Sorry to bring up the issue of grain again, but think there's a few misunderstanding:

1) Grain is inherent in film... I mean the ACTUAL 35mm film. It is not a digital process but a chemical one. Hence it is a byprouct of that film-making process. Hence make sense CGI or animations u see no grain.

2) Because we are so used to grain in films for decades, hence some directors like to have some grain purposely to have a more film feel.

3) However problem with HD and BD is that because the resolution practically more than doubled from SD, we can see the grain much more clearly. It will be worse for older films remastered for BD so they have to "scrub" the grain away

My question for Sifus here is what is the big deal about criterion releases (besides a lot of B&W and arty shows) that they can charge premium? Are they better mastered?

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Dec 17 2010, 01:07 PM

TSOM was an exception to the rule I am also waiting for the price to drop more post Christmas to grab

On the other hand, BTTF was more disappointing to the critics which I dropped the idea to buy after reading the reviews comparing with the DVD releases.


So what's the big deal with criterion???


This post has been edited by specuvestor: Dec 17 2010, 06:54 PM

Thanks... was thinking of buying Criterion's The Thin Red Line but not sure if I should pay premium for their release.

Actually I think anything with THX looks reasonable well.

Heard the DVD quality was really crap. Any rumour on the BD quality?

Thanks am just waiting for trilogy box when Hobbit launched, hopefully for a remaster... they could do better I think

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Dec 23 2010, 03:04 PM

^^^Gollum personified the inborn goodness and circumstancial greed that we struggle with everyday. Just look at the tussle between buying original BD and otherwise We are all Gollums

I don't think I understand this... why is it not necessary for a theatrical edition? There is also the extended version.

LOTR was one of the best CGI movie ever made with big budget, so I cannot understand why they cannot scan and master it properly. It's not as if it's an old film with deteriorated originals.

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Dec 23 2010, 03:45 PM

agree with masked chan. I think you need to stop buying BD

it's no sin to not have a HT system or have a 19" screen. Don't bother catching up with the Joneses, it never end. Be happy with what you have.

But to buy content that cannot be utilised fully is a waste of your money. In future there may be better mastered content or 4K scans, and what you have now will be wasted again. The BD you buy may be enough for you to get a decent 32" LCD FHD nowadays.

Not easy to earn money... but easy to give money out. Spend wisely. My 2cts

Think this is actually a good life lesson that LGS is sharing: How much do you think your limited edition DVD are worth now? Or from another angle, how many do you actually watch again? I always wonder and amuse with people claiming to have 10k songs in the MP3... simple calculation can know how long it will take to just finish listening 10k songs. It's just a numbers game.

I think people generally tend to get overboard with enthusiasm and forgot how much it is costing them and their lifestyle. "Escalation of commitment" psychology at work as well. Same thing with other stuff like cars, audio, etc.

Just 2 cents for a new year. Have a great 2011 guys

Sorry a bit off topic but to understand it better... are there players that can send bitstream or PCM to the AVR so that the OP doesn't need to get a new AVR but instead a new player?

BTW noticed black hawk down still selling 7.99 despite selling for almost twice the price early last month during lightning deal.

Good grief.. is that why they are selling at 7.99??

Hi Anfieldude

Didn't think much about the storyline as I thought it was quite an expected ending, But the PQ was great.

Anyway is it true VC-1 is phasing off as Microsoft is slowing support and in any case it is a more inferior transfer compared to AVC?

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Jan 4 2011, 01:32 PM

Good point. Does using Singpost qualify for the VAT rebate since it is a UK address that we use?

Actually I realise besides a few box items, most of the time UK is more expensive than US? Or it is cheaper after VAT rebate?

Actually it was announced during the star wars gathering last year. Even showed a short additional clip of Luke making his light saber. Think they also looking into 3D. Dunno if this 3D thingy ties in with the panny announcement. We shall see very soon.

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Jan 6 2011, 11:14 PM

star wars fan long for the remastered original theatrical release, not the "special edition". The original trilogy is the same scan as the 2004 DVD but PQ wise should be as good as it can ever get on a BD. Lucas "claimed" the masters were "lost". Go figure. (My guess is the Marcia Lucas divorce has to do with it)

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Jan 7 2011, 11:49 AM

Hi this is the part I don't understand and seen it repeatedly. Isn't GBP6.66 and USD9.99 similar? Plus US also assured Region A without doing additional homework. I doubt UK shipping is cheaper?

Thanks

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Jan 10 2011, 12:51 PM

Like anfiedude mention it is about the distance to display. In fact distance and size are correlated. You sit 1 feet from the 24" monitor and 6 feet from a 60" is probably about the same.

I think as usual, sKyWiR3pT3lTd is just trying to help anyone in this thread.

Until 4k resolution is here, too sharp an image at a screen >70" will look pixelated and may have eyeball tracking artifact during motion? ie need to tone down the sharpness. Is that understanding correct?

Looking at CES 2011, I think this year we will finally see huge >60" displays coming into the market in volume.

On the Inception BD IMHO the PQ and AQ is great but the ending storyline I think even the script writer is confused as it starts to get incoherent. For eg how the main lead can spend 50 years with the wife in the dream without going multiple level down and how he can even try to retrieve Saito without Saito even plugged into the machine.

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Jan 18 2011, 11:32 AM

the rich guy and Saito was dead. But the machine was plugged into the rich guy to find him. Already cognitively inconsistent as it is equating sleep with death The 50 years time frame in Limbo is already a paradox. Good concept nonetheless... like the original matrix.

Waiting for the explanation in Inception2 I guess

Yes we are PAL based but not all BD content are 24p. The latest Planet Earth from BBC is 50i.

The player or the TV will need to deinterlace 50i to progressive unlike 24p

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Jan 18 2011, 03:35 PM

You champion... reminds me of dogbert

This post has been edited by specuvestor: Jan 18 2011, 06:30 PM

skali coming out as quadrilogy

Re-release??? How do you improve on a recent animation???? You can't DNR or EE anyway

err sorry u mean like this one:
http://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-movies-no...re-release.html

Re-release with the same BD but with combo DVD? That's marketing

I don't consider that as a remaster. Anyway they didn't say remaster either. I jumped the gun and thought it involves remastering. Just like Sony Essentials are re-release then.