from wat i know, ahem disc they always tune up the audio one, unlike ori disc, where u need to crank up the volume to hear better

i mean, the pixels are @ 640 X 480, how its gonna look sharper? like wat i said, superbit dvd? where they max out on the bitrate?

Yes, the ahem DTS volume always cranked up. But don't forget the Blu-ray converted ones also ahem, so the DTS audio would also undergo the same process when putting them on normal DVD (I think).

I am not sure about Superbit or not. It might look sharper maybe by chance, like maybe the newly released Blu-ray version that it's converted from , looked better than the normal original DVD which was released many years ago. Anyway it was only the RM39.90 DVD (probably Region 3) I was comparing it to.

It could also be the higher contrast that makes it appear to be slightly sharper to the eyes..... many possibilities.

maybe a new remastered version?

It could be too. But the difference wasn't that great, so I don't think it was the case, not AVP1 anyway. Anyway I bought those few just to test and satisfy my curiousity

This post has been edited by Ngto: Feb 18 2008, 12:30 PM

I think Blu-Ray has already won the format war by now...

Toshiba has pulled out of the format war just recently
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/bu...gin&oref=slogin

Still Cross my finger,toe ,hair and everything that can be cross

Blu-Ray Transformer...I love playing them with my audio system..huhuhu

Hopefully,since toshiba withdraw from the scene...Masa depan yg gelap untuk HD-DVD

wah.. so shocking that one of the inventor has retreat
next... awaiting microsoft to come out with blu-ray drive add on for xbox



This post has been edited by dattebayo: Feb 18 2008, 09:09 PM

hahha.. if microsoft do pull out the blu-ray tricks with adding blu ray drive, that would be exceeding ps3's cost!

hopefully the demise of HD-DVD could strengthen people's attention in blu-ray, when the demands rise up, the production costs would be lower, hence we may see cheaper PS3 and games one day

but that s not the case since most of the money is used for licensing to game developers and Sony ... not the production costs of the Blu-ray disk itself...

dont forget that there s still the Wii competing...

On a side note, iinm DTS itself is usually calibrated louder than Dolby Digital, which can mislead people into thinking its 'clearer' when it sometimes isn't all that big a difference.

LMAO

Official press release from Toshiba.

Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses

19 February, 2008

Company Remains Focused on Championing Consumer Access to High Definition Content

TOKYO--Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.

HD DVD was developed to offer consumers access at an affordable price to high-quality, high definition content and prepare them for the digital convergence of tomorrow where the fusion of consumer electronics and IT will continue to progress.

"We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so-called 'next-generation format war' and concluded that a swift decision will best help the market develop," said Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation. "While we are disappointed for the company and more importantly, for the consumer, the real mass market opportunity for high definition content remains untapped and Toshiba is both able and determined to use our talent, technology and intellectual property to make digital convergence a reality."

Toshiba will continue to lead innovation, in a wide range of technologies that will drive mass market access to high definition content. These include high capacity NAND flash memory, small form factor hard disk drives, next generation CPUs, visual processing, and wireless and encryption technologies. The company expects to make forthcoming announcements around strategic progress in these convergence technologies.

Toshiba will begin to reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels, aiming for cessation of these businesses by the end of March 2008. Toshiba also plans to end volume production of HD DVD disk drives for such applications as PCs and games in the same timeframe, yet will continue to make efforts to meet customer requirements. The company will continue to assess the position of notebook PCs with integrated HD DVD drives within the overall PC business relative to future market demand.

This decision will not impact on Toshiba's commitment to standard DVD, and the company will continue to market conventional DVD players and recorders. Toshiba intends to continue to contribute to the development of the DVD industry, as a member of the DVD Forum, an international organization with some 200 member companies, committed to the discussion and defining of optimum optical disc formats for the consumer and the related industries.

Toshiba also intends to maintain collaborative relations with the companies who joined with Toshiba in working to build up the HD DVD market, including Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks Animation and major Japanese and European content providers on the entertainment side, as well as leaders in the IT industry, including Microsoft, Intel, and HP. Toshiba will study possible collaboration with these companies for future business opportunities, utilizing the many assets generated through the development of HD DVD.

Source: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm

finally... the end of format war! I wonder what paramount and (especially) universal will do now

Probably jst release their titles in Blu-ray. I am sure they are ready for it.

can't wait for BD BOGO release by universal & paramount

This post has been edited by bose00: Feb 19 2008, 06:49 PM

Looks like Toshiba back out already. I guess the best format win!!!

when will Toshiba release their first BD player

Kudos to BluRay!!!