Product: Brideshead Revisited [VHS] (1982)
Rating: 4.0
2011 Blu-ray vs 2002 DVD -- color quality
The transfer used for the 2011 blu-ray 30th Anniversary Edition release, while very detailed, clear, and clean, does not compare favorably to the 2002 DVD in terms of color. Played on the same player/hdtv combination, the blu-ray is markedly light, gray-greenish in tone, drained of contrast, all to the point of losing depth of field and surface. This is especially noticeable in faces and architecture. Many of the strong browns, so striking in scenes in Castle Howard and in Oxford on the DVD are weak and thin on the blu-ray. I'd be interested to hear what others have to say who have seen the earlier release too.The series itself is five stars.