What standard dvd looks the best when its upscaled? - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

groovyone · 11-05-2008, 01:51 PM

My Superbit 5th Element looked really good, but the BD still blew it away.

Jaguar007 · 11-06-2008, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeyjb1988

I just saw an episode of Scrubs on an HD TV (the election coverage was making me nervous

) and it looked pretty crappy. It was all fuzzy and you could barly see any detail. However, I'm not if that counts, as it was a broadcast from Comedy Central and I don't think it was upscaled. However, if that was any indication, upscaled DVDs just aren't going to cut it, except in cases where a film or tv show was filmed in SD.

(Scrubs was filmed on 16 mm, so I am hoping for a BR of one of my favorite sitcoms soon

)

Comedy Central does not broadcast in HD, so you were watching Scrubs in standard def.

RazorBlade · 11-06-2008, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by FendersRule

Upscaling is not a gimmick. I have tested side by side on upscalers vs. normal players, and there IS a difference.

However, the difference is not anything close to what Blu-Ray offers.

More then likely the internal scaler in your display sucks and the DVD players is better. That is if the non-upscaling model is even a decent one and not some Durabrand model

My_Two_Cents · 11-06-2008, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by stow123

i think its a gimmick ive never noticed any difference in upscaling.

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Originally Posted by Carlsberg19

none of them do, upscaled DVD's look just as shit.

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Originally Posted by ProbeGTurbo

Same here.. SD sucks

Obviously, you guys have never seen Brain Sturgeon's setup and screenshots of upconverted SD material here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=2028

KingBing · 11-06-2008, 02:26 AM

LOTR looks awsome on my ps3!!! by far the best upscaled SD but then again I haven't watched much Sd since i bought my ps3

jtwise · 11-06-2008, 02:54 AM

Lucky Number Slevin Looks amazing with ps3

MAPdead · 11-06-2008, 03:08 AM

Toy Story and Toy Story 2 look bad ass upscaled I watch them on the new tv on my ps3 awhile back and I was impressed.

JUDGEMENT 4400 · 11-06-2008, 03:17 AM

Matrix Reloaded

bkbluray · 11-06-2008, 03:22 AM

Prison Break and Star Wars: Episodes I-III.

aiman04 · 11-06-2008, 05:25 AM

I used to own the Star Wars original trilogy boxset DVD, but sold it.

I just bought the newly released Trilogy boxset. And wow, did they do a new transfer? This looks brilliant using my upscaling DVD player. Almost as good as a real 1080p HD.

Can't wait for the BD version, must be spectacular.

beefytwinkie · 11-06-2008, 05:50 AM

Hoodwinked! looks really nice upscaled. Also Rise: Blood Hunter looks pretty good. Those were the first two movies I watched upscaled.

Most other stuff is decent but for some reason The Game (Michael Douglas) is really tiny on my DVD player. It doesn't look like it's upscaled because it looks like it would on a regular non-upscaler DVD player. But it is pretty clear... Is it my DVD or what? Anyone else have this movie?

Blu Myers · 11-06-2008, 06:24 AM

I just watched P2 today and I have to say it looked really good upscaled.

assydingo · 11-06-2008, 06:36 AM

Prison Break looks great. Was watching Roswell and when the "Husks" explode and the skin falls it looks 3d =].

Chris60119 · 11-06-2008, 07:36 AM

Jurrasic Park looked pretty darn good.

volcom71391 · 11-06-2008, 07:57 AM

arrested development and the devil wears prada look great upscaled!

Dave_6 · 11-06-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricshoe

Obviously, you guys have never seen Brain Sturgeon's setup and screenshots of upconverted SD material here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=2028

Wow

That has to be one of the flat-out nicest setups Ive seen anywhere!

Classe + B&W =

Teabaggins · 11-06-2008, 03:38 PM

Shaun of the dead DVD looks great upscaled

Grand Bob · 11-06-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by aiman04

I used to own the Star Wars original trilogy boxset DVD, but sold it.

I just bought the newly released Trilogy boxset. And wow, did they do a new transfer? This looks brilliant using my upscaling DVD player. Almost as good as a real 1080p HD.

I agree. It looks even better when you use a dvd player with a Silicon Optix Reon processing chip!

hostelmovies · 11-06-2008, 03:48 PM

I liked the way Death Proof and PLanet Terror looked.

Barbie-Shrimp · 11-06-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricshoe

Obviously, you guys have never seen Brain Sturgeon's setup and screenshots of upconverted SD material here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=2028

Those screenshots are tiny compared to a full 1080p screenshot. The Lord of the Rings DVDs look pretty good when viewed on a small scale like that, but blown up, even though they look ok upscaled, they still look like they need the blu treatment. Watch a DVD on a small screen and be blown away. Watch the same movie on Brain Sturgeon's setup and I'm sure it would look pretty bad, upconverted or not. Take a picture of it and post it small on our site and it looks good again. You see what I mean?

11-06-2008, 02:54 AM	#46
jtwise Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Louisville, KY 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1483 DVD collection:7 MA collection:1 Digital collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:4	Slevin Lucky Number Slevin Looks amazing with ps3

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11-05-2008, 01:51 PM	#41
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	My Superbit 5th Element looked really good, but the BD still blew it away.

11-06-2008, 02:26 AM	#45
KingBing Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Boston, MA PSN: KingBing Blu-ray collection:224 Blu-ray reviews:20	LOTR looks awsome on my ps3!!! by far the best upscaled SD but then again I haven't watched much Sd since i bought my ps3

11-06-2008, 03:08 AM	#47
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	Toy Story and Toy Story 2 look bad ass upscaled I watch them on the new tv on my ps3 awhile back and I was impressed.

11-06-2008, 03:17 AM	#48
JUDGEMENT 4400 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:34 Blu-ray reviews:10	Matrix Reloaded

11-06-2008, 03:22 AM	#49
bkbluray Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:MN Home Theater Gallery:57 Blu-ray collection:185 Blu-ray reviews:25	Prison Break and Star Wars: Episodes I-III.

11-06-2008, 05:25 AM	#50
aiman04 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Malaysia Home Theater Gallery:9	I used to own the Star Wars original trilogy boxset DVD, but sold it. I just bought the newly released Trilogy boxset. And wow, did they do a new transfer? This looks brilliant using my upscaling DVD player. Almost as good as a real 1080p HD. Can't wait for the BD version, must be spectacular.

11-06-2008, 05:50 AM	#51
beefytwinkie Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:459 Trading Score:6	Hoodwinked! looks really nice upscaled. Also Rise: Blood Hunter looks pretty good. Those were the first two movies I watched upscaled. Most other stuff is decent but for some reason The Game (Michael Douglas) is really tiny on my DVD player. It doesn't look like it's upscaled because it looks like it would on a regular non-upscaler DVD player. But it is pretty clear... Is it my DVD or what? Anyone else have this movie?

11-06-2008, 06:24 AM	#52
Blu Myers Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Haddonfield, IL Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:655 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:108	I just watched P2 today and I have to say it looked really good upscaled.

11-06-2008, 06:36 AM	#53
assydingo Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:483 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:3	Prison Break looks great. Was watching Roswell and when the "Husks" explode and the skin falls it looks 3d =].

11-06-2008, 07:36 AM	#54
Chris60119 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2008 Location:Savannah GA Blu-ray collection:850 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 35	Jurrasic Park looked pretty darn good.

11-06-2008, 07:57 AM	#55
volcom71391 Member Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	arrested development and the devil wears prada look great upscaled!

11-06-2008, 03:38 PM	#57
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	Shaun of the dead DVD looks great upscaled

11-06-2008, 03:48 PM	#59
hostelmovies Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Rochester, MN Home Theater Gallery:52 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:2	I liked the way Death Proof and PLanet Terror looked.

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