Diamonds are Forever: R1 SE vs. R1 UE

captainjoe · Post by **captainjoe** » 11 Dec 2006, 02:41

Diamonds are Forever

Top: R1 SE
Bottom: R1 UE

This is a perfect restoration. DAF looks great in this crystal-clear transfer. Colours pop and are extremely robust. This is one
that will look amazing in any future high definition format. No print damage or grain.

Recommended:
UE

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 11 Dec 2006, 12:41

No print damage on the UE but it lacks sharpness.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 11 Dec 2006, 13:03

UE clear winner.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 11 Dec 2006, 16:21

Yeah, UE is definately better.

Noticed they've cropped a smidgen off the left edge of the print on the UE to remove the white line (edge of the negative?) that's on the SE.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Dec 2006, 19:30

This one is weird, some shots the UE wins and others the SE (it's much sharper on a fair few, check the last capture, although I think that's actually EE).

captainjoe · Post by **captainjoe** » 11 Dec 2006, 22:36

This UE is one of the best looking ones. At times especially during the opening scene the detail is so very strong. Unfortunately caps fail to show just how much detail and sharpness there is in each scene.

SE (it's much sharper on a fair few, check the last capture, although I think that's actually EE).

Yeah it is EE.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Dec 2006, 22:58

They do show how old Connery was getting

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 11 Dec 2006, 23:31

Markgway wrote:Noticed they've cropped a smidgen off the left edge of the print on the UE to remove the white line (edge of the negative?) that's on the SE.

Not just the left side, all sides are cropped

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Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Dec 2006, 01:46

Not so, Chen. Sometimes the UE has more info on a particular side. Look again - at the last cap for example.

I find no problems with the UE framing and think the image is so much cleaner.

I'm not a fan of the film so will likely be selling my R1 UE when it arrives.

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 12 Dec 2006, 01:52

Actually, you're right.

I still think the UE is soft.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Dec 2006, 01:53

Maybe? Isn't it just because they've removed the grain to make it look smoother?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 Dec 2006, 03:24

Markgway wrote:Maybe? Isn't it just because they've removed the grain to make it look smoother?

chenlung wrote:I still think the UE is soft.

Likely that the UE BRD will sport the detail that is otherwise missing from the UE DVD.