Simon Crust
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The bass is incredible
Yet another Atmos remix cut off at the 30Hz knees
Here it is compared to the Blu-Ray. The LFE data was there before, so where'd it go?
I don’t care what those graphs show, makes my room rumble from my svs pb12 plus 2. Only tested the balrog scene and was incredible. Awesome review!
Good graphs.
Yet another Atmos remix cut off at the 30Hz knees
Here it is compared to the Blu-Ray. The LFE data was there before, so where'd it go?
Top line is peak and bottom line is average bass throughout the movie (combined from all channels, not just LFE)
I’ve spent a lot of money on my setup (see sig) and when I say the bass is amazing, it’s just that. AmazingIt does however annoy a lot of home theatre enthusiasts, including this board's own editorial team (those with dedicated home theatre and or AV receiver setups). Not sure who really benefits from the soundtrack not being portrayed with the same dynamic range as it was originally mixed with, expecially if you've spent the money you have on a setup that is able to portray said dynamic range? It is being done to make TV speakers sound better. I've not used the speakers onboard a TV since the mid nineties. Most TVs wouldn't be portraying a 3D Atmos soundtrack correctly anyway.
Someone has requested the BEQ mix so I might delay watching these until that is available.Yet another Atmos remix cut off at the 30Hz knees
Here it is compared to the Blu-Ray. The LFE data was there before, so where'd it go?
Already out and looks like the bass was recoverable, so that's a relief, unlike what they did to War of the Worlds...Someone has requested the BEQ mix so I might delay watching these until that is available.
I’ve spent a of money on my setup (see sig) and when I say the bass is amazing, it’s just that. Amazing
Wait, it's in Dolby Vision as well? Sorry but Hot Dang!Hi Simon. Thanks for the review. This is probably a daft question but why have you reviewed the trilogy on a Panasonic DMP-UB400? I have the same player and having just bought the Sony XH950 I am thinking I need to get a UHD player with Dolby Vision to get the best out of these films and other UHD discs that have Dolby Vision. If that's not the case I am happy to save a few hundred quid and keep a player I am happy with.
Hi Simon. Thanks for the review. This is probably a daft question but why have you reviewed the trilogy on a Panasonic DMP-UB400? I have the same player and having just bought the Sony XH950 I am thinking I need to get a UHD player with Dolby Vision to get the best out of these films and other UHD discs that have Dolby Vision. If that's not the case I am happy to save a few hundred quid and keep a player I am happy with.
I heard there's another release coming next year with updated CGI...Has the CGI been updated? I thought it was beginning to show it's age on the Blu-ray's, so a bit concerned how it looks in 4k
Has the CGI been updated? I thought it was beginning to show it's age on the Blu-ray's, so a bit concerned how it looks in 4k
I heard there's another release coming next year with updated CGI...
Thank you for the response. Very usefulYou'd need a player that includes Dolby Vision dynamic HDR support if wanting to access the dynamic Dolby Vision HDR some (most) titles include. You'd still however get static HDR10 relative to such titles if using an older player that is devoid of support for Dolby Vision. Is the Dynamic HDR better than the static variant? Yes, bit you'd have to scrutinise the content in order to differentiate the improvements and it isn't a night and day difference. The clue is in the fact that Dolby Vision ios dynamic so it can be adjusted on a frame by frame basis whilst the staic HDR10 variant is basically the same throughout the film.
I'd not suggest it imperative that you replace an older player just to get Dolby Vision, but it is a bonus if you can access this as opposed to being limited to the static HDR10 variant.