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- First reviewMay 4, 2011
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- First review commentOctober 28, 2011
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This HDTV features full 1080p resolution for exceptional detail and picture clarity. The Quattron quad pixel technology adds yellow to the traditional RGB pixel format, enabling a wide array of vibrant colors on the screen.
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Poor contrast, terrible black level, hazy look
on May 4, 2011
Posted by: blurayman
from Chicago, IL
Internet Connectable?Yes
Connected to the Internet:No
I wholeheartedly agree with the reviewer who said, "Do your homework." This television is flat out awful! It's not even trying to appeal to consumers who care about picture quality. It's only trying to appeal to those who value size above all else. It wasn't even manufactured with the intent of providing excellent picture performance. It's not even marketed that way! I am absolutely shocked that other people have posted reviews calling this television the best on the market. That is so absurd and preposterous that it's not even funny. I tried to laugh at it at first, but it's actually just sad. I can only presume that the other people were DLP owners that only care about size. They are probably comparing this to their previous 65" DLP, and noticing the improvement in technology. If you compare the picture performance of this television to any mid-level plasma or led backlit LCD, it's downright pathetic in comparison.
The contrast ratio is much too low for a set this size. The yellow pixel creates a haze that persists through any and all content. The black level is awful. I think the previous reviewer nailed it when he talked about how this television cannot display the look of an HD picture even when connected to a 1080P HD source. It always just looks like standard def content. It just doesn't have the capability to exhibit anything different. It's too large and has too low of a contrast ratio to overcome its inherent shortcomings. Please do your homework before you buy this simply because it is 70". It will give you the worst HD picture you have ever seen.
What's great about it: Nothing except for the monstrous size.
What's not so great: Contrast, black level, poor picture, everything else
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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![Jurassic Park: Ultimate Trilogy [3 Discs] [Blu-ray]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
This three-pack features Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, as well as Joe Johnston's Jurassic Park III.
Overall1 out of 5
1 out of 5Extremely grainy, the Worst Transfer Ever!
By relfaith
from Buffalo, NY
Being a Jurassic Park fan, I rushed out to but the Blu-ray trilogy on its release date. I have never been so disappointed in a digital transfer of a movie in my life. My old DVD's of Jurassic Park have a better picture than the new blu-rays. I am astounded that Universal would do such a poor job on the transfer of the films. I have other movies from Universal that are much older, like "The Blues Brothers" blu-ray (1980), and the picture of that is excellent. Not this! As a consumer, I expect a package labeled as "Perfect picture and sound" to be more than a slogan typed on a package. Whoever did the transfer for these movies didn't clean up the film at all. It looks more like a digital transfer of an old VHS tape that had been played 100 times. I have over 200 Blu-rays and none of them look as poor as this. Now I have to find out how to get my money back.
blurayman
Chicago, IL
All versions are identical
October 28, 2011
@Anthry,
Please educate and inform yourself prior to posting comments like this. Both editions that you refer to, "Black cover", and "silver cover", are identical. As a matter of fact, all versions of the 'Jurassic Park' blu-ray are patently identical. The only difference between the two editions that you mention have nothing to do with the film itself. Thus, the differences have nothing to do with the video transfer, or the master used. The only difference between those two editions is the case that they come in. The black cover comes in a Best Buy exclusive steelbook case. The silver cover comes in a standard blu-ray set case, similar to the case used for many other blu-ray sets.
The video transfer of 'Jurassic Park' is very strong. The qualities that you mention will be seen by all viewers, regardless of which edition of the film they purchase. The other reviewer was simply ignorant when it comes to matters of what makes for a high quality video transfer. The other reviewer believed that film grain means that the transfer is poor, or that an error was made causing the grain to be present. In fact, the film grain is more noticeable on these blu-rays for 'Jurassic Park' because the high-def transfer allows us to see a lot more of the original film grain. This is never a bad thing. A lot of people mistake film grain for video or compression noise. The 'Jurassic Park' blu-ray exhibits minimal noise, and many of the scenes are truly reference quality and absolutely flawless. When film grain is removed from a video transfer, the results are often very ugly and artificial. If the other reviewer likes that look, they can easily adjust the settings on their HDTV to eliminate it. All they have to do is turn up any of the noise reduction settings to high. A lot of televisions have many other settings that will remove film grain. Essentially, a user can trick their television into believing that film grain is noise or other artifacts, and get the television to reduce and remove it.
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