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shunlou · 02-13-2008, 04:22 PM

Hey im new to the blu-ray experience and im kinda confused. Maybe its me but im noticing alot of grain in some movies(hostel 2, 300) . Is this normal? Someone told me to turn my sharpness down to zero. I did this and the picture looked flat and dull. help please!

davidPS3 · 02-13-2008, 04:25 PM

First, welcome to the site.

The "grainy" picture your seeing in these movies is what was intended by the directors, that is what they wanted their movies to look like. Especially 300, it is perfect for that movie, gritty........

shunlou · 02-13-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by davidPS3

First, welcome to the site.

The "grainy" picture your seeing in these movies is what was intended by the directors, that is what they wanted their movies to look like. Especially 300, it is perfect for that movie, gritty........

thanks for the welcome, on the subject of the sharpness, have you ever heard that you should turn it down to zero? my tv is a philips 32" lcd and the sharpness scale goes from 0 to 10.

Storm · 02-13-2008, 04:31 PM

Welcome to the site!

supersix4 · 02-13-2008, 04:32 PM

please search the forum in the top right 300 grain, grain, grain is my friend exc. exc. this has been discussed plenty... welcome

owa · 02-13-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by shunlou

thanks for the welcome, on the subject of the sharpness, have you ever heard that you should turn it down to zero? my tv is a philips 32" lcd and the sharpness scale goes from 0 to 10.

Yes, frequently.

Rubbertoes · 02-13-2008, 04:59 PM

Welcome to the forum! I'm pretty new to Blu too.

yspkrk · 02-13-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by shunlou

thanks for the welcome, on the subject of the sharpness, have you ever heard that you should turn it down to zero? my tv is a philips 32" lcd and the sharpness scale goes from 0 to 10.

I would set the sharpness to default setting. No reason to touch it from my experience.

Mikeblu · 02-13-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by shunlou

Hey im new to the blu-ray experience and im kinda confused. Maybe its me but im noticing alot of grain in some movies(hostel 2, 300) . Is this normal? Someone told me to turn my sharpness down to zero. I did this and the picture looked flat and dull. help please!

Try SWAT the PQ on that is perfect

shunlou · 02-13-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikeblu

Try SWAT the PQ on that is perfect

thanks

CptGreedle · 02-13-2008, 05:54 PM

Welcome.
Grain is part of the film itself in most cases. Images on film are formed from the grain, similar to how pixels make an image on screen. With the resolution of HD (blu-ray), the grain on some films becomes visible while on SD (DVD) it is not. This is normal and has its advantages (allows details in dark scenes for example). In fact some films, like 300, add artificial grain to help hide the large amount of computer graphics used in the film. It is a very clever and successful way of hiding computer graphics and adds a certain quality to the film as well.

Just enjoy the fact that the image is so in focus and detailed, that you can see the grain for the first time. This is the closest to film home theaters have ever gotten.

miokti · 02-13-2008, 05:56 PM

Welcome!!! Grain gives the some movies a warm fuzzy feeling inside...

02-13-2008, 04:22 PM	#1
shunlou Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	Im new to blu-ray Hey im new to the blu-ray experience and im kinda confused. Maybe its me but im noticing alot of grain in some movies(hostel 2, 300) . Is this normal? Someone told me to turn my sharpness down to zero. I did this and the picture looked flat and dull. help please!

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02-13-2008, 04:25 PM	#2
davidPS3 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Seattle	First, welcome to the site. The "grainy" picture your seeing in these movies is what was intended by the directors, that is what they wanted their movies to look like. Especially 300, it is perfect for that movie, gritty........

02-13-2008, 04:31 PM	#4
Storm Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:North Carolina, USA Blu-ray collection:320 Trading Score:3	Welcome to the site!

02-13-2008, 04:32 PM	#5
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	please search the forum in the top right 300 grain, grain, grain is my friend exc. exc. this has been discussed plenty... welcome

02-13-2008, 04:59 PM	#7
Rubbertoes Member Member since:Feb 2008	Welcome to the forum! I'm pretty new to Blu too.

02-13-2008, 05:54 PM	#11
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Welcome. Grain is part of the film itself in most cases. Images on film are formed from the grain, similar to how pixels make an image on screen. With the resolution of HD (blu-ray), the grain on some films becomes visible while on SD (DVD) it is not. This is normal and has its advantages (allows details in dark scenes for example). In fact some films, like 300, add artificial grain to help hide the large amount of computer graphics used in the film. It is a very clever and successful way of hiding computer graphics and adds a certain quality to the film as well. Just enjoy the fact that the image is so in focus and detailed, that you can see the grain for the first time. This is the closest to film home theaters have ever gotten.

02-13-2008, 05:56 PM	#12
miokti Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:San Diego, CA	Welcome!!! Grain gives the some movies a warm fuzzy feeling inside...

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