Silent Hill PQ - Blu-ray Forum

richieb1971 · 01-29-2008, 08:32 AM

I got to watch half of this last night. I bought the USA version, its fantastic PQ. I can't imagine whats better about the German version.

I think people on this forum actually look for problems with prints. Personally I think its a good print.

Beefbowl · 01-29-2008, 08:44 AM

I enjoyed this movie a lot. THis was my very first BD and was too busy with the oohhh's and aaahhh's to see any flaws in the movie.

jkwest · 01-29-2008, 02:56 PM

either you will love it or hate it...

interesting side story in the Silent Hill realm...but, if you have never played the games, it comes off with a lot of holes in the storyline.

I really enjoyed it....can't complain about Pyramid Head in hidef.

Wendell R. Breland · 01-30-2008, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

I really enjoyed it....can't complain about Pyramid Head in hidef.

Too

, I had dubbed him/it Triangle Head. I like your name of him/it much better.

zombieking · 01-30-2008, 05:08 AM

He was dubbed Pyramid Head in the games

Ice2Dragon · 01-30-2008, 05:09 AM

The movie looked fine when it came out.. but compared to EVERYTHING ELSE thats currently out.. the pq comes up short.

Sky_Captain · 01-29-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by richieb1971

I got to watch half of this last night. I bought the USA version, its fantastic PQ. I can't imagine whats better about the German version.

I think people on this forum actually look for problems with prints. Personally I think its a good print.

There's compression artifacts in the U.S. release that aren't in the German one. Different codecs were used. I'm not saying that the U.S. disc is bad in any way shape or form.

Mermen79 · 01-29-2008, 03:25 PM

I'm so glad I have the German release. Obviously the differences will be subtle but those who are good with detecting the common problems will notice them.

dustin410 · 01-29-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by djepic112

I'm so glad I have the German release. Obviously the differences will be subtle but those who are good with detecting the common problems will notice them.

Such as...?

zombieking · 01-30-2008, 04:43 AM

Just picked this one up because I love the movie, and it's nowhere to be found here in Canada.

Mermen79 · 01-30-2008, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dustin410

Such as...?

When an image had both dark and light parts, you can see compression pixelation in the dark areas. It's pretty ugly but only if you look and find it.

Mobe1969 · 01-30-2008, 11:32 AM

Any good spots to buy the German version anyone knows of?

GreenFlash06 · 01-30-2008, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richieb1971

I got to watch half of this last night. I bought the USA version, its fantastic PQ. I can't imagine whats better about the German version.

I think people on this forum actually look for problems with prints. Personally I think its a good print.

Thats true I noticed a lot of people watch a great film but just look for the bad details. Like my Moma always says always look at the good things in life.
IMO The movie "300" is supposed to look grainy. Isnt it supposed to be a film straight from the novel. Kind of like comic pages. That was my impression.

X400 · 01-30-2008, 08:03 PM

do we have a sticky about which countries releases look better??? id hate to find out that im not getting the best copy available

richieb1971 · 01-30-2008, 08:13 PM

I watched the rest of it now, i'd give it a solid 4/5. Some parts are 5/5. I'd say any codec issues are negligible. I thought I was buying a predator or a sleepy hollow.

Clark Kent · 01-30-2008, 10:01 PM

Silent Hill looked pretty good for one of the early BDs but it does have its flaws to the trained eye. The German Blu-ray looks a little better(though be aware it's just a bitrate starved HD DVD encode). I imagine when this title gets double dipped by Sony that it will look much better though. This movie needs 50 GB for maximum quality.

OhDamaso · 07-08-2009, 01:16 AM

Can I ressurect this thread? Best Buy has this on sale for $15. I'm currently in the process of finishing selling all of my HD DVDs, and I'd like to replace my Silent Hill import with this one since it's a good price, and I'm a little more interested in the best AQ over PQ.

Can anyone who's seen this recently weigh in on the PQ? Can anyone post a couple screenshots?

MAPdead · 07-08-2009, 02:03 AM

I give it a 3.5 but the grain is due to the nature of the movie. But as far as the movie itself its one of the better game movies ever made that sticks somewhat true to the game IMO.

Blacklac · 07-09-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by X400

do we have a sticky about which countries releases look better??? id hate to find out that im not getting the best copy available

Not on this forum, but I try to keep track of this stuff on 2 other forums. Here's one:

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-...-releases.html

Mobe1969 · 07-10-2009, 12:34 PM

Sigh. UK version. Same PQ as the German. Under $20...

http://www.sendit.com/sendit/9993744.product

01-29-2008, 08:32 AM	#1
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	Silent Hill PQ I got to watch half of this last night. I bought the USA version, its fantastic PQ. I can't imagine whats better about the German version. I think people on this forum actually look for problems with prints. Personally I think its a good print.

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01-29-2008, 08:44 AM	#2
Beefbowl Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Guam Home Theater Gallery:20 Blu-ray collection:749 Trading Score:20	I enjoyed this movie a lot. THis was my very first BD and was too busy with the oohhh's and aaahhh's to see any flaws in the movie.

01-29-2008, 02:56 PM	#3
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	either you will love it or hate it... interesting side story in the Silent Hill realm...but, if you have never played the games, it comes off with a lot of holes in the storyline. I really enjoyed it....can't complain about Pyramid Head in hidef.

01-30-2008, 05:08 AM	#5
zombieking Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:CANADA Blu-ray collection:304 Blu-ray reviews: 18	He was dubbed Pyramid Head in the games

01-30-2008, 05:09 AM	#6
Ice2Dragon Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:9	The movie looked fine when it came out.. but compared to EVERYTHING ELSE thats currently out.. the pq comes up short.

01-29-2008, 03:25 PM	#8
Mermen79 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:3	I'm so glad I have the German release. Obviously the differences will be subtle but those who are good with detecting the common problems will notice them.

01-30-2008, 04:43 AM	#10
zombieking Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:CANADA Blu-ray collection:304 Blu-ray reviews: 18	Just picked this one up because I love the movie, and it's nowhere to be found here in Canada.

01-30-2008, 11:32 AM	#12
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	Any good spots to buy the German version anyone knows of?

01-30-2008, 08:03 PM	#14
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	do we have a sticky about which countries releases look better??? id hate to find out that im not getting the best copy available

01-30-2008, 08:13 PM	#15
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	I watched the rest of it now, i'd give it a solid 4/5. Some parts are 5/5. I'd say any codec issues are negligible. I thought I was buying a predator or a sleepy hollow.

01-30-2008, 10:01 PM	#16
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Silent Hill looked pretty good for one of the early BDs but it does have its flaws to the trained eye. The German Blu-ray looks a little better(though be aware it's just a bitrate starved HD DVD encode). I imagine when this title gets double dipped by Sony that it will look much better though. This movie needs 50 GB for maximum quality.

07-08-2009, 01:16 AM	#17
OhDamaso Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2009 Home Theater Gallery:29 Blu-ray collection:12 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:50	Can I ressurect this thread? Best Buy has this on sale for $15. I'm currently in the process of finishing selling all of my HD DVDs, and I'd like to replace my Silent Hill import with this one since it's a good price, and I'm a little more interested in the best AQ over PQ. Can anyone who's seen this recently weigh in on the PQ? Can anyone post a couple screenshots?

07-08-2009, 02:03 AM	#18
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	I give it a 3.5 but the grain is due to the nature of the movie. But as far as the movie itself its one of the better game movies ever made that sticks somewhat true to the game IMO.

07-10-2009, 12:34 PM	#20
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	Sigh. UK version. Same PQ as the German. Under $20... http://www.sendit.com/sendit/9993744.product

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