Pirates of the caribbean-Dead man's chest

Not looking good, Brian. According to the Disney DVD site, it will only be offered in DD 5.1.

Maybe the 3 disc edition coming in May of 07 will have it?
http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/4066/potcrn6.jpg

I preferred the DD track on the first one anyway. Not a big concern. Maybe leaving off DTS will mean it can have better PQ than the first.

Amazon has a two disk version with DTS listed. This is in addition to the DD5.1 single disk.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=25332

I'll be picking up the two disc set on Tuesday. The extras are worth it to me. While no DTS and I'm sure there will be gripes about that, it isn't the end of the world for me as I just gotta have this movie in my collection now!!

The listed "audio tracks" don't mention DTS, but mention it among "formats".

Disney will probably be releasing a Blu-Ray version soon.
And it would have advanced audio codecs.

Our R4 version (Australia) has a DTS track too.

I believe Blockbuster has some sort of promo if one is amongst the first to buy the DVD from them. We all know their prices are high though for new releases generally.

Walmart, Best Buy, Circuit City and the like will probably have some type of promo also. I think Circuit City is giving away a small can of dirt if I read correctly from the DVDtalk forum.
Whatever!!

I'm hoping not to spend more than $19.99 for the two disc set.

the UK edition has DTS and the picture is amazing (for a dvd) without EE (which was visible on all THX editions of the first episode !! which is a shame for THX label)

I was not impressed with the surround sound @ the theater...aling with the movie itself!

The R2 version available here in Egypt has both DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1 tracks .
To my amazement , both tracks are IDENTICAL !!!!
I've never seen this with a single DVD I watched containing the two sound formats , there is always somekind of difference , DTS not neccessarily better but at least louder , but with POTC DMC , there is NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL !

A very good popcorn movie. The audio is very active.

I picked up some popcorn tubs and am very excited about this release tomorrow! I haven't seen it yet, but, the popcorn should be good!
Is there a DTS release? What to look for at Walrmart?

This movie (unlike the first) is low on charm and became looooooooooooooong.

darker as well..I could see some 8-10 year olds watching the first one but this one's a little too much with the executions...(not really spoiling anything)

No DTS edition in the USA. With no difference at all if true, that's reason enough to leave it off.

PQ was the same as the first. IOW - lousy. Give it a 3. I did watch the whole thing. It was indeed long.

The audio was awesome though. I never gush over the latest action flick soundtrack. In fact, when asked for demo discs, I rarely reply cuz I only have a small handful that are truly reference in my opinion. Others seem to list off every action movie ever released.

I prefer THX ULTRA2 + DD5.1. Using bipoles surrounds in 7.1 config. Symmetrical speaker placement in rectangular dedicated HT. Sub calibrated with Velodyne SMS-1.

POTC2 is a reference disc for me. Truly seamless, enveloping, engaging, believable. Other mixes are front heavy, others have gimmicky surround action, others have overcooked bass (Tokyo Drift, The Island, Haunting DTS). Dialogue was clear and during the 2.5h runtime, I never thought it sounded like ADR.
Bass is deep and visceral, but never overdone, as if it's trying to impress you. The bass from Davy Jones' heartbeats doesn't blast you or flap your proverbial pant leg, but rumbles at a more visceral and natural level that works to increase tension. The score when going full tilt didn't sound congested or bright. It was easy to keep turning the volume up because it was never glaring or harsh. My room does have the side walls treated though, as well as bass traps in all four corners. Surround action is superb. I know 4 bipoles and THX ULTRA2 go a long way in dispersing the rear soundstage compared to 2 monopoles, but I got completely lost in this mix. I love it! It fully deserves a place beside my #1 reference disc: Master and Commander (DTS).

Only had a chance to watch the first hour of the movie last night. I have a Denon DVD1920, Denon AVR3803 and Monitor Audio Gold Reference speakers all the way around. I thought the picture and sound quality to be very very good. I suppose one's mileage will vary as always depending on what equipment they utilize but I don't have anything extraordinary when it comes to that.

Purchase the one disc DVD if you are on the fence for what to buy if you plan to own it or at least rent this one unless you were totally turned off by it if you saw it in the theater. I know I will eventually watch bits and pieces of this movie alot like I have done with the first movie for which I've lost count how many times it has been in my player. You savvy??

Rented it ly'day because my wife wanted to see it again...absolute torture just to get through the first hour.

LOL!

My wife, fortunately, is sparing me from that agony again.

Have it on tonight and it looks light years better than the regular DVD of Superman Returns.

Wasn't a big fan when I saw it at the movies but it plays a bit better here at home.

Sound is fantastic on my Onix Rocket setup. Good workout for my SVS sub.

Not to mention that Superman Returns was agony and POTC was by and far a much much better movie IMHO. Another one I didn't care much for was Poseidon. POTC blows that away also in my book!

I finished watching the movie last night and opinions regarding the sound quality of this DVD are spot on. I'd have to say one of the best I've heard in quite awhile. I don't feel after watching all of it that the PQ rates as a very high mark but it was pretty good. I've seen much worse, that is for sure!

To each his own....we're returning it today,the second half unfinished. It's coming in the mail,BB Online, simply for my daughter to watch it this weekend even though she loved the first one and didn't really care about the 2nd.

POTC: DMC is way too long, IMO. The last third was worth the wait for me, though. I can see why people gave up on it. It took us two nights to get through this film. The second night was a better movie.

The EDGE ENHANCEMENT is awful! There is one shot where Depp (about 1/2 way through the film - Kyre is on the deck looking up at him) is looking skyward on his ship and a rope above him has huge ghosted parallel lines above and below it. And the EE lines seemingly have EE! Closeups look okay.

Sound is great!

I thought Superman Returns had less EE but also had less contrast and "Punch". I did like Superman Returns more than POTC (either one).

The Making Ofs in POTC: DMC seem good. We've only started the first one and it is pretty revealing about the problems with this film. The script was a huge problem.

Interesting
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...d.php?t=246927

I tried to watch this movie in the theater and couldn't stay off my cellphone...in and out...in and out...tried to watch this at home last night and couldn't stay awake. Sound was very good, PQ was decent, but I just couldn't get into the plot and the characters were just not interesting enough...except for DJ. Bill Nighy once again stole the show.