"Thats a terrible picture" - Blu-ray Forum

garlad · 01-14-2008, 08:20 PM

Watching '300' and my girlfriend just said "thats a terrible picture" (as in PQ)... I tried to explain about the grain and why its added but she said it counteracts the whole reason of high definition!! HELP!!

DepTii · 01-14-2008, 08:22 PM

Show her Cars, POTC, or The Patriot. If you have a seperate DVD player available and the corresponding DVD and Blu-ray, then switch between the two so she can see the difference. Then, ***** slap her.

spam.curitiba · 01-14-2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garlad

Watching '300' and my girlfriend just said "thats a terrible picture" (as in PQ)... I tried to explain about the grain and why its added but she said it counteracts the whole reason of high definition!! HELP!!

why you picked 300 to show off HD is beyond me....

BStecke · 01-14-2008, 08:25 PM

Just smack her and tell her to STFU

MacHaggis · 01-14-2008, 08:26 PM

Actually, a great movie to show is Casino Royale on BD.

It starts in grainy black and white and then it kicks into grainless color at the opening credits... great impact.

Bogdan

garlad · 01-14-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spam.curitiba

why you picked 300 to show off HD is beyond me....

no no, she has seen loads of blu, just this time she is really picking up on the grain.

garlad · 01-14-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DepTii

Show her Cars, POTC, or The Patriot. If you have a seperate DVD player available and the corresponding DVD and Blu-ray, then switch between the two so she can see the difference. Then, ***** slap her.

she wasnt too impressed by that comment! ha!!

Yeah she has seen Casino Royale and thinks its super in blu!

jkwest · 01-14-2008, 08:28 PM

this movie has amazing PQ...I have never understood why people can't see how amazing it really looks.

JasonR · 01-14-2008, 08:28 PM

Did you calibrate your TV? To much sharpness can overemphasize grain...

clyon · 01-14-2008, 08:29 PM

This agian......

Tell her too bi!ch to the director

Grain will be always be there. The HD can make grain more noticeable in some cases, but there are many factors that have to be taken into account. Screen size, viewing distance, is the grain intensional, what/how was it filmed ect....

Amel · 01-14-2008, 08:30 PM

punch her in the face

/thread

garlad · 01-14-2008, 08:32 PM

thanks guys, Cars is being shipped to me so no doubt she'll be impressed by that!

CAB · 01-14-2008, 08:33 PM

http://www.match.com/

Dotpattern · 01-14-2008, 08:34 PM

Like most people in the general public she just doesn't understand what HD is. The definition (no pun intended) of HD is not "Absent of film grain."

To me it would be no different than watching a black and white movie and having someone say that black and white "conteracts" the purpose of HD.

Nonsense.

u_nick · 01-14-2008, 08:34 PM

Pop in an SD copy of 300, and show her 'the creators intentional effect/grain' looks better than the effect/grain looks in SD

u_nick · 01-14-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CAB

http://www.match.com/

I'm lol-ing like a madman right now.

makingmusic476 · 01-14-2008, 09:20 PM

I loved the presentation of 300. Despite the grain, I thought that the BD had excellent PQ.

Neo65 · 01-14-2008, 09:23 PM

Look at her calmly, then look around as the air around you feels still, you can sense the weight of the entire highdef blu-ray community resting on your shoulders, and you accept your destiny.

Look at her one more time with all the earnestness you can muster and speak with all the gravitas the occasion requires :
"This is Director's Intent!"

seto · 01-14-2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CAB

http://www.match.com/

Hahahahahahahahaha. That was a good laugh. ^^b

statikcat · 01-14-2008, 09:25 PM

Compare to DVD. Is she blind? PQ is not about grain.. grain in 300 is just a small mask over the great PQ.. it doesn't really change it.

01-14-2008, 08:20 PM	#1
garlad AVFC Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Ireland Blu-ray collection:226 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	"Thats a terrible picture" Watching '300' and my girlfriend just said "thats a terrible picture" (as in PQ)... I tried to explain about the grain and why its added but she said it counteracts the whole reason of high definition!! HELP!!

01-14-2008, 09:23 PM	#18
Neo65 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007	Look at her calmly, then look around as the air around you feels still, you can sense the weight of the entire highdef blu-ray community resting on your shoulders, and you accept your destiny. Look at her one more time with all the earnestness you can muster and speak with all the gravitas the occasion requires : "This is Director's Intent!" Last edited by Neo65; 01-14-2008 at 09:28 PM.

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01-14-2008, 08:22 PM	#2
DepTii Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:154 Blu-ray reviews:26 Trading Score:3	Show her Cars, POTC, or The Patriot. If you have a seperate DVD player available and the corresponding DVD and Blu-ray, then switch between the two so she can see the difference. Then, ***** slap her.

01-14-2008, 08:25 PM	#4
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Just smack her and tell her to STFU

01-14-2008, 08:26 PM	#5
MacHaggis Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Burbank, CA Blu-ray collection:102	Actually, a great movie to show is Casino Royale on BD. It starts in grainy black and white and then it kicks into grainless color at the opening credits... great impact. Bogdan

01-14-2008, 08:28 PM	#8
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	this movie has amazing PQ...I have never understood why people can't see how amazing it really looks.

01-14-2008, 08:28 PM	#9
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Did you calibrate your TV? To much sharpness can overemphasize grain...

01-14-2008, 08:29 PM	#10
clyon Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Just left of the Alpha Quadrant 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:824 Blu-ray reviews:8	This agian...... Tell her too bi!ch to the director Grain will be always be there. The HD can make grain more noticeable in some cases, but there are many factors that have to be taken into account. Screen size, viewing distance, is the grain intensional, what/how was it filmed ect....

01-14-2008, 08:30 PM	#11
Amel Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Clearwater FL Blu-ray collection:91 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	punch her in the face /thread

01-14-2008, 08:32 PM	#12
garlad AVFC Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Ireland Blu-ray collection:226 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	thanks guys, Cars is being shipped to me so no doubt she'll be impressed by that!

01-14-2008, 08:33 PM	#13
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	http://www.match.com/

01-14-2008, 08:34 PM	#14
Dotpattern Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:407 Blu-ray collection:1512	Like most people in the general public she just doesn't understand what HD is. The definition (no pun intended) of HD is not "Absent of film grain." To me it would be no different than watching a black and white movie and having someone say that black and white "conteracts" the purpose of HD. Nonsense.

01-14-2008, 08:34 PM	#15
u_nick Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CT, US Trading Score:27	Pop in an SD copy of 300, and show her 'the creators intentional effect/grain' looks better than the effect/grain looks in SD

01-14-2008, 09:20 PM	#17
makingmusic476 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:New Orleans	I loved the presentation of 300. Despite the grain, I thought that the BD had excellent PQ.

01-14-2008, 09:25 PM	#20
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	Compare to DVD. Is she blind? PQ is not about grain.. grain in 300 is just a small mask over the great PQ.. it doesn't really change it.

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