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kingbuxton · 22-03-2009, 02:58

I am going to go Blue Ray when Watchmen comes out. Was wondering what old stuff looks like in HD.

Take an old film "Godfather" anything will do tbh, do they look better in HD over DVD? I have this thing in my head that "HD" is "DIGITAL" and anything that isn't is kinda "ANALOG" for want of a better way to describe it.

Kinda like, how can Ben Hur filmed on a normal camera be HD when compared to new films that are shot on Digital cameras? Are films shot in the old style when taken as raw "like a wav file" still too big to fit on a DVD and so you get them "as filmed" on a BR disk, no compression etc?

Finding this hard to explain. Hopefully you get what I mean

Would be interested to hear from anyone that has a film, from the 70's say, in both DVD and HD that can say the HD version is better.

22-03-2009, 02:58	#1
kingbuxton Inactive Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wessy, The Arse Of The World. Services: Virgin TV/Tinternet/Phone (Home) Posts: 911	How good are old films in HD (Blu Ray) I am going to go Blue Ray when Watchmen comes out. Was wondering what old stuff looks like in HD. Take an old film "Godfather" anything will do tbh, do they look better in HD over DVD? I have this thing in my head that "HD" is "DIGITAL" and anything that isn't is kinda "ANALOG" for want of a better way to describe it. Kinda like, how can Ben Hur filmed on a normal camera be HD when compared to new films that are shot on Digital cameras? Are films shot in the old style when taken as raw "like a wav file" still too big to fit on a DVD and so you get them "as filmed" on a BR disk, no compression etc? Finding this hard to explain. Hopefully you get what I mean Would be interested to hear from anyone that has a film, from the 70's say, in both DVD and HD that can say the HD version is better.