High Definition Discussion Thread - Blu-Ray, HDTV, etc...

[HollandX]

BEOWULF: DIRECTOR'S CUT ON BLU-RAY DISC!- July 29

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Beowulf: Director's Cut for the 29th of July. A complete list of specs can be found below, and we'll bring you the art as soon as we can.

* 2.40:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
* Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 English
* Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
* Featurette: A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
* Featurette: The Volume
* Featurette: "T" Time
* Featurette: What is the E.O.G.?
* Featurette: Lay of the Land
* Featurette: Givin' Props
* Featurette: Scanners
* Featurette: Stunts and Rigs
* Featurette: Plan of Attack
* Featurette: Fight Me
* Featurette: Baby It’s Cold Inside
* Featurette: Beasts of Burden
* Featurette: The Origins of Beowulf
* Featurette: Creating the Ultimate Beowulf
* Featurette: The Art of Beowulf
* Featurette: A Conversation with Robert Zemeckis
* Additional Scenes: Grendel Runs Towards Herot
* Additional Scenes: Hrothgar Awakened by Unferth
* Additional Scenes: Scylding's watch Escorts Beowulf
* Additional Scenes: Wealthow Shows Beowulf the Sundial
* Additional Scenes: Beowulf Boasts to the People of Herot
* Additional Scenes: Beowulf Hammers Grendel's Arm
* Additional Scenes: Celebration and Seduction
* Additional Scenes: Wulfgar Greets Beowulf at the Stockade
* Additional Scenes: Beowulf's Day Unferth Finds the Horn
* Additional Scenes: Cain on the Barrows (Original)
* Additional Scenes: Cain on the Barrows (Alternate)
* Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
* Easter Eggs: Coffee Break with John Malkovich

[SBrooks1]

SHREK 3 ON BLU-RAY DISC!- September 16

:\ I was kinda hopin for a Shrek 3 pack. With mini movies Shrek 3D and Shrek The Halls both added as extras in Hi Def. And blah to no next gen audio.

* Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1

bleeechhhhh.........pass :mad:

[PrimeBane]

Hey guys, I've been looking at this Yamaha receiver at Best Buy. It supports DTS-HD MA and Dolby True HD. This review says it supports PCM too. But does it support it through HDMI from the PS3?


It should... worst comes to worst, take it back. :)

A little fyi on the Yamaha receivers... you'll have to determine for yourself if the problem is significant enough to avoid the purchase.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1010178

[SBrooks1]

Gotta get a new receiver before this hits.... :D

Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed the specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of Michael Bay's blockbuster hit 'Transformers', due to hit store shelves on September 2nd. On this two disc special edition, video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC and be accompanied by both a 5.1 PCM and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD lossless soundtracks.

Extras for the release are massive, and include:

* Commentary: Commentary by Director Michael Bay
* Featurette: OUR WORLD:
* Featurette: The Story Sparks HD
* Featurette: Human Allies HD
* Featurette: I Fight Giant Robots HD
* Featurette: Battleground HD
* Featurette: THEIR WAR:
* Featurette: Rise of the Robots HD
* Featurette: Autobots Roll Out HD
* Featurette: Decepticons Strike HD
* Featurette: Inside the AllSpark HD
* Featurette: Transformers Tech Inspector (TBD) HD
* Trailers: TRAILERS (will play after the feature via a menu)
* Trailers: Iron Man Trailer HD
* Featurette: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
* Trailers: Transformers Teaser Trailer HD
* Trailers: Rise of the Autobots HD
* Other: Transformers H.U.D. (Heads Up Display)
* Other: BD-Live Features (TBD)
* Featurette: From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack HD
* Featurette: Concepts HD
* Trailers: Trailers HD:
* Trailers: Teaser Trailer 1 HD
* Trailers: Theatrical Trailer 2 HD
* Trailers: Theatrical Trailer 4 HD
* Easter Eggs: EASTER EGGS:
* Easter Eggs: Michael Bay Cameo HD
* Easter Eggs: Girl in Dress HD
* Easter Eggs: Bay Bot HD
* Easter Eggs: Casting Mojo HD

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1335

[JaylisJayP]

Yeah, 60GB PS3 here. So which receiver do you have?

The Sony 720. It got it when it was on sale from Circuit City for $270, plus they had $15 off every $100 purchase so it was only $255. You could probably get a comparable or better price with your BB discount, since it only retails for $300.

I love it so far, by the way.

[SBrooks1]

The Sony 720. It got it when it was on sale from Circuit City for $270, plus they had $15 off every $100 purchase so it was only $255. You could probably get a comparable or better price with your BB discount, since it only retails for $300.

I love it so far, by the way.

Nice, so with a PS3 hooked up via HDMI I'll get uncompressed PCM, Dolby TrueHD AND DTS-HD MA? How do they display on the receiver? Do they say PCM, TrueHD and DTS-HD MA? Or something else?

[PrimeBane]

Also from Paramount:

Madagascar 9/16
Jack Ryan Movies individually all street 7/29

[ewto16]

Home theater question....

Currently I have a HTIB Kenwood system from about....wow....8-9 years ago. It does DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1, so it has served me pretty well. It has a ton of inputs, no HDMI obviously, but I've never had a problem really hooking anything up to it.

How much better are the new receivers that do all these new HD audio specs? If I'm still going to have a 5.1 surround system, does it really make that much of a difference? I'd like to do 7.1, but my movie room configuration doesn't really lend itself to it.

Should I get a new receiver and new speakers, or would a new receiver with my current speakers be good enough? Should I get a new HTIB system, but a nicer one, like some of the Onkyo ones I see?

Thoughts opinions??

[Hanky Panky]

Picked up the Rambo box set yesterday bringing my total number of Blu-ray's to 108 :D

*calculates the math...*

108 x $30.00 = $3240.00! :eek:

[SBrooks1]

*calculates the math...*

108 x $30.00 = $3240.00! :eek:

Lots of BOGO's and Best Buy employee discounts there which you didn't calculate :p

[Hanky Panky]

Lots of BOGO's and Best Buy employee discounts there which you didn't calculate :p

*re-calculates discounts...then adds taxes.*

$3240.00! :eek: :D

[HollandX]

^ LOL!

[SBrooks1]

The Sony 720.

I can get that for $199.87 with my discount!!! :eek:

[PrimeBane]

Home theater question....

Currently I have a HTIB Kenwood system from about....wow....8-9 years ago. It does DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1, so it has served me pretty well. It has a ton of inputs, no HDMI obviously, but I've never had a problem really hooking anything up to it.

How much better are the new receivers that do all these new HD audio specs? If I'm still going to have a 5.1 surround system, does it really make that much of a difference? I'd like to do 7.1, but my movie room configuration doesn't really lend itself to it.

Should I get a new receiver and new speakers, or would a new receiver with my current speakers be good enough? Should I get a new HTIB system, but a nicer one, like some of the Onkyo ones I see?

Thoughts opinions??

I imagine the majority here will say it's well worth the upgrade.

While I don't have a new receiver (yet), I am able to take advantage of lossless via my XA2 (and previously my A35) with anologue outs and PCM inputs on my old Yamaha receiver. Perhaps it's just me, but the leap from lossy to lossless wasn't huge in my opinion. Was it better? Definately. Is it something I'd run out and drop X number of dollars on a new receiver right away because the sound made me cream myself? No.

I think anyone would definately benefit from lossless, but IMO, it's not the grand leap a lot of people on the web make it out to be. Then again, maybe it's just me... :)

[grif32]

Nice, so with a PS3 hooked up via HDMI I'll get uncompressed PCM, Dolby TrueHD AND DTS-HD MA? How do they display on the receiver? Do they say PCM, TrueHD and DTS-HD MA? Or something else?

Remember the PS3 can not bitstream so your little lights on the Receiver will never light up. No biggie really. But you will still get all the great sounds. Have you updated the PS3 to the newest FW?

On the receiver I think it reads Multichannel but if you hit Display on the PS3 remote it will say PCM

[grif32]

I imagine the majority here will say it's well worth the upgrade.

While I don't have a new receiver (yet), I am able to take advantage of lossless via my XA2 (and previously my A35) with anologue outs and PCM inputs on my old Yamaha receiver. Perhaps it's just me, but the leap from lossy to lossless wasn't huge in my opinion. Was it better? Definately. Is it something I'd run out and drop X number of dollars on a new receiver right away because the sound made me cream myself? No.

I think anyone would definately benefit from lossless, but IMO, it's not the grand leap a lot of people on the web make it out to be. Then again, maybe it's just me... :)

See I was one that thought how much of a difference can there be. Once I upgraded from my Onkyo HTIB to my Onkyo 705 and Polk's the sound is soooooooo much better. To me its a huge difference.

[PrimeBane]

Perhaps the difference is my speakers... I have a pretty good set of Energys for the last 10 years and they've treated me very well. There is a very noticable difference between them and my 360 HTIB that I use upstairs.

[SBrooks1]

Remember the PS3 can not bitstream so your little lights on the Receiver will never light up. No biggie really. But you will still get all the great sounds. Have you updated the PS3 to the newest FW?

On the receiver I think it reads Multichannel but if you hit Display on the PS3 remote it will say PCM

Of course. I always upgrade firmwares when I can. Hmmm, I'd like to have the receiver say each codec it's playing but being able to buy it now is a nice incentive.

[grif32]

Of course. I always upgrade firmwares when I can. Hmmm, I'd like to have the receiver say each codec it's playing but being able to buy it now is a nice incentive.

Then you will need to get a standalone that can Bitstream. The PS3 probably WILL NEVER be able to. It lacks the hardware to do it from my understanding.

Honeslty its no biggie you are still getting the best sound.

[PrimeBane]

Question for those that have sent in rebates for Disney/BV movies... what do they require? I see they've finally included Canada and I hope to be able to take advantage of the offer with Chronicles of Narnia. Do you just send in the proof of purchase or are they jerks and require a receipt?

[SBrooks1]

Then you will need to get a standalone that can Bitstream. The PS3 probably WILL NEVER be able to. It lacks the hardware to do it from my understanding.

Honeslty its no biggie you are still getting the best sound.

Oh ok, gotcha. Looks like I'm grabbing that Sony 720 tomorrow then! :D

[PrimeBane]

Then you will need to get a standalone that can Bitstream. The PS3 probably WILL NEVER be able to. It lacks the hardware to do it from my understanding.

Honeslty its no biggie you are still getting the best sound.

I'd like to think Sony will add a true HDMI 1.3a out on newer PS3 models sooner rather than later...

[JaylisJayP]

Nice, so with a PS3 hooked up via HDMI I'll get uncompressed PCM, Dolby TrueHD AND DTS-HD MA? How do they display on the receiver? Do they say PCM, TrueHD and DTS-HD MA? Or something else?

They say PCM.

[JaylisJayP]

Question for those that have sent in rebates for Disney/BV movies... what do they require? I see they've finally included Canada and I hope to be able to take advantage of the offer with Chronicles of Narnia. Do you just send in the proof of purchase or are they jerks and require a receipt?

The require original receipt, UPC from blu-ray and UPC from DVD.

[SBrooks1]

They say PCM.

So you just set your PS3 to output PCM and the PCM-to-PCM connection via HDMI will play all the Blu codecs no problem? Sorry for the questions. I just need to be sure before I buy it. :D

[grif32]

I'd like to think Sony will add a true HDMI 1.3a out on newer PS3 models sooner rather than later...

You would think but they have not yet. Only time will tell.

But if you have the older PS3's like we do we are SOL.

[PrimeBane]

But is it the orginal receipt from the DVD they need? I know I'll have the one for the BD handy, but the DVD one is LONG gone.

[grif32]

So you just set your PS3 to output PCM and the PCM-to-PCM connection via HDMI will play all the Blu codecs no problem? Sorry for the questions. I just need to be sure before I buy it. :D

Yes just set it to PCM for Blu Rays and you will be all set.

If you watch SD DVD's switch it over to Bitstream

chris

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Hey does the the Onkyo TX-SR505 output PCM? I want to know before I upgrade to a new unit

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Also I have a used copy of Master and Commander for $20 DLVD

[PrimeBane]

Hey does the the Onkyo TX-SR505 output PCM? I want to know before I upgrade to a new unit

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe PCM is the output for all receivers once the codec is decoded or the PCM is sent directly over analogue or HDMI...

[HollandX]

But is it the orginal receipt from the DVD they need? I know I'll have the one for the BD handy, but the DVD one is LONG gone.

Do what I do. Go rebuy the DVD. Copy the receipt. Send the original. Return it with the copy.

:)

[JaylisJayP]

But is it the orginal receipt from the DVD they need? I know I'll have the one for the BD handy, but the DVD one is LONG gone.

No, you don't need the original receipt from the DVD, just the UPC.

At least that's how it was for Narnia. I just sent it in last week.

[JaylisJayP]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe PCM is the output for all receivers once the codec is decoded or the PCM is sent directly over analogue or HDMI...

Some older HDMI receivers won't handle the PCM, i believe, but all the newish ones should (last year's and this year's models). If all else fails and you can't find what you're looking for online, call up someone who sells it and ask them.

[freezerfuel]

I imagine the majority here will say it's well worth the upgrade.

While I don't have a new receiver (yet), I am able to take advantage of lossless via my XA2 (and previously my A35) with anologue outs and PCM inputs on my old Yamaha receiver. Perhaps it's just me, but the leap from lossy to lossless wasn't huge in my opinion. Was it better? Definately. Is it something I'd run out and drop X number of dollars on a new receiver right away because the sound made me cream myself? No.

I think anyone would definately benefit from lossless, but IMO, it's not the grand leap a lot of people on the web make it out to be. Then again, maybe it's just me... :)

I agree, and this may just be me but I got into HD for the leap in picture. The sound was more of a cool perk if anything. It was enough to finally replace my HTIB to a HD audio setup (5.1) but I would have done that anyway. I like playing around with stuff trying to get that perfect picture but audio is just a huge drag for me and once I have it set up I just leave it alone for the most part.

It was funny when I was looking around at speakers for the first time in 7 years, totally blind.... yeah, I did listening tests at various chains and finally picked out a 5.1 package. The salesman was digging around for half an hour climbing the top of the aisles and put them all on a flatbed cart and then I changed my mind and bought a completely different set of speakers... oops, sorry!

[oaktown2000]

Picked up the Rambo box set yesterday bringing my total number of Blu-ray's to 108

Is it in one case....or 3 separate cases in a cardboard box?

Stupid question.......but I must know :cool:

[SBrooks1]

Is it in one case....or 3 separate cases in a cardboard box?

Stupid question.......but I must know :cool:

3 separate cases in a cardboard box

[Chugga]

I just picked the 3 up that I was missing as singles. I kinda wanted the boxed set but it made no sense when I already had the first movie.

The only downside was the singles are priced so awful regardless of where you go. $25 at both Best Buy and Walmart. Luckily I got Best Buy to price match Walmart online so the hit wasn't as bad.

[grif32]

Doesnt Amazon have them for like $13.95 ea and I think the 3rd was $11.95 or something crazy cheap like that.

Edit: I see Walmart online is pretty cheap as well. Nice BB priced match at that price.

[JaylisJayP]

I just picked the 3 up that I was missing as singles. I kinda wanted the boxed set but it made no sense when I already had the first movie.

The only downside was the singles are priced so awful regardless of where you go. $25 at both Best Buy and Walmart. Luckily I got Best Buy to price match Walmart online so the hit wasn't as bad.

That's exactly what I did...plus I had a $50 BB gift card, so Rambo, FP Part 2 and Rambo 3 cost me $4!

[JaylisJayP]

I agree, and this may just be me but I got into HD for the leap in picture. The sound was more of a cool perk if anything. It was enough to finally replace my HTIB to a HD audio setup (5.1) but I would have done that anyway. I like playing around with stuff trying to get that perfect picture but audio is just a huge drag for me and once I have it set up I just leave it alone for the most part.

It was funny when I was looking around at speakers for the first time in 7 years, totally blind.... yeah, I did listening tests at various chains and finally picked out a 5.1 package. The salesman was digging around for half an hour climbing the top of the aisles and put them all on a flatbed cart and then I changed my mind and bought a completely different set of speakers... oops, sorry!

In my opinion if you've got an old receiver and you need something new for more HDMI inputs, why not go for the one that'll give you lossless audio, as well. You can hear a a difference. Certain sounds are crisper/clearer and the overall sound is a bit more full if that makes sense.

That said, though, I still think the difference in audio compared to the difference betweed SD and HD visual is not as large. And I wouldn't rebuy a movie I already owned with a DTS 5.1 mix if the only difference were a lossless audio track. Some absoutely would, which is cool. But for me it'd also have to have a nice picture remastering and an addition of new documentaries about the film or something to justify that type of double dip.

[WingNut 25]

I'd never double dip for sound.

Walmart.com has the new Rambo for $22 and the 1-3 set for $33. Gonna price match at BB this week.

[Chugga]

I don't own any HD DVD's and only own 4 DVD's so me double dipping is basically an impossibility. But still sound wouldn't really be a deciding factor for me.

Only time I really care about sound and would go out of my way to get the best possible would be for a big action movie or a war movie. I like hearing the bombs drop all around me and hear gun fire go off. Oh also horror movies I guess. 30 Days of Night had a really good use of surround sound. Pearl Harbor is another favorite of mine sound wise.

[oaktown2000]

yep...I agree....the video is still ahead of the audio in importance to me

but....as soon as I get these display cases finished....my next project will be incorporating a 7.1 audio set up

[ewto16]

yep...I agree....the video is still ahead of the audio in importance to me

but....as soon as I get these display cases finished....my next project will be incorporating a 7.1 audio set up

Seriously......that avatar......

[oaktown2000]

lol

[oaktown2000]

I like to refer to it as "SuperCage"

[grif32]

To me AQ is first. I think thats what makes the movie for me. Unless its a comedy or something. I enjoy the PQ but love top AQ..

USE to be the other way around. But love having people over and watching them jump

[ewto16]

I like to refer to it as "SuperCage"

Congrats on surpassing 10,000 posts, you post *****.

[Radiation74]

Seriously......that avatar......


yeah, change it back

[oaktown2000]

Congrats on surpassing 10,000 posts, you post *****.

I hadn't even noticed. Could care less about my "count". I just post when I want to say something.

yeah, change it back

I dunno......I kinda like it now. It makes me smile....everytime I see it...I think of how bad of a "Superman" he would have been. I always picture him saying, in that real slow draw of his, "put the kryponite back in the box".

[Messenjah]

at least use crazy-hair Cage for comedic effect

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2813/cagesupermanog1.jpg

:p

[SBrooks1]

Thanks for all the advice and answers yesterday in regards to the Sony 720. My Best Buy doesn't have any right now but another Best Buy does nearby so I'll be going to buy one tonight. :D I talked a friend of mine into getting one too so I'll be buying 2. :D

[JaylisJayP]

Thanks for all the advice and answers yesterday in regards to the Sony 720. My Best Buy doesn't have any right now but another Best Buy does nearby so I'll be going to buy one tonight. :D I talked a friend of mine into getting one too so I'll be buying 2. :D

Cool, let us know how you like it.

[SBrooks1]

Hey Jay, do you leave your PS3 set to output PCM even for DVD's as well?

[grif32]

Hey Jay, do you leave your PS3 set to output PCM even for DVD's as well?

I bet most do and dont understand that you should change it to Bitstream. You can play around with it but you will notice a big difference from PCM to Bitstream for SD DVD's.

I am speaking of the Onkyo line not sure if its the same for the Sony

Taken from AVsforums:

The following only applies to people who DO NOT have a lossless bitstream player:

There is only 2 instances when you want to turn off PCM and switch to your lossy bitstream output setting.
A) If you are playing older Standard Definition (SD) movies, it still gives you a benefit of setting your player to bitstream so you gain ability to decode Dolby Digital and DTS on your receiver.
B) Depending on your player type it may not support certain HD audio formats (ex. DTS HD MA) and in those instances the player replaces that audio with a lossy core track instead of the HD audio track. Because of this, it that may sound better by setting your player to lossy bitstream.

Congrats on your new Toy..

[SBrooks1]

Slow discussion day.... :(

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/beetlejuice-SE-DVD-2.jpg

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Just got back from FYE and picked up Rambo and Spiderman Trilogy for $33.XX The Spiderman was mis marked at $25 but rang up $14.99:confused: Oh well not a bad start to the day.

Grif Im still looking for a Rambo for you. I hope to find one by Sat. as that is when the coupon expires

[grif32]

Just got back from FYE and picked up Rambo and Spiderman Trilogy for $33.XX The Spiderman was mis marked at $25 but rang up $14.99:confused: Oh well not a bad start to the day.

Grif Im still looking for a Rambo for you. I hope to find one by Sat. as that is when the coupon expires

Spiderman Trilogy for $14.99 would work as well.. :D Dang nice price.

Thanks for looking for Rambo.

[SBrooks1]

Top Gun to have TrueHD 5.1 and 6.1 DTS-HD MA :eek:

The big news is on the audio front where Paramount is taking a big step forward. Not only will Top Gun on Blu-ray include the same 5.1 Dolby TrueHD mix from the HD DVD version, it will also include a 6.1 DTS-HD Master Audio mix as well.

http://www.themanroom.com/news/Paramount_Enlists_DTS-HD_MA_for_Top_Gun_Blu-ray/2810

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[Hanky Panky]

:)
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[burngwngs]

:)
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yeah boy, I'll be getting this.

[Chugga]

:)
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Bleh, I was really hoping Californication Season 1 would make the cut. Between that and Weeds it's one of the best 2 block shows on television.

[ewto16]

Only $28??? How many episodes are there? I have this on my DVR and have yet to watch it.

:)
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[PrimeBane]

Cover art for latest Universal titles (Doomsday, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Scorpion King)

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showpost.php?p=986068&postcount=1

[JaylisJayP]

Hey Jay, do you leave your PS3 set to output PCM even for DVD's as well?

What's a DVD?

[PrimeBane]

Something you put your cold beer on so it doesn't leave a ring on the table. :D

[SBrooks1]

What's a DVD?

The format which has the only way I can watch Saving Private Ryan in DTS :p

[SBrooks1]

The Sony 720 has been hooked up. Fiance is watching Dateline right now. :mad: Gonna test some Blu's later on. :D

[Chugga]

Something you put your cold beer on so it doesn't leave a ring on the table. :D

Weird I thought that was an "HD DVD"???

Oh snap, high five Sbrooks!!

[JaylisJayP]

Weird I thought that was an "HD DVD"???

Oh snap, high five Sbrooks!!

Ouch. Sick burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrn.

[JaylisJayP]

Sand Pebbles' screen shots look pretty damn good, too.

Well, I've decided to pass on blind buying Cloverfield in favor of a rent, so there's 1 more slot I have to add another movie....maybe it'll be this one.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=681&show=review

[JaylisJayP]

All right...sad as it may be, I think the time has come to drop HD DVD from the thread title...


That's right....SBrooks and the terrorists both win.

[PrimeBane]

Weird I thought that was an "HD DVD"???

Oh snap, high five Sbrooks!!

Why the hate man, why the hate? :(

I'm going to go watch the Matrix or maybe Star Trek TOS now....

[SBrooks1]

Guys, my living room has experienced HD audio and it is good.........DAMN GOOD!! :eek: First I screened Kung Fu Hustle....wow. The Lion's Roar scream the landlord lady does is unbelievable. Then I popped in Across the Universe; a TrueHD title that always bugged me because of how quiet it was using my crappy optical connection. Now the movie screams with life. All the songs are blaring loud and crystal clear. TrueHD CAN sound good! Then it put in Hairspray. This one didn't seem all that different to me honestly. Sounded really loud and clear but not a huge difference. Then it was on to Independence Day and the initial attack scene. I'm running my surrounds wireless and they bottomed out before during this scene and they REALLY did this time with more bandwidth trying to go to them. Wireless surrounds is going bye bye this weekend. ID4 sounded damn good. Much better than I ever heard it before.

All in all I'm very pleased. It's almost a night and day difference. I was able to hook my 360 up via component and hook the optical cable into the SAT IN. Then via the menu tell the receiver that for this component in (Video 1) to use the optical audio going into SAT IN. Very cool. Gears of War sounds amazing now! I can hear people walking behind me much clearer now. Amazing.

Thanks again guys for letting me know about this receiver. It's made everything so much better for me! :D

[SBrooks1]

All right...sad as it may be, I think the time has come to drop HD DVD from the thread title...

That's right....SBrooks and the terrorists both win.

With a little help from Johnny Drama......

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/victory_vi.jpg

VICTORY!!!! :D

[Chugga]

Why the hate man, why the hate? :(

I'm going to go watch the Matrix or maybe Star Trek TOS now....

Ouch, not jealous of Star Trek I can't stand that show, but I'll admit you got me on the Matrix. I've been dying to see all three of those movies (yes all three) for over a year now.

By the way on an unrelated note I had just watched Rambo....how awesome is that movie. I've never seen so many human chunks on tv before in my life. And even better all in stunning 1080p.

[avsfan21]

Only $28??? How many episodes are there? I have this on my DVR and have yet to watch it.

Pretty sure there was 13 episodes to season 1.

[grif32]

Guys, my living room has experienced HD audio and it is good.........DAMN GOOD!! :eek: First I screened Kung Fu Hustle....wow. The Lion's Roar scream the landlord lady does is unbelievable. Then I popped in Across the Universe; a TrueHD title that always bugged me because of how quiet it was using my crappy optical connection. Now the movie screams with life. All the songs are blaring loud and crystal clear. TrueHD CAN sound good! Then it put in Hairspray. This one didn't seem all that different to me honestly. Sounded really loud and clear but not a huge difference. Then it was on to Independence Day and the initial attack scene. I'm running my surrounds wireless and they bottomed out before during this scene and they REALLY did this time with more bandwidth trying to go to them. Wireless surrounds is going bye bye this weekend. ID4 sounded damn good. Much better than I ever heard it before.

All in all I'm very pleased. It's almost a night and day difference. I was able to hook my 360 up via component and hook the optical cable into the SAT IN. Then via the menu tell the receiver that for this component in (Video 1) to use the optical audio going into SAT IN. Very cool. Gears of War sounds amazing now! I can hear people walking behind me much clearer now. Amazing.

Thanks again guys for letting me know about this receiver. It's made everything so much better for me! :D

Yeah ID4 for me was unreal to listen to. Try Die Hard 4 for some real loud sounding car crushing scenes..

Chris

[grif32]

Ouch, not jealous of Star Trek I can't stand that show, but I'll admit you got me on the Matrix. I've been dying to see all three of those movies (yes all three) for over a year now.

By the way on an unrelated note I had just watched Rambo....how awesome is that movie. I've never seen so many human chunks on tv before in my life. And even better all in stunning 1080p.

Sweet cant wait to get this. I never went to the theater to see it.

How was the AQ?

[grif32]

Watched Bee Movie last night on SD DVD.. I know I know but the GF bought it for the little one when it first came out since I couldnt get it on HD DVD at the time.

I ALWAYS enjoy these types of movies. But this one sucked. Ok maybe not sucked but not that enjoyable. I think if they have someone else besides Jerry Sienfield (sp?) I might have enjoyed it a little more. His voice was not good for the part.

Chris

[GPWYANKEE]

Watched Bee Movie last night on SD DVD.. I know I know but the GF bought it for the little one when it first came out since I couldnt get it on HD DVD at the time.

I ALWAYS enjoy these types of movies. But this one sucked. Ok maybe not sucked but not that enjoyable. I think if they have someone else besides Jerry Sienfield (sp?) I might have enjoyed it a little more. His voice was not good for the part.

Chris

I wasnt impressed with this movie either.

[SBrooks1]

I'm screening Predator with the Sony 720 and just watched the "big guns" scene after Blaine gets killed. OMFG.....loud as all hell and crystal clear. Cranked it up to 45 on the volume. DTS-HD MA soundtracks kick some serious ass.

[Tuckertank]

Agreed, Bee Movie sucked. I was pretty excited cause I like Jerry but just a terrible movie.

[freezerfuel]

In my opinion if you've got an old receiver and you need something new for more HDMI inputs, why not go for the one that'll give you lossless audio, as well. You can hear a a difference. Certain sounds are crisper/clearer and the overall sound is a bit more full if that makes sense.

That said, though, I still think the difference in audio compared to the difference betweed SD and HD visual is not as large. And I wouldn't rebuy a movie I already owned with a DTS 5.1 mix if the only difference were a lossless audio track. Some absoutely would, which is cool. But for me it'd also have to have a nice picture remastering and an addition of new documentaries about the film or something to justify that type of double dip.

Yeah, I guess what I was trying to say in that mess I wrote was that I like good PQ and AQ, but will sorta pay more attention to the PQ. And I agree the difference is definitely there between lossy and lossless, not saying there isn't one.

The audio would have to be really, really crappy (to really, super awesome) for me to justify double dipping on any title.

[freezerfuel]

By the way on an unrelated note I had just watched Rambo....how awesome is that movie. I've never seen so many human chunks on tv before in my life. And even better all in stunning 1080p.


Most fun I had at the theatre in a long time, awesome movie. My only complaint was the fuzzy picture at the theatre but I don't have to worry about that now. Still need to watch it though.

[HollandX]

Harolds and Kumars announced for 7/29.

That's going to be an expensive day.

[ewto16]

Pretty sure there was 13 episodes to season 1.

Anyone else know? I think I only have 8 on my DVR..... :(

[ewto16]

Harolds and Kumars announced for 7/29.

That's going to be an expensive day.

Because of the munchies?

[ewto16]

Since it is Flea Market Friday, or whatever we were calling it, I have the following for sale (prices are delivered):

Nintendo Wii (Brand New) - $310
Wild Hogs - $11

[R. Giles]

There were 9 episodes in season 1

[SBrooks1]

People still try to make a profit off a Wii? I bought one used with 4 remotes and 4 nunchucks for $250. :D

[oaktown2000]

Sweet cant wait to get this. I never went to the theater to see it.

How was the AQ?

It fluctuates.....soft in some areas......crisp in others.


I just rented this last night. Not too bad for a mindless action flick. I actually think they went overboard with graphic killings. I mean.....a bullet cutting men in half...come on. And a sniper rifle round completely decapatating people....lol...ok.

Speaking of renting....Jay...do you ever go over to the BB right next to your work......I was shocked last night....as they had around 7 copies of the Rambo BR on the shelf :eek: Easily the most copies of a single title I've seen there so far. Hopefully that section continues to grow.

[HollandX]

Since it is Flea Market Friday, or whatever we were calling it, I have the following for sale (prices are delivered):

Nintendo Wii (Brand New) - $310
Wild Hogs - $11


Ugh-- I JUST bought a copy of Wild Hogs for $15!

I didn't realize anyone on here had it for sale.

:(

[HollandX]

sorry that was just mean of me. LOL.

[HollandX]

Here I've got some HD DVDs I can sell:

$10 each DLVD.

Sealed:
Aeon Flux
Blood Diamond
Lucky # Slevin

Opened, but Like New:
The Bourne Identity
Darkman

[JaylisJayP]

I have Halo 3 for trade for just about anything....blu-rays, HD DVDs, PS3, Wii or 360 games.

[Hanky Panky]

Only $28??? How many episodes are there? I have this on my DVR and have yet to watch it.

There are 9 total episodes for season 1. Here are some of the specs...

Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season DVD Special Features Include:

· “Creating the Chronicles” featurette - an all-encompassing look at the production process involved with every aspect of bringing Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles to television.
· Commentaries - includes executive producers Josh Freidman & John Wirth, cast members Summer Glau & Thomas Dekker, and more.
· Terminated Scenes (i.e. deleted scenes)
· Gag Reel
· Cast Audition Tapes - includes Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, and Richard T. Jones
· Storyboard Animatic - featuring the storyboard sequence of the school session where Cromartie attacks and John narrowly escapes
· Summer Glau Dance Rehearsal
· Extended Director's Cut of Episode The Demon Hand"

[HollandX]

mmm.... river tam...

[HollandX]

HDD Reviewed Patton on Blu:

The Movie Itself 4.5 out of 5
HD Video Quality 4.5 out of 5
HD Audio Quality 3.5 out of 5
Supplements 4.5 out of 5
High-Def Extras 0 out of 5
Bottom Line Highly Recommended

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1341/patton.html

[Chugga]

Sweet cant wait to get this. I never went to the theater to see it.

How was the AQ?

Well much like most of the Rambo's before it, when he's stealthy the sound is good but nothing to write home about. Give him a bow and arrow or a machine gun though and the audio really kicks in and will blow your house down.

I honestly thought the new Rambo would suck but it was far more awesome then I could have ever imagined. The body count is so high you'd think Legolas and Aragorn were backing him up.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

i like the scene at the end with the B**B just levels the tar out of those guys!!!

[Chugga]

i like the scene at the end with the B**B just levels the tar out of those guys!!!


No part of what I'm about to post is a spoiler but I'm going to say SPOILER just in case you don't realize Rambo does get back into the business of killing people in the new movie.....


That was awesome. I was suprised how the movie kinda comes along slow but the last 15 or so minutes of the movie is just non-stop action. One of my favorite parts of the movie is when you realize Rambo still has it....when he first has to become a killing machine again. I was like "he's really thinking about doing this isn't he? no way, can't be done - oh he's doing it, yep he's still Rambo".

[grif32]

HDD Reviewed Patton on Blu:

The Movie Itself 4.5 out of 5
HD Video Quality 4.5 out of 5
HD Audio Quality 3.5 out of 5
Supplements 4.5 out of 5
High-Def Extras 0 out of 5
Bottom Line Highly Recommended

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1341/patton.html

Wow 3.5 AQ

I think the 2nd disc is SD DVD. I didnt read the article tho.

[HollandX]

ARGH, SPOILER TAGS, YOU RAMBO TALKING BASTARDS!

[ color=#dfdede]insert spoiler here[/color]

Just remove the space in between the first bracket and color.

[oaktown2000]

ARGH, SPOILER TAGS, YOU RAMBO TALKING BASTARDS!

[ color=#dfdede]insert spoiler here[/color]

Just remove the space in between the first bracket and color.


I know....I couldn't believe he dies at the end...I was like, what the **** :mad:

[Chugga]

Want a real spoiler? Rambo dies at the end of the movie. Apparently the USA got into the cloning business back in the late 1960's. To try to erase Rambo from all american records they sent the clone Rambo to go take out the real one. They get into a grueling fist fight and then a grenade pin is pulled during a grapple, the camera zooms out and all you see is a giant explosion go off in the middle of the forest. If you wait after the credits it shows Rambo in hell waging war on Satan with a bow and arrow made of fire.

[Chugga]

I know....I couldn't believe he dies at the end...I was like, what the **** :mad:

In the alternative ending Rocky comes and punches Rambo so hard in the chest that he comes back to life.

[oaktown2000]

My favorite part was when they were eating those troops......and Rambo grabs that wooden spoon off the table and jabs it into that big guys head....and his eyes shoot out and hit Rambo in the face.......and he turns to the English guy and says "what.....he was eyeballing me".......awesome

[HollandX]

I know....I couldn't believe he dies at the end...I was like, what the **** :mad:

:mad::mad:

Shouldn't you be in line at Best Buy for the new Hannah Montana movie?

:eek:


;):D

[oaktown2000]

Shouldn't you be in the "no name league" thread naming your keepers :)

[HollandX]

Ok.

I keep you.

[oaktown2000]

Solid choice.

He would have been my number one overall selection as well. Can't say I'm gonna earn you a lot of FF points....but still....a solid choice.

[JaylisJayP]

Anyone have any of these PS3 games for sale/trade?

Condemned 2
Timeshift
R6V2

[Silent_H]

Any word on "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" on Blu yet?

[grif32]

Man CC sucks for deals. They are sooooooooooo overpriced it really sucks. Their selection is amazing for Blu but they just suck in pricing.

[JaylisJayP]

Man CC sucks for deals. They are sooooooooooo overpriced it really sucks. Their selection is amazing for Blu but they just suck in pricing.

they price match plus 10%....that's always nice.

[ToightLikeATiger]

Have these 3 Sealed HD-DVD's for sale.

The Departed- $10dlvd
Black Rain- $10dlvd
The Italian Job $10dlvd

PM me if interested in any of these. I accept Paypal.

[grif32]

they price match plus 10%....that's always nice.

Just 10% off the difference. Its not plus 10%. That would be nice.

But mine WILL NOT price match internet deals even if its Walmart, Target etc.

I have to have an ad in hand and I didnt at the time.

[Radiation74]

is this what this thread has become? rambo jokes ?
really sums up the state of HD...............


need some good movies







NOW

[JaylisJayP]

Just 10% off the difference. Its not plus 10%. That would be nice.

But mine WILL NOT price match internet deals even if its Walmart, Target etc.

I have to have an ad in hand and I didnt at the time.

Yeah that's what I meant. 10% of the difference.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Hey Grif I got you a copy of Rambo

[Hanky Panky]

Just picked up Rambo: First Blood II at Target for $14.99. Didn't care for the rest of 'em as this is my fav.

[Chugga]

is this what this thread has become? rambo jokes ?
really sums up the state of HD...............


need some good movies







NOW

Like I don't know, maybe......Rambo?

[grif32]

Ok people list your Trade/wants list.. I need some more Blu's.

Chris

[cocojr]

I finally got my 5 HD DVD's in the mail from Feb. Only problem is that "due to unexpected demand not all the movies you have selected are available". They ended up replacing 2 of my selections and one of them I would of been overjoyed to get if I hadn't already bought it:(

So if anyone would like to trade I have an unopened copy of Serenity.

[Radiation74]

Anyone have any of these PS3 games for sale/trade?

Condemned 2
Timeshift
R6V2


how much you wanna pay for Condemned?

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Picked up a few BD titles tonight

Juno
Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind
Mrs Doubtfire
V for Vendetta
Tomb Raider
Golden Compass

For a total of $62.72 :D

[ewto16]

Ok people list your Trade/wants list.. I need some more Blu's.

Chris

Have:
Wild Hogs (new and sealed)

Wants:
Quiznos Prime Rib and Peppercorn no onions and with mushrooms. Large on wheat.

[IceRat]

I've seen the price of a large (non $5 deli deal sub) at Quiznos and you are asking for probably more than you even paid for that crappy disc :p

[freezerfuel]

Haves
-BD
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
Gone Baby Gone
Harts War

-HD DVD
Alpha Crap
Blue Planet
Freedom Writers
Dog Day Afternoon
Inside Man
Jarhead
Apollo 13

trade for anything on here...
http://freezerfuel.dvdaf.com/wish-list

[SBrooks1]

Have:
Wild Hogs (new and sealed)

Wants:
Quiznos Prime Rib and Peppercorn no onions and with mushrooms. Large on wheat.

Sorry, all out of wheat today.... :(

http://tastesbetter.com/html3689/PrimeRibnPepprcrnr1.jpg

[grif32]

Haves
-BD
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
Gone Baby Gone
Harts War

-HD DVD
Alpha Crap
Blue Planet
Freedom Writers
Dog Day Afternoon
Inside Man
Jarhead
Apollo 13


trade for anything on here...
http://freezerfuel.dvdaf.com/wish-list

PM coming your way

[SBrooks1]

Picked up Blades of Glory today at Best Buy. Retail was $34.99. My employee price.......$19.86. :D PQ is excellent. The 5.1 uncompressed is excellent as well. :D

[quiggle]

my television has started getting streaks at the corners from top to bottom, and I see it on every channel - is this normal or should I call a technician to take a look at it? thanks

[IceRat]

don't throw away all your dvds yet....
Toshiba is going to make them mo' better :rolleyes:

Toshiba cooking up upconverting “super-dvd” to best Blu-Ray

It isn’t news that Sony’s Blu-Ray has bested Toshiba’s HD-DVD video format a while ago, and it certainly isn’t news that Toshiba is reeling from the defeat. But I don’t think anyone could have predicted that Toshiba would pull its beaten and bloodied self together and make another affront to Blu-Ray; Toshiba plans to release a “super” DVD player, an upscaling format that promises to deliver Blu-Ray definition out of normal DVDs for quite a few bucks less.

Daily Yomiuri Online and the Associated Press report that that Toshiba’s new format is based on a new technology that incorporates a new “large integrated circuit” which can “instantly convert images produced in the current format into high-resolution images.” As Blu-Ray’s resolution is about 6 times that of standard DVDs, that new circuit must be something special, because Toshiba claims it will be able to compare to Blu-Ray’s quality.

Toshiba plans to release the new players by the end of the year at lower price points than Blu-Ray players, in hopes of hooking customers considering a switch to the HD format. As there is a vastly larger collection of DVDs than Blu-Rays at this point in time, and at cheaper prices than Blu-Ray discs, this technology could potentially sway some customers.

However, as anyone that’s actually owned both an upconverting player and a real high-definition player will know, upconversion doesn’t hold a candle to the real thing. As lower resolution formats like DVD have fewer pixels, to create the illusion of high definition, the upconverter simulates pixels that aren’t really there. Generally that results in blur or not-crisp images.

I’ve never been a big proponent of upconverting for that very reason. All that upconverters do is confuse customers who aren’t savvy about the technology and delay progress. If people are buying upconverters, companies like Toshiba are only holding back the advancement of true HD format. All this comes off looking like is a sore loser trying to injure the competition because Toshiba knows it can’t win anymore.
http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/05/31/toshiba-cooking-up-upconverting-super-dvd-to-best-blu-ray/


oh by the way I guess I shouldn't have put this in the thread since it fails to meet the topic of HD

[IceRat]

my television has started getting streaks at the corners from top to bottom, and I see it on every channel - is this normal or should I call a technician to take a look at it? thanks
try a non abrasive cleaner first ;)

[SBrooks1]

don't throw away all your dvds yet....
Toshiba is going to make them mo' better :rolleyes:

"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" The source of DVD's is 480i/p and no amount of upconversion will make them look and sound anywhere close to 1080p and HD audio of Blu-ray's. Let Toshiba bleed more money and lose again. I'm sure their shareholders will love that on top of their epic failure of HD DVD.

[IceRat]

so you are saying you never fell for Sony's "Superbit" line ;)

[SBrooks1]

so you are saying you never fell for Sony's "Superbit" line ;)

No, I did a few times. But back then I was using S-Video with no upconversion and the difference was noticeable. Especially with a nice DTS soundtrack added. It was still 480i but with no extras which allowed for less compressed video and better audio.

[HollandX]

Best Buy and Amazon Disney Sale

Deja Vu - $19.95 from $23.95
Gone in 60 Seconds - $19.95 from $23.95
Pearl Harbor - $19.95 from $23.95
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - $19.95 from $23.95
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - $19.95 from $23.95
The Guardian - $19.95 from $23.95
The Prestige - $19.95 from $23.95
Wild Hogs - $19.95 from $23.95

[IceRat]

^ by no means a sale

ps. I can get Wild Hogs here for the price of a sub :D

[HollandX]

FYI-- Best Buy is officially matching Wal-Mart's deal of a free $100 gift card with purchase of a PS3.

Arrghhh... I kinda want a second PS3 for my upstairs with that deal!!

:D

[HollandX]

^ by no means a sale

i'm just quotin.

[IceRat]

FYI-- Best Buy is officially matching Wal-Mart's deal of a free $100 gift card with purchase of a PS3.

yep plus one would get RZ points
guess the WM GC would be better though if you really needed toiletries :p

[HollandX]

or condoms

:eek:

[IceRat]

or condoms

:eek:
you can't get condoms at BB??!!! .... damn
how am I going to "turn on the fun"?

[HollandX]

you can't get condoms at BB??!!!

nope... sucks when they Monster rape you.

[ChosenSpawN]

I got some BDs i'd like to trade

Have:
Ultraviolet
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Spiderman 3
Kingdom of Heaven
Flight of the Phoenix
Edward Scissorhands (pending)

Wants:
Memento (pending)
Dan in Real Life
The Departed
Pan's Labyrinth
DVE (BD)
Enchanted
The Golden Compass
Ice age/Ice Age 2
Gone in 60 Seconds

I'm open to other offers as well. I am also willing to sell for reasonably cheap prices.

[JaylisJayP]

FINALLY got my $100 from Best Buy for my HD DVD purchases.....just in time for June 3.

Anyone else also looking to pick anything up from Gamestop's "up to 50% off" sale starting tomorrow? There's a few on the list I'm interested in.........

....this could prove to be a very expensive month.

[WingNut 25]

What Gamestop sale?

[quiggle]

could someone please recommend a good DVD/VCR recorder combo for HDTV? thanks!

[quiggle]

try a non abrasive cleaner first ;)

already did that and it's still there

[grif32]

Picked up Blades of Glory today at Best Buy. Retail was $34.99. My employee price.......$19.86. :D PQ is excellent. The 5.1 uncompressed is excellent as well. :D

To bad the Movie Sucked. Not worth the $19.86 IMO

[SBrooks1]

To bad the Movie Sucked. Not worth the $19.86 IMO

As a whole it's pretty sub par but there's a few funny scenes in it.

[ToightLikeATiger]

Just finished watching Shoot Em Up. What a great action movie! Really enjoyed this movie from beginning to end.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

What subwoofer would you guys recommend in the price range of $200-300

[grif32]

What subwoofer would you guys recommend in the price range of $200-300

What Center, Fronts Rears do you have and what receiver?

[R. Giles]

After having watched Rambo I will have to pick that up on Blu-ray.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

What Center, Fronts Rears do you have and what receiver?

Ok what would be a good 5.1 surround sound components with the Onkyo 605. Not looking to spend more then $1000 and thats including the receiver

[JaylisJayP]

What Gamestop sale?

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183345

[JaylisJayP]

^^^ you might have to register for free to see the site.

[JaylisJayP]

So......should I buy Cloverfield on Tuesday or pass? I have not seen the movie yet.

[Smbdyfnkillme]

So......should I buy Cloverfield on Tuesday or pass? I have not seen the movie yet.

Either pass or rent. I'd say pass, but you might want to see it anyway and I think you might be upset that you wasted your money.

[PrimeBane]

Ok what would be a good 5.1 surround sound components with the Onkyo 605. Not looking to spend more then $1000 and thats including the receiver

Energy Take 5 series speakers are nice and pretty affordable. Very compact as well if the wife doesn't want huge speakers.

I've had my set for almost 10 years now and they've treated me very well. :)

[PrimeBane]

So......should I buy Cloverfield on Tuesday or pass? I have not seen the movie yet.

I think it's a movie you'd like Jaylis... if you liked Blair Witch and any good Godzilla movie I think you'd get some enjoyment out of it. And it's only $19.95 at amazon.com.

[JaylisJayP]

Thanks for the feedback...i think i'd like the movie...i've just heard the camera shaking is unbearable.

[JaylisJayP]

Got through a couple today.

Short Circuit: PQ was clean but overall nothing more than you'd expect. AQ was better than PQ.

Rambo: Pretty good action flick, AQ again was better than PQ, although PQ was no slouch. Too short, I wanted more.

[HollandX]

Wild Hogs is on Starz right now. I was gonna buy it on BD, but now I don't have to since it's on for free!

[HollandX]

2 people from Lost are in the same gang!

Keamy and Mr. Friendly!

[Kleptos18]

I picked up Chronicles of Narnia today. Not much else going on sine i've been up in Canda for a couple weeks.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

I found this set as suggested by Prime.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001202C44/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

[PrimeBane]

Thanks for the feedback...i think i'd like the movie...i've just heard the camera shaking is unbearable.

The shaking can be bad... if you have a weak stomach its not recommended viewing. Its definately not a flick where you want to be eating anything while watching.

[PrimeBane]

I found this set as suggested by Prime.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001202C44/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Hasn't changed much :)

Assuming the reviews are still good, its a nice little set for the price... and should you upgrade to 7.1, you only need to buy a couple of nice new front speakers. :D

[johnnyknoxsvill]

If I got that what type of stands would you recommend?

[PrimeBane]

Stands come in so many different styles and prices that it's tough to recommend a particular set... I believe grif posted a site that sells them at a resonable price... perhaps he could post it again? :)

You could even mount the speakers to the walls if you really wanted to with these.

[grif32]

Stands come in so many different styles and prices that it's tough to recommend a particular set... I believe grif posted a site that sells them at a resonable price... perhaps he could post it again? :)

You could even mount the speakers to the walls if you really wanted to with these.

Here's the website:

http://www.racksandstands.com/

If you see a pair you like search the internet for the cheapest price and send them an email. They will beat that price.

Great customer service and great company to deal with.

I went with these:

http://www.racksandstands.com/VTI-BLE201-VI1050.html

[grif32]

I found this set as suggested by Prime.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001202C44/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Check this 5.1 setup as well.. As with any HTIB you can upgrade to a better sub down the line.

[grif32]

Dont forget to check out Amazon's Gold Box deal in about 1:45 mintues. Suppose to be something with BR..

[SBrooks1]

Mon Jun 2, 2008 2:16am EDT LOS ANGELES - Michael Bay feels vindicated.

Paramount Pictures is releasing his box office hit "Transformers" on Blu-ray Disc, nearly a year after the studio's decision to issue the film in the rival HD DVD format triggered a tirade from the director.

"I've been waiting for 'Transformers' to be released on Blu-ray for a long time, and it was worth the wait," Bay said. He called the September 2 release of the two-disc set "the complete high-definition package for fans."

"It looks stunning and really allows you to engage with this movie in new ways," Bay added. "Remember, I told everyone Blu-ray was best."

:D

[freezerfuel]

Oh, so since I own it on HD DVD I'm not a fan...

Micheal Bay is an idiot.

[freezerfuel]

Haves
-BD
Gone Baby Gone
Harts War

-HD DVD
Alpha Crap
Blue Planet
Freedom Writers
Dog Day Afternoon
Inside Man
Jarhead
Apollo 13

trade for anything on here...
http://freezerfuel.dvdaf.com/wish-list

$60 takes 'em all... under $7 a movie.

[grif32]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183345

Sale starts June 2nd.

PS3:

condemned 2 29.99
def jam icon 19.99
harry potter 19.99
nba homecourt 19.99
timeshift 29.99
viking 29.99
virtua fighter 5 19.99
virtua tennis 3 19.99

Xbox 360:

battlefield 19.99
battlestations midway 19.99
burnout revenge 19.99
command and conquer 19.99
condemned 2 29.99
def jam icon 19.99
fear 19.99
godfather 19.99
just cause 19.99
nba homecourt 19.99
need for speed carbon 19.99
sega superstar tennis 14.99
sonic 14.99
timeshift 19.99
viking 29.99
virtua tennis 3 19.99

Wii:

ben 10 14.99
fishing master 14.99
godfather 19.99
hot whees 19.99
house of dead 1 & 2 19.99
mario & sonic 29.99
mortal kombat 19.99
naruto 19.99
puppy luv 19.99
sega tennis 19.99
sims pet 2 19.99
sonic secret rings 19.99
sonic riders 19.99
super monkey 19.99
the bigs 19.99

PC games:

diablo 2 lord of 9.99
dirty dancing 9.99
guild wars eye of the north 14.99
tabula rising collectors 29.99
tabula rising 14.99
warcraft 3 frozen throne 9.99
warcraft battlechest WOW ed 29.99
zoo tycoon complete 9.99

Nintendo DS:

atv/monter truck 9.99
baby pals 19.99
ben 10 14.99
dementium 14.99
digimon dawn 19.99
digimon dusk 19.99
diner dash 14.99
EA play ground 9.99
mario ans sonic 14.99
nervous breakdown 14.99
puppy luv 9.99
rafa tennis 19.99
sega tennis 14.99
sonic rush 14.99
super monkey ball 14.99
uno/ski o/ uno freefall 9.99
worms 2 9.99

PSP:

after burner 19.99
atari evolved 9.99
avatar last airbight 9.99
ben 10 14.99
blitz 9.99
brave story 19.99
crazy taxi 19.99
downstream panic 14.99
full auto 2 14.99
harvest moon 14.99
hot wheels ul racing 9.99
juiced 2 9.99
midway arcade ext plAY 9.99
MONTER HUNTER 2 - 19.99
mortal kombat deception - 9.99
sega collection - 14.99
sonic rivals - 14.99
street fighter alpha 3 max - 9.99
valhalla knights 19.99
worms 2 - 14.99

PS2:

ace combat zero - 19.99
ben 10 14.99
cabelas alaskian 14.99
destroy all humans 1 or 2 9.99
bragon ball z 3 19.99, 1 and 2 9.99
godzilla unleashed 19.99
hitman trilogy 19.99 -
JAWS - 9.99
KATAMARI DAMACY - 9.99
mortal k arma - 9.99
namco 50th 14.99
nicktoons unite 9.99
odin sphere - 19.99
scarface 9.99
sega gen collection 9.99
sega super star tenis 19.99
shadow the hedgehog 9.99
sonic heroes 9.99
sonic mega colection 9.99
sonic riders 9.99
soul calibur 3 - 9.99
tomb raider legend - 9.99


UMD movies - $4.49 each:

7 seconds
anacondas 2
are we there yet
bewitched
big hit
boogeyman
the cave
charlies agels
cowboy bebop
creatur comforts season 1
crouching tiger
dark crystal
deuce big europe
excorcism of emily
fifth elm
the fog 2005
fun with ****
godzilla
godzilla final wars
grudge
guess who
heavy metal
hellboy
hollow man
hostel
house of flying daggers
into the blue
joe dirt
kung fu hustle
labrynth
layer cake
legend of zorro
man of the house
mask of zorro
mirormask
not another teen movie
one upon mexico
rent
replacement killers
reidenr evil
RE apoc
richard pryor live
spider-man animated series
starship troopers
stealth
steamboy
stuart little 1 and 2 (both on one umd)
stuart 3
when a stranger calls
XXX state of un
you got served
zathura

Nothing I would buy..

Here's a 10% off coupon as well:

http://a.slickdeals.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=97804&d=1211963262

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Here is a set I put together

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002KVQBA/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000E6S12/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002ZSFTG/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002Z240M/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

[grif32]

Here is a set I put together

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002KVQBA/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000E6S12/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000E6S12/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000E6S12/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS&v=glance

LOL you bought 3 center speakers?

[ewto16]

It is only $9 with the current special

I've seen the price of a large (non $5 deli deal sub) at Quiznos and you are asking for probably more than you even paid for that crappy disc :p

That is a regular and not a large. ;)

Sorry, all out of wheat today.... :(

http://tastesbetter.com/html3689/PrimeRibnPepprcrnr1.jpg

[grif32]

Well now the GF wants a Wii Fit. Cant find these things anywhere. Whats up with that? Nintendo are a bunch of arseholes.. This "Shortage" thing is so stupid. (ok maybe not to them). Make enough so people can get one.

Edit: This is why people can not find them

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-NEW-NINTENDO-WII-FIT-WIIFIT-BALANCE-BOARD-GAME-SYSTEM_W0QQitemZ140237862481QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140237862481&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1308

People like this hoarding them.

How much are you really making on these things selling on ebay after Ebay and Paypal fee's and with free shipping, gas to get to the post office to ship it, gas to run around and buy them up.

[ewto16]

Dont forget to check out Amazon's Gold Box deal in about 1:45 mintues. Suppose to be something with BR..

10am deal is a Samsung Blu-Ray player. BD-P1400

2PM deal is a lounge chair

6pm deal is a Samsung 1080p TV. LNT5271F

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Here is a set I put together

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002KVQBA/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000E6S12/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002ZSFTG/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002Z240M/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

Fixed ;)

[ewto16]

Well now the GF wants a Wii Fit. Cant find these things anywhere. Whats up with that? Nintendo are a bunch of arseholes.. This "Shortage" thing is so stupid. (ok maybe not to them). Make enough so people can get one.

Edit: This is why people can not find them

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-NEW-NINTENDO-WII-FIT-WIIFIT-BALANCE-BOARD-GAME-SYSTEM_W0QQitemZ140237862481QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140237862481&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1308

People like this hoarding them.

How much are you really making on these things selling on ebay after Ebay and Paypal fee's and with free shipping, gas to get to the post office to ship it, gas to run around and buy them up.

I wish you would have said something last week. I would have sold you mine. Also, you can make a lot more, when Amazon sends it to your house, versus running around to buy them up.

I made $15 selling mine.

If I see one, I'll pick it up for you.

[JaylisJayP]

I saw 3 Wii Fits at a Gamestop in Tampa over the weekend....I'm sure they're around.

[HollandX]

:D

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23489284-details/Man+threatened+with+arrest+at+Heathrow+for+wearing+Transformers+T-shirt/article.do

[SBrooks1]

Got a new entertainment center delivered this morning. Center channel and 2 fronts fit perfectly up top. Sony 720, PS3 and 360 will go behind the door on the lower right side....

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/0602081013.jpg

[ToightLikeATiger]

Amazon.com gold box sale right now is Die Hard Collection for $56.99 with free shipping. I picked it up because I also had my $50 coupon for the HD-DVD player I bought off there. So I got all 4 Die Hard movies for $6.99. I think thats considered a steal!

[R. Giles]

Already have all the movies but if I didn't I would do it.

[mikedanger]

i finally nutted up and bought a plasma tv...i've been going back and forth for a few months now, but this is the one i went with. i'll post pics after it's delivered and i get it all set up.

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Viera-TH-50PZ80U-50-inch-Plasma/dp/B00142OHAC/ref=dp_ob_image?ie=UTF8&qid=1205959188&sr=1-3

[grif32]

Fixed ;)

Nice!! but I wouldnt go with the CS3i with the monitors. Not the best match. Probably the CS1 would be a better timber match for them. It will still sound great but I am always trying to match my speakers.

I have the same setup with the onkyo 705 and the CS1 center. I put the Rears on the speaker stands I posted earlier and it looks sweet.

Chris

[grif32]

i finally nutted up and bought a plasma tv...i've been going back and forth for a few months now, but this is the one i went with. i'll post pics after it's delivered and i get it all set up.

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Viera-TH-50PZ80U-50-inch-Plasma/dp/B00142OHAC/ref=dp_ob_image?ie=UTF8&qid=1205959188&sr=1-3

Sweet very nice

[grif32]

I wish you would have said something last week. I would have sold you mine. Also, you can make a lot more, when Amazon sends it to your house, versus running around to buy them up.

I made $15 selling mine.

If I see one, I'll pick it up for you.

Thanks.

CC said they are getting a shipment in Wed so I have to see if my boss will let me out to go grab one.

Or hope by lunch they still have them.

[ewto16]

Got a new entertainment center delivered this morning. Center channel and 2 fronts fit perfectly up top. Sony 720, PS3 and 360 will go behind the door on the lower right side....



Are you planning on killing your AV equipment by putting it in that space with little airflow and behind a glass door?

[mikedanger]

what's the name of that calibration disc? i know it's in this thread somewhere, but there are so many pages to search... :)

[grif32]

what's the name of that calibration disc? i know it's in this thread somewhere, but there are so many pages to search... :)

DVE or Digital Video Essentials


http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-Essentials-Basics-Blu-ray/dp/B000V6LST0/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1212427171&sr=8-1

[mikedanger]

DVE or Digital Video Essentials


http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-Essentials-Basics-Blu-ray/dp/B000V6LST0/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1212427171&sr=8-1

great...thanks! i'm going to add it to my netflix queue.

[HollandX]

the complete high-definition package for fans

Can we burn him alive when the double dip eventually comes out?

[grif32]

Sbrooks I would consider buying Speaker stands. I think you are losing alot by putting them up there like that. IMO.

[PrimeBane]

Sbrooks I would consider buying Speaker stands. I think you are losing alot by putting them up there like that. IMO.

+1... center is fine, but you want the fronts in the corners of the room if at all possible.

[PrimeBane]

Can we burn him alive when the double dip eventually comes out?

Can't we just burn him anyways? :D

[SmartassBoiler]

Amazon.com gold box sale right now is Die Hard Collection for $56.99 with free shipping. I picked it up because I also had my $50 coupon for the HD-DVD player I bought off there. So I got all 4 Die Hard movies for $6.99. I think thats considered a steal!

I just came into the thread to post this deal. I purchased it as well. :D

[ewto16]

List of the Blu-Ray releases for this week.

A Bridge Too Far
Aeon Flux
Babel
Battle of Britain
Bee Movie
Black Rain Special Collector's Edition
Black Snake Moan
Blades of Glory
Cloverfield
Coming to America Special Collector's Edition
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition
Disturbia
Dreamgirls
Face/Off
Failure to Launch
Fearless Planet
Final Days of Planet Earth
Flags of Our Fathers
Four Brothers
Freedom Writers
Hustle and Flow
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Meet the Spartans - Unrated Pit-of-Death Edition
Mission Impossible Special Collector's Edition
Mission Impossible II
Mission Impossible III
Nacho Libre
Next
Norbit
Patton
Payback: Straight Up Director's Cut
Reds: 25th Anniversary Edition
Sahara
Semi-Pro
Shooter
Signs
Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
Sleepy Hollow
The Eye
The Italian Job
The Longest Day
The Manchurian Candidate
The Poseidon Adventure
The Recruit
The Sand Pebbles
The Untouchables Special Collector's Edition
The Warriors Ultimate Director's Cut
There Will Be Blood
Trading Places Special Collector's Edition
U2: Rattle & Hum
Weeds: Season 1 - 3
Weeds: Season 3
We Were Soldiers
World Trade Center

[cochese75]

is there one place that usually sells the cheapest BR discs? Target/BB?? or do i have to shop around for deals?

10 days till PS3 :D




:spawnorb:

[HollandX]

is there one place that usually sells the cheapest BR discs?


www.amazon.com

[ewto16]

is there one place that usually sells the cheapest BR discs? Target/BB?? or do i have to shop around for deals?

10 days till PS3 :D

:spawnorb:

Holland is right, Amazon is usually best, though occasionally you can get a good deal price matching someone's sale with another store. Like Wal-mart at BB or something like that.

If you want overall easy and mostly cheapest, you can't seem to beat Amazon. In fact, look at the Die Hard box set deal they have in the Gold Box today.

[oaktown2000]

List of the Blu-Ray releases for this week.

Patton
There Will Be Blood



All I plan on getting.

[Chugga]

List of the Blu-Ray releases for this week.

Luckily one of my Paramount sprees last year took care of the vast majority of the good titles on that list. Of the stuff thats coming out there it's kind of a tossup between a bunch of titles.

Cloverfield
Patton (although with Fox prices this will likely wait)
Semi-Pro
There Will Be Blood
Weeds Season 3

I like a bunch of other titles on the list but they all have that black friday discount look to them. Hell even Patton seems like it could find itself in the middle of a "war movie discount week" at Amazon. Because theres alot of war movies coming out this week (or already out) and alot of them don't move immediately.

[cochese75]

www.amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com)

Holland is right, Amazon is usually best, though occasionally you can get a good deal price matching someone's sale with another store. Like Wal-mart at BB or something like that.

If you want overall easy and mostly cheapest, you can't seem to beat Amazon. In fact, look at the Die Hard box set deal they have in the Gold Box today.


Thanks

**adds Amazon to favorites :D


:spawnorb:

[SBrooks1]

Are you planning on killing your AV equipment by putting it in that space with little airflow and behind a glass door?

I don't ever have anything on for that long of time period. I think they will be ok.

[grif32]

I don't ever have anything on for that long of time period. I think they will be ok.

If you do just get a couple small fans to help get rid of the heat.

[Tuckertank]

Watched The Fly on BD this weekend. That's a pretty sweet movie for 1986. I saw it a long time ago so had forgotten most of it. Picture and sound were pretty good too.

[JaylisJayP]

For me tomorrow:

There Will Be Blood
The Recruit
Patton

Maybes are:
Dirty Harry set
A Bridge Too Far

[ewto16]

I don't ever have anything on for that long of time period. I think they will be ok.

You would be surprised how fast a AV receiver and a PS3 will heat up in that small enclosed area. The PS3 itself doesn't run that hot, but combined with the AV receiver, it will get hot in there fast.

If I were you, I would at least keep the doors open when you run them. Really, heat is one of the worst things that can hurt electronics.

[HollandX]

Aeon Flux
Babel
Bee Movie
Black Snake Moan
Blades of Glory
Cloverfield
Coming to America Special Collector's Edition
Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition
Disturbia
Dreamgirls
Face/Off
Failure to Launch
Flags of Our Fathers
Hustle and Flow
Mission Impossible Special Collector's Edition
Mission Impossible II
Mission Impossible III
Patton
Semi-Pro
Shooter
There Will Be Blood
Trading Places Special Collector's Edition
Weeds: Season 1 - 3
Weeds: Season 3

^ My want list.

:(

All I bought was Cloverfield. Lol.

BOGO, where art thou?

[SBrooks1]

"DEATH BY STEREO" in TrueHD!!!! :D

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/lostboys.gif

Warner Home Video have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of The Lost Boys on 29th July 2008 priced at $28.99 SRP. Joel Schumacher's vampire cult classic starring Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman comes to Blu-ray alongside the new film Lost Boys: The Tribe.

Extras are presented in standard definition. Features include:

* 1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen
* English DD5.1 and Dolby True HD 5.1
* French 2.0, Spanish (Both Castilian 2.0 and Latin 1.0), German 2.0 and Italian 2.0
* English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish subtitles (Movie and select Bonus Material)
* Commentary by director Joel Schumacher
* The Lost Boys: A Retrospective with Joel Schumacher, Richard Donner, Keifer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Jamison Newlander, Greg Cannom, Edward Herrmann and Michael Chapman
* Inside the Vampire’s Cave 4 Featurettes
* Vamping Out: The Undead Creations of Greg Cannom, Oscar® winning make-up artist
* The Vampire’s Photo Gallery
* The Return of Sam and the Frog Brothers: The 2 Coreys and Jamison Newlander – Multiangle Video Commentary
* The Lost Scenes - Deleted scenes
* A World of Vampires - Interactive ancient map of the world and the vampires that inhabit it
* Lost In the Shadows by Lou Gramm, Music Video
* Theatrical trailer

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67910

[SBrooks1]

Are you planning on killing your AV equipment by putting it in that space with little airflow and behind a glass door?

Hmmmm, had the PS3 on earlier for about 30-45 min and the door closed. I came back in and the PS3's loud ass overheating fan had kicked in. :eek: Never heard that before. Im keeping the door open from here on. :o

[HollandX]

BLU-RAY IS ALIVE!!!

Blu-ray format expected to dominate, but when?

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good old DVD.

Noemi Velazquez, a 44-year-old warehouse worker, can explain why.

She took one look at the $399 price tag of a Blu-ray player at a Best Buy store one night this month in Glendale, California, and kept going.

"I have to admit, Blu-ray is great," she said.

"(But) I'm going to wait until they go to half-price."

Analysts, movie studios and the Blu-ray Disc Association, a manufacturing group, all say Blu-ray discs will eventually dominate video sales. The question is when.

Consumers are balking at the $300-plus cost of most Blu-ray players especially because only limited movie titles are available in the format.

"People aren't going to pay three times as much for a platform that's only half-baked," said Steve Wilson, a consumer electronics analyst with ABI Research.

Many also are waiting to see how cable, satellite and online video services play out.

But, above all, consumers seem satisfied with standard-definition DVDs and players -- even consumers who upgrade to high-definition TVs that can tap into Blu-ray's sharper picture and clearer sound.

Velazquez said that because she was still paying off a $1,000 high-definition TV she bought in October she was happy for now to keep watching pay-TV movies and standard-definition DVDs on it.

Sony Corp.-backed Blu-ray was crowned the next-generation video technology in February after Toshiba Corp., creator of the competing HD DVD format, abruptly said it would drop the fight.

The move came after Warner Bros. decided to join most other studios by going solely with Blu-ray and video rental chains followed suit.

Manufacturers are planning a souped-up lineup of titles and special features on Blu-ray discs to boost sales this summer and during the coming Christmas season in the hope that Blu-ray can turn around the sagging home video market. And retailers are creating new displays to explain Blu-ray's benefits.

U.S. consumer spending on home video rentals and purchases in all formats, including DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray and VHS, fell 3 percent to $24.1 billion last year. The figure was expected to drop another 2 percent this year to $23.6 billion, despite a sixfold increase in Blu-ray disc spending to $1.3 billion, according to Adams Media Research.

The Blu-ray increase is not enough to offset an expected 6 percent drop in overall spending on DVDs.

Adams says it could take two more years for Blu-ray sales to put the home video market back on a growth path.

"The group that bought $2,000, 40-inch TVs are the ones that will lead the charge," said Tom Adams, founder of the research firm. "Everyone else will come along when the price comes down."

To jump-start the changeover, studios are beginning to release movies in Blu-ray with enhanced bonus features like picture-in-picture director commentary. The new bells and whistles are meant to entice consumers to plop down as much as $10 extra for a Blu-ray disc compared to a standard DVD.

Blu-ray machine prices are starting to drop. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. began stocking a $298 Magnavox model in mid-May, said spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien. That's cheaper than most alternatives but a hefty price hike from a typical $50 DVD player.

The format also faces sales challenges that DVDs did not when they took over from VHS in the late 1990s. It doesn't save any space compared to DVD, and there's no need to replace a DVD collection even once you buy a Blu-ray player because it will play your old discs.

There also is a proliferation of direct-to-home offerings appearing on cable, satellite and the Internet that threaten to stop Blu-ray growth in its tracks. Blu-ray backers say, however, consumers prefer physical copies of movies over virtual ones, especially when some online rental services impose a time limit.

And Blu-ray's adoption curve is similar to -- maybe even faster than -- that of DVDs, backers say. Blu-ray players, now available for three years, cost $100 less than DVD players did at a comparable point in their life cycle, said Dorinda Marticorena, a senior vice president at Warner Home Video, a unit of Time Warner Inc.

"DVD was exactly the same thing. Players were expensive and there were not many titles. Lo and behold, the awareness went up and demand went up," said Andy Parsons, chair of the association's U.S. promotion committee. "It'll happen in good time."

Blu-ray still has a long, uphill climb. Last year, more than 101 million U.S. households could play DVDs, compared to 3.7 million that could play Blu-ray discs, including those with PlayStation 3 consoles, according to Adams.

But that's double the 1.6 million DVD devices that were in U.S. households in 1998, the comparable second year they were available. By the end of 2008, 14.4 million U.S. households are expected to be Blu-ray compatible, compared to the 9.4 U.S. million households that could play DVDs in year three.

Manufacturers and studios are preparing new offerings to take advantage of a feature known as BD Live, which allows access to enhanced Blu-ray bonus features over the Internet. It's available now on Sony's PlayStation 3 game consoles.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. added a BD Live clip-sharing function on its horror flick "Saw IV" and plans to have "Rambo" director Sylvester Stallone conduct an interactive exchange with viewers about his director's cut.

"It makes these discs almost alive," said Lions Gate president Steve Beeks.

The Walt Disney Co. is set to rerelease the 1959 animated feature "Sleeping Beauty" in October in Blu-ray with chat, trivia and video-messaging functions, just as its rerelease of "Snow White" on DVD in 2000 introduced a then-revolutionary animated menu.

"'Snow White' made the mass market wake up to the potential of DVD and helped demystify the technology," said Bob Chapek, president of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Worldwide. "'Sleeping Beauty' on Blu-ray a decade later represents much the same thing."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/06/02/blueray.sales.ap/index.html

[grif32]

Just watched Rambo BR..

PQ = Top Notch
AQ = Top Notch

Holy Crap it was just insane. Great movie. If you have not seen it yet go get it.

[R. Giles]

Just watched Rambo BR..

PQ = Top Notch
AQ = Top Notch

Holy Crap it was just insane. Great movie. If you have not seen it yet go get it.

I watched a DVDrip but the ending with the carnage was awesome, Blu-ray should be insane.

[ChosenSpawN]

Back up with updated list

I got some BDs i'd like to trade

Have:
Ultraviolet
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (inquired upon)
Spiderman 3 (inquired upon)
Kingdom of Heaven (inquired upon)
Flight of the Phoenix
Edward Scissorhands (pending Sbrooks1)

Wants:
Memento (pending Sbrooks1)
Dan in Real Life
The Departed
Pan's Labyrinth
DVE (BD)
Enchanted
The Golden Compass
Ice age/Ice Age 2
Gone in 60 Seconds

I'm open to other offers as well. I am also willing to sell for reasonably cheap prices.

[JaylisJayP]

Back up with updated list

Take it from me, you don't want The Golden Compass ;)

[ChosenSpawN]

Take it from me, you don't want The Golden Compass ;)

haha yea? I've heard mixed reviews about, but I figured I wouldn't mind it as a "blind buy" through a trade since I essentially wouldn't be paying for it.

I'm a big fan of fantasy and sci-fi flicks too.

[JaylisJayP]

haha yea? I've heard mixed reviews about, but I figured I wouldn't mind it as a "blind buy" through a trade since I essentially wouldn't be paying for it.

I'm a big fan of fantasy and sci-fi flicks too.

So am I, bro. In fact, I actually liked Prince Caspian more than Iron Man if that tells you anything.

My wife and I got through about 40 awful minutes of The Golden Compass and turned it off. At the very least, rent it first before you blow $30 on it.

[freezerfuel]

Think I'll pass on the Dirty Harry Collection and hope they release Dead Pool on it's own eventually. It's the only one I really want.

Natural Born Killers next week. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/freezerfuel/Smilies/rockon.gif

Watching Rambo tonight. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/freezerfuel/Smilies/rockon.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/freezerfuel/Smilies/rockon.gif

[grif32]

Think I'll pass on the Dirty Harry Collection and hope they release Dead Pool on it's own eventually. It's the only one I really want.

Natural Born Killers next week. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/freezerfuel/Smilies/rockon.gif

Watching Rambo tonight. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/freezerfuel/Smilies/rockon.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/freezerfuel/Smilies/rockon.gif

Be prepared to watch Rambo.. I think this movie really opens peoples eyes as to whats really going on.

[grif32]

Transformers BR up for Preorder on Amazon: Only $27.95... Ouch..

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000NTPDT6/ref=nosim/?tag=blurayforum-20

Hopefully it will drop. Not worth gettting it for that price because I dont think its going to be a major upgrade over HD DVD.

[TheRedOx]

Not worth gettting it for that price because I dont think its going to be a major upgrade over HD DVD.

I bet Michael Bay thinks it will be ;):D

[SBrooks1]

Not worth gettting it for that price because I dont think its going to be a major upgrade over HD DVD.

I'll upgrade because the audio alone will smoke the HD DVD

[ewto16]

Uncharted for PS3 only $40 today on Amazon. For those of you with the PS3, this is a great game to play if you haven't already.

http://www.amazon.com/Naughty-Dog-Inc-Uncharted-Fortune/dp/B000UW21A0/ref=xs_gb_20_center-2_rw_uk_20368?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=305207801&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0D5QXHRMMEVMC2CBBKDC

[ewto16]

Matrix Trilogy in my Gold Box on HD-DVD today!! $40.80. :confused::confused:

[ewto16]

Transformers BR up for Preorder on Amazon: Only $27.95... Ouch..

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000NTPDT6/ref=nosim/?tag=blurayforum-20

Hopefully it will drop. Not worth gettting it for that price because I dont think its going to be a major upgrade over HD DVD.

I totally want this, but that means I'll have to double dip. Not sure I want to do that for $28.

[grif32]

I'll upgrade because the audio alone will smoke the HD DVD

Easy now. Smoke it... :rolleyes:

I am an Audio lover but for the same PQ and maybe a little better audio its not worth $30.00 to me.

If it drops to $19.95 then maybe.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Did the HD DVD version have a TrueHD track?

[SBrooks1]

Did the HD DVD version have a TrueHD track?

Nope, Dolby Digital Plus @ 1.5 mbps - It sounded great due to the mix it was given. I have no doubt it will sound better. Especially with the 5.1 PCM soundtrack it's getting.

[grif32]

Did the HD DVD version have a TrueHD track?

No but it did win best AQ for any HD disc out there including anything on BR...

I hope it does sound alot better. IMO I just dont think it will. But who really knows.

[SBrooks1]

No but it did win best AQ for any HD disc out there including anything on BR...

I hope it does sound alot better. IMO I just dont think it will. But who really knows.

The High-Def 2.0’s High-Def Disc Awards were the first ever of it's kind. Considering what we know now of what HD audio is capable of on Blu-ray it winning that award doesn't make much sense. That's why we're getting it now with 2 uncompressed soundtracks. Transformers HD DVD winning that award was much more a testament of it's mix than actual audio quality.

[grif32]

The High-Def 2.0’s High-Def Disc Awards were the first ever of it's kind. Considering what we know now of what HD audio is capable of on Blu-ray it winning that award doesn't make much sense. That's why we're getting it now with 2 uncompressed soundtracks. Transformers HD DVD winning that award was much more a testament of it's mix than actual audio quality.

Ok :confused:

I am hoping it sounds better I would love to really hear what this can really sound like. I just hope it lives up to what Bay keeps talking about thats all.

Like I said its not worth $28.00 to pick this up for little improvement IMO. We will see.

Chris

[grif32]

PS3 Blu Wave Remote $9.99 On amazon and Gamestop

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R5H7KE?tag2=slickdeals&tag=blurayforum-20

Great to grab to able to use your Universal remotes for the PS3 just wont turn on/off which is no biggie.

Chris

[JaylisJayP]

The High-Def 2.0’s High-Def Disc Awards were the first ever of it's kind. Considering what we know now of what HD audio is capable of on Blu-ray it winning that award doesn't make much sense. That's why we're getting it now with 2 uncompressed soundtracks. Transformers HD DVD winning that award was much more a testament of it's mix than actual audio quality.

It'll sound a little better and it'll look more or less the same.

[SBrooks1]

It'll sound a little better and it'll look more or less the same.

It SHOULD sound a lot better but the PQ should be the same yes ;)

[SBrooks1]

I played the scene in 3:10 to Yuma last night when the train arrives at the end. Holy hell it sounded like it was pulling up in my living room. Unreal... :eek: Also, Aslan roaring at the end of Narnia sounded really good as well. Wonderful score too. :D

[imaginegrafix]

Easy now. Smoke it... :rolleyes:

Well, it is in a blue case..... so that automatically will make it like 10x more better

[JaylisJayP]

I played the scene in 3:10 to Yuma last night when the train arrives at the end. Holy hell it sounded like it was pulling up in my living room. Unreal... :eek: Also, Aslan roaring at the end of Narnia sounded really good as well. Wonderful score too. :D

Heh...I read this quickly and thought you said Asian roaring.

I was like, "What Narnia are you watching, dude?"