Zarxrax wrote:Oh yes, and I don't know if I would trust animeondvds words on video quality. Everything that they say looks great, I find to look like utter crap.
I'm not sure about the equipment they review on, but A/V equipment may have comb filters to reduce the rainbow effect. When ripping directly, it doesn't go through this process, which may be part of the discrepancy. However, you didn't say if you're basing your opinions on rips or watching on TV.
Anyway, the worst case I've seen is the first edition of CPM's
Grave of the Fireflies DVD. (Note: I hear the new Collector's Edition is much better)
A frame from the Japanese DVD:
http://www.doki.ca/pics/misc/R2GotF1.jpg
(Since it's anamorphic, the image appears stretched. In short, that's a good thing, and the DVD player corrects the aspect ratio)
The same frame from the American DVD:
http://www.doki.ca/pics/misc/R1GotF1.jpg
Awful colours, rainbows, and a
big black spot that's there for five frames!
I don't have the R2 pics handy, but you can see how awful this scene is in R1:
http://www.doki.ca/pics/misc/R1GotF2a.jpg
http://www.doki.ca/pics/misc/R1GotF2b.jpg
These are two consecutive frames. You can see a blotch of noise in the upper left of the first. If you flip between them, you can see how badly the rainbowing looks when animated.
But to reiterate, the new R1 release looks better, apparently.
http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc ... s/1453.php