Yup, prices at Amazon UK is VAT included. Foreign address will get it cheaper.

I've ordered from Amazon UK a few times already, all using standard delivery (Royal Mail), all of them arrived in 7 to 8 days including weekend.

The only studio I know to really utilize the region coding is Fox. Other studios only use it on few titles only, mostly new ones that still showing in cinemas in other regions.

This post has been edited by aiman04: Jun 24 2008, 07:05 AM

How many BDs I own? That's top secret.

LOL... I've also lost count actually. Not because too many, but because they come and go. But definitely growing.

Wah, bro! Didn't expect to see you here! Welcome to BLU!

You can try tumpang Tan Sri Megatron. Me not sure yet bro, right now saving money for AV Fest.

My compulsory buy.

Congrats bro! Didn't check your thread lately, missed some titles.

You guys know what? Cloverfield is the movie that made me decide for a new subwoofer. The LFE is the deepest I've ever heard, my current sub really was working very hard. The Dolby TrueHD track simply won over DTS-HD MA from any of my collection.

If the decrease is within 30 days, you can always ask for refund bro. So don't worry, just have your credit card pasted to the lower left of your monitor all the time.

What the heck happened here.

Nira, please continue sembang with us here. We're actually very proud to have you around.

The wonder of BLU is reaching out, this is actually a very encouraging development.

So sad. Still no sign of Sis Nira.

27 Dresses is good? Might get it for the wife.

OK, good review from Blu-ray.com too.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=722&show=review

Might get it when the price drops to below $20.

So. Batman Begins now only $17.95 ar? My advise, must buy.

Blu-ray to Overtake DVD by 2012




http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/06/bluray_..._piece_of_t.php

The Batman Begins BD is not released until July 8. Those pics should be from someone who received a review copy.

Just like the difference between screen resolutions, size and viewing distance still contributes to the 24fps benefit. I think you won't notice the judder effect if you sit within the recommended viewing distance.

Htkaki, the HD65 supports 1080/24p ar? That's nice.

The Sixth Sense blu-ray will be released on September 30th.

"I see dead HDDVDs"

(err, I mean people ).

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BRZ5J2/

Still haven't tested my Jumper and MIB. And got dozens of BD haven't watched fully yet.

Is Jumper that bad as a movie? If it is, might sell it unopened.

Thanks guys. Decided to keep Jumper for now, until I watched it (long queue, maybe in August), and then consider if I wanna sell or not.

And yes, digital copy, that's sweet. I'll maybe copy to my iPhone first if I decided to sell it later.

Bro Arj, thanks for the poison. A new subwoofer is definitely coming by end of July.

Finally watched Hairspray just now. I never liked musical before, but this one is so fun! Even Aiman was dancing and jumping on the couch!

AQ and PQ is also top notch. Thought I would sell it, but now it's a keeper.

My other musical BD is Sweeney Todd, but I can't imagine it would be a fun one, with all the blood. It would be an interesting watch.

You'll be late for the train! It's at 3:10 la bro!

Bitrate does help to put some details, but just in the form of sharpness. One pixel of a sand pebble in 1080p BD, will be lost when converted to DVD.

When you put it into DVD format, it will be dowconverted to 480p no matter what. I've done it before, video is sharper and more vibrant colours, but nowhere near BD's 1080p resolution.

So compared to normal DVDs, BD sourced DVDs should have small improvements, but very minor.

Hey, I'm not taking any sides here. Just to add what I know.

But standard anamorphic DVDs resolution is 854x480p (1.78:1 widescreen), not 720x480p, so no stretching here. . While non anamorphic is 640x480 (1.33:1 fullscreen). That's why non-anamorphic DVDs sucks, especially when they try to put a 2.35:1 ratio movie into the 1.33:1 frame.

We were talking about DVDs in a BD thread, of course we'll compare to 1080p bro.

But if I have a 720p MKV files, I would rather remux them and put into my PS3 than downconverting it to 480p DVD.

Don't worry lah, nobody's stopping anyone to enjoy DVDs, I've got 500 of them in my collection, and still proud of them.

BTW, what is BBA?

This post has been edited by aiman04: Jun 30 2008, 07:39 PM

Maybe you're right about that progressive/NTSC/PAL thingy, never bothered about that. But there are no stretching to the actual movie ratios. Movies are shot widescreen, 2.39:1, 2.35:1, 1.85:1.

Actually I don't understand what you meant about that stretching thing, but anamorphic widescreen is 16x9 ratio (1.78:1) so no strectching is needed, only some black bars depending on the movie's actual ratio.

Ah, let's just forget about, don't bother to explain, I'm not that interested about it anyway. All I know is BD > DVD.

Little something I bookmarked, but never really had time to read:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/index.html

Now let's talk BD!!!

This post has been edited by aiman04: Jun 30 2008, 09:14 PM

Director Francis Ford Coppola's Epic Trilogy Debuts on DVD and Blu-ray in All Newly-Remastered Versions

The Godfather: THE COPPOLA RESTORATION
Cinematic Classics Return to their Original Pristine Glory with All-New Special Features
Must-Own Collections Arrive September 23, 2008

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- More than three decades after they won the Academy Award® for Best Picture, director Francis Ford Coppola's classic films The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II will once again be enjoyed by audiences as they originally were meant to be seen, thanks to a meticulous restoration by Paramount Pictures, overseen by Coppola himself. On September 23, 2008, both fully restored films will debut on DVD and Blu-ray, along with a newly remastered version of The Godfather Part III, to be included as part of The Godfather, The Coppola Restoration Collection. All three films will be available individually or in a five-DVD collection or four-disc Blu-ray collection, which are loaded with a host of all-new special features.

The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II underwent extensive frame-by-frame examination and restoration utilizing state-of-the-art digital technology in this historic preservation effort, which required more than a year to complete. Robert A. Harris of the Film Preserve supervised the restoration under the direction of Coppola and cinematographer, Gordon Willis. Harris' restoration credits include Lawrence of Arabia, Spartacus, Vertigo and Rear Window among others.

The new special features created by Kim Aubry, founder of Zoetrope Aubry Productions, explores the complexities of the restoration process and provides new insights and perspectives about how the film almost didn't come to pass as we know it. "The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't" relates the unlikely events, intrigue, allegiances and luck that put together the unknown director with the "unwanted" cast and contains interviews with most of the living players and many of the films' admirers. Other featurettes include " ... when the shooting stopped," and "Godfather World," which take a look at The Godfather's influence on popular culture today. Each film includes a commentary by Coppola.


THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray Collection

THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration Blu-ray four-disc set is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Mono (except The Godfather: Part III) and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The following special features are presented in high definition as noted:


Disc 1:
-- The Godfather feature film
-- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 2:
-- The Godfather, Part II feature film
-- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 3:
-- The Godfather, Part III feature film
-- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 4:
-- Godfather World (HD)
-- The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (HD)
-- ... when the shooting stopped (HD)
-- Emulsional Rescue-Revealing The Godfather (HD)
-- The Godfather on the Red Carpet (HD)
-- Four Short Films on The Godfather
o The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II (HD)
o Cannoli (HD)
o Riffing on the Riffing (HD)
o Clemenza (HD)
-- The Family Tree
-- Crime Organization Chart
-- Connie and Carlo's Wedding Album

Disc 4 (cont'd):
2001 DVD Archive:
-- Behind the Scenes
o The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
o On Location
o Francis Coppola's Notebook
o The Music of the Godfather
o Coppola & Puzo on Screenwriting
o Gordon Willis on Cinematography
o Storyboards from The Godfather, Part II
o Storyboards from The Godfather, Part III
o The Godfather Behind the Scenes 1971
-- The Filmmakers
o Francis Ford Coppola
o Mario Puzo
o Gordon Willis
o Dean Tavoularis
o Nino Rota
o Carmine Coppola
-- Additional Scenes
-- Acclaim & Response
-- Trailers (HD)
-- Photo Gallery
-- Rogues' Gallery

THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration
Street Date: September 23, 2008
Pricing: $19.99 U.S. (Each Individual DVD)
$72.99 U.S. (Five-DVD Collection)
$119.99 U.S. (Four-disc Blu-ray Collection)
Runtime: 177 minutes (The Godfather)
202 minutes (The Godfather, Part II)
170 minutes (The Godfather, Part III)
Ratings: R (U.S.)/18A (Canada)-The Godfather
R (U.S.)/14A (Canada)-The Godfather, Part II
R (U.S.)/14A (Canada)-The Godfather, Part III

Source: Yahoo! Finance

And they're doing it again with BD. Especially from Fox.

Those backbone BDs like ID4, Predator, etc will for sure got new editions in the future.