Rambo (2008) - Hong Kong - 2 lossless audio tracks

[BettiePage]

why would anyone need 2 lossless audio tracks? they are the same once they get decoded right?

US is 7.1 vs HK 5.1... unless the video encode is different or the 7.1 mix is a gimmick.

a comparison of the same screens from both sources would be a good way to compare the 2.

[lgans316]

The H.K video is encoded at a slightly higher bit rate than the U.S version though the differences between the 2 were minimal to zero.

[Darth Lavender]

Originally Posted by BettiePage

why would anyone need 2 lossless audio tracks? they are the same once they get decoded right?

US is 7.1 vs HK 5.1... unless the video encode is different or the 7.1 mix is a gimmick.

a comparison of the same screens from both sources would be a good way to compare the 2.

Need? Nobody needs 2 (unless, maybe they were different mixes. With enough space, I could get behind having both a 5.1 identical to the theatre, and a 7.1 remix)

But, lossless isn't about needs or even noticable difference (although that exists sometimes) There's just a heck of a lot of semi-informed people who really will regard two identical lossless tracks as being a good thing.

If I had the money, I would release a new "Ultra Blu-Ray" or "Blu-Ray for Idiots"

- Every film would be encoded to under 50gig, then I'd have another program add in a whole lot of unnoticable/useless data to fill it right up to exactly 50gig.
- Every release would have at least 2 Lossless Audio tracks, with a new spec of 500khz and 50 bits per sample.
- Black & White movies would be colorised, to take advantage of the greater resolution in the 701 colorspace.
- Disks would cost $50 each (heck, people pay for Fox discs, don't they?)
- Extras disks would be available seperately for a further $20
- In the event of excess grain, transfers will be reduced to SD and then upscaled back to 1080p, thus creating a wonderful smooth look with none of that annoying FILM grain.

Believe me, folks, these disks would make billions!