Blu-ray vs DVD Quality Comparison. If you STILL don't see the difference...you're blind.

NEW COMPARISON VID is up, this time in full 1080p!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ-RhnonZyg

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Re-uploaded because HD option never appeared on previous upload! Kinda hard to show HD pics without getting the HD option!

Apparently eyesight ain't what it used to be in the world today, since there still seems to be an awful lot of people saying they can't tell the difference between 1080p and standard def. So let's take a look at some screenshots comparing them and see if there really IS a difference (well, insofar as I can show you with a 720p YouTube video anyway...)

TONS of side by side screenshot comparisons here (this is the site where I got all the ones you see in the video), all in full 1080p resolution:
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/test.php

YouTube user Geeoh19 does some excellent DVD/Blu-ray comparison videos, here are few to get you started (make sure to watch in HD, duh!):

Braveheart:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNSq6cw8U0

Star Trek (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyoTd1J1_k8

The General
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-yKZ91imJQ (for those who think old movies can't look significantly better in HD...)

Fight Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggxwngvo--k

Dogma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Sd3fgJ5rM

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[MuttonAndTheHam]

The difference is so minimal that's why people don't notice. vhs to dvd that was a leap. dvd to blu-ray was a hop. dvd was better quality, easier to handle, smaller, more extras. thats what made vhs to dvd a huge leap. blu-ray, its all about being a little sharper. Same shape and size as dvd, same extras sometimes less. More expensive. Blu-ray doesn't exist because people embraced it, it exists because it was shoved down our throats.

[Zaranyzerak]

@MuttonAndTheHam Wrong. DVD was roughly 4X the resolution of VHS. Blu-ray is 6X the resolution of DVD. The difference only seems "minimal" if you're watching on a tiny screen. The actual difference is far from "minimal." Watch a Blu-ray on a 70" screen and you see far more detail than a 40" screen. Watch a DVD on a 70" screen and all you see is more pixelization. Blu-ray now often has more extras than DVD. Price is typically 2-3 dollars more, if that. Not unreasonable AT ALL.

[RSNCICREO]

what about  blu r ay reamke of older hand drawn animation stuff

[Zaranyzerak]

@RSNCICREO Better color, cleaner, crisper lines, and if it uses painted backgrounds they look amazing. I have quite a lot of animation on Blu-ray and it looks vastly superior to the DVD versions.

[RSNCICREO]

@Zaranyzerak thanks ofr of that iv upgraded all my live actions to BR but kept all my animation DVD only now next chance i get i will start updating

[Zaranyzerak]

@RSNCICREO Coincidentally, I'm actually watching Justice League (the animated series) on Blu-ray as I type this. And I can say without any fear of contradiction that it looks FANTASTIC. :) The DC/Marvel animated movies look great too.

[Zaranyzerak]

@FTBLewyyC ROFL!!!! No, that's my little girl. She's always running around underfoot. :)

[FTBLewyyC]

lol you call your crotch rosie?

[GhibliFan1]

The only time I've seen good upcscaling is on the Farscape Blu-rays. They lost the 35mm negs, so used the best source they had - PAL master videotapes (576i). They used professional upscaling algorithms and various digital trickery to obtain the 1080p transfer. Knowing the source and being familiar with PAL, it is impressive. Even still, you KNOW you're watching upscaled video. You actually do see more detail, but it's only showing details that were already hidden there, but in a better light.

[GhibliFan1]

@Paperclown

Nonsense. Not even full HD 1080p sets have the mainstream yet... many still have 'HD Ready' 720p (rather 768p) sets and a heck of a lot are still clinging onto CRT SD sets for dear life. Even IF 2k and 4k tech gains popularity, that won't mean a new HD format or HD channels upping their broadcast resolution any time soon. Some still broadcast at 1080i, and many upscale SD. Blu-ray (and DVD for that matter) will be the de facto standard formats for years and years.

[GhibliFan1]

@icetrey87

It might not be WORTH getting angry about, but it is understandable when the five thousandth idiot comes along and tries to say "DVD looks just as good as blu-ray". Take a look at this guy's video 'Blu-ray vs DVD the ultimate 1080p comparison'. Set this to full screen and a minimum of 720p and watch the entire video. It's not just slightly better, it is leagues ahead. Watch a blurry mess in the background turn into a face, watch illegible scribble turn into writing etc.

[Zaranyzerak]

@GreenDaysummerify Absolutely, yes.

[GreenDaysummerify]

Hey dude I'm finally getting a HD tv in my room for my birthday which meens I can use Blu- ray, is it really worth it? please reply thanks.