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Old 01-14-2008, 08:20 PM   #1
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Watching '300' and my girlfriend just said "thats a terrible picture" (as in PQ)... I tried to explain about the grain and why its added but she said it counteracts the whole reason of high definition!! HELP!!
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:22 PM   #2
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Show her Cars, POTC, or The Patriot. If you have a seperate DVD player available and the corresponding DVD and Blu-ray, then switch between the two so she can see the difference. Then, ***** slap her.
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Show her Cars, POTC, or The Patriot. If you have a seperate DVD player available and the corresponding DVD and Blu-ray, then switch between the two so she can see the difference. Then, ***** slap her.
she wasnt too impressed by that comment! ha!!

Yeah she has seen Casino Royale and thinks its super in blu!
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:28 PM   #4
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Did you calibrate your TV? To much sharpness can overemphasize grain...
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:23 PM   #5
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Watching '300' and my girlfriend just said "thats a terrible picture" (as in PQ)... I tried to explain about the grain and why its added but she said it counteracts the whole reason of high definition!! HELP!!
why you picked 300 to show off HD is beyond me....
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:25 PM   #6
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Just smack her and tell her to STFU
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Just smack her and tell her to STFU
LOOOL!!!
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Old 02-17-2008, 11:27 PM   #8
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300 sucked ass all around, your girlfriend is right. Now put in Crank, Waiting, Casino Royale, Pirates, Ratatoullie, Superbad, Bad Santa, or Lost.
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Actually, a great movie to show is Casino Royale on BD.

It starts in grainy black and white and then it kicks into grainless color at the opening credits... great impact.

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why you picked 300 to show off HD is beyond me....
no no, she has seen loads of blu, just this time she is really picking up on the grain.
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:28 PM   #11
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this movie has amazing PQ...I have never understood why people can't see how amazing it really looks.
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:29 PM   #12
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This agian......

Tell her too bi!ch to the director

Grain will be always be there. The HD can make grain more noticeable in some cases, but there are many factors that have to be taken into account. Screen size, viewing distance, is the grain intensional, what/how was it filmed ect....
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I loved the presentation of 300. Despite the grain, I thought that the BD had excellent PQ.
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haha, same here dude, that was classic.
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LOL, seriously, amazing. All girls should be like Mistik
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Compare to DVD. Is she blind? PQ is not about grain.. grain in 300 is just a small mask over the great PQ.. it doesn't really change it.
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