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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Mupepe on June 03, 2007, 09:33:50 PM

Title: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mupepe on June 03, 2007, 09:33:50 PM
holy shit.  I'm watching Apocalypto and it's incredible. 

The colors are what stand out the most.  They're really fucking bold.  I love it.  The part where they're all painted blue on the pyramid looks amazing.

I should have done this sooner. 

I remember a bunch of tards on GAF were telling me that since my tv is CRT the difference would minimal if it was even noticeable.  The difference is gigantic.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mupepe on June 03, 2007, 09:51:35 PM
taken with my crappy camera phone...

(http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3070/17438782848500as9.jpg)
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Cheebs on June 03, 2007, 10:09:56 PM
take a image of your eyebrows.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mupepe on June 03, 2007, 10:16:16 PM
take a image of your eyebrows.
dick, i plucked the unibrow a long time ago.  i told you
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Error Macro on June 03, 2007, 10:28:02 PM
Did you get a Toshiba HD-A2?  The upscaling is supposed to be pretty darn good, even better than my beloved Oppo.

You're in Houston, right?  I read that Conn's has the A2 for $199 right now  :o
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mupepe on June 03, 2007, 10:37:07 PM
Did you get a Toshiba HD-A2?  The upscaling is supposed to be pretty darn good, even better than my beloved Oppo.

You're in Houston, right?  I read that Conn's has the A2 for $199 right now  :o
yeah, I got the A2.  I didn't get it for 199 though!  >:(

I did get it with 5 hd dvd's though.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Himu on June 03, 2007, 10:46:09 PM
What does it usually go for? This A2? I was going to get a 1000 dollar Samsung
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Error Macro on June 03, 2007, 10:53:33 PM
It's still like $400-450 at most stores around here.  Sam's Club has it for $243, but the only stores stocking it so far are on the east coast.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Himu on June 03, 2007, 10:58:19 PM
ANd it's a CRT? I wanna go with an lcd.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Error Macro on June 03, 2007, 11:03:55 PM
Oh, the Toshiba HD-A2 is an HD DVD player.

LCD panels at $199 would probably disrupt the global economy.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Himu on June 03, 2007, 11:07:34 PM
So does the 360 upscale dvds well?
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Van Cruncheon on June 03, 2007, 11:12:00 PM
the 360's not a bad upscaling player.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mupepe on June 03, 2007, 11:37:54 PM
ANd it's a CRT? I wanna go with an lcd.
why are you so set on an lcd?
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Himu on June 04, 2007, 12:26:25 AM
they're lighter
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mupepe on June 04, 2007, 12:28:37 AM
they're lighter
not necessarily.  my samsung DLP is 86 pounds.  I can carry it by myself. 

My mom owns a 42 inch LCD that weighs about 120 lbs.

and btw, for the price of an lcd, you can get a crt with superior black levels and a larger screen.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mupepe on June 04, 2007, 12:58:55 AM
Himuro: For you and your current obsession...

(http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5014/17440670438900ib7.jpg)
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 04, 2007, 09:40:39 PM
the 360's not a bad upscaling player.

PS3 ain't no slouch, either.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 05, 2007, 10:50:21 AM
PS3 WAS a slouch, now its capable. How long did that take for simple DVD upscaling?

I ended up just getting a standalone, 1000+ hours of DVD playback + gaming sorta axed my last 360 I think.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 05, 2007, 02:20:16 PM
PS3 WAS a slouch, now its capable. How long did that take for simple DVD upscaling?

I ended up just getting a standalone, 1000+ hours of DVD playback + gaming sorta axed my last 360 I think.

I prefer my PS3 over my upscaling player for one main reason: gray bars vs. black bars when watching 4:3 material. The upscaling DVD player requires me to use the 4:3 option on my HDTV, leaving me with horribly distracting gray bars on the sides of the TV. The PS3, however, uses black bars which don't deter from my 4:3 material viewing.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: T234 on June 05, 2007, 02:39:00 PM
Hoe much does your TV cost Mr. Hemberger?
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mupepe on June 05, 2007, 04:28:16 PM
Hoe much does your TV cost Mr. Hemberger?
3k
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 05, 2007, 04:57:10 PM
iirc PS3 pre-patch didnt upscale at all, gray or black bars aside.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 05, 2007, 05:00:10 PM
iirc PS3 pre-patch didnt upscale at all, gray or black bars aside.

It didn't. But it does now, which makes me a happy camper.
Title: Re: upscaled dvd's on a Grand Wega at 1080p = sex
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 05, 2007, 05:31:31 PM
SHOULDA MADE ME A HAPPY CAMPER RIGHT AWAY!