NFL Pittsburgh Steelers: Road to XLIII

I have NO idea what some of these other reviewers are talking about, the picture quality of this Blu-Ray set is 3x that of the XL DVD set, which I also just recently bought. & I have numbers to prove this... Using the display feature on my PS3, this set's video files play at around 20 megabytes/ second. I kept the display up & watched the fluctuating numbers for a minute or so at different points during each game. The lowest I ever saw it dip was 17.4 mb/s. The highest was 30.1. Like I said, average usually hovered around 20. I popped in the XL DVD, 5-7 megabytes/ second. Numerically & visually... NO COMPARISON!!! The audio is identical on both sets: 2 channel stereo only, 48 khz, 224 kb/s. Sounded pretty decent, would've liked if at least the Blu-Ray was in 5.1 DD.Again, the biggest difference for me was the picture quality. I should add, though, that tv size makes a huge difference. DVDs look good on smaller tvs & it'd be hard to discern the difference between a DVD & a Blu-Ray. However on larger tvs, DVDs look like s***, even when "upscaled," which barely does anything, at least with the PS3 & a few other "upscaling" players I tried out before returning back to the store in the past. I watched the XL DVD on a 65" Samsung using a Sony Blu-Ray player & HDMI. Looked very grainy & dated, even with the upconvert feature. Watched the XLIII Blu-Ray on a 60" Sharp Aquos off a PS3 w/ HDMI, picture was phenomenal!!! I was very, very happy with just how good & sharp the picture quality was. Looked awesome!& I was kinda shocked how good the CBS & NBC computer graphics were that they use to display the score, time remaining, etc. in the upper corner of the screen. If you've ever watched old baseball game footage or old NFL footage & you happen to catch a glimpse of the capability/ limits of the computer generated graphics they had back then, you'd instantly notice it & laugh. I was pretty impressed considering these games were from December 2008 & January 2009 - about 4 years ago. I felt like I was watching a live NFL game on tv. I guess little progress has been made with those types of things, but don't get me wrong, they look super-sharp & smooth. Guess we'll just have to wait & see what they come up with once the whole 4Kp thing gets rolling.Who cares about the Pittsburgh radio guys not being on the audio... I actually prefer the original tv commentary from the actual games with Phil Sims, Jim Nantz, John Madden, & Al Michaels. I heard the Pittsburgh guys on the XL set, gotta say that I really enjoyed hearing them. I'm not from Pittsburgh, so I've never heard them before. But for this set, I like the CBS & NBC guys. I dunno, Jim Nantz & Phil Sims just have those classic NFL on CBS voices, legendary for me. THAT'S what I remember. & had I been living in Pittsburgh at the times of both the XL & XLIII eras, I still would've heard the CBS & NBC commentators on TV. IMO, the original game commentary is the best. The ultimate would've been if the sets included BOTH the original + the local Pittsburgh guys on a secondary audio track.Whoever said this set is a waste of money is crazy! I got a pretty good deal on it & would've gladly paid double. Plus, a huge bonus of this set vs. the XL set is that these are ALL home games + the Tampa XLIII whereas the XL is 3 road games + the Detroit XL. There's nothing like being able to rewatch 3 games in Pittsburgh in HD in that psychotic madhouse. I like both sets, but the picture quality was just SOOO much better & HD caliber on this set & the fact that they're all home games - I have to give this one the nod.Definitely a must-have for any Steelers fan & a 5/5, regardless of the absence of 5.1 sound & how they have to cut out a lot of the time in between plays, huddles, etc.

The first disc the NFL produced for this season teased us a little, but now we can watch the whole post-season + a great Baltimore-Pittsburgh late-season battle in high-definition. Hopefully the NFL will be putting out their "America's Game" for Superbowl XLIII and that will be when the players tell more of the story of the whole season, these discs only have the games, but what FANTASTIC games they are!The first disc has Game 15 of the regular season-a hard-fought Steelers-Ravens game for the AFC North title in Baltimore as well as the Divisional Playoff game where the Steelers face off against the Chargers. The second disc has the absolutely brutal defensive fight for the AFC Championship-a grudge match of the Steelers vs. Ravens, followed by arguably the best superbowl, the Steelers vs. the Cardinals in Superbowl XLIII. The under-respected and unexpectedly great Cardinals fight tooth & claw against the Steelers from start to stop. The Steelers show why they are the #1 defense - watching Harrison's 100-yard interception return for a touchdown NEVER gets old. The Pittsburgh offense puts together the most memorable finish (maybe the Giants from the year before could lay claim to an equally-impressive run) as they move from deep in their own territory to make a huge last minute drive ending with a Roethlisburger-Holmes reception in the corner of the endzone.There aren't too many extras (in fact there's only two) but I was really excited to to see that they have an alternate audio track for the Superbowl featuring the WDVE broadcast. So if you've ever enjoyed listening to the Pittsburgh guys calling the games, it might just warm your heart a little to hear the game called by the unashamedly partisan WDVE crew. The only other special feature is a trivia track that pops up during the superbowl. Watching these games in high-def is definitely an improvement and the Steelers look better and better each time I see these games.

As a long time Steeler fan, and an owner of the Road to XL dvd set, I was looking forward to getting this set. The quality of the dvd's is great. The video and sound is fantastic. If all you want is the same old, tired commentary of Al Micheals and John Madden, then by all means, buy this set. However, if you have a dvd recorder, you could have done just as well, except for editing of commercials, of course, but I kinda like themIf, however, you are like me, and were looking forward to hearing the Steelers radio announcers, as in the Road to XL set, you will be VERY DISAPPOINTED, as I am. While the quality, as I said earlier, is great, the decision to include NO BONUS MATERIAL...NONE!!!, is a MAJOR disappointment. If you didn't record the games, these are worth having, if you did record them, save your money.I hope the NFL corrects this mistake soon and releases another set of discs soon. I am sending them a request, and my opinion of this set, tonight.

Hi everyone,This product is of amazing quality. The picture is Top Class and there is no problem of playing it on a DVD Player in the U.K. (you just need to have a multi region DVD player or a PC with a DVD Drive). Good product, good friendly service BUY it and you won't be dissapointed!

Excelente set, incluye dos memorables juegos contra Ravens, uno histórico ante San Diego y desde luego el SB XLIII, que trae a nuestra memoria aquella última serie ofensiva de Pittsburght, el pick six de Harrison antes de terminar la primera mitad y muchos otros momentos que te harán estremecer. Vale recordar que tanto el audio como los subtítulos vienen en su idioma original.

excelente

4枚目、43回super bowlのフルバージョンでとても素晴らしい。カージナルス　ファンにも、大変嬉しいDVDでした。