Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Where To Find Blu Ray Reviews

By Ivan j Finch


Everyone is jumping in on the Blu Ray craze, including Netflix and Blockbuster! Soon you won't be able to purchase or rent a new DVD that'll work on your old player anywhere! While it may seem irritating to consumers, the evolution of high-definition video was inevitable. Eventually the downloading and on-demand video markets may explode, but this is the next logical plateau, offering better audio-video quality. Before building your Blu Ray movies collection, you may want to find a reliable site for Blu Ray reviews to ensure that you get the most for your money.

To find terrific Blu Ray reviews, there are several sites you can check. BluRay.HighDefDigest.com is good for finding out about exclusive content, featurettes and HD DVD Bluray bonus content. Blu-Ray.com is the official site and offers screenshots, user reviews and a longer review of the plot and movie features. DVDTalk.com is good if you're in a rush and want less talk. DVDTown.com has a nicer layout than the other sites and also allows you to create a wish list. Most sites will provide a 1-5 star user rating to give you an at-a-glance idea of whether to add something to your collection or not. Amazon is good for Blu Ray sales and discounts.

One good site for Blu Ray reviews is DVDTown.com. The site looks more professional than many of the other ones out there, with its sleek black background and artistic design. The first page gives in-depth plot synopsis, while the second page delivers the goods in terms of video, audio and extras. This site requires a little more reading than other sites, like HighDefDigest.com, but it's a good way to size up your shopping. Blu Ray movies will be readily available anywhere, from Netflix and Blockbuster to Wal-Mart and Best Buy. Amazon.com shoppers will find frequent Blu Ray sales and discounts as well.

If you're getting started with a collection of Blu Ray titles, then there are some top-sellers you should be aware of, according to Blu-Ray.com's Blu Ray reviews. Nothing is better than an action-thriller in high-definition Blu Ray format. Some starters for your new DVD collection include: 300, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, I-Robot, The Fifth Element, Independence Day, Men In Black, Batman Begins, The Chronicles of Narnia, Natural Born Killers, Pan's Labyrinth, Blade Runner, National Treasure 2, Troy, I Am Legend, Predator and Twister. The thing you should note about Blu Ray discs right now is that they're still in their infancy stage, so filmmakers and advertisers haven't fully developed all the interactive features just yet. In the future, there will be games, user blogs, live chat, trivia, featurettes made exclusively for Blu Ray HD DVDs, downloadable trailers and more.

The thing you should note about Blu Ray discs right now is that they're still in their infancy stage, so filmmakers and advertisers haven't fully developed all the interactive features just yet. In the future, there will be games, user blogs, live chat, trivia, featurettes made exclusively for Blu Ray HD DVDs, downloadable trailers and more.

Perhaps you haven't purchased that fancy machine yet, so you're looking for Blu Ray reviews that cover the various players on the market. The first thing you should understand is that Blu Ray has just recently won the format war against Toshiba/Microsoft's HD DVD, so a lot of their vision hasn't translated into machinery just yet. For instance, many of the new players being manufactured as late as this summer will only be in the basic, bare bones Blu Ray 1.1 format, meaning that it won't have the capacity to go online to get new content or play all of the interactive features, although it will still have the superior sound and audio quality that Blu Ray discs are noted for.

The fastest stand alone Bluray player is the Panasonic DMP-BD30, which can also handle the interactive features for $410. For the basics, the Sharp BD-HP20U offers the essentials, minus picture-in-picture viewing and interactive games, for $350. At the site, you can look at a comparison chart and click the "Where to buy" button for more details.

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