The Holiday- Sony, what the hell is wrong? - Blu-ray Forum

Chad Varnadore · 03-25-2007, 06:55 PM

The fact that it's not consistent with all Sony titles, I believe is your answer. We've seen the same thing from Fox and others too, all from films that have been manipulated in post production, which such is often done after the trailer has been put together. The Sentinel is another film that has the same flat look. I'm not especially partial to it either. Took me about half the movie to adjust to the look of The Holiday. But, adjust I did and ended up enjoying the show. Everything else about the video was terrific.

Banjo · 03-25-2007, 07:34 PM

Myself, I think Fox has went a tad too far on the contrast on many of their titles and black levels has been an issue for some time on their titles. I've had to tweak my HDTV several times to get a better black level on some of their movies.

Sony on the other hand, I thought they did a good job with 'The Holiday'. It was never meant to be a great-looking flick, but it was somewhere enjoyable. Very sharp picture quality, I would say, good black level. Though there were a couple scenes where it seemed a little grayish instead of white.

Talladega Nights and Click, yes they were poorly handled. No doubt about that. But overall, Sony has done a good job with a lot of their titles.

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03-25-2007, 06:55 PM	#1
Chad Varnadore Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Salisbury, NC Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:349 Blu-ray reviews:19	The fact that it's not consistent with all Sony titles, I believe is your answer. We've seen the same thing from Fox and others too, all from films that have been manipulated in post production, which such is often done after the trailer has been put together. The Sentinel is another film that has the same flat look. I'm not especially partial to it either. Took me about half the movie to adjust to the look of The Holiday. But, adjust I did and ended up enjoying the show. Everything else about the video was terrific.

03-25-2007, 07:34 PM	#2
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	Myself, I think Fox has went a tad too far on the contrast on many of their titles and black levels has been an issue for some time on their titles. I've had to tweak my HDTV several times to get a better black level on some of their movies. Sony on the other hand, I thought they did a good job with 'The Holiday'. It was never meant to be a great-looking flick, but it was somewhere enjoyable. Very sharp picture quality, I would say, good black level. Though there were a couple scenes where it seemed a little grayish instead of white. Talladega Nights and Click, yes they were poorly handled. No doubt about that. But overall, Sony has done a good job with a lot of their titles.

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