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In Reply to: RE: Hey Oscar! posted by Jack G on November 06, 2007 at 08:54:10
I'll need to slap in a few different HD DVDs in both players to check things out. Priorities could be an issue. A firmware fix to try out with FFSS. I also still have a bunch of BOGO Blu-rays still in shrinkwrap to try out. Add my very first cartoon movie as well. "Ratouille" is supposed to be very good so I picked this one up blind. Bad time to watch movies though; Football is in full swing and Basketball just got started.
Also a bunch of CDs/SACDs from RMAF still need a work out....
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Netflix rental. What stands out for the audio is the quality of the dialog. Very clear and the sound is seamless and transparent. I had to put my ear against my front speakers because it seemed the voices were also coming through from there. I don't recall ever doing that before because it was clear the dialog was limited to the center channel for everything else I've ever heard.
I'm surprised the quality of the video isn't that much better with the LG player for HD DVD although standalone BD players up to this point seem to be fairly equal for PQ. No clear winner!
Played 'Ratatouille' last night on my new Pioneer BDP-95FD (yeah--more than what I wanted to spend, but I couldn't resist ;-) ) and it looks incredible, even on my oldish Sony direct-view at 1080i. I can only imagine how it would look on a big plasma set. The film's attention to even the smallest details is just extraordinary. Can't comment on the sound (my player is temporarily hooked up to the TV's speakers), but it seemed quite full and clear (though some of the 'French'-accented dialog was hard to understand--I can't imagine kids picking it up at all).
'Cars' is up next--can't wait! (See the rave review below.)
Russell
Looks like you may become a videophile also! :)
Since I bought the PS3, I bought 10 BDs and also a new receiver with HDMI. My poor wallet! I'm waiting for a good price on a 50" HDTV for 1080p.
I'm a NASCAR fan and there are subtle references during the movie. I already have Cars on SD DVD but I'm sure I'll purcahse it on BD also in the near future.
Your and my wallet both! I'm also now looking at 1080p 50" HDTVs, probably of the plasma variety. The new Pioneer Kuros look mighty fine, but they're a bit pricey. Of course that's what I said about the BDP-95FD, and look what happened!!!
Russell
"Ratatouille" was quite good with pretty good use of surround sound. In fact, the sound makes "Transformers" sound muddy in comparison (despite the awesome wham, kablooie effects). "Cars" is in the queue but I've got quite a few movies to work through.
I'm not surprised the LG and Toshiba would be in the same league PQ-wise for HD DVD. Both manufacturers are not considered amongst the best for electronic products.
PQ/SQ is largely determined by the movie content itself. SQ is definitely to Blu-ray's advantage; the vast majority of my Blu-rays have lossless/uncompressed audio tracks which have been consistently superior to most of the lossy audio tracks I'm forced to listen to on most of the HD DVDs. The edge with PQ is less clear though even the very best HD DVDs don't have quite the "pop" of the more recent Sony/Fox/Disney 50G offerings. But that's all subjective and I'm always finding something wrong with almost every release. YMMV.
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