New from MS at AVS (5 BD Profiles)

[WickyWoo]

"Indeed, I think we can make some of the look better even at lower rates with VC-1. Titles like POTC have obvious blocking artifacts which can be easily remedied in a re-encode."

Challenge him to produce screenshots, and ask him the specific technical process he would use to achieve his "better" version that doesn't include softening and filtering.

Bet 10-1 he ignores it

I'm sure there is some slightly objectionable macroblocking, when you get over a 20 foot screen. I've seen it at 10ft wide, and I certainly didn't see anything I found objectionable. Only thing that looked better was Pirates on (I think 4K) DLP in the El Capitan.