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Old 01-12-08, 01:54 AM
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Pan's Labyrinth worth upgrading?

I've got the 2 disc edition of Pan's Labyrinth, but am tempted to get the Blu Ray. Is video quality that much better to warrant an upgrade?
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which region is your 2-disc...
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DTS Master Audio... That's all it really took for me to double dip (though I haven't done so yet).
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I have the HD-DVD version it's damn nice.

Many fine details on the Faun's face, I couldn't stop starring at it...
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I definitely saw a nice improvement over the upconverted DVD on my 61" DLP.
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The PQ is much better. The DTS MA is absolutely outstanding.
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Originally Posted by steelpotato
which region is your 2-disc...

Region 1.
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FYI, if you are format neutral, the HD DVD version has PiP and some online features not present on the Blu-ray. Both have the same video/audio quality.
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
FYI, if you are format neutral, the HD DVD version has PiP and some online features not present on the Blu-ray. Both have the same video/audio quality.
It may be a collector's item at some point too.
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Originally Posted by RockStrongo
It may be a collector's item at some point too.
Mine is still sealed.
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I think it's a worthy upgrade.
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
FYI, if you are format neutral, the HD DVD version has PiP and some online features not present on the Blu-ray. Both have the same video/audio quality.
Clarification - the PIP is on both the Blu-ray and HD DVD. (It's done with 2 separate encodes, not with Blu-ray Profile 1.1 functionality.)

The web-enabled features are HD DVD exclusive however.
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I would say it is definitely worth the upgrade.
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Worth it just for the audio alone.
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Absolutely worth the upgrade.
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Are yall working on comission or something? Just kidding. I think I will definitely upgrade. Itching to buy it now, but may wait for a BOGO since I'm not planning on watching it immediately.
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Originally Posted by geauxwdw
Are yall working on comission or something? Just kidding. I think I will definitely upgrade. Itching to buy it now, but may wait for a BOGO since I'm not planning on watching it immediately.
I doubt this will make it into a BOGO sale -- at least the HD DVD version, seeing as it's the one and only New Line HD DVD. I went ahead and bought it for $24.99 at Amazon, which is $10 less than BB has it marked.

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