The Play.com Bargains Thread!

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 25 Jun 2008, 12:51

Those Toshiba HD set-top players sold out pretty fast. You might still be able to pick up the 360 addon drive for cheap, brand new though.

Speaking of HD-DVD players, I tried out my EP30 on the house's new Samsung 40" LCD 1080P set (over HDMI) and it looked fantastic (after calibration). The film that I watched was Dune.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 25 Jun 2008, 18:02

I was gonna get another Toshiba HD DVD player for a Christmas present for someone, now they aint cheap anymore I dont think I will

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Jun 2008, 17:34

Surely by Xmas discs are going to be relatively hard to find? I'm hoping by Xmas BD Players will be a reasonable price.

What needed calibrating Eva?

The Black Level on mine is more like a dark grey but I cannot seem to work out how to fix it. It could be the TV but I don't recall DVDs looking like this. I have had to adjust it's contrast a bit as by default it's too bright but if I turn it down too much it gets too dark.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 26 Jun 2008, 18:30

You need to reduce the Brightness on an LCD to improve the black level, and increase the Contrast to improve the white level. If the whites look too hot (as in, having a blue tint), you need to modify the Gamma if there is such a setting, otherwise you need to go into the service menu and reduce the BDRV.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Jul 2008, 20:28

Life On Mars Season 1 blu-ray
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/6044 ... oduct.html

Life On Mars Season 2 blu-ray
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/6044 ... oduct.html

£17.99 each,seem decent prices for full series.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 28 Aug 2008, 16:05

Godfather trilogy BD £34.99-cheaper than i can find the usa release

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/6193 ... ource=9593

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 28 Aug 2008, 17:20

Just ordered Crysis Warhead for £14.99 from Play.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Aug 2008, 19:54

saltysam wrote:Life On Mars Season 1 blu-ray
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/6044 ... oduct.html

Life On Mars Season 2 blu-ray
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/6044 ... oduct.html

OMG! I completely missed this. Each series is only 8/9 episodes. It's about right.

I may pick up Series 2. I've not seen that one yet but really it's just not as fun as Ashes to Ashes. Sure it's very well made but I kept missing all the fun when watching Life on Mars: Series 1.

I finished it thinking it's very well made but I have little interest in checking out Series 2. On the other hand I cannot wait for Ashes to Ashes: Series 2. Life on Mars is weaker for having no female protagonist too.

saltysam wrote:Godfather trilogy BD £34.99-cheaper than i can find the usa release

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/6193 ... ource=9593

Great price, thanks. It's also that price at HMV:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=834466

I cannot find it cheaper either. I'll be getting this one but not at first.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 06 Sep 2008, 20:29

Rambo 1-4 box set DVD £14.99 not bad for a recent release.Rambo is that price on it's own there

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3298438/ ... P36=9QM2JQ

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 06 Sep 2008, 21:10

Isnt Rambo 3 cut?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 06 Sep 2008, 21:27

Only by 2 secs for a horse trip.

(Haven't you asked this before?)

Even I wouldn't worry about that.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Sep 2008, 18:29

5% Off @ Play.com:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=803549

It doesn't work for me but it seems to for others

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saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 12 Dec 2008, 15:21

Troy director's cut blu-ray £9.99

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/5508 ... ource=9593

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Dec 2008, 18:51

Does this cut make it a lot better? My suspicion it won't.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 Dec 2008, 19:33

bradavon wrote:Does this cut make it a lot better? I'm suspicion it won't.

Well you would be very wrong. Its a very different film, vastly different in fact, from the look of it (entirely new colour timing, cgi etc..) to the music and way it flows, everything has been redone and massive amounts have been inserted into it.

Also one of the best looking HD images created yet, the kind of picture that impresses anyone who sees it. Nothing at all like the old film looked, its like it has had millions more spent on its new better look, gobsmaking look it has now its almost like 3D its so amazing.

Now it Pisses all over Kingdom of Heaven thats for sure.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 12 Dec 2008, 20:32

I didnt care much about Troy when I watched it in the cinema. My girlfriend liked it, mostly because of Pitt, Orlando and Bana I guess, so I might buy it on her behalf.
For me it's just a well made so-so movie, with mediocre performances.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 12 Dec 2008, 20:37

Mirror's Edge for the PS3 is £19.99 at Play.com, I've just ordered it 8)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Dec 2008, 20:42

Thanks Romero.

I seriously doubt it betters Kingdom of Heaven: DC though.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 Dec 2008, 21:04

Hey many people would think its not going to be much better, and amazingly pretty much everyone said the new cut was a big deal and far better. I liked Troy it was an OK film far from what I wanted mind you, but the longer cut just adds so much more to it, I was very suprised how they could turn a film, into a superb film and an actual Epic.

I remember this comparsion was a good read back in the day, tells of some of what they changed and how it just makes it better

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/30134/tr ... ctors-cut/

Kingdom of Heaven for me never fully worked in either cut, just feels wrong even with extra footage and has no sense of time at all for a film that suposed to spans many years. The volume of footage Ridley shot mind you tells me there may be another cut in 10 years time

Still the HD DVD of Troy DIR CUT was cheap as chips, no idea if it still is mind you as the old versions probibly still lingers around a lot.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Dec 2008, 21:21

and has no sense of time at all for a film that suposed to spans many years

That's true.

As to Troy. Pitt is such a known face, all I can see is Brad Pitt not some historical figure.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 13 Dec 2008, 01:37

bradavon wrote:As to Troy. Pitt is such a known face, all I can see is Brad Pitt not some historical figure.

Wasn't Achilles a mythological figure?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 Dec 2008, 11:17

Well all of the Greek/Trojan heroes in the film were mythological then in that case I guess

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Dec 2008, 13:12

Probably I'm not sure. You can be historical and mythological at the same time.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 20 Dec 2008, 15:39

Pirates blu-ray trilogy £10.99. apparently people have had shipping notices for this.

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/5408 ... ource=9593

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Dec 2008, 16:23

Cheers for that Salty, not exactly a fan of the trilogy but may sell it on for profit. It says temporarily out of stock so let's see what happens with my order haha.