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DTS
11-17-2008, 12:12 PM
UPS just dropped off my WALL-E 3 disc Blu-ray. Ordered on Fri the 14th from Amazon and it was marked shipped within a couple of hours. Hopefully this will continue with pre-orders arriving at least on the release day or a day early, or more.
jostenmeat
11-17-2008, 03:53 PM
I have had varying experiences. Sometimes day of, sometimes next day, sometimes a couple of days later, etc. Still worth the price savings and convenience.
Matt34
11-17-2008, 04:01 PM
UPS just dropped off my WALL-E 3 disc Blu-ray. Ordered on Fri the 14th from Amazon and it was marked shipped within a couple of hours. Hopefully this will continue with pre-orders arriving at least on the release day or a day early, or more.


Need to put this on my Netflix list.
j_garcia
11-17-2008, 04:42 PM
I have had varying experiences. Sometimes day of, sometimes next day, sometimes a couple of days later, etc. Still worth the price savings and convenience.

Same here. Sometimes Mon, sometimes Thurs. Depends on the movie it seems.
Sheep
11-17-2008, 06:22 PM
Anyone going to comment on the quality of the disk?

SheepStar
Gatsby191
11-17-2008, 07:54 PM
Anyone going to comment on the quality of the disk?

SheepStar

What Disc? :D
jostenmeat
11-18-2008, 04:29 PM
Anyone going to comment on the quality of the disk?

SheepStar

If you didn't know, Pixar is rather synonymous with reference PQ/AQ. In any case, if you were wondering about the upgrade from DVD, here are Xylon's caps (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1085322)

Can't wait for mine. Skipped it in the theater, although now I just skip theaters altogether...
DTS
11-18-2008, 05:41 PM
Got a chance to sample Wall-e, incredible picture and sound, as expected. DTS ES MATRIX came up on the receiver, first Blu ray to do this, I think. Generally it's DTS NEO:6 for DTS material. Watched the new short Burn-e, pretty cute {of course} and looks and sounds incredible as well {DD EX}. Can't wait to watch it all.
Emusica
11-18-2008, 06:26 PM
Great sound and picture. I love that this is in DTS HD Master Audio. The Hulk so far has had the best sound IMO. Although Hellboy II is up there with it.
gus6464
11-18-2008, 08:04 PM
Isn't this the first Pixar BD with DTS-HD/MA instead of TrueHD? IMO they should just stop doing TrueHD and just have DTS-HD/MA on everything. Every single TrueHD track released in the past couple of months (Iron Man, Transformers) has really lacked in comparison to the DTS-HD/MA track in every way. Dynamics are always off the charts with the DTS-HD stuff. Is Dark Knight going to be TrueHD?
EJ1
11-18-2008, 08:47 PM
Is Dark Knight going to be TrueHD?
I believe so, unfortunately.
jostenmeat
11-18-2008, 08:55 PM
Count me in as another MA fan. I'm really glad I held off on Bluray until players finally could handle this codec. :)

Band of Brothers has some serious midrange peaking during battles. Never heard anything quite like that thru my speakers before.
Gatsby191
11-18-2008, 09:01 PM
Amazon delieverd my BD copy of WALL-E today too. It was only sent out yesterday! Amazon has yet to let me down.
Too bad I can't watch it til Thursday though.:(

Joe B.
Emusica
11-18-2008, 09:08 PM
IMO they should just stop doing TrueHD and just have DTS-HD/MA on everything.

I agree 100%. Did anyone pick up the Clone Wars on BR? I bought it and have been watching and found the sound to be lackluster. The THX intro at the beginning sounds great but the actual movie has to be turned WAY up. Anyone else experience this?
jostenmeat
11-18-2008, 09:12 PM
I agree 100%. Did anyone pick up the Clone Wars on BR? I bought it and have been watching and found the sound to be lackluster. The THX intro at the beginning sounds great but the actual movie has to be turned WAY up. Anyone else experience this?

Did you disable DRC that is autoflagged by TrueHD? (non issue with MA or PCM). If not, try it. ;)
gus6464
11-19-2008, 01:11 AM
Did you disable DRC that is autoflagged by TrueHD? (non issue with MA or PCM). If not, try it. ;)

What's DRC?
jostenmeat
11-19-2008, 04:54 AM
What's DRC?

Dynamic Range Control. Basically compression. TrueHD, every time I've looked, auto-flags this wherever the unpacking of the codec is taking place. If you are using PS3, then its in the player obviously.

The worst, by far, that I've heard was with Iron Man. TBH, I didn't know of this issue until this title. A lot of folks here didn't know until they watched this as well, and saw me complaining about this crap. I think mike c said he was going to come out of retirement as a hit man, or something. I think he's offering deals to AHers as a promotional thing. Wanna kill anyone?
darien87
11-19-2008, 05:10 PM
Still waiting for mine. They shipped it on the 17th. Should be here tomorrow.
gus6464
11-19-2008, 05:56 PM
Dynamic Range Control. Basically compression. TrueHD, every time I've looked, auto-flags this wherever the unpacking of the codec is taking place. If you are using PS3, then its in the player obviously.

The worst, by far, that I've heard was with Iron Man. TBH, I didn't know of this issue until this title. A lot of folks here didn't know until they watched this as well, and saw me complaining about this crap. I think mike c said he was going to come out of retirement as a hit man, or something. I think he's offering deals to AHers as a promotional thing. Wanna kill anyone?

Where is the DRC option in the PS3? Haven't seen anything like that.
jostenmeat
11-19-2008, 06:00 PM
Where is the DRC option in the PS3? Haven't seen anything like that.

Audio settings menu.

I have no idea if by doing it once, that the setting will "stick". j garcia once said it does, and Gov also said that his Pio receiver will stick as well. With my Onkyo 805, I have to disable auto-drc every freaking time I have a TrueHD track.

p.s. WallE arrived last night. I hope to see it tonight. :)
gus6464
11-19-2008, 06:21 PM
Audio settings menu.

I have no idea if by doing it once, that the setting will "stick". j garcia once said it does, and Gov also said that his Pio receiver will stick as well. With my Onkyo 805, I have to disable auto-drc every freaking time I have a TrueHD track.

p.s. WallE arrived last night. I hope to see it tonight. :)

Well my receiver is PCM only so I guess as long as I have the PS3 turn it off I should be fine.
jostenmeat
11-19-2008, 06:27 PM
Well my receiver is PCM only so I guess as long as I have the PS3 turn it off I should be fine.

Yes, of course. Like I said, wherever the decoding is taking place. With a PS3, there's only one place.
Erin Hardison
12-01-2008, 10:57 PM
hate to bump this, but I have a question.

What shipping option did you folks who pre-ordered this choose?

I'm going to order Dark Knight from Amazon but I don't want to have to wait until the next week before I get it. It'd almost be worth the extra $5 not to have to wait a single day. :)
Jack Hammer
12-02-2008, 12:08 AM
hate to bump this, but I have a question.

What shipping option did you folks who pre-ordered this choose?

I'm going to order Dark Knight from Amazon but I don't want to have to wait until the next week before I get it. It'd almost be worth the extra $5 not to have to wait a single day. :)

I've only ever used the free shipping option from Amazon. Every pre-order I've made showed up the day before (Monday) or the day of (Tuesday) the official release date, most were the former. That said, I'm sure where you're located in relation to where it ships from can make a big difference with delivery time.

Jack
j_garcia
12-02-2008, 07:45 PM
I watched this last week. I thought it was good, but it isn't up to the same level as previous works. I actually found the short (magic hat/rabbit) included in the extras to be far more entertaining.
jostenmeat
12-03-2008, 03:15 PM
In contrast, I loved this movie. Seen it 2.5 times already. Up there with Nemo among the best, for me.
croseiv
12-13-2008, 07:55 PM
Rented the BD from Netflix. I thought it was pretty good. It had some decent LFE as well.
croseiv
12-13-2008, 10:24 PM
Watching it for the second time, and the LFE is actually very impressive really. I wonder why I haven't heard more about it?
adk highlander
12-30-2008, 04:22 PM
I have to say I really liked this movie. It is now my favorite Pixar flick. I liked the story, the animation and the sound. I can see how a few reviewers are rating this as one of the best movies of the year.
ParadigmDawg
12-30-2008, 04:29 PM
Just got it today, will watch tonight. Hard to beat the Rat movie.
adk highlander
12-30-2008, 04:58 PM
Just got it today, will watch tonight. Hard to beat the Rat movie.

Funny I did not think the Rat movie was all that great. Before this the Incredibles was my favorite Pixar flick.
ParadigmDawg
12-30-2008, 05:11 PM
The Incredibles is my #2 movie. The Rat was probably just too much for that little sub of yours. I bet a nice, used Servo15 would serve you well and you could enjoy the Rat.:DFunny I did not think the Rat movie was all that great. Before this the Incredibles was my favorite Pixar flick.