I'm nowhere close to being a noob when it comes to A/V, but for whatever reason this dvd will only play in pan & scan fullscreen. It says on the back of the dvd case that the feature film has both widescreen (2.40.1) and Full Screen options, yet it only plays in fullscreen without any...
I, Robot, 2001 a Space Odyssey, A Scanner Darkly, Across the Universe, Pan's Labyrinth, Cars, The Searchers to show of what a movie in the 1950's can look like. Though, Blade Runner is my favorite movie, I wouldn't recommend it to show off your Hi-Def system. While it looks and sounds great...
I'm using a $800 Onkyo HTIB and even I can hear a big difference. Surround sound has much greater depth and immersion, subs lows are much cleaner and forceful, and the mains are more detailed in the highs. Better speakers are on my wishlist and I can only imagine the difference it will make.
If you have Comcast On-Demand, you will be able to get a very small taste, of what you can expect from the Blu-ray. Just go to Encore HD movies. Even with the horrible cropping to 1.78.1 aspect ratio and low bitrates, it still looks amazing. Probably, the best looking classic movie...
I wanted to know if they take care of all the dirt and grime cleanup, after the film has already been scanned, or prior? I would think it would make more sense to clean up the film (with the exception of scratches and like) prior to scanning.