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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.

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gandda

Banned
YYZ said:
Hmm, Eastern Promises is HD-DVD only, too bad. Not a "system seller" at all, but I would get it on Blu-Ray.
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Could not agree with you more. Everything you say is cutting edge logic, like Occam's Razor. Wake up and smell the fucking Violets, Universal. At least go purple, shit.

Decado said:
Why is it that HD-DVD seems to have the better exclusives?
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I see your point.

For as many exclusive studios Blu-ray has, it does not have Serenity, Jet Li's Fearless, V for Vendetta, Lucky Number Slevin, Transformers, and all the other movies I actually care about. But then again, the ones you lose are the ones you care about.
 
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Outdoor Miner

Member
YYZ said:
I searched and found this nice review (take the scores how you want, he has comparison pictures).

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews33/Jin-Roh_blu-ray.htm


With all the extras (a FAT Japanese storyboard book plus a small booklet), but no extras on disc (besides trailer), I'm not sure. Is Bandai even going to double dip assuming BD becomes the next standard?
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Thanks a ton for that link.

Those screen caps look effing sweet. This is one of my fav animes of all time, but I can't allow rapage of my wallet for what equates to an $80 barebones disc. :(
 
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avaya

Member
gandda said:
Could not agree with you more. Everything you say is cutting edge logic, like Occam's Razor. Wake up and smell the fucking Violets, Universal. At least go purple, shit.


I see your point.

For as many exclusive studios Blu-ray has, it does not have Serenity, Jet Li's Fearless, V for Vendetta, Lucky Number Slevin, Transformers, and all the other movies I actually care about. But then again, the ones you lose are the ones you care about.
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Luck Number Slevin

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000T2MYGC/

Region ABC.
 
J

Jirotrom

Member
Crayon Shinchan said:
So are you big enough of a fan to rebuy the whole 7 movies in a similar collectors edition on Blu-ray, a couple years from now... when there is no HD-DVD version left to buy? :p
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why would it matter if I will have an HD-DVD as well as a Blu-ray?
EDIT: I misread, yes, I would.:p
I have all the DVDs so far.
 
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OokieSpookie

Banned
Naked Snake said:
What other anime (if any) has been released on bluray?

Byt the way, Jin-Roh is the only DVD I own which I still haven't watched.
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Import :
# Project Papo, 11/03/06
# Brave Story, 11/23/06
# Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, 12/06/06
# Air TV series, 12/22/06
# Paprika, 05/23/07
# Tekkon Kinkreet, 06/27/07
# Iblard Jikan, 07/04/07
# Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise, 07/27/07
# Patlabor the movie 1, 07/27/07
# FLAG Director's Edition - Issenman no Kufura no Kiroku, 08/08/07
# Patlabor the movie 2, 08/24/07
# Ghost in the Shell, 08/24/07
# Steamboy, 08/24/07
# Avalon, 09/25/07 (Live action)
# Jin-roh, 09/25/07
# Patlabor Movie 3: WXIII, 10/26/07
# SOS Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, 11/23/07
# Spriggan, 11/23/07
# Metropolis, 11/23/07
# Memories, 11/23/07
# Utawarerumono Box Set, 01/23/08
# Yukikaze (upconvert), 01/25/08
# Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, 01/25/08
# Escaflowne the Movie, 01/25/08
# Afro Samurai movie, 02/20/08
# Mobile Suit Gundam F91, 02/22/08
# Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, 02/22/08
# Perfect Blue, 02/22/08
# Clannad movie, 03/07/08
# .hack//G.U. TRILOGY, 03/25/08

U.S.:
* Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, 08/07/07
* Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise, 09/11/2007
* Tekkon Kinkreet, 09/25/07
* DBZ double feature: Broly movies, 11/13/07
* Jin-Roh, 11/27/07
* Paprika, 11/27/07
* SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, 12/11/07
* Appleseed Ex Machina, 03/11/08
 
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Naked Snake

Member
OokieSpookie said:
Import :
# Project Papo, 11/03/06
# Brave Story, 11/23/06
# Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, 12/06/06
# Air TV series, 12/22/06
# Paprika, 05/23/07
# Tekkon Kinkreet, 06/27/07
# Iblard Jikan, 07/04/07
# Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise, 07/27/07
# Patlabor the movie 1, 07/27/07
# FLAG Director's Edition - Issenman no Kufura no Kiroku, 08/08/07
# Patlabor the movie 2, 08/24/07
# Ghost in the Shell, 08/24/07
# Steamboy, 08/24/07
# Avalon, 09/25/07 (Live action)
# Jin-roh, 09/25/07
# Patlabor Movie 3: WXIII, 10/26/07
# SOS Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, 11/23/07
# Spriggan, 11/23/07
# Metropolis, 11/23/07
# Memories, 11/23/07
# Utawarerumono Box Set, 01/23/08
# Yukikaze (upconvert), 01/25/08
# Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, 01/25/08
# Escaflowne the Movie, 01/25/08
# Afro Samurai movie, 02/20/08
# Mobile Suit Gundam F91, 02/22/08
# Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, 02/22/08
# Perfect Blue, 02/22/08
# Clannad movie, 03/07/08
# .hack//G.U. TRILOGY, 03/25/08

U.S.:
* Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, 08/07/07
* Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise, 09/11/2007
* Tekkon Kinkreet, 09/25/07
* DBZ double feature: Broly movies, 11/13/07
* Jin-Roh, 11/27/07
* Paprika, 11/27/07
* SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, 12/11/07
* Appleseed Ex Machina, 03/11/08
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Thanks for the list. Nothing on the US list that interests me, some of it might be but I don't know most of these titles, kinda stopped watching anime a few years back... Any news about Studio Ghibli stuff in HD?
 
Zoe

Zoe

Member
Naked Snake said:
Thanks for the list. Nothing on the US list that interests me, some of it might be but I don't know most of these titles, kinda stopped watching anime a few years back... Any news about Studio Ghibli stuff in HD?
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There's some kind of documentary type thing coming out, but none of the films yet.
 
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Kleegamefan

K. LEE GAIDEN
OokieSpookie said:
Import :
# Project Papo, 11/03/06
# Brave Story, 11/23/06
# Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, 12/06/06
# Air TV series, 12/22/06
# Paprika, 05/23/07
# Tekkon Kinkreet, 06/27/07
# Iblard Jikan, 07/04/07
# Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise, 07/27/07
# Patlabor the movie 1, 07/27/07
# FLAG Director's Edition - Issenman no Kufura no Kiroku, 08/08/07
# Patlabor the movie 2, 08/24/07
# Ghost in the Shell, 08/24/07
# Steamboy, 08/24/07
# Avalon, 09/25/07 (Live action)
# Jin-roh, 09/25/07
# Patlabor Movie 3: WXIII, 10/26/07
# SOS Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, 11/23/07
# Spriggan, 11/23/07
# Metropolis, 11/23/07
# Memories, 11/23/07
# Utawarerumono Box Set, 01/23/08
# Yukikaze (upconvert), 01/25/08
# Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, 01/25/08
# Escaflowne the Movie, 01/25/08
# Afro Samurai movie, 02/20/08
# Mobile Suit Gundam F91, 02/22/08
# Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, 02/22/08
# Perfect Blue, 02/22/08
# Clannad movie, 03/07/08
# .hack//G.U. TRILOGY, 03/25/08

U.S.:
* Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, 08/07/07
* Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise, 09/11/2007
* Tekkon Kinkreet, 09/25/07
* DBZ double feature: Broly movies, 11/13/07
* Jin-Roh, 11/27/07
* Paprika, 11/27/07
* SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, 12/11/07
* Appleseed Ex Machina, 03/11/08
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Hey....where did you get this list?

I have been looking for a BD import list for like forever...
 
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Soybean

Member
My Toshiba HD-A2 downcoverts the new audio formats (like Dolby True HD or DD+) to DTS when using the optical output. Does the PS3 or any standalone Blu-ray player do this?

I know, I know, I should just get a new receiver, but for now I'd like to just be able to use my current one.
 
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racerx77

Banned
Soybean said:
My Toshiba HD-A2 downcoverts the new audio formats (like Dolby True HD or DD+) to DTS when using the optical output. Does the PS3 or any standalone Blu-ray player do this?
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Yes the PS3 does the same thing.
 
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Decado

Member
OokieSpookie said:
Import :
# Project Papo, 11/03/06
# Brave Story, 11/23/06
# Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, 12/06/06
# Air TV series, 12/22/06
# Paprika, 05/23/07
# Tekkon Kinkreet, 06/27/07
# Iblard Jikan, 07/04/07
# Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise, 07/27/07
# Patlabor the movie 1, 07/27/07
# FLAG Director's Edition - Issenman no Kufura no Kiroku, 08/08/07
# Patlabor the movie 2, 08/24/07
# Ghost in the Shell, 08/24/07
# Steamboy, 08/24/07
# Avalon, 09/25/07 (Live action)
# Jin-roh, 09/25/07
# Patlabor Movie 3: WXIII, 10/26/07
# SOS Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, 11/23/07
# Spriggan, 11/23/07
# Metropolis, 11/23/07
# Memories, 11/23/07
# Utawarerumono Box Set, 01/23/08
# Yukikaze (upconvert), 01/25/08
# Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, 01/25/08
# Escaflowne the Movie, 01/25/08
# Afro Samurai movie, 02/20/08
# Mobile Suit Gundam F91, 02/22/08
# Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, 02/22/08
# Perfect Blue, 02/22/08
# Clannad movie, 03/07/08
# .hack//G.U. TRILOGY, 03/25/08

U.S.:
* Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, 08/07/07
* Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise, 09/11/2007
* Tekkon Kinkreet, 09/25/07
* DBZ double feature: Broly movies, 11/13/07
* Jin-Roh, 11/27/07
* Paprika, 11/27/07
* SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, 12/11/07
* Appleseed Ex Machina, 03/11/08
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Utawarerumono was fantastic (despite the cliched ending/premise). If the cost was reasonable, video quality good and the English subs were good, I'd buy a blu-ray box set.
 
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Decado

Member
gandda said:
I see your point.

For as many exclusive studios Blu-ray has, it does not have Serenity, Jet Li's Fearless, V for Vendetta, Lucky Number Slevin, Transformers, and all the other movies I actually care about. But then again, the ones you lose are the ones you care about.
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Others I'd like to see are Children of Men, Batman, Grindhouse and the Bourne movies. It is mainly action flix I want to see in HD.
 
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MaX_PL

Banned
Decado said:
Others I'd like to see are Children of Men, Batman, Grindhouse and the Bourne movies. It is mainly action flix I want to see in HD.
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which is why its good to have universal. one reason why bluray doesnt appeal to me is because their main exclusives seem to be disney movies, and HD isnt necessary for cartoons.
 
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Gary Whitta

Member
MaX_PL said:
which is why its good to have universal. one reason why bluray doesnt appeal to me is because their main exclusives seem to be disney movies, and HD isnt necessary for cartoons.
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WTF? HD is at its best when displaying CG cartoons. Even more traditional animation like The Simpsons Movie looks 1000% better in HD.
 
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Stinkles

Clothed, sober, cooperative
drohne said:
eastern promises is hd-dvd exclusive?

i renew my protest to this pointless format war :(
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Get both. There is no war when you have both.

mini-rant: Took Rescue Dawn back to Hollywood Video store this morning. Had to wait more than a full minute for my Pioneer standalone to eject the disk. Why does the eject mechanism need to wait for the OS to boot?

Gary Whitta said:
WTF? HD is at its best when displaying CG cartoons. Even more traditional animation like The Simpsons Movie looks 1000% better in HD.
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On the flipside, cartoons also scale the best when being upconverted.
 
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MaX_PL

Banned
Gary Whitta said:
WTF? HD is at its best when displaying CG cartoons. Even more traditional animation like The Simpsons Movie looks 1000% better in HD.
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eh not for me.

okay fine i'm bias. i stopped watching cartoons after elementary school.
 
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Argyle

Member
Stinkles said:
mini-rant: Took Rescue Dawn back to Hollywood Video store this morning. Had to wait more than a full minute for my Pioneer standalone to eject the disk. Why does the eject mechanism need to wait for the OS to boot?
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I ask myself that every time I turn my A2 on (which hasn't been often lately, my Netflix queue is pretty stale...)
 
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Soybean

Member
I leave my A2 on all the time now for that reason. I'll have to use my Kill-A-Watt meter to see what the increased power usage is.
 
S

Stinkles

Clothed, sober, cooperative
Soybean said:
I leave my A2 on all the time now for that reason. I'll have to use my Kill-A-Watt meter to see what the increased power usage is.
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I am going to leave the Blu Ray player on. Surely that could be fixed with a firmware update. On all those minute-ey systems.
 
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OokieSpookie

Banned
MaX_PL said:
which is why its good to have universal. one reason why bluray doesnt appeal to me is because their main exclusives seem to be disney movies, and HD isnt necessary for cartoons.
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Disney movies and cartoons... :lol
 
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Azrael

Member
MaX_PL said:
which is why its good to have universal. one reason why bluray doesnt appeal to me is because their main exclusives seem to be disney movies, and HD isnt necessary for cartoons.
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I hate to get dragged into list wars crap, but anyone who says BD's main exclusives are cartoons is either not even looking or full of shit. As far as action flicks, there's the Die Hard films, Robocop, Apocalypto, Speed, Crank, Casino Royale, etc. Cartoons my ass.
 
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OokieSpookie

Banned
I know there has been alot of import talk on here and I came across an image which might help some blu fans.

Import1201.jpg
 
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Fëanor

Member
LOL Import movies lol.






























I imported The Prestige for HD.:D :lol
But seriously though, most people don't import and give a shit.
 
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Ignatz Mouse

Banned
Where were you three days ago when the HD-DVD import fury started?

Anyway, don't knock it. We aren't talking about "most people"-- these posts are a service to people here.
 
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DJ_Tet

Banned
Ignatz Mouse said:
Where were you three days ago when the HD-DVD import fury started?

Anyway, don't knock it. We aren't talking about "most people"-- these posts are a service to people here.
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I started the import fury and I wish I hadn't. It was an honest question that I knew would turn into a stupid flame war, but whatever.
 
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