If anyone knew for sure, this format war would already be over.

Oo! Oo!! I know!!!

But I'm not tellin' . . .;)

Ummm... are you missing a smiley there or something? Seems like a pretty harsh comment to just drop there without explanation. And I do think his reviews, like all the HD/BD reviewers, have been very helpful and well done.

Thanks, braves. I do hope Arpeggi's comment was some kind of attempt at humor.

Me too. I have respect for DVD Reviewers, who despite not liking a particular movie, still can judge the PQ/AQ/Extra's without being biased. Keep up the good work, Suprmallet!

Suprmallet's reviews are obviously all amazing to read and saying only a few of them are good is lying. Obviously.

nice save.

I'm Superman.

:lol: Indeed! :up:

Again, you need to verify that your display has been properly calibrated. And I asked for your equipment, not some generic description of it. For example, if you are using a 1080p Bravia, that might explain the reason for color push, as I've seen that with all of them.

Your "comedic" response to my post coupled with your refusal to answer even basic questions which should be required of all reviewers does make me question the accuracy of your ratings. There's no need to be defensive, nor is this a personal attack, but if you are going to review and want those reviews to be taken at face value, then you should supply the required information.

It is a Sony Bravia which I've calibrated myself. Did I pay someone $500 to get into the service menu? No. However, none of the other HD DVDs or BD's I've watched exhibit red push on skin tones, which tells me that it's a disc issue.

And the reason I was so defensive is I seem to remember you making a post about how Josh shouldn't be reviewing because he's watching on a 720p display. If that wasn't you, I apologize. I just figured anyone who makes that comment about Josh is going to find some way to fault any review he doesn't agree with.

I'll accept your apology then, because, as others can attest to, that doesn't even sound like me. Especially not to Zyber, who I've never had a cross word with in the seven years I've been here and hold in high regard. If you can show me the post, I'll gladly retract the above (although I still like Zyber :D either way).

As to the first part, as a reviewer, I'm surprised by your negative attitude towards calibration. It makes a world of difference (and it not $500 either). I'm also surprised you got out the red and green push from your Bravia, but will take you at your word. There seems to be some discrepancy with your PQ description, but reasonable minds will differ.

I'm not down on calibration, I'm down on the idea that the only way to get good PQ is through calibration. As for the push, well, as I said, MTP is the only disc I've seen so far that exhibits it.

I watched MTP today. Fleshtones looked accurate on my set. Overall, decent picture quality. A step up from the standard DVD (which I own also), but definately not reference quality.

Caddyshack HD DVD gets my vote for most improved picture quality compared to the standard DVD. A few scenes looked grainy, but otherwise, it looked great.

As for Meet the Parents, I watched it yesterday and it looked good overall. The flesh tones occasionally looked a little pink, but the outdoor fall scenes looked very good.

Just reviewed Chicago. Excellent disc.

The good news (I guess): I just posted my 75th HD DVD review.
The bad: it was for a Barry Manilow concert. Aargh.

:lol:

Wow, and I just noticed that we've broken the 150 review mark for HD DVD.

And it was Manilow that brought us there. *tear*

anyone happen to get a copy of Rambo (blu-ray) early? looking for reviews on it before i order it

"tonight we're going to have an orgy...an orgy of music, of course!" -- I'm going to be scarred forever after that Manilow quote. I think that review right there is the definition of a wingman. Thanks for taking that one for the rest of us Adam :) .

Damian! It's all for you, Damian!

Is it weird that I never knew he was gay? :shrug:

I guess i just never saw him at any of the meetings.

Millions of dumpy, menopausal women the world over have convinced themselves that Manilow will one day be stiffly swaying his hips into their hunky-fireman-calendar-adorned bedrooms.

I'm debating picking up some of the newer HD/BD releases, do you guys have anything in process right now that should be reviewed soon?

In progress (not all of these have been mailed off to the reviewers, though):

HD DVD
Babel
Beerfest
Brokeback Mountain
Discovery Atlas: Australia Revealed
Discovery Atlas: Italy Revealed
Poseidon
The Wicker Man

Blu-ray
Babel
Black Rain
Broken Arrow
Casanova
Chain Reaction
Enron - The Smartest Guys in the Room
Entrapment
The Guardian
HDNet World Report - Shuttle Discovery's Historic Mission
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis - Showcase
The Marine
Pat Metheny Group The Way Up: Live
Open Season
Phone Booth
Planet of the Apes
Resident Evil - Apocalypse
Rocky
The Sentinel
Tailor of Panama
The Usual Suspects

:thumbsup: Fantastic. I guess the only thing I like about HD/BD not being discounted their first week is that it gives me more time to figure out if the discs are good. Amazon occasionally bumps up the prices after the first week, but not often enough for me to care. I'll be waiting for Usual Suspects, Rocky, Resident Evil, Enron, and Phone Booth reviews.

DVDBeaver has finally started reviewing HD discs, I was wondering when Gary would get around to doing this... :thumbsup:
Casablanca is up.

I finally got a chance to see The Searchers (HD DVD) via Netflix. Wow! That's what High Definition is for! I can well understand why that title has drawn such great reviews in this forum.

I received in The Departed (HD) early and let me tell you this one has an amazing transfer, audio, features, film, everything!

So does it have Scorsese on Scorsese?

Just finished watching The Usual Suspects. The MPEG-2 transfer looks pretty great. I didn't see this in theaters, but it looked natural and like it's probably supposed to. The scene when Kobayashi comes to them for the first time is rather grainy, but it's probably supposed to be (Super35, low light, etc.). Noticed some very minor pixelation on the shadow area on the CU of Gabriel Byrne's face near the beginning when he's getting "arrested" in the restaurant, but nothing else (and it was really minor).

The sound is also quite good. Nothing amazingly remarkable, but everything was audible and seemed well mixed.

As for special features, well, they're disappointing: just the trailer and various other trailers (Fantastic Four, Flyboys, Rocky, etc.). Blah...but then again, after going through all the special features on the SD version a few years ago, they weren't so amazing that I need to hear/see them again (though that's not an excuse for leaving them off). I mean, really, commentaries can't take up much room at all...a shame. But otherwise, a good-looking and sounding disc.

Unfortunately no. I've written the review and its up on my review site.

Wow...okay, now I'm disappointed.

I felt the same way. Even though the included features were interesting, the Scorsese on Scorsese was a big disappointment. The Feature section was the only low point on the review as everything else (visual, film, audio) got 4.5/5 (features got 3.0/5).

Damn it...I was hoping that Scorsese on Scorsese would be on there...I haven't seen it but am really intrigued to check it out...maybe I'll have to track down a sd dvd copy as well. Frick.

I just finished up my review of The Prestige. This is a must-own. Honestly, it's worth buying a player for.

Nice review there Daniel. I read Peter's review yesterday and I got excited for this one. Christopher Nolan is a simply a visionary.

Thanks! And I agree, Nolan has become one of the most exciting filmmakers working today.