CtrlHD, ESiR and EuReKa are my favourites.
I'm no expert though, so I usually pick the largest filesize I can find on HDBITs, at least for favourite movies.
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CtrlHD, ESiR and EuReKa are my favourites.
I'm no expert though, so I usually pick the largest filesize I can find on HDBITs, at least for favourite movies.
that would be wiki :D:D
my favourites HD release group
720P is 1280x720 not 1280x768Quote:
Originally Posted by saulin
Usually not enuf to notice, most of the time the only difference is theQuote:
Originally Posted by Funkin'
bitrate, and sometimes the bigger rips have a better audio stream.
But it all depends if you get a good encode thats say 4.3gig it might
even be better than a encode thats say 6gig, all depends on the encode
really size isnt always a factor
For anime HD THORA is certainly the best .. for docs hmmm .. dont think they are a release group but a bunch of people releasing hd docs .. mvgroup
holy shit, i didnt realize this was so old, so I edited my post.
My 32" LCD TV Native Resolution is 1280x768Quote:
720P is 1280x720 not 1280x768
Any HDBits x264 encoder and CTU for TV.
I usually grab CtrlHD and ESiR releases :), sometimes EuReKa
They are the best imo
Good for your tv but 720P is still 1280x720Quote:
Originally Posted by saulin
Quote:
Originally Posted by ryan20021982Good for your tv but 720P is still 1280x720Quote:
Originally Posted by saulin
Anyways 1280x534 is not 720p so I wonder why a lot of groups choose that res.
My god you are new to this.:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by saulinQuote:
Originally Posted by ryan20021982
Anyways 1280x534 is not 720p so I wonder why a lot of groups choose that res.
It's 534p because they crop the black borders and only process the image to save space and make the files smaller.
NoGRP for sure
True 720P is 16:9 not all movies are released in 16:9 some are 2.35Quote:
Originally Posted by saulinQuote:
Originally Posted by ryan20021982
Anyways 1280x534 is not 720p so I wonder why a lot of groups choose that res.
which is even wider which IMO is retarted, but thats what it is
I guess I have to go with EuReKa based from my experience. The higher the quality the better.
There is nothing more insulting to a good calibrated 1080p HDTV than a "2 hour action film" 1080p rip with less bitrate than a DVD.
This might be a little off topic, but it seems that most of the non-scene groups release with DTS sound, and I've noticed scene starting to do this too. IMO, DTS is a waste of bit rate unless you have a really high end audio system. Most comparisons I've read on-line say that most people can't tell the difference, and notice changing the audio system (i.e. hardware/speakers) more than changing the audio encoding (Dolby/DTS).
So basically, my point was to ask if there are groups which don't sacrifice in video bit rate (which I think is much more noticable than audio bit rate) but prefer AC3 over DTS.
You are wrong sound is important as video. And you don't need a high end audio to understand the difference in movies.
Um OK. Other that just calling me "wrong", would you care to back up your claims somehow?
I'm not saying sound isn't important. I appreciate a cool surround sound track just as much as the next guy, if not more. I'm just doubtful that a 1500kbps DTS sound stream is more than twice as good as a 640kbps AC3 stream, as the bit rate might imply. That extra 860kbps would make more of a noticeable difference in video bandwidth than it would in audio bandwidth (especially in smaller 720p releases), IMHO.
Anyway, I didn't mean to take this too far off topic and turn this into a DTS vs AC3 debate.
PS I like DON as a release group too :-)
the best for me:
- p2p: esir, ctrlhd.
- scene: sinners, cinefille
plus wiki, don, eureka, hdbrise, septic, reveille......
and many others, i'm a big fan of 720p releases (the best balance between size and quality)
Dude, look how old this thread is! It was bumped once 6months ago, and now you're bumping it again?!?!
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Originally Posted by Cradle
is there a rule where says how old a thread can be for a user to post in it???:pinch:
METiS
They've pre'd a lot of good shit this year and get it out nice and early. Before someone hates on the scene HD quality, I know all about it. Some scene encodes suck, some are worth watching even if some p2p group will release something a month or two later with higher pq. I find METiS encodes to be very close in terms of pq to those by WiKi and they seem to have the same source since at least this summer.
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all the way :cool:
i'd say ESiR for two reasons:
- they do good encodes
- they includes subtitles in 95% of their releases
Esir
wiki
sinners
eureka
NoGRP without a doubt ;)
There's a new internal group from BIT-HDTV called FraMeSToR -- their encodes have very high video quality and optional HD audio. IMO, they are the best out there right now (with all due respect to EuReKa and ESiR).
internal @ HDB ftw.
i like verry much SEPTiC , verry good release
Indeed. Framestor releases are amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by fstrulz
wiki
I can't believe I didn't reply to this thread yet!
Private group: ESiR for sure. They have become a standard for any of my downloaded HD material. Unparalleled consistency on any/all releases I downloaded of theirs'.
Scene standard groups: CBGB/SiNNERS; they always encode movies properly, and usually add in an extra contrast/brightness factor, that seems to always make the movie look better than from other sources. I usually am very irked when an encoder decides to edit something in the movie to his taste, but those two groups just have plenty of fine taste in what a director would love to see his movie shown as.
Niche HD group: THORA; can't ever complain about their releases. Timely/nice, and now they're even back! :D
I love ViSiON.
They make great encodes. Only on TorrentLeech ;)