Blu-ray vs. DVD Comparison 3 [720p HD video]

My third Bluray vs DVD comparison. For those who wonder how big of a difference an upgrade to High Definition will be.

Remember that this video does NOT make High Definition justice. The DVD screens might look comparable to Blu-Ray on your 19" computer screen, but try putting them head-to-head on a 50" Full HD TV and you'll see what i mean. On resolutions like that the DVD will look chopped up and pixelated beyond recognition, while Blu-ray will continue to look just as crisp and clear as ever. You have to see it IRL to really understand the difference.

Credits to Xylon and everyone else on avsforum.com for the screens.

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[xXEFCkieraNXx]

Yes, we can see more of his wrinkles, great :P

[kal2029]

bluray is for better details: look at their tissue detail on bobbies 1:56 / 1:59

[gtheskater]

i love monsters inc on blu ray, it's just awsom

[Roseywellian]

@tamboleo If you're talking about the screenshot at 0:45, that is from an HBO mini-series called Band of Brothers.

[tamboleo]

wot film is the one who appears chendler? And the soldier one? @rAd880

[KingXRock21]

1:46-1:51 so Blu-Ray takes out the letter boxing too? -_-

[Gamevet]

Close up pictures of faces is not the best way to see the advantages of Blu-Ray over an upscaled DVD. The quality of the Blu-Ray also depends on what type of compression is being used. The first release of The 5th Element on Blu-Ray got hammered by reviewers, because of how poor the conversion was. The 2nd edition of the movie on Blu-Ray is just stunning, with vivid colors and crisp picture quality during scenes with a lot of movement.

[TheFi3Ndx]

@donniedarkodevotte Are you using hdmi cause you can defiantly notice a differences unless u have one of those really old hd tvs that are really dark and came out around 2005 2006

[TheFi3Ndx]

I like how people use the blue ray to say ps3 is the best console but i have a blue ray player and a xbox it still cost me less than a ps3 with a good amount of hardrive space

[elitestar]

I practically need a blu ray player for my 80" HDTV b/c I can instantly tell the difference between DVD and Blu-Ray and DVD's just irritate me. I'm never going back.

[donniedarkodevotte]

The difference between the picture quality of DVDs and Blu-rays should be as staggering as the difference between the picture quality of VHS and DVD, but it's not. I've seen a few Blu-rays that I was impressed with, but for the most part, it's hard to tell the difference. You have to have a top of the line television to get the most out of Blu-ray. You shouldn't have to, though. You didn't have to when DVDs came out. I'll stick with my DVDs until holographic home movies come out. : /

[michaelpmalin]

Wow, "Monsters Inc." looks worse than today's PC video game graphics in HD. Technology has progressed so much since 2002!