TServo, can you rip your Jaws for comparison?
The Blu-Ray is supposedly good and also contains the 1975 mono mix.
"... the climactic line by Chief Brody of “Smile you son-of-a-bitch!” which causes the last syllable to be drowned out by the rifle blast. In earlier mixes, the line was triumphantly audible. In the new mix, and in the last few DVD mixes, the line has been dialed down. ... ... ... the mono track is the actual 1975 mono, and that the final line is accurately presented in that mix."
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/316676-jaws-blu-ray-review-very-highly-recommended/
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=20753
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare6/jaws.htm
TServo2049 said:
Do you mean the Signature Collection LD, not DVD? I thought the Signature Collection LD PCM for The Thing was already preserved, bit-perfect, for the spoRv project? It's listed on the first post. I feel like if it had the music replaced, it would have been brought up during the making of spoRv, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to check.
And actually, I was referring to Jaws. My question was whether the first widescreen LD of Jaws from 1992 (also the first LD to have PCM) had the music replacement or not.
(EDIT: I checked LDDB, the notes say "Top left of the jacket states: Home Video Version, Some Music Rescored." So I guess the Signature is the way to go for a PCM mono preservation. Though it would be interesting to compare the two in all other aspects...)