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It does. But it doesn't really matter that it does. There is little to be gained.Originally Posted by DSmith1984 /t/319152/a-few-words-about-casablanca-70th-anniversary-in-blu-ray#post_3905201
Does this one have a lossless audio track?
No I haven't--but I would sure like to see it this way! Do you have a link so I can look to see if it's playing in a theater in Louisville?mark brown said:Speaking of DLP screenings, Cinemark is showing Ben Hur one day only next week. Has anyone seen this incarnation?
It surprises me to see you say this. What is gained is the difference between a compressed and uncompressed signal. It doesn't matter what the age or the quality of the audio is.Robert Harris said:It does. But it doesn't really matter that it does. There is little to be gained.
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I saw Ben Hur at a Cinemark last month and it was, in a word, fantastic. Definitely the way to see the movie. Numerous shots throughout looked as if they were produced yesterday.mark brown said:Speaking of DLP screenings, Cinemark is showing Ben Hur one day only next week. Has anyone seen this incarnation?
Thanks for the positive review. It seems worth it...Traveling Matt said:I saw Ben Hur at a Cinemark last month and it was, in a word, fantastic. Definitely the way to see the movie. Numerous shots throughout looked as if they were produced yesterday.
If you can't hear a difference there's nothing to be gained. More bits doesn't mean better sound past a certain point.Scott Calvert said:It surprises me to see you say this. What is gained is the difference between a compressed and uncompressed signal. It doesn't matter what the age or the quality of the audio is.
Absolutely correct. It's funny, but I'd guess if you did a "blind" test with lossless and lossy on certain films (or maybe all films) few would be able to guess correctly other than just guessing and getting lucky - and many would hear no difference at all.bigshot said:If you can't hear a difference there's nothing to be gained. More bits doesn't mean better sound past a certain point.
The reality is, that precisely the opposite is in play. Uncompressed audio, which can yield superb results for modern tracks, tends to reveal too many of the deficiencies of older tracks, which can sound superb in a more analogue world. The perfect and absolute reproduction of zeros and ones is not always the best way to go.Originally Posted by Scott Calvert /t/319152/a-few-words-about-casablanca-70th-anniversary-in-blu-ray#post_3905325
It surprises me to see you say this. What is gained is the difference between a compressed and uncompressed signal. It doesn't matter what the age or the quality of the audio is.