LOTR DVD version vs HD transfer

[jtvang125]

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Can't wait til it actually comes out on hd-dvd. The picture should be even more sharper on hd-dvd than these because of less compression used when sending it over cable or OTA. Might be the reference to which all other hd-dvd transfer will be judged against.

 

[paulxcook]

Will it be relevant? I haven't been following the HD vs Blu Ray war, but it seems like I hear more commercials for DVD/Blu Ray releases.

edit: to stay on topic the difference was pretty cool to see. The regular DVD over component video on my HD TV is the best looking DVD I've seen, it'll be amazing to see it in hi-def.

 

[Kelemvor]

Pretty cool to see that.

 

[Goosemaster]

Oldie but goodie

 

[purbeast0]

Yah everytime this used to come on TNT, I would flip on TNT HD just to see how it looked.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

WOW!

I am impressed, and I don't get impressed easily... I hate to admit that my beloved DVDs have subpar image compared to HD.

 

[Aharami]

thats freaking amazing! i cant wait till HD players come down in price

 

[heinz256]

Will the LOTR trilogy be hd-dvd exclusive or will it come out for blu-ray as well??

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: heinz256
Will the LOTR trilogy be hd-dvd exclusive or will it come out for blu-ray as well??

I sense a war is coming..

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

My mistake, it doesn't belong to Universal.

 

[sdifox]

meh, I got the 1080p off skyservice (well, someone did and I BTed them) of LOTR...

 

[HendrixFan]

Originally posted by: sdifox
meh, I got the 1080p off skyservice (well, someone did and I BTed them) of LOTR...

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
LOTR belongs to Universal, so if it comes out in HD it will be HD-DVD exclusive. With that said, Universal hasn't released much of their A-List catalog so it may not be released until the format war is resolved.

isnt LOTR New Line?

 

[WhyteRyce]

I can't wait for some kind of high def release. I hate TNT and downloaded high-def content usually looks like re-encoded crap.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Yah everytime this used to come on TNT, I would flip on TNT HD just to see how it looked.

When it comes out on HD-DVD, it'll look even better than it ever thought possible on TNTHD .

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
LOTR belongs to Universal, so if it comes out in HD it will be HD-DVD exclusive. With that said, Universal hasn't released much of their A-List catalog so it may not be released until the format war is resolved.

Wrong, LOTR belongs to New Line Cinema, a subsidiary of Time Warner. New Line Cinema is one of four studios which supports both blu-ray and HD-DVD.

 

[lokiju]

Thats pretty cool

 

[Hyperlite]

I wonder how an Upscaled DVD image would compare? i think its safe to say most of us are using Upscaling DVD players by now...

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
isnt LOTR New Line?

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Wrong, LOTR belongs to New Line Cinema, a subsidiary of Time Warner. New Line Cinema is one both four studios which supports both blu-ray and HD-DVD.

My mistake, it does belong to Time Warner, you're both entirely right. I'm not sure why I was thought it belonged to Universal.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Hyperlite
I wonder how an Upscaled DVD image would compare? i think its safe to say most of us are using Upscaling DVD players by now...

I used Photoshop to bicubically resample the DVD source images from 852x480 to match the 1920x1080 of the HD images. This page features the HD image sampled down to the DVD's resolution of 852x480. Surprisingly, even at DVD-resolution the HD source features more detail.

- M4H

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: Hyperlite
I wonder how an Upscaled DVD image would compare? i think its safe to say most of us are using Upscaling DVD players by now...

If you click on the images it will show you the 1920x1080 upscaled version. Click on it again and it will load the HD 1920x1080 version.

 

[mrzed]

Hmn.

With our new 42" LCD, I've been itching to pick up the full extended editions of LOTR. I am thinking though that a little patience might be in order. I hate buying things twice, but I'm getting impatient.

This comparison seems to show as big of a difference in dynamic range as resolution.

But I wonder about the validity of a comparison of OTA HD vs DVD. Who knows what the compression on the OTA feed was? Perhaps the HD disks will be even better.

 

[BigToque]

What I'm curious to know is how does the 1080p transfer compare to the film transfer (that theatres get) and also the source that all transfers are produced from.