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Superbit DVDs?

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Whatever happened to Superbit DVDs? Where they canned with the release of HD DVD and Blu-Ray?
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Better yet... where are the Superbit HD-DVDs??
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Better yet... where are the Superbit HD-DVDs??
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LMAO


Watch HD DVD encoded with VC-1 @ MPEG-II bitrates
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If Memory Serves (my memory is not to good these days on some things
) I think the Superbit is a sony thing so that might answer that question if I am right.
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Since I'm a HD DVD guy I can't get Spider-Man 1 or 2 on HD DVD



But I can get the superbit versions! lol. I wonder how those will look upscaled
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They sold pretty poorly. Any that are left are now ten bucks or less at BB. I have a few of them. Some of them don't even use the whole disk or max bit rate of DVD.
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I did a good search and apparently it depended on the movie


Some movies only had a 24% increase in Bitrate, and some had a 108% increase in bitrate
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In January 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has discontinued its Superbit line in order to promote its Blu-ray Disc format.
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Whatever happened to Superbit DVDs? Where they canned with the release of HD DVD and Blu-Ray?
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I loved them. They were as good quality as some of the BD movies I've seen upconverted on the A1.

I still have all of my superbit movies because of this.

I have Spiderman I & 2, Underworld...etc.
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In January 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has discontinued its Superbit line in order to promote its Blu-ray Disc format.
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Because they know that upconverted on an HD DVD player, it looked as good as BD movies. I know, I have about 25 of them.
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Yep it was a sony thing.


Like said they sold poor. Mostly becase they were, for the most part, 1.5-2x more then the 2 disc SE versions.


Many looked very good but once dvd started doing HD transfers anf such the was no need for the SB versions.

BB had a 9.99/disc sale for awhile I picked up a few then.

The fifth element is a must have. Better then the current BD.


Spiderman 2 SB vs the 2disc SE were very close.
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Yep it was a sony thing.


Like said they sold poor. Mostly becase they were, for the most part, 1.5-2x more then the 2 disc SE versions.


Many looked very good but once dvd started doing HD transfers anf such the was no need for the SB versions.

BB had a 9.99/disc sale for awhile I picked up a few then.

The fifth element is a must have. Better then the current BD.


Spiderman 2 SB vs the 2disc SE were very close.
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That's when I bought mine.


The DTS sound tracks were nothing to scoff at.
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I liked my Superbits to because of the DTS to.
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I liked my Superbits to because of the DTS to.
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True true
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Because they know that upconverted on an HD DVD player, it looked as good as BD movies. I know, I have about 25 of them.
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Lol. Sometimes I wonder what planet people come from.
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Lol. Sometimes I wonder what planet people come from.
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Some of the tier 4 HD DVDs or Blu-Rays? It wouldn't surprise me if a upconverted DVD could match it.
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Lol. Sometimes I wonder what planet people come from.
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Planet Earth, thanks for asking.


Which one are you from if I may ask?
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Some of the tier 4 HD DVDs or Blu-Rays? It wouldn't surprise me if a upconverted DVD could match it.
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Not the same movie from the same master.


larry
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Planet Earth, thanks for asking.


Which one are you from if I may ask?
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The one where upconverted SD never holds a candle to real High Definition.
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The one where upconverted SD never holds a candle to real High Definition.
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Thanks for the prompt reply ChrisWiggles.


Oh, my bad, you're not he.
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