**Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

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  • Fresh Tendrils
    Strike Hard and Fade Away
    • Jul 2002
    • 36131

    #976
    Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

    That Panny DMP-BD35k is becoming hard to find. Most of the time when I check Amazon its out of stock and they're selling it from third-party vendors. Best Buy does have it for $250, but I would have to pay for shipping and taxes, whereas with Amazon I get 2-day shipping free and no taxes. Damn this. I should've jumped on that 100 off deal last week. Oh well. Maybe some other type of deal will pop-up after Christmas...



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    • GAMEC0CK2002
      Stayin Alive
      • Aug 2002
      • 10384

      #977
      Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

      Originally posted by ChubbyBanana
      FYI Best Buy has HBO Box Sets 50% off. Picked up Band of Brothers Blu Ray for $37.99.

      Also picked up regular DVD of Generation Kill for $27.99...

      After reading positive user reviews on another website, decided to blind buy Band of Brothers from amazon.com

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      • ExtremeGamer
        Extra Life 11/3/18
        • Jul 2002
        • 35299

        #978
        Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

        Originally posted by GearsX8
        I wonder what happened to the Generation Kill Blu-ray that was to release at the same time as the DVD.
        It was delayed till June-September 09.

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        • DTX3
          Hall Of Fame
          • Jun 2003
          • 13022

          #979
          Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

          Originally posted by GAMEC0CK2002
          After reading positive user reviews on another website, decided to blind buy Band of Brothers from amazon.com
          You won't be disappointed, amazing add to the collection.
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          • CaptainZombie
            Brains
            • Jul 2003
            • 37851

            #980
            Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

            Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
            That Panny DMP-BD35k is becoming hard to find. Most of the time when I check Amazon its out of stock and they're selling it from third-party vendors. Best Buy does have it for $250, but I would have to pay for shipping and taxes, whereas with Amazon I get 2-day shipping free and no taxes. Damn this. I should've jumped on that 100 off deal last week. Oh well. Maybe some other type of deal will pop-up after Christmas...
            It's the player to get and there has been nothing but positive reviews about it. I absolutely love the Panny BD line.

            Originally posted by ExtremeGamer
            It was delayed till June-September 09.
            Thanks,
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            • Rawdeal28
              Swiitch U? lol
              • Oct 2007
              • 7407

              #981
              Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

              Originally posted by Blzer
              Will that change your opinion on his reviews?

              I feel like people have some sort of unconscious psyche that, as long as they have the title, their opinion holds a higher guard than somebody else. I mean obviously if it is their job to identify technological aspects of a piece of cinema and form sentences in a fluid stream of their extensive vocabulary on a web page, then they should know what they're talking about. But sometimes I see/hear things that they don't, and I'm not even talking about The Dark Knight (though after looking back, it seems a lot of reviewers noticed the EE, but because it's the coolest movie ever, they don't want to ding it for that when a potential re-release with this fix would deserve a higher score).

              So in that regard, somebody that doesn't notice the constant crackle in the dialogue of Street Kings or the over-saturated look of 300 may be missing something because their eyes and ears may not be able to perceive what someone else's eyes can, and while their report may seem valuable as ever, they might not have gotten the whole picture. This is a "no offense" to Gears, but if he can't notice the EE, that's just that his eyes can't detect that. I never went looking for EE, I watched it without reading a single review. The first IMAX shot... brilliant. The first shot with Ramirez and Woerz however... there should have been a rather instantaneous difference between that and the first scene in the movie.

              Now, where in that did I say the picture looks bad? It doesn't. It's just that it doesn't deserve a 5 because, what if a re-release (which is completely imaginable with the lack of Heath Ledger special features in this one) with this EE and DNR fix makes the image look better? What do you score that? You can't give it a 5.1. You can't knock down your score for the original BD release. What now? That's what I'm saying... this was not a reference video transfer and has room for improvement. 4.5 is a reasonable score.

              I know I'm nitpicking, but if it wasn't for nitpicking in this world we wouldn't be where we are technologically, even with next-gen games. Getting a signature stance or sock color corrected is small, but hey, if it can be something to make it look better, why be against that? Just because I can't see the problem with the stance or sock color doesn't mean there isn't anything wrong with it. Same thing here. Besides, for a movie that reached nearly $1 billion in the box office, if it is anything short of the best looking and sounding Blu-ray in the world, there's something wrong with that.


              So to answer your question... he has his own website where he reviews pre-released Blu-ray discs, and his reviews, from both a technological and editorial aspect, seem both sound and professional in my book. But in the end, it's what you see on screen. Not all BD's are created the same, and that's why we have ratings for their audio and video components. I like how people are titling me "movie critic" (with the quotations included) because they think that's suddenly what I'm passing myself off as because I am familiar with the term EE and what effects it has on a movie. I just feel sorry for myself because I am plagued with being able to see it when others can't. At least it makes things look better by comparison when it's not there.
              thats all i needed to know brotha. all that other rass u spewing is unnecassary.

              Originally posted by Blzer
              The reason I didn't say "yes" or "no" is because I didn't know the answer. I do want to know what his motive was, though... and how your reviews make a difference if you are "professional" or not.

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              my motive was to clarify what he does so i can ask him a question. so to GEARS (not Blzer) do u know if the movie "RAY" (starring Jamie Foxx) will ever be re-leased on blu-ray?

              i really want to add this movie to my collection but if its coming out on blu-ray anytime soon ill wait till then.

              thanks in advance.
              "on hoping there is a PSN flash sale before Valentine's Day"
              Man there are no flashers... now what are we going to do for vd
              I'm sure there's plenty of prostitutes you could pay if you really want vd.
              yea but will they take psn cards
              Depends on what area of a hooker you would use to redeem them.

              lol

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              • CaptainZombie
                Brains
                • Jul 2003
                • 37851

                #982
                Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                Originally posted by Rawdeal28
                thats all i needed to know brotha. all that other rass u spewing is unnecassary.



                my motive was to clarify what he does so i can ask him a question. so to GEARS (not Blzer) do u know if the movie "RAY" (starring Jamie Foxx) will ever be re-leased on blu-ray?

                i really want to add this movie to my collection but if its coming out on blu-ray anytime soon ill wait till then.

                thanks in advance.
                It probably will Raw, but it hasn't been announced yet. Universal Studios has actually been pretty good so far with trying to play catch up with HD DVD catalog titles + releasing titles for the first time on BD.
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                • DTX3
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 13022

                  #983
                  Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                  Man I wish that I had money right now. Some dude is selling the Action Thriller Starter Pack which includes Jarhead and The Kingdom, brand new for $21.99 at Amazon.
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                  • ChubbyBanana
                    Don't Trust Influencers
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 7071

                    #984
                    Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                    Originally posted by DTX3
                    You won't be disappointed, amazing add to the collection.
                    I agree. I am on part 4 right now, and it's amazing. I had owned this before on DVD, but once I heard blu-ray was coming out I sold it for some cash to change over the collection.

                    The sound is really great, and the picture is stunning, especially on some of the wide landscape shots.

                    For instance, where they are walking through fields with a sunset or a fire burning in the background. It looks surreal.
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                    • Rawdeal28
                      Swiitch U? lol
                      • Oct 2007
                      • 7407

                      #985
                      Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                      Originally posted by GearsX8
                      It probably will Raw, but it hasn't been announced yet. Universal Studios has actually been pretty good so far with trying to play catch up with HD DVD catalog titles + releasing titles for the first time on BD.
                      oh i didnt know they had it on HD-DVD. hopefully thats a sign that it will come to blu-ray. love that movie.

                      thanks Gears.
                      "on hoping there is a PSN flash sale before Valentine's Day"
                      Man there are no flashers... now what are we going to do for vd
                      I'm sure there's plenty of prostitutes you could pay if you really want vd.
                      yea but will they take psn cards
                      Depends on what area of a hooker you would use to redeem them.

                      lol

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                      • DTX3
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 13022

                        #986
                        Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                        Originally posted by ChubbyBanana
                        I agree. I am on part 4 right now, and it's amazing. I had owned this before on DVD, but once I heard blu-ray was coming out I sold it for some cash to change over the collection.

                        The sound is really great, and the picture is stunning, especially on some of the wide landscape shots.

                        For instance, where they are walking through fields with a sunset or a fire burning in the background. It looks surreal.
                        Yeah, I bought it like 2 weeks ago but only got to watch 4 episodes. I'll be taking advantage of my 5 days off to watch the whole thing come Wednesday.
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                        • Fresh Tendrils
                          Strike Hard and Fade Away
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 36131

                          #987
                          Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                          I don't even have a blu-ray player but I might have to jump on that BOB deal and these:

                          Terminator - Sarah Conner Chronicles - 19.99
                          Casino Royale - 16.99

                          Although I might hold off on CR and shoot for the 2-disc edition instead.



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                          • AI03
                            Rookie
                            • May 2003
                            • 262

                            #988
                            Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                            Any word if The Natural will be released anytime soon? Great baseball movie.

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                            • Fresh Tendrils
                              Strike Hard and Fade Away
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 36131

                              #989
                              Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                              Why is Trainspotting so freakin' expensive?



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                              • ExtremeGamer
                                Extra Life 11/3/18
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 35299

                                #990
                                Re: **Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

                                Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
                                Why is Trainspotting so freakin' expensive?
                                It's a Japanese import.

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