Once you have sprung for the big bucks, get the most use out of the equipment for maximum enjoyment. The Blu-ray disc players that are now on the market such as those from Panasonic and Samsung, have to be connected in a specific order. To connect the video projector or HDTV to the player, turn both units to the ON position and make sure that the TV is on the same input that you have the Blu-ray media connected. The disc player will then adjust automatically to the default resolution or custom settings of the video projector or HDTV.
The Blue-ray disc play is programmed to identify the type of connection and what exactly is connected to the unit. It has to identify a 1080p input to align itself to whatever the default or custom resolution of the unit is whether that is 720 p, 1080i, etc. Once the unit identifies the connection, go to the setup portion of the menu and make any other changes you like. Make sure to check your owner's manual for specific default settings.
If you find that your default settings on the video projector or the HDTV are 720p and not 1080p or 1080i, set the player manually to 1080i as the image will improve slightly. This may have something to do with the fact that it appears easier for the player to deal with the 1080i and the 720p does not scale very well.
To maximize the audio configuration, it is easiest to use the standard method of connecting the AV receiver to either the optical or coaxial digital audio outputs.
Should you have channel direct analog inputs set at 5.1, this will produce better output since the Blu-ray disc player contains a surround sound signal that is decoded.
Better AV receivers that have direct HDMI inputs are able to recognize the digital audio signal from the unit which will be better than an analog signal or manually se digital audio signal inputs. Check the owners manual to see if the HDMI inputs are for pass through only or if the unit can recognize and decode the proper audio signal.
The Blue-ray disc play is programmed to identify the type of connection and what exactly is connected to the unit. It has to identify a 1080p input to align itself to whatever the default or custom resolution of the unit is whether that is 720 p, 1080i, etc. Once the unit identifies the connection, go to the setup portion of the menu and make any other changes you like. Make sure to check your owner's manual for specific default settings.
If you find that your default settings on the video projector or the HDTV are 720p and not 1080p or 1080i, set the player manually to 1080i as the image will improve slightly. This may have something to do with the fact that it appears easier for the player to deal with the 1080i and the 720p does not scale very well.
To maximize the audio configuration, it is easiest to use the standard method of connecting the AV receiver to either the optical or coaxial digital audio outputs.
Should you have channel direct analog inputs set at 5.1, this will produce better output since the Blu-ray disc player contains a surround sound signal that is decoded.
Better AV receivers that have direct HDMI inputs are able to recognize the digital audio signal from the unit which will be better than an analog signal or manually se digital audio signal inputs. Check the owners manual to see if the HDMI inputs are for pass through only or if the unit can recognize and decode the proper audio signal.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Faye_Herl
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Why Choose Blu-ray Over DVD?
The movie quality of DVD is fantastic so why should anyone upgrade to Blu-ray? Besides the far better quality of sound and picture, it's the little-known features and benefits of the Blu-ray format that provide the best reason to upgrade from DVD. Here is a quick summary of the awesome home-entertainment benefits Blu-ray provides:
BD-Live (commonly known as Profile 2.0): DVD Players are stand-alone and independent devices which offer neither independent networking ability nor adaptive customization. BD-Live describes connectivity of Blu-ray devices to the Internet as well as 1 GB or more memory capacity. This means that content may be updated (as well as customized based on viewing preferences) and stored to the Blu-ray device such as movie trailers or games (the Sony Playstation 3 comes with a very good Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Player). BD-Live allows for the socializing of home-entertainment, for example, a Blu-ray movie may be watched in multiple locations with a community of viewers communicating via video or texting.
Blu-ray Quality : All Blu-ray discs are required to have a 'hard-coating' (called ScratchGuard by Verbatim and Durabis by TDK) which guards against scratches to the disc surface. DVD doesn't have this protection which makes Blu-ray discs far more durable and hard wearing (TDK have demonstrated a Blu-ray disc scratched with steel wool which still is usable without error).
Blu-ray Data Capacity : The added value of the significant data capacity over DVD means that where two or more DVD's were occasionally required for a movie and bonus content, Blu-ray is able to house this content (and more) on a single disc. This means far more additional (bonus) content may provided with each movie (and you won't have to leave the sofa to change discs).
BD-J (Blu-ray Java): Blu-ray uses the Java software platform. The benefit of using Java is that it is a very commonly used platform especially in Internet applications and substantially enhances menu and other software capabilities (such as the ability to update Blu-ray software over the Internet). Menus and additional content such as games are therefore far more interactive and visually appealing than on DVD.
So, why the need for Blu-ray at all if movies can be streamed via the Internet? Have you tried to watch a streamed movie on your HDTV? If you have you'll know exactly why streaming movie quality has a long way to go!
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Gary_Eckstein
BD-Live (commonly known as Profile 2.0): DVD Players are stand-alone and independent devices which offer neither independent networking ability nor adaptive customization. BD-Live describes connectivity of Blu-ray devices to the Internet as well as 1 GB or more memory capacity. This means that content may be updated (as well as customized based on viewing preferences) and stored to the Blu-ray device such as movie trailers or games (the Sony Playstation 3 comes with a very good Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Player). BD-Live allows for the socializing of home-entertainment, for example, a Blu-ray movie may be watched in multiple locations with a community of viewers communicating via video or texting.
Blu-ray Quality : All Blu-ray discs are required to have a 'hard-coating' (called ScratchGuard by Verbatim and Durabis by TDK) which guards against scratches to the disc surface. DVD doesn't have this protection which makes Blu-ray discs far more durable and hard wearing (TDK have demonstrated a Blu-ray disc scratched with steel wool which still is usable without error).
Blu-ray Data Capacity : The added value of the significant data capacity over DVD means that where two or more DVD's were occasionally required for a movie and bonus content, Blu-ray is able to house this content (and more) on a single disc. This means far more additional (bonus) content may provided with each movie (and you won't have to leave the sofa to change discs).
BD-J (Blu-ray Java): Blu-ray uses the Java software platform. The benefit of using Java is that it is a very commonly used platform especially in Internet applications and substantially enhances menu and other software capabilities (such as the ability to update Blu-ray software over the Internet). Menus and additional content such as games are therefore far more interactive and visually appealing than on DVD.
So, why the need for Blu-ray at all if movies can be streamed via the Internet? Have you tried to watch a streamed movie on your HDTV? If you have you'll know exactly why streaming movie quality has a long way to go!
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Gary_Eckstein
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