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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.
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at ~$16.50 per movie and knowing I won't have to worry about a complete series boxed set until AT LEAST 2009-2010, I am willing to give them an $80 double dip for the final boxed set. Well, technically triple dip after you include 1-4 on DVD.Snah said:
yeah, I've been reading about WHV store on here. Seems REALLY hit and miss. Hopefully I get it at least sometime in Dec. Would suck if it didn't ship until middle of January. The wife and daughter would NOT be pleased.
Apparently, you can piggyback the Amazon BoGo Sony deal with this one: http://www.fatwallet.com/redirect/b...llet/Blu-rayBuy2Get1FreeRebateOffer_Final.pdf
and get a 3rd Sony movie for $2.99 (just shipping)
Pretty great deals moving towards the Holiday season all around.
and get a 3rd Sony movie for $2.99 (just shipping)
Pretty great deals moving towards the Holiday season all around.
My bestbuybusiness.com A3 just arrived (Xmas gift for parents), and they shipped it directly in its own box, and placed the shipping label in the worst possible place - right over the UPC sticker that I need for the 5-free-disc rebate. It seems impossible to peel off the shipping label without destroying the UPC label (I've tried).
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
gkrykewy said:
Remove the cardboard panel and steam it over a pot of boiling water?
I once did that to open a sealed envelope and it worked like a charm. Never tried exactly what you're planning, but I'd imagine the steam would loosen the adhesive without ruining anything.
Maybe somebody else has a better idea.
Oni Jazar said:
Thanks - the problem is that it's a sticker on a sticker (the UPC code itself is on a sticker, not on the box, and the UPS sticker is on top of the UPC sticker). Apparently people from slickdeals were able to separate the stickers after warming with a blowdryer, but I wasn't able to. I called the rebate people, and they told me to just send the entire box section, UPS sticker and all, so I guess that's what I'll do.
War on BD gets 7.1 PCM & Profile 1.1 PIP features:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...nsgate_Goes_Profile_1.1_with_War_Blu-ray/1164
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...nsgate_Goes_Profile_1.1_with_War_Blu-ray/1164
Kabuki Waq
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is war the horrible Jet li movie?
Guys if you buy this movie just to support your format of choice you are part of the problem.
Guys if you buy this movie just to support your format of choice you are part of the problem.
Cold-Steel
Member
Kabuki Waq said:
What if we buy it because we like stupid popcorn flicks where a badass English dude goes up against a badass Asian dude and they break out martial arts like George Lucas does on Star Wars movies?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
QUICK:
I'm watching Spiderman 3 BD and I need to know how to enable surround sound through optical. How do I do that? Right now, I'm getting 2.1ch PCM apparently.
I'm watching Spiderman 3 BD and I need to know how to enable surround sound through optical. How do I do that? Right now, I'm getting 2.1ch PCM apparently.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I got it. I had it set to Linear PCM rather than Bitstream.
Cold-Steel said:What if we buy it because we like stupid popcorn flicks where a badass English dude goes up against a badass Asian dude and they break out martial arts like George Lucas does on Star Wars movies?
Except that doesn't happen. War's extremely terrible.
BobTheFork
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question about that: Wasn't Hero or Fearless supposed to be Li's last movie, I remember it being advertised as such. So, what's his angle?EviLore said:
Some Hd-dvd love I have bought:
2001
U571
FMJ- New Version
Heroes
Matrix Ultimate
I really cannot wait for BOGO hd-dvd sale.. and a cheap Blu-ray player.
Also the XA-2 is preety awesome with its 2.7 FW update:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=937992&page=5
2001
U571
FMJ- New Version
Heroes
Matrix Ultimate
I really cannot wait for BOGO hd-dvd sale.. and a cheap Blu-ray player.
Also the XA-2 is preety awesome with its 2.7 FW update:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=937992&page=5
Snah said:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=872094&highlight=remaster
You ain't gonna have a problem
Updated my A2 to FW 2.7 via an update CD...
...network stuff is STILL not working for me. (I was hopeful because the changelist says that this is one of the issues the update addresses)
Edit: Oh, Toshiba...your DHCP implementation sucks balls. It's the only device on my network that didn't configure itself correctly - what was throwing me off is that it ALMOST works...it gets an IP address, but I only just noticed that the gateway was set to 0.0.0.0. I just set everything up manually with a static IP and it is working now.
My router is a Linksys WRT54GS running DD-WRT v23 SP2, if any of you were wondering.
I just got the Transformers thing up and running. Now it takes an extra minute to boot, and the "Intelligence Mode" in the Web enabled extras is...gimmicky? It's like playing a video game, without the actual playing part, with useless stuff cluttering the screen.
Are there any web enabled features worth anything (that is, something that can't be authored onto the disc)? I heard Blood Diamond had online polls or something...so far aside from Transformers all I have is 300, and I have no interest in buying ringtones...
...network stuff is STILL not working for me. (I was hopeful because the changelist says that this is one of the issues the update addresses)
Edit: Oh, Toshiba...your DHCP implementation sucks balls. It's the only device on my network that didn't configure itself correctly - what was throwing me off is that it ALMOST works...it gets an IP address, but I only just noticed that the gateway was set to 0.0.0.0. I just set everything up manually with a static IP and it is working now.
My router is a Linksys WRT54GS running DD-WRT v23 SP2, if any of you were wondering.
I just got the Transformers thing up and running. Now it takes an extra minute to boot, and the "Intelligence Mode" in the Web enabled extras is...gimmicky? It's like playing a video game, without the actual playing part, with useless stuff cluttering the screen.
Are there any web enabled features worth anything (that is, something that can't be authored onto the disc)? I heard Blood Diamond had online polls or something...so far aside from Transformers all I have is 300, and I have no interest in buying ringtones...
hukasmokincaterpillar
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So, it looks like the Rescue Dawn BRD got swept up in MGM's jackassery. On my Netflix que it magically turned into a crusty old dvd (eww!) and it's all but disappeared from Amazon. What the fuck yall? Format war/HD transition bullshit makes Hulk angry!
VanMardigan said:I just downloaded FUPPES for media streaming, but I can't test it out until the update is finished.
edit: My 360 already does a fine job of streaming media, but it doesn't do MGPEG 2, so I want to see if my Ps3 can stream it. I record my tv in that format.
it'll stream mpg files. eg I take MPEG2 HD .ts files, run them through VLC to convert to .mpg (ps as opposed to ts format) and they play fine. Stereo only though.
Marty Chinn said:
well most 1080p projectors support 24fps. But yes, they are still a tad too expensive. Plus some of the cheaper ones have worse blacks and contrast/brightness than good 720p ones.
and at a decent size (eg around 100"), you'll be fine with a good 720p one.
Noise isn't an issue if you select carefully. They're down to sub 25dB these days.
and you can mitigate the light issue with a good screen/projector combination. eg grey screen and bright projector if you can't have full light control.
Kabuki Waq
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Cold-Steel said:What if we buy it because we like stupid popcorn flicks where a badass English dude goes up against a badass Asian dude and they break out martial arts like George Lucas does on Star Wars movies?
this is what i wanted but i was STILL dissapointed it felt like a REALLY low budget music video. Horribly directed.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Argyle said:
meh, I think you've got the wrong approach. Assuming you've already seen the movie, the intelligence stuff is meant to provide fun facts in a cool way throughout the movie. Take the skorponok scene:
-You have the GPS location on the fight
-You have skorponok's life bar, plus info on his weight, his strength, weapon type, etc.
-You have fun facts about the characters, such as the stuff about the phone operator getting a commission for premium packages sold and that he works in bollywood.
The film already has the typical commentary/HDi stuff on it, so this supplement is an additional way to view the movie. I think it's pretty cool, and like I've said before, it makes it easy for multiple viewings.
If you're looking for other movies with cool things, I'd recommend the Universal U-Control movies. Some are mostly just PiP commentary, but some have additional stuff like Children of Men that has the ads that play throughout the movie and the newspaper clippings that you can zoom in on. MI3 also has some cool HDi special features, and the PiP on Batman Begins is pretty entertaining. Overall, you can dismiss all that as gimmicks, but I'm sure audio commentaries were considered gimmicky at one point too. I can't wait to see what studios on both formats can do with this stuff.
Argyle said:Updated my A2 to FW 2.7 via an update CD...
...network stuff is STILL not working for me. (I was hopeful because the changelist says that this is one of the issues the update addresses)
Actually, I don't think the A2 update is available for download yet from the web. Sometimes Tosh lags a few days behind the other players, I imagine because that hardware has feature sets that get more benefit from the updates. So, not sure if you're still having connection problems or if the problem is there's simply nothing yet to download.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
BTW, Spiderman 3 looked jaw-dropping. Certainly right up there with the best HD DVD's I've seen. A great introduction to the format for me. The detail and color were spectacular. Some questions:
1. Is 1080p/24 the most useless feature ever or did Spiderman 3 not support it? I noticed no difference in panning scenes.
2. Is there any way to download large demos while I'm at work without leaving the console on?
3. There are two options in the settings, one about expanded colors and one dealing with white levels, do you guys enable both?
1. Is 1080p/24 the most useless feature ever or did Spiderman 3 not support it? I noticed no difference in panning scenes.
2. Is there any way to download large demos while I'm at work without leaving the console on?
3. There are two options in the settings, one about expanded colors and one dealing with white levels, do you guys enable both?
VanMardigan said:
1. 1080p/24 is the most awesome thing ever. It gives us stoopid PAL folks our smooth pans back. Previously we were lovely and ignorant with the 4% speedup to keep things smooth. But 1080i/60 is pure evil judderiness. If you aren't seeing a difference then you might not have it set up properly.
2. er, no. Magic?
3. ignore them unless you have a PC. They are about how your PS3 sends out its signals, enabling the picture to look correct on eg a PC monitor. Remember the mess with the VGA cable and 360?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
mrklaw said:
1. I'm pretty sure I have it set up properly, and my set supports it, but oh well. I don't see any difference. The more I read about it this morning, the more it seems to be an overrated feature.
2. No, a low power sleep mode like on the Xbox 360.
3. Ok, thanks, I'll turn those off then.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yeah, there was an option added in the last firmware that allows you to turn off the console, and it downloads everything in sleep mode.
That would be very helpful for me, since I want to download a ton of stuff from the PSN store but I don't want to leave my console on all day.
Finally, in Spiderman 3, it seems to load up something at the beginning, any idea what that is?
That would be very helpful for me, since I want to download a ton of stuff from the PSN store but I don't want to leave my console on all day.
Finally, in Spiderman 3, it seems to load up something at the beginning, any idea what that is?
Riskbreaker23
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VanMardigan said:
if you have psp, you can use the remote play feature to turn on your ps3, download whatever, and then turn it off again.
Sony has announced details about Resident Evil Extinction Blu Ray:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...y_with_Resident_Evil:_Extinction_Blu-ray/1165
The movie is stated to feature two game demos, Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil5.
Now it's 99% probable that they mean HD game trailers with game demos but who knows ?!?!
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...y_with_Resident_Evil:_Extinction_Blu-ray/1165
The movie is stated to feature two game demos, Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil5.
Now it's 99% probable that they mean HD game trailers with game demos but who knows ?!?!
VanMardigan said:
Sure, I understand why it exists, and that's all well and good. (I'm not arguing that we shouldn't get extras - they can be entertaining, but the most important thing on the disc to me is the main feature, of course...) What I am asking is why do I have to connect to the internet to download this? (That is, why isn't this just on the disc as opposed to eating up space in my persistent storage, or going away entirely in a few years when Paramount is tired of maintaining the servers) I'm not asking about other HD DVD movies with cool extras, I'm asking if any have used the web enabled features in a fashion that actually justifies their existence.
Kolgar said:
For those interested, I updated my A2 from here:
http://tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/models/HD-A2/firmware/HD-A2-2700U.zip
After fixing my gateway settings, my player says "no update is needed" instead of "can not find out server" when I try to update it. (Of course, 2.7 > 2.5 so that doesn't mean the new FW is available for direct download from the player.)
Van (and perhaps others)
These are the correct base settings for your PS3 if your hooked up to a proper HD set and want correct video levels.
Calibrate with these settings:
Output: Y Pb/Cb/ Pr/Cr
RGB Full Range: Limited (this is only on full if you want PC level colors, meant for DVI input)
Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr Super White: On
Y Pb/Cb Pr/CR with super white give you the correct color output without oversaturation and black crush. It also gets rid of a lot of color banding you'd otherwise blame on the movie.
Calibrate it like this with whatever you use.
Also make sure your TV doesn't have an option like 'wide color' or just turn it off.
This is assuming your TV properly accepts Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr of course.
These are the correct base settings for your PS3 if your hooked up to a proper HD set and want correct video levels.
Calibrate with these settings:
Output: Y Pb/Cb/ Pr/Cr
RGB Full Range: Limited (this is only on full if you want PC level colors, meant for DVI input)
Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr Super White: On
Y Pb/Cb Pr/CR with super white give you the correct color output without oversaturation and black crush. It also gets rid of a lot of color banding you'd otherwise blame on the movie.
Calibrate it like this with whatever you use.
Also make sure your TV doesn't have an option like 'wide color' or just turn it off.
This is assuming your TV properly accepts Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr of course.
Riskbreaker23
Member
Elios83 said:
i saw this story earlier and have been looking to see if other sites report that actual demos are going to be on the disk.
i could understand the dmc4 demo being on the disk since the game is coming out in feb but re5 is no where near ready (i think).
my guess would be it has the dmc 4 demo like the pre-order bonus games such as turok and R&C and a new trailer for RE5.
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