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Originally Posted by MichaelEl 
Some Warner titles have oversaturated, cartoonish colors, and consequently suffer from *black crush.* For example, the Blu-Ray of NORTH BY NORTHWEST is quite murky in comparison to the DVD, which looks extremely good for a transfer from 2000. Of course the Blu-Ray has a higher resolution and so the image is usually tighter, but it just doesn't look right to my eyes. I would much prefer to watch the DVD of NbNW, as it generally has better color and better shadow detail. As I said earlier, all the extra resolution in the world isn't going to produce a satisfactory viewing experience if the color timing is bad and/or the image is overprocessed. Blu-Ray supporters want to force people to judge image quality on the basis of resolution alone, and that just isn't fair, as there are many other factors involved in producing a faithful digital transfer of a film.
Some Warner titles have oversaturated, cartoonish colors, and consequently suffer from *black crush.* For example, the Blu-Ray of NORTH BY NORTHWEST is quite murky in comparison to the DVD, which looks extremely good for a transfer from 2000. Of course the Blu-Ray has a higher resolution and so the image is usually tighter, but it just doesn't look right to my eyes. I would much prefer to watch the DVD of NbNW, as it generally has better color and better shadow detail. As I said earlier, all the extra resolution in the world isn't going to produce a satisfactory viewing experience if the color timing is bad and/or the image is overprocessed. Blu-Ray supporters want to force people to judge image quality on the basis of resolution alone, and that just isn't fair, as there are many other factors involved in producing a faithful digital transfer of a film.
Although I disagree with you about North By Northwest on Blu-ray, your general point is absolutely correct. There is far more to a good presentation of a movie than just resolution of detail. Nevertheless, even those Blu-ray discs in my collection which I find disappointing are always at least slightly better than the respective DVD, and in most cases far better.
