Seinfeld in HD - Blu-ray Forum

pitmosher · 07-31-2015, 12:37 PM

sorry if this is already being discussed in another thread.

i recently watched Seinfeld on CRACKLE a few days ago. they have just a few episodes from the series. but towards the bottom of their short list they have the later ones (season 8) and it plays in HD. i thought it looked good, has anyone else watched these few episodes of Seinfeld on CRACKLE??

chip75 · 07-31-2015, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pitmosher

sorry if this is already being discussed in another thread.

i recently watched Seinfeld on CRACKLE a few days ago. they have just a few episodes from the series. but towards the bottom of their short list they have the later ones (season 8) and it plays in HD. i thought it looked good, has anyone else watched these few episodes of Seinfeld on CRACKLE??

The image is nice enough but the framing isn't great. I'll post some comparisons I made from the Wish List thread. I'm not 100%, but all the episodes are mastered in HD, they were for the DVD release and these are the same ones airing today.

chip75 · 07-31-2015, 12:44 PM

Seinfeld Episode 419 "The Implant" DVD to HDTV Comparisons

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Episode 419 "The Implant" Comparison

chip75 · 07-31-2015, 12:45 PM

Seinfeld Episode 501 "The Mango" DVD to HDTV Comparisons

4-perf Super-35mm 1/4 Offset (Common Top) 1.33:1 - 1.78:1
Episode 501 "The Mango" Comparison

chip75 · 07-31-2015, 12:45 PM

Seinfeld Episode 506 "The Lip Reader" DVD to HDTV Comparisons

4-perf Super-35mm 1/4 Offset (Common Top) 1.33:1 - 1.78:1
Episode 506 "The Lip Reader" Comparison

Moe Szyslak · 07-31-2015, 12:58 PM

Closer....closer....

CinemaScope · 07-31-2015, 01:58 PM

Yes, they'd have more luck in doing a 16:9 cut-out with an older show (esp sixties), as they used to have a lot of headroom then. With Seinfeld, the show is framed much tighter, so you can't really lose anything from the top, so you have to lose a lot from the bottom of the frame.

chip75 · 07-31-2015, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CinemaScope

With Seinfeld, the show is framed much tighter, so you can't really lose anything from the top, so you have to lose a lot from the bottom of the frame.

Unfortunately cutting out 1/4 of the frame pretty much ruins the framing of the shots.

07-31-2015, 12:37 PM	#1
pitmosher Expert Member Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Queens, NY 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:392 DVD collection:131 Digital collection:2 iTunes collection:56 Trading Score:60	Seinfeld in HD sorry if this is already being discussed in another thread. i recently watched Seinfeld on CRACKLE a few days ago. they have just a few episodes from the series. but towards the bottom of their short list they have the later ones (season 8) and it plays in HD. i thought it looked good, has anyone else watched these few episodes of Seinfeld on CRACKLE??

07-31-2015, 12:44 PM	#3
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3099 DVD collection:1782 iTunes collection:229 Trading Score:9	*Seinfeld Episode 419 "The Implant" DVD to HDTV Comparisons* 4-perf Super-35mm 1/4 Offset (Common Top) 1.33:1 - 1.78:1 Episode 419 "The Implant" Comparison

07-31-2015, 12:45 PM	#4
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3099 DVD collection:1782 iTunes collection:229 Trading Score:9	*Seinfeld Episode 501 "The Mango" DVD to HDTV Comparisons* 4-perf Super-35mm 1/4 Offset (Common Top) 1.33:1 - 1.78:1 Episode 501 "The Mango" Comparison

07-31-2015, 12:58 PM	#6
Moe Szyslak Power Member Member since:Feb 2011 Blu-ray collection:389 DVD collection:49 Trading Score:11	Closer....closer....

07-31-2015, 01:58 PM	#7
CinemaScope Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2011 Location:London	Yes, they'd have more luck in doing a 16:9 cut-out with an older show (esp sixties), as they used to have a lot of headroom then. With Seinfeld, the show is framed much tighter, so you can't really lose anything from the top, so you have to lose a lot from the bottom of the frame.

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