I've been spoiled by Fox's high bitrate titles...

[patrick99]

Originally Posted by degas

Well, Fox has certainly released plenty of titles that are way below par as well, so...
Sony and Disney easily beat Fox in terms of consistancy.

Those you name above are indeed good transfers, but I wouldn't say its because of bitrate only.
Warner, with their pre-filtering, is another story though...

My point wasn't about consistency. I certainly agree that Fox's pre-hiatus releases were undistinguished, for the most part, with some exceptions (KoH, for example), and that some of the post-hiatus releases that seemingly were already done before the hiatus have been unexceptional.

My point was that on the best of their recent releases, using bitrates that are often in the mid 30's, Fox has produced PQ results that seem to show that there is a clear benefit from using this somewhat higher bitrate level.

In contrast, Sony and Disney seem to have decided that, apart from the occasional very high action scene, bitrates in the mid to high 20's are sufficient.

I won't say anything about Warner.