The Avatar Blu-ray Release Thread

[aherron]

Originally Posted by Blu-Moon

I registered too and got an onscreen prompt that I would be sent a follow-up email, which as of today still hasn't arrived. My thinking is that the server was probably clogged with registrations. When I registered I didn't see the link you mention in your post regarding the screensaver, don't know what's up with that.

Finally got my email for registering for the AVATAR program!Love my wallpaper too.

[Mahatma]

Anyone here got the BD+DVD of avatar here?Guess so,but for those who have:Is the DVD a bad transfer,or is it just that the BD shines so bright?Compared them,and the DVD-I thought-looked horrible.But I may very well have been blinded by the PQ on the BD.

[aherron]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

Anyone here got the BD+DVD of avatar here?Guess so,but for those who have:Is the DVD a bad transfer,or is it just that the BD shines so bright?Compared them,and the DVD-I thought-looked horrible.But I may very well have been blinded by the PQ on the BD.

The DVD looks like a cartoon.I will never go back.BD is AWESOME would watch it in a heartbeat anytime.PQ and AQ are breathtaking.Couldn't ask for a better blu.This movie tops it ALL.

[nametag]

Lots of people have speculated that the DVD is a particularly bad transfer, perhaps a purposeful attempt to show off how amazing the BD is by comparison.

[ExtremeHT]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

Anyone here got the BD+DVD of avatar here?Guess so,but for those who have:Is the DVD a bad transfer,or is it just that the BD shines so bright?Compared them,and the DVD-I thought-looked horrible.But I may very well have been blinded by the PQ on the BD.

just wanted to let everyone know i had no problem at all playing back avatar on my sammie bd-3600. its about 1.5 years old now, - did get firmware warning screen at the start, but after i put in usb stick with new firmware, runs like a beast!

id just like to take the time to say how great the picture quality was. What a movie and a half. Kudos to FOX for putting out such a great release.

[ExtremeHT]

Originally Posted by aherron

the dvd looks like a cartoon.i will never go back.bd is awesome Would watch it in a heartbeat anytime.pq and aq are breathtaking.couldn't ask for a better blu.this movie tops it all.

this movie is well worth the $25!!!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by nametag

Lots of people have speculated that the DVD is a particularly bad transfer, perhaps a purposeful attempt to show off how amazing the BD is by comparison.

Probably has more to do with the file size. The blu-ray is 45 GB(almost), I would guess the DVD is probably 1/5 that.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Probably has more to do with the file size. The blu-ray is 45 GB(almost), I would guess the DVD is probably 1/5 that.

Exactly, not to mention the fact that it naturally would look bad in comparison to the Blu-ray. It looks good for a DVD, but that can only be so good.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by aherron

AVATAR looks AMAZING!

I will have to take your word for it since Amazon is STILL showing that it is in route almost a full week later.

[Show spoiler]

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[World_War_BLU]

Originally Posted by nametag

Lots of people have speculated that the DVD is a particularly bad transfer, perhaps a purposeful attempt to show off how amazing the BD is by comparison.

That would be funny if it was bad on purpose

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by World_War_BLU

That would be funny if it was bad on purpose

While this will probably become the best-selling blu-ray ever, it will also move an insane number of copies on DVD so it would make little sense to make a bad DVD transfer on purpose.

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

While this will probably become the best-selling blu-ray ever, it will also move an insane number of copies on blu-ray so it would make little sense to make a bad DVD transfer on purpose.

they tried that before with 300. The dvd was horrible.
Its working with Avatar tho.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

While this will probably become the best-selling blu-ray ever, it will also move an insane number of copies on DVD so it would make little sense to make a bad DVD transfer on purpose.

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

they tried that before with 300. The dvd was horrible.
Its working with Avatar tho.

Guys, I really do not think that Fox would try to sabotage the DVD version . DVD just does not have the capacity or bandwidth to handle Avatar.

[SDon1969]

This disc has a great Resume Play feature. I wish more BD releases would use it.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

I will have to take your word for it since Amazon is STILL showing that it is in route almost a full week later.

[Show spoiler]

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That really sucks. Want to me to fly to wherever it is on my Ikran and then fly it to you? It would be a lot faster, unfortunately.

[garyrc]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

That is a long way away. Movies are only edited at 2k in any case. So the difference isn't that great (imax scenes have been edited at 4k).

Thanks for the link re: the cameras.

This may seem weird, but we are planning a DIY, very slightly curved, acoustically transparent screen with fabric by Seymour AV. It will be 10 feet wide for 2.39:1, which would be about 45 degrees in our room. The fabric bought for DIY is so inexpensive (compared to a pre-made screen) that the only thing that stopped us from designing a 60 to 80 degree screen is that our experiments indicate that the typical BD won't support it. Screens in 70 mm theaters we are familiar with can easily cut off this angle, and even much larger. 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70 mm can survive about 150 degrees, as we repeatedly found out in '68 by trying it. SOoooooo .... As our home front projection screens get larger, and as Blu-ray is superceded by something of higher definition (say, 4 to 8k), wouldn't we get to the point when we would want digital movies shot in 4 to 8K, i.e., approaching the resolution of 70 mm, so we can replicate the size we used to see in the theater, or that we see now in IMAX, vertically, anyway? There are certain films that would look great at that size!

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by SDon1969

This disc has a great Resume Play feature. I wish more BD releases would use it.

+1 they only BD i've ran into with that playback option was UP

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Guys, I really do not think that Fox would try to sabotage the DVD version . DVD just does not have the capacity or bandwidth to handle Avatar.

Man i don't know 300 was super ugly on DVD. This was way before i even thought of blu ray.

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by nametag

Lots of people have speculated that the DVD is a particularly bad transfer, perhaps a purposeful attempt to show off how amazing the BD is by comparison.

The dvd is one of the best looking dvd's, there's just so much going on the old codec's and lack of space struggle to keep up.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by killowertz

That really sucks. Want to me to fly to wherever it is on my Ikran and then fly it to you? It would be a lot faster, unfortunately.

Well it is showing that it made it to the local post office today so it should be here tomorrow, which ironically would match the fastest that I received an export order from the UK.

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