Jurassic Park on TNT-HD Tonight! - Blu-ray Forum

GyasiM · 04-18-2008, 06:19 PM

Set your Tivo's and DVR's for 8pm tonight on TNT-HD.

Oldie but Goodie

Horhay · 04-18-2008, 06:20 PM

Sweet!!

BluPayne4400 · 04-18-2008, 06:34 PM

Most shows on Cable-HD Dissappoint me cause i know the movie looks that much better on BD and especially in 1080p vs 720p/1080i. Anyways still good find.

DetroitSportsFan · 04-18-2008, 06:37 PM

I'll check it out if I'm home.

David Mamet · 04-18-2008, 06:38 PM

I think I'll get drunk and play some rock band instead. Thanks for the info though.

xtop · 04-18-2008, 06:43 PM

hmm..i got excited, then i realized you said tnt and not hbo/cinemax/etc

jkwest · 04-18-2008, 06:43 PM

TNT= commercials and the huge over the screen bottom ad...

PASS.

thr0ttles · 04-18-2008, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GyasiM

Set your Tivo's and DVR's for 8pm tonight on TNT-HD.

Oldie but Goodie

don't get TNT-HD

but TBS-HD stretches and zooms everything to fill the screen and makes things look horrible! does TNT-HD do that also?

Ferris · 04-18-2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by thr0ttles

don't get TNT-HD

but TBS-HD stretches and zooms everything to fill the screen and makes things look horrible! does TNT-HD do that also?

TNT has done a decent job with some films. I remember the Lord of the Rings films didn't look too bad. Not BD, but any means, but definitely better than standard.

RickD · 04-18-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by thr0ttles

don't get TNT-HD

but TBS-HD stretches and zooms everything to fill the screen and makes things look horrible! does TNT-HD do that also?

TNT is horrible. You never know if you are going to get a real HD movie/show or a horrible stretch job. I really wish they would pillar box 4:3 content.

Rick

BigLuvJason · 04-18-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RickD

TNT is horrible. You never know if you are going to get a real HD movie/show or a horrible stretch job. I really wish they would pillar box 4:3 content.

Rick

exactly......tnt and tbs are terrible!

thr0ttles · 04-18-2008, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickD

TNT is horrible. You never know if you are going to get a real HD movie/show or a horrible stretch job. I really wish they would pillar box 4:3 content.

Rick

and stop zooming 16:9 to fill the screen...

the hardest thing to explain to someone who's new to HD and blu-ray, etc, is to explain the black bars and why your screen isn't filled up and why you don't want it to be with lots of programs/movies...aspect ratio, anamorphic, etc, even makes my head hurt

BrianAgenda · 04-18-2008, 07:04 PM

I think they had Jurassic Park on TNT HD before didn't they, or maybe another cable channel like TBS? And I remember turning it on and thinking "this is HD?" I think it was just all stretched out, didn't look very good. And this was my favorite movie as a kid, saw it in the theater 5 times, so I was pretty bummed.

mike79 · 04-18-2008, 07:09 PM

besides all the commercials, usually TNT is pretty good for hd. It usually looks better than hbo hd with my cable.

mikesoba · 04-18-2008, 07:15 PM

Regardless of HD quality, the adverts taking 1/4 to 1/3 of the screen during programming is annoying and unacceptable--and worse when it's animated. I refuse to watch it.

tommyboy81 · 04-18-2008, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickD

TNT is horrible. You never know if you are going to get a real HD movie/show or a horrible stretch job. I really wish they would pillar box 4:3 content.

Rick

Now I'll admit. When Sleepy Hollow came on it looked REALLY good.

WriteSimply · 04-19-2008, 03:46 AM

Jurassic Park series were all shot in 1.78:1 which is close to 16:9.

Maybe Spielberg could give this film a scrub over and remove a lot of the EFX gaffes and maybe mix it in 7.1 for a BD release.

fuad

Lucy Diamond · 04-19-2008, 03:57 AM

Man this movie sounds so sick on DvD.

Imagine a freakin ballzz out PCM mix of the T-Rex screaming his damn fool head off before he snacks on the dude in the outhouse.

TheRealBob · 04-20-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by WriteSimply

Jurassic Park series were all shot in 1.78:1 which is close to 16:9.

It's exactly 16:9.

For some reason most people think that 16:9 = 1.85:1, but it doesn't, although it might appear that way on TVs in overscan mode which trims off the edges of the picture. A 16:9 TV showing the full picture actually has very slight letterboxing on the top and bottom for 1:85 images.

16/9 = 1.78, so 16:9 is equivalent to 1:78:1. You can check the math yourself.

hoosier2007 · 04-19-2008, 01:54 PM

i watched it and it was awesome, been long time since i watched them, though it wasnt so HD

04-18-2008, 06:19 PM	#1
GyasiM Active Member Member since:Feb 2008	Jurassic Park on TNT-HD Tonight! Set your Tivo's and DVR's for 8pm tonight on TNT-HD. Oldie but Goodie

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04-18-2008, 06:20 PM	#2
Horhay Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Pedro, CA Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:352 Trading Score:2	Sweet!!

04-18-2008, 06:34 PM	#3
BluPayne4400 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Florida Blu-ray reviews:26 Trading Score:84	Most shows on Cable-HD Dissappoint me cause i know the movie looks that much better on BD and especially in 1080p vs 720p/1080i. Anyways still good find.

04-18-2008, 06:37 PM	#4
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	I'll check it out if I'm home.

04-18-2008, 06:38 PM	#5
David Mamet Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:4	I think I'll get drunk and play some rock band instead. Thanks for the info though.

04-18-2008, 06:43 PM	#6
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	hmm..i got excited, then i realized you said tnt and not hbo/cinemax/etc

04-18-2008, 06:43 PM	#7
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	TNT= commercials and the huge over the screen bottom ad... PASS.

04-18-2008, 07:04 PM	#13
BrianAgenda Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Philly Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:282 DVD collection:44	I think they had Jurassic Park on TNT HD before didn't they, or maybe another cable channel like TBS? And I remember turning it on and thinking "this is HD?" I think it was just all stretched out, didn't look very good. And this was my favorite movie as a kid, saw it in the theater 5 times, so I was pretty bummed.

04-18-2008, 07:09 PM	#14
mike79 Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:NYC Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	besides all the commercials, usually TNT is pretty good for hd. It usually looks better than hbo hd with my cable.

04-18-2008, 07:15 PM	#15
mikesoba Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:South Bay, California Blu-ray collection:258	Regardless of HD quality, the adverts taking 1/4 to 1/3 of the screen during programming is annoying and unacceptable--and worse when it's animated. I refuse to watch it.

04-19-2008, 03:46 AM	#17
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Jurassic Park series were all shot in 1.78:1 which is close to 16:9. Maybe Spielberg could give this film a scrub over and remove a lot of the EFX gaffes and maybe mix it in 7.1 for a BD release. fuad

04-19-2008, 03:57 AM	#18
Lucy Diamond Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Tomb of Annihilation 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:3	Man this movie sounds so sick on DvD. Imagine a freakin ballzz out PCM mix of the T-Rex screaming his damn fool head off before he snacks on the dude in the outhouse.

04-19-2008, 01:54 PM	#20
hoosier2007 Special Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Indianapolis, IN.... Blu-ray SteelBooks™: 278 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:177	i watched it and it was awesome, been long time since i watched them, though it wasnt so HD

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