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11-22-2006, 02:12 PM
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High Definition Discussion Thread - Blu-Ray, HDTV, etc...
Welcome to Spawn.com's high definition discussion thread.
PLEASE - DO NOT POST ABOUT YOUR OWN MOVIES/GAMES/ETC... FOR SALE. THANKS! Please PM or e-mail me (Jaylisjayp@yahoo.com) any articles or other helpful links you'd like me to keep posted here. I'll try to categorize them as best I can. AUDIO: http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/04/21...with-your-ps3/ VIDEO: OTHER: Trade your Warner HD DVDs for blu-rays: http://www.red2blu.com/ Last edited by JaylisJayP; 04-22-2009 at 12:04 PM. 
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11-22-2006, 03:00 PM
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Provided the transfer is good, old films will look damn good. As good as stuff shot on newer stocks? No, but for example, Casablanca has gotten rave reviews for its HD-DVD presentation. When the stock is preserved, 35mm film will always look infintesimally better then HD anyways (film has the equivalent of ~4000 lines of resolution, compared to HD's 1k). The problems arise when stocks aren't well maintained and/or were shot purposefully soft/grainy/weren't preserved. Fast times was low budget and shot a while ago, so it will look slightly aged to something like The Chronicles of Rid**** shot on state of the art film stock, but it will still look HD, just not in the same way.
Hope that helps!
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11-22-2006, 03:41 PM
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it definitely helps, thanks a ton.
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11-22-2006, 09:46 PM
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So would I have to buy the goodfellas HD-DVD? Or will the regular one play?
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11-22-2006, 10:33 PM
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there are some great review sites for HD DVD's out there....they say goodfellas is not one of the ones you'll want to rush out and get for HD DVD.
On another note, I finally popped it in to my 360 add-on today and literally laughed myself astonished. It's unbelievable, and if you're on the fence, I would say get that 40 bucks off coupon (which worked by the way) for Circuit City and buy one immediately. I had to resist the urge to buy 10 HD DVDs today....I only bought 4. I was going to get the Mission Impossible Box Set, but i read that the quality of the first movie wasn't a major jump, so I just opted for MI3, which I haven't seen yet. Also, Target has HD DVD's for 19.99 for basically all of them. Great deal there. I may go back and get The Perfect Storm tomorrow.
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11-22-2006, 10:35 PM
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http://www.dvdtown.com
This has reviews of basically every HD DVD they've put out so far, as well as a great forum/message board.
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11-22-2006, 11:41 PM
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11-23-2006, 07:43 PM
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Please tell me how good the quality is on 12 Monkeys after you see it.
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11-23-2006, 09:23 PM
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So far I've got:
King Kong Batman Begins MI:3 Fast and Furious Serenity King Kong is unreal but Batman and MI are sweet, too. Fast and Furious is good in most spots, but it looks a little flatter than the other ones, probably because it's 6 years old. Haven't watched Serenity yet but have heard good things about it. Considering The Bourne Supremacy, also. Anyone seen that one? Is it a good flick?
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11-23-2006, 09:40 PM
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I've seen Serenity in stores on the demo HD-DVD players... I knew I had to have it
 King Kong looks amazing. I'm hoping to pick up Batman Begins soon as it shows off the technology VERY well. And I can't wait until the LOTR and Matrix Trilogies come out
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11-23-2006, 09:44 PM
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11-23-2006, 11:27 PM
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What's the difference compared to a regular DVD? Do they pop out of the screen or what? DVD's seem to have a great picture already.
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11-24-2006, 12:17 AM
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The picture clarity and brightness are unmatched. Watching a DVD after HD and you'll see how fuzzy and drab DVD picture quality is.
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11-24-2006, 09:26 AM
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HD-DVD and Blu-Ray is mainly for those with High Def tvs. If you watch a DVD vs an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray you'll notice a HUGE difference on an HDtv in terms of picture qaulity.
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11-24-2006, 10:15 AM
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11-24-2006, 10:17 AM
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11-24-2006, 03:45 PM
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What do you guys think about the sound quality coming from this format? It seems like I've got to crank my tuner up for a decibel level similar to an SD-DVD. I'm no audiophile, but I really like getting my house to shake when I'm watching a movie. There seems to be a lot better balance between each of the channels, but it's just not as loud overall.
Also, I'm a little bit baffled by the fact that none of the HD-DVDs that I've bought so far have DTS. Am I missing something?
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11-24-2006, 04:06 PM
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Unforunately I don't have my HDtv and HD-DVD connected to my home theatre so I can't comment on digital sound at this point.
 But I do have to turn up the sound on the tv quite a bit for some movies I've watched so far. The new standard is supposed to be Dolby TrueHD... and I've heard nothing but great things about it so far. 
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11-24-2006, 07:21 PM
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Only up to 3 discs for me at the moment, but hopefully I'll receive the 3 Superman movies next week from amazon pushing my total to 6.
I've got Batman, King Kong, and Training Day at the moment. I recommend the first 2 with huge thumbs up. I haven't watched Training Day yet but have heard very good things about it. More importantly, I really really need to get Casablanca. One of my all time favorites and its supposed to look nothing short of spectacular in HD.
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11-24-2006, 07:51 PM
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Picked up Charlie and the Chocolate factory today...can't wait to see that one, too.
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11-24-2006, 07:52 PM
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11-24-2006, 09:40 PM
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11-25-2006, 12:50 AM
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11-25-2006, 07:20 AM
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This is cool on AVSForum...they rank the "tiers" of HD DVD release quality. Very useful when deciding if it's worth it to upgrade....
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=705387
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11-25-2006, 08:16 AM
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Just a little interesting fact that I learned over at the AVSForum......Warner put out Superman Returns on a 50GB Blu-ray disc and only used 30GB of the space. People are saying that Warner is basically mastering for HD-DVD releases and then using whatever they can for Blu-ray. I think that speaks volumes for how well HD-DVD is doing.
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11-25-2006, 02:13 PM
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11-25-2006, 05:32 PM
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Anyone have Troy? How's the picture quality?
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11-25-2006, 10:01 PM
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11-26-2006, 07:36 AM
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I watched Charlie and the Chocolate factory last night and again was just wow'ed. I can't go back to watching standard DVD now.
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11-26-2006, 05:57 PM
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Serenity is definately a tier 1 movie. It looks AWESOME last night. And I agree that V for Vedetta is a tier 2... I noticed a few small flaws.
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11-28-2006, 08:49 AM
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i watched Serenity Sunday night and was completely wowed, both by the movie and the picture quality (the acting was so-so)
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11-28-2006, 07:24 PM
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what's POTC 2?
Edit - I just figured it out today (10-21-08) Thanks for the help everyone!!!!!!!!! Last edited by JaylisJayP; 10-21-2008 at 08:47 PM.
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