Why can't all studios be like FOX.

[xwingsct]

I just got Mr. and Mrs. Smith today and all I can say was WOW !
The picture, the sound, they just blew me away. I know their movies cost more but it's worth every pennies. I rented "Prison Break" before and the picture just blew me away on that one too.
Keep up the good work Fox you just made me a one happy customer.

[Bullseye]

well in fairness to Disney and Sony they have been great too. The only ones who have disappointed on a regular basis have been WB with the HD-DVD transfers onto BD. Some of the titles are good but some are very disappointing.

[JJ]

Bah, I will say it like this:

-Disney
-Sony
-Fox

Disney for pristine PQ and always including PCM has to be first.

[JJ]

Actually, I think in your anger, what you meant to say was, why cant 'WB' be more like Fox.

[buckshot]

I thought you were going to say with the seemingly unending sale on their titles. the frys here in sd has all the movies marked as 13.99 even on the box. I wonder if fox is going to lower their msrp on some titles. that would be cool.

[xwingsct]

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Actually, I think in your anger, what you meant to say was, why cant 'WB' be more like Fox.

Yeah, was just trying to be nice. So far I wasn't that impressed with their titles.

[cajmoyper]

I think though, the OP is correct in his praise for Fox. They have been the most consistent. While almost all the studios started off with mpeg-2 transfers, Fox's has always absolutely looked good, and in turn made their AVC's look that much better. Even Disney and Sony early in the game, their titles weren't always that good. And while Disney always includes uncompressed, it's not always five-star quality, that's just the truth. While Fox's DTS HD tracks always seem to outperform on a regular basis some of the dirty uncompressed audio tracks. So, I agree that every studio should want to be like Fox.

[Whytewash]

now now... lets not get too hasty and jump the gun... Speed had far less than 5 star PQ...

[frank_t]

Originally Posted by xwingsct

I just got Mr. and Mrs. Smith today and all I can say was WOW !
The picture, the sound, they just blew me away. I know their movies cost more but it's worth every pennies. I rented "Prison Break" before and the picture just blew me away on that one too.
Keep up the good work Fox you just made me a one happy customer.

bugger that. fox uses dts-ma, which i find annoying, but that's because of the ps3's inability to deal. i'd prefer uncompressed PCM audio or trueHD just cause i can listen to it in all its glory.

fox actually represents the least studio's titles that i own. disney has the lion's share.

that's not to say fox has nothing to offer. they do, but they ain't on blu (yet?)

[lgans316]

Fox is second to Sony in terms of releasing titles on BD-25 with MPEG-2 encode.
Since the Paramount/Dreamworks announcement Fox has become consistent in terms of delivering top notch PQ and SQ. However their high pricing along with the no-show of Extras, frequent date bumps and flimsy casing are spoiling their reputation. No one is going to doubt their commitment to Blu-ray format but how much customer friendly their overall strategy is all that matters.

Check out http://www.blu-raystats.com/index.php

[darkpoet25]

Yes Fox does have some great titles, but I agree with most people that Disney has it hands down. Not to mention that most of their titles are cheaper than Fox too. Hopefully Fox will be bringing out more and more titles this year, hopefully with both PCM and DTS-MA.

[Zyclone]

Originally Posted by Whytewash

now now... lets not get too hasty and jump the gun... Speed had far less than 5 star PQ...

it did have dennis hopper though and i think that warrants 5 stars alone.

[mystiksuicide]

As a studio putting out the best PQ and AQ it's simply Disney in the lead by far!

[oldmike]

fox is just way over priced most fox movies are $35 yet the rest are $25-$30
that or do lots of sales (AKA sony)

[quetzalcoatl]

Since I can hear the audio from Fox I like them. I rate the Blu-ray Studios this way Disney for PQ Fox for AQ. Overall Disney does win but the AQ is not as good as Fox.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

As a studio putting out the best PQ and AQ it's simply Disney in the lead by far!

I never ever type this or want to type this ever again, but...

+1.

::shudder::

[tru_to_blu]

I think Fox done a good job with Fantastic four rise of the silver surfer.

[pro-bassoonist]

Every single title FOX has released after the Paramount bribe has been outstanding. The distrib is definitely one of the best if not the best when it comes to proper treatment, Disney included.

There is a reason why the red side takes every single chance to attack them. That is all that needs to be said.

It took awhile for FOX to become a top notch studio when they approached the SDVD market (to be precise they were the studio to raise the bar with Fight Club) and I see exactly the same progression with BR.

I expect nothing but great releases in 2008 from FOX and they are clearly my favorites.

Pro-B

[miokti]

In my eyes... (BTW i have to wear glasses), the recent FOX releases like Die Hard and the Smiths have far surpassed Sony in terms of PQ, but Disney is a cut above everyone... but that's just me.

All I can say is, Fox has done an amazing job on their releases, all due to (and thanks to) them not being hampered by having to dumb down their releases to accommodate the limitations of HD-DVD.

I'm sure I'll be completely satisfied with the Fox releases of Star Wars.

[xwingsct]

Originally Posted by miokti

I'm sure I'll be completely satisfied with the Fox releases of Star Wars.

I can't wait for that day.