Title | Best |
Total Recall (HD DVD) | R4 |
HD DVD discs are, at the time of writing, not region coded. This title has only been released in Australia and France, in fact, it is the first HD DVD title I have seen with an Australian ratings logo printed on the label side of the disc. Not that I was missing them at all, mind you. Total Recall has been released on Blu-ray in North America by Lions Gate. The transfer is largely inferior, with lowly MPEG-2 video compression and dts HD High Resolution audio (not the lossless variety). There is an additional making-of featurette, taken from the Artisan disc, Visions of Mars (5:28). For those with the necessary hardware, a Windows Media HD disc is also available, but I have no idea of the disc's contents or transfer quality. If it's just the film you're after, and you don't mind the pitch issues, HD DVD is the winner hands down. |