The Digital Bits; "Grain is supposed to be there!"

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Originally Posted by dadkins

No. I prefer the BEST PQ us consumers can purchase.
I have a 1080p screen in front of me.
I prefer the movies that are not dragged through a quarry before they are sold to you and I.

A bit dramatic, yes? You're getting a 1080p image that has an immense increase in detail and color reproduction. The grain is hardly that noticeable, unless you're making a point of staring at it.

My point above was because you said the pristine trailer looked "hokey".
I suggested that you watch the other, grainy trailer in 480p or the standard
trailer and tell me if you could see the grain - I bet you can't!

Right, but the detail is also lost because it's 480p . . . so why would I want to watch it in 480p? Again, it doesn't match the tone of the originals and looks extremely out of place when it's smooth. You can see the grain in the original Indy trilogy, but it's light due to lack of resolution.

Playing a SD DVD through our HW will upscale/upconvert it. The grain will NOT be as visible as it is on a BD.

Neither will details in the picture.

This will actually present itself as a better viewing experience for many(most?) people...

So due to ignorance the way people shoot films should be changed? I don't think Steven Spielberg, for one, really cares.

I predict that more and more people will come here and just about every other forum asking why there is a grainy picture on their high-dollar new HDTVs.
I also predict that many people like yourself will tell them that is the way film is or that's the way the director wanted it.


Lots of people will not be happy with this explaination.

I don't care Research before you buy.

Pay a grand to 3 grand for a whoop-ass new HDTV and a Blu-ray player and see a crappy picture?
Could have saved the money and just watched the DVD on the old beater TV.

So be it. If people would rather settle for lower quality, I'd rather them not infect my hobby.