This is the file that was previously on spleen? I remember seeing a pretty big difference, though I don’t remember what I clicked in VLC to change the setting you’re changing. I don’t have the file anymore since I’m happy with the new BD.
I didn’t get it from Spleen, I got it from Usenet. Not sure if it’s the same file.
I’m using MPC-HC as VLC has trouble playing them on my laptop. On MPC, I go into View -> Renderer Settings -> Output Range -> 0-255/16-235.