[kmlm13]

 http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/01/17...u-ray-details/

 

[Rieper]



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...each movie will be on a single dual layer disc encoded using VC1 and will include Dolby TrueHD 7.1.

Wow. I believe 7.1 TrueHD is a first for either format (FF and Ghost 2 Innocence notwithstanding).

 

[kmlm13]

I want PCM instead of TrueHD.

 

[inca]

I guess I will have to do a double dip, damnit!! Oh well I guess I have to get the extended edition later. That sux though. I thought new line said they were going to go all out and have all kinds of material, deleted scenes, etc.. that would be added on to whatever we had already on the EE SD DVD Version.


I guess it would be helpful if I actually linked the review I read, the review posted here doesn't have as much "Info" or lies as I prefer to call it.

http://hd-insider.com/2007/01/17/lor...kling-out.aspx

 

[mrigsby]

It depends, this will mean absolutely nothing to me unless it's the Extended Edition. If it's theatrical release, I'm passing

 

[kmlm13]

It's not extended edition, I know, it sux.

 

[metalsaber]

I might pass on these until we get confirmation of an EE version. I'm not double dipping on these. Plus I want to see which version gets better reviews.

 

[Shuley]

As great as the LOTR movies are...I can't possibly sit down and rewatch them...way too long,I saw them in the theater and bought the dvds and rewatched those but,man are they long.

 

[SyHD]

From what I read, they will do the theatrical version first which sucks big time.

 

[kmlm13]

I just watched them over the christmas break, they can take their time bringning those out. I'd rather have Blade 1 and 2.

 

[Hunter67]



Quote:
Originally Posted by kmlm13 /forum/post/0


I want PCM instead of TrueHD.

It's the same thing except TrueHD is "zipped" up to take up less space. That's why it's called "Lossless" compression and as Dolby says "True to the orginal master".

 

[curtishd]

Is there going to be a TrueHD on Blu-ray too? I know BR has been left in the dark on the audio and HD-dvd has gotten the Truehd tracks.

 

[sb1]



Quote:
Originally Posted by kmlm13 /forum/post/0


I just watched them over the christmas break, they can take their time bringning those out. I'd rather have Blade 1 and 2.

I've never heard the LoTR trilogy compared to Blade.

 

[camaj]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter67 /forum/post/0


It's the same thing except TrueHD is "zipped" up to take up less space.

However LPCM has been more favourably received than either TrueHD or DTS-MA

 

[metalsaber]



Quote:
Originally Posted by camaj /forum/post/0


However LPCM has been more favourably received than either TrueHD or DTS-MA

BD PCM tracks sound much better to me than TrueHD tracks for some reason. Maybe its just me.

 

[MSmith83]



Quote:
Originally Posted by camaj /forum/post/0


However LPCM has been more favourably received than either TrueHD or DTS-MA

Yeah, using different movies for comparison. Sure, I agree that BD movies with PCM generally sound "better" than HD DVD movies with TrueHD, but these are different movies and we are only comparing how they were mixed/mastered.


We Were Soldiers on HD DVD has a DD+ track that rivals the best PCM tracks. It shows that the mixing of audio matters much more than the encoding of audio.


It's premature to say that TrueHD actually has lossy properties (audibly lossy).


This forum has descended into madness. MADNESS, I TELL YA!

 

[UxiSXRD]

I passed on the theatricals when they came out on DVD and will pass on them on BD/HDDVD/THD. At the very least, they could extend some effort and do some seemless branching (preferably with deleted scenes).

 

[AudiRedDevil]

i never bought the collection b/c i figured something bigger and better was always around the corner for lotr. i wanted to the ee's but now i'll have to wait to see if the theatrical on hd/blu will have ee's waiting around the corner near after. possibly these will be renters just to see hd glory

 

[sfield]

It's well understood that TruHD is lossless. The original PCM that is input to be compressed is what you get on decompression (playback).


You really DO want TruHD or DTS-HD master lossless tracks, instead of PCM. The reason is simple -- this frees up space for other content on the disc. Either a higher bit rate movie encode, or more extra content.


BTW, I recently picked up a Blu-ray player, in addition to the HD-DVD player I picked up about 6 months ago. Reason for me was that Blu-ray has significant new and desirable content on the horizon.


For LOTR, I really hope that the 50GB blu-ray disc is used for a higher bit rate encode of the movie. I really hope they don't just port over the content that has been shaped to the HD-DVD 30GB disc...

Quote:
Originally Posted by MSmith83 /forum/post/0


Yeah, using different movies for comparison. Sure, I agree that BD movies with PCM generally sound "better" than HD DVD movies with TrueHD, but these are different movies and we are only comparing how they were mixed/mastered.


We Were Soldiers on HD DVD has a DD+ track that rivals the best PCM tracks. It shows that the mixing of audio matters much more than the encoding of audio.


It's premature to say that TrueHD actually has lossy properties (audibly lossy).


This forum has descended into madness. MADNESS, I TELL YA!

 

[MSmith83]



Quote:
Originally Posted by sfield /forum/post/0


It's well understood that TruHD is lossless. The original PCM that is input to be compressed is what you get on decompression (playback).

It's not well understood on this forum. If you've followed many of the threads here, there are plenty of people who incorrectly conclude TrueHD to be worse than uncompressed PCM by comparing two different movies.

Quote:
Originally Posted by sfield /forum/post/0


You really DO want TruHD or DTS-HD master lossless tracks, instead of PCM. The reason is simple -- this frees up space for other content on the disc. Either a higher bit rate movie encode, or more extra content.

You really DO want PCM if your player cannot decode the lossless tracks, and a BD-50 disc is used for the transfer. It's all a matter of perspective.