DVDs & Films Forum - Superbit - your opinions - Page 1

Personally I dont notice any differance in quality with Superbit DVD's and normal DVD's

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I found it was far inferior than the "standard" version. This was "Lawrence of Arabia". I shan't bother buying anymore.

Cheers for that, maybe I'll cancel my order and get the ordinary one cheaper.

I'd agree - I bought Jet Li's The One Superbit Edition and I really can't tell the difference to any of my other disks.....


Rob

I think the enhanced bit rate of Superbit discs only really shows on a large screen.But you do get DTS as well as DD aswell.On R1 ,one batch of Superbit releases were issued with extras on a second disc-this is how it should be always.One magazine did a comparison of some Superbit releases around the time of Moulin Rouge's release,and found the average bit rate on MR was the same as the Superbit versions.So,all in all-not really worth paying again.Having said that,when PLAY reduced them to £9.99 I couldn't resist Vertical Limit

Apparently,,unless you have one of those Bloody Awful Large Plasma Screen TV's,,you wont notice any real difference,,,I have heard they give a slightly sharper image on a Plasma!,,,and lets face it,,,Plasma TV needs all the Help it can get!
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Frankly, I only notice the difference when the average bitrate drops down to below 4MBits/second. I'd go as far to say that higher bitrates can make a film look worse(if the print isn't tidied up a lot) as all the defects are shown in greater detail.

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I'd go as far to say that higher bitrates can make a film look worse(if the print isn't tidied up a lot) as all the defects are shown in greater detail.

Interesting viewpoint. I've never really looked at it that way before.

To be frank, once I sit down and get into the film, if the picture is half decent it will be fine for me. A couple of grains on the skyline aren't going to register in my brain if the film is any good.

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So far the only Superbit title I've invested in has been Vertical Limit (stop that sn*****ing in the back) and IMHO there IS a noticeable improvement in the overall picture quality especially when viewed via component video through my Panny 300 projector on to an 8 foot screen. If you're watching it on a 28 or 32 inch t.v. then the increase is bitrate is probably less noticeable...