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"Since the identity of the killer is the most arbitrary plot element in the entire movie, it wouldn't have mattered if you had revealed it." Well, true, but I was simply trying to figure out where I may have spoiled any of the plot for anyone; but your hidden spoiler message explained it, I...

Hey Guys, Thanks for all the input on the film and its DVD counterpart overview; indeed, picked up a great deal of information regarding folks' thoughts and the "behavior" of Sony and its TriStar/Screen Gems/360 Pictures/Columbia etc etc subdivisions. At any rate, I apologize to the member --...

THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY CRIME... I really didn't know what to make of this film -- I mean, at times, it seems as though this was simply a vehicle for Lindsay Lohan to use a trashy mouth and gyrate her body around a pole as a stripper; is this stuff catching in Hollywood? We had Britney...

....that's why I was asking if he was serious....:crazy:

Is that a serious question? :crazy: If it is, then yes, indeed we have heard of Denon -- and their reputation is well-respected in many areas, notably in the area of home theater receivers.

Thank you, John! Great to finally hear from another HT enthusiast and get their thoughts on mono; I have a hard time deciding on how to play back these "2.0" or "Big Fat Mono" tracks over a system....of course, Pro Logic II steering sends it all to the center -- but the Onkyo algorithms on my...

I thought this would make for an interesting thread as mono material really gets no love anymore.... The question is primarily for Onkyo receiver owners, as I am intrested to hear what modes are utilized, but for those of you with some older DVDs/Blu rays in your collection, which modes on...

Yes I know that the framing issue on Pirates was indeed cutting into an intended effect during the Norrington capture scene at the blacksmith's; to me, the removal of the breasts in Halloween ruined that sequence because she states "Whats the matter....can't I get your ghost pop?" as the breasts...

UPDATE: There was also a framing issue with Halloween on Blu ray, much like in Pirates of the Caribbean; the scene where our "totally" actress drops the sheet to expose her chest to who she thinks is her boyfriend but is the Shape in a sheet is actually missing her breasts -- I believe every...

Cees, You know what's bad about this situation is that I specifically bought into this format -- that is, Blu ray -- with the assumption that the Panasonic player spit out the new formats in bitstream to be decoded by a new amp, like Onkyo's TX-SR605...I know it's been laughed at before in...

I had a thoroughly detailed, explicitly analytical summary of my thoughts, feelings and emotional response on the new Blu ray release of John Carpenter's legendary Halloween, but because of a database crash, I was required to rewrite this whole thing, so this is going to be a scaled down model...

What I meant was I thought HDMI-supported signals/formats, like the new codecs from DTS and Dolby, can be transferred via a bitstream signal.

Thanks, Michael; I'll get to editing that as soon as possible.

On Earth, I had assumed that "uncompressing" a codec would lead to the effect of the track "opening up" and breathing a bit as compared to the standard Dolby Digital/DTS mixes on SD DVD -- promising more powerful volume levels than found on DVD, which I thought, in some instances, needed...

False. You proved it earlier when DTS MA discs didn't show DTS MA on your receiver. Right....but that was ONLY because it is CLEARLY stated in the Panasonic manual, which I read countless times, that the ONLY audio format not supported by this player is the DTS HD MASTER AUDIO, and thus...

Thank you Mike for enthusiastically enjoying and following this hi rez audio discussion; I am positive I am not the first poor soul to be confused the hell out of regarding this new technology. With, though, regard to your statement that Michael makes several good points in his post, are you...

Thank You For Your Thoughts, Michael.... While I completely and utterly understand what you are getting at in terms of "listening to what's there" and that it's simply what is "available at this moment," there are a couple of things which concern me in this thread (and thank you for taking...

Yes, but Jason, this would seem exhausting and completely redundant to me; I cant see needing to go into the menu for each disc that is played and needing to change the bitstream/PCM signals...and then, what about titles like from Fox, which have the DTS Master Audio tracks on them, but when...

Uh-oh.....now this is what I didn't want to hear....and hence the reason I specifically purchased the TX-SR604 with onboard next gen audio decoding, 1080P passthrough and 1.3a HDMI....Jesus.....but again, I have a problem because IF I pass everything through PCM, this means the Dolby Digital and...

"I think Nick's problem with this particular movie is the PCM setup on his Panny player. The installer did the right thing by bitstreaming *most* of the audio codecs but for uncompressed PCM, you are going to want to PCM it and not bitstream." Thank you Jason as this is getting to the issue a...

Jeff, Now THIS concerns me as well, as it may be the core of the problem. Man, I just dont want to deal with a firmware upgrade now; I didnt even get a chance to play with most of this gear yet. But what EXACTLY should be set to get a PCM track from these discs sent to the receiver -- is it...

"Because the new formats have a bit more dynamic range (the difference between the quietest and the loudest sounds), they may be engineered so that they'll have somewhat less volume when you use your normal volume setting." Bob, See, I was not under the assumption of what you detail above...

"When I hear people bitching about a track saying it's low, that to me is often a GOOD sign as there is headroom in the track." Yes, Dave, I know all about overcompression and creating a track that's too hot and maxed into the red meters --- but the levels on these HD tracks were ridiculously...

"Your installer is correct. The player should be set to bitstream so that your Onkyo can decode Dolby Digital+ DD True HD DTS Master Audio, and standard Dolby Digital & DTS." Right, Doug; and I was aware of this, too, that bitstream is the setting for sending raw information to a receiver for...

Guys, Thanks very much for your input; unfortunately, I am lost more than before! See, my Onkyo is a new model, the TX-SR605, which HAS onboard HDMI Version 1.3a AND decodes these new HD formats...and so my installer who worked with me set everything to BITSTREAM in the Panny's setup menu...

Doug, Let me clarify a couple of things here. I know that I do not have the night mode on my Onkyo as set to on, nor is there any "Dynamic Range Compression" turned on...this I am sure of. As for the PCM tracks from a camcorder, perhaps I did not explain this right: he records his home DVDs...

Doug, Okay, thank you for clarifying this for me. I WAS under the impression -- and let me tell you why in a minute -- that "uncompressed" and "lossless" actually meant that the discs themselves were freed up (kind of like Sony's Superbit approach) so the video and audio could breathe a hell...

Thanks for the input, Eric.... When I played back Pirates' PCM track, it sounded lower overall in output and richness than my original DVD's DTS mix that was THX certified; it did not make sense to me. The 1080P visuals looked kind of dirty in places, too, but I cant even go into how that...

Finally got our system up and running -- an Onkyo TX-SR605, Sony 50" SXRD rear projection set and Panasonic's Blu ray player....passing everything through HDMI and then sending it to the TV also via HDMI, I seem to be unimpressed with what is going on with these new audio formats which is why I...

So according to Jim, optical audio out does not support the new high definition formats?