Author Topic: Best DVD PQ (Read 20588 times)

barrister · « **on:** Nov 27, 2007 at 06:18 PM »

We have threads for best DVDs for LFE and best DVDs for surrounds, but I haven't seen a thread for best DVDs for picture quality.

I vote for Ratatouille -- I was so amazed that I decided to start this thread.

reynold · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 27, 2007 at 06:21 PM »

Sundan ko na agad 'to

The Incredibles
Cars
Robots
Monsters Inc.
Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)

...di pa ako nakakabili ng Ratatouille

radforce · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 27, 2007 at 06:27 PM »

Aside from the animations from Pixars, syempre di mawawala yun Star Wars and LOTR

barrister · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 27, 2007 at 06:37 PM »

Quote from: reynold on Nov 27, 2007 at 06:21 PM

Sundan ko na agad 'to

The Incredibles
Cars
Robots
Monsters Inc.
Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)

...di pa ako nakakabili ng Ratatouille

My demo clip for animation used to be Cars.

After seeing Ratatouille, wala pa palang binesa ang Cars

Ratatouille is now my new reference DVD for animation.

reynold · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 27, 2007 at 06:41 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Nov 27, 2007 at 06:37 PM

My demo clip for animation used to be Cars.

After seeing Ratatouille, wala pa palang binesa ang Cars Ratatouille is now my new reference DVD for animation.

Bibili na ako mamaya

Marl☆1 · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 27, 2007 at 10:16 PM »

Flash Gordon R2 PAL

Kick a*%$#@ graphics!

MAtZTER · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 06, 2007 at 11:07 AM »

There is a duplicate thread about this somewhere, MODS: Kindly merge

These are the most stunning PQ's I have seen on a PJ:

Meet the Robinsons
Flushed Away
O Brother Where Art Thou
West by Northwest (yes the old film, unbelievable remastered PQ)
Monsters, Inc.

streetsmart · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 06, 2007 at 12:00 PM »

My reference discs for PQ:

The Fifth Element (Superbit)
MIB 2 (Superbit)
Titanic
Moulin Rouge
Shakespeare in Love

Marl☆1 · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 06, 2007 at 12:52 PM »

Agree with some of the posts above, you can't go wrong with this one.

mattia · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 06, 2007 at 01:34 PM »

My Top Picks for DVDs with outstanding PQ ( In Order )

1) TITANIC 3 DISC EDITION -- highest def to the most high
2) COLLATERAL -- shot in digital camera, the night scenes are awesome!
3) MONSTERS INC -- makes you want to touch and feel the characters
4) CASABLANCA 2 disc -- outstanding B&W in fullscreen! was this over 40 year old movie shot yesterday?
5) SINGING IN THE RAIN 2 disc -- how they remastered this classic film continues to amaze me

Moks007 · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 06, 2007 at 03:10 PM »

Quote from: mattia on Dec 06, 2007 at 01:34 PM

My Top Picks for DVDs with outstanding PQ ( In Order )

1) TITANIC 3 DISC EDITION -- highest def to the most high
2) COLLATERAL -- shot in digital camera, the night scenes are awesome!
3) MONSTERS INC -- makes you want to touch and feel the characters
4) CASABLANCA 2 disc -- outstanding B&W in fullscreen! was this over 40 year old movie shot yesterday?
5) SINGING IN THE RAIN 2 disc -- how they remastered this classic film continues to amaze me

Yup I second to that: Titanic 3 disc edition is really close to hidef, for me this is the best.., Lord of the rings series, the extended versions also are great. One disc im really fascinated by for its only 299 is Flight of the Phoenix, it looked pretty sharp to me. I don't know maybe Im just sleepy that night

dmaximus · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 06, 2007 at 03:26 PM »

The Hulk
Ratatouille
Fifth Element

jackdejesus · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 06, 2007 at 06:04 PM »

Aside from pixar dvds the best I have seen are:

Mi:3
Seven Samurai 3 discs
Titanic 3 discs
All James Bond Ultimate Editions
Transformers

5Speed · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 10, 2007 at 12:46 PM »

setting the animations aside.....since it is expected to have a good PQ

Star Wars (especially the last 3)
Domino
Bad Boys 1 (superbit edition)
Collateral (Superbit Edition)
Hero
Infernal Affair

meron pa... di ko lang maalala title...

Moks007 · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 10, 2007 at 12:48 PM »

Quote from: jackdejesus on Dec 06, 2007 at 06:04 PM

Aside from pixar dvds the best I have seen are:

Mi:3
Seven Samurai 3 discs
Titanic 3 discs
All James Bond Ultimate Editions
Transformers

Ya nga noh forgot all the james bond ultimate edition and The Rock Criterion collection.

jackdejesus · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 10, 2007 at 12:50 PM »

Quote from: 5Speed on Dec 10, 2007 at 12:46 PM

setting the animations aside.....since it is expected to have a good PQ

Star Wars (especially the last 3)
Domino
Bad Boys 1 (superbit edition)
Collateral (Superbit Edition)
Hero
Infernal Affair

meron pa... di ko lang maalala title...

meron ba collateral superbit?

barrister · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 10, 2007 at 04:55 PM »

Quote from: 5Speed on Dec 10, 2007 at 12:46 PM

setting the animations aside.....since it is expected to have a good PQ

It's a common misconception that animation is not good demo material because animated features are expected to have sharp, colorful pictures.

On the contrary, animated features are in fact very good test materials because they have a tendency to show not only the best capabilities but also the worst flaws of players, display devices and compression methods.

Animation traditionally has highly saturated colors. Ironically, it is precisely the high saturation in animation that causes its video flaws to be more obvious.

For example, Pixar's Cars has very good picture quality, but there's still a compression flaw ---- look for posterization. It's hard to find, but it's there.

Also, Chroma Upsampling Error, also known as "Chroma Bug" or "CUE", is easier to detect in animated features.

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_2/dvd-benchmark-special-report-chroma-bug-4-2001.html

YrNeH · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 15, 2007 at 07:06 PM »

i found "Crank" have a top PQ - at least to me when i watched it on SD DVD on my PX-50XR5W specially the scene where Jason and some mob were talking in the swimming pool.

Fifth Element Superbit

shalom

Marl☆1 · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 15, 2007 at 09:30 PM »

Quote from: YrNeH on Dec 15, 2007 at 07:06 PM

i found "Crank" have a top PQ - at least to me when i watched it on SD DVD on my PX-50XR5W specially the scene where Jason and some mob are talking in the swimming pool.

shalom

Fully agree with you sir...Crank PQ is awesome! Highly recommend you catch it on Bluray as well bro - lupet!

Check samples HERE.

e e n $ y ! · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 17, 2007 at 01:43 PM »

Cars
Monster Inc.
Finding Nemo
Toy Story 1 or 2

i guess all pixar films

what else? i think, i can also go for Into The Blue

MAtZTER · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 18, 2007 at 11:30 AM »

Quote from: YrNeH on Dec 15, 2007 at 07:06 PM

i found "Crank" have a top PQ - at least to me when i watched it on SD DVD on my PX-50XR5W specially the scene where Jason and some mob were talking in the swimming pool.

AGREE!!! Even on a 90" screen the PQ was

and it was almost HD quality.

barrister · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 28, 2007 at 11:09 AM »

Hamlet (1996, Kenneth Branagh)

PQ on Hamlet is reference quality. Skin tones, color acccuracy and details are gorgeous. No posterization whatsoever.

To date, it's the last full length feature ever shot entirely on 65mm film.

65 mm film (or 70 mm film) is a wide, high-resolution film gauge, with quality superior to standard 35 mm film.

juanch · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 24, 2008 at 12:48 PM »

no one has posted here for quite sometime na.
Anyway due to the recent Astro sale I got a number of DVD that have really good PQ

- Jungle Book Platinum Edition - wonderful PQ, it looks as new as Lion King to me
- Finian's Rainbow - 1968 movie from Francis Coppolla. Colors pop and are wonderfully vibrant
- Collateral - stunning cinematography

cinemappostle · « **Reply #23 on:** Apr 16, 2008 at 10:48 PM »

"Taxi" starring Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon

streetsmart · « **Reply #24 on:** Apr 17, 2008 at 07:35 AM »

"Double Jeopardy"

Jaw-dropping PQ.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #25 on:** Apr 17, 2008 at 09:06 AM »

Simpsons the Movie-animation not as good as Pixars but colors were really awesome
House of Flying Daggers- great scenery and colors
Kung Fu Hustle
Into The Blue- very nice carribean and underwater scenes
Vertical Limit- even on a non-superbit versions clarity is astounding
Hairspray

streetsmart · « **Reply #26 on:** Apr 17, 2008 at 09:31 AM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Apr 17, 2008 at 09:06 AM

House of Flying Daggers- great scenery and colors

"House of Flying Daggers" has an awesome soundtrack but its pq has often been criticized. If you look at the "Echo Dance" scene, you will notice that the whites are overblown and the details are crushed. Have you noticed this as well?

I love this movie so much that when I was in HK, I bought the HK version (double-dip), hoping that the pq was better. It seems better but only marginally. I hope they produce a good BD version with an improved pq (triple-dip!).

nerveblocker · « **Reply #27 on:** Apr 17, 2008 at 09:51 AM »

Quote from: streetsmart on Apr 17, 2008 at 09:31 AM

"House of Flying Daggers" has an awesome soundtrack but its pq has often been criticized. If you look at the "Echo Dance" scene, you will notice that the whites are overblown and the details are crushed. Have you noticed this as well?

Havent noticed that scene. I need to review that again. What I have is the R1 version.

juanch · « **Reply #28 on:** Apr 17, 2008 at 10:42 AM »

just recently viewed Hollow Man(superbit)

PQ is outstanding, there's a certain 3 dimensionality to it.

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #29 on:** Apr 17, 2008 at 03:41 PM »

Good day gentlemen,

Pardon my ignorance, or maybe OT but I would just like to inquire,
Can you see any difference in terms of PQ between Region 1 and Region 3 DVDs..?

Thanks,

ABC