HDTV/Bluray

I am completely non technical so I shall be most grateful if you can answer
my question in an appropriate manner.

Yesterday, while browsing the electronics dept of our local store, I
watched a Sony (40" I think) Grand Wega LCD playing a movie from a Sony
Bluray DVD player. I was astounded at the quality of the picture.

I have had, for the past 31/2 years, a Sony HDTV Grand Wega 44" LCD monitor
fed by Comcast Cable, an HDTV OTA tuner and a Sony DVD player/recorder.
Both the OTA tuner and the DVD player feed into the monitor via an HDTV
remote switching box and through the DVI input on the set. Reading the TV
manual I see that the monitor is capable of 1080i resolution and I am
satisfied with the quality of the DVD discs and yet the quality is bettered
by both the OTA and Cable HD feeds.

My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

Thank you for any simple replies.

Yes the blu ray is better you will see at least 1080i

and the sound on these disc appear to be better than a std dvd

I have both competting formats HDHVD and BluRay

I love them both




"Cuddly Duddly" wrote in message
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I am completely non technical so I shall be most grateful if you can answer
my question in an appropriate manner.

Yesterday, while browsing the electronics dept of our local store, I
watched a Sony (40" I think) Grand Wega LCD playing a movie from a Sony
Bluray DVD player. I was astounded at the quality of the picture.

I have had, for the past 31/2 years, a Sony HDTV Grand Wega 44" LCD
monitor fed by Comcast Cable, an HDTV OTA tuner and a Sony DVD
player/recorder. Both the OTA tuner and the DVD player feed into the
monitor via an HDTV remote switching box and through the DVI input on the
set. Reading the TV manual I see that the monitor is capable of 1080i
resolution and I am satisfied with the quality of the DVD discs and yet
the quality is bettered by both the OTA and Cable HD feeds.

My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

Thank you for any simple replies.

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:09 -0500, Cuddly Duddly wrote:

My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

If you get blue-ray dvd's the quality will be better when playing them.
Nothing else will change.

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On Feb 1, 2:27 am, Wes Newell wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:09 -0500, Cuddly Duddly wrote:
My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

If you get blue-ray dvd's the quality will be better when playing them.
Nothing else will change.

--
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Keep in mind there is a format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD,
similiar to the Betamax/VHS war 25 years ago. There is no clear winner
right now so keep that in mind. You might want to hold off buying one
until a universal format has been accepted.

"Mikepier" wrote in message
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On Feb 1, 2:27 am, Wes Newell wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:09 -0500, Cuddly Duddly wrote:
My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be
even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

If you get blue-ray dvd's the quality will be better when playing them.
Nothing else will change.

--
Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV
Recorder?http://mythtv.orghttp://mysettopbox....yth.htmlUsenet
alt.video.ptv.mythtv
My serverhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
HD Tivo S3 comparedhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm


Keep in mind there is a format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD,
similiar to the Betamax/VHS war 25 years ago. There is no clear winner
right now so keep that in mind. You might want to hold off buying one
until a universal format has been accepted.



Or wait for LG's new combo player that plays both HD-DVD & Blue-Ray, along
with regular dvd's.
Pretty high priced according to the info I've read ( around $1,100.00 or
so). But, hopefully, it will
drop in price as other manufacturers come out with similar combo players.
james

Thanks to all who have responded with advice. As often happens, the replies
have sparked further questions and those are, will the new LG combo player
generate the same quality picture as the one I saw 2 days ago from the Sony
Bluray player and what will the quality of the player be like? I have
always been a Sony fan, never having had a complaint against any of their
products which I have purchased. By the way, who is LG?
"james" wrote in message
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"Mikepier" wrote in message
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On Feb 1, 2:27 am, Wes Newell wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:09 -0500, Cuddly Duddly wrote:
My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be
even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

If you get blue-ray dvd's the quality will be better when playing them.
Nothing else will change.

--
Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV
Recorder?http://mythtv.orghttp://mysettopbox....yth.htmlUsenet
alt.video.ptv.mythtv
My serverhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
HD Tivo S3 comparedhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm


Keep in mind there is a format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD,
similiar to the Betamax/VHS war 25 years ago. There is no clear winner
right now so keep that in mind. You might want to hold off buying one
until a universal format has been accepted.



Or wait for LG's new combo player that plays both HD-DVD & Blue-Ray, along
with regular dvd's.
Pretty high priced according to the info I've read ( around $1,100.00 or
so). But, hopefully, it will
drop in price as other manufacturers come out with similar combo players.
james

"Cuddly Duddly" wrote in message . ..
Thanks to all who have responded with advice. As often happens, the replies
have sparked further questions and those are, will the new LG combo player
generate the same quality picture as the one I saw 2 days ago from the Sony
Bluray player and what will the quality of the player be like? I have
always been a Sony fan, never having had a complaint against any of their
products which I have purchased. By the way, who is LG?

Lucky-Goldstar

http://us.lge.com/index.jhtml

Here's a direct link for their dual- format player:
http://us.lge.com/aboutus/pressdetai...ideo_311.jhtml

james



"Cuddly Duddly" wrote in message
. ..
Thanks to all who have responded with advice. As often happens, the
replies have sparked further questions and those are, will the new LG
combo player generate the same quality picture as the one I saw 2 days ago
from the Sony Bluray player and what will the quality of the player be
like? I have always been a Sony fan, never having had a complaint against
any of their products which I have purchased. By the way, who is LG?
"james" wrote in message
link.net...

"Mikepier" wrote in message
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On Feb 1, 2:27 am, Wes Newell wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:09 -0500, Cuddly Duddly wrote:
My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be
even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think
my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

If you get blue-ray dvd's the quality will be better when playing them.
Nothing else will change.

--
Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV
Recorder?http://mythtv.orghttp://mysettopbox....yth.htmlUsenet
alt.video.ptv.mythtv
My serverhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
HD Tivo S3 comparedhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm


Keep in mind there is a format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD,
similiar to the Betamax/VHS war 25 years ago. There is no clear winner
right now so keep that in mind. You might want to hold off buying one
until a universal format has been accepted.



Or wait for LG's new combo player that plays both HD-DVD & Blue-Ray,
along with regular dvd's.
Pretty high priced according to the info I've read ( around $1,100.00 or
so). But, hopefully, it will
drop in price as other manufacturers come out with similar combo players.
james

Sorry for the extra post. But, here is a link to a review of the player:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-ente...ing-231149.php

james






"james" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Here's a direct link for their dual- format player:
http://us.lge.com/aboutus/pressdetai...ideo_311.jhtml

james



"Cuddly Duddly" wrote in message
. ..
Thanks to all who have responded with advice. As often happens, the
replies have sparked further questions and those are, will the new LG
combo player generate the same quality picture as the one I saw 2 days
ago from the Sony Bluray player and what will the quality of the player
be like? I have always been a Sony fan, never having had a complaint
against any of their products which I have purchased. By the way, who is
LG?
"james" wrote in message
link.net...

"Mikepier" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Feb 1, 2:27 am, Wes Newell wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:09 -0500, Cuddly Duddly wrote:
My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be
even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think
my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

If you get blue-ray dvd's the quality will be better when playing
them.
Nothing else will change.

--
Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV
Recorder?http://mythtv.orghttp://mysettopbox....yth.htmlUsenet
alt.video.ptv.mythtv
My serverhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
HD Tivo S3 comparedhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm


Keep in mind there is a format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD,
similiar to the Betamax/VHS war 25 years ago. There is no clear winner
right now so keep that in mind. You might want to hold off buying one
until a universal format has been accepted.



Or wait for LG's new combo player that plays both HD-DVD & Blue-Ray,
along with regular dvd's.
Pretty high priced according to the info I've read ( around $1,100.00 or
so). But, hopefully, it will
drop in price as other manufacturers come out with similar combo
players.
james

Thank you to all for your help. Now I am better prepared before I plonk
down any money.


"james" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Here's a direct link for their dual- format player:
http://us.lge.com/aboutus/pressdetai...ideo_311.jhtml

james



"Cuddly Duddly" wrote in message
. ..
Thanks to all who have responded with advice. As often happens, the
replies have sparked further questions and those are, will the new LG
combo player generate the same quality picture as the one I saw 2 days
ago from the Sony Bluray player and what will the quality of the player
be like? I have always been a Sony fan, never having had a complaint
against any of their products which I have purchased. By the way, who is
LG?
"james" wrote in message
link.net...

"Mikepier" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Feb 1, 2:27 am, Wes Newell wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:09 -0500, Cuddly Duddly wrote:
My question is, if I get the Blueray box will the picture quality be
even
better than my current quality despite the fact that I do not think
my
monitor is suitable for 1080p?

If you get blue-ray dvd's the quality will be better when playing
them.
Nothing else will change.

--
Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV
Recorder?http://mythtv.orghttp://mysettopbox....yth.htmlUsenet
alt.video.ptv.mythtv
My serverhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php
HD Tivo S3 comparedhttp://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm


Keep in mind there is a format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD,
similiar to the Betamax/VHS war 25 years ago. There is no clear winner
right now so keep that in mind. You might want to hold off buying one
until a universal format has been accepted.



Or wait for LG's new combo player that plays both HD-DVD & Blue-Ray,
along with regular dvd's.
Pretty high priced according to the info I've read ( around $1,100.00 or
so). But, hopefully, it will
drop in price as other manufacturers come out with similar combo
players.
james