Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
04-07-08 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Traxan
Curse of the Golden Flower is the most amazing movie you will see for some time, I think. The colors are incredible, the detail fantastic.
I finally got a Blu-Ray player. And I bought 20 top rated movies. "Curse of the Golden Flower" is one of them, and I agree it's just gorgeous. I also agree with the poster above, "Gattaca" is flawless! Just perfect. I'm watching "Underworld" now and it gets a 5/5 picture and sound quality rating from me. "Casino Royale" is also great.
04-16-08 | 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by VAMPYRE XX
I have over 250 blu ray movies/sets. I agree with everyone here on what they think are some of the best. There are so many great parts in different movies that really show off the HiDef quality of Blu-Ray. I keep going back to Apocalypto starting from the scene where they are coming into the Mayan city. The scene on top of the temple where they show all the royals with the feathers and turquise is just incredible. It's what I show everyone that comes over to see my awesome setup:
Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-150FD 60" Plasma
Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH HDMI 1.3 A/V reciever 7.1 surround
Bryston 4B ST power amplifier
Polk audio RTi150 fronts
Polk audio CSi40 center
Polk audio FXi30 surrounds
Polk audio RTi38 rears
Polk audio DSW PRO 500 sub
Sony PS3 60 gig Blu-Ray
Toshiba HD-A35 HD-DVD
Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-150FD 60" Plasma
Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH HDMI 1.3 A/V reciever 7.1 surround
Bryston 4B ST power amplifier
Polk audio RTi150 fronts
Polk audio CSi40 center
Polk audio FXi30 surrounds
Polk audio RTi38 rears
Polk audio DSW PRO 500 sub
Sony PS3 60 gig Blu-Ray
Toshiba HD-A35 HD-DVD
With your setup, especially your television, anything is going to look great and sound awesome. Wish I lived around you, I'd bring my movies to your house
04-18-08 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Deadpool
I got a bad one from Best Buy on Monday.
Quick ref:
Bad discs - on the playing side the numbers are 008740.
Corrected discs - on th playing side the numbers are 016570 or A0100894564-A911 / B911
See original thread for all the details...
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....9&page=1&pp=25
Quick ref:
Bad discs - on the playing side the numbers are 008740.
Corrected discs - on th playing side the numbers are 016570 or A0100894564-A911 / B911
See original thread for all the details...
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....9&page=1&pp=25
Oh, not to be totally off topic...I, Robot looks pretty good
04-18-08 | 06:59 PM
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Update. As of now, "Hellboy" is the best PQ BD I have purchased.
04-18-08 | 07:10 PM
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Hey Ferris!
I think I know what yer talkin' about!
I was at Fry's one time and they were playing Pirates. It looked so clear I thought for sure it was a hand-held Video Featurette thing from the disc, but it was the actual bloomin' movie!
I think I know what yer talkin' about!
I was at Fry's one time and they were playing Pirates. It looked so clear I thought for sure it was a hand-held Video Featurette thing from the disc, but it was the actual bloomin' movie!
04-21-08 | 06:07 AM
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My current vote goes to The Water Horse. Flawless transfer on that one.
04-22-08 | 02:03 PM
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I was able to watch The Orphanage over the weekend and it's another solid title. The outdoors scenes are terrific. The film has its share of dark scenes, but the detail isn't lost. This is a solid effort from New Line. The DTS track kicks some ass as well. Too bad I can't hear the full force of DTS HD MA yet. 
04-22-08 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Traxan
Curse of the Golden Flower is the most amazing movie you will see for some time, I think. The colors are incredible, the detail fantastic.
Yes, I remember being amazed at the color detail on this disc. Some of the inner palace/hall was just unreal looking.
01-04-14 | 06:27 PM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
If anyone is looking for a new reference quality movie, give Pacific Rim a spin. The picture quality and 7.1 audio will blow your socks off in the right set up.
01-04-14 | 07:03 PM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
Got that in 3D, hopefully I'll have time to actually WATCH it before classes start again!
01-04-14 | 08:42 PM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
Alright, why are 95% of the 'reference quality' movies on BD modern (within last 5 years) films? The only older films I've seen mentioned are 2001 (which does look great) and THE SHINING.
What are some of the factors besides age and lack of expense for a good transfer and encode that make older films 'inferior' on BD? I think that 35 mm original negative transfers should look GREAT with intact film grain, and that the movie doesn't have to be from a strictly digital source to be reference.
What are some of the factors besides age and lack of expense for a good transfer and encode that make older films 'inferior' on BD? I think that 35 mm original negative transfers should look GREAT with intact film grain, and that the movie doesn't have to be from a strictly digital source to be reference.
01-04-14 | 09:52 PM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
Most people only want to know what reference quality is so they can show off their setup to their friends, and unless you are really in to home video stuff like we are then you probably don't realize that film grain is good and not bad.
01-05-14 | 08:41 AM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
Alright, why are 95% of the 'reference quality' movies on BD modern (within last 5 years) films? The only older films I've seen mentioned are 2001 (which does look great) and THE SHINING.
What are some of the factors besides age and lack of expense for a good transfer and encode that make older films 'inferior' on BD? I think that 35 mm original negative transfers should look GREAT with intact film grain, and that the movie doesn't have to be from a strictly digital source to be reference.
What are some of the factors besides age and lack of expense for a good transfer and encode that make older films 'inferior' on BD? I think that 35 mm original negative transfers should look GREAT with intact film grain, and that the movie doesn't have to be from a strictly digital source to be reference.
01-05-14 | 10:25 AM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
Sunset Blvd. has some reference video.
The Hobbit EE has reference EVERYTHING. It was #1 on my top-10 Blu-ray list.
Cloud Atlas is also reference.
The Hobbit EE has reference EVERYTHING. It was #1 on my top-10 Blu-ray list.
Cloud Atlas is also reference.
01-05-14 | 11:02 AM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
i thought Starship Troopers looked pretty damn amazing the other day...
01-05-14 | 11:39 AM
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01-06-14 | 09:34 AM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
As far as older movies, The Godfather looks pretty damn good.
01-06-14 | 09:58 AM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
Loved the VQ of PR on both the Live Action and CGI.
Fun movie to watch, perfect for any HDTV with BR and a great sound system.
01-06-14 | 07:40 PM
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Re: Is POTC the best Blu Reference Disk? Any others?
Just now noticed that the thread is six years old. Just perhaps, we have many more reference catalog titles now than we did back in 2008! Thanks for the updates...
