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Originally Posted by yukito
^ XD Upscaled just means that it was used an image let's say 720p tu match 1080i (which since this was what was used in FIVE Blu-ray will be used for this one too). Meaning it isn't a true HD image, it's just rendered to look like it, anyway to the naked eye it's hard to tell the difference between 720p and 1080i so I wouldn't be too worried.
I think this is a release for hard-core fans (and rich fans alike) to indulge in this because picture and sound wise it will be no doubt about it better then the regular DVD release. People should stop worrying about it.
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That's not what upscaling is technically.
It's basically standard definition content on a Blu-Ray.
It will still look better than a DVD being upscaled by a Blu-Ray player but not by much. You can't make something HD if it was not HD in the first place, so unless Avex really put a lot of effort into the Blu-Rays there may be lots of issues that crop up in the picture quality.
The issue I think a lot of people have is that if you're buying Blu-Ray, the main draw is amazing picture quality. If all you're getting is an upscale video, then you're not getting a true high definition experience.
If you look around at the issues with anime that's upscaled to Blu-Ray, a lot of issues are caused with this technique there as well. Pictures look too soft, and even sometimes end up looking worse than the DVD's.
Obviously, until we see something it's all speculation, but one would hope if a lot of the older PV's were recorded on film rather than digitally, they can be properly mastered in HD, while a lot of stuff in the early 00's would be difficult/impossible to get a native HD picture out of it.
It's why a lot of shows like X-Files and the like don't have Blu-Ray releases, the special effects would all be standard definition, and a lot of money/work would have to be involved to actually make the picture look any better than the DVD does.
I'm not completely savvy on the method of creating HD releases (so I may be wrong in parts), but from what I've discovered the last few years this is the problems with having an upscale.