(Nearly) undefeatable detail killing on Sony BDP-S6500 (pictures)

[BLMN]

Originally Posted by David M

It's not visible all the time, but the player kills detail in darker regions of the picture, even when all of the video processing controls (Smoothing, Dark Filter or whatever it's called, IP NR Pro, etc) are turned off. It kills detail seemingly on a block-by-block basis, making even well compressed discs look like shoddy YouTube videos.

This. I've seen lots of movies on this player (majority in 3D) and haven't noticed any of this even with the 2D to 3D conversion ON in a movie.

Originally Posted by Vanguard

Here is a comparison shot of DVD playback on the S6500 vs my Samsung J5100. Its the 2006 DVD release of the unaltered Star Wars. Its shows the weird 'DNR' thing the best because the image is so grainy and noisy. The S6500 smooths it out, and not in a good way. Funny enough, the photos make it look like the Sony looks better, but in motion, its quite the opposite.

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/122382

My apologies for the awful quality, I have no equipment to capture digital screenshots. But the difference in the pictures I hope is evident.

I have the same DVD and will try at some point but to me DVDs are unwatchable regardless ever since HD!!!