Miami Vice Steelbook (Walmart Exclusive)

[vector72]

Originally Posted by 5150z

Ordered this from Walmart, received today. I compared many scenes from the old Universal Director's Cut(VC-1 encode) to the Mill Creek Director's Cut(AVC encode). They look very similar in most scenes. The AVC bit rates are lower nearly across the board vs. the VC-1 bit rates. Sometimes 10-15 mbps!

Thanks for this. I was going to compare the 2 discs yesterday, but was out all day. I was assuming that the Universal had a little extra noise, since it was released early in the format. The VC-1 encode doesn't help. Otherwise, the Uni has a bitrate of 30, while the MC is 15. Yes, MC cheaped-out and put 2 full-lenghth films on a single disc. But yeah, if handled correctly, the MC should still edge out the old disc.

[5150z]

Originally Posted by vector72

Thanks for this. The VC-1 encode doesn't help.

You're welcome. Indeed the VC-1 encoder is ancient for a reason. The main reason I wanted to compare was I saw the review of the Steelbook on this site with an average bitrate of 15 mbps, which concerned me. I now realize how much more efficient the AVC encoder is! As well, the MC has less noise and not at the expense of picture quality. Solid purchase.