Chungking Express Blu-ray Comparison
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12-02-2009 03:50 | 8731 views
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Matt Shingleton
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Now that Artifical Eye have released Chungking Express at a reasonably priced RRP here in the UK, the question for those with Region A+B compatible players is: Is the Criterion worth the extra cost? Below you'll find comparison grabs that should help you come to your own decision on that.
You can read Noel Megahey and clydfro jones' excellent reviews of the Artificial Eye and Criterion Blu-rays respectively here and here.
Artificial Eye:
Disc Size: 22,812,407,168 bytes (22.81Gb / 21.25GB)
Video Size: 19,267,418,112 bytes (19.27Gb / 17.94GB)
MPEG-4 AVC Video: Average Bitrate: 20998Kbps (21.00Mbps), 1080p / 24 fps
DTS-HD Master Audio: Bitrate: 2079Kbps, 5.1 / 48KHz / 16-bit
(DTS Core: 5.1 / 48KHz / 1509 Kbps / 16-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio: Bitrate: 640Kbps, 5.1 / 48KHz
Criterion:
Disc Size: 35,386,776,849 bytes (35.39Gb / 32.96GB)
Video Size: 31,393,892,352 bytes (31.39Gb / 29.24GB)
MPEG-4 AVC Video: Average Bitrate: 34754Kbps (34.75Mbps), 1080p / 23.976 fps
DTS-HD Master Audio: Bitrate: 3654Kbps, 5.1 / 48KHz / 24-bit
(DTS Core: 5.1 / 48KHz / 1509Kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio: Bitrate: 192Kbps, 2.0 / 48KHz
Top: Artificial Eye
Bottom: Criterion
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You can read Noel Megahey and clydfro jones' excellent reviews of the Artificial Eye and Criterion Blu-rays respectively here and here.
Disc Details:
Artificial Eye:
Disc Size: 22,812,407,168 bytes (22.81Gb / 21.25GB)
Video Size: 19,267,418,112 bytes (19.27Gb / 17.94GB)
MPEG-4 AVC Video: Average Bitrate: 20998Kbps (21.00Mbps), 1080p / 24 fps
DTS-HD Master Audio: Bitrate: 2079Kbps, 5.1 / 48KHz / 16-bit
(DTS Core: 5.1 / 48KHz / 1509 Kbps / 16-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio: Bitrate: 640Kbps, 5.1 / 48KHz
Criterion:
Disc Size: 35,386,776,849 bytes (35.39Gb / 32.96GB)
Video Size: 31,393,892,352 bytes (31.39Gb / 29.24GB)
MPEG-4 AVC Video: Average Bitrate: 34754Kbps (34.75Mbps), 1080p / 23.976 fps
DTS-HD Master Audio: Bitrate: 3654Kbps, 5.1 / 48KHz / 24-bit
(DTS Core: 5.1 / 48KHz / 1509Kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio: Bitrate: 192Kbps, 2.0 / 48KHz
Comparison Grabs:
Top: Artificial Eye
Bottom: Criterion
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It's a shame that the Artifical Eye transfer is so damn dark, it's quite nice otherwise and would prove a satisfying cheaper alternative to the Criterion. It still does I guess, but you do lose a load of shadow detail.