Re: 2001: A Space Odyssey

On 4/6/2008 3:51 PM PT, Jer 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.

It will be a while. I need to wait for prices to come down. I still 
don't own a HDTV. :)
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