Okay, we have Tranformers The Movie (1986) - notice the difference?

[kilrfifty]

I just got my blu ray copy of the original transformers movie from amzon.co.uk.

Of course i love the movie & I'm glad i have it, but i cant tell the high def differnce with this one. I wasnt expecting anything major, just something a little more noticeable.

Has anyone, maybe even had a chance to do a side by side comparison with the standard def dvd?

[Algernon]

Originally Posted by kilrfifty

I just got my blu ray copy of the original transformers movie from amzon.co.uk.

Of course i love the movie & I'm glad i have it, but i cant tell the high def differnce with this one. I wasnt expecting anything major, just something a little more noticeable.

Has anyone, maybe even had a chance to do a side by side comparison with the standard def dvd?

With most (especially older) cartoons, upscaling works very well, so a "real" hdtv copy won't make much of a difference, I guess

[ryoohki]

LOL the High Def version of TF totally Trash the DVD version.

all 10 version of TF have Macroblock EVERYWHERE and it's particulary disturbing in the first 2 minutes when the pictures breaks in BLOCK several all. All version does that.

The DVD version all sport Outline Compression witch is noticable on most Anime/Animation with a Black outline on DVD. You can see compression around the black lines, it's more subtle but it's there.

Altought, the BluRay is perfect in this case.

Of course the biggest you're screen his, the more you can see how crappy all dvd's version where and appreciate Transformer The Movie for the first time in home video since VHS without Macroblocks..

[undertaker76]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

LOL the High Def version of TF totally Trash the DVD version.

all 10 version of TF have Macroblock EVERYWHERE and it's particulary disturbing in the first 2 minutes when the pictures breaks in BLOCK several all. All version does that.

The DVD version all sport Outline Compression witch is noticable on most Anime/Animation with a Black outline on DVD. You can see compression around the black lines, it's more subtle but it's there.

Altought, the BluRay is perfect in this case.

Of course the biggest you're screen his, the more you can see how crappy all dvd's version where and appreciate Transformer The Movie for the first time in home video since VHS without Macroblocks..

well said tf is perffect vibrant colour s sharp bright images its as clear as if you were looking at the origanal cells as it was made dvd version is so flat in comparrison op watch it again this time concentrate on background even upscaled u dont get that much detail

[dobyblue]

From Aygie:









There's your difference.

[kilrfifty]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

From Aygie:









There's your difference.

wow

[Frode]

While those shots show how bad the original DVD release was, they won't of course show how it benefits from HD - not with the resolution of the pictures used. It should look even better in person. It is a very important point to note however, in that part of the benefit of Blu-ray and HD DVD is that old material gets remastered and cleaned up using modern equipment. Just marketing it on DVD as a "new transfer" wouldn't necessarily be enough to encourage people to buy it, whereas stick it on Blu and it has more marketing value. They'll associate the new disc format with the improved transfer, not just fancy words and hype.