Recent content by Mark Basile

I just read that the Panasonic Blu-Ray player will not be able to decode DTS Master Lossless Audio after all, even with a firmware update. I was wondering if the reason Fox has been delaying all of their titles is to substitute PCM 5.1 tracks instead. If I read correctly, no player is going to...

I agree. I cautiously picked up "A Christmas Story" BD, fully knowing that the transfer might not be an improvement over the SD, but was more than pleasantly surprised. I never expected it to look as good as it does. The outside shots are very crisp and detailed, colors not fully saturated, but...

It was one of the first titles available on DVD when that format came out as well, although it was owned by MGM at the time, so I'm not surprised. Plus, it's Christmas time. Nice that two of the best Christmas movies will be in hi-def this year. I wonder how big of an improvement over standard...

Perhaps, however "Phantom of the Opera" was released with a 5.1 True HD track that no HD-DVD player could play at one point.

What is going on with Sony's releases? It is odd that out of all the Blu-Ray studios, they have the least amount of product announced coming to market in the 4th quarter. They are possibly backtracking and re-mastering their titles due to poor feedback about their launch titles, but who knows. I...

Does anyone have insight as to why Warner's HD-DVD releases from Day 1 have had TrueHD audio, but as of yet, no titles have been announced for Blu-Ray with it yet? Since Warner is using the same encode for video now that all their titles are VC-1, they can do the same for the audio track as...

Chris, Does Warner plan on using TrueHD for Blu Ray as well?

Do we know for a fact that it will NOT decode True-HD or DTS-HD? No review model has been made available yet, and the available specifications are not clear. Frankly, I'd be surprised, particularly with 20th Century Fox's releases next month, if Sony's flagship player didn't internally...

I wonder what is the reasoning is behind Blu-Ray getting a DD only audio track, and the HD-DVD getting a DD-Plus, as well as a DTS track? Maybe six months or a year from now, it will be different, but for now, strictly software speaking, the HD-DVD versions of the same film are the higher...

and there is still no sign of anamorphic versions of the following films: Twins Timecop Arthur Armaggedon Overboard What About Bob? Hercules Spies Like Us Breakdown The Game and I'm sure many others. What is interesting is that the studios have had six or seven years to...

I don't think it was worth it, except for the extras. I have one of the rare Silverado copies that has the 1.78:1 aspect ratio instead of the 2.35:1. There is no comparison. The transfer on the older disc is brighter, has more definition, less plugged up colors, and is just all-around the nicer...

I purchased a Sony KDP-57WS655 a few months back and it will accept and display 480p, 720p, and 1080i signals.

Michael TLV, Which one is correct? Gamma does seem "better" in MOVIE mode, with more mid level detail with the exact same values for brightness and contrast.

But isn't PRO mode supposed to be the closest to the "correct" calibration? I have noticed a difference in MOVIE and PRO modes with the exact same values. I'd like a definitive answer on this...

I had a Yamaha receiver and IT, not the DVD, was the problem with DTS dropouts. My advice would be to check out a different amp with the Denon to be sure.