namie amuro BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009

[kndy]

Namie Amuro's BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009 is coming out on Blu-ray on Sept. 9th.

Has anyone purchased any avex music Blu-ray releases? I only have her DVD releases but definitely interested in picking this one up.

[blueberryroses]

I came in with high expectations for this Blu-ray disc. Unfortunately, it is encoded in 1080i, not 1080p. The good news is the audio is 5.1 uncompressed. The bad news is the video quality. Darks are not as deep as they should be, but worst of all, the crew that shot the concert keeps blurring shots to fade in and out every few seconds. One moment Namie is in focus and another second, she's not. This goes on for the duration of the concert and it is very annoying. Why bother with a Blu-ray release if we are not going to get clear sharp pictures of the concert? I'm sure this looks a lot better than the normal DVD release, but really with all the new Blu-rays coming out, I expected a lot better from Avex Trax.

Final judgment: Picture quality: 3/5 Sound Quality 3.5/5

[kndy]

Originally Posted by blueberryroses

I came in with high expectations for this Blu-ray disc. Unfortunately, it is encoded in 1080i, not 1080p. The good news is the audio is 5.1 uncompressed. The bad news is the video quality. Darks are not as deep as they should be, but worst of all, the crew that shot the concert keeps blurring shots to fade in and out every few seconds. One moment Namie is in focus and another second, she's not. This goes on for the duration of the concert and it is very annoying. Why bother with a Blu-ray release if we are not going to get clear sharp pictures of the concert? I'm sure this looks a lot better than the normal DVD release, but really with all the new Blu-rays coming out, I expected a lot better from Avex Trax.

Final judgment: Picture quality: 3/5 Sound Quality 3.5/5

That sucks. I was hoping for a solid concert..I was pleased with "Live Style 2006" and even "Space of Hip-Pop 2005"....was hoping better for "Best Fiction"...

[Blufan11]

sadness so is it worth the 65?

[blueberryroses]

Originally Posted by Blufan11

sadness so is it worth the 65?

I got it from Amazon.jp for about $40 total. It's not worth it and should be around $30, but in general all Japanese DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs are overpriced, so I bit the bullet, but as I said, the quality is very standard.