How big does my screen have to be for me to notice the differences between Blueray discs and dvds ?

Question

How big does my screen have to be for me to notice the differences between Blueray discs and dvds ?

Answer 1

This is debateable, but probably around 40 inches if you are sitting at a normal distance from the tv. If you are right up next to it the number gets lower. It must be an HDTV of course.

Answer 2

30 inches is where you see a real percievable difference in Blu Ray and Standard DVDs.....

Answer 3

It's not just screen size but also where you sit and the resolution of the screen.

Blu-ray is potentially superior to DVD in at least three areas: detail, colour and sound quality.

The degree to which Blu-ray will be visibly more detailed than DVD -- which is the focus of your question -- is a variable, from not at all on any size SDTV, to barely detectible on a sub-30" 720p HDTV, to more noticeable on a 40"+ 720p vs an upconverting DVD player, all the way to significantly better on a 40"+ 1080p HDTV vs a DVD on a normal progressive (not upconverting) player.  The distance you watch at also matters (See the article at the link for details), as does the movie itself. Some -- particulalry those with grain or special visual effects on the original film -- may not look that much better even under the best conditions. A factor to consider is that most newer movies are released on DVD and Blu-ray based on the same masters and often look very good in DVD (so good that in many cases consumers are not tempted to buy the Blu-ray version because the improvement is not sufficiently compelling to justify the average $11 higher price..

Colour should be superior on a Blu-ray disk on any screen (The Blu-ray standard requires a different (broader range) colour space than DVD) but some people are not particularly sensitive to this and don't notice.

Audio tracks on Blu-ray disks are usually available with advanced audio formats (e.g. Dolby Digital Plus, or Dolby TrueHD), but these require a good audio system to appreciate.

Answer 4

You have to get a HD TV . IT DOESN'T MATTER WHT SCREEN SIZE  you're tv is just as long as it's HD and it has 1080p.

Blueray - you have to have a blueray Player 1st and it's tclass of it's own , Dvd is no where near as clear Blueray .