I have the Die Hard Blu-ray collection and wished I've just got Die Hard 4.0 as stand alone instead.
2001: A Space Odyssey, coming soon.

This post has been edited by ps360: Dec 3 2007, 11:12 AM

I agree. "2001: A Space Odyssey" is listed on the top tier as one of the best picture quality BD. In this case maybe the original film stock is in very good condition.

Sure, age maybe got effect, but they can still clean up the stock. Star Wars was a good example, when the DVDs came out, they chemically and then digitally cleaned the film stock.

And then the transfer/encoding itself need to be skillful, which FOX is not really good at. The team that does the best transfer right now is the ones for Disney BDs.

maybe my eyes more peasant

pls give us ur review wen space come

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Added on December 3, 2007, 12:44 pmgirls gone wild in lburay shipping liao, anybody getting?

This post has been edited by rx330: Dec 3 2007, 12:44 PM

POTC3 will start to ship out later today from amazon

a lot of pirates and spidey fan here

Finally

huhuhu, thanks 4 the info bro J

Dog Day Afternoon also the old movie that get the good review for PQ...

Planet Earth Question:

I've read here that while BBC's Planet Earth is remarkable, that I'm better off waiting for a 5-disc set release instead of the current 4-disc version currently available.

Can I ask where this information is from? As in, when did the BBC ever say they'll be releasing the 5-disc set on BD?

Just curious, since I'd like to get Planet Earth sometime soon...

This post has been edited by Schattenjeager: Dec 3 2007, 04:38 PM

go amazon.co.uk and search planet earth , u will unederstand

Okay, so I see there is a 5-disc set available. But besides the single user-review that speculates that "BBC may be setting themselves up for a 'collector's edition'," is there any other source of confirmation that this is even going to happen?

(I too am waiting for a version with all the extra goodies shot in HD to be included, just wanted to know if it's within the realm of possibility, or is it just collective wishful-thinking)

This post has been edited by Schattenjeager: Dec 3 2007, 04:52 PM

wait and u will know
good things comes to those who wait

Again, thanks for that but it's not exactly answering the question.

Anyone else have (any) slightly more tangible evidence that a 5-disc BD Planet Earth (with all HD-goodies) is in the works?

There is a 5-disc edition that is out already. Go here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-Compl...96724202&sr=8-2

But yes, no actual making-ofs (diaries and "The Future" episodes) like the DVD edition, the fifth disc only contain two extra episodes of the Natural World: "Desert Lions" and "Snow Leopards". AND it's not actually 1080p for this release, but 1080i only. Bummer.

I think we should pass this edition too.

Samsung officially selling their BDP-1400 here for RM3,999!!!

so, the stand alone blu-ray player available now:-

1. Pioneer - RM7,999
2. Sony S1 - RM4,999
3. Sony S300 - RM3,999
4. Sharp HP20A - RM2,999
5. Samsung BD1400 - RM3,999 (SGD699 only in S'pore)

Console:-
PS3 40GB - RM1,400
PS3 80GB - RM??

when is Panasonic gonna release the BD30 here? it's the 1st profile 1.1 player available....

This post has been edited by mpyw: Dec 4 2007, 08:14 AM

hoenstly right.. is there any reason why the standalone BD players are tat exp?? how are thy suppose to even sell units if its soo much more exp thn a ps3?!?

mpyw tat 699 sgd is on sitex show nia, normal i think aslo 1k+

It's all about the legendary HD discs format war.

Sony is keeping it's own standalone BD player expensive so that other manufacturers like Sharp, Samsung, Panasonic, Pioneer, etc can still make money selling the BD players.

They are intentionally losing money on PS3 so gamers will also choose their format, BD. But this won't affect other manufacturers because the only opponent they have in gaming console are XBOX (Microsoft) and Wii (Nintendo). So no other electronic manufacturers (Sharp, Samsung, Panasonic, Pioneer, etc) can lose money because they don't have to lower the price of their console, which they don't even have.

Contrary to Toshiba, they are losing money by cutting down their HD-DVD players so more people would support their format, but other manufactures (Sharp, Samsung, Panasonic, Pioneer, etc) won't do that because they won't lose money just because of the format.

This is why HD-DVD will loose. Microsoft can make their XBOX blu-ray compatible using add-ons any time, they are not connected directly to the electronic industry. In fact, some of both HD-DVD and BD are using Microsoft's codec, VC-1 so they don't actually care who win the format war.

There's a promo at Best Denki. If you buy BD-P1400, you will get Free 5 Blu-Ray titles worth RM750.

Big words. HD-DVD is still going strong and I doubt you will see a clear winner anytime soon. I dont think HD-DVD will lose just because Microsoft can add-on a BD player anytime.

And you dont pump millions into a format and don't care who wins. Microsoft is rich but not stupid. The backlash from their HD-DVD supporters is more than enough to make sure they continue to try and win this format war. Then again, the other camp is also thinking the same thing so HD will remain double format for a long, long time.