SD cartoons on HD TVs

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Originally Posted by UniSol GR77

I didn't know where to post this, frankly.

Well, eons ago I wanted to purchase two FILMATION DVD sets: Blackstar and Ghostbusters. Unfortunately, Hallmark destroyed the original film tapes, so we will get the FILMATION cartoons only on SD. Sadly.

We can say the same for TRANSFORMERS G1 too. The original tapes are lost. Forever. So DVD is all we can get.

So I'm wondering:

Do the SD cartoons - digitized on DVD - look good on HD TVs? Any specific parameters I should set on my TV in order to watch them the best way possible?

Thank you so much.

Upscaled to 1080P, old cartoons can look pretty good. Just make sure your player and television display them in their original 4:3 aspect ratio.

It depends not only on the condition of the surviving elements, but how well the DVDs are mastered as well. I have a bunch of Scooby Doo sets, which range from 1969 to 78. They look great. Obviously you can really see the limitations of the animation, and whatever dirt/ damage there is. On the flipside, the Dynomutt series looks and sounds awful. The surviving elements they used were in terrible shape.

Also have the complete He-Man set which look really nice. Filmation produced as well. The colors pop on those.