Elton John: Elton 60 - Live At Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]

Elton John: Elton 60 - Live At Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]
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Elton John: Elton 60 - Live At Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Babydaddy, Elton John, Kate Thornton, Lily Allen, Tyra Banks
Director: David Mallet
Brand: Uni
Producer: Clive Banks
Producer: James O'Brien
Writer: James O'Brien
Producer: Keith Bradley
Producer: Lisa Chapman
Producer: Malcolm Gerrie
Producer: Paul Morphos
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2007-12-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Island / Mercury
Product features:

Elton's record breaking 60th sell-out performance at Madison Square Garden on his 60th birthday was recorded on March 25, 2007 and was televised worldwide. This awe-inspiring moment was captured in breath-taking high definition complete with 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes. Track Listing/Features: Sixty Years On, Madman Across the Water, Where To Now St. Peter?, Hercules, Ballad of a W

Blu-ray Reviews of Elton John: Elton 60 - Live At Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]

Blu-ray Review: Initial listing was incorrect as 4x3 AR, now the soundtrack is not legacy DD 5.1 compatible, only PCM
Summary: 1 Stars

I was about to pre order this Blu-ray disc, both because of Elton and because of the Blu-ray quality, however, it was originally listed as 1.33:1 aspect ratio, which is ridiculous considering we have HDTV since 1998 at 16:9 (1.78:1), additionally, the soundtrack was listed as limited to AC-3 and DTS, which is obsolete when blu-ray offers the possiblity on any of the hi-bit audio codecs (Dolby True-HD, DTS-HD, DTS Master Audio), or even PCM Multichannel, a must for music recordings.

I was contacted by the EVP of Universal Music to make me aware that the aspec ratio spec was a mistake, but he did not mention anything about the soundtrack though, and requested me if I could change my review.

As a courtesy I am investing my time in doing that, but if Amazon and Universal Music can not have a testing area and users that verify data before it goes into production it leaves much to be desired.

The aspect ratio spec has been now modified to 1.78:1, but I am not pre-ordering anything until I actually see the product on the shelves with clear specifications of video and audio, I can not trust either of these companies now.

Even with the above experience I ordered the disc and I knew something else will be wrong on this experience.

As anyone can notice the soundtrack specification was never indicated on the Amazon specs, so I assumed it would at least be compatible with legacy DD 5.1 or legacy DTS 5.1 streamed audio to use the typical legacy optical or coaxial connections most A/V reeceivers have.

Well, it does not, it only has PCM 2.0 or 5.1 uncompressed audio on the disc which requires an HDMI connection to a A/V receiver or pre/pro with HDMI and also with the ability to handle uncompressed PCM.

This is a seriours drawback of this audio recording because it renders the audio useless for most A/V receivers that have only have legacy DD or DTS decoders expecting to receive the signal from optical or coaxial connections, not HDMI.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra
Senior Technical Director
www.hdtvmagazine.com

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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 12/04/2007

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