List of Paramount 4K UHDs with Superior International Alternatives - Blu-ray Forum

DawnShadow · 05-09-2024, 10:34 PM

Thought I would make a thread about this to raise awareness since there is a lot of discussion going on in the Vanila Sky and The Firm threads at the moment.

The gist of the issue here is Paramount's US releases are using BD-66s and have very poor compression. International counterparts are starting to appear utilizing BD-100s and vastly superior encoding.

CONFIRMED:
Flashdance (Italy) - thanks to andreasy969
Screenshot comparisons and bitrate info : https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...3&postcount=78
The Truman Show (Italy) - thanks to andreasy969
Screenshot comparisons and bitrate info: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...2&postcount=75
Roman Holiday (Italy) - thanks to barrett75
The Firm (Italy and Scandinavia) - thanks to barrett75 and yetanotherone
Comparisons of both bitrates and screenshots, again thanks to yetanotherone
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=295
Vanilla Sky (Scandinavia) - thanks to yetanotherone - Italy also likely and TBC
Comparisons of both bitrates and screenshots, again thanks to yetanotherone
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=181
Devotion (Belgium and Netherlands) - thanks to Axel X and Krobar
Bitrate details
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=104
Beverly Hills Cop (Italy)
Once Upon a Time in the West (Italy)
Breakdown (Germany)
Comparison screenshots thanks to DonaldMcDonald
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...75&postcount=4

Amazon Italy purchase links:
The Firm
Vanilla Sky
Roman Holiday
The Truman Show
Beverly Hills Cop
Flashdance
Breakdown direct from Turbine

05-09-2024, 10:34 PM	#1
DawnShadow Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:851 DVD collection:181 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:223	List of Paramount 4K UHDs with Superior International Alternatives Thought I would make a thread about this to raise awareness since there is a lot of discussion going on in the Vanila Sky and The Firm threads at the moment. The gist of the issue here is Paramount's US releases are using BD-66s and have very poor compression. International counterparts are starting to appear utilizing BD-100s and vastly superior encoding. CONFIRMED: Flashdance (Italy) - thanks to andreasy969 Screenshot comparisons and bitrate info : https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...3&postcount=78 The Truman Show (Italy) - thanks to andreasy969 Screenshot comparisons and bitrate info: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...2&postcount=75 Roman Holiday (Italy) - thanks to barrett75 The Firm (Italy and Scandinavia) - thanks to barrett75 and yetanotherone Comparisons of both bitrates and screenshots, again thanks to yetanotherone https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=295 Vanilla Sky (Scandinavia) - thanks to yetanotherone - Italy also likely and TBC Comparisons of both bitrates and screenshots, again thanks to yetanotherone https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=181 Devotion (Belgium and Netherlands) - thanks to Axel X and Krobar Bitrate details https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=104 Beverly Hills Cop (Italy) Once Upon a Time in the West (Italy) Breakdown (Germany) Comparison screenshots thanks to DonaldMcDonald https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...75&postcount=4 Amazon Italy purchase links: The Firm Vanilla Sky Roman Holiday The Truman Show Beverly Hills Cop Flashdance Breakdown direct from Turbine Last edited by DawnShadow; 05-07-2025 at 05:17 AM.

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