High-Def Movies

[VXR]

Have any of you seen Blade Runner on blu-ray or hd-dvd?

[don moore]

love that movie.. no hd or blueray

[Ldub]

Yes, own the box set with all versions...two -

[WormGod]

Saw it in 1080i on HDNet, but never in 1080p. It stands up wonderfully with it's age. Other oldies I would recommend that stand up well and look great in HiDef:

Aliens
The Thing (Carpenter's)
American Graffiti
Close Encounters
Cool Hand Luke

Really looking forward to watching tv and playing games in 1080p.... which should be able to happen today. Freight company is shipping my 73" tv sometime after 11am so I can finally retire my 10 year old 48" Mitsubishi rear projection 1080i. She already has a good home to go to and will make a new family very happy.

[snowtrooper1966]

Blade Runner Blu is amazing (just ask Bart) ;-)

A few classics that were mastered in HD well and stand the test of time:
Day the Earth Stood Still
The Searchers
2001
Sleeping Beauty

Newest addition, recent theatrical Star Trek, super visuals and outstanding soundtrack!

Ceck 'em out if you haven't already......
Best,

[don moore]

whats better BLUE-RAY or HD

[snowtrooper1966]

I was originally in the HD DVD camp, but once the format war ended with Blu Ray the heir apparent, bought a dual format (HD DVD and Blu Ray) unit, so I could continue using my existing HD DVD titles, while enjoying the new releases Blu had to offer.
I have since replaced my HD DVD titles with their Blu counterparts, with a few exceptions, and gone strictly Blu with an Oppo BDP-83.
Superb playback of all high def audio codecs (Dolby Tru HD and DTS Master HD) as well as top rated DVD upconversion.
Kind of a moot point as to which is better, unless you buy a dual format player, of which there a only really two, and neither of which being properly supported by the manufacturer, IMHO.
That was really the biggest reason I bails out on dula format and went with Oppo, superb customer service!
Best,

[nfpgasmask]

I own the HD briefcase and the Blu-Ray box set. And I agree, the absolute finest restoration I have seen of an older movie, and it just happens to be my favorite movie of all time.

Bart

[CrnCnn]

I see all these older movies come out in Blu-Ray but I wonder how great can they be. They were not shot in High def way back when. But is sounds like they have been doing a good job with it.

I did see one flew over the cuckoos nest the other day at BB and thought, why would you need that in Blu-Ray? I like the movie, but Blu-Ray?

[nfpgasmask]

James, where did you get your Oppo? I have an older region free Oppo and I love it but it is only 720p. We just recently got a nice TV for the bedroom (our Xmas present to eachother) and I want a region free Oppo Blu-Ray player for it. Did you just get yours on Feebay or something?

Bart

[Scott Harness]

I want a region free

Bart

What's the point of this regional thing?...to make money

[nfpgasmask]

What's the point of this regional thing?...to make money

No, so I can watch foreign DVDs!! I watch lots of imports that are not released here in the States. So, if you have a region free DVD player, you can watch movies from all over the world, in NTSC or PAL, DVDs, VCDs, M-PEG CDs, etc. For example, if I put a PAL DVD in my PS3 it will give me an error that says, "incorrect DVD format" or something like that. In my Oppo it plays fine.

Another great example is that in the UK the entire Tick animated series was released on DVD, and in the US, we only released season one and two minus a few episodes. So I bought the UK version and I can watch them on my region free Oppo player! SPOOOOOOOON!

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

I see all these older movies come out in Blu-Ray but I wonder how great can they be. They were not shot in High def way back when. But is sounds like they have been doing a good job with it.

I did see one flew over the cuckoos nest the other day at BB and thought, why would you need that in Blu-Ray? I like the movie, but Blu-Ray?

It definitely depends. For example, the Blade Runner blu-ray is phenomenal. The Road Warrior blu-ray is very good when compared to the standard version. I also bought Full Metal Jacket on blu-ray and it was good, but nothing to write home about. So I think it really depends on how much care they put into the restoration. But yeah, newer films are gonna look way better since they were shot with the intension to go to an HD format anyway.

Still, I find that the PS3 does an excellent job upconverting standard DVDs. My Lord of The Rings box set still looks awesome.

Bart

[snowtrooper1966]

SPOON!
Classic, first comic ever read that made milk squirt outta my nose. Kind of like reading a post from L Bud;-)

Seems alot of HD remasters are direct conversions of their DVD counterparts, but on occasion, someone seems to care enough to go the extra mile and do a transfer wothy of high def, like the ones I mentioned above.
The other bonus is high def audio codecs, usually uncompressed, that blow the doors off what is on the DVD version.

Bart, bought my Oppo direct.
That particular one is not region hacked, but there are now hacks available from 3rd parties for it. Oppo is famous for it's region free DVD players, but were not allowed to for the Blu player in the licenseing agreement from the Blu Ray Autority Consortium.....
Best,

[nfpgasmask]

Bart, bought my Oppo direct.
That particular o e is not region hacked, but there are now hacks available from 3rd parties for it. Oppo is famous for it's region free DVD players, but were not allowed to for the Blu player in the licenseing agreement from the Blu Ray Autority Consortium.....
Best,

So that would explain the price tags like this I keep seeing?

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-OPPO-B...item414bfb5bb4

Are you saying that these players will be region free but yet they WILL NOT work with a non-US Blu-ray disc? Or are you just saying Oppo is "not allowed" to make it work and people have to do it on their own?

Bart