Superbit faded out? - Blu-ray Forum

PH3AR · 03-25-2009, 12:16 AM

I was wondering did Superbit DVDs fade out, casue i remember my dad buying them and saying, son this is the future of home enetertainment. Since i havent seen any even before blu was out, was it just a quick phase or didnt really sell so they canceled them or something else?

tommyboy81 · 03-25-2009, 12:19 AM

They are what you call Blu-rays now. And everybody other Company decided to join in.

Don't know if that's the reason why or not. But when you look at the back of every Sony BR case they have all of the 7 Country subtitles just like they had with Superbit.

Plus these were $29.99 when you could get a regular DVD for $19.99 or even when they were $9. Example of that would be The Fifth Element, and Snatch. Among others

Galley · 03-25-2009, 12:23 AM

All they were were higher-bitrate encodes. Eventually, everyone was doing it, and placing the extras on a second disc.

tommyboy81 · 03-25-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Galley

All they were were higher-bitrate encodes. Eventually, everyone was doing it, and placing the extras on a second disc.

Yeah that also. Then you saw Star Wars and Lord of the Rings with higher bit rate than those

Brad1963 · 03-25-2009, 12:37 AM

You can buy the remaining Superbit's pretty cheaply at Fry's. They had Cliffhanger for about $5.00 the other day.

03-25-2009, 12:16 AM	#1
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	Superbit faded out? I was wondering did Superbit DVDs fade out, casue i remember my dad buying them and saying, son this is the future of home enetertainment. Since i havent seen any even before blu was out, was it just a quick phase or didnt really sell so they canceled them or something else?

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03-25-2009, 12:19 AM	#2
tommyboy81 Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Savannah, GA Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:2	They are what you call Blu-rays now. And everybody other Company decided to join in. Don't know if that's the reason why or not. But when you look at the back of every Sony BR case they have all of the 7 Country subtitles just like they had with Superbit. Plus these were $29.99 when you could get a regular DVD for $19.99 or even when they were $9. Example of that would be The Fifth Element, and Snatch. Among others

03-25-2009, 12:23 AM	#3
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	All they were were higher-bitrate encodes. Eventually, everyone was doing it, and placing the extras on a second disc.

03-25-2009, 12:37 AM	#5
Brad1963 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:345 Blu-ray collection:1687 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1	You can buy the remaining Superbit's pretty cheaply at Fry's. They had Cliffhanger for about $5.00 the other day.

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