LG HB965TZ and HB45E: Christmas Blu-ray home cinema with LG
Then came the war between the next generation of optical storage devices, HD-DVD and Bluray, between 2006 and 2008, which we were only watching from afar at the time. Bluray eventually won and has been dominant in the world of HD ever since. In the meantime, very important changes have also taken place on the TV front. LCD and plasma technology has broken into the market, promising bigger diagonals, higher resolutions and better image quality, initially at a horror price as well. Today, these two technologies are dominant, CRT is over, OLED has not yet arrived.
The fight brought the blues to victory
A common feature of today’s LCD and plasma TVs is the panel design that matches the broadband aspect ratio, so we will encounter a thinner strip when watching a movie, or not at all. As mentioned, the resolution has increased, today we are living in the era of HD Ready (usually 1024 × 768, 1280 × 720 or 1366 × 768) and FULL HD (1920 × 1080). Although the DVD was alive and well, the advent of new, modern, high-definition displays began to wear off, and the DVD's 720 × 576 resolution on a 1920 × 1080 panel is now ugly rather than beautiful. Sure, they’ve tried to improve things with various upscaling electronics, but that will never be the real thing again.
He is the benchmark today
These HD resolutions require HD video and audio, a problem that is cured by Bluray, which is more widely available in 25 and 50 GB versions. This is a multiple of DVD and is capable of storing hours of FULL HD video, along with either 7.1-channel Dolby True-HD or DTS-HD Master Audio. Today, Bluray is what DVD was at the time: a needle-sharp and detailed picture, amazing sound effects. Of course, all with the right tools. Maybe that’s why Bluray hasn’t been able to really become an everyday member of households even today, but the situation is improving. You definitely need an HD-capable display, be it LCD or Plasma, of course home theater is better the larger the image area you see.
With a 60-inch 60PK950, the boundaries really expand
Today we are pretty much there that a 106 cm HD ready plasma TV can be taken home for around HUF 100, a 000 cm HD ready plasma TV for around HUF 127, while a 150 cm FULL HD plasma can be taken home for less than HUF 000, but you can also choose from an LCD, and for those who don’t care about the large size, 127cm HD ready models can be tweaked very cheaply, of course with traditional and non-LED backlighting. Well, then in addition to the TV, you still need a desktop Bluray player (if you're not using a PC). By now, we can easily pinch a special Bluray desktop player at a height of 200-000 HUF, including LG also offers affordable but quality models. The problem is usually the instrument, as old home theater amplifiers cannot decode Dolby True-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
At this size, Darth Vader also growls scarier
These are the circumstances that make Bluray spread more slowly than expected. Many families have “just” a traditional picture-tube TV on which the DVD is perfect, and Bluray wouldn’t make much sense. Then there’s a layer that already has HD TV but is content with DVD, either because it has no additional resources for Bluray, or because it doesn’t even know what the benefits would be. We are of the opinion that if we already have an HD-capable LCD or plasma TV, or may intend to buy one in the future, the blue laser standard will have a very serious raison d'être from then on. Although the difference between VHS and DVD at the time is not as great, the contrast between SD and HD content, i.e. DVD and Bluray, is huge on a proper display.
An amplifier with Dolby True-HD, DTS-HD MA is still expensive today - especially in Denon
If you have an HDTV and want a Bluray system for yourself, the most convenient solution is to buy a set. In this case, the package includes the BD player (built-in with the amplifier) and the speakers that can be connected directly to it, be it a 2.1, 5.1 or even 7.1 system. In this case, all we have to do is take home the nice big box, assemble it according to the description and the conditions of the room, coordinate it, and connect it to the TV via HDMI. You can go DVD, go Bluray whatever you want, and even more serious players can play compressed HD material, the H264-based MKV container format, which can even be stored on DVD, creating a transition between DVD and Bluray, but in quality we will probably be much more satisfied with it than with an SD material.
LG offers plenty of desktop bluray players, even at good prices
So a complete Bluray home theater set can be considered in many cases, with this article we are adventuring into their world, targeting the upper category! The Hungarian representative of LG, who provided us with two complete Bluray home cinema sets, helped us a lot!
Of course, even with 3D capability
