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Originally Posted by trench  People do care though, and your opinion (on anything and everything) is very welcome on the forum. The debate on the AR has been raging, as vinncent said, since the release was announced. You should have a look through the threads if you get the chance. |
Yup, I should have.
I once was very active on the forum but lately, I haven't had the time to do so ... so yeahh, I was really surprised by the AR, since I never read about it before.
Still, I want to encourage Arrow to keep putting Blu-rays out. Even if the transfer is bad (like with Caligula or Bay of Blood) the picture is still better than the DVD counterpart which alone makes the BD worth it, if you ask me. And since I don't by DVDs anymore (AV and some German series like the Trash Collection and the CAT III Series being the exception) I'm always happy about the AV BD releases.
The only thing I REALLY want to get into their head is to stop with the damn DNR. This NEVER makes the image look better - it makes it look unnatural, waxy und reduces detail. I know that there are many people out there who hate film grain but these films aren't the glossy-blockbuster-kinds-films so I think the look has a right to be kept even in HD. And if this proves to be REALLY controversial ... why not include two transfers on the same disc, one "remastered" and the other one original.
But I get it, the licensors don't always dish out the best materials available ... but why BU gets the better one is something I don't quite understand. Or did they do a new transfer on their own because they didn't like the licensors material?