One & Only Thread About Star Wars Trilogy Picture Quality (merged)
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Is it just me, or are the Star Wars dvds kinda dark?
I apologize for starting another Star Wars thread - but I just want to focus on their transfers here.
Now, don't get me wrong, these transfers are awesome - incredible detail, rich colors, crystal clear image, deep deep blacks... and that's the thing - the blacks are so deep that the transfers seem a lot darker than they should be. This darkness goes away and everything looks fine when I turn up the brightness/picture on my set, but since my set is properly calibrated, I shouldn't have to do this. I even tried the THX optimizer thingy on the discs and that didn't really do anything.
Again, this is not too big a deal - it just seems darker than it should.
(BTW, yes, I do feel like an ass complaining about this - I just want to see if other people noticed this, as the reviews don't mention it.)
Now, don't get me wrong, these transfers are awesome - incredible detail, rich colors, crystal clear image, deep deep blacks... and that's the thing - the blacks are so deep that the transfers seem a lot darker than they should be. This darkness goes away and everything looks fine when I turn up the brightness/picture on my set, but since my set is properly calibrated, I shouldn't have to do this. I even tried the THX optimizer thingy on the discs and that didn't really do anything.
Again, this is not too big a deal - it just seems darker than it should.
(BTW, yes, I do feel like an ass complaining about this - I just want to see if other people noticed this, as the reviews don't mention it.)
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Originally posted by PopcornTreeCt
Is it just me, or is this a barely disguised bragging thread?
Is it just me, or is this a barely disguised bragging thread?
It would be best to wait until those of us without "connections" IE people breaking street date agreements to get our sets.
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I would think the darkness would add to the atmosphere of the films, but I will have to actually see how dark myself to know for sure.
I'm planning on watching the new versions and then looking at the 97 and original version to do some comparisons. I'll try to see how much darker this transfer is from the previous versions.
I'm planning on watching the new versions and then looking at the 97 and original version to do some comparisons. I'll try to see how much darker this transfer is from the previous versions.
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Re: Is it just me, or are the Star Wars dvds kinda dark?
Originally posted by slop101
I apologize for starting another Star Wars thread - but I just want to focus on their transfers here.
(BTW, yes, I do feel like an ass complaining about this - I just want to see if other people noticed this, as the reviews don't mention it.)
I apologize for starting another Star Wars thread - but I just want to focus on their transfers here.
(BTW, yes, I do feel like an ass complaining about this - I just want to see if other people noticed this, as the reviews don't mention it.)
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Originally posted by PopcornTreeCt
Is it just me, or is this a barely disguised bragging thread?
Is it just me, or is this a barely disguised bragging thread?
But to answer your question, dark? no. the vhs were always just to bright. And the whites are much nicer now then they were before if you ask me.
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How am I bragging?
And what the hell am I bragging about?
And yes, the whites are very nice - but there's plenty of detail that is lost to extra darkness - the asteroid chase in ESB is good example of this.
And what the hell am I bragging about?
And yes, the whites are very nice - but there's plenty of detail that is lost to extra darkness - the asteroid chase in ESB is good example of this.
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The old tapes you've watched and the old transfers brought up the brightness of the film. This new transfer has crisper blacks if you ask me. That is how you get good whites. It doesn't have the white wash on it.
as for bragging.. Seems like you are asking a question that 90% of the readers here can't answer simply because you asked it to early. Asking this again on tuesday on release day would bring in a whole lot more folks who could actually answer your question.
as for bragging.. Seems like you are asking a question that 90% of the readers here can't answer simply because you asked it to early. Asking this again on tuesday on release day would bring in a whole lot more folks who could actually answer your question.
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Originally posted by mjlukich
Yeah, my set seems kinda dark too. This must be a trend, because I noticed the same thing on my Van Helsing, Troy, and Shaun Of The Dead DVDs.
Yeah, my set seems kinda dark too. This must be a trend, because I noticed the same thing on my Van Helsing, Troy, and Shaun Of The Dead DVDs.