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

[Hanky Panky]

Not to mention you get zero replay value out of a theater movie.

I try to look at it like that. Sure I'd spend even less when renting, but I enjoy the collecting and actually do replay my collection quite a bit

That's the key requirement for me right there...the replay value on a movie. $25 for a movie to me is steep if it's just going to gather dust and sit there on the shelf. It has to have repeat potential for me to invest that much (keeping in mind that this applies to several which can add up over time).

[JaylisJayP]

I hold out a little hope... we did have a Sony bogo at HMV in Canada earlier in the year. :)

Hardware deals would be nice as well... although I'm still kicking myself for not picking up a $299 Spiderman BD bundle when I had the chance. :( A sub $200 BD profile 2.0 player would help make the pain go away.

i currently have about $430 in Best Buy store credit...if a $200 BD player came out I'd definitely get a second player for the bedroom.

[burngwngs]

i currently have about $430 in Best Buy store credit...if a $200 BD player came out I'd definitely get a second player for the bedroom.

Wouldn't it be to add a little more and get a PS3?

[cflames89]

I'm of the same mind as Jaylis... $25 isn't bad for what you get.

It's the over $30 that stores in Canada want for a new BD that I refuse to pay (unless it's a super special edition title).

And any catalogue stuff will hit a bogo at some point... and that bogo could kill me the way my wants list is piling up. :(

I got 300 dirt cheap a couple of months back. Under $20 up here was great.

[PrimeBane]

Yeah, but 300 wasn't new a couple of months back :p

[grif32]

Just watched "The Hitcher" on HD DVD and Wow what a great flick. Glad I watched it before I trade it.

If you get a chance watch it.

Chris

[burngwngs]

Got mine a little early. The Marathon starts tonight.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/burngwngs/CIMG2132.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/burngwngs/CIMG2133.jpg

[IceRat]

a Marathon of season 2 .... ouch, my eyes would bleed black to have to watch that again

got to pick up my Panny 50" 720p plasma today that I purchased over the weekend..... very, very pleased

now to figure out where I can move the elephant
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5161H7XX8JL._SL500_AA280_.jpg
it was hard enough just getting it off the stand let alone having to move it upstairs to a bedroom or down to storage in the basement

[PrimeBane]

How big is it Rat?

I had to move my dad's old 36" Trinitron in May... gawd damn was it heavy!

[JaylisJayP]

How big is it Rat?

I had to move my dad's old 36" Trinitron in May... gawd damn was it heavy!


My old 32" Sony Wega weighed 188 lbs., I couldn't wait to get that damn thing out of my house.

[IceRat]

36" 240 lbs

[JaylisJayP]

36" 240 lbs

Yeah, that's crazy...moving that is really a 3-man job if you don't want to throw your back out.

[PrimeBane]

Sounds about right... I thought for sure I'd put my back out at the time.

[JaylisJayP]

Hell these days all it takes is me bending over the wrong way to accomplish that. Years of basketball has weakened my back significantly. Luckily there's no heavy lifiting involved in blu-ray purchases :)

[freezerfuel]

Are we sure Dark City was ever released? This movie is non-existant around here... bleh.

But I did pick up Doomsday and Starship Troopers so it isn't all bad.

[JaylisJayP]

Are we sure Dark City was ever released? This movie is non-existant around here... bleh.

But I did pick up Doomsday and Starship Troopers so it isn't all bad.

Quite sure. I've watched it.

[JaylisJayP]

Doomsday is awesome by the way.

[freezerfuel]

Nice, yeah looking forward to seeing Doomsday. I think I'm gonna like this one. (hoping)

[Chugga]

I hard a hard time finding Dark City too, it didn't show up for a few days and when it did my Best Buy got in like 2 copies. As of yesterday we didn't have it anymore. I had the same problem with a few movies that week.

Also I watched Street Kings tonight.....ehhh, not impressed. It was a decent movie but it was ridiculously predictable. If you polled the crowd 5 minutes into the movie and asked "ok who do you think is good and who do you think is bad" I'm pretty sure 99% of the people would know. I've seen Street Kings before and I saw it when it was a million times better when it was named Training Day. Sorry Forrest but Denzel you are not.

[burngwngs]

Doomsday is awesome by the way.

I picked this one the day it came out and I've been skipping for others like, Never Back Down (which I liked a lot) and counterfeiters (which was cool)

[burngwngs]

Are we sure Dark City was ever released? This movie is non-existant around here... bleh.

But I did pick up Doomsday and Starship Troopers so it isn't all bad.

Quite sure. I've watched it.

It was definitely released and it was going for cheap but for some reason the price is going up on this one....it was going for $16 - 19 at amazon and tower and now it's up to $25:eek:

[SBrooks1]

Still haven't found The Doors yet....I sad :(

[JaylisJayP]

I hard a hard time finding Dark City too, it didn't show up for a few days and when it did my Best Buy got in like 2 copies. As of yesterday we didn't have it anymore. I had the same problem with a few movies that week.

Also I watched Street Kings tonight.....ehhh, not impressed. It was a decent movie but it was ridiculously predictable. If you polled the crowd 5 minutes into the movie and asked "ok who do you think is good and who do you think is bad" I'm pretty sure 99% of the people would know. I've seen Street Kings before and I saw it when it was a million times better when it was named Training Day. Sorry Forrest but Denzel you are not.


Chugga did you watch Dark City yet?

[burngwngs]

Still haven't found The Doors yet....I sad :(

Less than $16 at tower.com:cool:
http://www.tower.com/doors-val-kilmer-blu-ray/wapi/107544142

[ewto16]

My old 32" Sony Wega weighed 188 lbs., I couldn't wait to get that damn thing out of my house.

I have this same TV in my living room. Used to be my main TV, now it is the TV for the wife.

[Hanky Panky]

Yeah, I still have a 27" Wega in my guest room...it's big and bulky and damn heavy to move by myself. It's turned into one big paper weight since I hardly watching anything on it.

I should sell it in a garage sale.

[mikedanger]

Yeah, I still have a 27" Wega in my guest room...it's big and bulky and damn heavy to move by myself. It's turned into one big paper weight since I hardly watching anything on it.

I should sell it in a garage sale.

i got $500 for my panasonic 50" projection a few months ago...just price it higher than what you actually want for it so someone can feel like they're getting a good deal when you knock it down $50. :)

[cochese75]

So how many HD TVs do you guys own??





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[Hanky Panky]

i got $500 for my panasonic 50" projection a few months ago...just price it higher than what you actually want for it so someone can feel like they're getting a good deal when you knock it down $50. :)

That's a good idea...thanks!

If memory serves me right, I paid $350 for my 27" Wega a few years ago, so I'm thinking maybe $100 might be fair.

[ewto16]

So how many HD TVs do you guys own??


:spawnorb:

One. Sony 50" KDS-50A2000

[Hanky Panky]

One. Philips Magnavox 32MF231D 32 inch LCD TV

http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/etilize/images/300/11976013.jpg

[burngwngs]

So how many HD TVs do you guys own??





:spawnorb:

I have 2.
A sony 51" 1080i projection
and a Dell 21 inch 1080i monitor/tv

[Hanky Panky]

Jeez...everyone has a 50 incher?! This is bringing back memories of high school gym showers :(

[burngwngs]

Jeez...everyone has a 50 incher?! This is bringing back memories of high school gym showers :(

wow, too much info dude.:eek:

[R. Giles]

You keep talking about beavers but it seems you can't turn away from wood poles.

[Kleptos18]

So how many HD TVs do you guys own??





:spawnorb:

50" Sony a3000

[grif32]

So how many HD TVs do you guys own??





:spawnorb:

3

42" Panasonic Plasma - My bedroom

50" Sony LCD living room

19" LCD little one's room.

[PrimeBane]

Are we sure Dark City was ever released? This movie is non-existant around here... bleh.

But I did pick up Doomsday and Starship Troopers so it isn't all bad.

Try HMV... that's the only place I've seen it so far.

[HollandX]

Dark City came to my brother from Amazon on release date.

[PrimeBane]

So how many HD TVs do you guys own??

:spawnorb:

Two

42" Panasonic plasma (720p)
720p BenQ (w500) LCD projector on a 100" screen

[HollandX]

So how many HD TVs do you guys own??





:spawnorb:

Three-

50" top o' the line 1080p Panny Plasma- Movie Room
50" bottom o' the line 720p Panny Plasma- Bedroom
42" middle o' the line 720p Pio Plasma- Living Room (Wall Mounted)

Also, get this. In the guest bedroom, I have a 22" 4:3 LCD TV. SDTV! (Wall Mounted) Betcha didn't even remember they made those!

[HollandX]

a Marathon of season 2 .... ouch, my eyes would bleed black to have to watch that again

a.) that's icky. at least they would clean up on their own.
b.) i bet it wouldn't be so bad watching them back to back to back vs. waiting weeks in between for nothing to happen.
c.) electronica mars is hot.

[mikedanger]

i have a 50" panasonic viera 1080p in the living room, and a crappy 20something inch westinghouse 720p in the bedroom...i hate that tv. volume level 1 is so loud that it can be heard all over the house. makes it hard to watch porn at night while the wife is asleep.

[HollandX]

i have a 50" panasonic viera 1080p in the living room, and a crappy 20something inch westinghouse 720p in the bedroom...i hate that tv. volume level 1 is so loud that it can be heard all over the house. makes it hard to watch porn at night while the wife is asleep.

nice quality headphones are your friend.

[Hanky Panky]

and a crappy 20something inch westinghouse 720p in the bedroom...i hate that tv. volume level 1 is so loud that it can be heard all over the house. makes it hard to watch porn at night while the wife is asleep.

LOL...I always figured Westinghouse was a bootleg brand and you get what you pay for.

[mikedanger]

some details on the dark knight dvd...

http://www.joblo.com/excl-the-tdk-dvds

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/tdk-bluray.jpg

[mikedanger]

nice quality headphones are your friend.

i just go with the combination of the mute and go back buttons. :D

[freezerfuel]

1 - A 42" 1080p Panasonic. That's the only TV I own... and yet I have 3 HD DVD players.

[Hanky Panky]

You keep talking about beavers but it seems you can't turn away from wood poles.

HEY OHHHHHHH! ;)

[cochese75]

thanks for the info. Was just curious how many you guys owned.
My bros living with me right now and brought his Panasonic 42". I dont know much about HDTVs but i guess its a good TV since theres a lot of Panasonic Fans here. When the FIOS tech hooked up the HD he said thats a really nice TV there, I guess i wouldnt really know...LOL. Now i do. :)




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[PrimeBane]

Panny gives you the best bang for your buck in plasmas :)

Pioneer actually made a better plasma (made because they don't make their own pannels anymore... they buy them from Panasonic now), but the premium on them just isn't worth it for us poor working folk.

[Hanky Panky]

Panny gives you the best bang for your buck in plasmas

Say that 5 times fast! :p

[cochese75]

im definately going Panny when i buy mine.
Just waiting for you guys to posts the usual good deals and hoping its in my price range




:spawnorb:

[IceRat]

im definately going Panny when i buy mine.
Just waiting for you guys to posts the usual good deals and hoping its in my price range
:spawnorb:
got mine for just under $1,100 this past weekend

[grif32]

Say that 5 times fast! :p


Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

:D

[PrimeBane]

Love you long time :p

[cochese75]

got mine for just under $1,100 this past weekend

from where??
will it be cheaper come Labor Day?? :D





:spawnorb:

[Hanky Panky]

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

Prime Bane gives you the best bang for your buck

:D

Heheheh...that opens up so many roads but alas...I am a gentleman and shall refrain.

[HollandX]

Paramount is working to lure fans to their new slate of Blu-ray offerings by dangling a ten dollar carrot before their eyes.

Beginning with the release of the 'Transformers' Blu-ray on September 2nd, the company will roll out a special promotion to customers who replace their Paramount and Dreamworks DVD’s with Blu-ray editions of the same titles. Consumers who mail in promotional certificates from inside the eligible Blu-ray products, along with the proof-of-purchase tabs from both the DVD and Blu-ray versions will receive a $10 rebate for the upgrade.

Other eligible titles will include 'The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration,' 'Sweeney Todd,' 'Old School,' 'Stardust,' and 'Zodiac.'

All of the pertinent details will be included on the inserts included with specially marked packages. Eligible titles must be purchased before December 31, 2009, with all rebate certificates post-marked by January 31, 2010.

[HollandX]

Blu-ray Sales Fly Into The Blue

21 August 2008 10:34 AM, PDT

After a rather slow start, sales of Blu-ray high-definition titles are accelerating and are likely to take off exponentially during the holiday season, according to a report by U.K.-based Futuresource. Blu-ray titles will account for about 12 percent of video sales by the end of the year, the research firm said, and will rise t 61 percent by 2012. In a statement Futuresource managing director Jim Bottoms said, "What has impressed me most is the way the retailers are supporting Blu-ray and how much space they are giving over to Blu-ray discs."

[grif32]

Paramount is working to lure fans to their new slate of Blu-ray offerings by dangling a ten dollar carrot before their eyes.

Beginning with the release of the 'Transformers' Blu-ray on September 2nd, the company will roll out a special promotion to customers who replace their Paramount and Dreamworks DVD’s with Blu-ray editions of the same titles. Consumers who mail in promotional certificates from inside the eligible Blu-ray products, along with the proof-of-purchase tabs from both the DVD and Blu-ray versions will receive a $10 rebate for the upgrade.

Other eligible titles will include 'The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration,' 'Sweeney Todd,' 'Old School,' 'Stardust,' and 'Zodiac.'

All of the pertinent details will be included on the inserts included with specially marked packages. Eligible titles must be purchased before December 31, 2009, with all rebate certificates post-marked by January 31, 2010.


Yeah someone posted this pages back.

I wish they would give you $10.00 for my HD DVD I would trade in quick.

[Hanky Panky]

That's a good idea actually...trade in the TF hd-dvd for a rebate discount. Seems fair to me.

[JaylisJayP]

My TVs are...

62" Toshiba DLP
50" Panasonic Plasma
10" LCD (not sure of the brand) that sits on our computer desk

[supertim]

Anybody pick up Justice League Season 1 on Blu-Ray yet? How does it look? Don't post a link to a "professional" review, just tell us all what you think. Thanks!

:)

[PrimeBane]

Haven't seen it, but animation is usually a pretty safe bet in HD. :)

[JaylisJayP]

Anybody pick up Justice League Season 1 on Blu-Ray yet? How does it look? Don't post a link to a "professional" review, just tell us all what you think. Thanks!

:)

Saw this at Best Buy today and wanted to get it...but they have it priced at $69.99.

[ewto16]

I might still wait on Transformers and see if I can pick it up with something else I really want in a sale before the end of the year.

Wait, is that 12/31/2009 date correct? Not 2008?

[Chugga]

Chugga did you watch Dark City yet?

Yeah I watched it a couple weeks ago right along with Beowulf, Harold & Kumar 2, and Never Back Down. I can say it was the best of those movies that I saw. It was really good. I think I posted a review of it a few pages back. To me it was a great movie but the 1970's special effects at the end could have really been stepped up. The movie seemed older then it actually was.

[JaylisJayP]

Yeah I watched it a couple weeks ago right along with Beowulf, Harold & Kumar 2, and Never Back Down. I can say it was the best of those movies that I saw. It was really good. I think I posted a review of it a few pages back. To me it was a great movie but the 1970's special effects at the end could have really been stepped up. The movie seemed older then it actually was.


Yeah you have a point there. As far as the transfer, though, I didn't think it was half as bad as all the AVS forum people were saying it was.

[ewto16]

Watched H&K2 last night. Not as good as the first, but funny at times regardless. I did the "Dude, change the movie" option, which was surprisingly funny. They recorded a lot of extra stuff just to film those parts. It was enjoyable.

PQ was good and the AQ was good as well.

For those that have seen the movie, Tops or Bottoms?

[WingNut 25]

I'm surprised they aren't offering $10 back for HD DVDs.

[HollandX]

Superman Returns double dip- http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1690
Only change is they replaced Dolby 5.1 with TrueHD.

It was unacceptable to release it as 5.1. but since they did, should be a free swap for exisiting owners, but it won't be. Glad I didn't buy it.

[PrimeBane]

I'll keep my HD DVD version thanks (it has TruHD).

[Chugga]

Yeah you have a point there. As far as the transfer, though, I didn't think it was half as bad as all the AVS forum people were saying it was.

Not at all, I thought the transfer was pretty strong actually. But on that same note I also think I've kinda gotten myself into a funk in terms of transfers....I'm no longer "in love" with high def as much as I just view it as the norm now. I haven't watched a SD DVD in well over a year now and I don't even watch SD programming anymore now that dish network added like 100 HD channels.

So really now-a-days I'm more depressed with SD then I am impressed with HD.

I'm probably more prone to say "eww" to see SD then I am to saying "wow" to HD.

So with me Dark City looked like HD, nothing to freak out about but nothing to complain about either.

[SBrooks1]

Superman Returns double dip- http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1690
Only change is they replaced Dolby 5.1 with TrueHD.

It was unacceptable to release it as 5.1. but since they did, should be a free swap for exisiting owners, but it won't be. Glad I didn't buy it.

That's not the only change, a PCM soundtrack is now included as well. It won't save the movie from sucking anymore than it already does though.

[JaylisJayP]

I hated Superman Returns....it wasn't entertaining at all.

[Hanky Panky]

I hated Superman Returns....it wasn't entertaining at all.

Google John Peters and you'll get your answer as to why the Superman franchise has sucked for decades after Donner was fired.

[CowboysFan79]

So what movie is, hands down, the best you've seen on Blu Ray as a Blu film in your opinions?

I'm simply talking specs here and not the quality of the actual movie. Visually and Audio stunning?

So far I'm impressed the most by Enchanted.

[Wofford29]

So what movie is, hands down, the best you've seen on Blu Ray as a Blu film in your opinions?

I'm simply talking specs here and not the quality of the actual movie. Visually and Audio stunning?

So far I'm impressed the most by Enchanted.

No Country For Old Men

[JaylisJayP]

So what movie is, hands down, the best you've seen on Blu Ray as a Blu film in your opinions?

I'm simply talking specs here and not the quality of the actual movie. Visually and Audio stunning?

So far I'm impressed the most by Enchanted.

If you're just talking straight specs, the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds show is the best for me.

For movies:

AQ: Cloverfield or Master and Commander
PQ: Dead Man's Chest, my sleeper hit is House of 1,000 Corpses
Best PQ and AQ combination: Maybe Casino Royale or Ratatouille

[Hanky Panky]

AQ - Die Hard 4
PQ - Final Fantasy Spirits Within
AQ and PQ - NIN Beside You In Time Concert

[PrimeBane]

I Am Legend, Cars or Ratatouille for PQ

[IceRat]

Cars or Ratatouille for PQ
yup

[Chugga]

Audio - Pearl Harbor & Cloverfield
Video - Cars & Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Overall - Kingdom of Heaven & Man on Fire

Overall is 33% audio, 33% video, 33% movie, 1% badassness

[grif32]

Cars hands down.

30 Days of Nights had some sick AQ as well as ID4.

Over all AQ I think 3:10 to Yuma was amazing..

Watched One Missed Call last night on BR. Not a bad flick. Ending kinda sucked but overall it was decent. AQ was really good in this..

Chris

[Kleptos18]

I'd agree Cars hands down. If you wanna see some good looking catalog, the Rambo flicks look pretty good :)

[grif32]

I'd agree Cars hands down. If you wanna see some good looking catalog, the Rambo flicks look pretty good :)

Forgot about Rambo. The PQ and AQ in that was some of the best....

[TheRedOx]

Started watching Grand Prix on HD-DVD last night - absolutely amazing how pristine that picture is for a movie released in 1966.

[cflames89]

You know how good Cars is on BD?

It's the one movie that we constantly have going at work on TV's to show quality.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

a B1G1 sale is going on at dvdplanet. The site isnt working right when trying to recalculate the shopping cart but they said it would be fixed later today. When you go to the main page hover over the BD ad to the right and a text will pop up that says "buy one get one free"

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-ray-bargains/64296-dvd-planet-buy-one-get-one-free-blu-ray-sale.html

[supertim]

Saw this at Best Buy today and wanted to get it...but they have it priced at $69.99.

I think it's $42 on amazon

[cochese75]

Audio - Pearl Harbor & Cloverfield
Video - Cars & Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Overall - Kingdom of Heaven & Man on Fire

Overall is 33% audio, 33% video, 33% movie, 1% badassness

Come on Creasy Bear is way better than 1% Badass :D



:spawnorb:

[cochese75]

a B1G1 sale is going on at dvdplanet. The site isnt working right when trying to recalculate the shopping cart but they said it would be fixed later today. When you go to the main page hover over the BD ad to the right and a text will pop up that says "buy one get one free"

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-ray-bargains/64296-dvd-planet-buy-one-get-one-free-blu-ray-sale.html

awesome
thanks



:spawnorb:

[grif32]

a B1G1 sale is going on at dvdplanet. The site isnt working right when trying to recalculate the shopping cart but they said it would be fixed later today. When you go to the main page hover over the BD ad to the right and a text will pop up that says "buy one get one free"

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-ray-bargains/64296-dvd-planet-buy-one-get-one-free-blu-ray-sale.html

I just called and they told me they have no clue. They think its an error and are trying to get a hold of corporate

[johnnyknoxsvill]

its a no go on the b1g1 sale. I guess it was an error, but they got more traffic today then they probaly ever have....lol

[HollandX]

i saw u 2 on the hdd forums.

in my head i was like "i know u!"

[PrimeBane]

Too bad... I had at least 6 titles I wanted to pick up at that price. :(

[JaylisJayP]

Audio - Pearl Harbor & Cloverfield
Video - Cars & Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Overall - Kingdom of Heaven & Man on Fire

Overall is 33% audio, 33% video, 33% movie, 1% badassness


I forgot about Kingdom of Heaven, I think either that or Black Hawk Down get my vote for best overall blu-ray experience.

[Chugga]

Kingdom of Heaven is really lost in the shuffle nowadays but to me it's still the best Blu-ray has to offer. And hell thats saying alot considering I've been saying that since late 06.

[Chugga]

Come on Creasy Bear is way better than 1% Badass :D



:spawnorb:

Creasy was 100% badass. Those percentages were how I went about rating them....not their actual rating. If I based the best movies on badassness alone, Man on Fire would win followed by Troy (Achilles was absurdly badass in that movie), then 300.

Kingdom of Heaven falls out of those rankings because the 2 coolest guys in the movie die 30 minutes in. (the "viking" who keeps fighting with an arrow through the neck and the black guy that continues to fight after being speared)

[grif32]

i saw u 2 on the hdd forums.

in my head i was like "i know u!"

LOL thanks for saying hi jerk :D

[Hanky Panky]

Kingdom of Heaven falls out of those rankings because the 2 coolest guys in the movie die 30 minutes in. (the "viking" who keeps fighting with an arrow through the neck and the black guy that continues to fight after being speared)

Don't think I've seen Kingdom yet but I tend to get that one confused with that Collin Farrell movie which seem to have come out around the same time. I guess I was burned out after watching Gladiator with all of the armies on the battle field scenarios. 300 was not too shabby but it lacked the sharpness in PQ for me. Too much grittiness on the screen although it did have its moments with the snow falling towards the beginning...Final Fantasy seem to be ahead in that arena with foreground background elements.

[JaylisJayP]

Don't think I've seen Kingdom yet but I tend to get that one confused with that Collin Farrell movie which seem to have come out around the same time. I guess I was burned out after watching Gladiator with all of the armies on the battle field scenarios. 300 was not too shabby but it lacked the sharpness in PQ for me. Too much grittiness on the screen although it did have its moments with the snow falling towards the beginning...Final Fantasy seem to be ahead in that arena with foreground background elements.


See, I was one of the ones who hated the grain in 300, but I do have to say on the blu-ray, the incredible detail shines through the intentional grain, almost making the grain bearable. I thought it was quite sharp and definitely vibrant within the limited color scheme of the movie.

[cflames89]

See, I was one of the ones who hated the grain in 300, but I do have to say on the blu-ray, the incredible detail shines through the intentional grain, almost making the grain bearable. I thought it was quite sharp and definitely vibrant within the limited color scheme of the movie.

I felt the same way myself. When I picked up 300 on BD, I was blown away by the difference between the two, and I knew to expect it.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

just a heads up the 30% off coupon at Warner is back in effect. Use code ANWBTS Also spend $50 or more to get free shipping. It includes pre-orders as well

[HollandX]

Worst. "Deal." Ever.

Criterion Offers Upgrade Program, Too
Posted August 22, 2008 02:35 PM by Josh Dreuth

The Criterion Collection has revealed that they will offer an upgrade program for those Criterion DVD owners looking to upgrade their current collection to Blu-ray. Simply send in the DVD disc you want upgraded along with a check for $25 ($20 upgrade fee plus $5 shipping) and they'll send you the Blu-ray version of the title (disc only).

The company has pledged to use the current DVD numbering and packaging for Blu-ray releases with the only physical difference being the use of the blue Blu-ray case. That way owners can simply pop the Blu-ray into their existing DVD case and maintain the overall "look" of their collection.

It was also revealed that pricing of Blu-ray titles will be similar to that of the DVDs. Criterion has been mastering their titles in high definition for some time, so there is little additional cost (to them) to put the title out on Blu-ray. This, they say, will help people decide on which version to pick up when they begin releasing new titles day-and-date on both formats.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1697

[vicnsand]

Worst. "Deal." Ever.



http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1697

That's really funny. At least Paramount lets you keep the DVD.

[grif32]

Worst. "Deal." Ever.



http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1697

LOL that is really a bad deal.. WOW how sad you do not even get the BR case.. OMG now thats funny.

You can put your BR into your Regulare DVD case. LMAO

[HollandX]

hi we's are criterions. we loves movies and cares abouts you. give us all your monies.

[JaylisJayP]

Screw Criterion....aside from the stupidity and trouble for the exchange itself, why the hell would they think people with blu-ray collections would want blu-rays in DVD cases? Hell the book-version cases on Warner movies are alone what caused me to return Dirty Harry and Natural Born Killers...at least the Close Encounters case is about the same height as a blu-ray case.

What is it with these companies being so insanely out of touch with what people really want?

[SBrooks1]

I never understood why Criterion DVD's were so great. Most of them are artsy films that I don't enjoy anyway and they aren't packaged much differently than a lot of the special edition DVD's anyway. They just came out with a Criterion version of Dazed and Confused. Was that really necessary? Meh.....just not my thing I guess.

[HollandX]

Because in the beginning of DVDs, they were the only company who put out special features on movies. And when they did features... THEY DID FEATURES.

Also they gave older artsy movies proper releases full of features when the big studios were just focused on blockbusters.

Later in DVD life when everyone did features, they weren't given the rights to many movies anymore. So they focused on smaller and arthouse flicks.

Plus, some of their titles are OOP and are REALLY RARE. Worth a small fortune.

There are a ton of popular flicks in criterion:

The Rock, Chasing Amy, Brazil, Robocop, Armageddon, Seven Samurai, Hard Boiled, The Silence of the Lambs, This Is Spinal Tap, etc...

[JaylisJayP]

I never understood why Criterion DVD's were so great. Most of them are artsy films that I don't enjoy anyway and they aren't packaged much differently than a lot of the special edition DVD's anyway. They just came out with a Criterion version of Dazed and Confused. Was that really necessary? Meh.....just not my thing I guess.

The only Criterion I've ever owned is Brazil, which is one of my top 3 favorite movies of all time....of course not part of this blu wave at all....but I paid $21 for the single-disc criterion DVD just 6 months ago...there's no way in hell even if it were available I'd give them that back, plus $25, just for a slightly better PQ and AQ version of it.

As I said....screw Criterion.

[SBrooks1]

Oh ok....thanks for the heads up.

[HollandX]

yeah back in the early days of dvd, we were begging for EVERY movie to get a criterion edition. only way we got features and sweet cover art!

[HollandX]

YES! MINE!

Pioneer Unveils Ultimate Blu-ray Player

Posted August 23, 2008 01:56 PM by Josh Dreuth

Pioneer has dropped their latest Blu-ray Disc player, and this one promises to be the one that will leave the PlayStation 3 in the dust. For $2200, you can pick up a Pioneer BDP-09FD, which they are promising is not only the best BD-Live Blu-ray Disc player on the market, but also the best DVD and CD player as well, meeting the single machine needs of home theater aficionados.

Besides having the ability to decode all high definition audio codecs, it also features a 16-bit video processor. The case is a combination of aluminum and steel with special vibration reducing feet. Pioneer recommends using the analog outs instead of HDMI for audio - each one has its own separate DAC - but they throw in two HDMI ports just in case you might need them.

Pioneer is also promising jitter-free CD playback and the best DVD upscaling available. So why would anyone spend this much money on a Blu-ray player? Simple. Its the best. And for those looking for the best of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray playback, this is the only option all in one case.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1700

[JaylisJayP]

It might be great, but how can anyone seriously claim it'll leave PS3 in the dust when it's going to cost more than 5 times as much? Unless they're exclusively talking about quality.

[HollandX]

i could build a bed of playstations to sleep on for $2200.

[grif32]

LOL it will sell so well since SA Blu Ray players are selling like hot cakes.

[JaylisJayP]

It won't sell. Pioneer is dillusional.

[JaylisJayP]

LOL thanks for saying hi jerk :D


"Jerry!"

"Hello, Uncle Leo. You know, I saw you yesterday in Brentano's."

"You didn't say hello?"

"No, because you were too busy shoplifting."

"You still say hello!"

[JaylisJayP]

So, I bought Jumper on Friday because it was onsale for $22 at FYE, but after reading all these reviews I'm starting to regret it.

Should I return it? It's still in it's wrapping.

[SBrooks1]

Jumper wasn't horrible but I don't know if it has any replay value. I thought the ending was lacking but other than that it was pretty good.

[SBrooks1]

Friend of mine online is having some issues with his PS3. He's using optical and he's not even getting DD 5.1 from Blu-ray's. Here's what he said....

So my problem is that I put in Pirates of the Caribbean and I get no voices. I get all the sound effects and all that crap, but when they speak... nothing. So I decided to play with the audio settings on the PS3 a bit. I can get the voices to come out, but I have to choose "bitstream" as my output on the PS3. Problem is, when I choose bitstream now I lose my surround sound and everything comes out of the front 2 speakers. I have tried changing the audio track in the BR movie itself (from DD5.1 to DD 5.1 uncompressed) but that made little difference.


What's his solution to just get DD 5.1 working from it? I can't remember.... :confused:

[HollandX]

sounds like his center speaker accidentally came unplugged.

[freezerfuel]

Watched a few BD's, couple reviews.

The Bank Job - Is a pretty good movie, actually it's very good. Glad I bought it. More than just an action movie and it's based off a true story. I love heist movies, especially good one's. 8.5/10

10,000 BC - What is this? A Disney-ed up Apocalypto? What a piece of crap. I was expecting more fighting with animals and creatures. 4/10

The Ruins - What a silly movie... I won't say too much to avoid spoilers but man, what a goofy idea for a movie. Still, it was somewhat entertaining. 6/10

The Lost Boys - Still kicks booty after all these years. 9/10

[JaylisJayP]

Watched a few BD's, couple reviews.

The Bank Job - Is a pretty good movie, actually it's very good. Glad I bought it. More than just an action movie and it's based off a true story. I love heist movies, especially good one's. 8.5/10

10,000 BC - What is this? A Disney-ed up Apocalypto? What a piece of crap. I was expecting more fighting with animals and creatures. 4/10

The Ruins - What a silly movie... I won't say too much to avoid spoilers but man, what a goofy idea for a movie. Still, it was somewhat entertaining. 6/10

The Lost Boys - Still kicks booty after all these years. 9/10


Yeah, 10,000 BC and The Ruins were both letdowns.

[Kleptos18]

I watched Never Back down this weekend, along with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

After seeing you guys talk about KKBB i decided i had to finally see it. WOW. I was majorly impressed and will probably end up buying this one. Downey was beyond awesome in this movie and the story was great. Was also very impressed with Kilmer. I love him though so that's not hard ;)

Never Back Down was a modern day Karate Kid. It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. I enjoyed it. Worth a rental at the least :)

[JaylisJayP]

What am I missing with KKBB? I got 30 minutes into it and was bored to tears and turned it off.

[Kleptos18]

What am I missing with KKBB? I got 30 minutes into it and was bored to tears and turned it off.

did you see the car go into the lake?

you have to make it to where downey gets back to his hotel room, goes in to take a piss and gets a pretty good surprise in the shower..

[JaylisJayP]

did you see the car go into the lake?

you have to make it to where downey gets back to his hotel room, goes in to take a piss and gets a pretty good surprise in the shower..

i'll have to give it another try...i don't remember those scenes so i must not have made it that far.

[Kleptos18]

i'll have to give it another try...i don't remember those scenes so i must not have made it that far.

yeah, def give it another try. The first part is kind of boring, but when they go out on the stake out it gets much better. You'll see!

[ToightLikeATiger]

TNT ran LOTR in HD this weekend. I got all 3 DVR'd. Yes amazingly I have never seen any of them. Figured now would be the time to DVR them and watch. Guess I get to watch a bunch of walking over the next few days. According to Randall from Clerks thats all the movies are. :)

[R. Giles]

The DVD's are way better then on TV. TV makes the film use all the screen so it's stretched unlike the dvds.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Just picked up another lot of movies from my guy

Casino Royale
Harold and Kumar #2
Batman Begins
Starship Troopers Trilogy
one other I cant remember

All for $85

[JaylisJayP]

What I watched this weekend:

Street Kings: I thought this was a hell of a movie, and the transfer is amazing.

Silent Hill HD DVD Import: My 3rd time watching it. I love this movie, and the transfer is much better than the blu-ray (how often do I get to say that anymore :) )

Starship Troopers: Awwww yeah!

[NCStateWolfpack33]

I picked up The Departed today for 20 bucks at Target. I'll probably pick up V for Vendetta for 20 tomorrow

[JaylisJayP]

I picked up The Departed today for 20 bucks at Target. I'll probably pick up V for Vendetta for 20 tomorrow

Great price for 2 awesome movies.

[freezerfuel]

Street Kings: I thought this was a hell of a movie, and the transfer is amazing.


I think I'm going to give in and buy this movie. I've heard it's like Training Day but not as good, Whitaker isn't Denzel and yadayada. Training Day is such an unbelievably awesome movie and one of my favorites so even if it's half as good (well, maybe 3/4 :p) as that it'll still be worth owning.

[JaylisJayP]

I think I'm going to give in and buy this movie. I've heard it's like Training Day but not as good, Whitaker isn't Denzel and yadayada. Training Day is such an unbelievably awesome movie and one of my favorites so even if it's half as good (well, maybe 3/4 :p) as that it'll still be worth owning.

I didn't really think it was a whole lot like Training Day at all. It had a totally different feel and setup to it.

Through the first 45 minutes or so I did think Whitaker was trying to do a Denzel impersonation, but by the end he comes into his own and you see him as the character he's playing.

Reeves....man, so hard to compliment this guy. In a few scenes you see some actual emotion and think maybe the guy has turned a corner as an actor, and in other scenes you get what you expect from him.

[ewto16]

I need a Blu-ray sale. Anyone have any they know of? I'm specifially looking for Edward Scissorhands as part of the deal.

[mikedanger]

ok fellas...i have $230 in visa giftcards that i received for my bday and i'm thinking of using it towards a receiver. what do you recommend? my setup includes a PS3, hd directv receiver, wii, cd player and panasonic 50" plasma...i was planning on keeping my 5 speakers and subwoofer and just getting the receiver...

[SBrooks1]

ok fellas...i have $230 in visa giftcards that i received for my bday and i'm thinking of using it towards a receiver. what do you recommend? my setup includes a PS3, hd directv receiver, wii, cd player and panasonic 50" plasma...i was planning on keeping my 5 speakers and subwoofer and just getting the receiver...

Since you have a PS3 get the Sony STR DG 720 :D

http://www.aycelectronics.com/images/STR-DG720.jpg

[Tuckertank]

Watched the Scorpion King 2 last night, so very bad.

My HDTV's
60" Pioneer Plasma (Theater)
50" Pioneer Plasma (Bedroom)
42" Toshiba Plasma (Living room)
20 something Sony LCD (Master Bath above bath tub)

[HollandX]

Universal Planning Dual 'Hellboy II' Blu-ray Sets
Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 09:00 AM ET

In an early alert to the trades, Universal has announced plans to bring two versions of 'Hellboy II' to Blu-ray this November in two-disc and three-disc collector's edition configurations.

Buoyed by strong critical notices and a $75 million box office take, 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' outgunned the performance of its predecessor to become one of the summer's bigger comic book-based hits.

Though Universal has yet to send out an official press release, a splashy ad in next week's trades has revealed early details on the home video release, which will hit Blu-ray and standard DVD day-and-date in two-disc and three-disc editions.

Tech specs and supplement details are still slim, but according to the ad, fans can look forward to high-def exclusive features including a "Build Your Own Comic Book" function and additional BD-Live content. All versions will also contain a Digital Copy of the film.

Complete details are also still to be revealed for the three-disc set, but the deluxe Blu-ray set will feature collectible packaging with additional goodies, including a painted Hellboy bust and more TBA.

Suggested retail price for the two-disc Blu-ray has been set at $39.98, and $64.98 for the 3-disc edition.

[PrimeBane]

ok fellas...i have $230 in visa giftcards that i received for my bday and i'm thinking of using it towards a receiver. what do you recommend? my setup includes a PS3, hd directv receiver, wii, cd player and panasonic 50" plasma...i was planning on keeping my 5 speakers and subwoofer and just getting the receiver...

The Sony 720 is good (I own one and it does the trick), but you'd be WAY better off with the Onkyo 606 for the extra money.

http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR606-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B0015S8PGW/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1219682630&sr=8-1

[Mack]

What am I missing with KKBB? I got 30 minutes into it and was bored to tears and turned it off.

:eek:

[cochese75]

any early Labor Day deals??



:spawnorb:

[mikedanger]

decisions decisions...thanks for the info, guys

[PrimeBane]

Price error at futureshop.ca for my fellow Canucks

U-571
End of Days
Miami Vice
$25.99

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FSM2152601&logon=&langid=EN

And no, they don't ship to the US.

[oaktown2000]

I didn't really think it was a whole lot like Training Day at all. It had a totally different feel and setup to it.

Through the first 45 minutes or so I did think Whitaker was trying to do a Denzel impersonation, but by the end he comes into his own and you see him as the character he's playing.

Reeves....man, so hard to compliment this guy. In a few scenes you see some actual emotion and think maybe the guy has turned a corner as an actor, and in other scenes you get what you expect from him.


I'm the one who originally compared it to Training Day....but then my comments were taken out of context by chugga. No....Whitaker isn't Denzel....but I never said he was nor made the comparison.

The STORY itself is very similar to Training Day. I don't see how anyone who has seen both can argue that point.

[grif32]

I'm the one who originally compared it to Training Day....but then my comments were taken out of context by chugga. No....Whitaker isn't Denzel....but I never said he was nor made the comparison.

The STORY itself is very similar to Training Day. I don't see how anyone who has seen both can argue that point.

I have never seen it but the few people I talked to compared it to departed..

I will have to rent this flick.

[freezerfuel]

I'm the one who originally compared it to Training Day....but then my comments were taken out of context by chugga. No....Whitaker isn't Denzel....but I never said he was nor made the comparison.

The STORY itself is very similar to Training Day. I don't see how anyone who has seen both can argue that point.

I could have read your post but I've heard the same comparison to Training Day (and the Whitaker/Washington thing) more than once.

[someguy6000]

I'm the one who originally compared it to Training Day....but then my comments were taken out of context by chugga. No....Whitaker isn't Denzel....but I never said he was nor made the comparison.

The STORY itself is very similar to Training Day. I don't see how anyone who has seen both can argue that point.
they can if they simply want to argue

[ewto16]

PS3 Gold Box event.

http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8973750#post8973750

[Chugga]

Maybe it's just me but I thought the accent/slang that Whitaker used when you first meet him just all of a sudden had me like "oh what the hell are you doing?". I really liked the movie, hell I've already seen it 3 times since purchasing it as proof of my liking of the movie. But Forrest Whitaker I'm sorry the way he played that character I didn't like it what-so-ever.

It's not like he tried to play the character exactly like Denzel's, it's just the WAY he tried to play it annoyed me.

I mean what is a stereotype of a brooklyn cop doing in the LAPD? Because when I heard him thats what I thought.

[mikedanger]

PS3 Gold Box event.

http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8973750#post8973750

i think i ended up with about 10 browsers opened up before i figured out what was giong on...

[burngwngs]

My first time ever Triple Dip. Well worth it if you ask me. Got it a bit early.

The case looks better in BLUE
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/burngwngs/CIMG2138.jpg

The Family:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/burngwngs/CIMG2140.jpg

[PrimeBane]

Nice :D

Is the slip case on the BD the same as on the HD DVD (minus the color change of course)?

[PrimeBane]

i think i ended up with about 10 browsers opened up before i figured out what was giong on...

I think ewto drinks at work :p

Here's the link
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_7358212_1&docId=1000266851

[HollandX]

i think i ended up with about 10 browsers opened up before i figured out what was giong on...

ROFL

[burngwngs]

Nice :D

Is the slip case on the BD the same as on the HD DVD (minus the color change of course)?

Pretty much. A few difference on the features listed of course ;)

[SBrooks1]

Pretty much. A few difference on the features listed of course ;)

*sniff* *sniff* Smells like..........lossless :D

[PrimeBane]

4 minutes... SBrooks is slipping ;)

[SBrooks1]

4 minutes... SBrooks is slipping ;)

Getting married Sept 20th, got a lot going on right now ;)

[PrimeBane]

Congrats :D

[oaktown2000]

My Condolences





:p

[burngwngs]

*sniff* *sniff* Smells like..........lossless :D

I think it's only missing the Tech inspector the the HD version has and the BD version has that cool new feature...BD Live.:cool:

[ewto16]

My mom called today informing me that the HDTV I got for my dad has been such a success that she can't get him to watch TV in the living room (SDTV) with her anymore, so she wants a HDTV for the living room now. Looks like I'll be shopping for something for them again.

Right now I'm thinking plasma and over 50". The only requirement they have is that the TV or the stand it is on swivels.

The TV would sit in their living room, which actually has a lot of light in the morning/afternnon, as they have big front window. Would the glare from a plasma TV be too difficult to deal with?

Are Panasonic and Pioneer still the best plasma brands?

Thanks!!

[oaktown2000]

Maybe it's just me but I thought the accent/slang that Whitaker used when you first meet him just all of a sudden had me like "oh what the hell are you doing?". I really liked the movie, hell I've already seen it 3 times since purchasing it as proof of my liking of the movie. But Forrest Whitaker I'm sorry the way he played that character I didn't like it what-so-ever.

It's not like he tried to play the character exactly like Denzel's, it's just the WAY he tried to play it annoyed me.

I mean what is a stereotype of a brooklyn cop doing in the LAPD? Because when I heard him thats what I thought.

The opening was badass. Although.....the minute the gangbanger/grocery store scene happened.....I was like "great.....I know the ending already"

[PrimeBane]

My mom called today informing me that the HDTV I got for my dad has been such a success that she can't get him to watch TV in the living room (SDTV) with her anymore, so she wants a HDTV for the living room now. Looks like I'll be shopping for something for them again.

Right now I'm thinking plasma and over 50". The only requirement they have is that the TV or the stand it is on swivels.

The TV would sit in their living room, which actually has a lot of light in the morning/afternnon, as they have big front window. Would the glare from a plasma TV be too difficult to deal with?

Are Panasonic and Pioneer still the best plasma brands?

Thanks!!

The glare wouldn't be too bad if you got one with anti-glare... it works surprising well, although doesn't solve the glare problem completely.

Plasmas over 50" also get pricey... 50" is the sweet spot right now. :)

Panasonic is probably the best route, although the Samsung plasmas are very good now as well. Pioneers are great, but tend to be more expensive.

[ewto16]

The glare wouldn't be too bad if you got one with anti-glare... it works surprising well, although doesn't solve the glare problem completely.

Plasmas over 50" also get pricey... 50" is the sweet spot right now. :)

Panasonic is probably the best route, although the Samsung plasmas are very good now as well. Pioneers are great, but tend to be more expensive.

Ah, anti-glare. I'll have to look at that.

Yeah, I was eyeballing a 58" Panny for them and it was like $3600. I'll have to look at the Samsungs as well. The TV I got for my dad was a Samsung LCD, which was really nice. A450 or something like that.

[cochese75]

PS3 Gold Box event.

http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8973750#post8973750

i think i ended up with about 10 browsers opened up before i figured out what was giong on...

haha that link is THIS THREAD!! :D



:spawnorb:

[ewto16]

Pimpin ain't easy...

Wii Fit for sale - $130 shipped
Madden CE (PS3) - $80 shipped. (comes with Madden 09 and Head Coach)

Both are brand new.

[Radiation74]

So I broke down and made a DVD purchase tonight, DEXTER 1 and 2.


I only post this here cause I expect it'll be announced to be coming on BR very soon. I have luck like that. If i hadn't bought a hd-dvd player, it'd still be going strong.

[ewto16]

Anyone want StarDust on HD-DVD? They have it used at my Blockbuster. I could get it for you for like $10 shipped.

[JaylisJayP]

Getting married Sept 20th, got a lot going on right now ;)


Holy crap, dude, that's the same day my wife and I got married. It'll be 5 years for us.

[JaylisJayP]

haha that link is THIS THREAD!! :D



:spawnorb:


i just kept clicking the link....over and over....like looking into a mirror reflecting another mirror....freaky. ;)

[SBrooks1]

Holy crap, dude, that's the same day my wife and I got married. It'll be 5 years for us.

Really? That's awesome! Less than a month now. We're going to Beaches Turks and Caicos for our honeymoon. Can't wait!!! :D

[PrimeBane]

$150 credit at Sony Style with purchase over $299 (new accounts)

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644488778

[grif32]

$150 credit at Sony Style with purchase over $299 (new accounts)

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644488778

Thats a great deal if someone wants to snag a PS3.

I got in on the $100 credit one.

Dang. Will have to have the GF open an account and snag another BR pkayer or PS3..

[HollandX]

Dark City blu $10.99 at tower.com. Free shipping at $25.

http://www.tower.com/dark-city-rufus-sewell-blu-ray/wapi/112134915

[HollandX]

$150 credit at Sony Style with purchase over $299 (new accounts)

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644488778

sweet deal!

[grif32]

Blu Ray/VHS/DVD player:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/panasonic-intros-dmr-br360v-blu-ray-vhs-combo-player/

I think its a great idea if the price is right but for $1500 they are nuts...

[Joe F.]

This thread is getting close to being moved to the Buy/Sell/Trade board.

It's fine to point folks in the directions of store sales and such.
But if you're looking to pimp your own sales please keep them in the B/S/T forums.

Thanks all.

[JaylisJayP]

Blu Ray/VHS/DVD player:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/25/panasonic-intros-dmr-br360v-blu-ray-vhs-combo-player/

I think its a great idea if the price is right but for $1500 they are nuts...

They're nuts for $500 in my opinion. Why the hell would someone pay that much when you can get a blu-ray player for $300 these days, a DVD player for like $30 and a VHS player for 10 cents?

[JaylisJayP]

This thread is getting close to being moved to the Buy/Sell/Trade board.

It's fine to point folks in the directions of store sales and such.
But if you're looking to pimp your own sales please keep them in the B/S/T forums.

Thanks all.

Understood....i'm going to update the first post with a similar message.

[SBrooks1]

This thread is getting close to being moved to the Buy/Sell/Trade board.

It's fine to point folks in the directions of store sales and such.
But if you're looking to pimp your own sales please keep them in the B/S/T forums.

Thanks all.

Are you serious? We have our own little group here and we can't post sales and trades amongst ourselves? :confused:

[JaylisJayP]

In light of what Joe F. said, everyone please refrain from posting your own movies/games for sale or trade in this thread. I'd like to keep it in this forum.

Thanks!

[JaylisJayP]

Are you serious? We have our own little group here and we can't post sales and trades amongst ourselves? :confused:

I didn't think we were doing anything wrong, either. I wonder if someone complained.

[Joe F.]

It's policy to have all B/S/T threads in the B/S/T forums.

Again, if you're helping out boardies with store or retail sales, then it's fine.
But if you're here to push your own sales then please start a thread in the B/S/T forums.
I would like to keep the thread here, but if folks are just going to use it as a B/S/T trade thread then it will be moved to it's proper location.
Which is what I don't want to do.

[JaylisJayP]

It's policy to have all B/S/T threads in the B/S/T forums.

Again, if you're helping out boardies with store or retail sales, then it's fine.
But if you're here to push your own sales then please start a thread in the B/S/T forums.
I would like to keep the thread here, but if folks are just going to use it as a B/S/T trade thread then it will be moved to it's proper location.
Which is what I don't want to do.

I appreciate the warning instead of just moving the thread.

Everyone, let's adhere to what we're being asked to do here please. In my opinion it's not that big of a deal.

Thanks.

[oaktown2000]

Seeing as how ewto stated "pimpin ain't easy"......and Joe stated "if you're going to pimp your own sales".....I think it's a safe assumption that someone was being a little ***** and complained about ewto's post to a mod.

[grif32]

We cant even trade??

Wow someone must have cried about our great thread were its civil. No fighting... Just a good time among HD nuts.

But I understand completely...

[WingNut 25]

That's a bummer.

[SBrooks1]

This isn't a B/S/T thread. It's discussion thread for enthusiasts of Blu-ray movies and HDTV technology. We are a pretty small group and this thread is kept alive by about 10-15 people. So what if we want to make a post in here saying we have a few movies for trade? What does that really hurt? Those posts would be a very very small minority within this huge discussion thread anyway.

[oaktown2000]

I appreciate the warning instead of just moving the thread.

Seriously though....who cares if this thread "resides" on the Movies board...or on the BST board.

Every one of just go to our userCP to see when new posts are here anyways. It's not like certain posters are gonna disappear if the thread's moved. I say screw it...just move the damn thread...and let us BST amongst ourselves if we wish to do so.

We have a statue thread over on the BST for the same exact reason.....and the thread has had the same group of guys posting in it for years.

[Joe F.]

Back on topic:

Todd picked up a new camera for us to use...

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11 (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYProductAccessoriesDisplayView?catalogId=10&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665291500&categoryId=&SR=sony_search_seo&SQS=Sony%20Handycam%20HDR-SR11)

Reading the owner manual now. Lot's of goodies on this camera!

[cochese75]

Thanks Ewtard....:rolleyes::p





:spawnorb:

[grif32]

Back on topic:

Todd picked up a new camera for us to use...

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11 (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYProductAccessoriesDisplayView?catalogId=10&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665291500&categoryId=&SR=sony_search_seo&SQS=Sony%20Handycam%20HDR-SR11)

Reading the owner manual now. Lot's of goodies on this camera!

Dang thats nice.

I agree with Oaktown just move it then we dont have to worry about it.

[oaktown2000]

Dang thats nice.

I agree with Oaktown just move it then we dont have to worry about it.


There's a surefire way to get it moved...... :p




Oaktown's Moving Sale

Die Hards 1-4 $65 (each)
Uncharted PS3 Game - $85
POTC 1 - $45
POTC 2 - $35
POTC 3 - $25
Wild Hogs - $73

[Chugga]

Ewww the BST board do we really have to go there? Then instead of talking about movie releases everyone will be too busy hitting each other up with op's and then people will post messages like.....

"oh man that oaktown is such a piece of **** loser I hope he dies........."

and then you click on the thread and it will say

".........for sending me all of this free stuff!!!! you're the man oaktown!!! thanks dude!"

Do we really want that.

[grif32]

There's a surefire way to get it moved...... :p




Oaktown's Moving Sale

Die Hards 1-4 $65 (each)
Uncharted PS3 Game - $85
POTC 1 - $45
POTC 2 - $35
POTC 3 - $25
Wild Hogs - $73

LOL those are amazing prices... I already own Wild Hogs or I would be all over it.

[HollandX]

Yeah, please don't move this to B/S/T. It won't just stay an "us" thread. All these randoms will start posting their sales and bumping like crazy.

[HollandX]

random Amazon blu sale that's not very saley.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_7363252_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000254951&tag=panandscathed-20

[Chugga]

If we move to the BST board then I'm going to have to learn all of your first names now too which is no fun.

[HollandX]

If we move to the BST board then I'm going to have to learn all of your first names now too which is no fun.

lol what?

[HollandX]

lol we can't post our own sales, but we can link and refer to other sales.

so if anyone has their own sale, just tell people you saw a great deal at S-Mart!

ie, I just read that S-Mart has Wild Hogs on Blu-ray for $0.23. PM me for details.

Shop smart, shop S-Mart!

[Chugga]

"Hey Tim did you see that highdefsale that Joe is giving?"

"Nah dude but Francis is going crazy over on HDD because Bob and Chris were trying to say it wasn't real"

"What turdbags, Joe is an awesome guy, I just think they need to talk it over with Derek and Horatio before they jump to conclusions."

Does that sound fun to you? And what if we have two Derek's in this thread? Then I need to learn the initials of their last names too? Please don't move us to the BST board.

[oaktown2000]

lol....."Horatio"

[oaktown2000]

And if anything...I think we'd be moved to the regular BST board.....not the Sportspick BST board. The regular BST doesn't get much action....and there isn't a bunch of OP threads....or "XXXX is a swell guy" threads.....and we certainly don't need to learn each other's names.....Rob!

[Joe F.]

There's a surefire way to get it moved...... :p




Oaktown's Moving Sale

Die Hards 1-4 $65 (each)
Uncharted PS3 Game - $85
POTC 1 - $45
POTC 2 - $35
POTC 3 - $25
Wild Hogs - $73

or it's a surefire way for me to post this!!!

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc253/cloewashere/D.jpg

:p;)

It's up to you guys though.

[oaktown2000]

Or......instead of moving us.....Joe can tell us who the rat was.....and we can ban him for life :p

[Chugga]

Names like "ewtard" would be gone. Instead we'd have Eric-tard. That sounds foolish. And to top it off we'd probably have to chip in to help buy him a Blu-ray eventually. And then as we were collecting everyones money we'd have to say "well it's for an upstanding guy" and I don't know if ewto is an upstanding guy. He lives in Ohio but roots for a California team. But 20 of us are supposed to send him $5 so get can get the Godfather on Blu-ray? Screw that, I refuse to move to the BST board.

You can take my life, but you'll never take my freedom.

[oaktown2000]

or it's a surefire way for me to post this!!!

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc253/cloewashere/D.jpg

:p;)

It's up to you guys though.

Easy there killer. Absolute power corrupts ;)

[ewto16]

This thread is getting close to being moved to the Buy/Sell/Trade board.

It's fine to point folks in the directions of store sales and such.
But if you're looking to pimp your own sales please keep them in the B/S/T forums.

Thanks all.

Seriously?!?! :confused:

We have a really good thread here and a great community of people posting in the thread. It is a wealth of information for the majority of the thread. It is by far the most information and best resource for HD stuff on the entire board.

The amount of posts of people selling something or trading is very small overall. Are you saying we can't post links to sales and other deals as well?

Seems that there are way more threads that are much bigger of an issue than this one. We keep to ourselves and don't bother anyone. Why do you care all of the sudden?

If the problem was my post, then delete it. Don't punish the whole thread. I have no desire to see this in the BST forum either. There will be way too many people in the thread posting crap fpr sale.

My apologies to all if my post got Joe all fired up.

[cochese75]

random Amazon blu sale that's not very saley.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_7363252_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000254951&tag=panandscathed-20

not bad.
Someone posted they bought V and The Departed for $20 each at Target.
If i go the Amazon route i save $6-7 bucks :D :cool:



:spawnorb:

[Chugga]

"HollandX just completely screwed me over on a trade, bad trader alert!!!"

*clicks on threat*

"psych! wow what a great guy, he just sent me a copy of Wild Hogs for free, seriously dude, that was awesome of you, I definitely appreciate this alot, tell your wife Brenda I thank her too."

[ewto16]

Back on topic:

Todd picked up a new camera for us to use...

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11 (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYProductAccessoriesDisplayView?catalogId=10&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665291500&categoryId=&SR=sony_search_seo&SQS=Sony%20Handycam%20HDR-SR11)

Reading the owner manual now. Lot's of goodies on this camera!

Since you pay such close attention to the thread, I hope Todd saved $150 dollars on that camera with a new SonyStyle credit card.

[oaktown2000]

Names like "ewtard" would be gone. Instead we'd have Eric-tard. That sounds foolish. And to top it off we'd probably have to chip in to help buy him a Blu-ray eventually. And then as we were collecting everyones money we'd have to say "well it's for an upstanding guy" and I don't know if ewto is an upstanding guy. He lives in Ohio but roots for a California team. But 20 of us are supposed to send him $5 so get can get the Godfather on Blu-ray? Screw that, I refuse to move to the BST board.

You can take my life, but you'll never take my freedom.

You forgot "and we'd have to use excessive smilies all the time".

Hey Rob....did you know it was the Police Chief all along :D:D:p:mad::o:(;);):):eek::spawnskul:spawnorb::):rolleyes::spawnskul:D:mad:

[Joe F.]

Easy there killer. Absolute power corrupts ;)

Not when you post a winky guy after the power trip!
Any excuse to post up Mr. Knox!

Really though, I see the people that actually contribute to the thread and others that are just looking to pimp their sales.

I will try to differentiate between the two and delete the posts instead of moving the thread; I guess I'm just asking for a little help from you all so we can have the best of both worlds. Without me getting the silly sand box complaints of "well they get away with it in that thread."

[Chugga]

If we move to the BST board we'll start "hitting" each other with rep again. No one wants that.

[Joe F.]

Seriously?!?! :confused:

We have a really good thread here and a great community of people posting in the thread. It is a wealth of information for the majority of the thread. It is by far the most information and best resource for HD stuff on the entire board.

The amount of posts of people selling something or trading is very small overall. Are you saying we can't post links to sales and other deals as well?

Seems that there are way more threads that are much bigger of an issue than this one. We keep to ourselves and don't bother anyone. Why do you care all of the sudden?

If the problem was my post, then delete it. Don't punish the whole thread. I have no desire to see this in the BST forum either. There will be way too many people in the thread posting crap fpr sale.

My apologies to all if my post got Joe all fired up.

See my post above

[cochese75]

i guess Pimpin isnt Easy on the Movie Board




:spawnorb:

[HollandX]

"HollandX just completely screwed me over on a trade, bad trader alert!!!"

*clicks on threat*

"psych! wow what a great guy, he just sent me a copy of Wild Hogs for free, seriously dude, that was awesome of you, I definitely appreciate this alot, tell your wife Brenda I thank her too."

you got ~~!!!v^v^vBoMbeD bY hOlLaNdX^v^v!!!~~

[ewto16]

I like to think I contribute. In fact there are over a dozen fantastic posts dedicated to the greatness of Wild Hogs because of me.

[oaktown2000]

If we move to the BST board we'll start "hitting" each other with rep again. No one wants that.


If we move to the BST board we'll all take the latest fad and somehow incorporate that into our avatar....ooops.....too late.

[Chugga]

Moving to the BST board is like getting into a time machine and going back to high school. But instead of the biggest nerds being the ones with the most toys, the coolest people have the most toys.

It's like going back to WHS but it's all guys, and theres no football team, theres just a giant band.

[HollandX]

Hey Rob....did you know it was the Police Chief all along :D:D:p:mad::o:(;);):):eek::spawnskul:spawnorb::):rolleyes::spawnskul:D:mad:

You mean the one who had sex with his clothes on?

[ewto16]

I'm a contribution machine....

Wall-E BD details

On November 18, Disney and Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release Wall-E on Blu-ray Disc, day-and-date with DVD.

Wall-E will be configured similarly to Disney's Prince Caspian in two and three-disc packages. The third disc will include Disney File, aka a standard definition digital copy of the film. Unlike Prince Caspian, we expect the two-disc edition to include a slipcover.

Pixar films have always been given a royal treatment on home video and Wall-E is not about to break the trend. Like Cars and Ratatouille before it, Wall-E includes a number of Blu-ray exclusives including popular Cine-Explore. The remaining supplemental features are detailed below with Blu-ray exclusives noted.


Digital Copy (Blu-ray 3-Disc exclusive)
Burn-E: All-new animated short
Burn-E with Boards - picture-in-picture (Blu-ray exclusive)
Cine-Explor with director Andrew Stanton (Blu-ray exclusive)
Axoim Arcade: retro suite of videogames with a twist (Blu-ray exclusive)
Geek Track (Blu-ray exclusive)
BD-Live Network (Blu-ray exclusive)
Preston Animated Short
Deleted Scenes
Sneak Peek: Wall-E's Tour of the Universe
Animated Sound Design - Building Worlds from the Sound Up
Audio Commentary with Director Andrew Stanton
The Pixar Story by Leslie Iwerks
Additional Deleted Scenes
Wall-E's Treasures and Trinkets
BnL Shorts - Amusing peek into the inner workings of the Buy n Large Corporation
Lots of Bots Storybook
Making of Featurette
We don't have technical specs to share yet but you can safely assume a minimum of 1080p video and 5.1 uncompressed audio.

The two-disc edition of Wall-E on Blu-ray will carry an SRP of $35.99 while the three-disc set will clock in at $40.99. We'll pass along spec and additional artwork updates as received.


http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Wall-E_on_Blu-ray_Nov_18_Details_and_Cover_Art/3341

[grif32]

Not when you post a winky guy after the power trip!
Any excuse to post up Mr. Knox!

Really though, I see the people that actually contribute to the thread and others that are just looking to pimp their sales.

I will try to differentiate between the two and delete the posts instead of moving the thread; I guess I'm just asking for a little help from you all so we can have the best of both worlds. Without me getting the silly sand box complaints of "well they get away with it in that thread."

Ok we will monitor this thread and make sure we keep it to HD talk and nothing more. ;).

Honestly the group of guys in here are great and they ALL contribute something to the thread. Once in awhile we like to trade disc. We wont "Pimp" anything else.

Chris

[oaktown2000]

Since you pay such close attention to the thread, I hope Todd saved $150 dollars on that camera with a new SonyStyle credit card.


That's the spirit....when life throws you a lemon.....

Way to turn the other cheek!!

Great Job Eric! :D:p:):D:eek::):D:D:p:);):D

[HollandX]

I'm a contribution machine....

Wall-E BD details



http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Wall-E_on_Blu-ray_Nov_18_Details_and_Cover_Art/3341

old.

[oaktown2000]

If we move to the BST board we'll all take the latest fad and somehow incorporate that into our avatar....ooops.....too late.

I didn't think this "dig" would cause you to run and change your avatar so quickly chugga....I was wrong.

[Chugga]

"This Christmas" starring Lauren London is coming to Blu-ray this November. It doesn't get much better then that. Well it doesn't get much better then Lauren London, but thats besides the point.

[Chugga]

I didn't think this "dig" would cause you to run and change your avatar so quickly chugga....I was wrong.

I've been using this avatar elsewhere so I figured it was time for a switch. That and as much as I love the Dark Knight (awesome movie, beyond belief, probably the greatest of all time, the Dark Knight is like what would happen if God and Jesus came together for a science project) I figured it was time for a change eventually I just never had a good reason to do so.

[oaktown2000]

Oaktown's Moving Sale

Die Hards 1-4 $65 (each)
Uncharted PS3 Game - $85
POTC 1 - $45
POTC 2 - $35
POTC 3 - $25
Wild Hogs - $73

Wild Hogs is sold
Die Hard 1 and 3 is pending
Please...no more PMs on those....they are gone

[ewto16]

Well, apparently I bring the fire and brimstone of the moderator upon our fine thread. My apologies to all. I meant no harm. I throughly enjoy this thread and interacting with everyone in it. The details and all the information I've gotten from this thread have been invaluable.

Indeed, pimpin is not easy. Again, sorry for drawing the ire of the mods.

[oaktown2000]

What the hell is it....Luke Cage...or Louis Gossett Jr on roids?

[oaktown2000]

I should apologize too........twas I who reported your ***** azz

[Chugga]

It's an artists rendition of myself on the toilet

[ewto16]

Can we use the social group feature for selling/trading? We have that thing buried somewhere on the control panel here.

[cochese75]

who is that in the avatar?




:spawnorb:

[oaktown2000]

ahhh...this little break from the monotony was fun...back to work I go

[ewto16]

I should apologize too........twas I who reported your ***** azz

Huh?? :confused:

[Chugga]

who is that in the avatar?




:spawnorb:

Luke Cage....Marvels first black superhero to get his own comic book. But more importantly one of Marvel's newest movie projects. John Singleton is supposedly directing the Luke Cage movie, and his backstory could actually make for a hell of a movie so who knows.

[oaktown2000]

Huh?? :confused:

Joking

[Chugga]

Huh?? :confused:

The city needs heroes and oaktown is trying to be like batman. He's taking the blame so that the people have someone to focus their hatred on. When in all reality he is protecting someone else....a friend of his perhaps....maybe Harvey Dent.

[ewto16]

Luke Cage....Marvels first black superhero to get his own comic book. But more importantly one of Marvel's newest movie projects. John Singleton is supposedly directing the Luke Cage movie, and his backstory could actually make for a hell of a movie so who knows.

Though there aren't many details, this still seems like a much better idea than Seth Rogan as Green Lantern.

[HollandX]

me