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Post by James Mcgrath on Jan 26, 2014 0:52:36 GMT
Perhaps I need to get an upscaling DVD for best results. Or watch them on a standard def. CRT TV or projector. Watching SD content on HD equipment always yields poor results.
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Post by Sue Butcher on Jan 26, 2014 7:00:28 GMT
Standard definition black and white looks best on a standard definition black and white television, if you can find one.
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Post by richardwoods on Jan 26, 2014 9:07:56 GMT
Yes, I must admit I do watch and enjoy them on the 405 line GEC, as intended. I think that the point I was trying to get across was how good Web in particular looked (in 4:3 of course) on Apple TV and was wondering if they had some how optimised the iTunes broadcast for that platform as the quality was excellent.
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Post by James Mcgrath on Jan 26, 2014 18:52:42 GMT
I watch them all on a high end Sony Super Trinitron CRT from 1995. Model number KV-X2982U It's a 29" 4:3, not worth a penny now but it's probably one of the best ways to watch 4:3 standard def. content in my opinion. Yes, I must admit I do watch and enjoy them on the 405 line GEC, as intended. I think that the point I was trying to get across was how good Web in particular looked (in 4:3 of course) on Apple TV and was wondering if they had some how optimised the iTunes broadcast for that platform as the quality was excellent. Apple TV probably works off a different server to iTunes. So it's probably a slightly different version. Different encoding/compression perhaps.
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Post by richardwoods on Jan 26, 2014 19:05:01 GMT
Thanks James, interesting.
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Post by shellyharman67 on Jan 27, 2014 9:07:10 GMT
I think there logic must be to maximise profit through DVD sales of Web without too much cost ! Why ? Do they need the extra funds to buy more missing stuff ? Who knows the answer ! This stuff is not being returned for free really is it.........
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Post by Paul McDermott on Feb 23, 2014 6:29:52 GMT
Seems absolutely staggering to me that The Web Of Fear (a dream wish list story for most a year ago) is recovered almost in full and yet some people are now getting picky about how they want it released! So long as it's released, sod how the missing episode is presented - as long as the other five are there in optimum restored / VidFired form, I'll settle for a basic stills / soundtrack job to bridge the gap. We've got it - which is all that's important. Maybe some folks never trucked with the recons back when they were the only way to "see" these missing episodes? If so, they missed out. I still have fond memories of the COI Marco Polo, on VHS. Now if they bought it and Marco Polo actually turns up, will they feel robbed? I don't know squat about the details behind how Web got back and how it got released, in the way it did. Like most of us, I wish that were different but can understand why it's not. What I do know is that I can and did get to buy it in October via iTunes, and did so on day one, with giddy delight, alongside Enemy. And I don't buy media unless it's on a disc. So, having a chance to purchase it again, even if it is missing those wonderful extras some of us "almost" take for granted, on DVD in a buffed but vanilla release? Unquestionably, a must buy. I like voting with my dollars when I have them, for stuff I actually want to see!
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Post by James Anderson on Feb 24, 2014 15:32:54 GMT
Perhaps I need to get an upscaling DVD for best results. Or watch them on a standard def. CRT TV or projector. Watching SD content on HD equipment always yields poor results. If you play it on a blu ray player on a HD TV it will look like brand new
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Post by James Mcgrath on Feb 24, 2014 18:37:08 GMT
Or watch them on a standard def. CRT TV or projector. Watching SD content on HD equipment always yields poor results. If you play it on a blu ray player on a HD TV it will look like brand new No, it doesn't I'm afraid. Unfortunately there is no possible way for SD content to look better on an HD TV. Even if upscaling was absolutely perfect (which is only a theoretical possibility at this point) it will only ever look equal in quality to a CRT. As it stands, there is no method for perfect upscaling.
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Post by Jaspal Cheema on Feb 24, 2014 19:46:41 GMT
SD doesn't look bad on an HD projector though-I'm watching 'The Ascent of Man' which is SD through my Sim2 Domino and although the edges of the picture don't line up with the edge of the screen,the picture is perfectly acceptable,and shows up the film grain which is also nice.To really do it justice you're right,Blu-Ray would be better as it uses up all the pixels and gives nicer edges and a much more vibrant image and colour.For this reason,the Blu-Ray of 'Civilization' was excellent.
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Post by Marty Schultz on Feb 26, 2014 23:35:17 GMT
The best way to watch old Who on a new set is - get dark cellophane and tape it around the 4:3 area to obscure the corners and edges of the image. Disconnect one speaker. Go into the TV technical menu and mess with both the contrast and black levels. Get a friend to randomly wiggle connections while you watch- to simulate a real 60s broadcast! It's like your own time machine! ;-) I'm going to actually hook a dvd player up to my CRT to watch the Aztecs SE. Just to check what all the fuss is about :-)
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