Daylight BD vs. DTS DVD

[Jodi]

Would love to hear any comparisons between the BD of Daylight vs. the DTS-encoded DVD of Daylight.
I remember the PQ of the DVD being pretty good, but the DTS AQ on the DVD was freakin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
I read the Blu-Ray.com review of this flick, and it wasn't too good in terms of PQ and AQ. Again, would like some comparisons.
Amazon.com has this in DTS DVD for only $5 and change! ,which would be cheaper than the BD, though.

[linger63]

Originally Posted by Jodi

Would love to hear any comparisons between the BD of Daylight vs. the DTS-encoded DVD of Daylight.
I remember the PQ of the DVD being pretty good, but the DTS AQ on the DVD was freakin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
I read the Blu-Ray.com review of this flick, and it wasn't too good in terms of PQ and AQ. Again, would like some comparisons.
Amazon.com has this in DTS DVD for only $5 and change! ,which would be cheaper than the BD, though.

Hi Jodi,


I had the same DVD as you.

I now have the cheap U.K. Region Free Blu Ray release.

It looks fine and clearly sounds even better than the DVD!!!!!!


Cheers,

John

[NathanDrakeFan]

Originally Posted by Jodi

Would love to hear any comparisons between the BD of Daylight vs. the DTS-encoded DVD of Daylight.
I remember the PQ of the DVD being pretty good, but the DTS AQ on the DVD was freakin' awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
I read the Blu-Ray.com review of this flick, and it wasn't too good in terms of PQ and AQ. Again, would like some comparisons.
Amazon.com has this in DTS DVD for only $5 and change! ,which would be cheaper than the BD, though.

Remember that blu-ray is held to higher standards

picture score quote-
"Speaking of narrowly averted disasters, Daylight's 1080p/VC-1 encoded video transfer nearly succumbs to several lingering DVD-era issues. While matters improve significantly whenever the film plunges underground, Universal's presentation suffers from obvious, all-too-distracting edge enhancement, at-times severe ringing, intermittent print nicks, pervasive crush, seemingly random telecine wobble and other minor eyesores. But Daylight isn't the high definition fiasco that is Tremors, thank the Blu gods. DNR doesn't really come into play, a faint veneer of grain lends the film cinematic clout, smearing and other encoding problems aren't readily apparent, the whole of the image bests its DVD counterpart, and overall color, contrast and clarity are generally commendable. Some general softness creeps into special effects shots, sure. But most catalog junkies should be well accustomed to that by now. Some brief artifacting, presumably source-based, invades the image as well (the worst of which pops up at the tail-end of the climactic "Blowout" sequence), but it never gets out of hand. That said, closeups fare quite well, with notably improved fine textures and convincing skintones to boot, and tunnel scenes are rife with inky shadows, gorgeous flames and enough detail to render the majority of ceiling collapses and rising waters worth mentioning; almost enough to make Daylight's day-lit scenes more bearable. Almost. As it stands, Universal's transfer amounts to a hit-or-miss presentation with a few more hits than misses."
3/5


Audio quality review-

"Daylight's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track doesn't hold water either. Dialogue is clean and clear (barring a few underground mishaps), but other aspects of the mix don't fare so well. LFE output is beefy, bullish even, yet smothers many an explosion, ominous rumble and collapse, often to the detriment of precision effects and more subtle ambience. The rear speakers are active, but directionality is strangely superficial, pans occasionally stumble, and the resulting soundfield isn't full or natural. And the entire experience lacks the finesse and flavor of a more refined lossless track. That's not to suggest the mix is a complete disappointment; just that it doesn't live up to its potential or escape descriptors like "average," "run of the mill" and "serviceable." '90s disaster flicks deserve aural acumen on par with any destruction being unleashed, and Daylight's sonics are too submissive and sluggish to stand shoulder to shoulder with its visuals."
3/5


There you have it.Better than the dvd. carry on