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> Another point to consider is that old movies don't gain that much from blue ray. Disagree :) The oldest movies I own on Blu-ray are Gone With the Wind and Th
by chungy 4y ago
> Another point to consider is that old movies don't gain that much from blue ray.
Disagree :) The oldest movies I own on Blu-ray are Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, and both of them are visually improved by being in HD compared to the DVD releases. I wouldn't really prefer SD for anything regardless of age.
- duskwuff 4y ago> I wouldn't really prefer SD for anything regardless of age. For movies, sure. But a lot of content produced for TV wasn't produced and/or archived in HD formats. Some older shows are occasionally remastered in HD if the original film can be found and digitized, but that's a fairly expensive and time-consuming process when it's possible at all. Older content that's in low demand, like children's shows or soap operas, may stay SD forever.
- chungy 4y agoIf the original production isn't possible to master in HD, then fine, you don't have a choice but to (hopefully) enjoy the show in SD. Same if it is possible but it hasn't been done (eg: Star Trek DS9 and Voyager). On thinking about things when I make this post, I remember that DragonBall has never had a good HD remaster done, there's always DNR applied to it, soundtracks switched out, et al. Old VHSes might actually be preferable to the modern Blu-rays in that circumstance.
- account42 4y agoFor shows that cannot be sourced in HD I would still like the highest quality there is made available as Blu-Rays without the bitrage and usage constraints of streaming. 480i on DVDs is shit enough that very few productions, even early all-digital ones, cannot be released with better quality.