I'm watching this
now and am very impressed with the image. It is great for an older pressing (1991).
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| Author: | mercury77 [ 27 Sep 2013, 14:33 ] |
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For me Ive noticed so many of the earlier releases, in terms of when the film was made,not when it came out on laserdisc... is good quality....the boxset of Jason and the Argonauts is great quality,although the films age lets it down....alot of films released in the time between 1989-1995 all suffer from poor DNR applied,to where it actually makes the films look worse with smearing and other sorts of digital playing.....but the films released all before this was commonplace is actually quite better,its just the age of technology at the time wasnt that great to make the films look better....Snow White and the Seven Dwarves has a very good transfer,just a cartoon tho,but shows the film alot closer to the theatrical version than the recent releases...... Rush Hour is a great one The Thomas Crown Affair 1998 is superb Frenck Kiss Babys Day Out One of the worst Ive noticed is Basic Instinct......Side A has a great transfer with strong colours,but Side B is disgraceful with weak blacks and washed out colour.....almost like its the original work print placed on instead..... |
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| Author: | maraakate [ 10 Nov 2013, 13:36 ] |
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I haven't seen any CAV stuff yet, but the Criterion release of Nostalghia is very crisp. Almost DVD quality. I was really surprised at how nice it looked. |
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| Author: | laserpaal [ 09 Dec 2013, 23:09 ] |
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Bram Stoker's Dracula - CAV release - great picture with a filmic look. The Quick And The Dead - PAL release, sharp picture and a nicely done Laserdisc. |
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| Author: | tpgb12 [ 15 Dec 2013, 05:27 ] |
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pnes.lds wrote: I remember thinking the US release of Jingle All the Way looked really good. I agree. It's definitely one of the best looking LD's I have. |
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| Author: | Guest [ 31 Jan 2014, 09:06 ] |
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Pulp Fiction Criterion Collection Robocop Criterion Collection Independence Day All blew me away with their quality |
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| Author: | chente [ 05 Feb 2014, 06:44 ] |
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I'm watching this now and am very impressed with the image. It is great for an older pressing (1991). |
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| Author: | chente [ 05 Feb 2014, 07:23 ] |
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chente wrote: I'm watching this now and am very impressed with the image. It is great for an older pressing (1991). And Max von Sydow is one creepy b*****d. |
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| Author: | ffutures [ 05 Feb 2014, 09:45 ] |
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I'd say that Toy Story and Who Framed Roger Rabbit stand out out for clarity, clean and with really sharp images. Of non-animated discs, I'd say Triple Tribble Trouble seems particularly clear, but its one I tend to watch more often than my other disks, so there may be others that are better. I should mention that these are all PAL discs - I don't get anywhere near as good quality with NTSC so I can't compare them. |
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| Author: | godzilla-2000 [ 03 May 2014, 23:45 ] |
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I'm not that much into mainstream films (especially not on LD, since I have most of them on DVD/Blu-Ray), but some of the finest LD releases quality-wise (also in comparison to the same titles' presentations on other formats) for me are: Tombs of the Blind Dead (La Noche del Terror Ciego) (1971) (Uncut) [EE8662] Elite Entertainment, USA Superb quality presentation of this classy Spanish horror film, absolutely on par with the later DVD from Blue Underground (which was great as well, but not as great) Phantasm: Widescreen Collector's Edition (1979) [ID3396SU] Image Entertainment, USA Still the best-looking (and sounding) version of the film ever, IMHO Hellraiser 4: Bloodline (1996) (Uncut) [NF 25101-LD] Astro Records & Filmworks, Germany Stunning transfer for the 4th Hellraiser installment Dagora the Space Monster ((Uchu daikaijû Dogora)) (1964) [TLL 2427] Toho Video, Japan BEAUTIFUL print of this rarely seen Japanese monster film on LD, blows the Tokyo Shock DVD of the same title out of the water IMHO. Many Japanese special effects films from the Showa era (1954-1975) look stunning on laser. Chuushingura gaiden: Yotsuya kaidan (Crest of Betrayal) (1994) [BELL-905] Bandai/Emotion, Japan Beautifully shot film beautifully presented on laserdisc, a sharper transfer with richer colours (very important for this film) than the later Japanese DVD release (as far as I know, there exists no legit release on any format outside of Asia for this film). |
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| Author: | kt7000 [ 18 May 2023, 22:55 ] |
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Most LDs that have gotten the THX treatment will have a good picture quality. Robocop: Special Edition (1987) [CC1350L] is one of the few titles I own to be done in CAV like this. On my player, it looks like a straight DVD with better color timing. |
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| Author: | jesuslovesgood [ 18 Aug 2023, 14:25 ] |
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Child's Play 2, Pinocchio's Revenge, Wild Wild West widescreen release, and Austin Powers widescreen release for the colors. I stand by that Child's Play 2 is the best looking laserdisc for 4:3 aspect ratio. The CAV side is something really special. I post screen captures on the screenshot thread and you can look at Child's Play 2. It's a gorgeous laserdisc release. I own the third movie on laserdisc and that one isn't half bad either but specifically Child's Play 2 looks great especially with the last 20 minutes or so of the movie on the CAV side. |
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| Author: | jesuslovesgood [ 19 Aug 2023, 11:06 ] | ||||
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3 screens from the CAV side of Child's Play 2. I believe this was captured on my CLD-99. I'm sure I listed what I captured it on in the screenshots Topic.
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| Author: | saeba [ 19 Aug 2023, 11:29 ] |
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From the few I have, I'm gonna say that probably most of the late anime releases (1999 and onwards) really look astonishing. |
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| Author: | jakeheke [ 19 Aug 2023, 11:33 ] |
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Goldeneye: Special Edition (1995) [ML105544] Certainly is worth a mention |
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| Author: | signofzeta [ 19 Aug 2023, 15:34 ] |
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jakeheke wrote: Goldeneye: Special Edition (1995) [ML105544] Certainly is worth a mention I agree. I mentioned this in another thread with the same topic. I don’t like Goldeneye as a movie at all, it’s very dumb and bad, like most Bond, but that LD is maybe the single all around best LD I own (excepting the quality of the actual film). Sound, picture, everything is awesome. |
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| Author: | nekron3043 [ 21 Aug 2023, 18:38 ] |
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I think the CBS FOX LaserDiscs from the 80s look great (and sound great too) |
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| Author: | jesuslovesgood [ 27 Aug 2023, 14:07 ] | ||||
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Forgot to mention Ernest Scared Stupid. That's a really beautiful release and possibly the best CLV can look on the format. These screens were captured on my Panasonic LX-900 so not my CLD-99. The LX-900 is a beast but the biggest complaint about the player is that it cuts off about 5 percent of the right side of the screen. Oh yeah, these were also caught on Elgato non-hd. I prefer to capture on Hauppauge for the higher bitrate. Elgato has a bitrate of around 2megs which shockingly is a bit low for laserdisc release. It can cause bitrate issues usually more noticeable in motion. There's quite a few 4:3 movies that look gorgeous on laserdisc and maybe the laserdisc player determines the overall quality. Since I believe my LX-900 and CLD-99 are ranked as higher end players for picture quality. If memory serves me correctly Demonic Toys, Dollman vs Demonic Toys, and many other 4:3 films are also beautiful looking. Also, anime in general will look good on laserdisc. At least at 4:3. I have never seen a widescreen anime release on laserdisc and I don't know how that looks but i'd imagine 4:3 is going to usually Win. Cartoons in general look great on laserdisc but I feel like if I mention how great Charlie Brown cartoons look on it that it's a bit cheating. Those are also in CAV format since each episode of Charlie Brown is short. The Laserdisc Screenshot Thread
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| Author: | skyjedi2020 [ 01 Sep 2023, 13:45 ] |
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Star Trek Insurrection. James Bond Goldeneye. Tomorrow Never Dies. Star Wars the Phantom Menace. The Star Wars Special Edition trilogy. Nice transfers except for the color timing being all wrong. |
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