FAKE Blu-Rays @ Mall

[X400]

so i was walking in the mall today (Coquitlam Centre for you locals) and i spotted this stall that sold asian dvds as i was browsing i noticed their "new release" section 6 Chinese Blu-Ray movies, i was like woah wtf? i didnt even know these were released in blu-ray! and then i see the price $8.50!! wtf?

i flip to the back of the case and i see it says DVD-9 dolby digital 5.1, i talk to the guy and he's like yeah they're dvds...

but the packaging has a blue strip on the top with the Blu-Ray logo and it says Blu-Ray Disc!


i forgot to take a picture of it, tomorrow i guess

but wow guess the chinese piraters arent able to pirate blu-rays so they're just selling dvds as blus.

so anyway hope it doesnt confuse a bunch of ppl on the quality of blu-ray


what else is odd is i notice our shopping centres don't care if stores/stalls are selling fake goods. theres one that sells fake LV, gucci, etc purses

[bajor27]

Originally Posted by X400

so i was walking in the mall today (Coquitlam Centre for you locals) and i spotted this stall that sold asian dvds as i was browsing i noticed their "new release" section 6 Chinese Blu-Ray movies, i was like woah wtf? i didnt even know these were released in blu-ray! and then i see the price $8.50!! wtf?

i flip to the back of the case and i see it says DVD-9 dolby digital 5.1, i talk to the guy and he's like yeah they're dvds...

but the packaging has a blue strip on the top with the Blu-Ray logo and it says Blu-Ray Disc!


i forgot to take a picture of it, tomorrow i guess

but wow guess the chinese piraters arent able to pirate blu-rays so they're just selling dvds as blus.

so anyway hope it doesnt confuse a bunch of ppl on the quality of blu-ray


what else is odd is i notice our shopping centres don't care if stores/stalls are selling fake goods. theres one that sells fake LV, gucci, etc purses

I live in the area as well (though rarely visit the Coquitlam Centre), but yes, it is shocking how many kiosks sell fake goods.

Thanks for p[assing on the info though, I'll be sure not to get excited if I ever do pass by there.

[chan1490]

You guys should visit Toronto....you can get pirated dvds for $2.

And new releases are available too, right out of the theaters.

I don't buy these though. Some are recorded from the theatre, but some are also dvd quality. Anyways....pirated dvd's are helping kill the dvd market, so I'm not sure what to say.

[Anthony P]

Wow I guess I need to appologize to some HD DVD fanboys I always thought they where full of sh!t when they said BD's look worst then upscaled DVDs, Now we all know, they might just have bought those DVDs in the BD cases instead

[ESUNintel]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

Wow I guess I need to appologize to some HD DVD fanboys I always thought they where full of sh!t when they said BD's look worst then upscaled DVDs, Now we all know, they might just have bought those DVDs in the BD cases instead

Haha ...funny

I don't see many fake goods out here (CO), but when I lived in NY there were fake goods everywhere.

[Maaz]

thats so dumb.

[Kairav]

ppl who buy fake stuff dont care about quality or 1080p res when it comes to movies

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Kairav

ppl who buy fake stuff dont care about quality or 1080p res when it comes to movies

Yeah, but you know they're bragging to all their homies that they now have Blu-ray.

Ignorant bastages.

[Papi4baby]

Down in FL in the Miami area when i was visiting my mom, i could get not released yet DVD quality for 5 bucks each. Im all blu thought baby

[Beefbowl]

Originally Posted by chan1490

You guys should visit Toronto....you can get pirated dvds for $2.

And new releases are available too, right out of the theaters.

I don't buy these though. Some are recorded from the theatre, but some are also dvd quality. Anyways....pirated dvd's are helping kill the dvd market, so I'm not sure what to say.

Unfortunately, this is the only way we can watch new releases in the sandbox.

[MOONPHASE]

the people who run that kiosk should be fired and reported

[DealsR4theDevil]

Originally Posted by Beefbowl

Unfortunately, this is the only way we can watch new releases in the sandbox.

sandbox? I think I know what that means, but just in case, could u clarify?

[Beefbowl]

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

sandbox? I think I know what that means, but just in case, could u clarify?

I'm in the middle east. In the last 3 months I been in Iraq, Qatar and now Afganistan. I call it the sandbox, but there's not much sand in Afganistan or at least where I'm at. lol.

[Dickn52]

Interesting. What you have just described is so unlawful that CBP/ICE would climb all over it given the location in the US. It has been proven lads and lasses, that a major portion fo the funding of bad guys comes from knockoffs. At the street level and the production level. I know because this is what I do for a living. MS loves me for my seizures of fakes BTW.

I know it looks innocent when you walk by a kiosk full of fake LV or Gucci's, but it is really a mess as to where the money goes. It definitly does not go to mom and pop who are acutually forced to sell them sometimes.

Now from a quality standpoint. Ladies, I can spot a fake LV from across the mall. Coach, Burberry and the rest as well. It's cheap looking too. Save your money and go get a real one, it will last and those that know will smile at your classiness.

[Josh]

Get me a picture, and I'll put it up as news.

[problu]

Originally Posted by chan1490

You guys should visit Toronto....you can get pirated dvds for $2.

And new releases are available too, right out of the theaters.

I don't buy these though. Some are recorded from the theatre, but some are also dvd quality. Anyways....pirated dvd's are helping kill the dvd market, so I'm not sure what to say.

Try Philippines you can buy it for 50 cents

[mattym]

and the 'copyprotecting is evil' brigade think this is ok because....

[Moefiz]

When I lived in NY..forget about it you could get a new release on the day thats its released or even before on pirated Dvd for about 5 buck, you even get a deal if you buy more that one release plus you get a gaurantee for a free exchange if it doesn't work or it doesn't show properly.

Now the gaurantee is on ly good if you can find the people who sold it to you.

[WickyWoo]

what else is odd is i notice our shopping centres don't care if stores/stalls are selling fake goods. theres one that sells fake LV, gucci, etc purses

Oh they care all right, they're just too lazy to go looking for it

A local incredibly major mall had a stand selling bootleg asian films in it, and another one selling those "250 games in 1" NES knockoffs.

I reported both of them to the manager, and he had someone buy the game system and ship it off to Nintendo, who confirmed to them it was a boot, and the stand was ejected from the mall a week later

However the MPAA lawyer who came down there at my request was a clueless moron who knew nothing about Asian film. He was looking for Lord of the Rings or something. I offered to come up there with him and show him, told him to send copies of a list of films to Miramax for confirmation, but nothing ever happened to the stand.

So unless you get an MPAA agent with a clue, you're screwed

but wow guess the chinese piraters arent able to pirate blu-rays so they're just selling dvds as blus.

That's exactly what they're doing, they probably like the thinner packaging cause they can get more in a box as well

[Kairav]

Actually I went to India over the winter break and I saw people selling 720p 5.1 DTS blu bootlegs. They download the 720p torrents and burn them on a BD. They are still $10 in India.