Precisely, I certainly wanna buy these movies on BD, among some of my favourite movies on DVDs last time. Hope to see Star Wars and LOTR on BD if possible, very sayang if such movies didn't get a Hi-Def upgrade.

Itu HD trailers for promotional purposes mah, of course lebih cantik lah but the actual movie might differ. It's subjective.

Sadly, the ID4 on BD is not the extended version. It's the same for Mr. And Mrs. Smith, FOX refused to release extended or unrated versions of their movies on BD, really potong steam ler. I worry 2-3 years later, they might rerelease these movies again on BD so in other words, you might be forced to buy twice for the extra content.

You cannot watch too much Gong Li in High-Def, nanti nose bleeding leh.

Q3 2008? Can wait that long, ar? Predator, Twister, etc and other impressive line up coming to BD.

If confirmed that Region A is the extended version then good lah, that's what I wanted.

If I'm not mistaken, Independence Day BD already released in Japan (Region A) but more expensive rite? I thought I've seen that listed in Play Asia.

You can try Initial D, Flashpoint, Infernal Affairs or The Protege on BD but be warned though as some HK movies punya picture quality is really so so and nothing to shout about, there might be some grain, film dirt, imperfections and some edge enhancement too.

Some movies (like Batman Begins, Dragon Wars, POC 3) were shot in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio which is much narrower than our 16:9 screen and it will result black bars at the top and bottom of the screen whether it's on a blu-ray, hd-dvd or dvd format.

How come jialat leh?

Well, I prefer Cars but you guys seem to like Rats more. Hahaha.

Wah, this BD thread is becoming more 18-SX these days, got (.)(.) leh, got batang lah.

Either that or Shortbus.

Well, the blu-ray format managed to defeat hd-dvd but the PS3 is still way behind Wii and XBOX 360 in console sales so they need to put in more effort.

The interesting part is why Universal, Paramount & Dreamworks didn't mention anything after Toshiba's announcement, will they continue to release movies on hd-dvd or what?

Yup, that's true, that's why some pirate copies hit the market first even the original copies are not even released yet. It's always true for games and movies.

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Added on February 20, 2008, 7:01 pmRJ not for Roti Jala, meh?

This post has been edited by sunauto: Feb 20 2008, 07:01 PM

I have been a yammy supporter all the well and will be getting RX-V1800 pretty soon. Dun care what colour leh as long as it sounds nice will do. I guess that's the only range I can afford, RX-V3800 is too expensive for me.

No lah, it's got nothing to do with being an Elite or not b'coz a smart consumer will never want to be guinea pigs for these big giant corporations. Blu-ray players are all work in progress players, they don't have finalized specs like hd-dvd players, the safest bet, use a PS3 first, even if it is outdated, it's still a gaming console no matter what but seriously, I do believe the PS3 can be upgraded to profile 2.0 easily with no problems since it has an Ethernet port, large internal ram and a HDD but the main purpose of getting a standalone blu-ray player is to output HBR via HDMI to our A/V amp so that it can decode Dolby TruHD, DTS-HD MA, etc in its fully glory. For now, I'm happy using my PS3 for my blu-ray needs.

I also heard that the 1080p 24fps output from the PS3 will cause audio drop in certain blu-ray movies and yes, the jittery effect is definitely there since a PS3 is not an audiophile grade equipment but just a gaming console but at this price, such small shortcomings can be overlooked lah. I'm reluctant to get a standalone blu-ray player yet until all the specs are finalized but for Yamaha RX-V1800, there's nothing to worry about, they have all lossless audio codecs taken care of and it's a good match for my B&W speakers and Velodyne CHT-10R subwoofer. Have tested it in my friend's shop, have no reason to doubt its sound quality, it's superb.

Off the record, I'm glad to know that Coyote Ugly will be released on blu-ray in April. Luckily, I didn't get the extended cut dvd but didn't expect such a movie to get the blu-ray treatment that fast.



I wanted to ask Sony, what happened to Bad Boys 1 & 2 plus Charlie Angels 1 & 2, always say coming soon to Blu-Ray, wait until now, habuk pun tak ada. My friend just bought Air Force One (Japanese version) blu-ray, all the menus are in Japanese but the movie is of course in English, so far this title is only available in the UK but not in the US yet. That's another must buy title in my list. Hope it will be released in the US soon.

Yup, it supports all the lossless audio codecs but using an older Burr Brown DAC and is using Yamaha's own upscaler chip. It's still better than previous generation AV receivers so it's not a bad thing. At least, it's still using Burr Brown DACs no matter what. This model will sell like hot cakes for sure.


According to my friend, should be in June wor ..... I dunno true or not lah, he said according to Yamaha sales people. Might be earlier who knows. I'm sure they have prototypes of this model liao as we speak, just that it's not mass produced yet.


Later, RX might want Sesame Street on Blu-Ray. Then, Thundercats lah, Doraemon lah, etc

See, I knew that you like to watch doraemon in hd.

Ehh ..... you pay manyak attention to the moaning part, I watch Protege sampai mengantuk leh. I guess I will fall asleep if I watch Jay Chou in Initial D on blu-ray.

I guess the only two Chinese movies I like on blu-ray is either Infernal Affairs or Flashpoint aje. Hopefully, they will bring SPL on blu-ray.


Maybe, it's a sign from God to hint you to change to Yamaha RX-V3800.


Yeah, it could be the case here but I have auditioned the RX-V1800, confirmed that their Cinema DSP works on PCM soundtracks. Had to carry my PS3 to the shop to test. Charm ..... However, to be frank, the internal decoding by the amp will sound much better than PS3's PCM output.

Aiyah, buy the amp first, worry about your wife later, the most sleep outside for 1 night only, then the next day should be okay liao.


Since when RX became Rembau MP?

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Added on February 25, 2008, 1:58 pmEhh ..... LPCM leh ...... bukan MPCM, janganlah hari-hari dream of being a MP.

LPCM is for backward compatibility to older amps, the sound quality won't be the same as the one decoded by the amp, you don't have Burr Brown DACs in a PS3, everything is done via software so ultimately, you'll need a standalone blu-ray player that can do HBR via HDMI.

This post has been edited by sunauto: Feb 25 2008, 01:58 PM

Don't think so ...... New Line Cinema has very limited titles released on Blu-Ray. I hope to see Austin Powers and Blade Trilogy on Blu-Ray.

Sudah tukar to interior designing thread for HT setup.

That plus internal decoding for DTS-HD MA. That's all I want from my PS3.


Not possible with the current distributors for Denon and Marantz, famous for jacking up the prices.

Less BDs = Can Buy Pioneer Kuro Much Faster

Maybe we prefer to see Finding Nemo or Sharktale on BD gua.

I guess my colleague will prefer Transporter than the Jambatan movie. I remembered when we watched the dvd version, half way thru the movie, we felt like hitting the eject button and throw the disc away.

Of course, this movie is not as worst as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and also The Hulk.

KEF speakers used to be popular last time but I haven't seen any new ones on display nowadays. I also dunno who is the distributor now.

No need to bid also can, just bought some hd-dvd movies from friends at RM50 each. All of them panic and sell them at pasar malam prices because they worry it will end up like Laserdiscs, give free people also dun wan.

You can monitor here, I know many LYN members bought a number of hd-dvd movies and I'm pretty sure they're having a big headache to get rid of them so when this happens, they will sell you at a good price for sure. Hard to tarik harga for a RIP format. Agree?

You forgot to give them some tips mah.


This title was initially announced for HD-DVD but I'm surprised to see it on Blu-Ray too. That was really quick. Hopefully, they will release SPL on Blu-Ray.