MrRA

Anyone think that older films seen again in HD are much more enjoyable?

I've been watching a few of my old favourites lately on Blu Ray and on Sky and and I've enjoyed watching them more than when I saw them for the first time.

The old Arnie classic, Predator, was shown in HD recently and seeing it in high def made them film so much more enjoyable.

Blade Runner in high def is something else too.

tath

A bluray is HD. HD-DVD is what you're thinking of, which is a disc format, rather than a vague specification.

NotoriousREV

Watched Beverly Hills Cop the other night on Sky HD an it looked great! I didn't expect such an old film to look so good.

tath

I tried to watch all 3 as they were on Anytime but fell asleep boo. But yeah, cool

When are Sky going to drop the £10 and start making HD the norm?

HankScorpio

They were made on film destined to be played on cinema screens, there's a lot of detail there.
They've just been digitised at a higher resolution than previously.

Oh, and if you get a chance to see the film Grand Prix in HD, it's frikkin awesome, a tremendous cinematic transfer.

Shaun

They don't make it in to HD, they just broadcast at a higher resolution, so the source they have is seen closer to native quality.

tath

Aye, 700x480 would leave some farking huge pixels on a 40' screen.

GC8

I nearly choked on my sandwich reading this!

GC8

Films, even those made before the war, have a relative resolution many times higher than BluRay. In order to 'make them HD', they simply need to remaster them at a higher resolution...

HankScorpio

Older DIGITAL cameras didn't record in HD.
Small format films can't be digitised in HD.
Generally, large format film (as used in cinema film production) can be digitised to HD.

Shaun

Nat,
You are confusing digital with film. Film studios with still record on film media, as the qaulity is far superior to any form of digital.

Shaun

Based on what has been said about the "small format" it would not appear.

HankScorpio

Depending on the film stock - possibly.

Someone on here (who I can't remember) used to work at the national film archive, they might be able to give an insiders view.

HankScorpio

oldsplice

Deep Singh

I'd be suprised if you could see much difference on older films converted to blu ray on a small screen and sat a reasonable distance away.

The other problem is that the picture maybe 'high def' but the sound is not. I'm thinking its a bit of a con really and won't give much better a picture than say a good upscaling dvd player

EddScott

My Sky HD looks great but when playing a Blu-ray on my PS3 the difference isn't so obvious. In fact I have Full Metal Jacket on BluRay and I really can't see that much difference if at all.

The only Blu-Ray that actually looks different from SD is Transformers.

BlkKnight

starship troopers is another good one

Geezer

They show Zulu in HD now and again, that is stunning! I like the colour of some old films, and that allied to HD makes for a fantastically rich picture, more so than new HD stuff IMO.

Geezer

MrRA

Really? I find that strange seeing as the Blu Ray is in 1080p whereas Sky in broadcast in 1080i. Do you have a good HDMI cable connecting the PS3 to your TV? A good quality cable can make the difference. I use Chord Company Silver Plus 1.3a cables in my setup. Recommended by What HiFi and they're not unreasonable priced either.

I think Blu Ray films look fantastic.

Sonic'

HDMI cables are only 1.99 from Home Bargains, and others have said there is no point paying a fortune for HDMI cables as its digital not analogue

Black & White old films usually show very very well on DVD etc

MrRA

If you are a home cinema enthusiast and have spent a small fortune on good kit you will not get the best out of it unless you have proper, good quality cables. They do make a difference.

tath

Maybe I should change my SATA cable for a gold one, it'll make Winamp sound nicer.

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

Buying expensive HDMI cables is like buying a computer mouse with a gold plated plug - it will make no difference at all.