Thread: Terminator 2 high definition version?

With all the channels that voom has broadcasting HD 24/7 i would have thought someone would get rights to play the T2 extreme dvd hd version in its true form.

If anyone has seen this dvd version on there pc or taken from pc to there tv at 1920x1080 res it is just amazing the work that went into making this film a true hd transfer and i have yet to see any program wether it be discovery hd or movie hd even compare to the quality of this film in its true form.

If anyone has seen or has any info on a movie channel getting rights to play this let me know or feel free to post comments about the hd T2 version of the film.

This one will be worth seeing. Amazing movie...

Originally Posted by SystemHalt

With all the channels that voom has broadcasting HD 24/7 i would have thought someone would get rights to play the T2 extreme dvd hd version in its true form.

If anyone has seen this dvd version on there pc or taken from pc to there tv at 1920x1080 res it is just amazing the work that went into making this film a true hd transfer and i have yet to see any program wether it be discovery hd or movie hd even compare to the quality of this film in its true form.

If anyone has seen or has any info on a movie channel getting rights to play this let me know or feel free to post comments about the hd T2 version of the film.

I am working on it right now. Just Curious, How did you port it over to your TV from your PC?

Probably hooked up the computer to the TV. Most newer video cards can be tweaked to output in HDTV standard resolutions, my desktop is currently 1280x720p, which makes my Cineos into a REALLY impressive 55" computer monitor. Check in the HTPC forum at AVSForum and read up on it if you are interested. Easiest way is if you have a TV that supports RGBHV input, but if all you have is component, there are numerous RGB-Component convertors out there that you can use. Now i just need a wireless mouse/keyboard combo.. the wires across the living room floor are getting dangerous!

Originally Posted by CraziFuzzy

Probably hooked up the computer to the TV. Most newer video cards can be tweaked to output in HDTV standard resolutions, my desktop is currently 1280x720p, which makes my Cineos into a REALLY impressive 55" computer monitor. Check in the HTPC forum at AVSForum and read up on it if you are interested. Easiest way is if you have a TV that supports RGBHV input, but if all you have is component, there are numerous RGB-Component convertors out there that you can use. Now i just need a wireless mouse/keyboard combo.. the wires across the living room floor are getting dangerous!

Don't forget DVI, that is also quite easy to setup. (should add depending on the tv).

possible, i've heard of a lot of problems trying to get DVI to work though. You can't tweak the timings on DVI usually, and custom resolution do not work. Most video cards ask the TV what resolutions it can handle, and for compatabillity reasons, the tv responds with 640*480, 800*600, and 1024*768. That is it. So you can't use the TV in it's native resolution (at least i could find no way to) This is why I suggested the RGBHV. Electrically, the DVI works great, but the picture quality, because of the TV rescaling, is horrible.

The way i do it is like this:

ATI 9800pro 256 meg vid card used with a ATI DVI to component switch very small in size and allows for HDTV to be passed from computer thru vid out of the dvi side and converts from dvi to component.

I have mine set to always display 1920x1080 res and works awsome for dvds and games if pc has enough power to game at that res.

dvds are all upconverted to 1080i format and look better than using a standard dvd player with progressive scan.

I'm waiting for the Bravo D3 to come out, my PC only has a 900 mhz processor and will play WM9 HD files at half speed.

Originally Posted by SystemHalt

The way i do it is like this:

ATI 9800pro 256 meg vid card used with a ATI DVI to component switch very small in size and allows for HDTV to be passed from computer thru vid out of the dvi side and converts from dvi to component.

I have mine set to always display 1920x1080 res and works awsome for dvds and games if pc has enough power to game at that res.

dvds are all upconverted to 1080i format and look better than using a standard dvd player with progressive scan.

How does small text look when running at 1080i? I am just curious how bad the interlacing affects readability. Obviously it wouldn't really matter for games, but I do know that the text on my 720p screen is beautiful. Also, the interlaced screen would be limited to 30fps also, I know most games i play run at the full 60fps at 720p for me, which is simply beautiful. VERY lifelike... Not like I'm going toswitch, as my tv only does 720, just curious how it works.