A Better Tomorrow 2: R1 AB vs. HK IVL vs. UK HKL vs. ND SB
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A Better Tomorrow 2: R1 AB vs. HK IVL vs. UK HKL vs. ND SB
R1 Anchor Bay:
HK IVL Fortune Star:
UK HKL:
Nordic Scanbox:
R1 Anchor Bay:
HK IVL Fortune Star:
UK HKL:
Nordic Scanbox:
R1 Anchor Bay:
HK IVL Fortune Star:
UK HKL:
Nordic Scanbox:
ABT2 Anchor Bay is much better quality than Part 1 with most of the grain gone.
HK IVL Fortune Star:
UK HKL:
Nordic Scanbox:
R1 Anchor Bay:
HK IVL Fortune Star:
UK HKL:
Nordic Scanbox:
R1 Anchor Bay:
HK IVL Fortune Star:
UK HKL:
Nordic Scanbox:
ABT2 Anchor Bay is much better quality than Part 1 with most of the grain gone.
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Thanks Eva.
The IVL is much better. Is there something wrong with your second capture? I don't remember anyone saying ABT2 had framing issues.
I'll be keeping my IVL unless HKL do better, which they should. I have little fail in what Dragons Dynasty will do with these and besides we have no idea of release dates anyway.
The IVL is much better. Is there something wrong with your second capture? I don't remember anyone saying ABT2 had framing issues.
I'll be keeping my IVL unless HKL do better, which they should. I have little fail in what Dragons Dynasty will do with these and besides we have no idea of release dates anyway.
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HKL region 2 not exact frames but pretty close
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 164088.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 158256.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 152839.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 164088.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 158256.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 152839.jpg
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Those frames don't quite match up. The visuals seems like a cross between the IVL and AB (not so dark as the AB, yet not as light as the IVL. The IVL seems sharper though, and there seems to be a halo of EE on HKL). Other than that it looks like the HKL is the least cropped? At least from the kitchen scene frame...
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Eva your caps look to be faulty? Could you fix them please.
Thanks. The HKL is much better than the AB (no surprise) but as I can't see the IVL caps it's hard to say which wins.saltysam wrote:HKL region 2 not exact frames but pretty close
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 164088.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 158256.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... 152839.jpg
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What they load for you? All I see is a white box and a weird link: http://127.0.0.1:1025/clear.cgi?
The HKL definitely looks better than the AB but I can't see the IVL to compare.
Yep but I remember it still being decent enough. My expectation of pre-2000 HK films is usually really low.The IVL transfer is interlaced and the combing is unavoidable, remember?
The HKL definitely looks better than the AB but I can't see the IVL to compare.
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Yup, they load fine.bradavon wrote:What they load for you?
Sort it out with Mordib then.All I see is a white box and a weird link: http://127.0.0.1:1025/clear.cgi?
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It was ZoneAlarm as per usual :shock: . Norton Internet Security is shit but it was a whole lot better at working out what security is appropriate.
ZoneAlarm just blocks the lot. I'll have to work out what aspect it doesn't like on the Bullets Image links (it's only those it doesn't like). It makes sense as 127.0.0.1 is the IP for the local machine (i.e - mine).
By default it even stops animated gifs from animated. That's overkill.
Otherwise a fantastic product (ZoneAlarm Internet Security), so I can live with it. I just have to from time to time amend it's security settings.
ZoneAlarm just blocks the lot. I'll have to work out what aspect it doesn't like on the Bullets Image links (it's only those it doesn't like). It makes sense as 127.0.0.1 is the IP for the local machine (i.e - mine).
By default it even stops animated gifs from animated. That's overkill.
Otherwise a fantastic product (ZoneAlarm Internet Security), so I can live with it. I just have to from time to time amend it's security settings.
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Now I can see all three. It's a close call between the IVL and HKL but overall the HKL wins. The AB is a mess. The IVL does have Mono but I bet the HKL's DD5.1 is discrete, it should be as they're not using a FS print.
I'm going to keep my box set as overall it's decent, if flawed but frankly all ABT prints are flawed.
I'm going to keep my box set as overall it's decent, if flawed but frankly all ABT prints are flawed.
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Agreed, a few years back it would be Platinum for sure or at least have much more 1 disc extras.Markgway wrote:I really wouldn't bother with the HKL unless you don't already own a copy. Seems like they haven't put much effort in.
You'd also have to work which ABT to get. The UK UE Tin being the best single release but that's not much cop either. Like you say old school (i.e - pre 2000) HK films will never look decent, personally I don't expect it.
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Agreed it's not great but then none of them are, it looks better to me than the rest which except for the IVL are a mess.
ABT2 Review, giving lots of praise on the PQ but otherwise pretty lame:
http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/reviews/r ... User=35825
ABT2 Review, giving lots of praise on the PQ but otherwise pretty lame:
http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/reviews/r ... User=35825
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