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Remember being a kid and having the tape scream at you before having to fast forward through twenty minutes of Leonard Maltin and George Lucas having an incredibly boring conversation in a black featureless void?
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Oct 31, 2020 02:22
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CPL593H posted:Remember being a kid and having the tape scream at you before having to fast forward through twenty minutes of Leonard Maltin and George Lucas having an incredibly boring conversation in a black featureless void? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlmy47a6uiQ
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Oct 31, 2020 04:28
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I hate when you watch a DVD you haven't touched in 10+ years and find out it's not anamorphic. I need to get Reanimator on Bluray.
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Nov 1, 2020 00:49
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Boinks posted:I hate when you watch a DVD you haven't touched in 10+ years and find out it's not anamorphic. I need to get Reanimator on Bluray. It's especially vexing when it's a Criterion.
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Nov 1, 2020 01:22
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Boinks posted:I hate when you watch a DVD you haven't touched in 10+ years and find out it's not anamorphic. I need to get Reanimator on Bluray. Is that when it’s blocky looking during fast action?
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Nov 1, 2020 03:03
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Alec Eiffel posted:Is that when it’s blocky looking during fast action? I think that's when a movie that's in widescreen is just compressed down into 4:3 with black bars on the top and bottom. When you play it on a 16:9 screen you basically see a tiny rectangle in the center of the screen.
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Nov 1, 2020 03:09
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Alec Eiffel posted:Is that when it’s blocky looking during fast action? The first of these isn't anamorphic, the second is. Easier to show than explain. 
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Nov 1, 2020 03:10
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Anamorphic = the letterboxing is produced by the player and only appears if needed. Otherwise the picture fills the TV nicely. All the picture information is dedicated to the movie itself and not to the black bars. Non-anamorphic = the letterboxing is a part of the picture information. The black bars are hard coded into the picture. This isn't so noticeable on a 4x3 TV but is AWFUL on a widescreen tv.
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Nov 1, 2020 05:55
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Boinks posted:I hate when you watch a DVD you haven't touched in 10+ years and find out it's not anamorphic. I need to get Reanimator on Bluray. the True Lies problem
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Nov 1, 2020 06:07
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Spatulater bro! posted:Anamorphic = the letterboxing is produced by the player and only appears if needed. Otherwise the picture fills the TV nicely. All the picture information is dedicated to the movie itself and not to the black bars. Yeah but what does that have to do with kids who change into animals? 
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Nov 1, 2020 09:40
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Spatulater bro! posted:It's especially vexing when it's a Criterion. Criterion weirdly stuck to non-anamorphic for a looong time. I've no idea why. Vince MechMahon posted:The first of these isn't anamorphic, the second is. Easier to show than explain. Here's a more thorough explanation for the curious: http://ifuhavetoask.blogspot.com/2007/07/anamorphic-widescreen-how-do-i-get-best.html
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Nov 1, 2020 13:31
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I have to assume everybody realizes that every tv ever made allows you to zoom in the picture so you’re not watching a postage stamp. The issue is that non-anamorphic widescreen DVDs significantly cut down on the already meager resolution of the disk, so you’re basically watching a 240p video on a screen size that is probably way bigger than what was normal back in the DVD days.
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Nov 1, 2020 14:26
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Recently I’ve been watching some Disney DVDs using a BR player and a 4K non-HDR tv and all the character movements become a series of pixelated lines or blocks. It’s annoying and making me consider upgrading.
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Nov 1, 2020 16:39
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Xenomrph posted:Yeah but what does that have to do with kids who change into animals? Not sure, I was a Goosebumps kid 
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Nov 1, 2020 17:01
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Dial Code Santa Claus was pretty great and worth the blind buy. look spectacular in 4K, though I've never seen a standard or even 1080p copy.
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Nov 1, 2020 17:35
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david_a posted:I have to assume everybody realizes that every tv ever made allows you to zoom in the picture so you’re not watching a postage stamp. One of the TVs in my house won't let me change the aspect ratio for some reason. It's only an issue on DVDs though. If you watch a blu-ray it will properly display. But forget watching anything on DVD if it's not a 1.85:1 ratio. It's supposed to be adjustable but for whatever reason when you go into the menu it doesn't let you select that feature. The ratio button on the remote doesn't change anything either despite that the screen saying it does. It's really annoying.
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Nov 1, 2020 18:32
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dorium posted:Dial Code Santa Claus was pretty great and worth the blind buy. look spectacular in 4K, though I've never seen a standard or even 1080p copy. Mine is here Monday. I'm hyped.
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Nov 1, 2020 18:50
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david_a posted:I have to assume everybody realizes that every tv ever made allows you to zoom in the picture so you’re not watching a postage stamp. My TV has that option buried somewhere in the settings, I guess. My blu ray player can stretch the image but not crop or zoom. And VLC on my PC can crop and/or zoom but like you said, the resolution is loving awful and looks sub-VCR quality on a 50" 4K TV.
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Nov 2, 2020 05:31
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Vince MechMahon posted:Mine is here Monday. I'm hyped. I got my Vin Syn haul on Saturday, I'm sitting on Dial Code Santa Claus until after Thanksgiving, when the Christmas season should start 
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Nov 2, 2020 13:30
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Iron Crowned posted:I got my Vin Syn haul on Saturday, I'm sitting on Dial Code Santa Claus until after Thanksgiving, when the Christmas season should start I got it during the Halloween marathon and counted it as such
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Nov 2, 2020 15:28
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Knives Out steelbook is back. Maybe they made a fresh batch? Idk. It’s full price right now but should be on discount on BF. I bought it anyway because I’ll hope to get the discount later, but I’ve been waiting for this forever. I kept it on my Saved list for months and it never disappeared in the way I associate with “never coming back.” https://www.bestbuy.com/site/knives...p?skuId=6395105 Supposed to be $15 on BF
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Nov 2, 2020 16:01
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So far I've only watched the first one but Back to the Future on UHD was excellent. Definitely grainy but in a good way, it feels like a movie shot in the 80s but it's very very consistent and you don't get any of that noisy inconsistent grain outside of maybe one of two specific shots. It's one of those UHDs where you get the best of both worlds, it's very clean and consistent but without being DNR'd to hell and back.
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Nov 2, 2020 16:21
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Boywhiz88 posted:Knives Out steelbook is back. Maybe they made a fresh batch? Idk. It’s full price right now but should be on discount on BF. I bought it anyway because I’ll hope to get the discount later, but I’ve been waiting for this forever. I kept it on my Saved list for months and it never disappeared in the way I associate with “never coming back.” That seems to happen a lot. Jaws steelbook showed back up for $15 and in stock at both my locals the day after I bought one on eBay. I’ve seen the same happen with Beetlejuice, Goonies, Gremlins and 1917 so don’t give up even if it says “sold out”.
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Nov 2, 2020 17:30
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tonedef131 posted:That seems to happen a lot. Jaws steelbook showed back up for $15 and in stock at both my locals the day after I bought one on eBay. I’ve seen the same happen with Beetlejuice, Goonies, Gremlins and 1917 so don’t give up even if it says “sold out”. It also makes it really funny after all kinds of people are falling all over themselves to pay over a hundred dollars for the thing on ebay.
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Nov 2, 2020 17:42
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Oh and the Mad Men collection has the worst goddamn packaging in my life. Insane that they thought it was a good idea.
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Nov 2, 2020 18:06
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Boywhiz88 posted:Oh and the Mad Men collection has the worst goddamn packaging in my life. Insane that they thought it was a good idea. Can’t be worse than the Kids in the Hall box set from Mill Creek
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Nov 2, 2020 18:30
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Sounds a lot like the Deadwood complete series DVD set I got from Best Buy back in the day. Best part was one of the discs was missing - HBO and BB both said "take it up with them."
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Nov 2, 2020 18:54
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Unmature posted:Can’t be worse than the Kids in the Hall box set from Mill Creek It’s an awful cardboard monstrosity that requires you to put your fingers on the disc to pull it out. Maybe I’m missing the trick, but it’s gross. For Mill Creek, I’m thinking of ordering replacement cases for my 30 Rock set, the middle holder component is messed up big time for almost all of em. No grip! Which reminds me, anyone used Casetopia before?
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Nov 2, 2020 20:13
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Boywhiz88 posted:Knives Out steelbook is back. Maybe they made a fresh batch? Idk. It’s full price right now but should be on discount on BF. I bought it anyway because I’ll hope to get the discount later, but I’ve been waiting for this forever. I kept it on my Saved list for months and it never disappeared in the way I associate with “never coming back.” I've noticed this happening over the last few years. The "limited edition" steel book coming back in time for black friday. I remember seeing it as far back as 2016 with Logan and maybe even before that. This is why I didn't buy this one back when it came out.
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Nov 2, 2020 20:31
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Boywhiz88 posted:It’s an awful cardboard monstrosity that requires you to put your fingers on the disc to pull it out. Maybe I’m missing the trick, but it’s gross. That's what the Alien blu-ray set is like. It's terrible.
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Nov 3, 2020 01:05
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Early Christmas gift to myself came in today
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Nov 3, 2020 01:46
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King Vidiot posted:Early Christmas gift to myself came in today Can't go wrong with cult music.
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Nov 3, 2020 02:40
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Odd question but is there any UHD player with the ability to downmix surround down to stereo?
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Nov 3, 2020 21:19
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King Vidiot posted:Early Christmas gift to myself came in today I feel like you just invited biker demons into your life because that's definitely how you get biker demons (on lsd)
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Nov 3, 2020 21:22
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Steelbook deals are live on BestBuy.com. Already have my $15 Knives Out ready for pickup. Oh and they’re already matching some 4K deals from Amazon on the site. Full Metal Jacket UHD for $9.99! Boywhiz88 fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Nov 5, 2020 |
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Nov 5, 2020 16:31
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ChazTurbo posted:Odd question but is there any UHD player with the ability to downmix surround down to stereo? Wouldn't your TV or receiver just do that for you?
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Nov 5, 2020 18:38
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Speaking of UHD players, I’m looking to get a 4K TV on Black Friday, can anyone recommend me a 4K player to go with it?
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Nov 5, 2020 18:59
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Xenomrph posted:Speaking of UHD players, I’m looking to get a 4K TV on Black Friday, can anyone recommend me a 4K player to go with it? An Xbox one S is still a good value. If you like games, you can get one with a year of GamePass and it’s about the price of a standalone player.
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Nov 5, 2020 19:02
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I’ve got a regular Xbox One with GamePass, is the Xbox One S the upgrade? I didn’t know that played UHD discs. Edit— do you mean the Xbox One X? It doesn’t seem like the S can play 4K stuff. Edit again— i was mistaken Xenomrph fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Nov 5, 2020 |
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Nov 5, 2020 19:33
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Xenomrph posted:I’ve got a regular Xbox One with GamePass, is the Xbox One S the upgrade? Does it have a stupid name that makes no sense and could be confused for several other consoles? Then it's probably an Xbox upgrade.
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