Out of curiosity, why would you think it won't be clear?

I normally don't recommend Indian Blu Rays to non Indians as the song and dance gets to most people.

However, there are exceptions.

Watched Unnai Pol Oruvan recently.

The PQ is pretty good, not eye candy material. I believe the PQ was intentionally set in that tone to reflect the actual settings of the movie. The film looks real at all times, the colour timings accurate and there seems to be no apparent contrast boost. I however, do believe that the director did alter the colours to mute it a little to reflect the sombre tone of the movie. At no time did I see a loss of details. However, I do believe that there is some bit rate compression due to cramming both movies (Telugu and Tamil versions) into one BD. The film was shot using the Red One camera so it was a direct digital transfer. So the artefacts shd be due to cramming 2 complete versions of the movie into one BD.

There was a one case of moire that could be seen from Kamal's striped shirt on one of the scenes. I have a calibrated display and I viewed the movie in dot by dot mode. So the moire was there even though there was no scaling going on. I use a Oppo BDP-83 which is also not known to cause any moire problems with 1080p material. I have seen this occasionally with 1080i concerts on striped shirts but never on 1080p material. I will get in touch with the authoring house to verify this.

The movie is very good, great acting from the cast, Kamalhassan and MohanLal do stand out. A short movie that sends out a clear message, not sure if the message will be well received by the masses but its clear anyway. Ganesh Venkataraman as Arif Khan puts out a stellar performance and in my mind stole the thunder from the more established veterans Kamal and MohanLal.

The SQ (DTS-HD Master Audio) is another great mix by Ayngaran (Sunny deserves the credit I believe).

There are no dance sequences, no love scenes. This movie is about terrorism, politics, good cops and how people react to terrorism.

All in all a very strong release and I can recommend it to anyone who abhors Bollywood due to its constant song, love and dance routines.

The movie runtime is a short 1hr 40min+.

I give it 2 thumbs up. and that says a lot for an Indian film.

Edit : This film is actually based on the Hindi film (AWednesday) that I was told is not as good as its Tamil/Telugu remake (acting wise), but I have not watched it so it is based on what I heard. A Wednesday is also just released by MoserBaer release but does not have lossless audio. The Tamil/Telugu versions are released by Ayngaran UK and authored or overseen by the famous Shahran Sunny Audit.

This post has been edited by anfieldude: Mar 14 2010, 10:51 AM

Biggest impact is if ur BD player/display cannot handle 1080i/50Hz however, it shd not be a problem with Malaysian displays.

The other problem is that deinterlacing 1080i stuff is quite difficult to implement correctly. Some displays/BD players do not do it too well, so u r left with deinterlacing errors.



This post has been edited by anfieldude: Mar 15 2010, 08:43 PM

Caught Caroline BD Recently.

I watched the 2D version, will try the 3D version for kicks another time.

This one is really 5* PQ. Very good rendition of colours, and even the 2D version was 3D like. Watched on a display that is properly calibrated, its really that good. The colours pop up when it is needed, the animation is almost flawless.

This is stop motion animation, the step by step process in making the motion lifelike is a painstaking job.

I believe this is one the best stop motion animation I have seen. This guy with his previous work assisting Tim Burton in Nightmare Before Christmas really got his animation right.

I believe the PQ excels Nightmare and rivals Corpse Bride. In my opinion its slightly better.

The storyline is pretty good, dark and yet colourful.

The AQ is also almost perfect, good use of surrounds, decent bass when needed.

Just that good. Not sure if this will end up in my collection but for now it seems to have found a place there.

If ur're into animation, check it out, its worth 2 looks!

Actually for Dolby TrueHD, the Dolby Digital is not embedded. It is a whole separate track. The DTS track is embedded into the DTS-HD Master Audio.

Wonder what they will do to my order, mine went thru at £12.00 for the titles I bought (after VAT deduction it was £10.21. Also it says it will be despatched....Let's wait and see. That's a real deal if they honour it.

Yeah u're right, they just shipped.

The Ocean's Trilogy needs a re-encode, though its much better compared to DVD, the video is still lacking quite a bit. Also they need to get a lossless track in there the next time.

Its region free. Amazon's description of region for bluray is based on dvd.

No almost all DVDs from amazon uk is Region 2. For lack of better knowledge, they just copy over from DVD to the BD page.

Bourne Series is a Universal release. Its Region Free..

This is one of the better Romantic Comedies that I have seen. Not over done with romantic moments. Well acted. All in all a pretty good flick for the people who hate the typical boy meets girl storyline.

The AQ is good, vocals are clear but surrounds are little since this is a dialogue based movie. But the song selections for this movie are fantastic and the AQ of them are superb.

PQ ok, not eye candy but seems very natural and pleasing.

Basically, most of the BD players are made in SEA region for export to US/Canada market. I believe that was the reason why, it would be easier to use the same base to sell the same sets here and I believe also to battle piracy. The piracy portion, I don't get .



This post has been edited by anfieldude: Mar 28 2010, 04:11 PM

1. In terms of PQ, PS3 actually is one of the most accurate devices out there, better than most entry level BD players.
2. SQ on the new PS3 that bitstream shd be identical to standalone BD players
3. This is a toss up. The PS3 is also a great media server and is better in this regard compared to the standalone BD players plus it plays games plus the it is less fussy with new BD releases as it is the defacto that most mastering houses test with before releasing new BDs. This in itself can make up for the difference in price

The only negative points of the PS3 are no PQ tweaking options (but it is very accurate and does not need it), tends to be noisier, is normally more power hungry than a conventional BD player,cannot be made to be region free and does not deinterlace 1080i material.

Else the PS3 is a very good set that does most things better than entry level BD players. Also its upscaling is pretty good.

With Amazon UK going back to Royal Mail the delivery times are back to normal. 7 days from ship to deliver. DHL Post took about 9-10days.

Also Toy Story 1 & 2 I received from BOGO has the slipcovers, there was some concern that the ones shipped during the BOGO did not have slipcovers.

Mine was standard shipping as well. Previously, when Royal Mail was on strike, they used to use Deutche Post (DHL Post). Now its back to Royal Mail.

The blur like is due to 24p and native refresh rates...

No. Films are shot in 24p. The cinema projectors I believe refresh at native 24Hz or 48Hz. People who are prone to 24p judder will notice it. Most home theater displays refresh at multiples of it 48,72,96 Hz some even higher. U notice it more at home then in theaters, thats all.

As I said, some people are just not prone to that. I believe u r one of them. The next time you go to the movies, observe movement carefully, u will realise that it is not buttery smooth. There is some judder. The display is so big, people tend not to notice that but they do notice artefacts and non sharp image more, due to its size. Back at home, the displays are smaller, u don't see the sharpness as an issue so u tend to notice movements more so.

The higher the refresh rates, the more video like the picture can be if not done correct. IMHO, 72Hz/96Hz is just about right, anything above, tends to look unnatural.

Some studios do not allow the use of the "top menu" button to skip the previews. I believe Lionsgate is one of them. Paramount might be the other. On some, u have to use chapter skip as low9844 mentioned.

Its region B locked and 50Hz.