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red1981
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Post subject: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 23:24 |
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Hi, maybe some people who have seen many movies on Laserdisc could list a few titles they think have the best picture quality. Might be interesting. Please: No special formats like squeeze LD or Muse/Hi-Vision - just standard NTSC/PAL discs.
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Post subject: Re: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 21 Feb 2012, 01:52 |
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May sound strange but Beverly Hills Cop 3 is the best looking LD I've seen (and I've seen quite a few).
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Post subject: Re: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 21 Feb 2012, 05:26 |
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i haven't watched anywhere even close to half of my LDs, but usually i find that the disney titles have a pretty good presentation. except for pocahontas, that one seemed kind of washed out. might have just been my setup though. not sure.
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Post subject: Re: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 21 Feb 2012, 05:38 |
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jeb86home wrote: i haven't watched anywhere even close to half of my LDs, but usually i find that the disney titles have a pretty good presentation. except for pocahontas, that one seemed kind of washed out. might have just been my setup though. not sure. I've watched both the CAV and CLV presentations of Pocahontas, and I don't think the picture is washed out, but merely extremely grainy. Like excessively grainy, to the point where I can barely watch it after seeing the HDTV remaster
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Post subject: Re: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 21 Feb 2012, 06:04 |
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flcl4evr wrote: jeb86home wrote: i haven't watched anywhere even close to half of my LDs, but usually i find that the disney titles have a pretty good presentation. except for pocahontas, that one seemed kind of washed out. might have just been my setup though. not sure. I've watched both the CAV and CLV presentations of Pocahontas, and I don't think the picture is washed out, but merely extremely grainy. Like excessively grainy, to the point where I can barely watch it after seeing the HDTV remaster possibly so. either way, not a good transfer for that one lol.
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Post subject: Re: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 21 Feb 2012, 16:39 |
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hippiedalek wrote: The best I've seen hands down is Jurassic Park (1993) [41830], some of the scenes are so clear and sharp, much better than VHS and DVD versions. Other discs I own notable for their picture quality would be: Fifth Element, The (1997) [82406], Queen: Greatest Flix I & II (1998) [PLMPD 01171] and Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Special Edition (1991) (Uncut) [PSE82997-6WS]. I'm sure there are better out there, these are just the ones I've seen that have impressed me. The DVD of Jurassic Park used the 1125i Hi-Vision master made for the Muse LaserDisc release...that's why it looks so poor. I was shocked when I got the DVD and saw how bad it looked and sounded compared to the DTS LaserDisc and CAV release. I remember that the Alien CAV box set was the first time I became aware that a major improvement had been made in LaserDisc picture quality. Although that version of Alien was terribly over matted, its picture and pressing quality were an order of magnitude higher in quality than I had ever seen since the beginning of the LaserDisc format. After that it seemed like there was one eye-popping release after the other.
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Post subject: Re: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 21 Mar 2012, 01:36 |
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sdraper wrote: Of those I own or have seen the best would be the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition Boxset, followed by the Connery Collection Vol. 1 (Dr. No, FRWL, Goldfinger). I have to disagree, I think the Connery Collection Vol.1 was a half assed release. They barely restored any of the films and left them in really rough shape for home video releases.
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Post subject: Re: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 21 Mar 2012, 08:59 |
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brmanuk wrote: Wait, so does that mean the Hi-Vision version of Jurassic Park is worse then the standard LD version? I can't vouch for this first hand as I can't afford to delve into the realms of MUSE laserdiscs but I've read that most Hi-Vision transfers from film had a slight green tint as well as heavy compression artifacts. Someone posted a link to a great site that reviewed each disc and gave their opinion on whether it was worth shelling out for or sticking with the current DVD or LD, I remember Jurassic Park ranking quite low. EDIT: Found the link: http://www.cinedrome.ch/hometheater/hdtv/muse/reviews/Jurassic%20Park/Jurassicpark.html. It gets a better write up than I remember but still not great.
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Post subject: Re: Which Laserdiscs have the best picture quality? Posted: 21 Mar 2012, 18:00 |
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flcl4evr wrote: I have to disagree, I think the Connery Collection Vol.1 was a half assed release. They barely restored any of the films and left them in really rough shape for home video releases. I like them because the transfers are pretty much straight from the MGM vault elements, in original 1.66:1, feature the original Technicolor brilliance, and straight lossless mono. They aren't mucked with in any way and are very clean for what they are. I'd rather have a bit of print marks than the over-processed awful editions nowadays. Though FRWL has a really really hissy soundtrack. I thought it was my player at first, but it is indeed something akin to master tape noise you'd hear on a vintage LP. Must have been straight from the optical track on the print. CC Vol. 2 (Thunderball-Twice-Diamonds) has much dirtier transfers, lots of print defects, damage, general roughness. My copy is a little banged up so I can't tell if all the video noise is because of condition. But it certainly has noise. laserdiscoking wrote: For older films, the Criterion CAV transfer on Casablanca is incredible looking. Clean and crisp picture without a nick to be seen. Good to know. I've been wanting a good LD of Casablanca.
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