THE MATRIX TRILOGY RETURNS - Hi-def Matrix trilogy goes to HD DVD this spring, Blu-ra

[techtronic]

The Matrix is aiming to be one of the most elite HD DVD box sets yet, with an eight disc, format-pushing presentation for more than $110. A Blu-ray version will also come out in the months following. The Complete Matrix Trilogy on HD DVD will hit stores on May 22 for $100. A premium version of the set, The Ultimate Matrix Collection, will be released the same day and will carry a retail price of $120.
Info : http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/03/22/hidef_matrix_spring/

[gary4gar]

Great!
i like the movie very much.
its one of my fav.
but not sure if i can play HD movies on my old PC

[iMav]

well the only draw back of hd dvd and blu ray is for the piracy industry ... it will become increasingly difficult for ppl to dwnld such huge amounts of data

[rollcage]

nice... This one will always be a best seller.. I might buy it in future .. when we have HD TV and DVD .. hahaha

[alok4best]

Originally Posted by mAV3

well the only draw back of hd dvd and blu ray is for the piracy industry ... it will become increasingly difficult for ppl to dwnld such huge amounts of data

Pirates have always stood against challenges in Past ..lets c what they do now

[ax3]

2 good ....... will enjoy it in near future ........

[vnl5486]

Well I'm an avid fan of Matrix (not that much with reloaded and revolution) but I will still buy it...

[gxsaurav]

I already got DVD rips (ripped myself). 720X480 DivX 6 rips at 1.5mbps bitrate with 128kbps mp3 Audio. It's not HD but full DVD Quality.

I do prefer the quality of 720p HD, even 720p DivX\Xvid at 3mbps bitrate rox

[tarey_g]

hidef version 720p (1280x720) is available online , I can point you to the site having the download links but forum rules restrict me doing that

[Possible]

Worth every buck it makes you light with! Wachowski Brothers rule!

[gxsaurav]

@ tarey

Hey, as far as I know Matrix was never relesed in Hi-Def, means no HD DVD or Blue Ray version. Then how can there be hi-def version like u r saying. IM me

[tarey_g]

Even terminator was released in he def before HD-DVD or Blu Ray came , and it was for PC's (very rare ).

So i am not very sure of , but this may be the same thing.

[anispace]

Originally Posted by tarey_g

Even terminator was released in he def before HD-DVD or Blu Ray came , and it was for PC's (very rare ).

So i am not very sure of , but this may be the same thing.

maybe ur refering to this>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...tshowcase.aspx
that was WMV9 HD which only runs on PCs.

[goobimama]

I already have Matrix Reloaded in 720p x264. Just cause its not released in Bluray/HD DVD doesn't mean that it wasn't shown on HDTV. The quality is superb (especially the 100 agent's fight scene) but I guess the HD DVD will be a totally different trip.

HD DVD rules, Blu ray suckz

[tarey_g]

Originally Posted by goobimama

HD DVD rules, Blu ray suckz

And why dude? I think both are equally good.

[goobimama]

Blu-ray uses MPEG2 compression (at least currently) while HD DVDs that are out use VC-1 (H.264, MPG4) compression which is far superior to Bluray. So HD DVDs are particularly good for downloading (24GB v/s 45GB)...

[gxsaurav]

Nope goobi, both Blue Ray & HD DVDs are using H.264 from day 1, Who told u that they are using mpeg2 right now?

[tarey_g]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

Nope goobi, both Blue Ray & HD DVDs are using H.264 from day 1, Who told u that they are using mpeg2 right now?

No, what gobimama is saying is true, i have read that before. I dont know what standards the both formats are using now , but atleast initially blu ray was using MPEG 2.

[goobimama]

Nope goobi, both Blue Ray & HD DVDs are using H.264 from day 1, Who told u that they are using mpeg2 right now?

Get your facts straight. Only the newer movies (like Casino Royale and some other new releases) are getting VC-1 codec. Otherwise, most of them are MPEG2 and include an LPCM soundtrack, which though lossless, can very well occupy over 5GB for a single movie. This of course is "mostly", many Bluray releases do have DTS-HD and DD+

Also, Blu-ray is supposed to be very susceptible to dust particles on the disc. But we can worry about that later...

[tarey_g]

The initial version of Sony's Blu-ray Disc-authoring software shipped with support for only 1 video-codec: MPEG-2. Consequently, all launch titles were encoded in MPEG-2 video. A subsequent update allowed the content producers to author titles in any of the 3 supported codecs: MPEG-2, VC-1, or H.264. The choice of codecs affects the producer's licensing/royalty costs, as well as the title's maximum runtime (due to differences in compression efficiency.) Discs encoded in MPEG-2 video typically limit content producers to around two hours of high-definition content on a single-layer (25 GB) BD-ROM. The more advanced video codecs (VC-1 and H.264) typically achieve a video runtime twice that of MPEG-2, with comparable quality. (wikipedia)

I am not a HD video codec pro , but in one article from 'Robert Haron' from PC mag stated that VC-1 is very good for high compression of videos and more suitable for internet distribution and streaming. Sony used MPEG-2 and lossless audio intially because they can afford the big sizes in the Bluray disc. Initial releases of Bluray were inferior in visual appeal when compared to the HD-DVD releases, only because they didn't remaster and enhance the orignal video like th HD-DVD people did. Excuse was that they want to provide buyers with the tru copy of the experience the film-maker intended to. Currently i think both mediums are doing their job pretty well so i wont judge any medium as better of two.

Originally Posted by goobimama

Also, Blu-ray is supposed to be very susceptible to dust particles on the disc.

early discs were susceptible to contamination and scratches and had to be enclosed in plastic caddies for protection, Blu-ray Discs now use a layer of protective material on the surface through which the data is read.
The coating is said to successfully resist "wire wool scrubbing" , several videos have appeared on YouTube of people testing these claims. The results seem to support the fact strongly.