buy HD-DVD, it is not capable of 1080p, only 1080i, and cannot hold as much information as Blu-ray can. An inferior technology, dont know how it has lasted this long.

Answer 4

I'd say a normal Hi-Def DVD player. But if you want a Blue-Ray reader buy a PS3 becasue it's cheaper and it still can play games and watch Blue-Ray disks.

Answer 5

Good question.  Blue ray has nothing to do with resolution.  Blue ray is just a type of disk that happens to hold more data on it than any other type of disk.  Yes, blue ray disks are often, if not exclusively, HD movies.  But HD-DVD disks and blue ray disks have exactly the same resolution movies on them.  Furthermore, if you don't have an HDTV it doesn't matter.  So, if you have an HD-DVD player or a Blue Ray player with an HDTV you won't see any difference.  If you are asking specifically about upscaling... then I think you need to be more specific in your question.  How do you mean upscaling?

Answer 6

Upscaling is not as good as blu-ray.  But, it sure looks better than standard DVD.

I got a Sony Bravia 1080p TV and it upscales.  I am impressed with how well it does, yet there are some areas of the picture, or some shots, that show odd artifacts as a result.  A true blu-ray disk won't have those artifacts.

My first blu-ray disk will be... "Baraka" if it comes out on blu-ray.  Amazing movie!