So I got this copy of Criterion's The Third Man from eBay - Blu-ray Forum

Big A2 · 07-01-2011, 12:34 PM

Okay, so I bought a copy of Criterion's out-of-print The Third Man Blu-Ray on eBay, and since it was so expensive (about $80, but from what I've heard, it's worth it), I want to be 150% sure that's it's the real deal, and not a fake, as unlikely as that is. There's a couple little anomalies I noticed... Oh, and sorry about the blurry pictures, they were the best I could get.

On the disc there’s a stripe that’s lighter than the rest of the disc, and you can feel it when you run your fingers over it (you can see it passing through the “O” in the “CAT NO” part at the top of the disc. A printing error, or something more sinister?!

The booklet mentions telecine and DVD stuff, which would irrelevant on a 24fps Blu-Ray. I’m guessing this is just because they’ve decided to use the same booklet for both the DVD and Blu-Ray editions.

The screens of the film from the DVD booklet are a much lighter colour than the film itself. Again, I’m thinking this is just the design of the booklet.

There’s a small white mark on the slipcase that looks like another printing error.

So what do you think? Should I be worried?

07-01-2011, 12:34 PM	#1
Big A2 Member Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Blu-ray collection:113	So I got this copy of Criterion's The Third Man from eBay Okay, so I bought a copy of Criterion's out-of-print The Third Man Blu-Ray on eBay, and since it was so expensive (about $80, but from what I've heard, it's worth it), I want to be 150% sure that's it's the real deal, and not a fake, as unlikely as that is. There's a couple little anomalies I noticed... Oh, and sorry about the blurry pictures, they were the best I could get. On the disc there’s a stripe that’s lighter than the rest of the disc, and you can feel it when you run your fingers over it (you can see it passing through the “O” in the “CAT NO” part at the top of the disc. A printing error, or something more sinister?! The booklet mentions telecine and DVD stuff, which would irrelevant on a 24fps Blu-Ray. I’m guessing this is just because they’ve decided to use the same booklet for both the DVD and Blu-Ray editions. The screens of the film from the DVD booklet are a much lighter colour than the film itself. Again, I’m thinking this is just the design of the booklet. There’s a small white mark on the slipcase that looks like another printing error. So what do you think? Should I be worried?

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