Flyboys and DTS-HD master audio

cheddar

Flyboys was just released on blu-ray and it's a great movie to kick back in the HT and have a few beers with.

The PQ seems flawless, no doubt helped by a big heaping of digitized scenes. But the film is shot with sweeping scenes of french countryside and arial combat in mind, so it really looks good on an hdtv.

What I wasn't expecting was the audio. Fox is producing its blu-rays with DTS-HD master audio. I was a little concerned at first, 'cause it's the only multichannel english track on the disk and I thought my ps3 couldn't decode it. However, the ps3 reads it as a standard dts track at a full 1.5 mbps. Not bad since a lot of standard dvd dts tracks are half that rate. And the sound even at this level was just amazing. My 3803 recognized it as a regular DTS track and matrixed it to full 7.1. And I had bullets and ricochets flying around my room and deep bass explosions and flak bursts. It was a very immersive experience.

That said, I've read reviews that a standard dts track and standard dolby is a pale comparison to their full lossless versions. Denon better not push back the release of their new hdmi 1.3 gear. It's gonna be a long wait 'till summer.

Ron-P

I've watched this twice already. The blu disk is f'ing amazing looking and the dts track is fantastic. The arial combat scenes between the bi/tri planes is outstanding. A very cool popcorn film!

cheddar

Yeah, between the sound track and the close quarter combat scenes, this is one movie that can make you duck when the planes go roaring by...:D

sickicw

cheddar wrote:

Denon better not push back the release of their new hdmi 1.3 gear. It's gonna be a long wait 'till summer.

I dont see why so many people are excited about hdmi 1.3 gear. Most next gen dvds are going to need the decoding done in the player (so that they can be mixed with the commentaries, button clicks, and other features that are available.) and not the receiver. I am just waiting until some blu-ray player releases an update to decode dts hd master.

cheddar

I could care less about commentaries and all the other "interactive" stuff on a disk. Give me a movie that I can watch all the way through with top PQ and lossless audio...

All the disks I've seen have separate audio commentary tracks. Do you have a link to this requirement?

millerman 3732

I just pick this one up early tonight sounds like it will be pretty good.

MrNightly

Frankly, this was maybe a C- movie. PQ and SQ were outstanding, but the acting was terrible. I yawned thru the entire film. All the action scenes were shown in the previews... and I mean ALL of them.

Can't stand that main actor guy, and it was one of those movies you just say, well that was almost a waste of time. If not for the sound, it would have been a complete waste.

Pity, from such a hyped up movie.

cheddar

Well, I thought the acting and script were a shade better than Pearl Harbor. But I wouldn't pick up either of these titles for the romance and acting. Both of these are just an excuse to have great visuals and audio for fighter combat scenes...;)