Taking Sides - HD-DVD or Blu-Ray?

http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/MadMen-S1_Bluray.jpg
http://www.criterion.com/library/bluray

Wow! Thanks for the link!

Unfortunately:

26. Are Criterion’s Blu-ray discs region-encoded?
Yes. Criterion is licensed to sell most of its editions only in North America.

that's a bummer :(

It does mean there's a HD version ready, waiting to be picked up by a European distributor, though.

ROFL @ the oh-no-you-don't vote here (scroll down to see the customer review scores).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X9FLKM/ref=s9_al_bw_ir01

Also, a message to whoever decided that some (all?) Blu-Rays shouldn't remember any settings or resume where you stopped watching: way to fuck up your shiny new format, idiots.

I think this comes down to if the disc is mastered to use the Java BD functionality ie. if it is, then Resume will not be possible. I've got about 60 or so blu-ray discs and only a handful allow a dvd style Resume. Something you can try, Stan, is setting a bookmark before you stop playback - if you press the green button on yr remote it will do this (again if the function is implemented on that disc!).

I think most of the disney / pixar stuff is mastered tht way

anyway just got a PS3 and I think I'm gonna crack my BD virginity with... MOON

http://i39.tinypic.com/2uiar6d.png

HD-DVD iirc

should have to reach into gloop-filled egg to retrieve the box imo

when when when ?

ha, ste you wouldn't buy that would you?!

HA well no not really, but surely they'll release a normal box too. or is this all a big TEASE ?

should have to reach into gloop-filled egg to retrieve the box imo

Should shoot out on a spring and hit you in the face tbh.

should insert itself into your torso and spring out from your chest in a gruesome and bloody fashion, killing you, imo

they're saying apple might start putting blu-ray in macs as early as this season.
― s1ocki, Saturday, January 5, 2008 10:59 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

just fucking put the drives in already apple you dicks, we get it you love itunes but itunes is shit

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is, surprisingly, a gorgeous Blu Ray showpiece.

ROFL @ the oh-no-you-don't vote here (scroll down to see the customer review scores).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X9FLKM/ref=s9_al_bw_ir01

― StanM, Sunday, March 14, 2010 3:51 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark

lol @ 90% of reviewers giving a most beloved movie trilogy 1 star

3,201 Reviews
5 star: (201)
4 star: (30)
3 star: (42)
2 star: (42)
1 star: (2,886)

tht whole fiasco is disgusting

Looks like they're just giving it low ratings because they're the theatrical versions and not the extended cuts that'll inevitably get their own BR release. I can understand the hate, this is a blatant cash-in, you know they've must have the masters ready since they made the extended cuts for DVD years ago.

lower quality than the HDTV broadcast from a few years ago too

wtf wtf

planet earth BD set doesn't contain the planet earth diaries from the terrestrial broadcasts

wtf

stop feeding the system, man

http://www.thehdroom.com/images/bluray/large/5604.jpg

it looks so good tho, so so good
xp

fffffffffffffffff 2001 is ridiculous looking

planet earth BD set doesn't contain the planet earth diaries from the terrestrial broadcasts

They weren't filmed in HD, so perhaps they were held back from what was BBC/2Ent3rta1n's flagship BD release at the time. I can definitely remember doing standard-def (480i or 576i) "making of" subs for one natural history show though (they were just bundled as extras rather than running immediately after the 50min feature). I guess it wasn't this one.

Life is high-def all the way (the Disc0v3ry edition with Oprah W commentary has the Attenborough "On Location" sections as extras; it has an 11th Oprah v/o "Making Of" episode too).

are there some blu-ray players that are considered to be the best and most reliable? tbh i've looked online and certain sites contradict each other and editor and user reviews contradict each other so i'm not sure where to start.

I seriously suggest just getting a PS3. You can use it to watch Netflix Watch Instantly; you can use it as a media center ...

^^^happy with mine

is it worth it even if i don't play video games in your opinion?

If you don't want to *ever* play video games then maybe not, but the Netflix-ability is really something I could never live without.

when i got mine it was £250 for a blu-ray player or £250 for a ps3, it seemed too good value to pass up

bd players need updates all the time and the ps3 has better connectivity options (ie wireless) than yr average player, you can get a remote for it and everything

some of the new Blu rays have Netflix apps built in, but yeah if you even think you *might* play some games Ps3 seems the way to go

And you can stream directly to it from your computer

just got a panasonic DMP-BD85K, pretty happy with it. does netflix/youtube, also plays divx and avi files from a jump drive, including ones with subtitles. you can get one for < $200.

most serious gearheads would recommend an oppo but you will pay for it.

also the panny can connect to the inet via wireless or cat5 cable

also does firmware updates over the web too

Where do people currently stand on this issue?

wait what

Where

do people currently stand on this issue?

are you asking where ppl stand on blu-ray vs hd-dvd? cuz the credits rolled on that one, man

I'm going to wait for a while until one format clearly takes off and the prices start to come down.

this is like yr driest humor ever

>is it worth it even if i don't play video games in your opinion?

These days, probably not - a new PS3 is still going to cost the best part of $300/£280. Latest gen standalone blu-ray players (as Edward says) will offer most or all of thesame playback/streaming/network functionality and are getting cheaper all the time. I got an LG player earlier this year for just over £100, but even in UK supermarkets you can get players for about £80 now (and sometimes much less on last gen models). Another benefit of a standalone player for me is it's quieter and fits in my AV stand better.

Regarding reliability, my LG replaced a Sony that broke after just over a year (and cost twice as much). Hoping to get more use out of this, but will have to wait and see. From what I've read the blu laser assembly elements are a *lot* more failure prone than good old DVD(fwiw, it seems that PS3s are just as susceptible to this type of problem).

eureka has just started doing blu-only releases

guess it's time

xpost: not arguing with your recommendations, but my PS3 is silent as far as i can tell.

i ended up with a PS3 and it looks great and seems vv quiet.

Yeah, I've never noticed a noise issue with my PS3.