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aiman04
post Aug 22 2009, 11:41 AM

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QUOTE(ar188 @ Aug 22 2009, 11:39 AM)
remember that tax is on cif price inc. Freight cost. So Heavy airfreight or courier items may still kena tax even if below 500 for ex work retail pricing.
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Yes of course. I think we all know that already. biggrin.gif
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post Aug 23 2009, 03:30 PM

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QUOTE(moomoos @ Aug 23 2009, 08:20 AM)
bro aiman04 so lucky, maybe he's the 1st person that got it tax free, and 1st person to play BD rclxms.gif
that time ketam also dont know whta BD is biggrin.gif
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Not the first person to get it tax free, I bought the BD35 November last year. I used DHL at that time. No tax, no hassle whatsoever. I still remember, arrived in Subang airport around 8.00am, and in my hands around 9.30am. My first BD player was the PS3, which I still own.

And certainly not the first to play BD lah. My first BD was Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in July 2007, around the same time I register with LYN. At that time, rx330 was still one of the BD sifus, with others like ar188 himself, PrinceOfPersia, edvpc, corez, mpyw, megatron007and many others. Also not forgetting the legendary Sunauto as well. tongue.gif

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post Aug 23 2009, 04:44 PM

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QUOTE(megatron007 @ Aug 23 2009, 04:07 PM)
i joined BD very late la

2008 FEB... look back about 1.5years

wow it really grew fast biggrin.gif
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Your collection grows exponential one, so easy to reach 300. Mine like snail only. tongue.gif
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post Aug 26 2009, 04:46 PM

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QUOTE(arremie @ Aug 26 2009, 04:13 PM)
we do not condone piracy. go buy original.
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I have to admit I did buy a few real dual-layered DVDs many years ago, long before BD. Those were exact copy of the original, so at least I got the same quality of the original (except maybe disc quality itself). When I bring home I check the disc size in my laptop, if it's lower than 4.3GB then I return it back. whistling.gif

These pirated BD are not even close to original in quality, much worse, being compressed into BD25, and not that cheap to begin with. Heck, I don't even dare to buy those local released original BDs, even with the B2G1 offer.

No more pirated discs for me. wink.gif
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post Aug 26 2009, 04:58 PM

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QUOTE(chewkl @ Aug 26 2009, 04:55 PM)
New PS3 Slim can bitstream. I'm holding back on the BD60 purchase until I read the reviews for the slim...
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Seriously the PS3 Slim is a good deal. If I don't already have the PS3 and BD35, I will get it for sure. No regret.
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post Aug 26 2009, 05:09 PM

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QUOTE(chewkl @ Aug 26 2009, 05:00 PM)
And don't forget it will load those BDs faster than any standalone BD player. Good for impatient people like me. biggrin.gif
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That's true. PQ is excellent as well, those who say their standalone BD player looked better (including myself tongue.gif ) could just be placebo effect. But seriously, the more I compare now, the more I'm convinced that they both looks just the same.

And with bitstream there's no comparison anymore, because whatever player you have it's the AV receiver that will be doing the job, not the player.
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post Aug 26 2009, 09:16 PM

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QUOTE(anfieldude @ Aug 26 2009, 05:38 PM)
Some potential bad news. Some indications of someone who has made comparisons in the US indicate that it is somewhat slower than the old PS3. Pretty much slower. It is pretty much in the BD60 range...PM me if u need the link. I don't have permission to link the test results and load times.
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Really? That is bad news. Shame, thought it will make a comeback as one of the best BD players.


Added on August 26, 2009, 9:23 pm
QUOTE(Ngto @ Aug 26 2009, 09:13 PM)
It's not the decoding. It's the post processing effects by the AVR AFTER decoding.

Even the PS3 can increase the volume before sending to the AVR if I am not mistaken.
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After decoding by the AVR you'll get the same PCM that the PS3 sends out. If this post processing effects really exists, it should also apply to the PCM from PS3.

I still believe it's the decoding process that gives the difference. PS3 uses software method while the AVR has a dedicated chip, hardware method. Plus the elimination of jitter effects by doing bitstream.

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post Aug 27 2009, 07:32 AM

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So, Moomoos finally bought a BDP ar? From Ron's? Congrats! Welcome to the BLU! rclxms.gif
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post Aug 27 2009, 08:52 AM

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QUOTE(ronnt88 @ Aug 27 2009, 08:12 AM)
dun embarass me la... i'm downgrading to my ps3 as a bd player sad.gif
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That's not really downgrading la, PS3 is not bad at all as a BDP.

But you must be upgrading something else, a submarine? hmm.gif

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post Aug 27 2009, 09:57 AM

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OPPO FTW! rclxms.gif
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post Aug 27 2009, 10:08 AM

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QUOTE(geforce1999 @ Aug 27 2009, 10:02 AM)
Yes, there is HDMI spliter around.  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=sear...s=hdmi+splitter

I'm using this user posted image
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Why need to split? If your receiver has HDMI input, sure got HDMI output as well.


Added on August 27, 2009, 10:14 am
QUOTE(geforce1999 @ Aug 27 2009, 09:59 AM)
Was reading your post on this... Just curious, if there is exact copy of the original BD on BD25 for RM14 and BD50 for RM40 respectively to start up with, depend on the original BD without being compressed , will you go for it?  And the price will be dropping further in the near future for sure as the original BD will be dropping as well...
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I don't think there will be exact copies, even DVDs now no exact copies anymore. But even if there is, I still won't buy, I just don't buy pirate stuffs since I started working. That story was when I was still a student. smile.gif

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post Aug 27 2009, 10:34 AM

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QUOTE(geforce1999 @ Aug 27 2009, 10:23 AM)
Yes, my Yammy have HDMI 4 in 1 out but I need to output to both my LCD and projector so I use this spliter for that. 
It is rare but they exist.  Anyway you are a few ppl that I know that can resist the temptation.  Good! thumbup.gif
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Oh, I see. Got 2 displays in 1 setup. notworthy.gif

Now working, no excuse anymore. I don't even download MKVs now. How to resist temptation? Easy, I don't go look for it. In fact, I have no idea where to find pirated DVDs now, never even go to pasar malam. biggrin.gif
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post Aug 27 2009, 10:43 AM

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QUOTE(hsiengloong @ Aug 27 2009, 10:36 AM)
Now dont need to go pasar malam. Can order online also tongue.gif

Damn canggih
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Wow, Uncle Ho got their own Amazon.com now? Impressive. thumbup.gif
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post Aug 28 2009, 08:11 AM

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RM1250 for the new Slim PS3 is very good price. Seriously I'll say this again, for those who haven't own any BDP or PS3 this is the best solution. By the way, this new Slim PS3 can be plugged to any power outlet in the world, the PSU supports 100-240V at 50-60Hz. The only factor to consider now is the BD region coding, no more worries about getting a step-up/down transformers.

About the pirated BDs, they're all BD25. So unless the size of the original movie was equal or smaller than that, they have re-encoded the movie to lower bitrate even even though still 1080p (just like the MKV rips). Details will be lost, two pixels side by side, blue and green may just appear both blue. Die Hard 4 was 38GB, and the upcoming Gladiator records a whopping 45GB for the video & audio only.

Poadster, the LPCM is still lossless, you're basically hearing the same thing. The only difference is that it is being decoded by your PS3, not the AVR (there are some difference but that's just more to the decoding part, but the details should be the same, never lost). Can refer to the second post of the BD thread for the flow chart.
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post Aug 28 2009, 08:45 AM

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QUOTE(anfieldude @ Aug 28 2009, 08:36 AM)
One update on the new PS3 slim, it actually has the ability to upscale all sources to 1080p. The older PS3 will not upscale anything on BD (480i, 1080i). This is something for some to consider if it important to u.
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I thought they already fixed that in a firmware update? laugh.gif Sorry, didn't watch BD on my PS3 for quite some time already, never bothered to check. blush.gif

But that is another good news. And considering the price, the report about it being slower loading than the old PS3 is not a big factor. Many standalone players at this price range aren't that fast either. smile.gif
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post Aug 28 2009, 09:39 AM

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QUOTE(moomoos @ Aug 28 2009, 09:27 AM)
PS3 Slim est @ RM1250 including "Mod Chip" ??
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Mod chip? For what bro?
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post Aug 28 2009, 10:03 AM

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QUOTE(ar188 @ Aug 28 2009, 09:58 AM)
maybe he mod chip to play fake PS2 games mah..  tongue.gif


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shouldn't be that hard to see... BD25s looks very different from DVDR or unker HO dvd9s..
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Oh, never had a PS2. But my PS3 is backward compatible with PS2 games, thumbup.gif but original only lah of course. tongue.gif

QUOTE(geforce1999 @ Aug 28 2009, 09:59 AM)
for RM48 on pirated BD25 is a rip off...
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Exactly. Add a few bucks you can already get an original BD50. smile.gif
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post Sep 2 2009, 09:56 AM

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Firmware 3.0 for PS3 is now online. Download here:

USA
Japan
Asia
EU
Australia/NZ
Taiwan

Use a FAT32 USB drive. Put the firmware in folder X:/PS3/UPDATE and update via storage.
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post Sep 2 2009, 10:14 AM

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QUOTE(fas29 @ Sep 2 2009, 05:20 AM)
Hey guys, any cheap BD players ? Or is it better to buy PS3 ? I have PS3 before, but sold it because want to buy DSLR and my monitor not big enough. Yesterday , my dad bought Sony LCD 47" and sony 5.1 . Thanks guy smile.gif
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If you plays game, the new PS3 is the best. This new slim PS3 has all the features that a standard standalone BD player has, including bitstream.

QUOTE(mpyw @ Sep 2 2009, 09:59 AM)
update what features?
bitstream audio???  tongue.gif  just kidding
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The new firmware update includes a new coffee maker feature. nod.gif

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post Sep 10 2009, 05:15 PM

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QUOTE(daijoubu @ Sep 10 2009, 12:43 AM)
Yup ur right i just checked smile.gif. RM500 can be used with any bravia lcd or ht. They give 3 bluray titles (swat, stealth and vantage point)

I already put my player up for sale. In my sig. Price nego'able, if anyone interested feel free to pm me.
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Why selling it bro? I like the shiny design of the 360. Wonder if it's still slower than BD60 to load discs.

Anyway, Sony just announced a new networked player, BDP-N460.

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Sony Announces Blu-ray Player with Netflix and YouTube Support

Posted September 10, 2009 03:56 AM by Juan Calonge

Sony Sony has announced its "networked" Blu-ray player, number BDP-N460. This BD-Live model streams video from the Bravia Internet Video platform instantly, including content from YouTube, Slacker, and Netflix (support for Netflix access will be added later this fall). It will be available in October for about $250.

According to Video Business, Sony, which had been the top seller of Blu-ray stand-alone players last year, lost the lead to Samsung in 2009. This is partly attributed to the Korean electronics manufacturer's decision to support Netflix streaming on most of its models.

Unlike the BDP-560, the BDP-N460 will not have built-in WiFi, although it includes software specially designed for use with the Linksys by Cisco Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band (WET610N, sold separately). The bridge helps ease the connection between the Ethernet-enabled player and a wireless router in either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz radio band for "optimal streaming." The model also features a cross search function to make finding Internet content on the BRAVIA Internet Video platform easier.

On the video performance side, The BDP-N460 outputs 1080p60 and 1080p24 and upscales DVD. It supports Deep Color video output and x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology. Regarding audio, it decodes advanced audio codecs, including 7.1 channel Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, and DTS-HD Master Audio.

The model is compatible with an array of video formats, including BD-R/RE (BDMV and BDAV modes), AVCHD, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW (CD-DA format), and JPEG on BD/DVD/CD recordable media.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3392


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