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Do you already have this title and have you compared it with the standard DVD release, ...

Posted by Audiophilander on May 11, 2008 at 22:46:12:
...or are you just flailing about with your pompoms again? The DVDBeaver comparison and analysis provided by Mr. Norwitz is far more objective than your unqualified endorsement of this title unless you've assembled your own comparisons and can credibly display those impressive improvements!

Leonard Norwitz didn't say the Blu-ray release was bad, but in this particular instance the Blu-ray release apparently isn't that much of an improvement over the well mastered standard DVD. It certainly isn't the eye-popping experience folks expect from a high definition format (touted as having six times the resolution of DVD).

I suspect that the standard DVD release of Master and Commander over a good high quality up-converting DVD player (such as the new benchmark OPPO DV-983H with Anchor Bay Video processing) while slightly less detailed than actual 1080P, would be difficult to distinguish from the Blu-ray release judging from the screen grabs.

The sound is already great on the standard release, so a marginal picture improvement isn't going to blow anyone's skirts up, ...even your's! ;o)

AuPh