Blu-ray difference in quality.... - Blu-ray Forum

rybev · 02-23-2008, 10:53 PM

Hello...Newbie here.

I've finally done it!! I've bought a PS3 and i'm in love with it and want to have its babies

Have watched a few movies and one thing that i've noticed is the difference in quality of some blu-ray discs. For example Con Air was amazing, fine detail that you could almost touch BUT Mission Impossible was imo only a "very" good picture. These movies are from a similar time (the 90's) so i would have presumed would look as good as each other.

There's probably a really hi-tech answer that won't make any sense to me but thought i'd mention it anyway.

Marcusarilius · 02-23-2008, 11:01 PM

Welcome to the forum! You Will find that some movies look better and others don't. MI from Paramount was not the best of prints used IMO. Some of the earlier released titles were not given the respect that HDM fans demand. Studio heads were slow to realise this, but things have become much better and very fast now. Most titles though look incredible!

Have fun and enjoy the PS3!

owa · 02-23-2008, 11:09 PM

Welcome to the site.

Yeah, the quality can vary and there are lots of factors that may influence that (such as the source/master, directors intent, the bitrates for the codec being used, how much processing they do on the film, when the title was released on blu-ray, etc.). That's why you'll find a lot of threads asking about the PQ and SQ of various titles. IMO, most look great though and all the ones I've seen are at the very least better than the DVD.

Spike68 · 02-24-2008, 01:14 AM

Welcome to blu-ray and to the forums. Might I suggest a few titles to check-out, either buy or rent.
1. Casino Royale
2. Cars
3. Pirates of the Carribean: any or all three titles

These are just a few suggestions check out this thread for more ideas.
Top 3 Blu-rays

Herr Schmidt · 02-24-2008, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rybev

Hello...Newbie here.

I've finally done it!! I've bought a PS3 and i'm in love with it and want to have its babies

Have watched a few movies and one thing that i've noticed is the difference in quality of some blu-ray discs. For example Con Air was amazing, fine detail that you could almost touch BUT Mission Impossible was imo only a "very" good picture. These movies are from a similar time (the 90's) so i would have presumed would look as good as each other.

There's probably a really hi-tech answer that won't make any sense to me but thought i'd mention it anyway.

welcome aboard, ya newb here also great place to learn about blu-ray.
very nice people here :}

coachD · 02-24-2008, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spike68

Welcome to blu-ray and to the forums. Might I suggest a few titles to check-out, either buy or rent.
1. Casino Royale
2. Cars
3. Pirates of the Carribean: any or all three titles

These are just a few suggestions check out this thread for more ideas.
Top 3 Blu-rays

I would echo the 3 choices above and throw in: The Fifth Element (remastered), Sunshine, and Shoot'Em Up.

All have absolutely great video and audio. You simply cannot go wrong with any of these choices.

rybev · 02-24-2008, 06:30 AM

Thanks for all the welcomes

I've already got Casino Royale (it just had to be bought) will have a look at some of the other titles. My OH got the Ratatouille/Pixar shorts set and Ratatouille is just a dream of a picture.

supersix4 · 02-24-2008, 06:44 AM

disney is like the top notch blu-ray maker I havent seen one that wasnt like WOW thats probly it tho

Blu As Hell · 02-24-2008, 06:46 AM

Welcome to the Forums...and nice avatar!!!!

Blu-ray Fanatic · 02-24-2008, 08:17 AM

Welcome song: Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne: All aboard ha ha ha!!!!

scragham · 02-24-2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rybev

Hello...Newbie here.

I've finally done it!! I've bought a PS3 and i'm in love with it and want to have its babies

Have watched a few movies and one thing that i've noticed is the difference in quality of some blu-ray discs. For example Con Air was amazing, fine detail that you could almost touch BUT Mission Impossible was imo only a "very" good picture. These movies are from a similar time (the 90's) so i would have presumed would look as good as each other.

There's probably a really hi-tech answer that won't make any sense to me but thought i'd mention it anyway.

welcome to BD and the forum.

the technical answer to your comment about some movies looking great and some looking not-as is actually pretty simple... basically, GIGO - garbage in, garbage out. if the source material (whatever the studio decided to burn onto the disc) doesn't look pristine, then obviously no matter how incredible your AV equipment is, the movie's never going to look pristine on your system.

there is then a lot more stuff explaining WHY source material doesn't look pristine... poorly cared for film masters, poorly done masters, directorial intent, etc etc etc...

Smackos · 02-24-2008, 11:59 AM

Welcome to the forum mate.. just a few links that'll probably help you out occasionally.. there's a region B/UK bargain thread and I also recommend you check out the region free sections of both movietyme.com and also dvdworldusa.com, you don't have to worry about paying import duty etc when importing from them since they've already included that in the price. Movietyme does games as well so you can get those before they're out over here sometimes.. (all PS 3 games are region free)

lncomp · 02-24-2008, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rybev

Thanks for all the welcomes

I've already got Casino Royale (it just had to be bought) will have a look at some of the other titles. My OH got the Ratatouille/Pixar shorts set and Ratatouille is just a dream of a picture.

Ratatoullie is awesome on Blu-ray, Welcome

ryoohki · 02-24-2008, 02:44 PM

Older movie are only limited by the budget they have for restoration... and most of the time.. it's nothing but using an old master

Thankfully, Sony use i a new scanner on most of their release to give the best of what the master can do. Fifth Element was a test, they used it on Run Lola Run and they are currently doing Ghostbuster with it..

krazeyeyez · 02-24-2008, 04:34 PM

if you wanna see what blu can do to an older movie check out the fifth element, (make sure its the remastered one).

rebfandan · 02-24-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coachD

I would echo the 3 choices above and throw in: The Fifth Element (remastered), Sunshine, and Shoot'Em Up.

All have absolutely great video and audio. You simply cannot go wrong with any of these choices.

I fully concur. Cracked open Fifth Element last night and didn't expect too much. But I was very surprised by how beautiful it looked. So crisp! Welcome and enjoy!!

rybev · 02-24-2008, 10:02 PM

It's funny being advised to watch The Fifth Element but i'm afraid i couldn't put myself through that again...... it's one of the few films i walked out on at the cinema.

crackinhedz · 02-24-2008, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rybev

It's funny being advised to watch The Fifth Element but i'm afraid i couldn't put myself through that again...... it's one of the few films i walked out on at the cinema.

dont watch it for the plot.

Watch it for the visual and audio bliss.

GORT · 02-24-2008, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

dont watch it for the plot.

Watch it for the visual and audio bliss.

Amen to that

crackinhedz · 02-24-2008, 10:53 PM

CRANK

...sold me onto bluray about one year ago. WOW quality.

02-23-2008, 10:53 PM	#1
rybev Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Blu-ray difference in quality.... Hello...Newbie here. I've finally done it!! I've bought a PS3 and i'm in love with it and want to have its babies Have watched a few movies and one thing that i've noticed is the difference in quality of some blu-ray discs. For example Con Air was amazing, fine detail that you could almost touch BUT Mission Impossible was imo only a "very" good picture. These movies are from a similar time (the 90's) so i would have presumed would look as good as each other. There's probably a really hi-tech answer that won't make any sense to me but thought i'd mention it anyway.

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02-23-2008, 11:01 PM	#2
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	Welcome to the forum! You Will find that some movies look better and others don't. MI from Paramount was not the best of prints used IMO. Some of the earlier released titles were not given the respect that HDM fans demand. Studio heads were slow to realise this, but things have become much better and very fast now. Most titles though look incredible! Have fun and enjoy the PS3!

02-23-2008, 11:09 PM	#3
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Welcome to the site. Yeah, the quality can vary and there are lots of factors that may influence that (such as the source/master, directors intent, the bitrates for the codec being used, how much processing they do on the film, when the title was released on blu-ray, etc.). That's why you'll find a lot of threads asking about the PQ and SQ of various titles. IMO, most look great though and all the ones I've seen are at the very least better than the DVD.

02-24-2008, 01:14 AM	#4
Spike68 Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Southern Indiana Trading Score:4	Welcome to blu-ray and to the forums. Might I suggest a few titles to check-out, either buy or rent. 1. Casino Royale 2. Cars 3. Pirates of the Carribean: any or all three titles These are just a few suggestions check out this thread for more ideas. Top 3 Blu-rays

02-24-2008, 06:30 AM	#7
rybev Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Thanks for all the welcomes I've already got Casino Royale (it just had to be bought) will have a look at some of the other titles. My OH got the Ratatouille/Pixar shorts set and Ratatouille is just a dream of a picture.

02-24-2008, 06:44 AM	#8
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	disney is like the top notch blu-ray maker I havent seen one that wasnt like WOW thats probly it tho

02-24-2008, 06:46 AM	#9
Blu As Hell Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:Macon Georgia 4K collection:120 Blu-ray collection:461 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Welcome to the Forums...and nice avatar!!!!

02-24-2008, 08:17 AM	#10
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Welcome song: Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne: All aboard ha ha ha!!!!

02-24-2008, 11:59 AM	#12
Smackos Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:149 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:8	Welcome to the forum mate.. just a few links that'll probably help you out occasionally.. there's a region B/UK bargain thread and I also recommend you check out the region free sections of both movietyme.com and also dvdworldusa.com, you don't have to worry about paying import duty etc when importing from them since they've already included that in the price. Movietyme does games as well so you can get those before they're out over here sometimes.. (all PS 3 games are region free)

02-24-2008, 02:44 PM	#14
ryoohki Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	Older movie are only limited by the budget they have for restoration... and most of the time.. it's nothing but using an old master Thankfully, Sony use i a new scanner on most of their release to give the best of what the master can do. Fifth Element was a test, they used it on Run Lola Run and they are currently doing Ghostbuster with it..

02-24-2008, 04:34 PM	#15
krazeyeyez Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:the guy on the couch Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:287 Blu-ray reviews:4	if you wanna see what blu can do to an older movie check out the fifth element, (make sure its the remastered one).

02-24-2008, 10:02 PM	#17
rybev Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	It's funny being advised to watch The Fifth Element but i'm afraid i couldn't put myself through that again...... it's one of the few films i walked out on at the cinema.

02-24-2008, 10:53 PM	#20
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	CRANK ...sold me onto bluray about one year ago. WOW quality.

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