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Is it still an upgrade over the blu-ray with the HDR/DV?
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It’s far worse than I expected.
DNR is wall to wall throughout but inconsistent so some shots have the feeling of a smeary mess but others don’t. Nothing escapes some degree of grain management however.
The compression is a joke. The outdoor scenes are the worst offenders as the artifacts mix with what grain is left-and its stagnant grain-so that at times it looks like characters are walking through soup.
The color timing is better but doesn’t feel fully quite right either imo. You can tell this was a better new scan that they ruined. FOR NO REASON.
They charged premium price, used a BD-66, the download version is bigger, the two new extras are a joke-one is a basic short intro and the other is a pointless “commentary” by two podcasters which is now no 2 on the list of worst Leone commentaries, and of course retain the end music error and may have messed with EQ and noise reduction on the audio remix and mono.
Sure it’s not as bad as it could be but all of this was completely avoidable and shows such disdain for the film and the consumer. This is the kind of stuff that really makes me mad-where they’re almost daring you to say something.
Well…Paramount you’ve never seen me very upset. My intro will probably be 20m long.
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(2024-05-11, 07:10 AM)ifkg Wrote: Is it still an upgrade over the blu-ray with the HDR/DV?
In spite of the old bd not having the color quite right and having issues of its own and the new 4k source scan being obviously better before they screwed with it the answer is a definite NO!
Hang onto the 2011 BD for sure!
Seeing the new 4k master is like seeing a few basic upgrades but at such a tremendous cost that it’s not worth it. Switching to the 2011 disc even upscaled on oled and inspire of its noise and quirks the difference is night and day.
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