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There's a clear difference in the colors there, but I still don't really know why I should prefer one over the other. So far this 4k thing really hasn't compelled me to upgrade.
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Aug 18, 2015 16:21
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Basebf555 posted:There's a clear difference in the colors there, but I still don't really know why I should prefer one over the other. So far this 4k thing really hasn't compelled me to upgrade. You don't see a difference in sharpness on those images? edit: I mean seriously   I'm not saying you should upgrade to the new release if you have the old one, but it does certainly look better. wa27 fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Aug 18, 2015 |
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Aug 18, 2015 16:47
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Basebf555 posted:There's a clear difference in the colors there, but I still don't really know why I should prefer one over the other. So far this 4k thing really hasn't compelled me to upgrade. The texture of the new one is way more detailed. You can see Kirk Douglas's loving pores.
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Aug 18, 2015 16:53
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wa27 posted:You seriously don't see a difference in sharpness on those images? I can see it now that you've zoomed so far in on his eyes, but truthfully I didn't notice any difference in the original image. I guess that level of detail just isn't something I've trained my eyes to notice.
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Aug 18, 2015 17:10
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Basebf555 posted:I can see it now that you've zoomed so far in on his eyes, but truthfully I didn't notice any difference in the original image. I guess that level of detail just isn't something I've trained my eyes to notice. Are you viewing on a phone? Open the two images in separate tabs on your computer and flick between them, if you can't spot the difference then don't bother upgrading. But it's a massive one, particularly in motion.
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Aug 18, 2015 17:20
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Lizard Combatant posted:Are you viewing on a phone? Open the two images in separate tabs on your computer and flick between them, if you can't spot the difference then don't bother upgrading. But it's a massive one, particularly in motion. Ah, yea that did it. When I made them full screen and flicked between them I could definitely see the difference. I suppose if it were playing on a 40+ inch television it would be very noticeable.
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Aug 18, 2015 17:43
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There we go! Now, where's my 4k transfer of The Abyss 
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Aug 18, 2015 17:45
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Egbert Souse posted:4K restoration Holy poo poo.
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Aug 18, 2015 17:49
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Yeah, the original Spartacus Blu has some pretty aggressive image scrubbing on it. It's not Predator levels of awful, but it's bad enough that when you watch it, the weird wax figure look does become distracting. It's the one sore spot in the Kubrick Collection, so I'll probably pick this up and swap the discs.
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Aug 18, 2015 20:22
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Is the Tarantino XX set worth the money or should I wait in case a better or more comprehensive set comes out. The only Tarantino films I own on Blu-Ray are Django and Basterds. I own the rest on DVD but they're a bit old and worn.
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Aug 18, 2015 22:12
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kuddles posted:Yeah, the original Spartacus Blu has some pretty aggressive image scrubbing on it. It's not Predator levels of awful, but it's bad enough that when you watch it, the weird wax figure look does become distracting. It's the one sore spot in the Kubrick Collection, so I'll probably pick this up and swap the discs. Basically, the old Blu-Ray used a transfer made around 2000 from a 65mm interpositive. So, it was already a few generations away from the negative. They opted to noise reduce the old transfer a bit too much. The HD-DVD used a purer encode of the same transfer, but it's very noisy. According to Robert Harris (who supervised the restoration), this is just part of Universal's new operations. It looks like they finally took the criticism to heart about their mediocre releases and they're going to be releasing stuff more like this and the new Apollo 13 instead of the ratty old transfers.
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Aug 18, 2015 22:23
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New Christopher Nolan film is up for pre-order!! Or rather, the Quay Brothers Collected Short Films set, presented by and containing a new short film by Christopher Nolan, is up for preorder. Awesome set, and I hope Nolan's name brings some much-deserved attention to this.
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Aug 18, 2015 22:58
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i just got the Hackers bluray and thank GOD the cover is reversible
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Aug 18, 2015 23:34
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FreudianSlippers posted:Is the Tarantino XX set worth the money or should I wait in case a better or more comprehensive set comes out. The only Tarantino films I own on Blu-Ray are Django and Basterds. I own the rest on DVD but they're a bit old and worn. The discs in there are all 5-10 bucks each if you get them individually so unless you feel a great need to own the box they come in, I'd say no.
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Aug 19, 2015 03:00
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Lizard Combatant posted:There we go! 
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Aug 19, 2015 05:10
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Man, sometimes blu ray can be a bit detrimental to the experience. I just watched The Omega Man and the dude riding the bike when they escape from the family the first time is like so not Charlton Heston , lol.
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Aug 20, 2015 22:41
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GhostDog posted:Man, sometimes blu ray can be a bit detrimental to the experience. I just watched The Omega Man and the dude riding the bike when they escape from the family the first time is like so not Charlton Heston , lol. This is the case with a LOT of older action movies. It's especially noticeable in the 007 flicks.
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Aug 21, 2015 02:18
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GhostDog posted:Man, sometimes blu ray can be a bit detrimental to the experience. I just watched The Omega Man and the dude riding the bike when they escape from the family the first time is like so not Charlton Heston , lol.
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Aug 21, 2015 19:02
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kuddles posted:I wouldn't trade the visual quality for the world, but it's sometimes jarring when the clarity that Bluray provides creates a moment in my favourite films where you suddenly get taken out of the film. (Recent examples: You can now see a thin outline of the wires that make the UFO fly in The Day The Earth Stood Still, and the cuts between real actors and animatronic models in movies like The Terminator, The Thing and Alien comes off as way more pronounced then they did on DVD.) Someone told me there was a coffee stain on Spock's shirt in one episode on the Star Trek blurays, but I didn't see it even looking out for it.
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Aug 21, 2015 19:30
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CPL593H posted:The texture of the new one is way more detailed. You can see Kirk Douglas's loving pores. Also he doesn't look like a ham roast anymore.
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Aug 21, 2015 20:58
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kuddles posted:I wouldn't trade the visual quality for the world, but it's sometimes jarring when the clarity that Bluray provides creates a moment in my favourite films where you suddenly get taken out of the film. (Recent examples: You can now see a thin outline of the wires that make the UFO fly in The Day The Earth Stood Still, and the cuts between real actors and animatronic models in movies like The Terminator, The Thing and Alien comes off as way more pronounced then they did on DVD.) The battle with the giant goblin-mech in Labyrinth at the city wall was when I first noticed the "magic" of blu-ray, when a row of metal spikes just bounced when something hit it. All of us watching just looked at each other and laughed.
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Aug 21, 2015 21:15
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Jack Gladney posted:Someone told me there was a coffee stain on Spock's shirt in one episode on the Star Trek blurays, but I didn't see it even looking out for it.
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Aug 22, 2015 00:20
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The stunt doubles were always obvious, at least on the old DVD masters, since they rarely look like the actors. As for the focus, I notice that any shot of a woman up close would usually have the soft focus used, which is really jarring.
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Aug 22, 2015 05:40
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Evil Dead is really hard to watch on blu-ray due to the focus issues. More of that movie is out of focus than is in.
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Aug 22, 2015 07:25
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Dredd (2D+3D) - $4.99 Equilibrium - $4.99 Fast & Furious 6-movie collection - $31.99
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Aug 24, 2015 19:35
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Jose Oquendo posted:This is the case with a LOT of older action movies. It's especially noticeable in the 007 flicks. Not just the older ones, even.  "Arnold" looks more like Van Damme.
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Aug 24, 2015 19:55
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Timby posted:Not just the older ones, even. To be fair, that's not a blu-ray problem. That poo poo was always glaringly obvious. Terminator 2 is riddled with revealing errors like that.
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Aug 24, 2015 21:48
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Less time passed between The Omega Man and Terminator 2 than has passed between us and T2. I think that means T2 now counts as an old movie.
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Aug 25, 2015 02:20
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FreudianSlippers posted:Less time passed between The Omega Man and Terminator 2 than has passed between us and T2. I think that means T2 now counts as an old movie. Time to come to terms with my mortality. On that note, should I get Six Feet Under on DVD dirt cheap now or wait a bit and hope for a blu ray release?
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Aug 25, 2015 10:19
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GhostDog posted:Time to come to terms with my mortality. I'd say neither and just watch it on Amazon Prime. Season 3-5 are in HD. (or I guess do a 30 day trial with HBO Now)
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Aug 25, 2015 11:40
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Sadly it's not part of Prime for german customers. And HBO is only available as a Sky channel, the cheapest package you can get even if you only want HBO is something like 40 Euros a month 
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Aug 25, 2015 13:15
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GhostDog posted:Sadly it's not part of Prime for german customers. And HBO is only available as a Sky channel, the cheapest package you can get even if you only want HBO is something like 40 Euros a month Bummer. There's no way to VPN it? You'll be safe with the DVD since the first two seasons aren't in HD.
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Aug 25, 2015 13:34
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Criterion's 25-film Zatoichi collection on sale for $97.99, more than half-off MSRP
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Aug 25, 2015 14:56
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Kino Lorber is releasing a 2-disc set of Jonas Mekas films on Nov. 17. It includes Lost Lost Lost and Walden, as well as six short films (including Notes on the Circus). Extras include commentary by Mekas on both features, documentary, and a booklet. edit: Also, The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies Extended Edition is coming on the same date and will be R-rated. 
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Aug 25, 2015 19:41
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Call Me Charlie posted:Bummer. There's no way to VPN it? HBO Go works fine with my DNS service, and I expect HBO Now would work the same way. I don't know when it's available outside of Apple users if you're not one, but I've signed up to things like Adobe to get American pricing without a U.S. Cars with no issues. Worth looking into anyway. Is six feet under even on HBO Go/Now? I thought it wasn't for some reason.
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Aug 25, 2015 19:48
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EL BROMANCE posted:HBO Go works fine with my DNS service, and I expect HBO Now would work the same way. I don't know when it's available outside of Apple users if you're not one, but I've signed up to things like Adobe to get American pricing without a U.S. Cars with no issues. Worth looking into anyway. I got it on my Fire TV and I think it has a web player. HBO Go is pretty good at having a show if it was made after Oz.
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Aug 26, 2015 01:37
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Call Me Charlie posted:I got it on my Fire TV and I think it has a web player. Where is my Larry Sanders
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Aug 26, 2015 15:40
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bobkatt013 posted:Where is my Larry Sanders Sony Pictures seems to own it. And I guess Shout licensed out Tales From The Crypt (but where's my Mr Show )
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Call Me Charlie posted:(but where's my Mr Show Was Mr. Show shot in HD?
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