Non-Blu Ray Grainy?

[blindcat87]

Try turning the sharpness down to 0 on your display. Sharpness adds artificial data to the image to make it appear sharper. This can, in fact, cover up real detail.

In the case of BDs, it can ruin fine detail and enhance grain. You want the amount of grain the director intended and not more. On upconverted material, it can not only enhance grain, it can enhance artifacts, dirt, and other little video gremlins you don't want to see.

Sharpness was important in the days of analog SD video. Given how many people end up with their picture degraded by that setting being over used, I often wonder why they still include it. I guess because some people would miss it or because some people still use their HDTVs for SD more than HD.

Also, use the calibration patterns included on Sony Blu-Rays to calibrate your set. Most people have their brightness and/or contrast pumped way too high. If there is a contrast boost setting, turn it off and turn off any DNR settings as well. All of these little handy image enhancers usually do more harm than good.

Consider buying the Digital Video Essentials Blu-Ray edition coming out in March. It is a good calibration tool.

Chris

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by blindcat87

Try turning the sharpness down to 0 on your display. Sharpness adds artificial data to the image to make it appear sharper. This can, in fact, cover up real detail.

In the case of BDs, it can ruin fine detail and enhance grain. You want the amount of grain the director intended and not more. On upconverted material, it can not only enhance grain, it can enhance artifacts, dirt, and other little video gremlins you don't want to see.

Sharpness was important in the days of analog SD video. Given how many people end up with their picture degraded by that setting being over used, I often wonder why they still include it. I guess because some people would miss it or because some people still use their HDTVs for SD more than HD.

Also, use the calibration patterns included on Sony Blu-Rays to calibrate your set. Most people have their brightness and/or contrast pumped way too high. If there is a contrast boost setting, turn it off and turn off any DNR settings as well. All of these little handy image enhancers usually do more harm than good.

Consider buying the Digital Video Essentials Blu-Ray edition coming out in March. It is a good calibration tool.

Chris

Hi Chris. Will all this help to get rid of those annoying Black Bars as well?

[blindcat87]

Sorry, no. But I have great news for you.

The Ronco BBB, short for Black Bar Buster will get rid of those pesky little devils for you.

Just go to Ronco.com and do a search or go to widescreenbarssuck.com and get a 5% discount for first time customers.

Chris

Disclaimer: In case anyone out there has no sense of humor or lost it in the recent format war, the preceding is a work of fiction, created from a combination of the author's demented imagination and an excess of repetitive newbie black bar threads.
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Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

Hi Chris. Will all this help to get rid of those annoying Black Bars as well?

[Blu-Beard]

I don't even know if Mr. Popeil could defeat those troublesome black bars