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.

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?

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.

Ferris · 04-18-2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

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

Quote:

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

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

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.

Sonny · 04-18-2008, 07:20 PM

I just got an external 1TB HDD!!! I think it will fit nicely on there

120hrs of Hi Def TV movie's to go with my other 100+hrs

.....mother of GOD!!

supersix4 · 04-18-2008, 07:21 PM

I cant remember where I saw it but somewhere said most of the "hd" movies on tv are essentially the same quality as an upconverted dvd

Sean4000 · 04-18-2008, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supersix4

I cant remember where I saw it but somewhere said most of the "hd" movies on tv are essentially the same quality as an upconverted dvd

I know, thank you for mentioning this. Recently I saw :ALIENS-HD" and it looked like total junk. I am glad someone else notices this.

JadedRaverLA · 04-18-2008, 07:29 PM

It will be interesting to see if they actually have a new HD transfer of the film. There was a 1035i MUZE LD that came out in Japan back in the 90's, so at some point there was an HD transfer done. Knowing Universal no one has touched it since then.

Sean4000 · 04-18-2008, 07:41 PM

Fortunately, Spielberg edited the entire movie on film first. If Universal is smart like MGM they'll give the film to DTS Images and have John Lowry scrub the film clean and DTS re-master the audio. Jurassic Park could be reference material if they do it right. The computer I am writing this on now could probably render Jurassic's VFX in one day max.

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	#7
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	#8
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.

04-18-2008, 07:20 PM	#16
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	I just got an external 1TB HDD!!! I think it will fit nicely on there 120hrs of Hi Def TV movie's to go with my other 100+hrs .....mother of GOD!!

04-18-2008, 07:21 PM	#17
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	I cant remember where I saw it but somewhere said most of the "hd" movies on tv are essentially the same quality as an upconverted dvd

04-18-2008, 07:29 PM	#19
JadedRaverLA Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews:2	It will be interesting to see if they actually have a new HD transfer of the film. There was a 1035i MUZE LD that came out in Japan back in the 90's, so at some point there was an HD transfer done. Knowing Universal no one has touched it since then.

04-18-2008, 07:41 PM	#20
Sean4000 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Metairie, Louisiana Blu-ray collection:79 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:8	Fortunately, Spielberg edited the entire movie on film first. If Universal is smart like MGM they'll give the film to DTS Images and have John Lowry scrub the film clean and DTS re-master the audio. Jurassic Park could be reference material if they do it right. The computer I am writing this on now could probably render Jurassic's VFX in one day max.

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