How Do You Tell If It's A BD-50? - Blu-ray Forum

Sky_Captain · 05-28-2008, 02:22 PM

Hello. I received my copy of Tartan's I'm A Cyborg on BD today. I haven't watched it yet, just opened it to check the disc as standard,(OCD thing). Now the back cover states that its a BD-25, but looking at the underside of the disc, there's too of those circular barcode/number type jobbies around the center,(center or centre? I can never tell...).

I remember reading somewhere that the number of these things depended on the number of layers, 1 for a BD-25 and 2 for a BD-50. I'm not complaining if it is a BD-50 and Tartan are well known for having mistakes on their artwork, I just wanted to claify if what I read was true.
Thanks for any info in advance, I apologize for my crapness in trying to explain what I'm talking abou.

lgans316 · 05-28-2008, 02:32 PM

Please PM member Kannisto in HDD forums. He owns a HTPC and the new Tartan BDs and will be able to tell you if it's a BD-25 or BD-50.

CptGreedle · 05-28-2008, 02:57 PM

Should not really matter, but you can look it up in www.blu-raystats.com

pbnbcr · 05-28-2008, 03:05 PM

Some discs read this on the bottom:
BVSS which would mean single sided, or 25gb
or
BVDL which would mean dual layer, or 50gb

It's something like that (I would have to look at a disc to double check). Not all discs have that code on them, but many do. Narnia, for example, has the code on the main feature disc but not on the bonus disc. I have no idea why I looked at my discs, I guess because I'm curious like a cat - that's why my friends call me Whiskers.

Sky_Captain · 05-28-2008, 05:03 PM

Many thanks, fellas.

Incidentally, not a bad looking disc at all. AVC encoded. The extras are unfortunately encoded in MPEG-2, PAL 576p and don't look all that great. The interview with the director lasts over 1 hour, which was a pleasant surprise,

BStecke · 05-28-2008, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbnbcr

Some discs read this on the bottom:
BVSS which would mean single sided, or 25gb
or
BVDL which would mean dual layer, or 50gb

That is correct.

Anthony P · 05-29-2008, 01:10 AM

turn the disk data side up (i.e. opposite side of label) look at the inner rings, if there are two serial numbers (one inside an other) it is DL if there is only one then it is SL

05-28-2008, 02:22 PM	#1
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	How Do You Tell If It's A BD-50? Hello. I received my copy of Tartan's I'm A Cyborg on BD today. I haven't watched it yet, just opened it to check the disc as standard,(OCD thing). Now the back cover states that its a BD-25, but looking at the underside of the disc, there's too of those circular barcode/number type jobbies around the center,(center or centre? I can never tell...). I remember reading somewhere that the number of these things depended on the number of layers, 1 for a BD-25 and 2 for a BD-50. I'm not complaining if it is a BD-50 and Tartan are well known for having mistakes on their artwork, I just wanted to claify if what I read was true. Thanks for any info in advance, I apologize for my crapness in trying to explain what I'm talking abou.

05-28-2008, 02:32 PM	#2
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	Please PM member Kannisto in HDD forums. He owns a HTPC and the new Tartan BDs and will be able to tell you if it's a BD-25 or BD-50. Last edited by lgans316; 05-28-2008 at 03:39 PM.

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05-28-2008, 02:57 PM	#3
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Should not really matter, but you can look it up in www.blu-raystats.com

05-28-2008, 03:05 PM	#4
pbnbcr Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:INDIANA	Some discs read this on the bottom: BVSS which would mean single sided, or 25gb or BVDL which would mean dual layer, or 50gb It's something like that (I would have to look at a disc to double check). Not all discs have that code on them, but many do. Narnia, for example, has the code on the main feature disc but not on the bonus disc. I have no idea why I looked at my discs, I guess because I'm curious like a cat - that's why my friends call me Whiskers.

05-28-2008, 05:03 PM	#5
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Many thanks, fellas. Incidentally, not a bad looking disc at all. AVC encoded. The extras are unfortunately encoded in MPEG-2, PAL 576p and don't look all that great. The interview with the director lasts over 1 hour, which was a pleasant surprise,

05-29-2008, 01:10 AM	#7
Anthony P Blu-ray Count Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	turn the disk data side up (i.e. opposite side of label) look at the inner rings, if there are two serial numbers (one inside an other) it is DL if there is only one then it is SL

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