What Blu-rays should you use?
Grazie recently resurrected (timely, no?) a thread about poor LCD quality from 2 years ago, to say he really likes his new 2009 TV.
I'm 2 months into enjoy my Panasonic plasma and here's my choices for demo disks. 2 you know about and one you might not.
Planet Earth BBC: Fantastic images, amazing picture quality, using new helicopter stabilization and zoom lens technology to bring you nature images you've never seen before. 5 years in the making. Bought it for my nephew last year. When I got my TV, I borrowed it back (unopened.)
Wall-E: Might be the best looking animated movie I've ever seen. Probably the best use of dynamic range ever. Using the power of having complete digital control, there are usually several shades of white and and several shades of black going on in most screens. Would love to view this on a scope, they seemed to be aware of and save true 100% white or black for only certain small areas of the screen. The beginning of the movie has a hazy, dusty look to it that doesn't look animated. In particular in these early scenes, Wall-E, does look like rusted metal in bright sunlight.
Baraka: A narrationless, meditative documentary about life on Earth, directed by the cameraman for Koyaanisqatsi Shot on 70mm film (The director knew 70 mm cameras would be too much to rent for the time they needed and the producer had a machine shop, so the BUILT THEIR OWN 70mm camera!). The Blu-ray was transferred at 8K! Only disc in the world that was. The images are incredible. When there is a close-up, it's like the person is in your living room. It really takes you to another place. Here's what Roger Ebert said about the blu-ray
The restored 2008 Blu-ray is the finest video disc I have ever viewed or ever imagined. It was made from the Todd-AO print, which was digitally restored to a perfection arguably superior to the original film. It is the first 8K resolution video ever made of a 65mm film, on the world's only scanner capable of it. It is comparable to what is perceptible to the human eye, the restorers say. "Baraka" by itself is sufficient reason to acquire a Blu-ray player.
Grazie recently resurrected (timely, no?) a thread about poor LCD quality from 2 years ago, to say he really likes his new 2009 TV.
I'm 2 months into enjoy my Panasonic plasma and here's my choices for demo disks. 2 you know about and one you might not.
Planet Earth BBC: Fantastic images, amazing picture quality, using new helicopter stabilization and zoom lens technology to bring you nature images you've never seen before. 5 years in the making. Bought it for my nephew last year. When I got my TV, I borrowed it back (unopened.)
Wall-E: Might be the best looking animated movie I've ever seen. Probably the best use of dynamic range ever. Using the power of having complete digital control, there are usually several shades of white and and several shades of black going on in most screens. Would love to view this on a scope, they seemed to be aware of and save true 100% white or black for only certain small areas of the screen. The beginning of the movie has a hazy, dusty look to it that doesn't look animated. In particular in these early scenes, Wall-E, does look like rusted metal in bright sunlight.
Baraka: A narrationless, meditative documentary about life on Earth, directed by the cameraman for Koyaanisqatsi Shot on 70mm film (The director knew 70 mm cameras would be too much to rent for the time they needed and the producer had a machine shop, so the BUILT THEIR OWN 70mm camera!). The Blu-ray was transferred at 8K! Only disc in the world that was. The images are incredible. When there is a close-up, it's like the person is in your living room. It really takes you to another place. Here's what Roger Ebert said about the blu-ray
The restored 2008 Blu-ray is the finest video disc I have ever viewed or ever imagined. It was made from the Todd-AO print, which was digitally restored to a perfection arguably superior to the original film. It is the first 8K resolution video ever made of a 65mm film, on the world's only scanner capable of it. It is comparable to what is perceptible to the human eye, the restorers say. "Baraka" by itself is sufficient reason to acquire a Blu-ray player.