Gladiator (2000)

[mredman]

Originally Posted by GGX

lol this is off topic but 1080p resolution pales in comparison to the amount of detail you can get from 35mm film. Let alone 70mm for example. So yes, it can get better than Blu-ray.

what has that to do with format. 35mm film is a way to shoot a movie. This has nothing to do with format war. And people would not change formats again. Just when blu has hit its stride. If most people (for now) is happy with DVD. Then all people will definetely be more then satisfied with blu because its 6 times better then DVD.

The format after blu ray will fizzle in the wind. Or do you really want to change formats once AGAIN. Because i can asure you people will be MORE then satisfied with Blu Ray because all the new movies looks fantastic. I can't see how a movie like WallE or King Kong and band of brothers can look better and there is many more

[BStecke]

So you're saying for all eternity, Blu-ray will be the end all be all of home video formats? You're funny. His post was perfectly valid, it seems like you missed the point, especially judging by your last comment.

[42041]

Originally Posted by mredman

Or do you really want to change formats once AGAIN.

if that format features uncompressed deep color video without chroma subsampling and whatever other nasty things they do to squeeze movies onto discs, you bet i do

[jd213]

Better quality than Blu-ray would pretty much mean 1:1 digital copies of DIs and film masters. Seems to me that studios wouldn't want that to happen, at least not anytime soon. Maybe if theater ticket sales die off after another 20-40 years.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

what happened you just woke up after more than a year

Anthony, don’t be too hard on the fellow.

I schooled him on dnr here and then I heard he subsequently fled to AVS (to sign up as a new member) where days later, mhafner did the same thing.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by 42041

if that format features uncompressed deep color video without chroma subsampling and whatever other nasty things they do to squeeze movies onto discs, you bet i do

Dude, I just linked you……….
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...30#post2295130

But in a positive way.
I found your 300 greenscreen hiccup to be a pleasant diversion from the incessant dnr/ee chatter going on at *science* at the time (Dec. ’08).

P.S.
Are you really from Kentucky?

[mredman]

Originally Posted by jd213

Better quality than Blu-ray would pretty much mean 1:1 digital copies of DIs and film masters. Seems to me that studios wouldn't want that to happen, at least not anytime soon. Maybe if theater ticket sales die off after another 20-40 years.

At least someone got my point. Blu Ray has just begun and it is here to stay for along time

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by mredman

At least someone got my point. Blu Ray has just begun and it is here to stay for along time

The other issue is most people don't have big enough screens for resolution greater than 1920x1080p to even be visible to the human eye, even for people like us. So really, I think while DVD was around for I think 10 years, blu-ray will probably have a 15-20 year life time, probably absorb 3D at some point as well.

[persuazion]

I dont think a new format after Bluray would do too well....I think streaming content will take over after Blu.....

[benricci]

Originally Posted by persuazion

I dont think a new format after Bluray would do too well....I think streaming content will take over after Blu.....

I honestly don't see another physical media format after blu-ray, especially since consumers don't currently have televisions capable of displaying an image better than 1080p.

It took forever to decide on an HDTV standard, and there are still millions of people with standard def TV. For another format to emerge, a higher-resolution display standard has to emerge, and I just don't see that happening in the near future, considering how long it's taken to get to HD.

I think we are approaching the law of diminishing returns. Since we can't display higher than 1080p on our current televisions, what do we really think we are gonna get out of another format? Maybe a little higher bitrate, but that's about it, honestly.

So basically, since our televisions can't display anything better than blu-ray (give or take), the television standard has to change first, before any new format can be conceived.

[robertc88]

Originally Posted by Bambi

There are just as many people (if not more) who say the same thing about people who didn't like the disc.

But there are people who didn't like the disc that have other catalog titles in their collection that are mediocre and they have bought those. So for what reason??

[robertc88]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

my purchase threshold is the best possible that is available, that is why I bought it. I think the people saying I will stick with the DVD tend to be like HD DVD supporters, same arguments, {the} BD {version of Gladiator} is not much better and it is cheaper {to continue watching the DVD}. Plus an other similarity most of the HD DVD fanboys posting how BD is not worth it never saw BDs {or in this case the BD version of the movie}

And I don't understand why folks cannot understand that BECAUSE they have done the same exact thing with other mediocre BD catalogs that have been released. Want more? OK! Some bought another SD DVD of a movie that was a re-release and deemed it an upgrade for what they already had.

[milner828]

GEEZ this thread is still going....

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by killowertz

I know I fall into the "using the DVD as a barometer crowd" because of what I said earlier, but I don't see why that is so bad when deciding on whether to buy a catalog title you already own or not. I've already stated multiple valid reasons in a previous post yesterday, so I won't bother to repeat myself. In most cases, the BD release is quite a bit better than the DVD, so this is all really a moot point being blown out of proportion by the fact that Paramount and Universal mishandled Gladiator. There's nothing wrong with expecting the best, but that's not always going to happen and it's ridiculous if it is considered wrong by some people to accept less. This release is a fairly rare case in the grand scheme of things, and since when it is wrong to have your own opinion/way of doing things?

I dont EXPECT the best, but I hope for it. And its not WRONG for anyone to accept ANY level of quality. Some bought it and some didnt. I am cool with that. I am bothered by the studios handling of the title, not that some consumers buy it.

[Q?]

Originally Posted by robertc88

And I don't understand why folks cannot understand that BECAUSE they have done the same exact thing with other mediocre BD catalogs that have been released. Want more? OK! Some bought another SD DVD of a movie that was a re-release and deemed it an upgrade for what they already had.

Please come with examples...
And Anthony P. the HV DVD argument is pure lameness, please come with real valid point of why we should accept mediocre BD's.

[robertc88]

Originally Posted by Q!

Please come with examples...
And Anthony P. the HV DVD argument is pure lameness, please come with real valid point of why we should accept mediocre BD's.

I'm not sure I understand where you are coming from. You don't agree folks have lots of catalog titles in their collection and many may be considered mediocre and yet they were still purchased??

Based on that, it sure seems those mediocre catalog title BDs are offering better enjoyment and were accepted as being the best available on the market today for a movie they really like. Because this is Gladiator, those same folks do a complete turnaround? Why, because it is deemed "Sapphire"???? Well does that give another studio the right to do anything they please with BDs because they weren't touted as Sapphire or the like and they turned out mediocre????

Well if one bought those others, why not Gladiator if they like the movie then?

[Q?]

Originally Posted by robertc88

I'm not sure I understand where you are coming from. You don't agree folks have lots of catalog titles in their collection and many may be considered mediocre and yet they were still purchased??

Based on that, it sure seems those mediocre catalog title BDs are offering better enjoyment and were accepted as being the best available on the market today for a movie they really like. Because this is Gladiator, those same folks do a complete turnaround? Why, because it is deemed "Sapphire"???? Well does that give another studio the right to do anything they please with BDs because they weren't touted as Sapphire or the like and they turned out mediocre????

Well if one bought those others, why not Gladiator if they like the movie then?

I'm just asking for examples.

[tvine2000]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Anthony, don’t be too hard on the fellow.

I schooled him on dnr here and then I heard he subsequently fled to AVS (to sign up as a new member) where days later, mhafner did the same thing.

What the hell you talking about

[Blu-Runner]

Originally Posted by milner828

GEEZ this thread is still going....

Aye. And still more crying here than in an asian porno.

[milner828]

Originally Posted by Blu-Runner

Aye. And still more crying here than in an asian porno.

Yeah thats what i noticed....