Posted by <animix on 07/21/07 17:59

In article <-KKdnVzyc5w43z_bnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
ejanss@nospam.comcast.net says...
> sandy58 wrote:
>
> > On Jul 21, 9:02 am, Derek Janssen <eja...@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >>Spurious Response wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:09:23 -0700, Jordan <lu...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>>>I'm getting a new TV delivered tomorrow, one of the Samsung LED DLP
> >>>>sets... any opinions on reference quality DVDs for calibration and
> >>>>stuff?
> >>
> >>>>Historically people refer to the Fifth Element or The Matrix, but a
> >>>>lot of time has passed since those DVDs came out and what was once
> >>>>reference quality (The Matrix in particular) seems outdated now
> >>>>(compared to the new boxed set versions of the flicks.)
> >>
> >>> First of all, you need not just the new, exciting TV, you also need one
> >>>or both of the HD formats to get the best picture.
> >>
> >>> The Fifth Element is BluRay, and Matrix would have been HD DVD only
> >>>except the bat's turds rode both sides of the fence.
> >>
> >><registers what is commonly referred to as "a Ruthless People moment" 0_0 >
> >>
> >>Um, believe he was asking about the modern *equivalent* of Fifth Element
> >>and Matrix as historic calibrators of one's first DVD player, back in
> >>the 90's?...
> >>
> >>(All other info in the post is relatively valid, but that one...wwwWOW.)
> >
> > LOL. Nice one, DJ :-)
>
> Well, to be honest, I was sloppy and misread it at first and thought the
> OP was asking about adjusting a hi-def player--
> And wondered "Yeesh...Why would he be using Fifth Element??"
>
> Derek Janssen
> ejanss@comcast.net
>

reference dvds -

fifth element superbit
the eagles - hell freezes over <or farewell 1, both are superclean>
blade 2
lord of the rings extended editions
spiderman 2 superbit

-- Animix

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