Now that Blu-ray is about 3 years into its life

[Batman1980]

Which studio do you think stands above the rest as the very best? The studio that puts out excellent transfer after excellent transfer and rarely does a bad one. I will have to go with Disney, greatfoxmusic said Sony. What do the rest of you think?

[Canada]

Disney, Paramount and Universal stand out for me, Fox is not far behind but I still find there BD's to be a little to expensive.

Oh yeah, I have noticed as of late that True HD is going by the way side.

[Ukujiku]

I guess I'd have to go with Disney also.

[Blu-Ron]

A no-brainer. DISNEY!

[Propellarhead9]

Disney stands head and shoulders above the rest.

[benricci]

EDIT: nevermind, it's been fixed.

[krazyclown]

Disney

[spolcyc]

Disney followed by Fox. Paramount and Universal are coming around and have surpassed Warner except for TDK and I Am Legend.

[SquidPuppet]

The good thing is that they are all improving, even WB. So it's all good for us consumers.

[Iron-Blu-123]

Disney

[BozQ]

Very easily Disney.
They have embraced the technology and have offered us consumers the very best since the beginning. Even when Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD were still ironing out their issues, they've offered us PCM 24-bit/48KHz soundtracks in their earlier titles whenever possible.

Paramount, Fox and Universal are not far behind really.

The only idiotic studio ever in this coming of Blu-ray age is Warner. Their insistence of using Dolby Digital in many of their lesser known titles is puzzling. And even when they start using Dolby TrueHD, their resolution is still in 16-bit/48KHz. Oh, and did I mention the quality of Warner's DVDs have dropped drastically since Blu-ray? That's a lot blow.

[detective392]

Disney by far.

[Fighter]

Off the top of my head....Paramount, Universal

[tilallr1]

DISNEY

[sfmarine]

Disney...then Universal.

[tilallr1]

Originally Posted by BozQ

The only idiotic studio ever in this coming of Blu-ray age is Warner. Their insistence of using Dolby Digital in many of their lesser known titles is puzzling. And even when they start using Dolby TrueHD, their resolution is still in 16-bit/48KHz. Oh, and did I mention the quality of Warner's DVDs have dropped drastically since Blu-ray? That's a lot blow.

I think we need a Who's the Worst Studio as well.

Warner
Alliance

[curse]

its not the studio but.. criterion

[Lord_Stewie]

Disney, and Sony above all.

[Adam_ME]

Disney is still king, although they lose a point for the recent $44.95 pricing for new releases. Even Fox doesn't have the nutz to ask for that much.

[TTC1984]

The best are (in terms of quality of the discs):


Warner - I have some problems with these guys, but no one can argue that they put out THE BEST restorations of classic films (with the possible exception of Criterion).

Disney - Again, great transfers of classic films, and they usually provide a pretty good supplement package with said movies.

Sony - I have some issues with their frequent delays, but when they finally put out their packages, they are top-of-the-line, be it modern or classic.

Criterion - Probably the best overall studio. GREAT transfers of classic films, great inserts, great bonus features - they're probably the one studio I don't have any substantial complaints about.


I'm neutral toward the following studios:


Fox: I don't really have any strong feelings toward Fox one way or the other. They tend to have VERY strong transfers for recent films (like the X Men stuff), but as they showed us on their Patton release, still have a tendency to whip out the DNR (though thankfully they seem to be veering away from this trend.) Fortunately, most of their stuff, past and present, looks pretty good.

Paramount: Similar feelings to Fox. They still tend to use DNR a little too much (Gladiator, Star Trek movie remasters, etc.) but most of their stuff looks very good (Star Trek TV sets for instance.) As a whole, no really great feelings toward them, but nothing too negative either.


The following studios I am NOT a fan of:


-MGM: Their James Bond remasters look STUNNING. Unfortunately, a lot of their other stuff is really hit and miss. We got a crappy looking transfer of Carrie with NO BONUS FEATURES, a bad transfer of the Graduate with the bonuses tucked away on a standard-def disc, and a lot of other discs (that while good looking for the most part) relegated bonuses to a standard-def disc. Not to mention their Spinal Tap release didn't include the Criterion commentaries even though they promised us them in the initial press release. With a little work, though, I'm sure I'll think higher of them.

-Lionsgate: Apparently, these guys didn't get the memo that you aren't supposed to use DNR - their recent Terminator 2 disc was buried in it. Not to mention a lot of their other releases aren't massive steps up from the DVDs.

-Classic Media: Their Godzilla Blu-Ray looks like crap. Maybe even worse than the DVD. Enough said.

-Universal: they initially backed HD-DVD and it has really made them fall behind. Likewise, they own a LOT of classic titles they don't seem to be in any rush to release on Blu.



So if the question is what is the best overall studio, my answer is CRITERION.