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DVD Forum => General DVD Discussion => Topic started by: barrister on Nov 27, 2007 at 06:18 PM
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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.
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Sundan ko na agad 'to :)
The Incredibles
Cars
Robots
Monsters Inc.
Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
...di pa ako nakakabili ng Ratatouille :(
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Aside from the animations from Pixars, syempre di mawawala yun Star Wars and LOTR :)
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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 :o Ratatouille is now my new reference DVD for animation.
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My demo clip for animation used to be Cars.
After seeing Ratatouille, wala pa palang binesa ang Cars :o Ratatouille is now my new reference DVD for animation.
Bibili na ako mamaya :)
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Flash Gordon R2 PAL ;)
Kick a*%$#@ graphics!
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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.
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My reference discs for PQ:
The Fifth Element (Superbit)
MIB 2 (Superbit)
Titanic
Moulin Rouge
Shakespeare in Love
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(http://tinyurl.com/yorjqk)
Agree with some of the posts above, you can't go wrong with this one. ;D
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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
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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 ;D
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The Hulk
Ratatouille
Fifth Element ;D
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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
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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... :)
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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.
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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?
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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
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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 :)
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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. (http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=73584.msg755224#msg755224)
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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
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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 :o :o :o and it was almost HD quality.
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(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510zn7IHbGL._SL160_AA115_.jpg)
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.
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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
:D
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"Taxi" starring Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon
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"Double Jeopardy"
Jaw-dropping PQ.
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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
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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!).
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"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.
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just recently viewed Hollow Man(superbit)
PQ is outstanding, there's a certain 3 dimensionality to it.
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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
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In most cases the R3 & R1 transfers come from the same master.
except for the cheap DVD5's from Viva
and some of the budget Magna releases
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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
If they came from the same transfer, then PQ is almost identical. Where lies the difference is the SQ of R1s where mostly have DTS options. Also the packaging of R1s has more quality vs R3s.
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If they came from the same transfer, then PQ is almost identical. Where lies the difference is the SQ of R1s where mostly have DTS options. Also the packaging of R1s has more quality vs R3s.
Thanks for the replies guys,..
Regards...
ABC
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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
One thing I notice on these movies,
granted that are truly spectacular in PQ, but seeing them
up close sa big screen TV, kitang kita ang mga fake backgrounds...
ABC
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Ghost Rider (2 disc) is probably the best one in my collection.
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The Incredibles
Actually almost all PIXAR DVDs are awesome demo discs...
Casino Royale
Die Hard 4.0
Great picture quality! As well as the audio was topnotch
ABC
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Dvd quality nowadays have improved since the introduction of bluray. I think the dvds now are bluray ripped so the Pq is excellent plus the AQ is dts certified.
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Dvd quality nowadays have improved since the introduction of bluray.
DVD releases improved even before the official introduction of Blu-ray. But it's true that Blu-ray had something to do with it. They started minting high definition masters in anticipation of the introduction of HD DVD and Blu-ray.
Rumor has it that The Godfather Trilogy has been remastered in high def --- not just 1080p, but in 4K (4096 x 2048 resolution). If this is true, then the studios are probably getting ready for the 4k home video format. (See my Red-Ray post: http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=70470.msg800025#msg800025 )
I think the dvds now are bluray ripped so the Pq is excellent plus the AQ is dts certified.
The standard DVD was authored directly from the high-definition master, not ripped from the Blu-ray disc.
Today, a master for home video is usually made in high definition. From that hi def master, they encode both a standard DVD version and Blu-ray version.
Take Con Air for example. The old DVD version was very good at the time it was released. But today, it's a blurry, non-anamorphic antique.
They made a new anamorphic master in hi def, then released a new standard DVD version. From the same high def master, they released a Blu-ray version:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516GKCDV98L._SL160_AA115_.jpg) (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JrHyS%2BUtL._SL160_AA115_.jpg)
It's unlikely that the new standard DVD version was ripped from Blu-ray for the following reasons:
(a) The Con Air Blu-ray version was released on January 8, 2008; the latest standard DVD version was released much earlier, on May 6 2006;
(b) The first Blu-ray discs, encoded in MPEG-2, were released on June 20, 2006; the first AVC and VC-1 encodes were released in September 2006. Con Air Blu-ray is encoded in AVC, so it's unlikely that Buena Vista already had the AVC encode at the time the latest DVD version was released in May 2006.
(c) The latest Con Air standard DVD is an unrated extended cut (122 mins.); the Blu-ray version is a theatrical cut (115 mins.)
The DVDs ripped from Blu-ray are the fakes. Since they were encoded by pirates, encoding errors are common --- average bitrates are usually 9+ to 11+ Mbps, way higher than the DVD spec of 6 to 8 max. ave., and 9.8 max. peak. Excessively high bitrates cause judders, skips and pauses on many players.
The orig is still the best. ;)
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I guess a good example of pq improvement is the new collection of James Bond films (21 of them). Each frame was individually scanned and digitally restored. The pq, even of the 1960's films, is very good. Parang photo shop restoration, except that it is done for each and every frame. If you have 24 frames per second, there are 172,800 frames in 2 hours of film time. Each of these frames is digitally restored. Scratches are individually removed. Pretty incredible.
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"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!).
The only main attraction of this movie is the Echo Dance of Zhang Zhi Yi. Asian movies in bluray are only as par as the DVD release much cleaner lng but not overwhelming so to speak, not worth upgrading to bluray just keep ur Dvd copy of this film.
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just watched this - The Incredibles!
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Casino Royale
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
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Ghost Rider (2 disc) is probably the best one in my collection.
wat with the 2 disc set? I just saw the extended cut of ghost rider but its only 1 disc.
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the graphics and effects in "the transformers" was pretty amazing!
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Just viewed Cars last night and PQ was astounding :o
proof that SD DVD still has a lot of life to it ;D
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Indiana Jones 3... has great PQ. IMO
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wat with the 2 disc set? I just saw the extended cut of ghost rider but its only 1 disc.
The top of my box said "2-disc extended cut" and there's 2 DVD inside.
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The top of my box said "2-disc extended cut" and there's 2 DVD inside.
Agree with upinsmoke. Ghost Rider 2 disc is one of the best in my collection. My numero uno is still Titanic 3 Disc Collection. Hi Def to the max!!
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Day After Tomorrow DVD very nice PQ parang bluray ang dating ang linis and very vivid in color and the DTS 5.1 sound is also great.
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HOT FUZZ
The gun fights and action scenes are astounding in DD-EX (6.1)!
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Incredibles
Ratatouille
Nemo
Cars
Beside these animation movies I really love the pq of LoTR R3 from Singapore. PQ of this is really excellent.
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Incredibles
Ratatouille
Nemo
Cars
Beside these animation movies I really love the pq of LoTR R3 from Singapore. PQ of this is really excellent.
The Disney animation flicks are just out of this world in terms of PQ clarity. They do have an advantage given that they can control almost all conditions vs. a usual on cam location setting for the regular movies. Galing, great collection. :)
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Chronicles of Narnia1 has superb PQ!
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Narnia 1
Monsters' Inc
Casino Royale
Transformers Die Hard 4
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Narnia 1
Monsters' Inc
Casino Royale
Transformers
Die Hard 4
These are all great DEMO discs...
I would recommend you guys to see Ghost Rider and Fantastic 4 (1 and 2),
They also have great picture quality as well as great audio quality.
;)
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A Day After Tomorrow Dvd release has superb picture and audio quality.
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wat with the 2 disc set? I just saw the extended cut of ghost rider but its only 1 disc.
i have the two disc also. this one comes with a slipcase ;)
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transformers :o :o :o
i am legend :o :o
underworld evolution :o
van helsing :o
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Spidey superbit ;)
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Just viewed Spider-Man 3 on DVD for the first time.
I am totally astounded, one of the best SD transfers no doubt.
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underworld ;)
audio & video is superb
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underworld ;)
audio & video is superb
+1 agree with ya bro, most especially if your monitor can handle blacker than blacks well. ;)
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Tama kayo dudes. Namiss ko tuloy yun binenta kong UNDERWORLD 2 disc limited edition in the advent of the BLU revolution ;)
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I AGREE!!! UNDERWORLD IS THE BEST!
thinking of buying the BD version, but prioritizing on movies which I still do not have... yet haha
BANGIS NG PQ NG UNDERWORLD
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all disney's pixar movies! :o
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for me.Kill Bill Volume 1
why?
my collection is slim. ;D
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Cars and Monsters Inc. for me.
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underworld ;)
audio & video is superb
Hmmm.... will check this one out,...
Thanks..!
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all disney's pixar movies! :o
I definitely agree on this. But Ratatouille doesn't only has the best PQ. But for me, it has the best SQ in all of them.
I own all Pixar Movies. But I want to add Pixar Short Films collection to my collection
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I definitely agree on this. But Ratatouille doesn't only has the best PQ. But for me, it has the best SQ in all of them.
I own all Pixar Movies. But I want to add Pixar Short Films collection to my collection
i find dvd pixar movies best in PQ and SQ... until i watched dvd Queen: Live in Montreal :) kala ng brother ko i'm watching parin high def mkv
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Are you referring to Queen Rock Montreal?
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41310V8yn-L._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
It has the best PQ of any Queen concert since it's the only Queen video shot on 35mm film (rather than magnetic videotape), now remastered frame by frame.
The bad part about Queen Rock Montreal is the lousy camerawork. For example, Brian May delivers a guitar riff, but the camera is on the drummer. Freddie Mercury pounds the keyboards, but the camera, instead of framing both Freddie and the keyboard, only frames a tight close-up of Freddie's face. :P
The director of photography does not know what he's doing. I'm almost certain that he can't play any musical instrument >:(.
Compare:
Queen Rock Montreal 1981: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjNEJsdP3rk
Live at Wembley 1986: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T36Ez1pq3E8
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Ratatouille
cars
bee movie
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The mummy r3. upscaled thru onkyo 876 and you'll swear its better than superman returns BD :D
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Bad PQ talaga ang Superman Returns.
It's got bad film grain. Posterization on underwater scenes is even worse.
By the way, Superman Returns was shot with a digital camera. The film grain is fake.
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Are you referring to Queen Rock Montreal?
Talaga? Masilip nga yung high def version tonight. :)
Havent watched too much upscaled DVD but I found I Robot and Star Wars upscaled to be nearly high def in quality. They were showing it on a Pioneer Kuro.
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Just tried The Hitman David Foster and Friend na DVD concert wow ganda na ng sounds Astig pa sa PQ anyone seen this as well?
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Nice when you can see how background effects were worked into the picture of Hitman, on bonus material. OT, also love hearing Ave MAria here ;D
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut
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Before seeing Toy Story 10th anniv.
I've read that it's one of the best DVD transfers ever.
After seeing it, I must have to agree.
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Into TV series boxsets lately.
One of the more impressive PQ i've seen is CARNIVALE Seasons 1 & 2. Truly leaps out of my screen despite many dark scenes.
For Sound Quality, I would have to say (with my recent viewings) SMOKIN ACES. Check out the scene when the lady sniper took out FBI agents using a high powered gun. Awesome!!
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Also try looking at Rome, the complete first and second seasons. The regal reds just pop out of the screen :o
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My vote goes to Titanic 3-disc R1 and MIB II superbit. :)
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Also try looking at Rome, the complete first and second seasons. The regal reds just pop out of the screen :o
Oh great! Rome S1 and S1 are next in line in my viewing. (After 24 S2). Thanks.
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My vote goes to Titanic 3-disc R1
Yes, I will agree with Titanic. Close to HD quality siya.
I have the R3 version, I'm sure it has the same master as your R1 copy. ;)
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dawn of the dead ung luma ha, remastered in hi-def sya, gana ng pic quality nito.
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underworld 1 & 2 - bangis ng details kahit sa dark scenes.
pixars & disney movies- syempre! lalo na yng ratatouile, monsters inc & toy story 10th aniv
ironman
transformers
dark knight
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Agree with the Underworld movies... sama mo na din yung prequel...
Alien vs Predator has awesome PQ... ang galing ng black levels nung dark scenes. Same goes with the Alien disc on the Alien Quadrilogy set... parang hindi luma yung movie.
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(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BVMFQYK6L._SL160_AA115_.jpg)
I just watched the remastered Casino (Anniversary Edition, R1).
Great picture! Nice color saturation, natural sharpness and grain, no posterization.
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I think all Pixar, Sony and Dreamworks animation have the best DVD PQ.
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dawn of the dead...
para sa akin eto ang the best PQ na napanood ko considering na nabili ko for 100 lang...
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sin city
into the blue (jessica alba is heavenly)
underworld evolution
jonah hex
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lahat ng naka EX - ES the best talaga.
about PQ wala pa me plasma or lcd poor lang kasi :P
sana man lang yung transformer meron EX - ES
ang ganda ng action scene DOLBY lang haayy
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yung GLADIATOR ganda din ang PQ atsaka yung SQ sa DTS-ES version na DVD ;)