DVD vs Laserdisc vs Bluray -Terminator 2 

I Liked The Color More On The Laserdisc Version The Blue Ray Looks Blueish

So basically, laser-disc was incredible compared to VHS, but not that different from dvd.

Winner: LaserDisc!

The Blu-ray image gives the impression of a cleaner image but is way too oversaturated on the blue colour range and the contrast is too high with dark areas losing great detail.

i've got to get into Laserdiscs...

the earliest dvds probably were transfers of the laserdisc

Laserdisc looks true to the film which isn’t unexpected. Blue ray looks over processed. Dvd has clouding when a lot of action is on the screen. Probably from compression.

Oh God, that's only 9 years away.

Clearly the LaserDisc is the best

It’s very difficult to compare with three frames and all of them in different lighting conditions.

Really great comparison, also one of my favorite movies.

laserdisc is the best

now i know why its called BLUE ray :) Aside the joke, it seems to me that the laser disc capture more detail, while the blue ray has an extreme contrast due to a total lack of light in the blacks.

1.04 would be difference between pal and ntsc for 24 fps

Laserdisc is better than the DVD

Thanks for the video. im thinking of buying a laser disc player just because

Laserdisc for the win

May Hi-Vision Laserdisc version available, we can see DVD/HD, HiVision and BluRay compared

I wish some manufacturer would make a modern LD player with HDMI output

Laserdisc wins here, at least from what I'm seeing. The bluray is sharper but way oversaturated. The DVD is washed out.

thanks for you share。 Can you make a 4K uhd comparison？

I have to ask, what model of Laser Disc player are you using? it looks amazing.

well put together comparison, but I don't think this movie made it very fair due to the blu-ray version being remastered

very interesting and telling comparison...what surprises me the most is that the LD retains the original dynamic range (between lights and darks) as the original and it might look more bright or washed out but in fact you get so much more detail in the dark areas ...so for those wanting as much overall detail (rather than pure sharpness) the LD is clearly the more original experience ...i'm sure a Star Wars comparison would yield the same...im also tempted now to get a LD player

Now play the 4K, one of the worst releases ever

Blu-ray looks better but its picture is more blue so I would go with Lazer disc

I remember when it came first on TV, it was April 1994 on RTL, I was thrilling if weather will be good so it will not be any problems with picture. Of course it was dubbed in German and as I remember nothing was cut like for other movies. This movie never enough.

For me the laserdisk has the superior quality over the DVD but the bluray has the improved contrasting and colours. The bluray tries to enhance the origional but in some places looks like overkill. Personally i like the laserdisk as its a more accurate look at the high quality transfer

Something between LD and BD are what this movie looks like theatrically. LD is too light, BD is too dark.

Wow I need to get this on bluray

What format is more similar to original 35 mm?

Bluray doesn't mean the video itself has to be blue. That looks sickly, wrong.

bei der DVD hast du aber auch die denkbar schlechteste Version genommen denn der DVD Release basierte noch auf dem Laserdisc Master wodurch man gegenüber der Laserdisc kaum unterschiede im Bild hat ^^

I love the look of the blu ray version even though it looked worse in 4K

That must have been a pretty bad dvd as my disc's quality is closer to the Blu-Ray although I find this Blu-Ray to be too saturated, It's interesting to see though how the laserdisc and dvd are similar.

if your bluray is playing at the original film 24fps while the LD and dvd are running at PAL video of 25 fps, that would explain the bluray being slower. At least I assume your German CAV edition of T2 is PAL. You should add that in the description. And also, look into getting a proper capture card so you can show the video signal directly instead of having a camera record a tv.

A lot of that has nothing to do with th emedia they were recorded on but who did the editing. like who ever made the b-rays could have upped the brightness a bit, they botched it I would say.

The laser disc looks great but since I don't have one I will get this on Blu-Ray.

Why is the blu ray colour so different? They altered it? Very saturated blue

why does the bluray look linterlaced?

Aspect ratio seems off on the Blu-ray

Whoever wins we lose

I think this is the original DVD version, which looks almost the same as the LaserDisc. The Remastered DVD version looks almost as good as the Blu-Ray, except for being Standart Definition and not HD

Is the DVD at 480i or 480P ? This makes all the difference

The thing is, the color grading is different for no reason whatsoever. This really changes the cinematography of the shots. The yellow tinge represents hope, prosperity, good memories. The slightly blue tinge represents despair, the future, the machines, bad memories. The oversaturated blue takes away this metallic look from the original material, resulting in poorer visual quality and removes some of the significance of the tinge in the first place. Deja Vu is another movie that played with color grading at the beginning and throughout the movie. Its use of color grading shows important symbolic representations for a foreshadowing effect. It gives you a feeling of what to expect when we think about someone of something and when those feelings are reversed, creates a greater sense of suspense. It's a crucial part of film writing, and changing the grading without staying true to these symbolisms or having the guidance of the original writers may change its status. The status of the movie is not directly connected to the original movie if alterations have been made. The choice to use new CGI effects, sharper image quality, different color grading, and newer sound technologies like Atmos can effect the status of a movie. In some cases, you can raise the status of the blu-ray version over the status of the the DVD, VHS, and Laserdisc. However, if the movie is widely regarded as a masterpiece, you are unlikely to improve upon the original unless you know what you're doing. Even the original writers may not know what they're doing, as shown by George Lucas's obsession with putting bad CGI in the original Star Wars movies. That's not to say that the idea wasn't bad, just the execution of it was and then George Lucas wouldn't budge when people told him it was bad. I do like the pre-trilogy with Anikan Skywalker, and the CGI has some bad moments but it's overall okay. The digital image he shot though was much more impressive. With the color grading he got, he was able to have way more control over the final image because everything was digital and the image could be looked at before they shot anything. Essentially, very nice shots could be made that were easier to color grade and change exposure in post processing. This made the image more balanced and still very vibrant, something that filmmakers at the time weren't able to do. Film still had this dreamy look to it. Like the difference from 24 FPS to 60 FPS, the celluloid films had an almost magical look to it. You could feel the film in a way that digital just can't reproduce. Yes, the technology may be better, but that dreaminess that captivated audiences just isn't in modern films. I think that a newer film would benefit from a combination during production, and the end of the result of this process being a digital conversion of the film along with digital camera shots on a blu-ray. Star Trek TNG was shot on film, but they converted it to digital every week. This made the image beautiful and is part of the reason why we can rescan the image in a higher resolution and make remasters. There's definitely some drawbacks to this approach, like having a much higher budget than digital cameras, but to this day I always liked the way Star Trek looked during TNG era for it's very vibrant yet excellent color range. A serious problem with digital color grading is any time there's a dark scene, color banding is very noticeable. Film powers through it in spectacular fashion. It makes digital look like dog compared to a wolf. If we had pushed the boundaries of celluloid film with newer emulsion layers, we might have been able to produce much better looking images. That's why using both, in my opinion, is recommended. A dialog shot looks so much better on 24 FPS film, but an action shot looks really good on 120 FPS digital. Playing around with this helps convey a message, just like color grading. Oversaturation can lead to interesting symbolic representation, or can make the audience want to murder you. The wisdom of what to use where is part of how an artist is able to produce a masterpiece. You should use all the tools you have at your disposal. If your movie doesn't use all the tools, then the movie isn't written for your production. There are cases where you are making a newer version of a classic, but you should still be able to use all the tools you have. Really it boils down to what perspective you go with and not the dialog itself. Use the advantages of each tool to craft unique perspectives that couldn't be done with any other tool. It's not about following the classic beat for beat, it's about using tools for effect. The more put of the element you are, the more likelihood it will be better. This may sound reversed, but mastering the different perspectives puts you on edge, makes you try harder, and ends with something no one else can replicate for a while. Every great artist does this in some way, view it as a learning experience and a chance to really get into this world you are crafting. Make the writing tangible, not just another word on a page.

So, the Bluray version has been electronically enhanced to improve the contrast, but other than that there's no improvement but the resolution?

It would be much better if you made this comparison on a CRT or a plasma TV. These two types of technology scale low-resolution images much better than LCDs or OLEDs. However, thanks for the interesting experiment.

I still have the 4K collection.

Should of added the VHS on there

The DVD and Laserdisc look better on most shots because the Blu-ray is too blue-biased. Which Blu-ray is this? I quite liked the 2015 Lionsgate Blu-ray compared to the others I've seen.

so that's why they call it BLURAY is so blue. I like the LD version and I believe all copies of the dvds blus and 4ks especially OLD movies where extracted from LASERDISC FORMAT and tweaked it to different formats.

He must’ve used a basic DVD and Bluray instead of the snapper case, special edition, extreme edition or the 2015 Bluray

Ich hatte früher die Blechbüchsen-Fassung von dem Film gehabt. T2 habe ich so oft gesehen das ich mir den Film heute nicht mehr geben kann. :-)

But does blu-ray have director's cut? :)

Did you use composite or s video with the laserdisc player?

Nice screen door effect on the blu-ray.

the three of them seems to be VHS.

Blu Ray said let me show you why we're called blue.

Now I understand why Blu-ray is blu

I have just purchased a Pioneer 925 laser player to try out my last remaining discs. Although the sound was far more expansive (as I remember) the picture quality was nowhere near as good as blu ray. FACT. I was so surprised that I used to watch laserdisc with my son thinking the future had arrived. Maybe it had, but now it's gone. Blu ray and 4K are far superior. The expansive sound does live on though on laserdisc.

I like laser disc and Blu-ray

Take the contrast of the blu ray with the color timing of the dvd it would have been a great image imo

your "laserdisc" picture clearly shows MPEG compression artifacts 🤣😁

LD GANG!

It’s crazy that anyone watched anything at those lower quality’s

Thank you

But what about VHS. This year I’m buying physical media from the past such as VHS, BETAMAX and laser disc before it does become obsolete of my favourite films and music for a keep sake. I have a few laser discs now but not a player.. but one day I’ll get one.

1:43 WHY DOES BLURAY HAVE TO BE SO FREAKING BLUE!!! WOW! and I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WOULD PREFER LASER-DISC OVER DVD

Holy shit the laserdisc 😂

Wow they took the blue in bluray literally

I dont know why old laserdisc much cinematic look than newer one

Should include D-VHS.

In your video laser disc its like dvd but the dvd it s m7ch better

This is a good LD T2 release. Not the best but good, CAV helps it. I don't know if there was ever a MUSE release but I imagine that would be the one to have. The commercial DVD transfer of T2 is actually pretty good. The BR is garbage. Don't waste your money or time. Get a good DVD or LD.

1:04 NIGHTMARE FUEL.

Laser disc was better than VHS, and DVD. Image quality. The only issue is that you had to flip laser discs, and they were not formated for widescreen tv's. Earlier DVD's were also not formated for widescreen tvs. When they did the looked pretty good. Problem is DVD had compression where Laser discs did not. What made DVD supposedly "BETTER" was the fact that you didn't have to flip it. It came with additional material and languages, and were originally suppose to be double sided in order to have PAN and SCAN on one side, and Wide Screen on the other. Compression on DVD had issues when it came to natural gradients in films. For example in the beginning of the Excorsist, you could see the levels of gradient in the opening shot of the SUN. Where as on laser disc the sun was natual and smooth. If you understand what I am trying to say. Because of the size and options and making it a user friendly option for home video. DVD came out on top. But Blurays killed them all, and in the process, people who are responsible for transfering film to Bluray became colour blind. Unbelievable. It actually started to really happen around the time they brought Star Wars out on DVD for the first time, and added a blue tint over the whole movie. Why? Unbelievable. I love movies. And I really loved laser and all the special features that were available years before DVD. Let's hope and so far from the LOOKS of it. New 4K transfers are being handled better. Thanks for your comparison video. I am a sucker for any comparion video. Now go for the VHS - CED - LASER - DVD - BLURAY - 4K comparison. I think it can be done with Back To The Future. Meaning I'm sure it has been released on all those formats as of now. - Toronto, Canada.

The laser disc just dominates dvd.

dvd is the best picture for a crt or dvd portable player

Lazerdisc are true colour. From this comparison

Difficult to compare this way

The BLU-RAY looks too dark with detail lost. I think I'd prefer the LD.

All of Cameron's movies have a cyan bias.

Unica vantagem lazer disc nao ter compressao digital, nao existe aliasing!!! algo ve leitor dvd baratos mal processamento descompressao pixels , blueray foi convertido digitalizado cores , para adaptar era Lcd /oleds tvs, tente ver bluray crt tv, cor saturado!!!

Too much blue with the blu-ray one

Imposible láserdisc mejor que el BLU Ray 1080 p HD , láser disco RCA * DVD auroconector y RCA , 🤦

Hm, the Bluray version is the worst version.

The Blu-ray looks like a neon mess.

1 bl 2 ld 3 dvd

Blu-ray is definitely sharper. No argument there. The DVD and LD have a washed out look. The BD is saturated. Please do a comparison on sound. THX LDs with AC-3 claim to have superior sound. How do they compare with Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio?

It's unfortunate they do stupid stuff on some blu rays and 4k blu rays like ADDING fake digital film grain

i don't see a difference from dvd and laserdisc

Laserdisc you stick and go. DVD and Blu Ray = Shit menus and unskippable ads. If I want a nice digital format it is streaming or downloaded content.

Laserdisc looks the best!

I'm still tripping off the fact that the laserdisc and DVD image are better than blu ray.

Why is dvd so bad

Blue ray is the best deeper sharper color and the blacks laserdisc is right behind having better blacks and contrast the dvd is has less artifacts than the laserdisc but too bright no blacks

My dvd looks better due to upscale of JVC 4K projector with Panasonic 820 player.

Get a capture card

Of the three options, I'm with Laserdisc, DVD it's ok 👍 kinda losses in the battle scenes, but okidokie 👍. Now, Blu-Ray, HORRIBLE, I mean, was it necessary to put a weird blue filter? Laserdisc: 10/10 DVD: 8/10 Blu-Ray: 0/10

0:46 Why the fuck do people hold discs like that? Hold it by putting your fingers on the edges and through the middle hole, don't touch the underside, you cavemen! Anyway, kind of a pointless comparison since it's recorded on a camera.