hi guys,

i'm just wondering if its possible to tell a fake i.e. pirated blu ray title from a genuine title?

the reason is...i've been purchasing from a seller, here in LYN...and his price is always cheaper than other sellers...some titles almost the same price as pirated BD sellers...so it kinda makes me wonder if i'm actually getting conned..or am i getting a real deal?

and i've also tried a pirated title borrowed to me by a friend...and its the exact same as a genuine title...even the packaging's the same...

is there any way of identifying from the look of it?

and since i'm on this pirated vs genuine title issue....i've been meaning to ask for opinions:

Which is less noble?

1) purchasing pirated movies
2) downloading movie titles off the net

This post has been edited by daryl.k: Aug 2 2010, 12:35 PM

3) Downloading from internet then selling it for a profit.

I dun know how a pirated Bluray looks like cause never bought one...but if you wanna buy at a good price and original stuff....Buy from Amazon.

Regarding which is less noble..that one i got no comments..haha

bluray disc got pirate meh?

got, since 1 yr or more ago. But BD25 only so far. RM30 can get lor. But piracy is bad ma

Pirated Blu-ray Disc has burn mark on the disc layer. If you look at them carefully. I was once a victim (dont wanna talk bout it further).

It resembles blu-ray disc, but sometimes the cover art might be different from the actual cover art. Or it could be similar too..

You can clearly see the printed label on the BD disc.

1) Because sales from pirated disc goes to underground triad society and support other more serious illegal activities...like vices and drugs operation.

Downloading is more noble. Direct to consumer. You save money and save your society from the underground world!!! Muahahahahaha!

Isn't pirated BD-R surface dark Grey, almost black in colour?

I believe the disc size contain is different. Original BD should be 50GB and pirated is only 25GB. Not sure if this is correct.

On the other hand, if you do not "contribute" to the triad society, they might get more violent...

Downloading is less ignoble

you believe the size is different, but you are not sure if this is correct.

It's all a matter of faith isn't it

This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Aug 2 2010, 02:57 PM

Wah wth, got pirated blu-ray movie! I thought only the dvd9 hd movies oni got... i also curious lar how to differentiate genuine and pirated! dun wan be paying RM70-80+ to get pirated rubbish

who is the seller??

the pirated movie i tested was Hurt Locker, with DTS-HD MA...i'm not entirely sure but if its a 25GB BD, shouldn't be able to hold DTS-MA..and...btw, there are many types of pirated BD in the market...some cost RM15, some cost RM35 and some RM45..RM15 are crap i was told...can even play with DVD players so its not BD...by the RM35 & 45 ones, i believe the diff is 25GB & 50GB...so, both 25GB & 50GB is also available pirated..


well...in China, you can get pirated BD for as low as RM10 each...good quality ones i was told...welcome to the real world! its been around for quite some time now...cant believe not many ppl knew about the existence...probably showing many here buying original copies!! kudos!


cant say la....its still a suspicion for the time being...innocent till proven guilty

oh, btw, the pirated Hurt Locker title, the back surface is almost purple in color..not black.

I hope its not me...I'm a noble pirate

If the blu-ray is from US, majority of the blu-rays comes with white security seal on the top of the box. Unless some really old titles like Dark Knight which recently I found there are no security seal anymore.

Did yours come with the security seal?

This post has been edited by kianwee: Aug 2 2010, 04:15 PM

another possible reason is because the title you bought is UK version. it is unlikely you can buy US version cheaper than amazon US price.

by the way, what are the titles that you bought and suspect to be pirated?

1) purchasing pirated movies - Hopefully this will feed the triads enough money and they don't commit more serious crimes. Also it encourages economy activities.

2) downloading movie titles off the net - This is less noble because it jams up the internet and people cannot do facebook.

Please don't let the uninformed get even more confused if U yourself don't even know for sure what is what. No offense, just my honest opinion.

Not really, original BD also have 25GB. It all depend on the contains.

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Added on August 2, 2010, 5:10 pmConcur

This post has been edited by geforce1999: Aug 2 2010, 05:10 PM

Interesting contorted answer but I think I have to agree

On a similar note anyone knows how to see if BD content is remastered properly rather than buying DVD quality on a BD storage medium, especially for older shows?