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[NekoFever]

Just saw on HiDefDigest that my all time favorite show is hitting Blu-ray...

BAND OF BROTHERS..... drooooooooooooooool.

I can't fucking wait.

Now, WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY LOTR MOVIES NEWLINE????

That's good timing for me on Band of Brothers. I sold my Japanese HD DVD set on eBay last week and got over £100 (nearly $200) for it. Even though it's OOP, I bet the prices are plummeting now

I'd bet on New Line sitting on LOTR until the hype machine for The Hobbit starts up, and that's not even due out until, what? 2010? That's by far their biggest hitter, and they don't want to blow their load when they have a massive marketing opportunity like that coming up.

 

[VanMardigan]

$5 and you got to see it once. I like paying to have my movies to watch whenever I want.

Technically, I can see it as many times as possible within the 24 hour period after I started playing it. So I can watch it again tonight, I just have to get started earlier. Also, I have 2 weeks from the time I bought it to start watching it. But yeah, DD is garbage right now and the inane restrictions they put don't make any damn sense. A subscription model like Netflix/BB Online would be awesome, though.

 

[snacknuts]

The Batman Begins box is just pure eye candy. Cant wait to see what The Dark Knight box will look like.

Hmm, what is correct grammatically? "the The Dark Knight box"? Looks a bit weird.

How about "the box for The Dark Knight"?

 

[acabado]

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/betamaxhd.html
:lol :lol

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Matrix]

 

[Raistlin]

You admitted your analogy was flawed. Good enough for me.

rot in hell

 

[Rabid Wolverine]

Nice cover.

 

[The Main Event]

What did you think of The Pianist?

I don't know what's going on with my copy. Ordered it on March 6th from MovieTyme, was shipped on March 10th, and still haven't received anything yet.

Anyone here ordered from them before?

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

that does look nice. Any idea what the box set for it will look like? I saw it comes with a Batmobile, that sounds pretty cool.

 

[ManaByte]

Wall-E Blu-Ray (and DVD) is November 4th

 

[Duderz]

Wall-E Blu-Ray (and DVD) is November 4th

:lol I'll be a lot more excited for this as soon as I see the movie!

 

[Wollan]

Wall-E Blu-Ray (and DVD) is November 4th

BR people are going to go fanatical for this one.
Xmas period. Ratatouille transfer was mindblowing. Wall-E looks like the most inspiring Pixar movie yet.

 

[Grimmy]

The fact that its being released there?



reading ftl

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-7n-49-en-70-2nuk.html

Version Hong Kong
Category IIA

Try searching the word "Japan" on that page - entry not found.

Sorry, whose reading is "ftl" here?

 

[Grimmy]

Sorry, ignore this repost.

 

[NekoFever]

I don't know what's going on with my copy. Ordered it on March 6th from MovieTyme, was shipped on March 10th, and still haven't received anything yet.

Anyone here ordered from them before?

I use them for all my HD movies. They're usually pretty good with new releases with decent delivery times (about a week from the US) and early shipment on new titles (my friend's copy of Predator on BD shipped yesterday, two weeks early), but I think it's worth paying £1 extra for their faster shipping now. Their stuff can take a while occasionally - my brother bought Superbad on BD and from dispatch to delivery was like a month - but I've only heard of it happening a handful of times.

BR people are going to go fanatical for this one.
Xmas period. Ratatouille transfer was mindblowing. Wall-E looks like the most inspiring Pixar movie yet.

Am I the only one who thought Cars looked more impressive than Ratatouille

Spoiler

and was a better movie

?

 

[VanMardigan]

rot in hell

Hey, now, I don't want to get on your bad side. I'll be needing some sub and AVR advice this year.

Anyway, I saw Beowulf HD DVD. Looks as gorgeous as every review said it does. The dragon fight was spectacular and Grendel's gross textures really stood out. Sounded great too. The movie itself it not nearly as bad as I was led to believe. I think Kolgar got it right when he said to just approach movies with low expectations. :lol

I didn't try the web enabled features (does Paramount still have their HD DVD servers up?), but I did try the PiP mode with the actors fitted with the wiring and the early cg. It was interesting to see how the film was made, but not terribly entertaining after the first 15 minutes or so.

 

[yacobod]

Anyway, I saw Beowulf HD DVD. Looks as gorgeous as every review said it does. The dragon fight was spectacular and Grendel's gross textures really stood out. Sounded great too. The movie itself it not nearly as bad as I was led to believe. I think Kolgar got it right when he said to just approach movies with low expectations. :lol

ya i think its prolly the best looking CG film on hd media at the moment, and i read the bluray import has even better audio, and the same visuals

 

[Oni Jazar]

Digital Bits still keeps hinting that Universal and Paramount are close to announcing Blu-ray titles. Meanwhile I just watched Sweeny Todd on DVD and have Bee Movie on the way (both from netflix). Damn them for taking so long.

 

[Kolgar]

So, what's the latest on Cloverfield for Blu-ray?

 

[Raistlin]

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-7n-49-en-70-2nuk.html

Version Hong Kong
Category IIA

Try searching the word "Japan" on that page - entry not found.

Sorry, whose reading is "ftl" here?

You may want to look a little closer.

Region Code : A

Region A: North America, South America, East Asia except for China

 

[VanMardigan]

So, what's the latest on Cloverfield for Blu-ray?

Or Sweeney Todd? Or Bee Movie? I don't want to watch these in SD at all. Heck, even an HD download from XBLM would get my money for those.

 

[polyh3dron]

Hd-dvd was the better format. As usual the masses picked the weaker format because it had prices advantages. I don't want to start a war or anything just pointing out the obvious.

 

[VanMardigan]

Would've been better to ignore him like just about everyone did rather than stretch the page and waste more time on inane comments that are patently untrue.

 

[Grimmy]

You may want to look a little closer.

God, be a man and own up. You said:

That would be playable in US PS3's since it's released in JP, right?

CJ7 IS NOT A JAPANESE MOVIE. IT WAS NOT RELEASED IN JAPAN. THE DISC IS FROM HONG KONG. GET IT??????

Yes, it is a pet peeve after I've read a thousand times on the f**ing internet that THE EYE and INFERNAL AFFAIRS are Japanese movies (this includes the stupid OSCAR telecast - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVXVr-1o_RY). Do you think all Asians are interchangeable??? Fuck!

 

[Raistlin]

God, be a man and own up. You said:



CJ7 IS NOT A JAPANESE MOVIE. IT WAS NOT RELEASED IN JAPAN. THE DISC IS FROM HONG KONG. GET IT??????

Yes, it is a pet peeve after I've read a thousand times on the f**ing internet that THE EYE and INFERNAL AFFAIRS are Japanese movies (this includes the stupid OSCAR telecast - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVXVr-1o_RY). Do you think all Asians are interchangeable??? Fuck!

Holy crap man ... relax.


I was referring to it being released for the Japanese marketplace as far as region-coding. I know it isn't a Japanese movie.

The BD release in question is for region A ... PRC is region C. I would assume, it being called 'Hong Kong Version' is related to the content, not where its being released.

 

[Lord Error]

Am I the only one who thought Cars looked more impressive than Ratatouille

Spoiler

and was a better movie

?

Cars has hell-amazing colors and vibrance compared to a bit more subdued and subtle look of Ratatoulle, and they both have same quality video encoding so it's easy to see your point of view. Ratatouille has more advanced shading and lighting though, and some amazingly naturally warm looking scenes, but Cars has eye-poping vibrancy all the way through.

Also, you're probably gonna get lynched here for the spoilered segment, but I can tell you that even though I loved Cars a lot, I really can't say it's better.

 

[captive]

Would've been better to ignore him like just about everyone did rather than stretch the page and waste more time on inane comments that are patently untrue.

If that stretched the forum for you, you need a bigger monitor and or higher screen resolution.

 

[Grimmy]

Holy crap man ... relax.


I was referring to it being released for the Japanese marketplace as far as region-coding. I know it isn't a Japanese movie.

The BD release in question is for region A ... PRC is region C. I would assume, it being called 'Hong Kong Version' is related to the content, not where its being released.

ERA is a Hong Kong video company. CJ7 is a Hong Kong film. Hong Kong is Region A.

 

[Raistlin]

If that is the case, then I apologize.

That said, this wasn't a case of me confusing who made this title, etc ... the problem is that the BD region map is in fact wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blu-ray_regions_without_key.svg

You may want to consider not jumping to conclusions about what people are saying.

 

[Grimmy]

If that is the case, then I apologize.

That said, this wasn't a case of me confusing who made this title, etc ... the problem is that the BD region map is in fact wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blu-ray_regions_without_key.svg

You may want to consider not jumping to conclusions about what people are saying.

The map isn't wrong. Hong Kong has never been part of the same region code as China. Even on DVD. The map just lumps HK into SE Asia.

This isn't news either as INFERNAL AFFAIRS, FLASH POINT, INITIAL D, etc. all were HK films released in region A.

 

[Raistlin]

The map isn't wrong. Hong Kong has never been part of the same region code as China. Even on DVD. The map just lumps HK into SE Asia.

I'm either blind or confused then. I understand now that Honk Kong is not the same region code as PRC, but how is the map not wrong? Shouldn't there be an orange dot where Honk Kong is?

 

[rc213]

Pitch Black been announced for Blu-Ray yet?

 

[Grimmy]

I'm either blind or confused then. I understand now that Honk Kong is not the same region code as PRC, but how is the map not wrong? Shouldn't there be an orange dot where Honk Kong is?

It's just a lousily written article (along with map). This is much better:

http://www.tech-evangelist.com/2007/10/21/region-codes/

Here are the Blu-ray region codes:

Region A: North America, South America, Central America, Japan,
South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and S.E. Asia.

Region B: Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Region C: Russia, China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal,
Central and South Asia.

 

[Raistlin]

Sweet ... thanks!

I should update the wiki.

 

[Grimmy]

Would be great if you could, thanks.

 

[ManaByte]

First ever 3D Blu-Ray disc announced!

 

[Snidely Whiplash]

First ever 3D Blu-Ray disc announced!

Finally some good 3D BR porn.

 

[Matrix]

First ever 3D Blu-Ray disc announced!

ugh

 

[Raistlin]

Wait ... so they skipped out on doing a 3D transfer for Beowulf ... but they are doing one for Hannah Montana?

:lol

>_<

 

[OokieSpookie]

Wait ... so they skipped out on doing a 3D transfer for Beowulf ... but they are doing one for Hannah Montana?

:lol

>_<

No "They" didn't skip out on anything.
This is DISNEY, last time I checked DISNEY did not make Beowulf ( a shame too because it would be on blu already).
This is Disney testing the waters and anyone with half a brain should be pretty damned excited.
This is a smart decision for Disney also, HM is huge and you never know when the bottom can fall out of the money train so it will make a great test.
What makes me happy is that if all goes right Nightmare Before Christmas 3D can not be far behind.

 

[VanMardigan]

So I decided to hook up a sixth speaker to my setup, the rear center one. My Sony receiver does 6.1, so I thought "what the heck". Now, the only movie I own labeled 6.1 is the U2 Rattle and Hum HD DVD, but every time I set it to the 6.1 option I got "DTS 3/2.1". Does this mean I need the HDMI receiver before I can get 6.1 audio? I'm currently using optical. I got sound out of the rear speaker, but it was just a slight muffle. Sort of environment noise, which I assume is the receiver sending out to that speaker, but not the discrete channel coming from the disc.

My wife definitely frowned when I put up that 6th speaker, but I know if I can get it working nicely with some defined audio coming out of it, she'll go along with it. All that wiring looks ugly, but she allows it if she can hear the benefits. :lol

Educate me, audio guys!!

 

[FortunateSon]

Hows Cloverfield Blu-Ray? Anyone?

 

[ManaByte]

Hows Cloverfield Blu-Ray? Anyone?

Doesn't exist?

 

[Raistlin]

No "They" didn't skip out on anything.
This is DISNEY, last time I checked DISNEY did not make Beowulf ( a shame too because it would be on blu already).

Wow ... didn't meant to strike a nerve. I'm aware Disney didn't do Beowulf. I'm stating I find if ridiculous it wasn't done in 3D since it already had a 3D HD transfer.

This is Disney testing the waters and anyone with half a brain should be pretty damned excited.
This is a smart decision for Disney also, HM is huge and you never know when the bottom can fall out of the money train so it will make a great test.

I am excited about it from a tech point of view, don't get me wrong. I also understand why Disney is milking this particular asset.

What makes me happy is that if all goes right Nightmare Before Christmas 3D can not be far behind.

That would be fuw (full of win)

 

[Raistlin]

So I decided to hook up a sixth speaker to my setup, the rear center one. My Sony receiver does 6.1, so I thought "what the heck". Now, the only movie I own labeled 6.1 is the U2 Rattle and Hum HD DVD, but every time I set it to the 6.1 option I got "DTS 3/2.1". Does this mean I need the HDMI receiver before I can get 6.1 audio? I'm currently using optical. I got sound out of the rear speaker, but it was just a slight muffle. Sort of environment noise, which I assume is the receiver sending out to that speaker, but not the discrete channel coming from the disc.

My wife definitely frowned when I put up that 6th speaker, but I know if I can get it working nicely with some defined audio coming out of it, she'll go along with it. All that wiring looks ugly, but she allows it if she can hear the benefits. :lol

Educate me, audio guys!!

Do you know what format its recorded in for 6.1? If it actually has a DD-EX or DTS-ES sound track, the issue may be that your receiver doesn't automatically turn this on. If that's the case, you simply need to manually do it.

If the movie has a DTS-HD or MA soundtrack, and you're listening to the 'core' ... unfortunately, you're screwed. IIRC, ES was an extension (in some ways, similar to how HD and MA are) ... and therefore doesn't exist in HD / MA soundtracks.



EDIT - Wait a minute ... according to the review, its only 5.1 http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/u2rattleandhum.html

??


BTW - If you own any of the new Star Wars, I'm pretty sure they are all 6.1 (DD-EX)

 

[Raistlin]

Doesn't exist?

Yes, it does. Unfortunately, sources are claiming Paramount is trying to rush it out to meet (or come close) to what the original HD DVD release date was going to be. Due to this, its supposedly a bare-bones release, with all the extras cut. :\

http://mediazealot.blogspot.com/2008/03/cloverfield-blu-ray-speculation.html


I didn't end up seeing this in theaters, so I'll rent it ... because I don't want to double-dip. If I really like it, I'll wait for a better cut.

I really hope the extra content sees the light-of-day, especially some of the viral stuff.

 

[captive]

Just watched No Country For Old men. Did anyone notice a weird audio echo on Lewlynn's voice early in the movie when he and Carlajean are talking in the bathroom and he's telling her she needs to go to Odessa.
Had a weird canned echo coming out of the rears only on his voice.

 

[The Main Event]

Just watched No Country For Old men. Did anyone notice a weird audio echo on Lewlynn's voice early in the movie when he and Carlajean are talking in the bathroom and he's telling her she needs to go to Odessa.
Had a weird canned echo coming out of the rears only on his voice.

Hmmm didn't notice that. Will check it out.

 

[captive]

Hmmm didn't notice that. Will check it out.

It was very subtle, i dont think my dad noticed.

 

[VanMardigan]

EDIT - Wait a minute ... according to the review, its only 5.1 http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/u2rattleandhum.html

??


BTW - If you own any of the new Star Wars, I'm pretty sure they are all 6.1 (DD-EX)

According to the movie itself, it has neither audio option that HDD is talking about in that review. It has DD 5.1 EX track (not DD Plus) and a DTS 6.1 track (not 5.1) according to the menu when you bring up the sound settings. I'm actually really confused now. If you look it up on google you'll see that DTS 6.1 is actually on the disc's packaging as well as in the sound menu.

I think I have Clone Wars home so I'll see if that has a 6.1 track on it.