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post #31 of 41
12/9/06 at 4:14pm

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Note the identical compression noise in the sky.

There used to be a problem where DVD playback could not handle red. It might be good encoding but the playback doesn't handle red well. Sorry I can't be less vague.

The improvement in the Evian water bottle labels is good, but not enough to bother trading up, imo.
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post #32 of 41
12/9/06 at 4:21pm

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Originally Posted by Will_B
The improvement in the Evian water bottle labels is good, but not enough to bother trading up, imo.

Precisely; if I have to hunt and peck to find improvements, then what's the point?
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post #33 of 41
12/9/06 at 4:21pm

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Double post; sorry.
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post #34 of 41
12/9/06 at 5:40pm

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I think Will B is referring to CUE, chroma upsampling error. It is player dependent. It's a bug is certain mpeg decoders.
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post #35 of 41
12/10/06 at 5:55am

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I have a Sony DVP-S7000, so you'll have to tell me if that unit has this upsampling issue. Frankly, TOTAL RECALL and SIGNS are the only two discs I am aware of in my 1,000+ library that can't seem to keep red steady, and I remember a lot of people complaining about the poor compression work for SIGNS, so I'm disinclined to think my player is the problem.
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post #36 of 41
12/10/06 at 11:15am

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Originally Posted by Travis Brashear
Precisely; if I have to hunt and peck to find improvements, then what's the point?


It's not enough for me to upgrade either. But proponents of "Superbit" dvds should be pleased, since the improvements in resolution--however minor--are at least as great as any I saw with those titles over their "standard" release couterparts.

But I never thought any of those gains were worth it, either.
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post #37 of 41
12/11/06 at 8:12am

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The Superbit improvements can be seen on a larger, well-calibrated display -computer screenshots really don't do justice often times because the computer screen size is so small and not calibrated properly...and the shots are static. I always held off from buying the standard version and purchased the Superbit version when possible (I agree it was a marketing ploy as the original version could have been a Superbit with the extras on a second disc, but oh well). Hey, Speaking of this, do they even make Superbits anymore? I haven't seen any new ones in quite a while.
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post #38 of 41
12/11/06 at 9:08am

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Doesn't look like it. Last Superbit I saw released was earlier this year.
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post #39 of 41
12/11/06 at 10:15am

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I'd wager "Superbits" will become a casualty of the studios pushing HD media; the "lackluster" appearance of dvds has become a new selling point, so suped-up standard res stuff hasn't got a reason to be anymore.
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post #40 of 41
12/11/06 at 7:03pm

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Watched the French HD-DVD of Total Recall tonight. I specifically was watching for the speck in your second screen shot. Wasn't there.

In fact the disc looks great. I happen to also have a previous Studio Canal R2 France release of TR on DVD. I'm gonna check it for that speck of dirt.
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post #41 of 41
12/11/06 at 7:58pm

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That speck was brilliant, I try to catch all of its work. I saw it in a Broadway production of Streetcar before it got famous in tinseltown.
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