Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010 - Page 398 - Blu-ray Forum

Chordata · 04-06-2010, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by borninusa

Wow...I feel like I am back in high school with all these rants back and forth on this thread.

The rants stopped awhile ago. Fortunately, now it's mostly people who actually HAVE these and are WATCHING/have WATCHED them that are discussing their plusses and minuses. And multiplication tables.

Diesel · 04-06-2010, 11:27 PM

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So, I suspect those with TV's won't notice this defect.

Many TVs have a 1:1 pixel mapping mode, so those with that will notice it.

I was the first one to bring it up and I was watching on a tv

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Originally Posted by Todd Smith

Do the lines run the entire vertical length of the picture, or just part of it? Sorry, I must have missed this the other times this was brought up.

They run the entire height of the screen.

borninusa · 04-06-2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

The rants stopped awhile ago. Fortunately, now it's mostly people who actually HAVE these and are WATCHING/have WATCHED them that are discussing their plusses and minuses. And multiplication tables.

Dont worry..just when you think it has moved on...it all comes back.

Chordata · 04-06-2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by petmic10

+1

Todd,

The entire vertical length of the picture + a little more. The right side
has a vertical white line about a pixel wide and the left side has a
vertical purple line a pixel wide. Anybody with overscan engaged
on their display will not see it.

Mike

I don't think my TV has an overscan option and I don't see any lines.

Todd Smith · 04-06-2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by petmic10

+1

Todd,

The entire vertical length of the picture + a little more. The right side
has a vertical white line about a pixel wide and the left side has a
vertical purple line a pixel wide. Anybody with overscan engaged
on their display will not see it.

Mike

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Originally Posted by Diesel

They run the entire height of the screen.

Interesting. Thanks Mike/Diesel

Diesel · 04-06-2010, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

I don't think my TV has an overscan option and I don't see any lines.

Over scan is usually default as far as I know.

Do you see "black bars" on 1.85 movies? If not, you have over scan.

AKORIS · 04-06-2010, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by truffleshuffle83

so was this 59.99 on amazon earlier today? its now showing 63.99 and amazon customer service is trying to deny me the pre order price guarantee because its not 59.99 anymore and when i emailed them about it this morning they gave me the scripted response about them not doing price adjustments.

i know ill never preorder anything again from amazon if they dont make it right

that's kinda ridiculous on AMazon's part-- the set is advertised at $59.99 all week at Target (and Best Buy as well from what's been posted)
seems like they would lose a lot of orders for a $4 difference!

petmic10 · 04-06-2010, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jwoodwar

People are just pissed because there is no Extended Editions!

It's funny you mention this as I have never seen the extended
editions of LOTR.

Be gentle guys.

Chordata · 04-06-2010, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

Over scan is usually default as far as I know.

Do you see "black bars" on 1.85 movies? If not, you have over scan.

No, I sure don't.

Diesel · 04-06-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by petmic10

It's funny you mention this as I have never seen the extended
editions of LOTR.

Be gentle guys.

No biggie, I just saw them last week for the first time myself.

Most people outside of internet forums probably haven't either

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

No, I sure don't.

Well, there ya go

You have over scan, which means you lose a bit of picture on everything you watch.

You should check to see if your TV has a firmware update that enables 1:1 pixel mapping.

That's how I got it on mine. It originally didn't have that mode and all I had to do was update it and now I do

petmic10 · 04-06-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

I don't think my TV has an overscan option and I don't see any lines.

Really, what tv do you have?

Chordata · 04-06-2010, 11:33 PM

Vizio.

Speaking of "be gentle"...

jwoodwar · 04-06-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by petmic10

It's funny you mention this as I have never seen the extended
editions of LOTR.

Be gentle guys.

I have not seen them too. I never got to them. Im going to double dip on Lord of the Rings. But yeah Im not ashamed of not seeing the extended copys yet. But I want to!

BasicGreatGuy · 04-06-2010, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jwoodwar

People are just pissed because there is no EE editions!

They need to grow a pair and stop being an idiot and saying crap and rated it 1 star on Amazon.com

I agree. There is a lot of that on Amazon as well as in the thread.

A lot of people seem to be under the impression, that the movie should look good with every viewer. Given the fact that everyone has different setups and adjustments, such an expectation is impossible.

The other aspect is that a lot of people seem to expect the movie to have the same kind of picture clarity etc. as movies x,y, or z. In my opinion, that is another faulty expectation.

I am not suggesting the release is problem free. That would be naive or biased of me to say such. I just haven't seen any real issues yet.

I am pleased thus far with what I have seen and heard.

lDlisturb3d · 04-06-2010, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinemaddict

I compared the Blu-rays to the upconverted DVDs.

I was very pleased with Return of the King. A significant improvement.
Fellowship... Not that much better than the upconverted DVD. Minimal improvement.
Haven't compared The Two Towers yet.

If I wasn't such a massive fan of these films, I would probably regret this purchase. I bought these mainly because I couldn't not have them.

agreed, ive seen TT and it looks great. Im done with this pointless debate on my way to buy a MAC

billzfan · 04-06-2010, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

that's kinda ridiculous on AMazon's part-- the set is advertised at $59.99 all week at Target (and Best Buy as well from what's been posted)
seems like they would lose a lot of orders for a $4 difference!

I'm an Amazon prime member and I ordered from Best Buy because of the price difference.

jwoodwar · 04-06-2010, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

I'm an Amazon prime member and I ordered from Best Buy because of the price difference.

I'm also an Amazon prime member. But I bought from bestbuy.com

petmic10 · 04-06-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

Vizio.

Speaking of "be gentle"...

What model? Is it a 1080p set?

If it is, it probably has some kind Dot x Dot or Full pixel mode
to avoid overscan.

Nothing wrong with Vizio.

BasicGreatGuy · 04-06-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 42041

What is with you people

watch the movie, stop posting on the internet

I can multitask. lol I am having a LOTR party next weekend.

I am really digging the sound.

Stinky-Dinkins · 04-06-2010, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

Vizio.

Speaking of "be gentle"...

Take your specific model, search AVS by thread title for it, find the official thread then search that thread for "overscan."

Should be easy enough to find how to turn off by enabling 1:1 if possible.

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