OK so this is my first post on this forum, so go easy, but I wanted to share a couple things...
1. I emailed Tony Margherita Management (Wilco's mgt. co.) and got a response from a very nice lady: "Thanks so much for supporting Wilco and for your inquiry. We aren't offering Ashes of American Flags on Blu-Ray around the release date, but that's not to say it won't happen at some point in the future. The film was shot in HD and looks/sounds beautiful in my opinion, so I think you'll enjoy it no matter what format." I have no doubt she's right, but I replied with my request for a Blu-Ray version at some point anyway, and got this response: "I will bring this up with the powers that be for the future In the meantime, I just hope you have surround sound at home because you're going to want to crank it up!" So, I take this to mean that it has not been ruled out. Support for a Blu-Ray disc could certainly help, so I encourage you to email them at info@tmmchi.com
2. Blu-Ray's benefits are not merely limited to video resolution. The audio (which, for this application, would be far more important for me) is lightyears ahead of DVD audio. For those of you who have never heard DTS-Master Audio on a decent theater system, it's incredible. What most people don't realize is that CD Audio is compressed! When you thought you were listening to the pinnacle of sound quality with a CD, you weren't! Was it clearly superior to a cassette tape? Of course. But the audio on Blu-Ray has the potential to blow CD audio away - DTS Master Audio has the potential for lossless reproduction.
So the bottom line is that DVDs and CDs sound/look great, but Blu-Ray is better in every respect. For an extra ten or fifteen bucks, I would be happy to shell out the extra dough. If you're interested as well, please email the folks at Margherita using the link above. Thanks!
some DVD info, but mostly about Blu-Ray
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OK so this is my first post on this forum, so go easy, but I wanted to share a couple things...
1. I emailed Tony Margherita Management (Wilco's mgt. co.) and got a response from a very nice lady: "Thanks so much for supporting Wilco and for your inquiry. We aren't offering Ashes of American Flags on Blu-Ray around the release date, but that's not to say it won't happen at some point in the future. The film was shot in HD and looks/sounds beautiful in my opinion, so I think you'll enjoy it no matter what format." I have no doubt she's right, but I replied with my request for a Blu-Ray version at some point anyway, and got this response: "I will bring this up with the powers that be for the future
In the meantime, I just hope you have surround sound at home because you're going to want to crank it up!" So, I take this to mean that it has not been ruled out. Support for a Blu-Ray disc could certainly help, so I encourage you to email them at info@tmmchi.com
2. Blu-Ray's benefits are not merely limited to video resolution. The audio (which, for this application, would be far more important for me) is lightyears ahead of DVD audio. For those of you who have never heard DTS-Master Audio on a decent theater system, it's incredible.
What most people don't realize is that CD Audio is compressed! When you thought you were listening to the pinnacle of sound quality with a CD, you weren't! Was it clearly superior to a cassette tape? Of course. But the audio on Blu-Ray has the potential to blow CD audio away - DTS Master Audio has the potential for lossless reproduction.
So the bottom line is that DVDs and CDs sound/look great, but Blu-Ray is better in every respect. For an extra ten or fifteen bucks, I would be happy to shell out the extra dough. If you're interested as well, please email the folks at Margherita using the link above. Thanks!