Tears of the Sun Review - Blu-Ray
09-05-06 | 02:12 AM
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Tears of the Sun Review - Blu-Ray
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/tearsofthesun.html
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment presents 'Tears of the Sun' in 2.40:1 widescreen and 1080p video, as per usual on Blu-ray. However, while the format has suffered its share of critical slings and arrows ever since its launch earlier this summer (and I've been among some of the most vocal), I can honestly say this is the first transfer I've seen on the format that has totally and unequivocally blew me away. Maybe it is just because my expectations were unfairly lowered these past weeks, but I really thought this is among the best high-def I've yet seen, and frame-per-frame, it is certainly an equal with anything I've yet reviewed on HD DVD.
09-05-06 | 02:27 AM
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Don't get too happy. That's one title so far.
Plus there's no director's cut plus 3 featurettes are gone.
Not that it's a big deal but it should be mentioned.
I would really like to see what happens by the end of the year when Fox puts out their Blu-Ray stuff. So far most of what Blu-Ray has put out has been shit.
HD-DVD hasn't been that much better either but they still have done a better job with their releases so far.
Plus there's no director's cut plus 3 featurettes are gone.
Not that it's a big deal but it should be mentioned.
I would really like to see what happens by the end of the year when Fox puts out their Blu-Ray stuff. So far most of what Blu-Ray has put out has been shit.
HD-DVD hasn't been that much better either but they still have done a better job with their releases so far.
09-05-06 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by speedyray
One good review and Blitz goes crazy. Still issues since it is missing Special Features.
Ive never watched an extra on any dvd ive had in my entire life, so to some its important, but to me its just wasted space. I prefer uncompressed lossless sound over extras.
09-05-06 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Blitz6Speed
Rivals anything HD-DVD has to offer
What does this say about Sony's earlier work -- that they just didn't care enough to do better?
09-05-06 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Blitz6Speed
Rivals anything HD-DVD has to offer, and they are using 5 more gigs and a more advanced codec for Sound AND Video. Pretty much puts down all the negative bs thats been said by most hd-dvd fanatics. As ive said earlier, it just gets better from here.
09-05-06 | 09:32 AM
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sound's very Superbit-ish... 
I'm sure those are on their way... in the form of BD-50!
Double the size.... Double the price!
Bluray Superbit Ultra
09-05-06 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Blitz6Speed
Ive never watched an extra on any dvd ive had in my entire life, so to some its important, but to me its just wasted space.
Originally Posted by Blitz6Speed
I prefer uncompressed lossless sound over extras.
09-05-06 | 09:55 AM
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Maybe one of my charts will help:
Can you make a pie chart comparing the amount of current BD-25 and BD-50 titles?
09-05-06 | 09:58 AM
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To be fair, this is a good thing, as it shows MPEG-2 on BD25 can actually look great. On the other hand, as someone mentioned, it comes at the expense of extras, and this truly shows that Sony doesn't give one crap about the consumer. If HD DVD weren't there to light a fire under their ass, Tears of the Sun would have looked like The Fifth Element.
To be fair, this is a good thing, as it shows MPEG-2 on BD25 can actually look great. On the other hand, as someone mentioned, it comes at the expense of extras, and this truly shows that Sony doesn't give one crap about the consumer. If HD DVD weren't there to light a fire under their ass, Tears of the Sun would have looked like The Fifth Element.
09-05-06 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Coral
Outstanding!
Can you make a pie chart comparing the amount of current BD-25 and BD-50 titles?
Can you make a pie chart comparing the amount of current BD-25 and BD-50 titles?
Key: BD25 = Blue
Two suggested titles:
- Breakdown of 25GB BD discs vs. 50GB BD discs
- Percent of current BD discs that are not worth owning
09-05-06 | 12:04 PM
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Here's one:
[*]Percent of current BD discs that are not worth owning[/list]
[*]Percent of current BD discs that are not worth owning[/list]
Although the quality of the movie has gone up, they're not releasing them with complete extras, etc. Thus, IMHO, i wouldn't buy them even if I DID own a BD player.
And fyi, i'd say the same thing about HD DVD. Luckily I haven't had to thus far.
09-05-06 | 12:51 PM
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Everyone has to decide for themselves what makes a release worth owning, though for me it's primarily the movie, then the PQ/AQ, and only occasionally extras/packaging. Of the currently released BDs I can see myself picking up around 5, which is a pretty high percentage compared to the number of DVDs I own vs the total released.
09-05-06 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Burnt Thru
Everyone has to decide for themselves what makes a release worth owning, though for me it's primarily the movie, then the PQ/AQ, and only occasionally extras/packaging. Of the currently released BDs I can see myself picking up around 5, which is a pretty high percentage compared to the number of DVDs I own vs the total released.
09-05-06 | 12:59 PM
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If I were you, I would wait until you have some good releases that are BETTER quality than HD-DVD or AT LEAST have exclusive special features (if this will ever happen).
At that point, I would consider getting a BD player (even at $1000).
09-05-06 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Burnt Thru
Everyone has to decide for themselves what makes a release worth owning, though for me it's primarily the movie, then the PQ/AQ, and only occasionally extras/packaging. Of the currently released BDs I can see myself picking up around 5, which is a pretty high percentage compared to the number of DVDs I own vs the total released.
If none exist on a release, I would expect the price to be lower than one with special features. Look at MI3, the HD-DVD version will have IME and will be VC-1....yet, the BD version is the same price?? Bullshit!
09-05-06 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by RockStrongo
Whether you like extras or not, a huge point to the increased size of these discs was to be able to provide a plethora of special features.
If none exist on a release, I would expect the price to be lower than one with special features. Look at MI3, the HD-DVD version will have IME and will be VC-1....yet, the BD version is the same price?? Bullshit!
If none exist on a release, I would expect the price to be lower than one with special features. Look at MI3, the HD-DVD version will have IME and will be VC-1....yet, the BD version is the same price?? Bullshit!
09-05-06 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Blitz6Speed
...I prefer uncompressed lossless sound over extras.
09-05-06 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
Although the quality of the movie has gone up, they're not releasing them with complete extras, etc. Thus, IMHO, i wouldn't buy them even if I DID own a BD player.
The BD releases have multi-dip written all over them: lack of extras (in some cases NO extras), sub par PQ...
09-05-06 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Adding insult to injury, the HD-DVD version is $13 cheaper (right now) on Amazon than the Blu-Ray.
Of course Blitz will probably say that Amazon is clearancing out the HD-DVD version since its cheaper.
