Re: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Ant wrote:
> On 4/6/2008 7:16 AM PT, Agent_C typed:
> 
>>> Wow, Blu Ray can improve old movies? I would love to see screen 
>>> captures or video clips of this! I don't own a BR player yet (not for 
>>> a few years). And I thought DVD was the limit of looking good for old 
>>> movies.
>>
>> It isn't Blu-ray per say, but digital restoration which improves the
>> look of an old film. Meaning; it can restore the original color
>> balance and saturation to a faded print, remove spots & scratches.
>> Remove noise and improve the audibility of the soundtrack, etc.
>>
>> Blu-ray (or HD-DVD for that matter) takes this to the next level. It's
>> definitely a qualitative improvement over standard DVD.
>>
>> A good example is the restoration of season one of the original Star
>> Trek series. Very thoughtfully done and pleasure to look at.
> 
> Interesting. I was amazed to see DVD quality for old movies. I can't 
> wait to see what BR has. Dang, that means I have to rewatch and buy my 
> favorite movies (e.g., Star Wars, Matrix [first two], Terminator (2-3), 
> etc. again! :(

If they truly are favorites, then do it - you won't regret it.

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jer
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