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Posted by Telstar on 07/11/07 06:10
"ninphan" <sjburke73@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 4, 6:15 pm, "Telstar" <n...@none.net> wrote:
>> "ninphan" <sjburk...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> news:1183046093.740015.320760@z28g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
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>> > On Jun 28, 10:51 am, skip <skip[@nospam.com> wrote:
>> >> "David B. Mathews" <dmathews9...@comcast.net> wrote in
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>> >> MWB7bnZ2dnUVZ_vein...@comcast.com:
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>> >> >http://snipr.com/1ngfd
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>> >> I use both Blu Ray and hd dvd on my 52 inch JVC.I will admit the
>> >> picture
>> >> is
>> >> better than a normal DVD it is nothing to write home about.
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>> > I've written home about it several times.
>> > Pirates of the Caribbean, Enter the Dragon, Donnie Brasco, Identity,
>> > MI:3, Enemy of the State, Deja Vu, Open Season, The Prestige, Nine
>> > Inch Nails - Beside you in Time, Planet Earth, World Trade Centre,
>> > Casino Royale, Apocalypto, Kingdom of Heaven, Black Hawk Down - all
>> > absolutely stunning and several times better than anything I've seen
>> > on DVD whether upconverted or not.
>> > Also the sound, particularly on Buena Vista's 24-bit PCM titles,
>> > rounds circles around the lossy 448 Kbps Dolby Digital tracks found on
>> > most DVD's.
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>> Nonsense....this has been scientifically analyzed and perceptually these
>> are
>> equivalent (when the compression is done right). The benefit of other
>> techniques is that you do not need the expertise of a
>> compressionist...you
>> DO need a terrific sound crew in either case.
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>> The video is patently NOT several times better than upconverted DVD.
>> That
>> is hyperbole. The original poster is correct...it is a nice improvement,
>> but nothing to write home about (ps...I have high end equipment).- Hide
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> Sorry but you're talking bollocks.
> Uncompressed 24-bit PCM is head over shoulders above compressed Dolby
> Digital.
Prove it with scientific listening tests...double blinded. It has been done
and the answer is NO!
> You could go between 24/48 PCM on POTC and Dolby Digital all day, with
> all levels set to be the same SPL, and you'd pick the PCM track out
> EVERY TIME. I
Untrue.
>t's that much of a difference. It doesn't matter how good
> the compressionist is, you can't lose that much data (448 Kbps vs 6900
> Kbps) and not notice it. All the analysis in the world means fuck all
> when you sit down and use your own two ears....or anyone elses.
>
> The picture quality between DVD and HD DVD/Blu-ray 1080p is also a
> huge difference over DVD, upscaled or not.
>
Not scientific wishful thinking.
By the way, what is the upper range of human hearing...frequency and
dynamic?? LOL 24 bit PCM ROTFL. Idiots.
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