Speed Racer BLU-RAY 9/16/08
08-09-08, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
So...any word on whether or not Speed Racer will be on a BD-50 with a lossless audio track? I read through all that stupid mudslinging and saw no answer.
08-10-08, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
Looks like Bill Hunt was right all along so hopefully we don't have any "issues" in the future debating his credibility and what not.
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08-10-08, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
Looks like Bill Hunt was right all along so hopefully we don't have any "issues" in the future debating his credibility and what not.
...and now I won't even have to rent this one. Thanks Warner!
08-10-08, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Even a broken clock is right two times a day.
...and now I won't even have to rent this one. Thanks Warner!
...and now I won't even have to rent this one. Thanks Warner!
08-10-08, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
Well my point was, is there anyone else in the industry that has the studio's ear like Bill does? Bill has done a lot for the advancement of anamorphic widescreen among other things. Would anyone of us have found out about Speed Racer if Bill didn't bring it up? Where was Bluray.com, HDD, and other sites and how come they weren't able to find out anything about this colossal blunder?
08-10-08, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
Hunt got lucky and stumbled across this story early. There's nothing more to it than that.
I could tell some stories...
I could tell some stories...
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08-10-08, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cartman
08-10-08, 06:11 PM
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Is this still going to look loads better than a standard def DVD? Yes? OK, then count me in. I as well would prefer a lossless audio track, but as someone who won't be reviewing this title, I can say that I personally won't care. It's still going to be some glorious eye candy for my home theater.
08-10-08, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
So you've seen retail disc releases with "May be in Standard Definition" and "Audio Standards May Vary" printed in the finalized specs? Which discs would those be?
08-10-08, 08:28 PM
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Mod Note: I don't have time to clean up this thread tonight, but clearly I was being too subtle when I called the off-topic bickering stupid. I don't want to see any more snarky comments from anyone in this thread. If it's not directly about Speed Racer, don't post it. At this point, unless it's a fact about the disc or an opinion about the movie, I'm going to consider it off topic.
08-10-08, 08:56 PM
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I think Warner sucks for giving this the shaft, but the sad truth I liked this movie too much to pass it up, even if it's on a BD-25 with lossy audio...so I'll be picking it up anyhow.
08-10-08, 09:11 PM
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Well is it indicative it's terrible because of a BD-25? I understand the lossy audio, but HD-DVD's were more than capable of delivering an outstanding picture, why can't blu-ray do it as well?
08-11-08, 12:10 PM
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What I really think it is, is Warner doesn't think they need to go out of their way, especially on family films to put a lossless track because kids won't notice the difference. Although they've been pretty inconsistent lately, especially on animated features like Gotham Knight and Justice League Season 1, Sarah Connor Chronicles, etc- all have just a 640k lossless track. Not sure why...
As for the "Audio Standards May Vary" not looking final, if you look closer it's in the extras box, so it looks pretty final to me.
As for the "Audio Standards May Vary" not looking final, if you look closer it's in the extras box, so it looks pretty final to me.
08-11-08, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric F
As for the "Audio Standards May Vary" not looking final, if you look closer it's in the extras box, so it looks pretty final to me.
Whether that means the disc will have TrueHD or not, I'm not prepared to jump to conclusions until we get final word from Warner. Maybe it really will be limited to DD 5.1, but I haven't seen anything conclusive. And that includes this cover image.
