Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010 - Page 215 - Blu-ray Forum

stace5000 · 03-22-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jjh

That one looks horrible. Very poor noise reduction. A complete mess.

ageed.ive already had a rant about the video quality. you should see the screen shot of the end of TTT where gandalf,aragorn,legolas,gimli. etc look onto the horizon , its DNR at its absolute best.

btw how did that guy on photobucket get his copy so fast???its not out till next month

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 10:39 AM

I have liked most, if not all of the screenshots I have seen. But I should add that I am not nearly as much of a videophiloe, as I am an audiophile....so, any word on the quality of the 6.1 DTS-HD soundtrack yet?

SpaceDog · 03-22-2010, 03:29 PM

Why are we playing screenshot scientist on THIS forum before any review material becomes available?

radagast · 03-22-2010, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceDog

Why are we playing screenshot scientist on THIS forum before any review material becomes available?

Exactly what I was asking several posts back. There is quite a frenzy considering there have not been any official reviews.

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 03:55 PM

Does anyone have an idea of when those reviews will be posted? I am very curious to what the "experts" have to say....

Damage Inc. · 03-22-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jjh

That one looks horrible. Very poor noise reduction. A complete mess.

There's SUPPOSED to be noise-reduction?...
That's funny, I thought people HATED noise-reduction.

Besides, that shot looks quite like it should be, except a little jagged here and there or whatever that is.

Diesel · 03-22-2010, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fors*

Does anyone have an idea of when those reviews will be posted? I am very curious to what the "experts" have to say....

You could shoot the reviewer who will be doing it a PM and ask if he has a general idea

DVD vs Blu (the Biblo shot from before)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6456/71241344.png

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6046/fotr01.png

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

You could shoot the reviewer who will be doing it a PM and ask if he has a general idea

DVD vs Blu (the Biblo shot from before)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6456/71241344.png

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6046/fotr01.png

That is a good idea Diesel.

I hate being at work sometimes, especially now. I can't see any pics from photobucket or imageshack thanks to the IT elves, and it is killing me!

Diesel · 03-22-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Fors*

That is a good idea Diesel.

I hate being at work sometimes, especially now. I can't see any pics from photobucket or imageshack thanks to the IT elves, and it is killing me!

Basically:

DVD - baaad

Blu-ray - good

DaViD Boulet · 03-22-2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike2060

Age should have nothing to do with the PQ.

The better way to explain it is that the choice of film stock can indeed provide a camera negative that appears virtually grain-free, or with very, very fine film grain that's only visible from frame-to-frame and that doesn't really stand out in a single frame grab.

SPR was shot grainy deliberatly for artistic reasons. LOTR was not, and so is livinig up to its true-to-film-source picture quality goals even with a BD void of obvious grain.

My guess is there will be some very fine film grain visible in some scenes, but not in others. Considering that the only "film" aspect of the capture was a camera negative, because that was scanned and all editing and IP were fully digital, it's very possible that the "original" look to this picture is virtually grainless.

Todd Smith · 03-22-2010, 04:20 PM

The screenshots have been somewhat underwhelming IMO.............oh well, the audio should be awesome!

Diesel · 03-22-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Smith

The screenshots have been somewhat underwhelming IMO.............oh well, the audio should be awesome!

No one on AVS seems to want to comment on the AQ

They are busy b****ing about the PQ

A couple of the members continue to ask about it but get no response

Grand Bob · 03-22-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

No one on AVS seems to want to comment on the AQ.
They are busy b****ing about the PQ

That statement applies pretty much to all of their threads.

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Grand Bob

That statement applies pretty much to all of their threads.

.....and why am I not surprised?

Between the 2, I am more looking forward to DTS-HD audio than the PQ....but that's just how I roll.

threefiftyrocket · 03-22-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Fors*

.....and why am I not surprised?

Between the 2, I am more looking forward to DTS-HD audio than the PQ....but that's just how I roll.

YES!!! I have been wanting to hear this movie in lossless audio since I got my first blu-ray player!!! Can't wait

42041 · 03-22-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

No one on AVS seems to want to comment on the AQ

They are busy b****ing about the PQ

A couple of the members continue to ask about it but get no response

Uh, can't exactly post an screen cap of audio, hence the direction of the discussion

If one of the handful of people who got the disc early feel like commenting on audio, they will. Audio is pretty foolproof really.

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by threefiftyrocket

YES!!! I have been wanting to hear this movie in lossless audio since I got my first blu-ray player!!! Can't wait

My wife will really appreciate the improved PQ as I will, but she will be totally impressed once she hears these movies again. It has been something I have been preparing myself for in the last year or so, by not watching any of the movies. A lot has changed in my HT since we last watched these (like everything in my sig), so it may be the closest thing I can ever compare to a holy experience.

Todd Smith · 03-22-2010, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diesel

No one on AVS seems to want to comment on the AQ

They are busy b****ing about the PQ

A couple of the members continue to ask about it but get no response

I hear you. They need 2 threads over there........one to ***** and moan about the PQ issues (the sky is falling!), and one for everything else.

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 42041

Uh, can't exactly post an screen cap of audio, hence the direction of the discussion

If one of the handful of people who got the disc early feel like commenting on audio, they will. Audio is pretty foolproof really.

The quality of the audio is very sujective and limited to many, many variables, hence my curiosity and if it has been discussed or mentioned. I don't think audio is actually all that foolproof IMO. Plus, I am trying to steer the discussion away from the PQ talk.....

radagast · 03-22-2010, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd Smith

I hear you. They need 2 threads over there........one to ***** and moan about the PQ issues (the sky is falling!), and one for everything else.

Maybe we need two threads HERE about the LOTR BDs.

One could be called "The Official LOTR B***h About Something That Hasn't Been Seen Or Reviewed Yet Thread".

Another could be "The Official I'm Not Going To Buy Anything But The LOTR EE BDs Thread".

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03-22-2010, 10:39 AM	#4282
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	I have liked most, if not all of the screenshots I have seen. But I should add that I am not nearly as much of a videophiloe, as I am an audiophile....so, any word on the quality of the 6.1 DTS-HD soundtrack yet?

03-22-2010, 03:29 PM	#4283
SpaceDog Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:116	Why are we playing screenshot scientist on THIS forum before any review material becomes available?

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Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	Does anyone have an idea of when those reviews will be posted? I am very curious to what the "experts" have to say....

03-22-2010, 04:20 PM	#4291
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