List of International BDs with Better PQ, AQ, and/or More Extras - ARCHIVED

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by wesslan

American Psycho (Update)
US - MPEG-2 18260 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD HR 6.1 3039 kbps 24-bit, BD25 (Region A) DNR
AU/ES - AVC 27950 kbps 2.35:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1681 kbps 16-bit, BD50 (Region free) Best PQ
SE - AVC 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1, same transfer as AU/ES (Region free) Best PQ
FR - AVC 24966 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2100 kbps 16-bit, BD50
DE - VC-1 18070 kbps 1.78:1 open matte, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2322 kbps 16-bit, BD25, edited (Region free)

Done.

[casspir]

Is there a comparison on the above titles?

The Long Kiss Goodnight
According to this site, the German edition is BD50, UK and US are BD25. Is this only a typo, or does this mean that the German edition is better quality or has extras?

Patriot Games: different aspect ratio?
US aspect ratio: 2.31:1
UK: 2.35:1

Blu-ray.com states that the OAR is 2.39, while imdb says it is 2.20:1
Any info on this?

[wesslan]

Warriors of the Rainbow (Seediq Bale)
TW - AVC 21399/20635 kbps 24fps, Dolby TrueHD 7.1 3659/3728 kbps/LPCM 7.1 6144 kbps 16-bit, 3xBD50
US - AVC 19000 kbps 2.34:1 24fps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2183 kbps 16-bit, BD50 2xBD
HK -

[wesslan]

Promise, The (Wu Ji)
US - No release
HK - AVC 20999 kbps 2.35:1, Mandarin DTS-HD MA 7.1 2795 kbps 16-bit, BD25 (Region free) 121min
UK - AVC 2.35:1, Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1, BD25 (Region free) 97min
DE - AVC 21994 kbps 2.35:1 1080i 25fps, Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 224 kbps, BD25 (Region B) 97min
NL - Mandarin DTS-HD MA 5.1, no eng subs, (Region free)
FR - 2.35:1, No original audio, no eng subs 103min (Region B)

[HD Goofnut]

Updates made.

[casspir]

Can we safely assume that the US and UK discs are the same? What about the French edition? Different publisher and higher video bitrate. Is it (much) better?

[jaszeron]

are there any comparisons between the paramount iron man & the m6 (French) edition? thanks!

[Sky_Captain]

Originally Posted by casspir

The Long Kiss Goodnight
According to this site, the German edition is BD50, UK and US are BD25. Is this only a typo, or does this mean that the German edition is better quality or has extras?

UK release is a BD-50. Should be safe to assume, the US is as well.

[casspir]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

UK release is a BD-50. Should be safe to assume, the US is as well.

Sky Captain, thanks, I will order the UK one right away...

[Torrente]

Originally Posted by jaszeron

are there any comparisons between the paramount iron man & the m6 (French) edition? thanks!

I always heard that there was a strange halo in the center of the frames on the M6 video edition, and that the US was better.
But I didn't see that myself (as I had the US edition)

[jaszeron]

thanks. I'll check it out.

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by Torrente

I always heard that there was a strange halo in the center of the frames on the M6 video edition, and that the US was better.
But I didn't see that myself (as I had the US edition)

This is US vs Spain and pretty interesting. Looks sharper but also too noisy

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comp...0083/picture:1

[wesslan]

Tiger on the Beat (Lo Foo Chut Gang)
US - No release
HK - AVC 25989 kbps 24fps, Cantonese Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2474 kbps 16-bit, BD25 (Region A)

Ninja Scroll
US - No release (4/12)
JP - AVC 37985 kbps 1.33:1, Japanese LPCM 2.0 1536 kbps 16-bit, BD50, no eng subs
UK - No release (26/11)

Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within
US/UK/SE - AVC 26315 kbps 1.85:1, LPCM 5.1 4608 kbps 16-bit, BD50 (Region free) Sony
PL/ES - AVC 26315 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 3380 kbps 24-bit, BD50 Best AQ

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The: The Beginning (2006)
US - No release
CA - AVC 1080i 1.78:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1, no eng subs, BD25 96 min unrated

American Psycho (update)
US - MPEG-2 18260 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD HR 6.1 3039 kbps 24-bit, BD25 (Region A) DNR
AU/ES - AVC 27950 kbps 2.35:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1681 kbps 16-bit, BD50 (Region free) Best PQ
SE - AVC 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1, same transfer as AU/ES (Region free) Best PQ
FR - AVC 24966 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2100 kbps 16-bit, BD50 (Region B)
DE - VC-1 18070 kbps 1.78:1 open matte, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2322 kbps 16-bit, BD25, edited (Region free)
NL - VC-1 20780 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2121 kbps 16-bit, BD25

[wesslan]

This is slight off topic but have anyone compared this?

Gladiator - Extended (Remastered)
US - AVC 23110 kbps; DTS-HD MA 5.1 4404 kbps 24-bit, BD50 (Region A) (Paramount)
UK/SE - AVC 17690 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4408 kbps 24-bit, BD50 (Region free) (Universal)

Have the UK myself but would like the best possible PQ. It's a pretty high bitrate bump and Paramount is known for good quality.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by wesslan

Tiger on the Beat (Lo Foo Chut Gang)
US - No release
HK - AVC 25989 kbps 24fps, Cantonese Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2474 kbps 16-bit, BD25 (Region A)

Ninja Scroll
US - No release (4/12)
JP - AVC 37985 kbps 1.33:1, Japanese LPCM 2.0 1536 kbps 16-bit, BD50, no eng subs
UK - No release (26/11)

Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within
US/UK/SE - AVC 26315 kbps 1.85:1, LPCM 5.1 4608 kbps 16-bit, BD50 (Region free) Sony
PL/ES - AVC 26315 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 3380 kbps 24-bit, BD50 Best AQ

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The: The Beginning (2006)
US - No release
CA - AVC 1080i 1.78:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1, no eng subs, BD25 96 min unrated

American Psycho (update)
US - MPEG-2 18260 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD HR 6.1 3039 kbps 24-bit, BD25 (Region A) DNR
AU/ES - AVC 27950 kbps 2.35:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1681 kbps 16-bit, BD50 (Region free) Best PQ
SE - AVC 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1, same transfer as AU/ES (Region free) Best PQ
FR - AVC 24966 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2100 kbps 16-bit, BD50 (Region B)
DE - VC-1 18070 kbps 1.78:1 open matte, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2322 kbps 16-bit, BD25, edited (Region free)
NL - VC-1 20780 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2121 kbps 16-bit, BD25

How can the AQ be inferior with the US release of Final Fantasy when its bitrate is higher?

[Leterface]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

How can the AQ be inferior with the US release of Final Fantasy when its bitrate is higher?

The better bitrate does not automatically mean better PQ, so why would the better SQ bitrate be always the better?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Leterface

The better bitrate does not automatically mean better PQ, so why would the better SQ bitrate be always the better?

I understand that. I am just trying to figure out what makes the US disc inferior in terms of AQ.

[wesslan]

Bitrates is of no consequence with lossless audio (LPCM, TrueHD, DTS-HD MA) Yes some disagree but I don't care BUT 16 vs 24-bit is another matter. I haven't listened to both so can't say for sure so ok by me to remove best AQ but there could probably be audible difference.

You see the same thing on many new US discs that always have 24-bit audio but very often the european discs only have 16-bit (and often lower bitrate hehe). Probably because they need to save space since they have more audiotracks. Maybe someone in here have compared flac 16 vs 24-bit and can enlighten us more?

[wesslan]

Bullet in the Head (Die xue jie tou)
US - No release
HK - AVC 15850 kbps, Cantonese Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2371 kbps 16-bit, BD25 (upscaled PQ, a notch better than dvd)

Painted Skin II The Resurrection
US - No release (13/11)
HK - AVC 23922 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 4544 kbps 96 kHz 16-bit, BD50
UK - No release (5/11)

[tkbryant]

Got these 2 imports today!!

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