Sound & Vision Magazine Grades Sony “A-” On Blu-Ray Report Card

Blu-ray has had an interesting lifespan so far – it fought notoriously with HD-DVD for market dominance and customer acceptance, relentlessly crucified by numerous media outlets, and even given a death sentence by a middle ranked Samsung employee. From the good to the bad, you can’t deny the real fact is that Blu-ray is quality and will only get better. The real question is though – which studios have released the best Blu-ray movies? In terms of video, sound, and other elements, Sony rates the best as it was given an “A-” score in Sound & Vision’s Blu-ray 2008: The Studio Report Card.

They say several great things, such as “As far as I’m concerned, the most consistent and dependable studio of 2008 has been Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Strong video transfers, TrueHD audio tracks, and a slew of new releases and catalog classics have allowed Sony to lead the pack.”

They continue by saying, “I also appreciate that Sony has refused to soil their films with DNR, artificial sharpening, edge enhancement, and everything else we videophiles harp about. It’s nice to know there are studios that seem to have a genuine affection for their films.”

Another aspect of the review also challenges Sony to push the bar farther with Blu-ray. While the software has most certainly matured at this point and the additions are nice, I agree with Sound & Vision’s claim. Sony, blow our minds in 2009 and really differeniate Blu-ray from everything else available. We need more.