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Originally Posted by Sehnzeleid
But sometimes it's okay for things to be "good enough"  |
Sure, though "good enough" is different for every person. For instance, on the sound side 1.5mbps lossy or even 640k lossy is probably "good enough" for me. I wouldn't pass over a title simply because it has 640k DD. You don't hear any artifacts with 640 DD and yeah the high end might be rolled off compared to 1.5mbps DD/DTS or lossless, but a somewhat rolled off high end doesn't "stick out." Hell, THX rolls off the high end and it is considered a feature!
Video-wise though, I think the artifacts pointed out in this thread on some of the most hailed MPEG2 transfers are a LOT more noticable than the difference between 640k DD and lossless. I mean, its not like we are talking less dynamic range in the color, we are talking about lots of digital squares being stuck in the picture. Sure, it may only happen during big action sequences (explosions/fast motion), but once you know what a macroblock looks like its hard as hell to not see them IMO because they look plainly artificial.
So for me I'm trying to restrict my MPEG2 purchases to lesser known titles that may only see a couple of releases, like the aforementioned Volver.