pan's labyrinth. full bitrate DTS?
 

got the r3 LE dvd on it's way but i just wondered if anyone knew if the region 3 is full bitrate dts and whether the region 1 dvd would be. any ideas based on previous new line dts dvds?

I checked out one site that tracks full bit rate DVD releases from around the world and I did not see it listed. Doesn't necessarily mean it isn't, but I'd be surprised if everyone missed out on that update.

As far as Newline and a full bit rate release go .. highly doubt it. Universal pretty much cornered the market (though now they barely release any with even a standard DTS track) in region 1 land, but Newline has never really been known for this. Newline's transfers are generally extra clean - and the dolby digital tracks are strong, so I wouldn't be surprised if the region 1 release is the best of the pack. But, depending on the Newline release, I might also pick up that Korean LE as the packaging looks seriously sweet!!

PICS!!! please!

Here's some low-res pics of the r3 set, zombiezilla:

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7470/380c1bm9.th.jpg http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7796/44671qp3.th.jpg

There are probably higher res shots somewhere, but those are grabbed from an eBay preorder.

Pics of my Korean LE:

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8...lefugf4.th.jpg http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9...lefuwr5.th.jpg http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2...lefrmd1.th.jpg http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2...lebali1.th.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9...leintf7.th.jpg http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4...ledian9.th.jpg http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4...lebokw2.th.jpg http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3...lekexx4.th.jpg

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....2&page=2&pp=25


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There is another thread here that confirmed that the R1 will have 6.1 DTS-ES.

Thanks, all. :)

R3 Dvd
 

I also bought the R3 Korean 2 disc set. I have a region-free player to play it, but I also made a perfect copy to dvd-r so I could play it on my other standard players at home. Since it was an NTSC dvd it transferred over perfectly. I may pick up the US release when it comes out, but the Korean disc was well worth picking up.
-RickWJ324