biggest visual upgrade from dvd to Blu-ray - Blu-ray Forum

BBE · 11-20-2010, 02:07 AM

Just trying to show some family members how much of a difference blu ray can make over dvd, and looking for some screens and comparisons of dvd's that have been given the blu ray treatment and have been taken and had side by side screen shot comparisons of them.

Anyone have a really good one they know of off the top of their head?

Supernaut · 11-20-2010, 02:16 AM

Blade Runner & Alien.

Marcus Wright · 11-20-2010, 02:30 AM

Aliens.

Blu Myers · 11-20-2010, 02:31 AM

Superman Returns, just because the dvd looked god awful.

Dragon Lee · 11-20-2010, 02:58 AM

Die Hard With A Vengeance

an excellent example of HD over SD.

BillieCassin · 11-20-2010, 04:48 AM

"Bound"

It's only come out in France, but it's an amazing Blu-ray. The DVD was very poor, the encoding was awful (never seen a worse DVD transfer). It's such a visually striking movie watching the Blu was like watching it in the theater again.

I think because it's such a huge upgrade it's in my top 3 favorite Blu's.

rammsteinfan · 11-20-2010, 04:49 AM

Braveheart

Rob J in WNY · 11-20-2010, 04:59 AM

The Gladiator remastered BD completely trumps the DVD, PQ-wise.

Some would say that the remastered BD Gladiator trumps the first-run BD release.

Also, The Wizard of Oz.

iam1bearcat · 11-20-2010, 04:59 AM

Any animated film is jaw droppingly better than their dvd counterpart.

2001: A Space Odyssey
Sunshine
District 9
Avaturd of course
Any the Pirates of the Caribbean films
Apocalypse Now
Minority Report
Revanche

And for tv series, LOST looks phenomenal

Chiyo_chichi · 11-20-2010, 05:10 AM

Rizor · 11-20-2010, 05:26 AM

Of my collection, the most notable is Pride & Prejudice (BBC).

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...ce_blu-ray.htm

steve_dave · 11-20-2010, 07:29 AM

The Sound of Music

Casablanca

Scrubs - Season 8

Ighten · 11-20-2010, 07:33 AM

One thing to bear in mind is the size of your screen.. Bigger (or projected) will show off Blu Rays detail to more effect.. If you have the type of viewer who wants to swear blind theres hardly any difference ask them to zoom in on a scene on a dvd and then do the same on the blu ray

Zippyfan · 11-20-2010, 11:12 AM

Zulu- check out the screenshots at dvdbeaver

Jack Burton · 11-20-2010, 11:16 AM

Am a nutter for going back and forth between blu and its dvd counterpart. At the moment choose anything which as the dvd as part of the set when you purchase the blu ray. On older versions here are a few due to the fact the dvds are less than stellar or the blu ray is so sharp.

1 ) Sin City and Minority Report are at number 1
2) POTC part one
3) Gladiator new transfer
4) Saving Private Ryan
5) Alien and Aliens
6) Seven
7) King Kong 2006 version.
8) Films shot With Hd camera's Zodiac , Knowning ,

On new fims Avatar blows away its counterpart and all Dinsey Pixar will show true power. On my top two here are two scenes that will blow you away. On Minority Report go to when Tom Cruise drops in the park at the beginning. The Blu ray shows every blade of grass and bush and every house is so sharp. Then watch the dvd and laugh.

Also every scene in Sin City but a good example is when Bruce Willis is on the Pier at the start. It will blow you away when you see the dvd trying to do the same job but cannot bring the wood into sharpness in the background or on the pier itself.

Mahatma · 11-20-2010, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

Any animated film is jaw droppingly better than their dvd counterpart.

2001: A Space Odyssey
Sunshine
District 9
Avaturd of course
Any the Pirates of the Caribbean films
Apocalypse Now
Minority Report
Revanche

And for tv series, LOST looks phenomenal

The difference between DVD and Blue is just staggering on this movie!Bought the BD+DVD,and it looked just horrible compared to BD.Have a feeling they did a bad DVD transfer just to make BD look good. . . .

It is a huge difference,but think that's because the DVD looks not good at all.

My suggestions:
Untouchables(This is the biggest surprise in my collection.Looks fantastic!)
The Thing(Was really surprised after EFNY)
Se7en (Dutch or new release)
Goldfinger(Fantastic quality)
Pulp fiction

dallywhitty · 11-20-2010, 11:40 AM

I compared my DVD and Blu-ray editions of Fight Club on my HDTV and was shocked by how poor the former looked. The Blu-ray looks fantastic.

Mahatma · 11-20-2010, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I compared my DVD and Blu-ray editions of Fight Club on my HDTV and was shocked by how poor the former looked. The Blu-ray looks fantastic.

I had the steelbox edition of Fight club,and upgraded to BD.It is an improvement,but not as great as some other BD's.Fair amount of grain and not as sharp as other movies.Great movie though

groove93 · 11-20-2010, 11:56 AM

Saving Private Ryan

Aliens

I Robot

2001: A Space Odyssey

Baraka

viezure · 11-20-2010, 11:59 AM

Any sites, besides dvdbeaver, that do pic comparisons?

11-20-2010, 02:07 AM	#1
BBE Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Trading Score:68	biggest visual upgrade from dvd to Blu-ray Just trying to show some family members how much of a difference blu ray can make over dvd, and looking for some screens and comparisons of dvd's that have been given the blu ray treatment and have been taken and had side by side screen shot comparisons of them. Anyone have a really good one they know of off the top of their head?

11-20-2010, 02:16 AM	#2
Supernaut Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:3270 Trading Score:42	Blade Runner & Alien.

11-20-2010, 02:30 AM	#3
Marcus Wright Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2010 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:143 Blu-ray reviews:13 Trading Score:23	Aliens.

11-20-2010, 02:31 AM	#4
Blu Myers Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Haddonfield, IL Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:655 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:108	Superman Returns, just because the dvd looked god awful.

11-20-2010, 02:58 AM	#5
Dragon Lee Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Minneapolis, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:738 Blu-ray collection:3729 DVD collection:357 Digital collection:142 Blu-ray reviews: 84 Trading Score:108	Die Hard With A Vengeance an excellent example of HD over SD.

11-20-2010, 04:48 AM	#6
BillieCassin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:34	"Bound" It's only come out in France, but it's an amazing Blu-ray. The DVD was very poor, the encoding was awful (never seen a worse DVD transfer). It's such a visually striking movie watching the Blu was like watching it in the theater again. I think because it's such a huge upgrade it's in my top 3 favorite Blu's.

11-20-2010, 04:49 AM	#7
rammsteinfan Expert Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Bay Area, CA Trading Score:10	Braveheart

11-20-2010, 04:59 AM	#8
Rob J in WNY Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:'Western' N.Y. State (MEMBER OF THE "ECPP")™ Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:486 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15	The Gladiator remastered BD completely trumps the DVD, PQ-wise. Some would say that the remastered BD Gladiator trumps the first-run BD release. Also, The Wizard of Oz.

11-20-2010, 04:59 AM	#9
iam1bearcat Blu-ray Knight Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Club Loop Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:54 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:29	Any animated film is jaw droppingly better than their dvd counterpart. 2001: A Space Odyssey Sunshine District 9 Avaturd of course Any the Pirates of the Caribbean films Apocalypse Now Minority Report Revanche And for tv series, LOST looks phenomenal

11-20-2010, 05:10 AM	#10
Chiyo_chichi Power Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Bayonne, NJ, USA Blu-ray collection:40

11-20-2010, 05:26 AM	#11
Rizor Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:NJ, USA 4K collection:1602 Blu-ray collection:6185 DVD collection:192 MA collection:73 Digital collection:51 iTunes collection:29 Prime collection:7 Blu-ray reviews: 32 Trading Score:159	Of my collection, the most notable is Pride & Prejudice (BBC). http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...ce_blu-ray.htm

11-20-2010, 07:29 AM	#12
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	The Sound of Music Casablanca Scrubs - Season 8

11-20-2010, 07:33 AM	#13
Ighten Active Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Chester Blu-ray collection:54 Blu-ray reviews:1	One thing to bear in mind is the size of your screen.. Bigger (or projected) will show off Blu Rays detail to more effect.. If you have the type of viewer who wants to swear blind theres hardly any difference ask them to zoom in on a scene on a dvd and then do the same on the blu ray

11-20-2010, 11:12 AM	#14
Zippyfan Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray collection:343 DVD collection:81 Trading Score:1	Zulu- check out the screenshots at dvdbeaver

11-20-2010, 11:16 AM	#15
Jack Burton Senior Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Manchester, England	Am a nutter for going back and forth between blu and its dvd counterpart. At the moment choose anything which as the dvd as part of the set when you purchase the blu ray. On older versions here are a few due to the fact the dvds are less than stellar or the blu ray is so sharp. 1 ) Sin City and Minority Report are at number 1 2) POTC part one 3) Gladiator new transfer 4) Saving Private Ryan 5) Alien and Aliens 6) Seven 7) King Kong 2006 version. 8) Films shot With Hd camera's Zodiac , Knowning , On new fims Avatar blows away its counterpart and all Dinsey Pixar will show true power. On my top two here are two scenes that will blow you away. On Minority Report go to when Tom Cruise drops in the park at the beginning. The Blu ray shows every blade of grass and bush and every house is so sharp. Then watch the dvd and laugh. Also every scene in Sin City but a good example is when Bruce Willis is on the Pier at the start. It will blow you away when you see the dvd trying to do the same job but cannot bring the wood into sharpness in the background or on the pier itself.

11-20-2010, 11:40 AM	#17
dallywhitty Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Temple of Isis 4K collection:319 Blu-ray collection:1679 DVD collection:178	I compared my DVD and Blu-ray editions of Fight Club on my HDTV and was shocked by how poor the former looked. The Blu-ray looks fantastic.

11-20-2010, 11:56 AM	#19
groove93 Expert Member Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:74 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:162	Saving Private Ryan Aliens I Robot 2001: A Space Odyssey Baraka

11-20-2010, 11:59 AM	#20
viezure Member Member since:Dec 2009	Any sites, besides dvdbeaver, that do pic comparisons?

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