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Here's a roundup on the forthcoming Star Trek: Enterprise Blu-rays. Before anyone asks, this series is coming before DS9 or Voyager since it was shot in 1080p HD and won't need a heavy-duty remastering (i.e., it's cheaper to do). I'm told by those in the know that the Berman and Braga conversation feature is really something remarkable, and that it will "change how everyone looks at them". Say what you will about the series itself, it seems like they're treating this release with as much care as the TNG sets. http://ent.trekcore.com/bluray/12182012_s1bonustease.html Aatrek fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Dec 18, 2012 |
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kuddles posted:In terms of judging actual Blu-ray quality they are pretty great, including ignoring videophile complaints about bad video quality when the film is supposed to look that way. I actually had no idea they reviewed the actual movies until someone mentioned it here. SneakySneaks posted:Every comedian hates himself/herself. I suppose you're right, but I find the that using the word "comedian" to describe Jeff Dunham is insulting to the term and to the many talented performers it applies to.
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Dec 18, 2012 22:03
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CPL593H posted:I suppose you're right, but I find the that using the word "comedian" to describe Jeff Dunham is insulting to the term and to the many talented performers it applies to. I KILL YOU! for saying that, man! I KILL YOU! Haha! HahahaHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Dec 18, 2012 22:24
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Dissapointed Owl posted:I KILL YOU! for saying that, man! I KILL YOU! Haha! HahahaHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA Ha ha ha, isn't racism and homophobia so much fun?
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Dec 19, 2012 08:12
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Detail on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYNqYC_jNAg quote:The live-action/animation classic sports a new digital restoration and lands on Blu-ray on March 12, 2013. ---------- CPL593H posted:Ha ha ha, isn't racism and homophobia so much fun? Calm down. It's just jokes. Now let me tell you how the Koran commands all the sand-nigg...
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Dec 19, 2012 08:54
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edit: Dumb and can't read.
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Sporadic posted:Calm down. It's just jokes. Jeff Dunham posted:Jingle bombs, jingle bombs, Because they are Towelheads, you see.
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Dec 19, 2012 10:46
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Because they are Towelheads, you see. He also has one that's an unironic version of Franklin from Arrested Development.
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Dec 19, 2012 11:15
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CPL593H posted:He also has one that's an unironic version of Franklin from Arrested Development. That's mind-boggling.
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Dec 19, 2012 12:00
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Dissapointed Owl posted:That's mind-boggling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7VShb9jw38
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Dec 19, 2012 12:16
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Holy poo poo. " Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Daddy D! Ha-HAAAAAAAAAAA!" And he's a pimp. That's... I'm kind of speechless.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Holy poo poo. What's worse is that he's been doing the same lovely act for 20 odd years.
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He can do his lovely act for all eternity, for all I care. My problem is the obscene amount of money this racist poo poo is getting him.
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Dec 19, 2012 12:42
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Guys, it's no offensive because he makes fun of everyone! You see, that makes it okay! Because everyone is included, and as we all know, the rule of racism is as long as you make fun of everyone, it is not racist.
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Dec 19, 2012 18:42
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Partially because I like her and partially because I like ventriloquy I feel compelled to at least link to Nina Conti and Granny in retaliation, because jesus kangaroo christ is Jeff Dunham a black hole of talent and taste.
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Dec 19, 2012 21:37
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The Hitchcock Box set is down to $119 on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rd_i=5550343011
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Dec 22, 2012 12:12
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Wow, the Hitchcock box set is $99 in Australia, and that's not on special.
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Only bad thing about the Aussie one is having to buy North by Northwest separately since its not included.
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So it works out to about $120 then. I didn't know it wasn't included, that's pretty lame.
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Dec 23, 2012 09:11
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Scrooged - $9.99 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HMHOZU...PCWDCHQPDAWNEXW Juno/Whip It - $13.99 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008MU8ZLQ...182N6VNWYV9X3CQ $4.99 movies Where The Wild Things Are http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001HN699K...M10R2JNA4FD8XYN Risky Business http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00168OIP8...YNADRDZ62TPSXCW Solider http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UFEJW6...ZN3WKEW9QK5T3PH Red Planet http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UFEJT4...C0D36H8A9B1C1YW
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Amazon is having some pretty nice deals right now. Just picked up the Attenborough Planet Earth for 19.99$
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Does Amazon's price filter never work for anyone else?  (and yeah, I clicked go multiple times but it still shows results that are way outside the price range) edit: Oh, it's probably the stupid used copies that make it show up. Any way to filter those out?
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I bought the UK version of the Hitchcock Collection back during that ridiculous discount a while ago, which was a better deal since as a Canadian I pay duty fees for US stuff and already owned NBNW. Speaking of which, I got around to watching North By Northwest last week. Christ Almighty, do I love it when studios really put money and effort behind their catalog restorations. I can't believe I was one of those jackasses who insisted the difference between Bluray and DVD was minimal back in '07.
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mod sassinator posted:Does Amazon's price filter never work for anyone else? Not really. You can mark "New" and "Amazon.com" as the seller but it still doesn't work that well.
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I'd started my Twilight Zone collection a few months ago with the season 1 box set on Blu-Ray. I've not had a chance to watch it yet because haven't had access to my blu-ray player for while. My girlfriend kindly got me the second season for Christmas but she picked up the DVD set. Does anyone here know if there's a noticeable difference in quality between the two? I already feel like a dick for feeling disappointed that it's not the blu-ray version so I'm really reluctant to suggest swapping it if there's no real difference at all. I also checked the website of the store she bought it from and it's listing the DVD version as more expensive than the blu-ray version too 
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Kin posted:I'd started my Twilight Zone collection a few months ago with the season 1 box set on Blu-Ray. I've not had a chance to watch it yet because haven't had access to my blu-ray player for while. Yes, they did a good job restoring the quality. You should just come clean and tell her that you're just swapping it for a better version of the same item. The thought is still very much appreciated. (and if you return it for credit, you could come out ahead and get another movie! Let her pick that one out)
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More $4.99 movies Mean Streets - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007NQSQT6...T46RSQH5NYBK8YW The Wild Bunch http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Q6GX90...T52FDC4VQ1FZ760 Battle Of The Bulge http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OCZD5Q...Q9250K3BY58EBQF Cobra http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XQO8JG...ZYFG1XS0ATNC0EM Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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Dec 24, 2012 16:30
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Kin posted:I'd started my Twilight Zone collection a few months ago with the season 1 box set on Blu-Ray. I've not had a chance to watch it yet because haven't had access to my blu-ray player for while. Black and white blurays are God's gift to Earth, and Twilight Zone has a stellar, stellar transfer. They look absolutely gorgeous. Swap it ASAP.
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I am on the market for a blu-ray player, and am looking for some advice regarding this. First of all, what is the main purpose of a blu-ray player? Isnt it just as easy or even better to just connect a htpc to the tv, as then you have 1 device that can play all your bds, dvds, music, show your pictures, and play other movie files? Is it a price question? I see the cheapest bd players here cost around 500 NOK, but a htpc will run me about 4k I have not had a disk player before, and have been using my TV's USB-in to play movies, which i find super convenient most of the time. However, occationally it refuses to play certain files, or the sound is horribly out of synch (despite not being that when played on my pc) or the subtitle is out of synch (again not on pc). If i get a Blu-ray player that has USB-in, will it necessarily be better at playing off movie files? How can i know in advance which files it can play? And why can it play some .mp4 files just fine with subtitle and all, but other files wont work or just break off halfway through the file or other problems? When looking at the specifications of a certain blu-ray player it has the following formats supported: JPEG, GIF, PNG, Xvid, WMV9, AVCHD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3, ACC, LPCM So some of those are recogniseable, like mpeg-4 is .mp4 (i assume), but can this player play .mkv files for example? Or .avi? None of the players i have looked at lists those 2 file types. Seeing as even the cheapest blu-ray player can play blu-rays, what is the point in buying a $500 one when i can get a $60 one? Do the more expensive ones simply tack on more features such as wi-fi, netflix streaming etc?
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I had a PC setup for playing blu rays (and HD DVDs) and it was terrible. The playback software is pretty bad, both in the UI and reliability. Your friends and family will hate the setup, especially when it crashes, doesn't play audio, drops frames, etc. when they just want to watch a movie. Definitely get a real player IMHO. I have a a Panasonic that does Netflix and other streaming--it was about $100 and worth it.
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If anything having built-in wifi is good for firmware update for your bluray player, as the studios keep changing encoding schemes to fight piracy.
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mod sassinator posted:I had a PC setup for playing blu rays (and HD DVDs) and it was terrible. The playback software is pretty bad, both in the UI and reliability. Your friends and family will hate the setup, especially when it crashes, doesn't play audio, drops frames, etc. when they just want to watch a movie. Definitely get a real player IMHO. I have a a Panasonic that does Netflix and other streaming--it was about $100 and worth it. Yeah, Blu-Ray on PC loving stinks. You need to purchase $300+ of software on top of the cost of the drive to get the best setup. If you don't have AnyDVDHD, new discs come out and they don't work right away either from new DRM or the software needing an update. Dickbag software makers have their products on crazy update schedules so you'll soon find yourself a version or two behind which no longer gets support (spend $50+ on an upgrade!) Even a $40 offbrand Best Buy Blu-Ray player from 2010 is a better experience.
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Does anyone know a good website that catalogs comparison screenshots between Blu-Ray's and DVD's?
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PriorMarcus posted:Does anyone know a good website that catalogs comparison screenshots between Blu-Ray's and DVD's? Here are some sites I visit: DVD and Blu-ray database/screenshots: http://www.dvdbeaver.com & https://dvdcompare.net Blu-ray database/screenshots: https://cinemasquid.com 
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Aatrek posted:If anything having built-in wifi is good for firmware update for your bluray player, as the studios keep changing encoding schemes to fight piracy. Urgh, I hope nothing major has changed... my standalone Panasonic player has an update available, but I use a 3rd party version for extra features and DVD/BD region unlock. I think the team have released a new version of the extended firmware, but I'm reluctant to do an upgrade until I get discs that stop working.
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Sporadic posted:Yeah, Blu-Ray on PC loving stinks. You need to purchase $300+ of software on top of the cost of the drive to get the best setup. If you don't have AnyDVDHD, new discs come out and they don't work right away either from new DRM or the software needing an update. Dickbag software makers have their products on crazy update schedules so you'll soon find yourself a version or two behind which no longer gets support (spend $50+ on an upgrade!) This is very true. PowerDVD is one that stops updating old versions which is very frustrating. The first drive I bought ended up useless after two years and the price had come down so much that I bought another whole drive with a new version of PDVD instead of buying licensed software. 2 years later it now tells me to update every single time I load a blu ray because the version is out of date but when I get to the site there's no patch for it anymore. It still works if I just ignore the messages but some discs don't play on it at all, or start up but are unplayable with hitching or sound glitches. I'd be pissed if I were trying to do an HTPC setup. My 4 year old Samsung just chugs along, I've only updated its firmware once, when Avatar wouldn't play. LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Dec 26, 2012 |
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Did anybody else preorder that new Zodiac blu release from a few weeks ago? Amazon has removed their listing for it but hasn't cancelled my order. It has a release date of January 4 and I'm kind of curious to know what's going on with it.
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Jack Gladney posted:Did anybody else preorder that new Zodiac blu release from a few weeks ago? Amazon has removed their listing for it but hasn't cancelled my order. It has a release date of January 4 and I'm kind of curious to know what's going on with it. It's still up on Warner's site. http://www.wbshop.com/product/zodiac%20bd%20bd%201000370222.do?sortby=ourPicks;&AID=10501819&PID=3594900&ref=CJP Maybe the release date was wrong or got pushed back?
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Thanks for the input! Bought myself a Panasonic DMP-BDT220EG, very satisfied. Starts fast, responsive, easy to play videos or pictures on, starts a bd in mere seconds, etc.
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I desperately need more westerns in my collection. What are the best westerns/highest quality discs out there? I've got The Wild Bunch (not a great disc, I don't think, but a great movie) and that's about it.
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