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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.

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I find it both odd and entertaining that Columbia has released three, and sometimes four, different versions of certain movies while The Karate Kid still hasn't gotten even a halfway decent "special edition". It has to be coming fairly soon if Columbia wants to try and sell the movie to those of...

I believe I mentioned this in one of the other threads, but yes, the picture on the new release is much improved in both clarity and color depth. It also eliminates a lot of ringing and artifacts from the first release. The soundfield is much wider across the front, although surround effects are...

Yes, it does indeed exist, as I own a copy. Why it is not in mass circulation is a mystery to me. Maybe the 6/24 re-release will be of this new transfer. I would scan the back but I do not own a scanner. The back is exactly the same except it says "16x9 Widescreen" instead of just...

I found Back To School at CVS, a drug store. I don't know why I looked at it since I already own it and I was in a drug store, but when I read the specs on the back, it read "16x9 widescreen" and "5.1 sound". I bought it, checked it out, and sure enough there was a nice improvement over the...

Not sure if I posted this earlier, but "Back to School" has been quietly re-released with a 16x9 transfer and 5.1 Dolby Digital. The picture is a marked improvement, especially in color fidelity and depth, over the original release. Sharpness remains about the same except for anamorphic...

I know "Schindler's List" is a big title, and kudos to Universal for delivering two great editions of the film, but what are Universal's other BIG titles planned for this year? The folks above are right about the re-releases though...Twins, Timecop, Happy Gilmore, Backdraft, and others that...

I am extremely excited, but impatient, to wait for a HDTV with a xHD3 chip. Hopefully, they will show up at the very end of the year just in time for Christmas!

I really thought this movie would be on DVD by 2004. I know Fox has plenty of catalog titles to release yet, however I'm genuinely surprised this title is is still unreleased. Trivia: Silver Streak, Alien, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were among the very first FOX VHS movies ever...

After much thought and consideration, I personally have decided on waiting for a 61 - 65" xHD3-equipped set next year as my first HDTV. Not only is it third generation DLP, but the contrast is reportedly much better than even the current HD2+ units. Also it can handle 1080p, which I have been...

I was curious about a possible difference in component cables and wanted to judge for myself whether different cables made a difference. I'd been connecting my Toshiba set to DVD player using Radio Shack's gold component cables, and then tried Bettercables Component cables. There was an...

I remember first seeing DVD in Best Buy in the spring of 1998. I had been a laserdisc owner and had a few titles, but the cost was fairly prohibitive. New Line had put out Dumb and Dumber, and Se7en, on a format known as MovieCD, and I thought that was an interesting idea, but never quite bought...

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Sorry to say, but I believe it's your Yamaha at fault. I had a Yamaha receiver, and I had a ton of dropouts on DTS tracks, all of which were "reproducible". Switched to Denon, checked, and all the dropouts were gone. I don't know what it is about Yamaha DTS decoders, but they don't seem to very...

Just got the Black Hawk Down Superbit Deluxe and it is an incredible set. One of the best I've ever seen. I've been waiting to see this movie on a Superbit disc, and this release completely exceeded my expectations.