Daylight exteriors and close - ups naturally yield the most detail, but the frequently dark photography and the color - correction filtering put this digital - to - digital transfer on the soft and murky side when it comes to sharpness and
especially shadow detail.
Grain isn't quite as noisy, while fine detail is a little more ubiquitous,
especially shadow detail.
Not exact matches
I can't say enough about the craftsmanship,
especially the quality of the antique brass finish, and the way it softly illuminates the ceiling
detail without any distracting
shadows (which is why I went with the opal glass).
Especially during exteriors, the image looks fabulous: colours are bright,
shadow detail fine.
Though whites are brilliant and
shadow detail is adequate, flecks of dirt abound,
especially during the opening credits, which are lousy with debris beyond the expected optical schmutz.
Picture quality handily recreates the film's 2D theatrical presentation, with deep blacks and good
shadow detail, which is
especially important for a film with a generally dim look and a number of low - lit interiors and nighttime exteriors.
The technical side of Darksiders II isn't as laudable,
especially on consoles, where the frame rate gets rough when the action picks up and little things like
shadow detail are noticeably drawing in as you run around.
The Q9F's intense brightness —
especially for HDR content — counteracts some of those black level pitfalls, and the TV most certainly reveals
shadow detail unusually well.
It does a great job of bringing out a lot of the
detail from the
shadows,
especially in high contrast or backlit scenarios, and adds just a little bit of extra saturation and warmth to the images, without causing them to look unnatural.
Dynamic range is
especially strong, as the P8 was able to preserve bright sky and
shadow details with aplomb.