Your biggest Blu-ray related disappointment, in retrospect? - Blu-ray Forum

JJ · 03-04-2008, 02:39 AM

Yes, the conflict ended in our favor; but we all had moments that mildly upset us...left us chagrined, in bitter fervor against corporations and peoples we held no control over. Make no mistake, we all love our format. However...

Whether it be Paramount's flip-floppery on the eve of the big Transformers release...the big topic of grain in 300...seeing your favorite movie being delayed countless times...the countless Warner Bros. ports we suffered through...the lack of DTS-HD on the PS3...the posts about Batman and the Matrix...heck, even if this thread fills you with contempt...something out there irked you!

What was it?

Personally, for me it would have to be Fox's delaying of Master and Commander. October 2nd, then February 2nd, and now May 13th? They're breaking my heart on this, my favorite film of the new millenium.

BStecke · 03-04-2008, 02:41 AM

The Paramount day sucked . . . I was driving to Miami for vacation and I checked this site as soon as I got into the hotel and THAT was the first thing I saw.

Overall though, I would have to say my biggest disappointment has been the audio on Superman Returns. I saw this in the theater three times and the sound sucked every time, so I was expecting to be able to blow myself away with the BD, but such is not the case. And even worse, the HD DVD at least has TrueHD. With any luck though, the PCM version will be in my hands soon!

Crème Blu-ray · 03-04-2008, 02:53 AM

Besides Paramount siding with HD-DVD, my two biggest disappointments were HD-DVD getting to market first and the crappy rush jobs of inaugural releases. Summer 2006 was the time I most feared that HD-DVD would pull off the victory.

Marcusarilius · 03-04-2008, 02:58 AM

In Retrospect, what was your biggest Blu-Ray related disappointment?

In the past, currently and for the future it is definately other countries getting BD releases and no regeon 1 release at the same time. Makes me crazy.

JJ · 03-04-2008, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

In Retrospect, what was your biggest Blu-Ray related disappointment?

In the past, currently and for the future it is definately other countries getting BD releases and no regeon 1 release at the same time. Makes me crazy.

Forgot to include that one, there are these two titles I want to import but refuse to pay $80 to bring them both here.

rbd3000 · 03-04-2008, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

In Retrospect, what was your biggest Blu-Ray related disappointment?

In the past, currently and for the future it is definately other countries getting BD releases and no regeon 1 release at the same time. Makes me crazy.

I agree with that one.

Spider1981 · 03-04-2008, 03:30 AM

I remember when the Paramount crap went down. I was 2 days into a week and a half long vacation. It made me kind of angry for the rest of my time off.
That was the biggest thing for me, plus all the Fox delays to a much lesser degree.

sj001 · 03-04-2008, 03:40 AM

The Paramounted deal was by far the biggest disappointment. But really, if we look at everything that happened in that war, there really wasn't all that much that was bad news for Blu-ray. It was one domino after another against Red, and then the Paramount thing happened, and we had a bad week. But BD continued to dominate, then Transformers week came, we still managed to pull the upset, after that, it was all downhill for HD-DVD.

red_5ive · 03-04-2008, 03:49 AM

This isn't my biggest disappointment, but it's one that's worthy of mention IMO: lack of dts-ma decoding on the PS3. Yes, I know it's supposed to eventually be released, but waiting for it still stinks.

jdc115 · 03-04-2008, 03:56 AM

Two items:

Lack of SACD support in most players and it being dropped from the latest version of the PS3.

Not being able to find a regional Free DVD player (not BD) within any of the players. I know this is pretty much a legal issue but almost all DVD players I see here regardless of manufacturer is region free on DVD.

I was hoping not to add another component, just replace one to perform all functions I needed but it didn't work out that way.

Blu As Hell · 03-04-2008, 03:56 AM

I really had two things that were dissappointments for me. Number one is Paramount's "decision" to support HD DVD exclusively and number two (which was a by product of number one) is how long this whole "war" lasted. It should have been over before Christmas last year but because of Paramount it drug along another six months. But all is forgiven and we will soon have Paramount Blu-rays again.

SGRSBSKIER · 03-04-2008, 04:00 AM

There are a few things that annoy me, like PS3 DTS HDMA, Batman Begins, but time will solve those.

My biggest disappointment was the move by Paramount, everything was looking great for Blu-ray and it looked like by the end of the year it would be over. That decision made me believe that it would last all through 2009 and may never take off due to Paramount being paid for 18 months it looked like each side would buy studios for a limited time as Paramounts decision was not based on where the market was heading and once their contract was up they could go to the other side so you would have know idea if you would get their movies in a year. After that move for the next few weeks I really thought HDM would never take off because of what happened.

Clark Kent · 03-04-2008, 04:06 AM

When Sony didn't release the Natural when they issued a new dvd edition. The Paramount move didn't really bother me that much except for all the FUD it enabled the HD DVDers to create.

Marcusarilius · 03-04-2008, 04:07 AM

When "Fireplace 2: the second log" was cancelled for BD release.

jdc115 · 03-04-2008, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

When "Fireplace 2: the second log" was cancelled for BD release.

Stop that, all my coworkers just looked at me for laughing...

saprano · 03-04-2008, 05:00 AM

mine is all those fox movies that have DTS-HDMA that the ps3 cant decode. hurry it up already.

ZeeMan84 · 03-04-2008, 05:03 AM

Warner keep releasing subpar quality BD's on BD-25 on some of the best titles this year. Actually, in some instances, HD DVD got the better sound options.

saprano · 03-04-2008, 05:04 AM

And all these people that come here and say they see no differince between blu-ray and DVD. those post really erk me

Marcusarilius · 03-04-2008, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by saprano

And all these people that come here and say they see no differince between blu-ray and DVD. those post really erk me

I just don't get that. It took me three months of watching BDs before I didn't have to pull my jaw off the floor anymore. Still blows me away.

saprano · 03-04-2008, 05:11 AM

Yea i know, i was waching potc awe today and im still amazed by the PQ that blu-ray brings.

03-04-2008, 02:39 AM	#1
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Your biggest Blu-ray related disappointment, in retrospect? Yes, the conflict ended in our favor; but we all had moments that mildly upset us...left us chagrined, in bitter fervor against corporations and peoples we held no control over. Make no mistake, we all love our format. However... Whether it be Paramount's flip-floppery on the eve of the big Transformers release...the big topic of grain in 300...seeing your favorite movie being delayed countless times...the countless Warner Bros. ports we suffered through...the lack of DTS-HD on the PS3...the posts about Batman and the Matrix...heck, even if this thread fills you with contempt...something out there irked you! What was it? Personally, for me it would have to be Fox's delaying of Master and Commander. October 2nd, then February 2nd, and now May 13th? They're breaking my heart on this, my favorite film of the new millenium.

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03-04-2008, 02:41 AM	#2
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	The Paramount day sucked . . . I was driving to Miami for vacation and I checked this site as soon as I got into the hotel and THAT was the first thing I saw. Overall though, I would have to say my biggest disappointment has been the audio on Superman Returns. I saw this in the theater three times and the sound sucked every time, so I was expecting to be able to blow myself away with the BD, but such is not the case. And even worse, the HD DVD at least has TrueHD. With any luck though, the PCM version will be in my hands soon!

03-04-2008, 02:53 AM	#3
Crème Blu-ray Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Silicon Valley Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:323 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:3	Besides Paramount siding with HD-DVD, my two biggest disappointments were HD-DVD getting to market first and the crappy rush jobs of inaugural releases. Summer 2006 was the time I most feared that HD-DVD would pull off the victory.

03-04-2008, 02:58 AM	#4
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	In Retrospect, what was your biggest Blu-Ray related disappointment? In the past, currently and for the future it is definately other countries getting BD releases and no regeon 1 release at the same time. Makes me crazy.

03-04-2008, 03:30 AM	#7
Spider1981 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Jefferson City, MO. Posts: Eleventy Billion Blu-ray collection:138	I remember when the Paramount crap went down. I was 2 days into a week and a half long vacation. It made me kind of angry for the rest of my time off. That was the biggest thing for me, plus all the Fox delays to a much lesser degree.

03-04-2008, 03:40 AM	#8
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	The Paramounted deal was by far the biggest disappointment. But really, if we look at everything that happened in that war, there really wasn't all that much that was bad news for Blu-ray. It was one domino after another against Red, and then the Paramount thing happened, and we had a bad week. But BD continued to dominate, then Transformers week came, we still managed to pull the upset, after that, it was all downhill for HD-DVD.

03-04-2008, 03:49 AM	#9
red_5ive Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The 'state' of Southern California Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:364 Blu-ray collection:996 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	This isn't my biggest disappointment, but it's one that's worthy of mention IMO: lack of dts-ma decoding on the PS3. Yes, I know it's supposed to eventually be released, but waiting for it still stinks.

03-04-2008, 03:56 AM	#10
jdc115 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Singapore Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:87	Two items: Lack of SACD support in most players and it being dropped from the latest version of the PS3. Not being able to find a regional Free DVD player (not BD) within any of the players. I know this is pretty much a legal issue but almost all DVD players I see here regardless of manufacturer is region free on DVD. I was hoping not to add another component, just replace one to perform all functions I needed but it didn't work out that way.

03-04-2008, 03:56 AM	#11
Blu As Hell Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:Macon Georgia 4K collection:120 Blu-ray collection:461 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I really had two things that were dissappointments for me. Number one is Paramount's "decision" to support HD DVD exclusively and number two (which was a by product of number one) is how long this whole "war" lasted. It should have been over before Christmas last year but because of Paramount it drug along another six months. But all is forgiven and we will soon have Paramount Blu-rays again.

03-04-2008, 04:00 AM	#12
SGRSBSKIER Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007	There are a few things that annoy me, like PS3 DTS HDMA, Batman Begins, but time will solve those. My biggest disappointment was the move by Paramount, everything was looking great for Blu-ray and it looked like by the end of the year it would be over. That decision made me believe that it would last all through 2009 and may never take off due to Paramount being paid for 18 months it looked like each side would buy studios for a limited time as Paramounts decision was not based on where the market was heading and once their contract was up they could go to the other side so you would have know idea if you would get their movies in a year. After that move for the next few weeks I really thought HDM would never take off because of what happened.

03-04-2008, 04:06 AM	#13
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	When Sony didn't release the Natural when they issued a new dvd edition. The Paramount move didn't really bother me that much except for all the FUD it enabled the HD DVDers to create.

03-04-2008, 04:07 AM	#14
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	When "Fireplace 2: the second log" was cancelled for BD release.

03-04-2008, 05:00 AM	#16
saprano Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Bronx, New York Blu-ray collection:495 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	mine is all those fox movies that have DTS-HDMA that the ps3 cant decode. hurry it up already.

03-04-2008, 05:03 AM	#17
ZeeMan84 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Orlando, FL	Warner keep releasing subpar quality BD's on BD-25 on some of the best titles this year. Actually, in some instances, HD DVD got the better sound options.

03-04-2008, 05:04 AM	#18
saprano Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Bronx, New York Blu-ray collection:495 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	And all these people that come here and say they see no differince between blu-ray and DVD. those post really erk me

03-04-2008, 05:11 AM	#20
saprano Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Bronx, New York Blu-ray collection:495 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	Yea i know, i was waching potc awe today and im still amazed by the PQ that blu-ray brings.

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