My 1st BD: SpiderMan 3 obviously - because it comes with the PS3 as bundled package.

How about we also list our top 5 BDs that we like best for this year so far?

Here's mine:

a) TDK -> Best movie this year!
b) Iron Man -> Awesome pic and awesome content
c) Wall-E -> fantastic pics
d) Kung Fu Panda -> funniest animation for this year
e) Wanted -> Best shoot 'em up action flick and best Angie Jolie butt shot..

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 18 2008, 11:54 AM

Wow! That's a blind buy then... er.. have you try it on your player yet? Does it work?

Hmm.. sorry I don't get it why for RM100 is cheaper than the US version (which retails around $25), which
has the digital copy and BD live.

Unless.. for RM100, you got Batman Begins bundled free with it too?

well,.. no biggie. just curious that's all. I too been wondering if UK version is worth the dip or not but hate to buy it later and found that because of this REGION lock issue.. have to return it to Amazon.UK

Curi ayam..

Actually, not much phone calls today in our call center... maybe all customers gone home for holidays or
what.. not sure.

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 18 2008, 12:24 PM

fathil,

Which model of Samsung do you have?

Mine is the A550 series, full HD 1080p @ 1920 x 1080, 15K Dynamic Contrast Ratio
Absolutely best with gaming with Metal Gear Solid 4!

Sony Bravia or Sharp Aquos users may bash me on this but I find Samsung offers the best 32' for the money and better contrast and brightness than those two.

Debbie Does Dallas is pretty old.. not much HD worthy to see.

If you want the better one, do see 'Pirates' in its full HD glory.
new one - the sequel Pirates 2 also already out..

Awesome.. three way.

Cool!! Good deals on the 'tumpang'?

Damnn.. missed that. What did jep post?

DDDA is filmed in HD??

Hey.. Pirates is filmed in HD.. so go get that one.. surely you'll won't be dissappointed!

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 18 2008, 01:56 PM

If watching Pirates.. must close all door and wear the wireless headphones lah!

No choice.. because no sound proof room.. don't what to excite the neighbours too much
with all those moaning and pleasure gasp.

Yes, TDK is back in stock @ Amazon for $24.

If buy single copy + amazon standard shipping = $33 ~ RM114

Much cheaper than Speedy!

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 19 2008, 03:51 AM

Don't worry too much about it. As long you like that movie and enjoy Arnie fighting Alien Predator in High Def,
why care about the reviewer or ratings says about it?

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Added on December 19, 2008, 9:08 pmAre there any extras in the UK version that US version doesn't have in the 5th disc?

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 19 2008, 09:08 PM

Ok, I see.. at first, I wasn't sure which UK version that you guys were chatting about.

The version that I have is the BBC UK version which was narrated by David Attenborough.
The US Discovery Channel version is narrated by Sigourney Weaver.

But, this BBC UK version is available from US Amazon anyway, which is where I got it in the first place.

It seems that the US Discovery Channel version is only available from the Discovery Channel web site.

But, I don't see a 5th disc on my BBC version (Blu Ray). Not sure if there is any missing content from the one sold
from Amazon UK.

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 20 2008, 09:39 AM

Disadvantage about Plasma is 1.5x to 2x heavier than LCD for same size TV. So, if want want to wall-mount it, better make sure your professional installer knows how to do it well with good support because gotta a friend who tried to do it himself, plasma tv fell off after 2 months, broken in many pieces... RM15K gone!

Both Plasma and LCD are equally as good when watching Blu Ray.

Yes, Plasma has more reflection, consumes more power but better in contrast when in darker room.

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 22 2008, 01:58 PM

FullScreen is actually 1:33 or Pan & Scan. If you really have this, then you'll see the black bars on the side, not top or bottom.

This link is in English: http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Detai...px?NewsId=24560
which describe the specs.

IMO, I am not sure if this necessary.. what the industry needs is to continue to make BD player cheaper and later, the BD discs cheaper so that more consumers are willing to migrate there immediately instead of another conversion step like hybrid disc, which is a waste of time and money.



This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 24 2008, 01:30 PM

CDN rate IS lower than USD now but their shipping rates sucks and since no vpost address coverage, not
much of a deal here.

If China made BD-R only can encode video using AVC format (Sony HD cam codec in 720p) and Audio is only DD 5.1,
is that still consider BD quality?

But, a black BD side doesn't mean it is BD tho. I mean a regular R/W DVD also black.
Perhaps best to verify is to put this into a PC with Blu Ray ROM drive (unfortunately, which not many people has) and
check its size.

While I would agree that China Jack Sparrow may have manage to re-encode ori BD into their BD 25,
but re-encoding it back to 720p only with AVC codec and DD 5.1 has a created sub-par
high-def quality movie.

Until the price is at least 1/8 of the ori, most of us will continue to stick with the ori imports price.
Sometimes, Amazon sells their ori as low as US$10.

The other question is.. not sure what the long term effect of playing fakes BD on our expensive
BD player since some BD lens are pretty sensitive.

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Dec 27 2008, 11:42 PM