WhenKittensATK Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Yea it is amazing how some of the older movies look so good vs the newer ones. I seen Omega Man, The Sting, and Patton on Blu-Ray they looked amazing. Crystal clear unlike some of the newer films who I think overuse film grain beyond the max. I mean film grain is nice in parts of the movie when focusing on the foreground, but when it covers the overall picture it just doesn't look good. Reason I never bought 300, its full of film grain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchuwato Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Yea it is amazing how some of the older movies look so good vs the newer ones. I seen Omega Man, The Sting, and Patton on Blu-Ray they looked amazing. Crystal clear unlike some of the newer films who I think overuse film grain beyond the max. I mean film grain is nice in parts of the movie when focusing on the foreground, but when it covers the overall picture it just doesn't look good. Reason I never bought 300, its full of film grain. That's not grain Personally, I like 300's look, but I can see how people would be put off by it... it's quite imposing ya planet earth is one of the select titles where the bluray really distances it far from 480 dvd resolution. The footage for that program is nothing short of breathtaking. Planet Earth is great, but could have been much better... again it suffers from buggering about in transfers it was made in 1080i25 but then converted for the US market, which will then degrade further when played at 24p, Also - although they don't like to admit it, the nature unit use ENG cameras to save money on some shots... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenKittensATK Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 That's not grain If it's not grain, then what is it? It has a grainy texture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 If it's not grain, then what is it? It has a grainy texture. it's whole grain! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchuwato Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Grain only happens on film To get the look they wanted they needed to shoot on really fast digital, which makes noise in the image, so they simulated some monochromatic 'grain' to cover it up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirkin Posted December 23, 2008 Posted December 23, 2008 As I am not really a Home Theater Fan, nor am I that into movies. Though on a large TV, Blueray does look good. I could see getting a player, once the prices drop, but for backup, I think the cost is above what it is worth. I back up just about everything I have, and it is easier for me to get something like Anyware's Docking Station, and as I replace a hard drive, use the old one for backup, and store it. With Media and burner and prices being what they are, I can back up 1 TB for about $200 today, where you might pay that for just the Burner. Besides Hard drives are much faster for backups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harima Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) For storage, HDD > Blu-Ray for now since $/GB for BD-Discs are just too expensive. Edited December 24, 2008 by Harima Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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