Name your HD Discs

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 23 Dec 2007, 22:44

BDs - 10
HD-DVDs - 24

* Means it's Region locked

Blu-Ray

1. Black Hawk Down: UK
2. Blade Runner - 5 Disc UE: USA
3. Bram Stoker's Dracula: USA
4. Casino Royale - UK
5. Die Hard: USA *
6. Edward Scissorhands: USA *
7. Goodfellas: USA
8. Million Dollar Baby: USA
9. The Prestige: USA *
10. The Shining: USA

HD-DVD

1. 12 Monkeys: USA
2. A Mighty Heart: AU
3. American Gangster: USA Combo
4. An American Werewolf in Paris: USA Combo
5. Atonement: UK
6. Batman Begins: USA
7. The Bourne Identity: AU
8. The Bourne Supremacy: UK
9. The Bourne Ultimatum: USA Combo
10. Brokeback Mountain: USA Combo
11. Carlito's Way: USA
12. Casino: USA
13. Dreamgirls - 2 Disc SE: USA
14. Good Night, and Good Luck: USA Combo
15. The Graduate: UK
16. La Haine: UK
17. King Kong: UK
18. Leaving Las Vegas: AU
19. Lost in Translation: USA
20. The Matrix Trilogy Box set: UK
21. Miami Vice: USA Combo
22. Mulholland Drive: UK
23. The Pianist: USA
24. Ray: USA

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 24 Dec 2007, 00:11

Blu-ray

Babel (US)
Blade Runner (5-disc) (US)
Blood Diamond (UK)
Cars (UK)
Casino Royale (UK)
A Clockwork Orange (US)
Eyes Wide Shut (US)
The Fifth Element (Remastered) (US)
The Fountain (UK)
Hellboy (UK)
The Host (US)
Kung Fu Hustle (UK)
Oldboy (2-disc) (US)
Paprika (UK)
The Prestige (UK)
Ratatouille (UK)
Run Lola Run (UK)
A Scanner Darkly (US)
The Shining (US)
The Simpsons Movie (UK)
Spider-Man Trilogy (4-disc) (UK)
Superbad (2-disc) (UK)
Tekkonkinkreet (UK)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (US)
2001: A Space Odyssey (US)
X-Men: The Last Stand (UK)

I'm waiting for Zodiac: Director's Cut (UK) to arrive.

I used to own Silent Hill (US), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (2-disc) (UK), and Speed (UK), but sold them.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Dec 2007, 00:55

Any plans to get into HD-DVD? You have a UK PS3 right?

It's so bloody annoying Babel on HD Disc is bare-bones but there is no an SE DVD.

What's the Oldboy PQ like?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 24 Dec 2007, 01:24

I do have a UK PS3, and no I don't have plans to get into HD-DVD at the moment.

Well I've only watched Oldboy on my standard definition widescreen, but what I can tell you is that contrast levels vary wildly. Bits that are supposed to be black are often nothing like, which is a bit shit. It's something that would make you think your LCD was underperforming in the black level department lol, good job I watched this on my CRT! But other than that it seems decent, and reviews say it's the best presentation of the film that you can get

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Dec 2007, 01:44

Thanks. Why did you not watch it on your LCD?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 24 Dec 2007, 01:52

Because Oldboy Blu-ray wasn't out when I had that

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Dec 2007, 01:58

So in other words you've not actually tried your BD out yet

I currently own the Tartan 2 Disc SE and it looks fine to me.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Dec 2007, 02:28

Do i include discs that aren't really mine but are in my household,ie Harry Potter & Resident Evil? suppose i should

i'll make a start then add later as i'm in work and can't remember everything.

HD-DVD

Matrix trilogy box set usa
Mission Impossible Trilogy box set uk
Batman Begins usa
Unforgiven usa
Van Helsing usa
Dawn Of The Dead (2004) usa
Silent Hill german
Resident Evil german
Resident Evil 2 german
Harry Potter & the Phiosopher's Stone uk
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire uk
Darkman usa
American Werewolf in London usa
300 usa
Superman Returns usa
Superman the Movie usa
Superman 2 Donner Cut usa
Clockwork Orange usa
Bourne Identity usa
Bourne Supremacy uk
Bourne Ultimatum uk
Carlito's Way usa
Transformers usa
Under Siege usa
Terminator 2 uk
Terminator 3 usa
Sleepy Hollow usa
V for Vendetta australia
Payback usa
Face-Off usa
Land Of The Dead usa
Hulk usa
Red Dragon usa
King Kong uk
Clerks 2 usa
End Of Days usa
Rundown usa
Frighteners usa
Doom usa
Enter The Dragon usa
The Fog (1980) france
Constantine usa
The Thing usa
Road Warrior usa
Warriors usa
Blazing Saddles usa
Hot Fuzz usa
Corpse Bride usa
Rambo 2 australia
Rambo 3 australia
Shaun of the Dead usa
Swordfish uk
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) usa
Deliverance usa
Zodiac Director's Cut usa
Timecop usa
Crank german

Blu-Ray

I Am Legend usa
Hitman usa
i,robot usa
Run,lola run uk
Pirates of the Carribean 1 & 2 usa
Pirates 3 uk
Dawn of the Dead (1978) usa
Day of the Dead usa
Halloween usa
Evil Dead 2 usa
28 Weeks Later usa #
Fantastic Four 2 usa #
Superbad usa #
Resident Evil Extinction usa
Rush Hour 3 usa #
Underworld usa
Underworld Evolution usa
Spider-man Trilogy box set uk
Replacement Killers uk
Hostel usa
Hostel 2 usa #
Hollow Man uk
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Akabhan uk
Harry Potter & the Phoenix uk
Harry Potter & the Chamber Of Secrets uk
Simpsons Movie usa #
Terminator usa
Bad Santa usa #
Shining usa
Hellboy uk
Kung Fu Hustle uk
Flash Point Hong Kong
Ratatouille usa #
Die Hard Quadrilogy box set usa #
Speed usa #
District 13 usa
Wild Bunch usa
Starship Troopers uk
The Rock uk
The Marine usa #
Reservoir Dogs usa #
X-Men 3 usa #
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back usa #
Rocky Balboa usa #
Apocalypto usa
Alien vs Predator usa #
First Blood usa
The Descent usa #
Saw 2 usa #
House of a 1000 Corpses usa #
Devil's Rejects usa
War usa
Shoot Em Up usa #
Blade Runner usa
Ghost Rider usa #

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Dec 2007, 03:13

Cheat, you have more than one collection there

, seriously why not.

What's the AV of Dawn of the Dead like? I've been thinking picking that one up at some point.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Dec 2007, 04:40

Assuming you mean the 78' Dawn Of The Dead then the transfer is fine,an improvement on the ultimate edition.bear in mind though this is a very low budget film and it won't give you the usual HD "pop". i know the film very well so appreciated the improvement,someone who has never seen the movie before may be less impressed

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 24 Dec 2007, 05:05

Blu-Ray:

Enter the Dragon - USA
The Last Samurai - USA
Unforgiven - USA

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 24 Dec 2007, 15:17

Crikey I did not expect you to list any MrGway

did nt know you were seriously thinking about HD yet.

Watched Enter the Dragon a few days ago, ahh the memories. Last Samurai looks stunning.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Dec 2007, 16:26

saltysam wrote:Assuming you mean the 78' Dawn Of The Dead

Yes. I didn't spot you had the remake too.

saltysam wrote:then the transfer is fine,an improvement on the ultimate edition.bear in mind though this is a very low budget film and it won't give you the usual HD "pop". i know the film very well so appreciated the improvement,someone who has never seen the movie before may be less impressed

Thanks. It's cool I've never seen it but now the BD is out that is all that interests me.

romerojpg wrote:Crikey I did not expect you to list any MrGway did nt know you were seriously thinking about HD yet.

Me neither.

What type of BD Player did you go for or did you just find them at a bargain price? Did you see my post about the Samsung LCD TV? You never replied to my PM.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 24 Dec 2007, 16:38

HD DVD's all American unless stated

Face Off
Enter The Dragon
Shaun of the Dead
Resident Evil Apocalpse (German HD DVD)
Transformers
Alexander Revisited (soon to be sold, its caca)
Tremors
Underworld Evolution (Spanish HD DVD)
300
Hot Fuzz
Mission Impossibe
Mission Impossibe 2
Mission Impossibe 3
Clerks 2
Heroes Season 1 Box Set
Matrix 3 film Box Set (UK)
Children of Men
Pitch Black
The Big lebowski
Chronicals of Riddick
Serenity (UK)
The Frighteners
The Thing
Blood Diamond
The Last Samurai

Every single one of them pisses all over the dvds I had of em from miles above, so all are worth the upgrade.

Hopefully soon I will start getting a lot more, but trying to go slow at the mo and sell tonnes of dvds before buying HD stuff. Plenty in the post as well at the mo.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Dec 2007, 17:33

Why USA HD-DVDs? Because you've got them cheaper?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 25 Dec 2007, 00:31

On a related topic, I have just this minute ordered a new TV! Toshiba Regza 47Z3030, from Empire Direct, for an amazing £1,194.99 including delivery! I managed to find a valid 10% discount code online and used that mwahahaha. I cannae wait!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 25 Dec 2007, 02:34

I just bought those Blu-Rays because they were particularly cheap.

No harm in getting a few in advance for the right price.

The players/TVs are still too expensive for me. But I think this next year will see some decent reductions.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 25 Dec 2007, 13:45

bradavon wrote:Why USA HD-DVDs? Because you've got them cheaper?

Yup by a mile, rarley paid over £10 for em. Or they were not even out in the UK yet, or they had better covers, flippers, etc.. different reasons, but cost is a big one.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 25 Dec 2007, 14:16

I've got the Spider-Man trilogy for Christmas

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 25 Dec 2007, 21:24

Markgway wrote:No harm in getting a few in advance for the right price.

As long as you buy Region Free BDs! Unless you're sure you know which region player you'll get. As the three you bought are all Warner titles they'll be Region Free. You can find out here:

http://bluray.liesinc.net/

I'm doing the same but the odd Region Locked title I want I'm not buying until I actually have the player, just in case.

gasteropod wrote:On a related topic, I have just this minute ordered a new TV! Toshiba Regza 47Z3030, from Empire Direct, for an amazing £1,194.99 including delivery! I managed to find a valid 10% discount code online and used that mwahahaha. I cannae wait!

Sweet!

Is it FULL HD?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 25 Dec 2007, 22:01

Of course it is!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 25 Dec 2007, 23:17

Cool!

I believe you can get 47" HD Ready TVs too.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 26 Dec 2007, 00:42

bradavon wrote:As long as you buy Region Free BDs! Unless you're sure you know which region player you'll get.

I checked in advance. All Warners titles are Region Free. Kudos.

I'd buy a UK player (it's safer and has warrenty) so that would be Region B.

The amount of coded titles that will be exclusive to the US is, I'd imagine, very slim, when you take into account Europe and Aus.

Is it FULL HD?

For that price it had fucking better be.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Dec 2007, 02:11

Markgway wrote:I'd buy a UK player (it's safer and has warrenty) so that would be Region B.

A USA Player has warranty too. MovieTyme and the like don't sell players without any warranty.

Markgway wrote:The amount of coded titles that will be exclusive to the US is, I'd imagine, very slim, when you take into account Europe and Aus.

There are much more Region A only titles to Region B only titles.

It may even itself out slightly if you love EIV releases but the majority of those can be bought on Region A BD or HD-DVD whereas many of the Region A BDs are exclusive, until someone else releases them.

EIV simply follow the likes of New Line and Warner, and always will.

Region A also gives you the Far East. Region B just gives you Europe and Australasia, which are big but not as big. The Far East and North America are arguably more important, especially if you take into account America is the country that people import from bar far more than any other, hence it gets more regional coding.

We've been over this I thought Salty and I explained it well for you?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 26 Dec 2007, 10:53

bradavon wrote:A USA Player has warranty too. MovieTyme and the like don't sell players without any warranty.

If you import it to the UK and use a voltage converter the warranty is void. Fact. If the machine is fucked you'll have to pay for repairs etc. Fact.

Region A also gives you the Far East.

Can't see the majority of releases being region coded.