Re: Batman Begins comes to Blu-ray
Friday, March 14, 2008
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March 2002
Saturday, March 15, 2008
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May 2007
The HD DVD transfer is astonishing and will not be beat by Blu-ray - you should be happy if it equals the HD DVD release. It's one of my favorite HD DVDs! 
$50? They can kiss my hind end! I got my free Blu-rays in the mail yesterday. I still have yet to buy but two BRDs on sale. One day these Blu-ray discs may be worth their price...the day they start costing $20 instead of $30!
$50? They can kiss my hind end! I got my free Blu-rays in the mail yesterday. I still have yet to buy but two BRDs on sale. One day these Blu-ray discs may be worth their price...the day they start costing $20 instead of $30!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
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March 2002
March 2002
"The HD DVD transfer is astonishing and will not be beat by Blu-ray." --JPSofCA
Yes, the HD DVD transfer is excellent, among the best available in either format. However, Warner Bros. use the same video encodes for both their HD DVD and Blu-ray releases, so the picture quality on the Blu-ray disc should be identical to the HD DVD. That's assuming they continue their practice of using the same bit rates in transferring both encodes to disc. With BD, they have more capacity, and they could, theoretically, use a higher bit rate. But the odds are against it.
John
Yes, the HD DVD transfer is excellent, among the best available in either format. However, Warner Bros. use the same video encodes for both their HD DVD and Blu-ray releases, so the picture quality on the Blu-ray disc should be identical to the HD DVD. That's assuming they continue their practice of using the same bit rates in transferring both encodes to disc. With BD, they have more capacity, and they could, theoretically, use a higher bit rate. But the odds are against it.
John
Saturday, March 15, 2008
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April 2006
April 2006
I disagree.
While Batman Begins was an excellent transfer at the time of its release - these days, it's looking pretty damn soft up against more recent transfers from other studios. Compare it to, say, Black Snake Moan (Paramount), Spiderman 3 and Black Book (Sony), Pirates of the Carribean and Bridge to Terribithia (Disney), or King Kong and Hot Fuzz (Universal) and tell me you disagree.
On a 100 inch projection screen - even at 720p - the softness of the transfer is even more obvious.
Warner Bros... are you listening? Your transfers are good - but they're a definite step below what the other studios are putting out these days. Please re-transfer and re-encode this film!!!
[Post edited by Electric_Haggis on Mar 15, 2008]
While Batman Begins was an excellent transfer at the time of its release - these days, it's looking pretty damn soft up against more recent transfers from other studios. Compare it to, say, Black Snake Moan (Paramount), Spiderman 3 and Black Book (Sony), Pirates of the Carribean and Bridge to Terribithia (Disney), or King Kong and Hot Fuzz (Universal) and tell me you disagree.
On a 100 inch projection screen - even at 720p - the softness of the transfer is even more obvious.
Warner Bros... are you listening? Your transfers are good - but they're a definite step below what the other studios are putting out these days. Please re-transfer and re-encode this film!!!
[Post edited by Electric_Haggis on Mar 15, 2008]
