Blue Ray movies vs HD DVDs

[BIGOSUFAN]

Just bought a Samsung 50-inch tv and have it hooked up to a Samsung blue-ray player. How much better will the pic be compared to regular DVDs? Noticeably better?

I also bought the Sonos 5.1 surround system. Will audio be better with a blue-ray disc as well?

I'm not tech savvy at all which is why I ask.

 

[MajorMike_Ret]

I have a blue ray player. I normally buy kids movies in the both pack so they can watch the dvd in the van and blue ray at home. Blue rays play dvd too.

Other than that I can not swear to the immense difference. I think it is prob like the diff between 780 Hd and 1080 hd. If you can tell the diff from across the room, good on you.

 

[Karsten Solheim]

Is this 1999?

 

[poke2001]

Regular dvd is not HD. It would be in 480 while a blue ray would be 1080P. It also has better digital audio tracks. A good blue ray player will do a decent job up converting the standard SD dvd to an HD signal, but it won't be as good as a blue ray disk.

If you can't tell the difference, it is either a low end player or tv.

 

[BIGOSUFAN]

Regular dvd is not HD. It would be in 480 while a blue ray would be 1080P. It also has better digital audio tracks. A good blue ray player will do a decent job up converting the standard SD dvd to an HD signal, but it won't be as good as a blue ray disk.

If you can't tell the difference, it is either a low end player or tv.

Thanks. I hooked it up and the picture looks incredible. The audio (via Dolby Digital 5.1) is amazing too. Basically my basement is a movie theater now.