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Thanks for the review Matt. Along with so many other pro reviews out there on the net, more or less every reviewer is having to qualify themselves saying they're reviewing what is in the box, not what isn't. I'm still deciding whether to pick the set up or not, accepting the films as they are...

For those of you who have the Saga or OT Blu-Ray sets, are the blacks still crushed as per the 2004 SE DVDs?

Disclaimer: 3D doesn't work too well for me, having a prism in my glasses for one eye. The effect works but induces a headache when viewed for any length of time, The technology however intrigues me as does the uses (Avatar, many IMAX documentaries) and abuses (cheap, hurried post conversion of...

Short answer it isn't possible. However the resolution of 35mm film isn't the only variable - how well has the film been duplicated? Having seen opening weekend prints that are new, they've either been transported in kitty litter or the film itself is pristine and dirt from the master has been...

Thank you Mr. Harris; along with many others I believed that the A/B comparisons with previous issues were cause for concern and put off pre-ordering it accordingly. It's therefore reasuring to hear that the Blu-Ray version is actually 'right'. As a fave of mine since seeing the film...

Loved this film, as did my wife. Picked up the initial DVD issue and avoided the subsequent double and triple dips. However an HD upgrade may well be on the cards, especially given the "new VC-1 encode is visibly sharper with a bit more fine detail and a nice, smooth, film-like look" - sounds...

As a dual format owner, I'm going to do just that right now. I'll check the thread again later right after Batman Begins in glorious high definition!

Whilst I'm not a fan of Mr Bay's films, his involvement in the Criterion editions of The Rock & Armageddon suggest that he has a reasonably significant interest in how his films are presented for viewing in the home. Given that and a couple of refreshments, I can understand an impulsive, spur of...

Whilst in no way proving or even suggesting that MS have underwritten this, please google Microsoft contributing to SCO case against Novell over Linux intellectual property. MS have used exactly this tactic before to attempt to attack/defeat a perceived enemy/sow fear, uncertainty and doubt...

This was pretty much my first reaction too. I own both formats but until this announcement there was a sense of the balance tending to tip one particular side. I understand all is fair in love and war, but I've a horrible feeling we'll all be sat here this time next year lamenting sell...

Sums it up really. Many reviewers and posters here have been as instrumental in appreciating various films as my hardware has been in reproducing them. Over the course of the 'war' here, there have been many links to external forums that I've never visited before. The difference in tone between...

Not quite sure how to take the question. If you've bought into one format but not the other, you're confined to buying what is released on that platform. if that happens to be a title you want, great. If the title you want is on the other platform, then for the moment it's too bad. The only...

I've no idea what the audio specs will be. I'm assuming that the final cut will have a full on 5.1 or higher multichannel mix. If the original cut/internal cut/DC are to be 'left alone' audio wise, Warners could do far worse than fly in the stereo/Dolby Surround PCM tracks from the Director's...

I fiigured it was to capitalise by cross promoting the release of the Lego Star Wars II video game with the OOT/OUT, in the same was that SW: Battlegrounds was used for the 2004 DVD release.

My Sony Bravia TV is looks far better with a 720p feed on Blu-Ray playback from my PS3 than it did with 1080i (the TV not being capable of receiving a 1080p feed). I feel that my PS3 has gone from being a merely good BR player to an excellent one. Tremendous work Sony, much obliged!

All 6 Star Wars films have aired repeatedly in HD here in the UK on the Sky HD platform, with ANH, TESB & ROTJ being the 2004 DVD edits of the films. Even given that broadcast HD < BR/HDDVD quality wise, ANH/TESB/ROTJ all looked pretty good indeed, (perceived colour changes etc from the cleanup...

The PS3 has now launched in the UK and I'm >this< far off buykng one for BluRay duties. I've searched high and low for the answer (including Sony's rather useful US website), but... Does anyone know if the PS3 can set an audio delay on the optical out for resyncing the displayed picture and...

Jason, Many thanks! That's just the kind of broad description I was after! The link you provided is also most useful, in stark contrast to Sony's info light, hyperbole heavy Euro site. Being already familiar with PSPs menu bar and media handling capabilities it sounds like PS3 is a feature...

Sony are finally getting around to launching the PS3 here in the UK on Friday. Sony's official EU PS3 site is, in short, woeful. Clicking on a link titled "storage" I expected an explanation of the flash card readers, the ability to store media on the hard drive and the like. Instead I got a...

Yep, sums it up for me too. Having bought the '04 SE set and the non-anamorphic discs last year and watched the entire 6 SE-OT/PT film series in HD on SkyHD in the UK, this year's supposed set will have to be something VERY special to warrant buying the films again. Having got the various...

Given the number of classic animated Disney films, I'm suprised that Fantasia hasn't been mentioned. The 5,1 tracks, both DD & DTS, are wonderful. I suspect it helped no end that the original 'Fantasound' system was multichannel; whilst the Fantasound channel configuration/placement may not map...

Given that the original question posed was refering to what HD-DVD & BluRay have by way of approved audio codecs lossless and otherwise, bitrate ceilings and estate issues et al in no way address the question. A brief digression; On DVD (not HDDVD or BR), many music concerts & videos are...

Thanks for all the reviews David! It was pretty much your in depth, passionate reviews of Bambi, Cinderella and Lady & The Tramp that caused me to go out and buy those discs despite never having seen the films themselves. My film viewing self has been enriched as a result. Keep up the...

At the risk of appearing impertinent, could we confine discussion of Lucasfilm's/GL's business practices and motivations to the other Star Wars thread? Thanks! :)

The 5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater mix is the only English language track on the DVD, delivered via Dolby Digital 5.1. There is no seperate "unmolested" English language track on the DVD, 5.1, 2.0 or otherwise. Picturewise I'd put the new issue of Little Mermaid around that of the Beauty &...

Guys, thanks for reassuring me I hadn't dreamt that scene! The link Jay supplied was particularly informative. I could have answered my own concern by having read the liner notes in the 1997 ROTJ 2CD set...

Without wishing to take the thread off-topic, I seem to remember a mooted scene at the beginning of ROTJ which sees a hooded figure (later revealed to be Luke) fashioning a new saber in Ben kenobi's hut on Tatooine. I'm not sure if this was in the novelisation/junior novelisation/one of the...

The region 1 OOT/OUT Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi both played flawlessly on my Denon 2900. I'll try and see if any friends have also bought the Star Wars disc in order to see if that too has an issue in my player.

Finally got around to completing Jedi this evening. Lucasfilm's report card is as follows: Effort: 2/10 Attainment: 5/10 Entertainment: 10/10 Must try harder next time! ;)

TravisR, you're absolutely right. The following is a transcript of the notes on the sound mix included with the PAL VHS Executor boxset circa 1995. I believe the mix was originally done for the 1993 NTSC LD Definitive Collection: 'The soundtrack for STAR WARS has been a source of...