Blu-ray Movies - why/how ?

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Originally Posted by Cameh

How does it work when they release an old movie on BR format ? I mean the movies were recorded with old systems (excuse my poor vocabulary I happen to be French well, not totally so I'm all excused I suppose).

I've read the 1st movie to be recorded on a HD camera was "Miami Vice" ??? Does that mean all the movies released before and available on BR are expected to be "crap" quality compared to the newest movies ? (I mean the DVDs are already fine)

No, older movies can still look great. Checkout 2001 or Bladerunner for some recent examples. Halloween is another. Even though they're older movies, it's hard to tell (i.e. they hold their own with recent releases).