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Blu Man 07-08-09 07:20 PM

Blu Ray with the best PQ
 
Which Blu Ray disc do you think has the best image quality?

Blade Runner- Just looked amazing. The balence between the grain and clarity was done almost perfectly.

Indiana Jones 4- Exact saame reason as Blade Runner. However, I do think that Blade Runner looked slightly better.

The Dark Knight IMAX scenes- Just stunning. Breathtaking. The clearest image i've ever seen my projector give off.

DthRdrX 07-08-09 08:12 PM

Re: Blu Ray with the best PQ
 
Crank is still my demo disc.

lamphorn 07-08-09 08:51 PM

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2001 is oustanding.

Daytripper 07-08-09 08:51 PM

Re: Blu Ray with the best PQ
 

Originally Posted by DthRdrX (Post 9556575)
Crank is still my demo disc.

I agree. This is still the best PQ BD that I own. Also way up there (the Disney/Pixar BD's aside):

"Benjamin Button"
"Hellboy"
"The Other Boleyn Girl"
"No Country For Old Men"
"The Fall"
"I, Robot"
"Kingdom of Heaven"
"Sin City"
"Casino Royale"

Flynn 07-08-09 09:35 PM

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It's usually an animated film that looks best to me.

TheKobra 07-08-09 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Flynn (Post 9556705)
It's usually an animated film that looks best to me.

I am in the same boat with you on this one.

Sweet Baby James 07-08-09 10:18 PM

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A disc that I just recently watched that ranks high up on the PQ scale is Shoot 'Em Up.

Greg MacGuffin 07-08-09 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by lamphorn (Post 9556628)
2001 is oustanding.

Yeah, Blade Runner is great, but I think 2001 is my favorite Blu-Ray. It looks like it was filmed yesterday.

filmbuddy 07-08-09 10:24 PM

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Baraka... hands down.

Paul_SD 07-09-09 07:21 AM

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of the three the OP listed- The Imax scenes for TDK are very impressive, however the feature as a whole is less than ideal since the non Imax footage has been digitally degraded to a certain degree. I would vote for Blade Runner as the most impressive while at the same time satisfying.

Of all the titles released so far that I've seen, with no caveats- How The West Was Won.

steebo777 07-09-09 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by filmbuddy (Post 9556805)
Baraka... hands down.

I never even heard of that film until a few weeks ago, at which time I promptly put it in my Netflix queue. It should be here tomorrow. I've heard it is the best looking BD disc from a lot of peeps.

E Unit 07-09-09 07:56 AM

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Baraka is one of the best IMO. Planet Earth is also a great looking one.

Giles 07-09-09 08:23 AM

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'Baraka' - I third the recommendation.

Blu Man 07-09-09 02:27 PM

Re: Blu Ray with the best PQ
 

Originally Posted by Paul_SD (Post 9557156)
of the three the OP listed- The Imax scenes for TDK are very impressive, however the feature as a whole is less than ideal since the non Imax footage has been digitally degraded to a certain degree. I would vote for Blade Runner as the most impressive while at the same time satisfying.

Of all the titles released so far that I've seen, with no caveats- How The West Was Won.

Yeah, I was going to say that the 35mm scenes didn't look great, in fact I even typed it, but decided not to mention it. The 35mm scenes do look pretty bad though. Even the colors of the image have changed from the original. I'm hoping for a re- realese in the furture.

The Incredible Hulk look pretty damn good also. The colors are crisp and natural looking and it has a good grain to clarity ratio. Though not as good as Blade Runner. Another Marvel Blu that comes to mind is Iron Man. It looks decent but there is way to much grain and almost zero clarity.

sg2386 07-09-09 02:31 PM

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I agree with Crank...the pic quality looks AMAZING...the best i have seen.

I, Robot looks great as well.

Blade Runner also looks awesome for a movie from the 80s.

BASISON 07-09-09 02:39 PM

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I have a 2 year old son so I've had the pleasure of watching Disney/Pixar Blu Rays over and over again. My personal favorites are Cars, Ratatouille, and A Bug's Life. Since they are 100% digital transfers, the quality is really top notch.

islandclaws 07-09-09 03:00 PM

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King Kong (2005) is pretty damn impressive.

Daytripper 07-09-09 03:12 PM

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Add "Knowing" to my list. 5/5 rating for both the picture and sound. Fantastic!

GenPion 07-09-09 03:31 PM

Re: Blu Ray with the best PQ
 
I disliked Crank's picture quality. But then, I disliked the movie, so maybe that's why I don't remember it fondly.

I'd rank the Lost season set's and other Pixar/Disney releases towards the top, with the Bond restorations and Spider-Man film series also getting high marks. My personal favorite to date though is the IMAX Dark Knight scenes and Kill Bill (both volumes).

NoirFan 07-09-09 04:31 PM

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I thought South Pacific looked absolutely incredible.

RocShemp 07-09-09 05:04 PM

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Know1ng didn't look that great. There was some edge enhancement in scattered shots (mostly the night scenes) and sometimes the textures looked smeared. I expected it to look better.

If you don't mind lots of intentional grain, Push looks fantastic. The Spirit also looks great.

WMAangel 07-09-09 05:55 PM

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I'm going to say WALL-E is tops in my book....

LickTheABCs 07-09-09 06:12 PM

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I don't know but I'm pretty sure It'll say either Disney or Universal on the side.

mattysemo247 07-09-09 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DthRdrX (Post 9556575)
Crank is still my demo disc.

Same here

Daytripper 07-09-09 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RocShemp (Post 9559186)
Know1ng didn't look that great. There was some edge enhancement in scattered shots (mostly the night scenes) and sometimes the textures looked smeared. I expected it to look better.

Well, everything I've read felt the same as me:

http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Knowin...ay_Review/5131

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=5350

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2333/knowing.html

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37768/knowing/

http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/knowingbluray.php

http://www.dvdauthority.com/reviews.asp?reviewID=6059


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