Superbit??

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited September 2005 in Music & Movies
Anyone care to comment on how superbit DVD's compare to other formats like DD, DTS, THX ???

I don't think I've watched any, and Blockbuster has several titles....was wondering if it would be worth it...
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  • Soccerplyr
    Soccerplyr Posts: 160
    edited September 2005
    "Anyone care to comment on how superbit DVD's compare to other formats like DD, DTS, THX ???"

    Superbit, from my understanding (I own several), are designed to give better quality video and sound. They eleminate extra's or put them on a second disc, so that all disc space can be used to provide the best video quality. They do not provide a different sound format, but often to provide a DTS track if the original was only available in DD. THX never comes into play. I believe they are competing "formats". Many Superbit disc are used a reference material. One that comes to mind is Fifth Element. I personally like them and when given the choice will spend the extra cash to buy them. Hope this sheds some light for you.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    So how do you know if it's a superbit??? Are all the ones with the second disc for the extras, superbits???
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited September 2005
    Here's how you can tell Noel

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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    I wonder why I've never noticed one of these anywhere??
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited September 2005
    Superbit is awesome! check it out!
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  • stereo55
    stereo55 Posts: 418
    edited September 2005

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    If you only buy one Superbit in your life ..... this is a must have . :D
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    stereo55 wrote:
    If you only buy one Superbit in your life ..... this is a must have . :D

    a demo disc if i've ever seen one. And not just for audio.
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  • gregure
    gregure Posts: 871
    edited September 2005
    I've only been able to snag a couple of Superbit titles myself, but I noticed a huge improvement in video quality.
    Spiderman 1&2 in Superbit are awesome. I think the first one has the edge pq wise, but 2 is very close.
    The Patriot is a good one too.
    If I'm not mistaken, I think it is only Sony Pictures films (including Tri-Star and Columbia pictures) that are offered in Superbit.
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  • emcclary
    emcclary Posts: 29
    edited September 2005
    Superbit puts a lot more of the dvd space toward high quality video while offering both DD and DTS. You are right that all other stuff is pushed to the second disc as well. Go the sony link her for the full info:

    http://www.sonypictures.com/cthe/superbit/what_is_superbit.html
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,509
    edited September 2005
    stereo55 wrote:
    If you only buy one Superbit in your life ..... this is a must have . :D


    I concur with my colleagues. MIB Superbit is great too.
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited September 2005
    how do the super bit dvd 's compare to the standard dvd's played on a dvd player with the hd upconvertion?
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  • m-rorem
    m-rorem Posts: 58
    edited September 2005
    millerman 3732 wrote:
    how do the super bit dvd 's compare to the standard dvd's played on a dvd player with the hd upconvertion?

    If the data isn't there to start with, even the best "upconversion" in the world isn't going to make it better. The reason SuperBit dvds are superior is that they discard the (useless) extras and multiple language tracks and focus one thing only, bit rate. By using all of the space available on the DVD for video and audio, they are able to minimize the amount of compression they use. MPEG compression discards a HUGE amount of the data in the original source to make it small enough to fit on the 9GB's of space that DVD has to offer. The higher the compression, and the larger your display, the more artifacts you will see, not to mention loss of detail in the image. "HD Upconversion" simply takes the 480i MPEG stream and interpolates it to 720p or 1080i. It doesn't enhance the original 480i stream at all, what it does offer in some cases is better scaling than what is built into the display.

    Many of the entry level upconverting DVD players use the Faroujda 2310 chipset, that will actually enhance (make more obvious) some of the artifacts of the original MPEG stream, not good. The primary goal of upconverting players is to remove a D/A A/D conversion from the process, and to provide the newer flat-panel displays with a signal that is in their native format of 720p or 1080i. The primary advantage being that many of these displays (due mostly to price constraints) don't offer very good internal scaling/de-interlacing.

    With SuperBit, in theory you are getting the best source available. Please note, that "Superbit" is just a title that Sony/Tri-Star use to market these discs, there are many other DVD distributors that use similar technology on their discs, ie the Lord of the Rings series, which had some of the highest bit-rate audio/video available!

    Hope this helps,

    mrorem
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