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• Re: Not here in Canada. "Die Hard" was $40. (nt) - dagger 19:17:38 02/18/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Not here in Canada. "Die Hard" was $40. (nt) posted by bubbahotep on February 15, 2002 at 22:40:06:

  Superbit is not all it's cracked up to be. Whoever does the compression and sets the bit rate merely allows a higher rate and gobbles up more of the disc space. This is not a big deal anymore because many DVD's are now dual layer and even dual disc/dual layer so there isn't the need to compress info as much any more. Two examples of movies I have recently purchased that are NOT labelled
  Superbit, but are by definition: "Moulin Rouge" and "Shrek" PROOF?
  Just look at your bit rate meter and it is virtually bouncing off 10 megabit all the time on both of them.(Of course we all know that 10mbit is the maximum rate used by MPEG2 for DVD's). I had the opportunity to watch "5th Element" in both versions. I can't honestly say that I could see much difference in detail or visible artifacts when comparing them. The main difference was that the original was averaging about 4 to 5 mbit/second most of the time and the Superbit one was virtually between 8 and 10 mbit all the time.
  
  

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• The last Superbit I bought was Crouching Tiger...$19 in Canada $ - cfraser 22:00:55 02/16/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Not here in Canada. "Die Hard" was $40. (nt) posted by bubbahotep on February 15, 2002 at 22:40:06:

  Looked real good to me. I'll buy more, if I don't already have it. The most expensive single DVD I've ever bought, excepting Apocalypse Now Redux that cost a $1 more...
  
  

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• ???!!! Die Hard is not a SuperBit DVD! - Joe Murphy Jr 08:09:34 02/16/02 (4)
  In Reply to: Not here in Canada. "Die Hard" was $40. (nt) posted by bubbahotep on February 15, 2002 at 22:40:06:

  What's up? These are the only SuperBit DVDs available:
  

  • http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v5_search_item.asp?olduserid=73325229717002&string=superbit&include_desc=1&userid=73325229717002&redir=1

  
  

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  • Re: ???!!! Die Hard is not a SuperBit DVD! - bubbahotep 11:58:18 02/16/02 (0)
    In Reply to: ???!!! Die Hard is not a SuperBit DVD! posted by Joe Murphy Jr on February 16, 2002 at 08:09:34:

    Thanks for the link. I must have been mistaken about the title but the price of the disc, with tax, would have meant laying down close to 50 bucks.
    
    

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  • IMHO, they're releasing them slowly to see if there's enough interest. (nt) - AuPh 08:11:36 02/16/02 (2)
    In Reply to: ???!!! Die Hard is not a SuperBit DVD! posted by Joe Murphy Jr on February 16, 2002 at 08:09:34:

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    • there would be some interest if they released a movie I really wanted to see...nt.. - late 18:39:08 02/16/02 (1)
      In Reply to: IMHO, they're releasing them slowly to see if there's enough interest. (nt) posted by AuPh on February 16, 2002 at 08:11:36:

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      • I have to agree, there needs to be more titles available. - AuPh 21:39:02 02/16/02 (0)
        In Reply to: there would be some interest if they released a movie I really wanted to see...nt.. posted by late on February 16, 2002 at 18:39:08:

        I e-mailed the suggestion that they should consider releasing a Superbit version of Starship Troopers (it's a Columbia/Tri-Star release; so there should be no problem obtaining rights). As SF/bug movies go this one's hard to top; it would be a visually stunning superbit release, IMHO.

        Audiophilander
        
        

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