Originally posted by: Laserman
The other thing to remember guys when looking at the original laserdiscs, screengrabs and so forth that most laserdiscs mastered to a black level of 7.5 IRE, whereas DVDs are at 0 IRE.
The other thing to remember guys when looking at the original laserdiscs, screengrabs and so forth that most laserdiscs mastered to a black level of 7.5 IRE, whereas DVDs are at 0 IRE.
To the best of my knowledge, all DVD players sold in America add setup to 7.5 IRE at the output stage, though some have a 0 IRE function cryptically called, "enhanced black".
hmm....
_Mike