Dialogue (crucial for crime drama) is clearer, with less compression. The ambient sound (wind, waves, distant traffic) in episode 2’s exterior scenes has better dynamic range. However, lack of 5.1 is a missed opportunity.
English SDH (standard, not forced). 5. Special Features (for Episode 2) This is the biggest weakness of the Blu-ray: No episode-specific commentaries or behind-the-scenes features for S02E02.
Get the complete Season 2 Blu-ray (often £12-15 used) or the Series 1-3 box set (£25-30). Avoid paying more than £10 for just this season.
(varies, but commonly 5037115416238 for the complete Season 2 set – includes both episodes 1 & 2 on one disc)
– standard SDR. 4. Audio Quality Primary track: LPCM 2.0 (16-bit, 48 kHz) – surprisingly no 5.1 surround on this ITV Blu-ray. Bitrate: ~1.5 Mbps (lossless PCM) vs streaming’s Dolby Digital 2.0 at 192–256 kbps.
March 22, 2021 (same day as the DVD)
Dialogue (crucial for crime drama) is clearer, with less compression. The ambient sound (wind, waves, distant traffic) in episode 2’s exterior scenes has better dynamic range. However, lack of 5.1 is a missed opportunity.
English SDH (standard, not forced). 5. Special Features (for Episode 2) This is the biggest weakness of the Blu-ray: No episode-specific commentaries or behind-the-scenes features for S02E02. the bay s02e02 bluray
Get the complete Season 2 Blu-ray (often £12-15 used) or the Series 1-3 box set (£25-30). Avoid paying more than £10 for just this season. Dialogue (crucial for crime drama) is clearer, with
(varies, but commonly 5037115416238 for the complete Season 2 set – includes both episodes 1 & 2 on one disc) English SDH (standard, not forced)
– standard SDR. 4. Audio Quality Primary track: LPCM 2.0 (16-bit, 48 kHz) – surprisingly no 5.1 surround on this ITV Blu-ray. Bitrate: ~1.5 Mbps (lossless PCM) vs streaming’s Dolby Digital 2.0 at 192–256 kbps.
March 22, 2021 (same day as the DVD)
