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[ SECRET POST #2261 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2261 ⌋

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[The Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising]

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[My Mad Fat Diary]

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[Homestuck]

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[Prequel]

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[Kaichou wa Maid-sama, Nana, UraBoku, Sukitte Ii na yo, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, and Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo]

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[Skyrim]

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[Dangan Ronpa]

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[Star Wars/Spaceballs]

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[Baraka]

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[Yosoeb Yang / B2ST]

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[Wolf Children Ame & Yuki]

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[Charmed]

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[The Following]

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[Sherlock]

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[Sengoku Basara]

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[Big Bang Theory]

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Just going to run some questions off

-Does Blu Ray look...unusually quick to anyone else? The picture is not only sharper, but everyone's movements seem very quick without actually fast fowarding.

-What home entertainment medium are you using to watch movies (If it's anything other than The Pirate Bay and a glowing laptop screen)

-Does your computer/laptop have a Blu Ray drive?

These questions brought to you by: Where the Hell are My Extra Features on This DVD I Don't Have A Blu Ray Player

Edited 2013-03-12 22:59 (UTC)

I haven't noticed the quickness, just the sharpness. There are a few movies I've watched in blu-ray where the SFX looked noticeably faker in blu-ray. Otherwise I like it.

I use my computer a lot (DVD drive) but sometimes various LCD TVs. One has a standalone blu-ray player and the other has a PS3 for playing them.

Nope, my computers all still just have DVD drives. I don't buy many blu-rays because of this, since I usually prefer to watch things on the computers.

My TV's default viewing mode makes everything look fake-sharp and super quick. It took me forever to finally get the settings right so things don't look like a soap opera and the action is happening at regular speed. I can't figure out how to turn off the auto-brightness, though.

I mostly watch things on my computer using noise cancelling headphones. Skipping back and forth is smoother and easier with VLC than any of our DVD or BluRay players and the sound is better than the sound bar thingy we have (I can't tell the difference between it and the TV speakers). With the headphones, I almost never miss what someone says and my computer doesn't boost the volume for sound effects or music like either our TVs or DVD players do.

The sharper definition probably decreases motion blur. People are so used to motion blur in film and television that they tend to think anything without it looks jerky and unrealistic, when in reality it's actually looking more like real life.

No, it's actually looking less like real life. Wave your hand quickly in front of your face. Now tell me if you don't see motion blur.

(Hint: If you don't I suggest you see a neurologist RIGHT NOW.)

Nope, it actually looks more like real life.

The issue with blurry television and low frame rate is that it is not capturing the definition and clarity of real life. Motion blur is an artifact of this. If the picture is not sharp, your eyes fill in blurs where the detail should be. If the picture is in a low frame rate, the same thing.

If something is captured that is exactly like real life, the only motion blur you will see is the kind that naturally follows your inability to follow fast movements, rather than technical limitations.

Okay, number one: see a neurologist right now. Make an appointment. Not seeing motion blur in real life is not normal.

Number two: no. Just no. That is not how motion blur works. It is actually a sign of a properly functioning occipital lobe, not a technological artefact. If you are not seeing motion blur in real life, your brain is not functioning properly.

Jesus fucking Christ I did not say motion blur doesn't happen in real life.

EDIT: To clarify, motion blur actually doesn't happen in real life because it is a technical term for still or sequential images, NOT the term for seeing blur when things move fast in real life.

I'm saying low definition and low frame rate creates an artificial blur. The amount of blur you perceive on your TV set is more than you would see in real life.

Don't order people to go to doctors. It's beyond fucking rude.

Edited 2013-03-13 00:38 (UTC)

I've gotta agree with the other anon - motion blur is a part of normal vision, though we tend not to notice because our brain ignores the irrelevant information. The combination of the object in motion and our eyes following said object's motion creates a blur.

The problem with hi-def videos is that things look hyper-realistic - it's too perfect. The lack of motion blur sort of freaks our brains out because things are moving and there should be some blur, but because the framerate is so high and because our eyes don't have to move to follow the moving object, there's no natural blur. And that's fucking weird to our brains. For some people, it's no big deal, but it lends itself to a weird Uncanny Valley effect, which can be disconcerting to people.

For some people, it's no big deal, but it lends itself to a weird Uncanny Valley effect, which can be disconcerting to people.

Yeah, that's pretty much my problem with the whole thing. I'd rather watch lower quality stuff on my 11" laptop than on some of my friend's/family's 60" blu-ray high def TVs.

For the love of god, please understand what I am saying.

Low frame rates and low definition CAUSE THINGS TO LOOK BLURRIER THAN THEY ARE. After years of seeing television and movies in low-def and low FPS, audiences have come to conceive this as being the "correct" way to view movies (particularly frame rate). The tech isn't all there to make images on screen appear as they would in real life, but my point is that on a low-def, 24 FPS screen, you are seeing SIGNIFICANTLY more blur than you get in real life.

Edited 2013-03-13 00:42 (UTC)

Your massive butthurt is really embarrassing. Just admit you don't know what you're talking about and move on.

What's that, Lassie? Anon is providing uneducated, unsourced opinions and making a huge ass of himself? Don't just stand there, Lassie, go stop him before it's too late!

Oh god...we weren't in time. His ass has reaching critical mass. God help us all.

I have a Blu-ray player hooked to my TV, DVD via a Mac mini also hooked to my TV, and Netflix streaming via the Mac.

I prefer the picture on a Blu-ray, but I dislike the price and hate the additional DRM that makes playing a couple of discs I own a royal pain in the ass.

As the anon above implied, there are settings you can screw around with to make it look less weird. My parents' TV doesn't have them but my computer does, so Bluray that looks like shit on their TV looks lovely on my laptop. Unfortunately, I don't remember off the top of my head what they actually are, but there's something google-able for you.

Haven't noticed the quickness either. Sorry.

I like to watch movies and shows on my tv when possible so I can lie back and relax (I have a desktop), but watching from the computer is nice, too. (Plus, that allows you to take screencaps. Yay screencaps!)

My computer has a DVD player, I have a 360 (which is of course capable of playing DVDs), an old region-free DVD player that I never use, and a ~~broken~~ PS3 for games and blu-rays. ~~I need another for Hobbit. :(~~

I also use netflix on my phone pretty often.

And...uh, what others say about settings, I guess. My original TV settings were horrible, the picture actually looked sepia. It was easily fixed though.

OMG, it's Bucky!

*has nothing else*

*wink wink*

You need nothing else.

I've noticed extra features are almost always Blu-ray only now. :/

- No? It's not something I've really noticed, but I have on certain dvds of the same series where one edition plays a bit faster than the other (eg: the most recent Reboot print).

- an HDTV, a DVD player, and a PS3 to stream Netflix. Does hooking up an HDMI cable to my laptop to play movies I buy on iTunes count?

- Nope.

I really should invest in a BD remote for the PS3 though. I have movies I refuse to buy until I do because ONLY IN AYCE DEE must I watch them ._.

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