Band Of Brothers - Picture Quality??

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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited December 2008
    The HD DVD import is supposed to have a better picture. It's expensive, but I think I'm just gonna hold out for taht release. I don't have a receiver to take advantage of the Blu Ray better audio anyway, so that alone isn't worth the extra money...
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited December 2008
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    The HD DVD import is supposed to have a better picture. It's expensive, but I think I'm just gonna hold out for taht release. I don't have a receiver to take advantage of the Blu Ray better audio anyway, so that alone isn't worth the extra money...

    Good luck, and if you do find one, atleasts the few that I've seen, the price tends to be from $150 and up, mostly up. $40 for BoB on BD is an absolute steal. Besides, unless you looking at the two version side by side on pause I doubt you would even notice the better PQ of the HD DVD release, and this is coming from some one who was and HD DVD fan boy. Just get the BD version and save your self the money and hassle of trying to import one or snipe one off e-bay.

    Here the link to the DVD vs Cable vs HD DVD vs BD comparison thread over at AVS.

    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1085043

    I do wish they would have used regular BD cases instead of the tin case, the tin case is nice but it a real pain try to maneuver the the accordion stack trying to find the right disc.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited December 2008
    PQ is all over the board with this. There's some great, detailed scenes and then some really grainy soft scenes, it bounces all over the place. I watched Part 1 & 2 last night. The SQ is fantastic.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited December 2008
    Ron - that is the blu-ray version you are talking about or the SD version?
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2008
    Ron don't do SD anymo.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2008
    I noticed the PQ in the Blu version to be not much better over the standard DVD version... where the SD version can't compete is the sound. I only own the BD version.. never owned, just always rented from Netflix the SD version.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited December 2008
    ND13 wrote: »
    Ron don't do SD anymo.

    Was wondering based on the fact that he ordered it on Blu christmas day and it would be really quick for him to have it in his hands 3 days later. (considering today is a Sunday)
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited December 2008
    ND13 wrote: »
    Ron don't do SD anymo.

    True dat homey. :)
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited January 2009
    I own the standard and BR versions of this. At first, I wondered if the BR would be a big enough step up in picture quality and sound to warrant the purchase. When I got home and played the Caretan episode (episode 3) back to back from the standard to the BR versions, I could tell a nice improvement in picture quality and a huge difference in sound quality with the BR version. I payed $64 at the time from a local Target and still thought the difference in the standard and BR was worth the purchase of the BR. Giving some of the prices you can pick the BR version up now, to me it's a no brainer. BUY IT!
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