$9.99 Superbit sale

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited December 2005 in Music & Movies
Best Buy is have a $9.99 Superbit sale. I noticed it today. NOT ALL OF THEM ARE ON SALE of course.. but most were. I picked up Hook.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2005
    Does that mean SACD? Is it only SACD? Or redbook, too?
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2005
    ummm NO! Superbit is DVD not audio.
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited August 2005
    Superbit = special line of DVDs with better video and audio. They strip the extras out to lessen the blow of compressing everything to a pulp.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2005
    I see; hadn't a clue (obviously).
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    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited August 2005
    I bought my first SUPERBIT movie at Walmart for $5 a week ago. PANIC ROOM.

    I was always skeptical about the SUPERBITS- but I and even my roommate could tell a difference in video- and he's not into home theater stuff.

    Now that i've finally seen one, I wish all DVDS were SUPERBITS- considering the video is better up to a point and most important is the fact that they all have DTS soundtracks as standard.

    Regarding extras, a 2nd disc could be included in the package to take care of that- and it prob. wouldn't cost any extra.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2005
    What is the difference between DTS, DX, Dolby Digital and all the others. I know what Pro Logic, basically a digital version of the old 2.0 systems with mono surround channels but whats the difference between the others?
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited August 2005
    All Superbit DVDs at Best Buy are on sale!

    superbit7ne.jpg

    However, I believe that the sale ends on 9-3-05.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited August 2005
    http://www.hifi-writer.com/he/dolbydts/dolbydts.htm

    here MacLeod. IMO-

    For 5.1 master encoding- DTS > Dolby Digital
    For "6.1" master encoding- DTS-ES > Dolby EX.
    For "7.1" Post-Processing (upconverting analog 2.0 or digital 5.1 into "7.1")-
    Dolby Prologic IIx (movies) & Lexicon's Logic7 (music) > Anything Else

    IMO Dolby PROLOGIC IIx is a wonderful thing. Unlike any of the others I have mentioned, DPLIIx can piggyback any competing audio format (even DTS); & turn it into uniform 7.1 audio; regardless if it's in the analog or digital domain!

    What it boils down to is that IMO DTS encoding is superior, but Dolby's Post-Processing rules! :)
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited September 2005
    My son's football team was selling discount cards as a fund raiser and we used it a BB today got $2 of all DVD's. Picked up Gattaca, Legends of the Fall, Seven years in Tabet, From Here to Eternity, and Lawernce of Arabia for $7.99 each! :D
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited September 2005
    Nice!
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited September 2005
    are there any star wars or lotr in super bit. this is the first i've heard of this format and will they play in all dvd players?
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited September 2005
    No, those are not available, yes they will play in all players.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited September 2005
    Thanks danger boy for the heads up. I purchased Underworld and Blackhawk Down for $9.99. The video and audio in Underworld is definitely superior..not so sure about Blackhawk though. At least that I can tell.
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited September 2005
    BTW...if anyone is interested, these are all on sale until mid December. You can go to the Bestbuy.com sight and order there if you wish.

    ALL superbits are on sale. I must admit I bought $100 worth.
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  • Schris22
    Schris22 Posts: 983
    edited September 2005
    i bought like....15-20 not even kept count....let me think now...20ish actutually....so 20-25 =)

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  • polksda
    polksda Posts: 716
    edited December 2005
    Sorry to resurrect this old thread, but just a reminder that this sale ends at the end of December, so if there are any Superbit titles you were still wanting to get, now's the time to do it and still get in on the $9.99 price.

    I found that my local store did NOT stock all of the titles (Tommy, Lawrence of Arabia for example) but this price is good at BestBuy.Com too:

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&cmp=&id=pcmcat71200050005
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    aaharvel wrote:
    http://www.hifi-writer.com/he/dolbydts/dolbydts.htm

    here MacLeod. IMO-

    For 5.1 master encoding- DTS > Dolby Digital
    For "6.1" master encoding- DTS-ES > Dolby EX.
    For "7.1" Post-Processing (upconverting analog 2.0 or digital 5.1 into "7.1")-
    Dolby Prologic IIx (movies) & Lexicon's Logic7 (music) > Anything Else

    IMO Dolby PROLOGIC IIx is a wonderful thing. Unlike any of the others I have mentioned, DPLIIx can piggyback any competing audio format (even DTS); & turn it into uniform 7.1 audio; regardless if it's in the analog or digital domain!

    What it boils down to is that IMO DTS encoding is superior, but Dolby's Post-Processing rules! :)
    damn straight, aaharvel. we agree once again.

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