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

[WingNut 25]

Not a very impressive lineup. I'm still debating what to grab on DeepDiscount's 20% off sale.

[IceRat]

Pan's is the only one from that list I would buy but I already have it
these "deals" never look appealing to me just because there remains to be enough quality catalog released in this format to date

[cochese75]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat151000050004&DCMP=rdr0001488


Donnie Brasco - Widescreen Subtitle AC3 Dolby - Blu-ray Disc
Hellboy (Unrated) - Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3 - Blu-ray Disc
Blade Runner - Widescreen Collector's Subtitle AC3 - Blu-ray Disc
The Departed - Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3 - Blu-ray Disc
Pan's Labyrinth - Subtitle - Blu-ray Disc
The Usual Suspects - Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle Dolby - Blu-ray Disc



i think i might start my BR collection with these


:spawnorb:

[ChosenSpawN]

Back up with updates

I got some BDs i'd like to trade

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


Wants:
Memento (pending Sbrooks1)
Dan in Real Life (pending)
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]

From that BB list the only one I want is Legend of Zorro. Oh well.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Nothing good on that list or that i don't already have. I went ahead and ordered the Bic H-100 sub today. I will let you guys know how it is.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

This is going to be my new setup

Sony 720
Acoustech HT-75 Towers
Acoustech HT-65 Center
Acoustech HT-8c In Ceiling
Acoustech H-100 Sub

[SBrooks1]

Can't wait to see how good this looks and sounds today....

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/images/post/5/5663/original.jpeg

[Hanky Panky]

Can't wait to see how good this looks and sounds today....

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/images/post/5/5663/original.jpeg


Indeed...

SBrooks' Natural Born Killers commentary has been brought to you by...

Wild Hogs Blu-ray use #7...Hair Catcher.

http://i25.tinypic.com/23lxg69.jpg

[SBrooks1]

OMG!! hahahahaahahahahaa!!! :D

[Hanky Panky]

Hehehehe....

[R. Giles]

It would be funnier if it was the picture of the redneck with a number 3 shaved into his back.

[HollandX]

Rumors won't die about a 360 with BD... supposedly there will be an announcement from MS tomorrow.

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/08/ms-to-release-blu-ray-drive-on-monday/

liar.

[D00R]

has anyone picked up V for Vendetta?

[PrimeBane]

3 Reasons to not buy Blu-ray (at least for now)

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/3_reasons_to_avoid_bluray/

1. Not-so-great HD
2. Cost
3. Ever Changing Technology

I'm not the biggest BD fan ever, but what a load of crap...

Not-so-great HD - the author says that older films were not filmed with HD in mind. Apparently what he forgets is film has a higher resolution that 1080p. Many old films look stunning in HD. Anything that does look like crap in HD is usually either the director's "artistic impression" or poor mastering on the studio's part.

Cost - yeah, BD players can be expensive, but so were DVD players in their first 2 years. When you consider you can get a BD player in the PS3 for $399 AND get a $100 gift card to get yourself some movies, that price barrier is coming down and fast. If you don't like the price now, wait until Black Friday or Christmas for the deals. If you're even a hobby HT enthusiast, you already have a 5.1 system of some sort.... in all honesty, that will do anyone until they can upgrade their receiver. Yes, Lossless > lossy, but lossy can still sound pretty fantastic (at least better than the 2 crappy speakers in the front of the tv). And when you consider you can get a Sony receiver between $200 and $300, that's not a pile of cash to enjoy lossless (remember if you buy one of these, the BD player has to do the audio decoding).

Ever Changing Technology - While the BD profile thing does bug me, it is easy to avoid *cough*PS3*cough*. Technology will always be changing. The next best thing in HT will probably be here in the next 7-8 years (assuming it follows a similar pattern to DVD).

As for the author's 1080p comments, you don't have to get a 1080p set to benefit from HD. Unless you're buying a set 50" or larger, 1080p can be a huge waste of money. And the single greatest drawnback of 1080p... your SD tv channels are going to look THAT much worse. Even your SD channels (assuming they are broadcast in 720p) are going to look off on a 1080p set (the degree it will look off depends on the set).

[PrimeBane]

liar.

Come to Calgary and say that biotch :p :D

[PrimeBane]

has anyone picked up V for Vendetta?

The BD is pretty much a carbon copy of the HD DVD... if you liked the movie, IMO this is a must own disk even if the audio is a little weak.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/373/vforvendetta.html

[Tuckertank]

Looking to trade a few BD's. PM me a list if you're interested in any of these.

Accross the Universe
HP and the Order of the Phoenix
Mr wood****
In the Valley of Elah.

[grif32]

3 Reasons to not buy Blu-ray (at least for now)

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/3_reasons_to_avoid_bluray/

1. Not-so-great HD
2. Cost
3. Ever Changing Technology

I'm not the biggest BD fan ever, but what a load of crap...

Not-so-great HD - the author says that older films were not filmed with HD in mind. Apparently what he forgets is film has a higher resolution that 1080p. Many old films look stunning in HD. Anything that does look like crap in HD is usually either the director's "artistic impression" or poor mastering on the studio's part.

Cost - yeah, BD players can be expensive, but so were DVD players in their first 2 years. When you consider you can get a BD player in the PS3 for $399 AND get a $100 gift card to get yourself some movies, that price barrier is coming down and fast. If you don't like the price now, wait until Black Friday or Christmas for the deals. If you're even a hobby HT enthusiast, you already have a 5.1 system of some sort.... in all honesty, that will do anyone until they can upgrade their receiver. Yes, Lossless > lossy, but lossy can still sound pretty fantastic (at least better than the 2 crappy speakers in the front of the tv). And when you consider you can get a Sony receiver between $200 and $300, that's not a pile of cash to enjoy lossless (remember if you buy one of these, the BD player has to do the audio decoding).

Ever Changing Technology - While the BD profile thing does bug me, it is easy to avoid *cough*PS3*cough*. Technology will always be changing. The next best thing in HT will probably be here in the next 7-8 years (assuming it follows a similar pattern to DVD).

As for the author's 1080p comments, you don't have to get a 1080p set to benefit from HD. Unless you're buying a set 50" or larger, 1080p can be a huge waste of money. And the single greatest drawnback of 1080p... your SD tv channels are going to look THAT much worse. Even your SD channels (assuming they are broadcast in 720p) are going to look off on a 1080p set (the degree it will look off depends on the set).

I just laughed at that article when I read it this morning. What a Joke.

Chris

[grif32]

1 Weeky Only: B2G1 Sale (95 Titles) at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000238181&plpage=1&tag=blurayforum-20

IMO the prices suck

$19.95
20 Million Miles To Earth (50th Anniversary Edition)
50 First Dates
Arlington Road
Big Fish
Big Hit, The
Black Hawk Down
Bram Stroker's Dracula
Closer
Cruel Intentions
Curse of the Golden Flower
Donnie Brasco (Extended Cut)
Few Good Man, A
Fifth Element, The
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within
Flatliners
Hellboy (Director's Cut)
Hitch
Hollow Man (Director's CUt)
Hostel - The Director's Cut
House of Flying Daggers
Identity
Immortal Beloved
Into the Blue
Knight's Tale, A
Kung Fu Hustle
Layer Cake
Legend of Zorro, The
Memento
Memoirs of a Geisha
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - The Immaculate Edition
Patriot, The (Extended Cut)
Rent
Replacement Killers, The (Extended Cut)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Revenge (Unrated Director's Cut)
Secret Window
Seven Years in Tibet
Stealth
S.W.A.T.
Tears of the Sun
Tailor of Panama, The
Underworld (Unrated)
Vertical Limit
Warriors of Heaven & Earth
Wild Things (Unrated Edition)
XXX

$26.95
Across the Universe
All the King's Men
Are We There Yet?
Basic Instinct 2
Benchwarmers, The
Black Book
Blood & Chocolate
Casino Royale
Catch and Release
Click
Covenant, The
Daddy Day Camp
Ghost Rider (Extended Cut)
Gridiron Gang
Holiday, The
Hostel - Part II
Jane Austen Book Club, The
I Know Who Killed Me
Little Man
Lives of Others, The
Messengers, The
Monster, The
Open Season
Paprika
Perfect Stranger
Premonition
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Reign Over Me
Rocky Balboa
Running With Scissors
RV
Silent Hills
Stomp the Yard
Stranger Than Fiction
Surf's Up
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Unrated and Uncut)
Tekkon Kinkreet
Ultraviolet
Underworld Evolution
Vacancy
Volver

$29.95
Spider-Man 3
Superbad (2-Disc Urated Extended Edition)

$34.95
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition)

$38.95
Company, The

$55.95
Damages: The Complete First Season
Rescue Me - The Complete Third Season

$64.95
Spider-Man - The High Definition Trilogy

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000238181&plpage=1&tag=blurayforum-20

[PrimeBane]

Buggers actually jacked up the prices of several of those titles by $5... :(

[PrimeBane]

Sweet tv for an even sweeter price :D

http://shop2.frys.com/product/5525500

Today is the last day of the sale... USA only

[avsfan21]

I got Blade Runner, Kung Fu Hustle and Big Fish blu-rays today.

[ewto16]

These continue to be hillarious!!! :p


Wild Hogs Blu-ray use #7...Hair Catcher.

http://i25.tinypic.com/23lxg69.jpg

[SBrooks1]

Why do retailers even waste my time with B2G1 sales? :mad:

[HollandX]

Buggers actually jacked up the prices of several of those titles by $5... :(

OMG they did! Almost all of them!

Suck me, Amazon!

[TastySweetNutz]

Anyone see The Signal? Pondering on whether it should be a blind buy.

[SBrooks1]

This may be worth importing....

http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/images/NEEVEdhDS6H1.jpg

http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/neverending-story-bluray-p-14062.html?osCsid=6acf0ee89c4f6895e07341981503969c

[SBrooks1]

Ahhhh, new av :D

[HollandX]

And when you consider you can get a Sony receiver between $200 and $300, that's not a pile of cash to enjoy lossless

Which ones?

(remember if you buy one of these, the BD player has to do the audio decoding).

that's the PS3... right?

[PrimeBane]

Which ones?

that's the PS3... right?

I'm going to start charging you for information. :p

Sony 520 and 720 can be found for less than $300 in the US... they don't decode themselves, but if the PS3 is your BD player you can get away with one of these. (yes, the PS3 does the audio decoding for TruHD and DTS-HD MA and passes it to the receiver as PCM)

720 - http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665361526

520 - http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665360001

[HollandX]

LMAO--- I just bought the tx-sr805 last year and stopped looking into receivers. But I still want to learn about them!

Tank you, Pwime Bane.

[Chugga]

Does anyone know or have a full list of all of the blu-ray "book" releases. I know so far there has been Bonnie & Clyde and Dirty Harry with Natural Born Killers releasing today. Anything else by chance?

[HollandX]

Does anyone know or have a full list of all of the blu-ray "book" releases. I know so far there has been Bonnie & Clyde and Dirty Harry with Natural Born Killers releasing today. Anything else by chance?

Not yet.

Warner Home Video has revealed that they plan to issue 10 Blu-ray/coffee book combination releases this year. The two announced so far, will be the March 25th release of 'Bonnie and Clyde (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=647)' and the June 3rd release of 'Dirty Harry' (not the previously revealed box set (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=733)). Other releases getting similar treatment will be 'Woodstock (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=764)', releases from the 'Harry Potter' franchise, 'Bladerunner' (already released on Blu-ray as a collection (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=545)), 'Gone with the Wind (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=758)' and 'North by Northwest (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=762)'.

[Chugga]

Why the hell would they pick Harry Potter? But anyways I suppose I'm up to date then. I actually like the book releases they are interesting.

[HollandX]

Speilberg wants to recreate Dreamworks...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id8bab6c55c504103515b6eaf24c75ea8

[D00R]

The BD is pretty much a carbon copy of the HD DVD... if you liked the movie, IMO this is a must own disk even if the audio is a little weak.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/373/vforvendetta.html

i love the movie.

the review is good :)

[HollandX]

www.highdefdigest.com is the most excellent place for blu-ray reviews including video and audio reviews.

:D

Here's the direct link to the V review: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/373/vforvendetta.html

HD Video Quality 4 out of 5
HD Audio Quality 4 out of 5

[ewto16]

Speilberg wants to recreate Dreamworks...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id8bab6c55c504103515b6eaf24c75ea8

Why doesn't he just do it all himself? Does he even need to partner with a major studio? He has oodles of cash and all his movies make tons of money.

Can't he do it like Lucasfilm does? Doesn't Lucas do everything and finance it all himself?

[PrimeBane]

Speilberg wants to recreate Dreamworks...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id8bab6c55c504103515b6eaf24c75ea8

I really don't understand how this all works... did Paramount buy DW or just lease? The article says DW and Paramount can part ways, but at the bottom it says Paramount purchased. Can Spielberg force a sale?

Why doesn't he just do it all himself? Does he even need to partner with a major studio? He has oodles of cash and all his movies make tons of money.

Can't he do it like Lucasfilm does? Doesn't Lucas do everything and finance it all himself?

Lucas does it all himself other than distribution... I imagine Spielberg could do the same.

[HollandX]

Watched Enchanted last night on BD.

It was great! A very very clever take on the classic Disney fairy tale experience. I totally got all caught up in the lovey dovey fairy tale stuff. Plus, Amy Adams is gorgeous.

Also, there's a short 5 minute animated story on the disc an extra about the squirrel you meet in the movie. It is without a doubt one of the worst things i've never seen in my whole life...

BUT

There is one thing in there that is SO unintentionally hilarious you MUST watch it and report back.

[Chugga]

I've seen the movie what is so unintentionally hilarious?

[HollandX]

I've seen the movie what is so unintentionally hilarious?

SPOILER...

How the day is saved by Pip's magic nut dust!!!!!

Which includes the most awesome lines:

"Don't underestimate the power of nut dust!"

and

"Everyone knows that the best way to un-freeze nature is with magic nut dust!"

[ewto16]

hahahahahahahhahahahahha...that is great!!!!

[ewto16]

I really don't understand how this all works... did Paramount buy DW or just lease? The article says DW and Paramount can part ways, but at the bottom it says Paramount purchased. Can Spielberg force a sale?

Lucas does it all himself other than distribution... I imagine Spielberg could do the same.

So isn't Paramount just the distribution arm for Dreamworks then? Maybe I'm not reading it right. Really, with the money he has and makes every movie, it doesn't make sense for him to have anything else other than a distribution deal at best.

If he and Lucas were such good buddies, they should just form a distribution company and do that part too. Of course, since they haven't, I'm assuming that is the part that costs the most and has the most risk.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

I would buy some of the coffeebook titles but it wont look right with the rest of my BD's

[JaylisJayP]

Why do retailers even waste my time with B2G1 sales? :mad:

J&R has a better sale right now. The same titles, of course, but many are $10.99 and $15.99. Sorry don't have a link handy.

[WingNut 25]

That Amazon sale is crap. They are losing customers left and right, from what I read on various forums anyway. There are better sales out there and price matching at retail.

[R. Giles]

I just need to find some different sites to buy Blu movies from and I will probably be better off.

[HollandX]

Worst DVD packaging ever:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News-Worst-DVD-Packaging-Ever/9813

[R. Giles]

Wow that is going to mess up some dvds.

[jjks]

I love that they were doing it to decrease the size of the packaging and still made it twice as thick as it needs to be.

[JaylisJayP]

I love that they were doing it to decrease the size of the packaging and still made it twice as thick as it needs to be.

After getting so many high-def movies and PS3 games, I absolutely hate the size of a normal DVD case now. And you quickly realize how much wasted space is in those things anyway.

[IceRat]

After getting so many high-def movies and PS3 games, I absolutely hate the size of a normal DVD case now. And you quickly realize how much wasted space is in those things anyway.
so you are saying, be green... buy blu

[SBrooks1]

Watching Natural Born Killers right now. Looks pretty damn good. Lots of different film stock used here so it goes from looking very good to really grainy but that's how it was filmed. So it's definitely the best it's ever looked. TrueHD sounds pretty good as well. The surrounds don't get used as much as I expected. It's a very front driven movie. Oh and....

Happy Birthday to me! :D

[JaylisJayP]

so you are saying, be green... buy blu

well, more for aesthetics than environment, but sure whatever works for ya.

[JaylisJayP]

Watching Natural Born Killers right now. Looks pretty damn good. Lots of different film stock used here so it goes from looking very good to really grainy but that's how it was filmed. So it's definitely the best it's ever looked. TrueHD sounds pretty good as well. The surrounds don't get used as much as I expected. It's a very front driven movie. Oh and....

Happy Birthday to me! :D

If I knew it was you're birthday, I woud've sent you a brand new HD-A2. Ah well, there's always next year.

[HollandX]

After getting so many high-def movies and PS3 games, I absolutely hate the size of a normal DVD case now.

Heh, I know. The DVD case seems so big and bulky and heavy now.

It's funny because the DVD case was obviously a GODSEND after VHS. When I first saw the BD/HD DVD cases I was like :mad: stupid filmsy small cases!

Now I heart them. :p

[HollandX]

Happy Birthday to me! :D


Happy birthday avatar-changer!

[ewto16]

Heh, I know. The DVD case seems so big and bulky and heavy now.

It's funny because the DVD case was obviously a GODSEND after VHS. When I first saw the BD/HD DVD cases I was like :mad: stupid filmsy small cases!

Now I heart them. :p

Anyone else remember when CDs used to come in long boxes? Those were the biggest waste of space and trees ever.

[Hanky Panky]

Watching Natural Born Killers right now. Looks pretty damn good. Lots of different film stock used here so it goes from looking very good to really grainy but that's how it was filmed. So it's definitely the best it's ever looked. TrueHD sounds pretty good as well. The surrounds don't get used as much as I expected. It's a very front driven movie. Oh and....

Happy Birthday to me! :D

I was curious about the NBK picture quality...thanks for the mini-review.

Btw...

http://i28.tinypic.com/9u42mh.jpg

[PrimeBane]

I think we should all chip in and get Brooskie a nice Venturer HD DVD player... who's with me? :D

[R. Giles]

I think we should all chip in and get Brooskie a nice Venturer HD DVD player... who's with me? :D

Will it include Wild Hogs.

[PrimeBane]

It probably should... at least 2 copies. ;)

[Hanky Panky]

Heheheh...

[ewto16]

hahahaha, that cake is great!!

[oaktown2000]

Good Lord.......70 minutes?!?!?!



During an interview with director Louis Leterrier, he mentioned that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Incredible Hulk', which is set to be released this Friday, will contain 70 minutes of cut footage. Apparently, during the editing process, some much-loved scenes got cut (including one which is in the trailer, but won't be in the final cut of the film), and the Blu-ray will showcase them all.

"There's some great stuff and there's some really horrible stuff, but you'll see it all," commented Leterrier. Regardless, Blu-ray fans will get to see a side of the film that (apparently) those who buy the DVD won't.

Those close to the situation have speculated a falling-out between Leterrier and the film's star Edward Norton over the cutting of certain scenes. Here's hoping that the Blu-ray also has some nice intros from them both on why they loved the scene and why it was eventually cut.

[SBrooks1]

Love that cake!! :D

[Hanky Panky]

Love that cake!! :D

Heheheh...now all you have to do is print out the photo and take it to your nearest bakery. :p

[avsfan21]

It probably should... at least 2 copies. ;)

Since they have so many uses who wouldnt want more than 1.

[ewto16]

I have a Wii Fit for sale if anyone is looking for it. PM me to discuss.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

back up from page 2

[xShowtime32x]

Have these for sale. PM me if interested :D

Damages Season 1 (no shrink wrap but security sticker on top is in tact) - $30 + $5 shipping
Juno (brand new sealed) - $17 + $4 shipping
Spiderman Trilogy (brand new sealed) - $45 + $7 shipping
I Am Legend (brand new sealed) - $15 + $4 shipping

[grif32]

Blade Runner - $11.99

http://www.tower.com/blade-runner-complete-collectors-edition-harrison-ford-blu-ray/wapi/111331157

Cloverfield - $16.99

http://www.tower.com/cloverfield-michael-stahl-david-blu-ray/wapi/112141874]

Disturbia - $18.99

http://www.tower.com/disturbia-david-morse-blu-ray/wapi/109141280

3:10 to Yuma - $11.99

http://www.tower.com/3-10-yuma-russell-crowe-blu-ray/wapi/111621793

300 - $11.99

http://www.tower.com/300-gerard-butler-blu-ray/wapi/107309612

Flags of Our Fathers - $13.99

http://www.tower.com/flags-our-fathers-ryan-phillippe-blu-ray/wapi/107052722

Short Circuit - $11.86

http://www.tower.com/short-circuit-ally-sheedy-blu-ray/wapi/111935741



There are more just search..

[Hanky Panky]

^ Links aren't working above :(

(Seem like excellent deals though)

[grif32]

Working now

[oaktown2000]

Rented Jumper last night. PQ was great. Movie wasn't. It had such a cool concept....and the begining starts off good...and it looks like it's gonna be a good movie.....then....ssssssssssssssttttttttt....it just runs out of air and falls flat.......especially the quick ending.

[Chugga]

The ending could have been awesome if........


SPOILERS....


While hugging the mom stabbed the son and killed him

[R. Giles]

The ending could have been awesome if........


SPOILERS....


While hugging the mom stabbed the son and killed him

Yes but they would of just brought him back to life so they can have sequels.

[oaktown2000]

Spoilers...


Yeah.....I figure her whole "that's why I'm giving you a head start" does nothing but set up a sequel. The english hooligan was the best part of the movie

[Hanky Panky]

Working now

Thanks my man!

Btw...I bought my MGS4 PS3 bundle during lunch today at Best Buy (sold my 60GB to a neighbor for $400). Solid Snake...here we come! :)

[PrimeBane]

Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just buy the game? :p

Or did you get one of the $100 gift cards to go with? (stupid USA only deals!)

[Hanky Panky]

Heheheh...

Well the game is $60 and the new rumble controller is $50 so that's $110. With my neighbor mentioning they were looking for a PS3 I figured after owning it for over a year it was only worth $400.

Plus I figured I could use the extra HD space as I basically had maxed out my 60GB if you can believe it with movies, downloaded trailers, and photos.

Plus...that box art looked mighty snazzy! :)

[Chugga]

Mild Jumper Spoilers.....


I really don't see it as a movie worthy of a sequel. It had a ton of potential but aside from when he warps that entire bus (it's not a spoiler it's in the trailer) the "jumping" fight scenes actually kinda sucked. Also the whole backstory was hardly explained, sure I get it paladins = good, jumpers = bad. But why are they such huge enemies, are there any famous jumpers? Was Hitler a jumper and thats why they need to make sure none of them come to power.

[PrimeBane]

Heheheh...

Well the game is $60 and the new rumble controller is $50 so that's $110. With my neighbor mentioning they were looking for a PS3 I figured after owning it for over a year it was only worth $400.

Plus I figured I could use the extra HD space as I basically had maxed out my 60GB if you can believe it with movies, downloaded trailers, and photos.

Plus...that box art looked mighty snazzy! :)

Damn... filled the HDD? Impressive.

I take it these are movies "found" online? :D

[R. Giles]

Mild Jumper Spoilers.....


I really don't see it as a movie worthy of a sequel. It had a ton of potential but aside from when he warps that entire bus (it's not a spoiler it's in the trailer) the "jumping" fight scenes actually kinda sucked. Also the whole backstory was hardly explained, sure I get it paladins = good, jumpers = bad. But why are they such huge enemies, are there any famous jumpers? Was Hitler a jumper and thats why they need to make sure none of them come to power.

I agree but this is hollywood they will make sequel after sequel with little information just crap thrown on the screen.

[Chugga]

The 60GB PS3 hard drive is real easy to fill up, it's something I've found out the hard way. Between gaming content, gaming saves, games themselves, music, trailers, etc it goes quick. I'm down to 10GB's after last nights install of Metal Gear Solid. My main problem is I put every single CD I buy onto my PS3. So that way when I'm browsing the internet it's like I'm on my computer can listen to music, etc. Once you get to 30+ cd's on the PS3 the space starts to get eaten up pretty quick.

[Chugga]

I agree but this is hollywood they will make sequel after sequel with little information just crap thrown on the screen.

Worst part was, was I really thought Jumper had a ton of potential. But honestly I don't see where you can take the second movie. I just don't. Well I know of 2 things you could do but both of them would be stupid and not worth watching.

[R. Giles]

Worst part was, was I really thought Jumper had a ton of potential. But honestly I don't see where you can take the second movie. I just don't. Well I know of 2 things you could do but both of them would be stupid and not worth watching.

I can think of one too that would give them about 500 million dollars but I wanted to see it to because it looked cool. I would love to see it in Blu just for the sites that are visited.

[Hanky Panky]

Damn... filled the HDD? Impressive.

I take it these are movies "found" online? :D

Heheheh...well I tried to rip some of my dvds to the PS3 but it was soooo time consuming. No, most of my movies are actually short clips from youtube or other sites (probably like 20-30%). It's actually a fun novel way of entertaining guests who are over. A majority of my HD space has been eaten up by game installations (20%) and music (40%) like Chugga mentions below.

The 60GB PS3 hard drive is real easy to fill up, it's something I've found out the hard way. Between gaming content, gaming saves, games themselves, music, trailers, etc it goes quick. I'm down to 10GB's after last nights install of Metal Gear Solid. My main problem is I put every single CD I buy onto my PS3. So that way when I'm browsing the internet it's like I'm on my computer can listen to music, etc. Once you get to 30+ cd's on the PS3 the space starts to get eaten up pretty quick.

Yeah, I was afraid I would not be able to install MGS4 on my 60GB without spending time to delete stuff (ain't I a lazy bum?). That's been actually one of the more surprising aspects of owning a PS3...the amount of HD eaten up by games and their installation.

[Chugga]

I think I'll be good for most of the systems lifespan with a 60GB I'll just have to delete alot of the needless junk I put on it. But if they ever release a transfer device and a 120GB HD I'll be all over it. Weird thing is, is I have the 120GB Xbox360 but I still have 101GBs left on that thing. It used to be the opposite. Tons of room on the PS3 absolutely none of the 360. But now that I watch all of my movies on the PS3 thats where I put all my music, download all of my trailers, demo's etc.

[HollandX]

any hard drive works in the ps3. just go get one from best buy for like 250 or 500 gb

[Hanky Panky]

I think I'll be good for most of the systems lifespan with a 60GB I'll just have to delete alot of the needless junk I put on it. But if they ever release a transfer device and a 120GB HD I'll be all over it. Weird thing is, is I have the 120GB Xbox360 but I still have 101GBs left on that thing. It used to be the opposite. Tons of room on the PS3 absolutely none of the 360. But now that I watch all of my movies on the PS3 thats where I put all my music, download all of my trailers, demo's etc.

Yeah...the disappointing thing about the 360 is the lack of thumbnails for most of my movies...aside from photos. It's minor I know...but it's something that does add that extra incentive when you're trying to figure out where to dump all that media.

The one thing that does annoy me about the PS3 is the lack of folder organizing by name. It's either by date or filenames but you can't actually create a new folder called "My G@y Journey music collection".

[Chugga]

Of course you can't create that folder.....Journey isn't g@y.

[Chugga]

any hard drive works in the ps3. just go get one from best buy for like 250 or 500 gb

Much like how I don't buy 360 games because I don't like the size of the case they come in another one of my pet peeves is having things not made by the company that made the system. I refuse to buy a "Mad Catz" controller or a "Pelican" earpiece, or whatever. I like my system stuff to be uniform. So if Sony releases a PS3 hard drive thats 120GB then I'd buy it. But otherwise nah.

Honestly I'm not really hurting for space to begin with. Like I said I've got like 30-40 CD's on the system thats not needed and I refuse to delete demo's even after I already own the game (don't ask me why, lazy I guess). I just worry later on down the line when game data starts killing me. I have a feeling Final Fantasy 13 is going to have a killer game install that will kill my HD space. But thats far enough in the future that I'm not worrying right now.

[ewto16]

Heheheh...

Well the game is $60 and the new rumble controller is $50 so that's $110. With my neighbor mentioning they were looking for a PS3 I figured after owning it for over a year it was only worth $400.

Plus I figured I could use the extra HD space as I basically had maxed out my 60GB if you can believe it with movies, downloaded trailers, and photos.

Plus...that box art looked mighty snazzy! :)

I'm interested in MGS4 if you are looking to sell it.

[Hanky Panky]

I'm interested in MGS4 if you are looking to sell it.

I'd certainly consider you but my brother actually wants to play it, so it's going to go to him (I plan to pick up my LE copy from Gamestop tomorrow).

[PrimeBane]

Can you rip CDs with the PS3 Chugga, or do you rip them on your computer first, then transfer the files?

[ewto16]

Can you rip CDs with the PS3 Chugga, or do you rip them on your computer first, then transfer the files?

You can rip them directly on the PS3.

[PrimeBane]

How does it save them? MP3? WMA? something else?

[ewto16]

I'd certainly consider you but my brother actually wants to play it, so it's going to go to him (I plan to pick up my LE copy from Gamestop tomorrow).

OK, thanks anyway.

[ewto16]

How does it save them? MP3? WMA? something else?

MP3 is one of the formats. I think it will do WMA (it reads WMA at least). Probably does AAC or whatever that Sony propietary format is as well. I'm not sitting there at the moment so I can't tell you for sure.

[Chugga]

Nah the PS3 doesn't rip CD's. Just whenever I buy a CD I usually put it on my computer (just in case the disk gets scratched to all hell) and now I've been doing the same with my PS3 just because I find myself browsing the net alot more with the PS3 then with my actual computer. It's cooler downstairs on these hot days and the size of my moniter increases 51 inches, so why the hell not.

[Hanky Panky]

Nah the PS3 doesn't rip CD's.

What bootleg brand of PS3 did you buy? ALL of 'em should rip to MP3.

[PrimeBane]

He got the George Foreman grill option instead ;)

http://blog.wired.com/games/images/ps3grill.jpg

[ewto16]

Yes, for once Chugga is incorrect.

[Hanky Panky]

He got the George Foreman grill option instead

Hahahaha...oh man o mighty do those plumpers look delicious!

[Chugga]

What bootleg brand of PS3 did you buy? ALL of 'em should rip to MP3.

Sorry I should have said "burn" cd's. Obviously it rips cd's I've got a ton of them on it. I always get rip/burn confused.

[HollandX]

Much like how I don't buy 360 games because I don't like the size of the case they come in another one of my pet peeves is having things not made by the company that made the system. I refuse to buy a "Mad Catz" controller or a "Pelican" earpiece, or whatever. I like my system stuff to be uniform. So if Sony releases a PS3 hard drive thats 120GB then I'd buy it. But otherwise nah

You, sir, are a strange, strange man.

[Chugga]

Strange is a relative term. Strange in comparison to what? A person who likes those giant monster sized DVD cases? Yuk. I'd rather be eccentric.

[ewto16]

I wonder how many new people will be joining this thread after the MGS bundle sales today?

[Chugga]

I'm shocked at how well those bundles are selling. They are moving EVERYWHERE. Don't get me wrong I like MGS, and I think the new one is one of the most awesome things ever. But I never would have imagined this game was such a system seller. Sure you hear everyone say "yeah I'm waiting until MGS/GTA come to Playstation then I'll pick up a PS3" but you always think they are joking, apparently not. My whole area got raided of those bundles as of noon today I don't think there was a store around that had one.

[cochese75]

when i was in 4 bundles were sold.



:spawnorb:

[cochese75]

I wonder how many new people will be joining this thread after the MGS bundle sales today?


Anyone have Wild Hogs on BR for sale??




:spawnorb:

[PrimeBane]

I think I'll be good for most of the systems lifespan with a 60GB I'll just have to delete alot of the needless junk I put on it. But if they ever release a transfer device and a 120GB HD I'll be all over it.

They don't need to... you could buy or borrow a portable USB drive and copy all your saved games, music, videos, etc over to the portable drive. The PS3 uses a standard 2.5" sata drive so you could go out and get yourself a nice big new HDD (200GB or larger), install it and then copy the data back. :)

Consider it a Sunday afternoon project :)

[PrimeBane]

I'm shocked at how well those bundles are selling.

Me too... but I wonder how much is scalper purchase hype and how much is people buying to actually play.

Although that $100 GC bonus makes it extra nice for you folks south of the 49th.

[Chugga]

They don't need to... you could buy or borrow a portable USB drive and copy all your saved games, music, videos, etc over to the portable drive. The PS3 uses a standard 2.5" sata drive so you could go out and get yourself a nice big new HDD (200GB or larger), install it and then copy the data back. :)

Consider it a Sunday afternoon project :)

Does the new HDD say "Sony Playstation 3" on the side and come in the black backed plastic packaging with the red letters and silver stripes? Because if not I don't want it. Seriously I don't know why but when it comes to videogame systems I just ALWAYS get the officially licensed stuff. It's just a habit.

So no afternoon project for me. Other than beating MGS, that can be a project.

[PrimeBane]

The HDD is internal :p

[Chugga]

But I know whats in there. It's like saying to a MOMC collector "but the giant dent and hole is in the back of the packaging no one will ever see it." I'll see it. Or if you have a cracked blu-ray case because your idiot friend foolishly steps on it. Sure when you line all of your movies up you couldn't make out which was damaged if you spent all day looking. But I know the Aliens vs. Predator has a hole in the corner of the case...I know it which bothers me even more.

[Chugga]

But anyways enough with my life problems. I still have 10GB's, once I get rid of a bunch of those absolute crap demo's (haze, iron man, tony hawk, etc) I should be good to go. I just don't see where all of that damn space went. From the minute I bought and opened up the system I don't think I was ever above 40gb's. 20 gone just seems like alot.

[PrimeBane]

What's in there is a 60GB Seagate drive... would it really be a bad thing to upgrade it to a 250GB Seagate drive? :p

How to upgrade your PS3 harddrive
http://www.myps3.com.au/VideoDetail.aspx?id=558

[jjks]

You could always get an external hard drive that's network ready and put your cd's on that instead of the PS3 drive. That way you could still access your music without having to dirty up your system with an unofficial Sony product

[HollandX]

It's easier for Chugga just to buy an 80gb PS3 along with his 60gb.

Blam... 140gb of Sony certified goodness.

[oaktown2000]

It's easier for Chugga just to buy an 80gb PS3 along with his 60gb.

Blam... 140gb of Sony certified goodness.

I'll be using that theory when i'm ready for my second Blu Ray player :)

[grif32]

I'm shocked at how well those bundles are selling. They are moving EVERYWHERE. Don't get me wrong I like MGS, and I think the new one is one of the most awesome things ever. But I never would have imagined this game was such a system seller. Sure you hear everyone say "yeah I'm waiting until MGS/GTA come to Playstation then I'll pick up a PS3" but you always think they are joking, apparently not. My whole area got raided of those bundles as of noon today I don't think there was a store around that had one.

Watch how many show up on Ebay.

[JaylisJayP]

i saw 3 at my local Wal-Mart this evening.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

I got my BIC H-100 sub today and man that thing kicks all sorts of arse!!! Watched the opening sceen from ID4 and it had the wall and blinds pounding!

[R. Giles]

The BB near me had 2 left when I got there and noticed at my BB you have to ask for the PS3 games.

[JaylisJayP]

Did anybody pick up either Dirty Harry or the set? Are these worth getting?

[Hanky Panky]

I opened up my MGS bundle last night...it was quite exciting to hook up this bad boy. Had my HDMI cable ready, optical cable for sound...the only thing I lacked was a cat5 cable for hooking up the net. All in all I am thrilled to finally have this baby in my hands. Looking forward to playing MGS all this weekend and saying "to heck with a life". :)

[SBrooks1]

Best Buy has an exclusive Hanc ock Blu-ray preview disc you can get free when you buy something (I forgot, I'll find out tonight) this coming Tuesday. It's an actual Blu-ray disc in actual Blu-ray packaging. Pretty slick.

[ewto16]

But anyways enough with my life problems. I still have 10GB's, once I get rid of a bunch of those absolute crap demo's (haze, iron man, tony hawk, etc) I should be good to go. I just don't see where all of that damn space went. From the minute I bought and opened up the system I don't think I was ever above 40gb's. 20 gone just seems like alot.

Why don't you just use TVersity to stream your music and movies over to the PS3?

[ewto16]

Watch how many show up on Ebay.

Without the gift card, they don't move for enough to make it worth the time and effort. I was going to get one and do the same, but I couldn't get the gift card.

Also, the BB around me has plenty of them. I haven't had a problem getting one for a friend. I bought it at Noon, realized I had a coupon for Triple Reward Points, went back and bought a second one at like 6:45 (returned the first).

Almost got the GC on the second one. The girl had the SKU in the register, and was going to do it, but the manager called her over the ear piece and said she couldn't. If only they had been busy, I know she would have sent me through.

[ewto16]

I opened up my MGS bundle last night...it was quite exciting to hook up this bad boy. Had my HDMI cable ready, optical cable for sound...the only thing I lacked was a cat5 cable for hooking up the net. All in all I am thrilled to finally have this baby in my hands. Looking forward to playing MGS all this weekend and saying "to heck with a life". :)

The PS3 is wireless. You could hook it up that way.

[grif32]

Without the gift card, they don't move for enough to make it worth the time and effort. I was going to get one and do the same, but I couldn't get the gift card.

Also, the BB around me has plenty of them. I haven't had a problem getting one for a friend. I bought it at Noon, realized I had a coupon for Triple Reward Points, went back and bought a second one at like 6:45 (returned the first).

Almost got the GC on the second one. The girl had the SKU in the register, and was going to do it, but the manager called her over the ear piece and said she couldn't. If only they had been busy, I know she would have sent me through.

Plenty will show up on Ebay. They always do. Already over 500 auctions for them on ebay now.

I wonder how many people will TRY and return them and keeping the $100 GC. I know there is a way around everything. I am sure people had Gift Receipts printed out for them and will try to take them back. Sad but true. Doubt it will work but I bet some get through.

[Hanky Panky]

The PS3 is wireless. You could hook it up that way.

You mean aside from the controller? What other hook ups were you referring to?

I know about the Logitech wireless keyboard and already own a ps3 remote.

[Hanky Panky]

Btw...here's a special Friday the 13th edition of...

Wild Hogs Blu-ray use #08...Boomerang. :D

http://i28.tinypic.com/11buant.jpg

[burngwngs]

Btw...here's a special Friday the 13th edition of...

Wild Hogs Blu-ray use #08...Boomerang. :D

http://i28.tinypic.com/11buant.jpg

Freakn Awesome.

[R. Giles]

Btw...here's a special Friday the 13th edition of...

Wild Hogs Blu-ray use #08...Boomerang. :D

http://i28.tinypic.com/11buant.jpg

LOL

[Hanky Panky]

Heheheh...not sure if that was thrown at him or self-inflicted after watching the movie.

[R. Giles]

Jason started running away when he saw what they brought out, then they threw it at him.

[PrimeBane]

The PS3 is wireless. You could hook it up that way.

Yeah, but it's ****e compared to the a wired connection.

You mean aside from the controller? What other hook ups were you referring to?

I know about the Logitech wireless keyboard and already own a ps3 remote.

Wireless G card... great if you have a wireless router and don't feel like running a 100 foot cable through your home.

[Hanky Panky]

Wireless G card... great if you have a wireless router and don't feel like running a 100 foot cable through your home.

Ah ok...well I have DSL so wireless won't be an option for me unfortunately, although you seem to imply that the connection isn't that reliable? I think a 24-25 ft. cat5 cable should be enough length for me.

[ewto16]

Plenty will show up on Ebay. They always do. Already over 500 auctions for them on ebay now.

I wonder how many people will TRY and return them and keeping the $100 GC. I know there is a way around everything. I am sure people had Gift Receipts printed out for them and will try to take them back. Sad but true. Doubt it will work but I bet some get through.

Oh I know they will be on Ebay. I've been looking at it all week. That is why I had the idea to buy one, take the GC and sell it. If nothing else, I'd make $100 off it.

Last I looked, they are only selling in the $520 - $560 range. That nets next to nothing ($3.50) in profit after fees not including my time. Plus, like I said, you can still find them in stores pretty easily. It would have to close at $580 or higher with the $30 shipping charge on top of that for it to be worth my effort.

I know people are going to try that gift card scam and return the PS3 to Wal-Mart. They always do. When TRU has their annual B2G1 on video games, people are always scamming ways to return the 2 and keep the free one. TRU got smart and started looking up receipts in the system to prevent that.

[ewto16]

Ah ok...well I have DSL so wireless won't be an option for me unfortunately, although you seem to imply that the connection isn't that reliable? I think a 24-25 ft. cat5 cable should be enough length for me.

Just because you have DSL doesn't mean you can't use the wireless. If you have a wireless router, it would work with DSL as well. Sounds like you don't have that though.

PB is right though. Most people report the wireless internet on the PS3 is pretty slow.

Also, the Friday the 13th useage of Wild Hogs is great. Who knew that WH would be the only thing that would FINALLY kill Jason??? If that doesn't impress someone who would want that movie, nothing would.

[PrimeBane]

Ah ok...well I have DSL so wireless won't be an option for me unfortunately, although you seem to imply that the connection isn't that reliable? I think a 24-25 ft. cat5 cable should be enough length for me.

The connection is reliable enough, I just find it very slow.

If you want to go wireless, you can usually find a good wireless router for around $50 on sale.

And you can totally have wireless with DSL. I do. :D

[SBrooks1]

Funny story, I was working at Best Buy last night and a guy called in and said he just bought a PS3, had it hooked up via HDMI and when he watched a Blu-ray movie he was confused because there were still black bars on his TV. He thought Blu-ray was 1080p and all the movies should fit his screen. I *sighed* inside and had to explain to him about aspect ratios (told him to look on the back of his Blu-ray case for National Treasure 2 and pointed out 2.40:1) and how you're seeing what the Director intended for you to see. I swear to God I hate movie studios for putting out full screen DVD's. They have dumbed down consumers so bad by doing that. :mad:

[JaylisJayP]

Funny story, I was working at Best Buy last night and a guy called in and said he just bought a PS3, had it hooked up via HDMI and when he watched a Blu-ray movie he was confused because there were still black bars on his TV. He thought Blu-ray was 1080p and all the movies should fit his screen. I *sighed* inside and had to explain to him about aspect ratios (told him to look on the back of his Blu-ray case for National Treasure 2 and pointed out 2.40:1) and how you're seeing what the Director intended for you to see. I swear to God I hate movie studios for putting out full screen DVD's. They have dumbed down consumers so bad by doing that. :mad:

I would imagine this guy proves to be the vast majority instead of the exception.

[PrimeBane]

Sad but true :(

[grif32]

I would imagine this guy proves to be the vast majority instead of the exception.

So true..

[Chugga]

True to the 10th power

[PrimeBane]

For anyone looking for an HDMI switch, monoprice has a good deal on a 4 in, 1 out.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=4066&seq=1&format=2

[SBrooks1]

Kill Bill 1 and 2 = September 9th!! :eek:

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=53378

[Hanky Panky]

Also, the Friday the 13th useage of Wild Hogs is great. Who knew that WH would be the only thing that would FINALLY kill Jason??? If that doesn't impress someone who would want that movie, nothing would.

Glad you liked it...I figured it might provide you with a dash of hope that tha Hogs might sell afterall. :D

The connection is reliable enough, I just find it very slow.

If you want to go wireless, you can usually find a good wireless router for around $50 on sale.

And you can totally have wireless with DSL. I do. :D

***? I didn't know that. So I could buy a wireless router, hook up the cable from the wall to the router, than buy a card for my computer? Hmmm...how does the PS3 pick up the signal?

[oaktown2000]

Kill Bill 1 and 2 = September 9th!! :eek:

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=53378


Might have to get those.

Speaking of "getting movies"...........I looked over my BR collection last night.....and I realized that out of the 70 or so movies I have.....I'd actually "repeat watch" maybe 10 of them. Gonna have a massive purge. From here on out....I'm only buying what I know I will watch multiple times. Otherwise...I'll just rent them. At $20+ a movie....I cannot continue to keep buying those marginal titles that I'll only watch once.

Keep your eyes posted for a huge sale.

[SBrooks1]

Speaking of "getting movies"...........I looked over my BR collection last night.....and I realized that out of the 70 or so movies I have.....I'd actually "repeat watch" maybe 10 of them. Gonna have a massive purge. From here on out....I'm only buying what I know I will watch multiple times. Otherwise...I'll just rent them. At $20+ a movie....I cannot continue to keep buying those marginal titles that I'll only watch once.

I was thinking the same thing. :eek:

[oaktown2000]

I was thinking the same thing. :eek:


*rushes to put my sale up on the thread first*


;)

[PrimeBane]

Kill Bill 1 and 2 = September 9th!! :eek:

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=53378

hmmm... get this now or wait for Weinstein to release "The Whole Bloody Affair"?

[PrimeBane]

***? I didn't know that. So I could buy a wireless router, hook up the cable from the wall to the router, than buy a card for my computer? Hmmm...how does the PS3 pick up the signal?

If your modem is right by your computer, you don't even need to get the wireless card. All wireless routers normally have 4 ports for wired connections on the back. You could keep your computer wired and use wireless for the PS3.

Once you had the router set up, you'd search for wireless networks on your PS3. It's pretty easy to do. :)

[R. Giles]

Have a wireless router at my house and me and the roommate use wireless then he has his 360 plugged into the back of the router. My 360 plugs into my laptop which I then use as a router to get to the wireless connection.

[PrimeBane]

Latest Home Media Magazine is online

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom-hghd0608/index.php#/0

It's very blu

[JaylisJayP]

Watched a couple this week.

Wolf Creek HD DVD: Actually pretty tense, imo. PQ was above average to good. I thought I'd watch this once (got it for $8) and sell it, but I'm going to keep it.

The Eye blu-ray: PQ is upper tier, AQ no slouch....I was totally into the movie the whole time and found it much better than the reviews gave it credit for --- until the end. Won't give anything away, but i just felt so let down, it ended with such a stupid whimper.

[grif32]

Anyone have some BR's FS/FT? MY BR buying has come to a halt. Time to grab some movies.

List what you have for sale.

By the way I already own Wild Hogs.....

[JaylisJayP]

^^^ I feel the same way. I even have $75 FYE credit burning a hole in my pocket. Nothing to buy for me.

I'll probably get So I Married an Ax Murderer and Men in Black next week, though.

[Chugga]

You do realize Be Kind Rewind is coming out next week right?

[JaylisJayP]

You do realize Be Kind Rewind is coming out next week right?

heh?

[Chugga]

Sometimes I worry about you

[JaylisJayP]

You're not the only one.

[grif32]

You do realize Be Kind Rewind is coming out next week right?

Does anyone know how good this movie is? Worth a buy or rental?

[Silent_H]

I would say a rental, the beginning to middle was good but it fell off in the end.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Kill Bill 1 & 2 Sept 9th

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=58038

[IceRat]

Kill Bill 1 & 2 Sept 9th

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=58038
mentioned on previous page
and this (these) is a catalog title for me to get excited about however if there is not sufficient bonus material I don't know why they don't slap them both together on one disc and call it a day since a re-issue down the line is innevitable

[HollandX]

The connection is reliable enough, I just find it very slow.

Is that evident in-game? Or only downloading from the store?

[JaylisJayP]

Sears has Juno (among others) for $20....is this worth picking up? Never saw the movie.

[SBrooks1]

Juno was great. I love that movie. Really funny. :D

We just got in a BUNCH of these free Hanc ock Blu-ray's to give out next week. You have to buy a certain Blu-ray from a list to get it for free. I don't know which titles are on the list but I'm sure Men in Black is one of them. This disc is a preview of the movie. I think this is the first time I've seen one of these preview discs be in Blu-ray format. Pretty cool....

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/0613081828.jpg

[Hanky Panky]

Well...looks like I had no luck tonight with plugging my PS3 80GB to the net.

I tried using my 25ft CAT-5 cable from my modem (needed to stretch it from a bedroom to the living room). I know the cable works as I've used it from my modem to computer, but after a little research I found out that the 6ft cable that comes with the new PS3 80GB is a CAT-6 (says so on the cable). My 25 footer is a Belkin FastCAT 5e cable so I guess it's not fast enough?

Plan to run out tomorrow and look for a CAT-6 and give it another try...if that don't work, I might take PrimeBane's advice and go for the wireless router (although the reliability of the connection and speed turns me off).

[WingNut 25]

Someone posted the BB ad on HDD a few days ago. It is a pretty short list of what qualifies for earning a free Hanc--k disc.

[Chugga]

Juno was great. I love that movie. Really funny. :D

We just got in a BUNCH of these free Hanc ock Blu-ray's to give out next week. You have to buy a certain Blu-ray from a list to get it for free. I don't know which titles are on the list but I'm sure Men in Black is one of them. This disc is a preview of the movie. I think this is the first time I've seen one of these preview discs be in Blu-ray format. Pretty cool....

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/0613081828.jpg

I'm going to try to pick up a couple of these like I did with Spiderman. Spiderman did the same thing a while back but not many people were actually buying Blu-ray at that time so since they weren't moving I got a handful of them. They work great as backup cases. You ever go to Gamestop/FYE/whatever and see a used Blu-ray movie but hate the fact that the case is in awful condition? Slip out the cover art from the free Spiderman disk (or now Hanc-ck), slip in the new used disk cover art and it's just like brand new.

[Chugga]

Does anyone know how good this movie is? Worth a buy or rental?

It was a very limited release (at least as far as I'm concerned). There wasn't a theater within an hours drive that was showing it. So with that being said I don't know how many personal reviews you'll get of it.

It will be a blind buy for me but I'm a huge fan of Jack Black and more importantly I've been dying to see it ever since they showed the trailer of it on HDnet.

Rottentomatoes says 67% so I doubt I'll have any regrets getting it.

[JaylisJayP]

I've read a lof of the reviews for Be Kind Rewind, and the one common word they use to describe it is -- whimsical.

***?

[JaylisJayP]

I'm totally getting MIB at BB next week so I can get that Han**** thing. I have the Spiderman one also, maybe I'll start a collection...or maybe I'll try to get 5 so I can use them as cases for the Dirty Harry set if I ever pick that up.

[freezerfuel]

The Eye blu-ray: PQ is upper tier, AQ no slouch....I was totally into the movie the whole time and found it much better than the reviews gave it credit for --- until the end. Won't give anything away, but i just felt so let down, it ended with such a stupid whimper.


I blind bought The Eye yesterday. Haven't watched it yet but your mini-review is making me nervous. I'm really burned out on twist-type endings.

Also picked up Jumper despite seeing countless reviews saying Hayden's acting sucks. It's got Sam Jackson in it so maybe he'll help carry the movie.

[R. Giles]

I blind bought The Eye yesterday. Haven't watched it yet but your mini-review is making me nervous. I'm really burned out on twist-type endings.

Also picked up Jumper despite seeing countless reviews saying Hayden's acting sucks. It's got Sam Jackson in it so maybe he'll help carry the movie.

No Sam Jackson is just making movies to make them. His past couple of movies have sucked and he isn't very good in this movie.

[JaylisJayP]

I blind bought The Eye yesterday. Haven't watched it yet but your mini-review is making me nervous. I'm really burned out on twist-type endings.

Also picked up Jumper despite seeing countless reviews saying Hayden's acting sucks. It's got Sam Jackson in it so maybe he'll help carry the movie.

It's not really a twist, it's just a "reveal" that wraps up the purpose of the whole thing she was going through....and in that regard, I found it unrewarding as a viewer.

[WingNut 25]

Looked on Sears.com and there was no mention of a BR sale. Must be in-store only.

[grif32]

Well went looking to spend some money on BR's today but couldnt find anything worth buying. Or atleast at a decent price. Sucks.

[ChosenSpawN]

Back up with updates



I got some BDs i'd like to trade

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


Wants:
Memento (pending Sbrooks1)
Dan in Real Life (pending)
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]

Looked on Sears.com and there was no mention of a BR sale. Must be in-store only.

it is in-store only.

[grif32]

Picked up AVP Requiem (sp?) on BR. Target had it for $24.99. I had to buy something today.

Sears sale sucked. Only had a few for $19.99 but nothing I would buy.

Also looking for the first AVP on Blu Ray. If anyone has it FT/FS PLMK.

[Lord Magneto]

Since this is the HD thread i figured i'd post my first HD Videos that i shot with my new Canon HF100 HD camcorder... the camcorder is so small and nice its crazy...

Here is a video of some flowers that I shot http://vimeo.com/1171951
Here is another video of a fence I shot http://vimeo.com/1172173

Its not to exciting but it was me first testing out the cam... I'm currently editing a bunch of other vids right now that I will be posting up on vimeo later.

Let me know what ya'll think

[johnnyknoxsvill]

nice video, good clarity. Wouldn't mind getting one of those

[Chugga]

Ah ha I can link this thread to videogames now and talk about how awesome MGS is in here while keeping it on topic.

First and foremost, Metal Gear Solid is awesome. But now onto the interesting part. After you've gotten pretty far in the game a random conversation pops up that I'll admit I got a little chuckle out of.....

"hey Snake it's time to switch to disk 2"
"what???"
"you're getting pretty far it's time to get up and put in disk 2, you know where it is right?"
"what are you talking about?"
"oh wait I almost forgot, this is the Playstation 3, and this is being played on a high capacity Blu-ray disk, theres no need for 2 disks....It's amazing what they can do with technology now-a-days"

All while he's communicating with me through a robot with an invisibility cloak. It's always good to hear Blu-ray mentioned anywhere though so I was glad to see they gave a little bit of joke advertising.

[grif32]

Happy Fathers day guys!!! Enjoy

[grif32]

Ah ha I can link this thread to videogames now and talk about how awesome MGS is in here while keeping it on topic.

First and foremost, Metal Gear Solid is awesome. But now onto the interesting part. After you've gotten pretty far in the game a random conversation pops up that I'll admit I got a little chuckle out of.....

"hey Snake it's time to switch to disk 2"
"what???"
"you're getting pretty far it's time to get up and put in disk 2, you know where it is right?"
"what are you talking about?"
"oh wait I almost forgot, this is the Playstation 3, and this is being played on a high capacity Blu-ray disk, theres no need for 2 disks....It's amazing what they can do with technology now-a-days"

All while he's communicating with me through a robot with an invisibility cloak. It's always good to hear Blu-ray mentioned anywhere though so I was glad to see they gave a little bit of joke advertising.

Thats funny.

But if they cutout the 10hrs of stupid cut scenes it probably would fit on one disc.

Only reason I will not buy this game is because I get sick of long cut scenes. Plus all the install's. But thats just me.

[JaylisJayP]

Happy Fathers day guys!!! Enjoy

:D

[johnnyknoxsvill]

need help with trying to get my sound back. I'm running a Sony 720 connected with a PS3, Dish DVR receiver and a Mitsu Wdy57. Im not getting any sound now. I have the DVR and PS3 running with HDMI, the DVR is running with HDMI and Optical and the PS3 with just HDMI. I've tried a master reset on the TV but doesnt do any good and have tried all the settings on the 720 with no avail.

Anyone have any ideas? Why must this **** be so difficult to setup?

[JaylisJayP]

need help with trying to get my sound back. I'm running a Sony 720 connected with a PS3, Dish DVR receiver and a Mitsu Wdy57. Im not getting any sound now. I have the DVR and PS3 running with HDMI, the DVR is running with HDMI and Optical and the PS3 with just HDMI. I've tried a master reset on the TV but doesnt do any good and have tried all the settings on the 720 with no avail.

Anyone have any ideas? Why must this **** be so difficult to setup?

I'm sure you've thought of this stuff already, but I'd go through a checklist of general troubleshooting.

1.) Are all the speaker wires connected properly?
2.) Is the 720 set to the output you desire?
3.) Do you have a backup receiver to test? Maybe the 720 is a dud.
4.) Is your PS3 sound set for HDMI in the system settings? Did it somehow default to something else without your knowledge?

Good luck...if the receiver turns out to be the problem and it's still under warranty, you can try to call Sony to have them walk you through the issue. My experience is that their customer service is very helpful, believe it or not.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

I figured out the problem, and its always the simplest of things. My wife was messing aound with it last night and she hit the A/B speaker button so no speakers were on!

[JaylisJayP]

I figured out the problem, and its always the simplest of things. My wife was messing aound with it last night and she hit the A/B speaker button so no speakers were on!

I should've thought of that....that's happened to me at least twice.

[grif32]

Well CC had a sale on 4 BR movies all Wil Smiths movies:

I am Legend
Enemey of the state
MIB
Hitch

They were $19.95 ea plus you get movie cash or whatever it was for His new movie coming out.

I wanted MIB so went there today and they had ZERO of those titles in stock.. Funny yesterday they had I am legend and Enemy at the Gates. But today nothing.

I was the first person there this morning. I asked If I could get a raincheck and they told me no. What kind of **** is that?

I know the pulled those titles so they wouldnt have to honor the sale. **** they had a few of those titles last night right before the closed and then when I arrive this morning they are all gone. Right.

I wanted to grab Bucket List as well on SD DVD because it was only $13.99 when it came out last week. Well guess what they didnt have any of those either. Yeah sure they sold out of them to.

I think my CC is pretty much on its way out. Unreal.

[HollandX]

MIB isn't out yet.

[HollandX]

Awesome news!

Warner to Focus on Blu-ray over Theatrical Releases

President and CEO of Time Warner Inc, Jeff Bewkes, commented that his studio would release fewer theatrical films and begin to focus more on building wider consumer adoption of Blu-ray. While the movie studio has seen success, the profits being generated by its home media arm have trumped all box office take.

Warner Brothers is already a leader in Blu-ray releases, has released more classic films than any other studio. Their increased support of Blu-ray should hopefully not only increase the number of quality Blu-ray titles on the market, but also decrease the number of theatrical bombs (and their eventual Blu-ray releases) from tainting movie-goers minds.

Source: Home Media Magazine

[JaylisJayP]

Well CC had a sale on 4 BR movies all Wil Smiths movies:

I am Legend
Enemey at the gate
MIB
Hitch

They were $19.95 ea plus you get movie cash or whatever it was for His new movie coming out.

I wanted MIB so went there today and they had ZERO of those titles in stock.. Funny yesterday they had I am legend and Enemy at the Gates. But today nothing.

I was the first person there this morning. I asked If I could get a raincheck and they told me no. What kind of **** is that?

I know the pulled those titles so they wouldnt have to honor the sale. **** they had a few of those titles last night right before the closed and then when I arrive this morning they are all gone. Right.

I wanted to grab Bucket List as well on SD DVD because it was only $13.99 when it came out last week. Well guess what they didnt have any of those either. Yeah sure they sold out of them to.

I think my CC is pretty much on its way out. Unreal.


MIB doesn't come out until Tuesday.

[Kleptos18]

Well CC had a sale on 4 BR movies all Wil Smiths movies:

I am Legend
Enemey at the gate
MIB
Hitch

They were $19.95 ea plus you get movie cash or whatever it was for His new movie coming out.

I wanted MIB so went there today and they had ZERO of those titles in stock.. Funny yesterday they had I am legend and Enemy at the Gates. But today nothing.

I was the first person there this morning. I asked If I could get a raincheck and they told me no. What kind of **** is that?

I know the pulled those titles so they wouldnt have to honor the sale. **** they had a few of those titles last night right before the closed and then when I arrive this morning they are all gone. Right.

I wanted to grab Bucket List as well on SD DVD because it was only $13.99 when it came out last week. Well guess what they didnt have any of those either. Yeah sure they sold out of them to.

I think my CC is pretty much on its way out. Unreal.

Enemy of the State?

Enemey at the gate is that WWII sniper movie ain't it? Will Smith ain't in that.

[grif32]

Enemy of the State?

Enemey at the gate is that WWII sniper movie ain't it? Will Smith ain't in that.

Thats what I meant state not gate. I type to fast sometimes

Chris

[grif32]

MIB doesn't come out until Tuesday.

That explains that one. I will have to try back tuesday.

But I know the pulled the other movies because they had a bunch of I am Legend the night before now there were zero.

Plus all their Polk Speakers were gone and Onkyo Receivers. I think they are getting ready to close down the store.

[grif32]

Well watched Before The Devil Knows your Dead on BR just now.

Wow this Could have been a very good movie but they killed it. Sad.

[Kleptos18]

Watched Assassination of Jesse James and Golden Compass today.

Both were... eh. James was kind of cool. I didn't know all the backstory prior to watching it. I found the ending after he was shot to be more entertaining then the rest of it.

Golden Compass. Wow. I don't know what happened in that movie. I think after LotR was so big and awesome, they just chose a bunch of epic books that shouldn't have been made into movies. Eragon for example. This story was jsut, all over the place and was so hard to follow.

I'll probably watch the 2nd one if it happens but... I dunno.

[Kleptos18]

Watched Assassination of Jesse James and Golden Compass today.

Both were... eh. James was kind of cool. I didn't know all the backstory prior to watching it. I found the ending after he was shot to be more entertaining then the rest of it.

Golden Compass. Wow. I don't know what happened in that movie. I think after LotR was so big and awesome, they just chose a bunch of epic books that shouldn't have been made into movies. Eragon for example. This story was jsut, all over the place and was so hard to follow.

I'll probably watch the 2nd one if it happens but... I dunno.

[CowboysFan79]

Well watched Before The Devil Knows your Dead on BR just now.

Wow this Could have been a very good movie but they killed it. Sad.

If you close your left eye and tilt your head to the right so you only see the right half of the screen in the first 2 minutes of the movie...you'll change your mind and call it the best movie of 2008. ;)

[grif32]

If you close your left eye and tilt your head to the right so you only see the right half of the screen in the first 2 minutes of the movie...you'll change your mind and call it the best movie of 2008. ;)

LOL very true.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Watched Jumper and Bucket List over the weekend. Both had really good PQ and AQ. I didnt find Jumper to be that bad. I thought his acting was better then Star Wars but still on the bad side.

[grif32]

Watched Jumper and Bucket List over the weekend. Both had really good PQ and AQ. I didnt find Jumper to be that bad. I thought his acting was better then Star Wars but still on the bad side.

Bucket list will be my next pick up if I can find a decent price. How was it? Worth picking up or renting?

I have no interest in jumper but might rent it.

Chris

[ewto16]

I'll probably watch Jumper at some point. Just seems like a good waste of time. I heard Bucket List was horrible.

[JaylisJayP]

After owning it for more than a year, I finally watched MI2 on blu last night. PQ was below what I was expecting actually. Good detail but not much pop...still looked very good, though, I guess I was just expecting MI:3.

[Hanky Panky]

If your modem is right by your computer, you don't even need to get the wireless card. All wireless routers normally have 4 ports for wired connections on the back. You could keep your computer wired and use wireless for the PS3.

Once you had the router set up, you'd search for wireless networks on your PS3. It's pretty easy to do. :)

Follow-up from last week, I wanted to give major props to PrimeBane for this bit of helpful advice.

I stopped by BB this past Saturday looking at some Cat-6 cables for hooking up the PS3 to the network. The cost of a 25ft cable is about $30 in the store, so I thought I'd swing by the router section...noticed Netgear's wireless g router for $40 and decided to give it a try since the price difference was relatively small.

Long story short...went back home...plugged up my modem to the router and within a few minutes...was able to pull of the signal on my PS3...went to use their browser and WALLAH! The internets pulled up and I was surfing the web within seconds! Loading web pages took relatively seconds to load, although downloading movie clips from Gametrailers.com for example did take a while to get, compared to my pc cable connection.

Now for the icing on the cake, I just have to create an account and give MGS4 a try in multiplayer for the true test of speed. :)

Major props to PrimeBane...you deserve a beer and a lapdance!

[PrimeBane]

nice... glad to hear it worked out for you :)

[grif32]

Follow-up from last week, I wanted to give major props to PrimeBane for this bit of helpful advice.

I stopped by BB this past Saturday looking at some Cat-6 cables for hooking up the PS3 to the network. The cost of a 25ft cable is about $30 in the store, so I thought I'd swing by the router section...noticed Netgear's wireless g router for $40 and decided to give it a try since the price difference was relatively small.

Long story short...went back home...plugged up my modem to the router and within a few minutes...was able to pull of the signal on my PS3...went to use their browser and WALLAH! The internets pulled up and I was surfing the web within seconds! Loading web pages took relatively seconds to load, although downloading movie clips from Gametrailers.com for example did take a while to get, compared to my pc cable connection.

Now for the icing on the cake, I just have to create an account and give MGS4 a try in multiplayer for the true test of speed. :)

Major props to PrimeBane...you deserve a beer and a lapdance!

Awesome...

I have never had luck with routers I have bought at stores. They work for a few months then I just have all sort of problems. So I am going to call my Cable Company and get theirs. I think its like $5.00/month plus any problems they fix it.

Thanks for the reminder. calling now :)

[PrimeBane]

Chris, if you haven't in the past, try a Link-sys router... you get a pile of bang for your buck with them (cisco hardware). I've had a wired one for 7 years and a wireless for about three. I think I've had 2 minor hiccup in that time. :)

[PrimeBane]

FINALLY Cloverfield is shipping from Amazon.com :D

Plus my MGS4 shipped from Amazon.ca yesterday and I should get my 4 BDs from Sig this week... I may be glued to the projector this coming weekend. :D

[grif32]

Chris, if you haven't in the past, try a Link-sys router... you get a pile of bang for your buck with them (cisco hardware). I've had a wired one for 7 years and a wireless for about three. I think I've had 2 minor hiccup in that time. :)

Those are the one's I have tried. I bought two, My sister bought one that crapped out on her and my GF brother bought one about 6 months ago and the samething.

Just to many problems with them. Plus their help desk is horrible.

[PrimeBane]

ouch... sorry to hear :(

[grif32]

ouch... sorry to hear :(

Thanks, maybe just a bad batch or something. Who knows. I will try my luck with Time Warners..

[ewto16]

How come PrimeBane gets all the love??? :(

The PS3 is wireless. You could hook it up that way.

Just because you have DSL doesn't mean you can't use the wireless. If you have a wireless router, it would work with DSL as well. Sounds like you don't have that though.

PB is right though. Most people report the wireless internet on the PS3 is pretty slow.

Also, the Friday the 13th useage of Wild Hogs is great. Who knew that WH would be the only thing that would FINALLY kill Jason??? If that doesn't impress someone who would want that movie, nothing would.

Follow-up from last week, I wanted to give major props to PrimeBane for this bit of helpful advice.



I stopped by BB this past Saturday looking at some Cat-6 cables for hooking up the PS3 to the network. The cost of a 25ft cable is about $30 in the store, so I thought I'd swing by the router section...noticed Netgear's wireless g router for $40 and decided to give it a try since the price difference was relatively small.



Long story short...went back home...plugged up my modem to the router and within a few minutes...was able to pull of the signal on my PS3...went to use their browser and WALLAH! The internets pulled up and I was surfing the web within seconds! Loading web pages took relatively seconds to load, although downloading movie clips from Gametrailers.com for example did take a while to get, compared to my pc cable connection.



Now for the icing on the cake, I just have to create an account and give MGS4 a try in multiplayer for the true test of speed.



Major props to PrimeBane...you deserve a beer and a lapdance!

[PrimeBane]

You can have the lap dance ewto ;)

[grif32]

Well got off the phone with Time Warner and the router services is free (meaning no monthly fee). Just a one time set up charge of $50.00 which is what I would pay for a router anyway. Hope this works better.

[ewto16]

Well got off the phone with Time Warner and the router services is free (meaning no monthly fee). Just a one time set up charge of $50.00 which is what I would pay for a router anyway. Hope this works better.

Can you get them to give you the router and set it up yourself? It is really easy.

[HollandX]

Two BDs announced, 1 reviewed:

Miami Vice-- Universal Home Video has announced a Blu-ray release of Miami Vice which stars Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell. The disc will be available to own from the 26th August, and should retail at $29.98. The unrated cut of the film will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, along with an English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. Extras will include commentary with Writer/Director Michael Mann, featurettes (Miami Vice Undercover, Miami & Beyond: Shooting On Location, Visualizing Miami Vice), and a picture in picture function with tech specs, cast bios, production photographs, and more. Stay tuned for the artwork.

L.A. Confidential-- Warner Home Video has announced a 2-disc special edition of LA Confidential which stars Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe. The Curtis Hanson directed film will be available to own from the 23rd September, and should retail at around $20.97. Extras will include a commentary by film critic Andrew Sarris, a music only track, a Whatever You Desire: Making L.A.Confidential documentary, making of featurettes (Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of L.A.Confidential, A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A.Confidential, L.A.Confidential: From Book to Screen, L.A.of L.A.Confidential Hollywood Center Motel), the 2000 L.A.Confidential TV pilot, and trailers and TV spots. A Blu-ray release will also be available for $28.99.

Also…

Men in Black is reviewed (4 stars video, 4 stars audio): http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1325/meninblack.html

MiB comes out tomorrow. I’m going to buy it at Circuit City if you’re curious. It’s $19.99, AND comes with a free ticket to see Hankok in theaters.

[ewto16]

Is anyone watching the US Open? Tiger is killing this guy now. Oh, it is in HD.

[PrimeBane]

Shouldn't you be at work? :p

[grif32]

Watched Assassination of Jesse James and Golden Compass today.

Both were... eh. James was kind of cool. I didn't know all the backstory prior to watching it. I found the ending after he was shot to be more entertaining then the rest of it.

Golden Compass. Wow. I don't know what happened in that movie. I think after LotR was so big and awesome, they just chose a bunch of epic books that shouldn't have been made into movies. Eragon for example. This story was jsut, all over the place and was so hard to follow.

I'll probably watch the 2nd one if it happens but... I dunno.

If you want to trade Jesse James LMK

Chris

[PrimeBane]

Universal Studios Home Video have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of three catalogue titles on 26th August 2008. This ‘action’ wave comprises of End of Days, Miami Vice and U-571. Retail is $29.98 SRP each or you can buy them together as an Action Starter Pack priced at $59.98 SRP.

End of Days

* BD-25 Single Layer Disc
* 1080P Widescreen
* English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
* French and Spanish 5.1 DTS Surround
* English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
* Feature Commentary with Director Peter Hyams


Miami Vice - The disc features the 120-minute Director’s Version of the film. Features include:

* BD-50 Dual Layer Disc
* 1080P Widescreen
* English and French 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
* English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
* Picture In Picture - Share PIP Stream; GPS - Share PIP Stream; Tech Specs; Cast Bios; Production Photographs (Share PIP Stream)
* Miami Vice Undercover
* Miami & Beyond: Shooting On Location
* Visualizing Miami Vice
* Behind the Scenes Featurettes
* Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Michael Mann


U-571

* BD-25 Single Layer Disc
* 1080P Widescreen
* English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
* French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus
* English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
* Picture In Picture
* Feature Commentary with Director Jonathan Mostow


http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68041

Avoid Miami Vice (or rent)... the other two I'd only recommend if you're a fan of either one.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Beat me to it...lol

[johnnyknoxsvill]

I also placed a order for the BIC HT-75's on Sat but since they were out of those they upgraded me to the HT-88's for no extra charge. I saved almost $200 :D

[HollandX]

Anybody want to buy a 360? I'm selling my brother's Xbox 360 for him.

Premium Edition w/ 20gb hard drive. The Premium retails for $350, but this is not one of the newest ones with HDMI.

I'll sell it to you for $250 + shipping.

The good news is that his account has around 9-10 months of Xbox Live Gold left in it. You can use his username and claim it as your own, or you can change it to something else you want. That's like $38 free bucks right there. Although if you change the username, I think Xbox charges you like $5 for that or something.

He's never had a problem with the system, and he bought it in on Christmas Eve 2006. It's been hardly used. It looks like it's brand freakin new.

You get what the premium system came with, which is the 20gb hard drive, the wired headset, the wireless controller, and the HD component cable.

Let me know!

:D

[ewto16]

Shouldn't you be at work? :p

I'm lucky enough to work from home. ;)

I agree, Miami Vice is a terrible wreck of a movie.

[Hanky Panky]

How come PrimeBane gets all the love??? :(

My bad ewto...I'm a doosh for forgetting your follow ups...you also deserve some props for the wireless advice. I just sat on the idea until last Friday and PB was the last reply I read before I decided to give it a try.

You can have the lapdance my brutha and PrimeBane gets the beer :D

[ewto16]

My bad ewto...I'm a doosh for forgetting your follow ups...you also deserve some props for the wireless advice. I just sat on the idea until last Friday and PB was the last reply I read before I decided to give it a try.

You can have the lapdance my brutha and PrimeBane gets the beer :D

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA....no biggie. It just isn't often I can actually contribute something in this thread, so I like the attention. :o

[Hanky Panky]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA....no biggie. It just isn't often I can actually contribute something in this thread, so I like the attention. :o

Well, I'm glad to report the wireless connection seems to be working flawlessly thanks to your and PB's router advice. I'm curious as to the multiplayer speed as I noticed downloading video seems a bit slower than I'm used to...but it has been a fun learning experience so thanks again.

And just so you know...I think you've solidified your rank as the guy responsible for Tha Hogz...you may not appreciate it now...but wait when it reaches use #100. ;)

[JaylisJayP]

Who's getting what tomorrow?

I'm picking up a couple used movies with my FYE credit and probably getting MIB and Ax Murderer...

[Chugga]

Axe Murderer has "Jr.com's 11.99 to 15.99 Blu-ray Sale!!!!" written all over it.

I know for sure I'm going to pick up Be Kind Rewind, I've been waiting forever for this movie. MIB so I can get the free Hanc-ck disks at Best Buy and thats probably it.

[Chugga]

The real question is what will you pick up next week. I despise the fact that I went and wasted my time on seeing 10,000 BC (cue paragraph long Holeman-like rant) but I won't lie, as an HD title it has potential to be demo-quality. As awful as the movie is theres a couple of shots off the top of my head that would look impressive in HD. But we'll see how the reviewers like it.

[IceRat]

Anybody want to buy a 360? I'm selling my brother's Xbox 360 for him.

Premium Edition w/ 20gb hard drive. The Premium retails for $350, but this is not one of the newest ones with HDMI.

I'll sell it to you for $250 + shipping.

The good news is that his account has around 9-10 months of Xbox Live Gold left in it. You can use his username and claim it as your own, or you can change it to something else you want. That's like $38 free bucks right there. Although if you change the username, I think Xbox charges you like $5 for that or something.

He's never had a problem with the system, and he bought it in on Christmas Eve 2006. It's been hardly used. It looks like it's brand freakin new.

You get what the premium system came with, which is the 20gb hard drive, the wired headset, the wireless controller, and the HD component cable.

Let me know!

:D
this is slightly better than offering up Wild Hogs in HD .... slightly

[HollandX]

My brother just got a PS3 for Blu-ray. He's really new to all this HD stuff, but he wants to learn more. I wrote him up a Blu-ray Buying Guide to help him along, especially because he's VERY price sensitive. I decided to post it here for anyone else reading who wants to know how to get started with Blu-ray. It may not be perfect, and I'm certainly not an expert in this stuff. Some of it I wrote geared towards how I know he thinks, so it may not apply to you. Just take it for what it is-- a general guide for Blu-ray. It's not the end all be all. :D

Brother-

Now that you are going to be buying Blu-ray Discs (BDs), I wanted to share with you advice, tips, and knowledge I’ve collected over the years.

Do not pay retail prices for BDs. Best Buy et al. typically charge $25-$40 per disc. That’s just crazy. 99% of the time, you will find the cheapest movies on Amazon.com. Simply search for your movie on Amazon, and you will see their low prices. If you spend $25 or more on a purchase, you get free super-saver shipping. This is media mail, and typically takes a week for your movie to arrive. I am a paying member of Amazon’s VIP club, Amazon Prime. That means I get free 2 day shipping on any purchase of any amount on anything sold by Amazon.com. If you ever want to use my Prime account for something (BD or not), just let me know.

I commonly spend between $15-$18 per BD movie. I have often spent as low as $10 per movie. I often spend as much as $20 per movie. Rarely, I’ve spent between $22-$25 depending on how bad I had to have it. I have an internal guideline. I won’t spend more than $20 on a new release, and I won’t spend more than $15 on an old movie (“catalog” release) coming to BD. This is obviously a guideline, and fluctuates when I have to have something now. But, it helps guide me when I say, “Do I REALLLLY have to have it?”

When movies are announced, the studio announces the Manufacturers Suggest Retail Price (MSRP). This is what Best Buy, and other big box retail stores will probably sell the movie for (or very close to it). Amazon offers at LEAST a 30-33% discount off MSRP on every BD. It’s their policy.

However, the bad news is, for new movies, Disney, Paramount, and Fox are NOTORIOUS for pricing their new movies at $39.99 MSRP. That means a new movie from one of these studios will be $28 on Amazon. OUCH!

The number one tip I can offer you is WAIT IF YOU CAN. I know it sucks not being able to have the latest movies when they first come out. I’m dying for There Will Be Blood (which came out this week), but I’m not paying $28 for it. I can wait a few weeks and buy it from individual sellers on the Amazon marketplace for around $20. I buy at LEAST half my movies from the Amazon marketplace, and almost all new movies that way. Obviously, the longer you wait, the less it will cost as more people put their personal copies to sell. So how bad you want it plays a role on what you’ll pay. I’ll probably wait 2 weeks for it and check on the price. I may have to pay $23-$24 for it. It’s worth $28 though. LOL. I don’t know how I’m going to refuse Iron Man for $28 (which it is currently preorder priced at). It’s one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen, and I don’t know how I’m going to go through waiting to own it. I saw it twice in the theaters!

To find the Amazon Marketplace, find a movie on Amazon and click “used & new” on the right. These movies are not sold by Amazon.com, but are sold by regular people and warehouses. They are not Prime eligible, and you will be hit with a $3 shipping cost on each. Do not be afraid buying movies from here. If you have a choice, I’d obviously buy from someone who has higher feedback than a newbie. But sometimes you have to take a small risk. In here, I buy 80% of my movies “New” which are still sealed and would come just like I bought it from Amazon, and maybe 20% of my movies as “Like New” which means they probably just watched it once and didn’t like it. I do not buy any condition grades below that. You can save more money usually if you buy “Like New” over “New” EVERY time, but I usually like to be safer than sorry when I can. That peace of mind is worth a few bucks to me. The worst experience I have ever had on the Amazon Marketplace is that the seller didn’t use a bubble envelope (minor gripe), or there was a retail sticker on the case (minor gripe). I have never had a major issue.

In addition to the Amazon marketplace, I buy movies from Half.com. This is eBay’s version of the Amazon marketplace. I rarely shop there as the Amazon Marketplace has similar pricing. But every now and then I’ll find a gem on there for a great price.

There are a LOT of sales on Amazon. That is usually when I buy directly from them and not the marketplace. I will send you links and tips as I get them. I have a regular system for trading this information. I will add you into our loop. Just know these sales usually don’t last very long. So, if I send you a deal about a sale, and you want something… Act quickly!

Here is an example of the most recent 10 BDs I bought.

Rambo- $22.95 New from Amazon.com (Bought it on release day. Great price.)

Cloverfield- $18.95 New from Amazon.com (Bought it on release day. Great price.)

We are Marshall- $9.99 +$3 shipping New from Amazon Marketplace. (Amazon.com is currently selling for $23.95)

The Brave One- $10.49 + $3 shipping New from Amazon Marketplace (Amazon.com is currently selling for $24.95)

Hairspray- $9 + $3 shipping New from Amazon Marketplace (Amazon.com is currently selling for $27.95)

New from Amazon.com duing a sale—Got these for $14.95 each.
Eyes Wide Shut
Training Day
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
300
Blood Diamond

Here is the direct link to Amazon.com’s BD store which will have links to new movies, popular titles, announced sales, and more. http://www.amazon.com/Blu-ray-movies-discs-store-deals/b/ref=sv_d_6?ie=UTF8&node=193640011

Here is the direct link to Amazon.com’s current best selling BDs. This is the best way to spot unannounced sales (the cheap movies will RISE to the top), and the best way to spot new movies just put out for preorder (as those are very popular). http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dvd/332285011/ref=pd_ts_zbw_d_332285011_more?&pf_rd_p=315869901&pf_rd_s=right-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=193640011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=06YFFV8S3K718N8T79X1

I also wanted to let you know. I don’t know if you’re aware, but Amazon.com has a 30-day price matching policy with itself. If you bought something, and they lower the price within 30 days, just let them know and they’ll refund the difference.

Just click “help” at the top and then “contact us” at the right, and fill out the email form. Just include your order number, the item you bought, and be like “hey I bought this within 30 days ago. I paid X, now it costs Y. Please refund the difference.” And they will every time.

The only trick is that their prices fluctuate daily if not more. So I probably spend 5 minutes every day re-searching for stuff I’ve purchased within the last 30 days. I’ll let them know everything. Even if it costs just $1 less. It all adds up. I probably get back at least $50 a year.

Now… How do you know if it’s worth buying on BD (aka How is the “transfer?”)? This isn’t so much a question for new movies, but more so for older movies. There are two notions at work here.

1.) People OFTEN think, “Old movies won’t look good on Blu-ray because they weren’t shot digitally or with HD cameras like today’s new movies.” People always forget that film has a MUCH higher resolution than 1080p high definition. 35mm film has resolution of between 6,000-8,000 lines of data per still frame. 1080p has resolution of 1080 lines of data per still frame. So you’re not trying to “upgrade” old film to high definition. It already was “upgraded” when it was shot. You’re actually trying to downgrade it. Weird, eh? The question here is how well did the studio take care of the print, and how much time did they spend cleaning it up for BD release. If the print is ruined, there’s no hope to it. If it’s just dirty, and it wasn’t cleaned up, the BD might look OK, but would look better with a Special Edition (SE). Hint hint, from the studio that wants more money from you. If the print is great, and the transfer is great, old movies could look BETTER than new movies on BD!

2.)People often ask, “Is it worth it buying a BD from a movie I already own on DVD?” This is called “double dipping.” Double dipping is when you re-buy a movie from DVD to BD… also when you rebuy a movie (because a new edition came out) from DVD to DVD and BD to BD. Only one movie has been double dipped on BD so far. That movie was Troy. It has a regular and director’s cut out. It’s such crap, because BDs are so much bigger than DVDs, that the disc can hold both versions of the movie. I HATE DOUBLE DIPPING! Studios will try to entice you to double dip as long as there are studios in existence. Fox is the WORST for double dipping. Example: Die Hard 4 Unrated is only out on DVD, not BD. They want you to buy it on BD now, and then buy it on BD again dipping for the SE in the future. I have refused to buy Die Hard 4 on BD. I am waiting for the inevitable dip. Die Hard 4 was AWESOME, and I REALLY want to own it. But I’m not going to get screwed.

The answer?

http://www.highdefdigest.com will become your best friend (next to me). They are the leading BD review site. They will rate the movie itself, the video quality of the BD, the audio quality of the BD, high def extras, supplements, and overall of the disc. By checking out the video quality reading the review, you’ll get a GREAT guide in deciding if it’s worth dipping, or even buying in general. It’s obviously a judgment call, and some movies you will want no matter want. But it’s a GREAT start in helping you to decide if a dip or buy is worth it.

Two aside notes here:

1.) Unless you’re very curious, ignore the star rating for the movie itself. That’s obviously just if the reviewer liked the movie itself or not. That has nothing to do with video or audio quality. Use imdb ratings or rottentomatoes.com ratings for that instead.

2.) Audio quality really doesn’t apply to you at all. You’ll be just future proofing yourself when you get good movies with high ratings in that. Your receiver isn’t going to do the high definition audio that all BD movies come with. All your audio will always be downgraded to very stripped down simple audio out version. Next, we’ll need to work on getting you a high definition receiver and a nice set of speakers.

Here are some example reviews of old movies on BD from almost 20 years apart, starting 40 years ago:

Short Circuit from 1986- Old movie, bad transfer to BD: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/418/shortcircuit.html They tell you here that the source material is bad. Basically this is as good as it will EVER get. I doubt it would look much better (if better at all) in BD than DVD. Not worth an upgrade. I actually did buy it on BD though because I didn’t already own it on DVD. So if I’m going to buy it, I might as well go BD. If I already had it on DVD, I wouldn’t have dipped it.

2001: A Space Odyssey from 1968- OOOLLLDDD movie, PHENOMENAL transfer to BD: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2001aspaceodyssey.html. They gave it FIVE out of FIVE stars for Video Quality! WOW! The movie is 40 years old! Most NEW movies don’t get that high of a rating! This is on my to-own list for SURE. Even if I already owned it on DVD, this would be a dip for me. They must have taken IMPECCABLE care of the source material and cleaned up the transfer well.

Here is an example of old movies from the same time, but have vastly different transfers:

Dirty Harry from 1971: 4 stars video quality. Nice. - http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1394/dirtyharry.html

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid from 1968: 2 stars video quality. OUCH. I really wanted to buy this. I’ll wait for it to become very cheap or just get the DVD.- http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/611/butchcassidyandthesundancekid.html

Here are some examples of recent movies so you see that new movies can vary from awesome to not so awesome:

Ratatouille from 2007: 5 stars video quality, 5 stars audio quality- http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/ratatouille.html

Rambo from 2008: 4.5 stars video quality, 5 stars audio quality- http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1372/rambo.html

Cloverfield from 2008: 4 stars video quality, 5 stars audio quality- http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1476/cloverfield.html

Semi-Pro from 2008: 3.5 stars video quality, 3.5 stars audio quality- http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/391/semipro.html

Anyways, I hope this all was helpful and insightful. I’m excited to welcome you to the world of BDs. Once you go Blu, you never go back! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me!

[oaktown2000]

Damn man.....this version will save you a lot of time and effort

Brother -
Blu Rays are expensive as **** right now.....you should buy the Blu Ray lot from oaktown2000 on the spawn.com forum.

*poof*....instant collection my brother....instant collection.

Any movies that I don't already own...can be sent to me for a screening purpose.

your loving brother,
HollandX

[johnnyknoxsvill]

any guys here have an Onkyo receiver? If so can you post a pic of the AUDYSSEY Cal. Mic?

Also any suggestions on where to buy a replacement mic?

[JaylisJayP]

The real question is what will you pick up next week. I despise the fact that I went and wasted my time on seeing 10,000 BC (cue paragraph long Holeman-like rant) but I won't lie, as an HD title it has potential to be demo-quality. As awful as the movie is theres a couple of shots off the top of my head that would look impressive in HD. But we'll see how the reviewers like it.

I don't see a whole lot for next week...maybe Spiderwick? Heard decent things about it.

[JaylisJayP]

Off Topic, but have you guys seen what the new Sportspicks packaging looks like with the cardboard?

Holy crap am I glad I'm not a MOMC collector anymore.

[oaktown2000]

I actually like the simplicity....and you can see the entire fig....without all the damn stickers on the front of it.

[oaktown2000]

But then again...I haven't bought a SP in over 2 years....and don't plan on it anytime soon.....so my opinion is a moot one.