Disappointed with "300" HD quality - Blu-ray Forum

Shutter · 08-23-2007, 06:26 PM

Hi all, I'm new here,

Yes I bought the movie today and I must say I got very disappointed with the High Definition quality. It was A LOT of screen noise (lots of easily visual small corns on the screen) even though I tried to set the Noise Reduction to maximum.

Is the movie supposed to be like this? With all the screen noise it didn't feel like 1080p with my Blu-ray PS3 and 40'' Full HDTV; it felt more like the scale was reduced to 720p or even less. Comparison to all other Blu-ray 1080p movies I got such as Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribbean, Superman Returns, The Departed etc. all had much better HD quality with almost no screen noise.

Have I forgotten something with my screen setup or is the movie simply supposed to be like this? Any other here felt the same with this "300" movie?

In advance thanks for all the reply.

Blu Tiger · 08-23-2007, 06:28 PM

It's not noise. It's grain, and it was intentional.

Kaldaim · 08-23-2007, 06:29 PM

there are 300 threads about this

the grain is intentional!

Xerious · 08-23-2007, 06:29 PM

OMG... TFSU!! this thread needs to be closed. it's call the search function buddy...

CAB · 08-23-2007, 06:31 PM

I like grain. Ethanol, various cereals I enjoy, and most important: BEER!

-CB

P.S. I forgot Scotch.

JTK · 08-23-2007, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuKKakeFaCE

Hi all, I'm new here,

Yes I bought the movie today and I must say I got very disappointed with the High Definition quality. It was A LOT of screen noise (lots of easily visual small corns on the screen) even though I tried to set the Noise Reduction to maximum.

Is the movie supposed to be like this? With all the screen noise it didn't feel like 1080p with my Blu-ray PS3 and 40'' Full HDTV; it felt more like the scale was reduced to 720p or even less. Comparison to all other Blu-ray 1080p movies I got such as Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribbean, Superman Returns, The Departed etc. all had much better HD quality with almost no screen noise.

Have I forgotten something with my screen setup or is the movie simply supposed to be like this? Any other here felt the same with this "300" movie?

In advance thanks for all the reply.

It's intentional and it's a visual style that some people dig, others don't.

I'm not real big on it myself.

Shutter · 08-23-2007, 06:36 PM

Thanks for all the reply and I'm sorry for making a repost..

International? Grain?

Sorry my english is limited here but what is "grain"??

Leopold BUTTERS · 08-23-2007, 06:46 PM

Grain is (the only way i can think of describing it) a sandy look. As if there were little bits of sand on the camera during filming. The Director or who ever did this on purpose for effect.

Shutter · 08-23-2007, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

Grain is (the only way i can think of describing it) a sandy look. As if there were little bits of sand on the camera during filming. The Director or who ever did this on purpose for effect.

Thanks man for the explaining, so it's a visual style I wasn't aware of, cool but not a fan

WickyWoo · 08-23-2007, 06:52 PM

Search "300" and "Grain"

closing

08-23-2007, 06:26 PM	#1
Shutter Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Thailand, Norway	Disappointed with "300" HD quality Hi all, I'm new here, Yes I bought the movie today and I must say I got very disappointed with the High Definition quality. It was A LOT of screen noise (lots of easily visual small corns on the screen) even though I tried to set the Noise Reduction to maximum. Is the movie supposed to be like this? With all the screen noise it didn't feel like 1080p with my Blu-ray PS3 and 40'' Full HDTV; it felt more like the scale was reduced to 720p or even less. Comparison to all other Blu-ray 1080p movies I got such as Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribbean, Superman Returns, The Departed etc. all had much better HD quality with almost no screen noise. Have I forgotten something with my screen setup or is the movie simply supposed to be like this? Any other here felt the same with this "300" movie? In advance thanks for all the reply.

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08-23-2007, 06:28 PM	#2
Blu Tiger Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:725 Trading Score:27	It's not noise. It's grain, and it was intentional.

08-23-2007, 06:29 PM	#3
Kaldaim Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	there are 300 threads about this the grain is intentional!

08-23-2007, 06:29 PM	#4
Xerious Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:238 Blu-ray reviews:4	OMG... TFSU!! this thread needs to be closed. it's call the search function buddy...

08-23-2007, 06:31 PM	#5
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	I like grain. Ethanol, various cereals I enjoy, and most important: BEER! -CB P.S. I forgot Scotch.

08-23-2007, 06:36 PM	#7
Shutter Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Thailand, Norway	Thanks for all the reply and I'm sorry for making a repost.. International? Grain? Sorry my english is limited here but what is "grain"??

08-23-2007, 06:46 PM	#8
Leopold BUTTERS Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:AB,Canada Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	Grain is (the only way i can think of describing it) a sandy look. As if there were little bits of sand on the camera during filming. The Director or who ever did this on purpose for effect.

08-23-2007, 06:52 PM	#10
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Search "300" and "Grain" closing

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