What HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, or D-Theater tape have you gotten lately? (Part 3)

Time for a new thread!

To read Part 2, go here:

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=135649

 

This thread looks lonely. I have Earth: The Biography comin' from Amazonia. Anybody else got it or gettin' it? I'm a sucker for science shows.

 

Aren't standard dts and dts core the exact same thing?

 

I believe so. DTS core, from my understanding, merely means that if the disc is encoded with DTS-HD or DTS-HD MA, and your player or receiver cannot decode the HD part, it will at least decode the basic "core" DTS (which is the basic DTS we have known for years now).

 

I understood "core" DTS to mean it extracted the 1.5Mpbs version from a DTS-HR or DTS MA program, while most DTS tracks on SD-DVD are at 768kpbs.

 

It's at the highest bit-rate that home DTS comes in. It's not shabby audio.

It kind'a grieves me that DTS Master suddenly has such wide-acceptance with studios when so many players sold so far won't decode it or bitstream it. I don't see what's so superior about it over Dolby True or LCPM. I'm grieved because my Onkyo 805 reciever is stille in the shop waiting for.....??? ....proably, ultimately because DTS was late/wrong/off with their spec's...?

I must admit the idea of core or Master depending on your kit is convient but DTS seems to be getting rewarded for being late to the party yet again. It don't seem right, well cricket. I get True and LPCM on my junior system with a 1.0 player.

The DTS rep.....

 

My 805 just left today for warranty service. Anyway, The Pirates of the Caribbean-The Curse of the Black Pearl just arrived today from Amazon. It will be tonight's entertainment.

 

I just picked up "Passage to India." It was a revelation, beautifully transferred and a more engrossing story than I remember. Pretty good extras too. Back when it was released I called it Passage to Insomnia as it seemed pretty boring. I guess I've changed with age!

John K.

 

Looking at the big picture, well over 90% of Blu-ray players in service can either decode or bitstream DTS-HD MA, and 100% of all others can decode and/or bitstream the core DTS, it isn't as big an issue as I thought it was going to be a year ago, when none could handle DTS-HD MA. Of course the PS3 all by itself is over 85% of players in service, this list shows what players can decode and/or bitstream DTS-HD MA:

http://www.idoblu.co.uk/page2 Blu-ray Players.html

These new or soon to be released players can decode and bitstream DTS-HD MA:

Sony BDP-S550
Panasonic DMP-BD50
Samsung BD-P2500
Pioneer BDP-05HD
Pioneer BDP-FD/LX51
Pioneer BDP-LX91
Denon DVD3800BD
Marantz BD8002

Could have been a lot worse, I guess, no HD DVD player decoded DTS-HD MA as far as I know. I have a player that can bitstream to my Yamaha RX-V663 and the PS3 which can decode it.

Chris

 

I have never seen a straight standard DTS encode at 1.5Mbps although I assume that is possible.

Chris

 

Isn't that what was on some of the D-Theater tapes? I must have atleast 20 D-tapes with DTS.

 

Early DTS DVDs (Saving Private Ryan IIRC) had 1536kpbs tracks.

 

I have several of those early high-rate DTS DVD's that DTS encoded themselves. When they allowed the studios to have encoders is when the bit-rate was cut in half.

 

I don't think so but I only had a couple of DTheater tapes with DTS. I didn't think there were 20 but I just checked and Wikipedia lists these tapes as having a DTS track:

Dreamworks
Forces of Nature
The Last Castle
The Contender *
Biker Boyz

20th Century Fox
Moulin Rouge!
True Lies
X2
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Speed
Alien (Director's Cut)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Passion of the Christ
Man on Fire
The Day After Tomorrow
I, Robot

Universal Studios
Meet the Parents
The Scorpion King *
Red Dragon *
2 Fast 2 Furious*
The Life of David Gale*
Love Actually
Lost in Translation
The Truth About Charlie
21 Grams
The Rundown

Chris

 

Chris, I have a high percentage of the tapes on that list. I can't remember which ones but some of the tapes have DTS even though it's not listed on the box.

 

...oh, when I was out shopping at Tar-jeaux this morning, I got the Clear And Present Danger BD. Tar-jeaux has most of their $35 Fox titles marked down to $25 or $30. Patton was $30, most of the rest were $25. I didn't see their sunday circular yet, those might have been advertised prices...? At any rate, the tags said "Temporary Price Reduction".

 

I would love to get that one.

 

I just picked up Hitman as a blind buy.

 

Just picked up Doomsday and was very pleasantly surprised. I think the trailer was a very poor representation of this movie. It made it look like a cheapie badly made piece of crap that should have been straight to DVD. While it's certainly no masterpiece, I found it very entertaining. Completely over the top in blood and action but still done very well. The director was blatanly showing his influences. The homage to Escape From NY and The Road Warrior were obvious. With a touch of The Warriors in one scene. Oh yeah, the PQ & AQ were top notch too!

 

The ones with * according to Wikipedia have no mention on the box. According to Wikipedia, I only owned a grand total of one DTheater tape with DTS, Alien.

Chris

 

Wow, you are a brave soul. I just rented that one recently. I assumed it must be based on a video game while watching it, but I haven't yet checked to see if that was accurate. People jumping out all around and spraying bullets all over and the over the top blood spatter look like something from a video game or graphic comic book.

Chris

 

Chris, I have all but 3 of those....28 if that's right out of 92 Hollywood releases. I stille think there's a few more but I'd have to start playin' tapes, 60-somethin'.

I'm already wantin' to revisit Moulon Rouge & Alien after just looking at the list.

 

I have a pretty high tolerance for mindless action films so buying blind isn't that unusual for me. I'm not expecting much.