Posted by electrictroy on 10/02/05 12:56

jayembee wrote:
> electrictroy@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > BOTTOM LINE: They should be releasing more movies/tv shows in SuperBit
> > format.
>
> They do. They just don't call them Superbit. Superbit is trademark by Sony.
> "Superbit" is just a marketing scam, like "Special Edition".

..

"Superbit" was originally coined by Columbia, not Sony, and it's not a
scam. Removing all the extra material provides nearly twice as much
room for the Video, resulting in better quality. (Just as SP mode is
better than SLP mode on a VCR.)

Look at the difference yourself. The normal dvd is blurred, like a VHS
tape, where the Superbit version brings out the details:

http://www.videophile.info/Review/TFE/42_c1.jpg
http://www.videophile.info/Review/TFE/36_c1.jpg

troy

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