General Blu-ray News and Discussion - PART 4
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Originally Posted by darkside
It does pillarbox through HDMI when upscaling. However, it can't upscale through component so you will have to handle this with your TV. (which as you said you can't)
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Question to all, what do you guys expect from the BDA for CES? Me personally, I expect 2.0 player announcements and maybe new classics from Disney and hopefully something from Warner.
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
Question to all, what do you guys expect from the BDA for CES? Me personally, I expect 2.0 player announcements and maybe new classics from Disney and hopefully something from Warner. ![Smilie](/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Honestly, the two things that would make me the happiest:
-DTS-HD MA support announced for the PS3
-WB and Uni drop combos
Not super concerned with what WB does, but I would like to know I can still buy WB day-and-date titles as Blu-Ray to avoid the combo.
Since title announcements at CES can often not be relied on (I"m looking at you Fox), I won't bother saying what titles I'd like to see.
-DTS-HD MA support announced for the PS3
-WB and Uni drop combos
Not super concerned with what WB does, but I would like to know I can still buy WB day-and-date titles as Blu-Ray to avoid the combo.
Since title announcements at CES can often not be relied on (I"m looking at you Fox), I won't bother saying what titles I'd like to see.
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Originally Posted by Frozenhamster
I'm not sure if this has been covered, but will Warner ever bring their HD-DVD exclusives to Blu? Because I really, really want Batman Begins and Casablanca.
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If they can be relied on, I'd like some catalog title announcements from New Line. Since they released that SE of Boogie Nights the time as Magnolia several years ago, how about releasing those two as a tie-in to There Will Be Blood? Then again, they may need to be remastered because that was long ago.
I don't expect Disney to announce anything notable that is animation-related (besides the already-known Finding Nemo and Sleeping Beauty), but some Miramax title announcements would be nice. How about Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare in Love?
I don't expect Disney to announce anything notable that is animation-related (besides the already-known Finding Nemo and Sleeping Beauty), but some Miramax title announcements would be nice. How about Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare in Love?
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Originally Posted by Frozenhamster
It pillarboxes through HDMI? Interesting. That's the first I've heard about that. And I was sure that the PS3 was upscaling my dvds through component.
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Originally Posted by Hammer99
Warner going all-Blu would be cool... failing that, I would very happy if they started doing separate encodes for Blu to take advantage of the extra 20g of space.
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I got to say, the Season Play option on Lost Season 3 is awesome. Such a simple, great feature that saved me some headaches remembering where I last left on. Is this a first for BR/HD?
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Originally Posted by bunkaroo
Honestly, the two things that would make me the happiest:
-DTS-HD MA support announced for the PS3
-WB and Uni drop combos
-DTS-HD MA support announced for the PS3
-WB and Uni drop combos
I have read in more than one place (from more than one person) that apparently DTS-MA decoding is very processor intensive and that is why they haven't gotten it done yet on PS3....but if you ask me, that has to be some kind of joke! This system that has the "Cell" processor in it, that's supposedly one of the most powerful chips ever made? You're trying to tell me this system has the raw power to pull off a game like "Ratchet And Clank Future" that looks just ridiculously great and has about a thousand things going on at times in it, but it would struggle with a simple decoding of an audio codec while playing back a movie?
Sorry folks, I'm not buying it, there must be some other reasons....
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
I got to say, the Season Play option on Lost Season 3 is awesome. Such a simple, great feature that saved me some headaches remembering where I last left on. Is this a first for BR/HD?
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Originally Posted by jiggawhat
How are the extras on Lost? I'm debating on getting this but it's pretty pricey.
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Originally Posted by dsa_shea
The extras are good but just for the resolution of the episodes themselves this set is well worth it.
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Originally Posted by Hammer99
Warner going all-Blu would be cool... failing that, I would very happy if they started doing separate encodes for Blu to take advantage of the extra 20g of space. I'm not saying it would make a noticeable difference with every title, but after looking at what Disney is doing lately, I'd at least like to know that Warner gave us their absolute possible best.
#193
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Paramount did do separate encodes on their titles and I don't recall reading anything about noticeable differences between the BD and HD DVD of the same title.
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Originally Posted by Hammer99
IMO Paramount isn't exactly a 'shining light' for HDM. It could never happen, but I'd like to see what Disney could do with some of their material.
Transformers is one of the best transfers on either format, and it was done by Paramount. I could even say the same for Shrek 3, especially that one bonus feature. Paramount has yet to really step up their game release wise, but next year it looks like they are going to be releasing a ton of movies.
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Originally Posted by jiggawhat
How are the extras on Lost? I'm debating on getting this but it's pretty pricey.
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
Question to all, what do you guys expect from the BDA for CES? Me personally, I expect 2.0 player announcements and maybe new classics from Disney and hopefully something from Warner. ![Smilie](/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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#198
Per AVS, Panasonic is supposed to introduce 2 more higher-end players at CES. Each should be based upon the BD30. I'm guessing one of them will be a 1.1 player with built in decoding and the other possibly a 2.0 player.
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Err, but every other Pro-Blu studio is then, right?
Transformers is one of the best transfers on either format, and it was done by Paramount. I could even say the same for Shrek 3, especially that one bonus feature. Paramount has yet to really step up their game release wise, but next year it looks like they are going to be releasing a ton of movies.
Transformers is one of the best transfers on either format, and it was done by Paramount. I could even say the same for Shrek 3, especially that one bonus feature. Paramount has yet to really step up their game release wise, but next year it looks like they are going to be releasing a ton of movies.
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Originally Posted by jiggawhat
I'm still not sure if it's worth it for me. With the first two seasons I just waited until the DVD sets came out and watched them straight through. The third season I actually watched so I don't know if I could sit and view the whole season again. I'd love to get it, but with Blade Runner and a ton of games that I've bought I'm most likely going to hold off.