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Kill Bill and Cold Mountain were really prominant examples of filtering... of course, those were two of the first live-action B.V. DVDs I got to review on my projector (purchased at that time)...so for me personally that's when I started to become aware of the problem. Some live-action...

So many of you saw this in the theater. Can you please comment on your picture-quality impressions in the theater? Example: Were you struck by the cripsness and clarity/detail of the image or did you remember it having a soft-focus appearance? dave :)

Remember...having a PJ doesn't mean you need to throw away your TV. Most PJ owners continue to use their "TV" for casual day-time viewing and only fire up the bulb for feature films in the evening when it's dark outside (no black-out curtain needed). I've got my PJ sitting on the coffee table...

As long as you can turn out the lights...you can watch on a PJ. I have a screen that I pull down in front of my living-room windows...it hides in the valence of the curtains so when I'm not watching you wouldn't even know it's there. Since a PJ can adjust screen-size to almost anything you...

Aaron, that's exactly what I used to do when I had my 16x9 direct-view. Only problem was that the shadow-mask of that direct-view CRT monitor introduced it's own artifacts that got in the way of fine detail at that distance...but those watching DLP or CRT-based RP sets shouldn't have those...

MatS, Amazing that those other reviews praise the image so highly. My guess...they see the "Criterion" on the label and it colors their perceptions. For some reason folks seem to think that "Criterion" is a mark of high-image quality. It absolutely is not. It *may* be...but just like "THX"...

Jon, be sure to rent at least...

Keep those posts coming. Once the disc is in your hands I'd love some feedback as to how it compares to the theatrical image. It may be that much of the detail softness is inherent to the print...though I doubt that's the case with the EE... ;) In any case, if its concluded that the softness...

THE LIFEAQUATIC 2DiscCriterionCollection Studio:TOUCHSTONE (DVD via Buena Vista & Criterion)Year:2004 RunTime:118 minutes Aspect Ratio:16x9 encoded 2.35:1 (OAR)separate Single-disc version also available Audio:5.1 DD English, 5.1 DTS English Subtitles:English, Spanish...