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Post #531658

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Pennsylvania Jones
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Overlooking all the problems with the blu rays( it's additions or it's unfixed problems) is the 1080p pq make it worth the purchase??
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4-Sep-2011, 9:49 PM

Here's my 2-cents on the matter, using the Lost in Space Blu-Ray discs as an example.

There are two releases of Lost in Space on Blu-Ray: the Alliance Release and the Warner Release.  They're both the Theatrical cuts, mind you.  (It wasn't popular enough to have any other version made)

The Alliance release is in 1080i, and the Warner is in 1080p.  View the thumbnails in full rez for the best comparison.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/386/10830.png

The Alliance looks nice and sharp, but dull in some places, to say nothing about the interlacing problems.  Come to think of it, this may be how an HD Laserdisc would look.  IMO.

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/2909/10830us.png

The Warner has a new transfer in 24p, but looks more blurry than the Alliance, has an orangey-yellow tint, and crushed blacks.

I made the comparison before purchasing and then made my decision.  I'm very happy with my Alliance copy.

EDIT: The moral of my story is that picture quality is more important than video quality.  The picture quality of the official Star Wars BDs is terrible, whereas the picture quality of the preservations here are superb.