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devary · 06-30-2008, 11:40 PM

Is the extra content important to you??

I for one look for the extras...If I'm going to replace the dvd's for blu rays...I want more for my buck than just a pretty picture...sure its great..but a great tv makes a huge difference also...

The fantastic Four blu ray was not the extended edition and did not have any extra more content than the regular dvd.

They have claimed that Blu Ray holds 5 times more data than conventional dvd's...yet for the most part they are not using it....only a few dvd's actually use all the space...

give us something...commentaries, behind the scenes......something......

I feel cheated if they dont give us something extra.

FlipperWasIrish · 06-30-2008, 11:49 PM

Extra content is nice.

But it is PQ that is the MAIN selling point of Blu-ray.

And as I get older my eyes really are thankful for it.

Beast · 06-30-2008, 11:54 PM

Unless it carries over all the extras from the DVD release... and/or more, I don't upgrade.

I love extras. And there's no reason that with the space available we should be getting bare bone releases.

sfmarine · 06-30-2008, 11:56 PM

cough cough...bare bones.....aka Kingdom of Heaven...How do you go from a 4-disk dvd set to a 1 disk blu-ray with only a theatrical trailer?

djluis2k6 · 07-01-2008, 12:11 AM

The extra contents I'm mainly interested in is deleted/extended scenes and any HD music videos that were made for the movie.

Chris60119 · 07-01-2008, 12:12 AM

PQ first, then AQ. Extras don't matter to me at all.

SkullPhyre · 07-01-2008, 12:54 AM

I love all the extra's I never watch them much though. I am more interested in excellent PQ/AQ and I do like the trailers. If I have not seen the movie in a while or I am having my wife watch something she never has seen before then I like to watch the trailer. ...................... But I do want to see the studio's start packing everything possible on the discs. At the prices most studio's want there better be something for my money on there. Regardless if I watch it or not. I want the option.

BluCrew · 07-01-2008, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SkullPhyre

I love all the extra's I never watch them much though. I am more interested in excellent PQ/AQ and I do like the trailers. If I have not seen the movie in a while or I am having my wife watch something she never has seen before then I like to watch the trailer. ...................... But I do want to see the studio's start packing everything possible on the discs. At the prices most studio's want there better be something for my money on there. Regardless if I watch it or not. I want the option.

I agree with everything you said. Good points.

wnicholas76 · 07-01-2008, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

cough cough...bare bones.....aka Kingdom of Heaven...How do you go from a 4-disk dvd set to a 1 disk blu-ray with only a theatrical trailer?

I agree with you, sfmarine, because the same thing can be said for Big Fish. When Sony first released it on DVD, it had a ton of extras. And then when they released Big Fish on Blu-ray, all we got was a Tim Burton commentary. While Big Fish may have been well-recommended for all Blu-ray collections, I may actually hold off on the current release until Sony releases a proper version of the film on Blu-ray, one with all the extras that were included on the regular DVD.

lgans316 · 07-01-2008, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlipperWasIrish

Extra content is nice.

But it is PQ that is the MAIN selling point of Blu-ray.

And as I get older my eyes really are thankful for it.

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Fantastic Four					MPEG-2	16.52	1:45:54	18,035,785,728	20,491,255,412	22.70	DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

MPEG-2
5 GB of space left on BD-25 to feature extras and improvise the ho hum encode.

owa · 07-01-2008, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by frettless5

PQ first, then AQ. Extras don't matter to me at all.

Yeah, I don't really care about them either but if including them helps sell more blu-rays, I'm all for it.

Switchblade9 · 07-01-2008, 05:22 AM

The studios are following the same path they traveled when converting to DVD; release bare bones editions which will be snapped up by the early adaptors, then come out with the Special Edition and then the Super Duper Collector's Edition for the triple dip. We're already beginning to see that with the Special Edition of "300" that's coming soon. I'm keeping my DVD editions of things like "Lucky Number Slevin" "Big Fish" and many others that were released on Blu-Ray without any or all of the special features ported over.

X-Ninja · 07-01-2008, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlipperWasIrish

Extra content is nice.

But it is PQ that is the MAIN selling point of Blu-ray.

And as I get older my eyes really are thankful for it.

No... not for me it isnt. Audio Quality is by far the most important thing in my opinion. There was a poll on here a while back. Alot of people agree with me.

Anyway... Welcome to blu-ray.com

AlaskaDon · 07-01-2008, 07:24 AM

I don't care much for the extras, but I will usually watch any extended scenes, bloopers, and all the trailers. Don't care at all for "Making of" type features.

One thing I would like to see more of is including the unrated/extended cuts along with the theatrical release. With seamless branching this can be done easily without sacrificing PQ/AQ

Barbie-Shrimp · 07-01-2008, 02:40 PM

I bet I'm in the minority on this, but I love it when there is PiP commentary.

tiger roach · 07-01-2008, 02:52 PM

I can take it or leave it.

I haven't yet watched an item of "extra content" on a BD. I have been meaning to put in Sunshine and turn on the PIP just to see it at work.

sfmarine · 07-01-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wnicholas76

I agree with you, sfmarine, because the same thing can be said for Big Fish. When Sony first released it on DVD, it had a ton of extras. And then when they released Big Fish on Blu-ray, all we got was a Tim Burton commentary. While Big Fish may have been well-recommended for all Blu-ray collections, I may actually hold off on the current release until Sony releases a proper version of the film on Blu-ray, one with all the extras that were included on the regular DVD.

Ya...I'm a fan of BigFish too and I was ticked when I found out the bd release of BF was bare-bones.

Buffalo MX · 07-01-2008, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devary

Is the extra content important to you??

They have claimed that Blu Ray holds 5 times more data than conventional dvd's...yet for the most part they are not using it....only a few dvd's actually use all the space...

give us something...commentaries, behind the scenes......something......

I feel cheated if they dont give us something extra.

Base on this comment and being foreign I will excepted that ALL titles come with Spanish subs, but as SD DVD not all have it, very disappointed because some favs have like 10 subs but no Spanish I don’t understand that since disc size is not a problem or is it?, I have purchased Twister and Hellboy in the rush I did not check about subs

At least for BRs US and Latin America are now same region

robertc88 · 07-01-2008, 03:42 PM

Film content, PQ and AQ. Not concerned about extras.

aviman33 · 07-01-2008, 03:49 PM

No extra's for me!!! I would glading pay extra for a disc without extra content or previews.

John

06-30-2008, 11:40 PM	#1
devary New Member Member since:Jun 2008	Blu-ray contents must haves Is the extra content important to you?? I for one look for the extras...If I'm going to replace the dvd's for blu rays...I want more for my buck than just a pretty picture...sure its great..but a great tv makes a huge difference also... The fantastic Four blu ray was not the extended edition and did not have any extra more content than the regular dvd. They have claimed that Blu Ray holds 5 times more data than conventional dvd's...yet for the most part they are not using it....only a few dvd's actually use all the space... give us something...commentaries, behind the scenes......something...... I feel cheated if they dont give us something extra.

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06-30-2008, 11:49 PM	#2
FlipperWasIrish Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008	Extra content is nice. But it is PQ that is the MAIN selling point of Blu-ray. And as I get older my eyes really are thankful for it.

06-30-2008, 11:54 PM	#3
Beast Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:376 Blu-ray reviews:3	Unless it carries over all the extras from the DVD release... and/or more, I don't upgrade. I love extras. And there's no reason that with the space available we should be getting bare bone releases.

06-30-2008, 11:56 PM	#4
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:931 Blu-ray collection:2312 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	cough cough...bare bones.....aka Kingdom of Heaven...How do you go from a 4-disk dvd set to a 1 disk blu-ray with only a theatrical trailer?

07-01-2008, 12:11 AM	#5
djluis2k6 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007	The extra contents I'm mainly interested in is deleted/extended scenes and any HD music videos that were made for the movie.

07-01-2008, 12:12 AM	#6
Chris60119 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2008 Location:Savannah GA Blu-ray collection:850 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 35	PQ first, then AQ. Extras don't matter to me at all.

07-01-2008, 12:54 AM	#7
SkullPhyre Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Portland, Oregon Blu-ray collection:184	I love all the extra's I never watch them much though. I am more interested in excellent PQ/AQ and I do like the trailers. If I have not seen the movie in a while or I am having my wife watch something she never has seen before then I like to watch the trailer. ...................... But I do want to see the studio's start packing everything possible on the discs. At the prices most studio's want there better be something for my money on there. Regardless if I watch it or not. I want the option.

07-01-2008, 05:22 AM	#12
Switchblade9 Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:California Blu-ray collection:491	The studios are following the same path they traveled when converting to DVD; release bare bones editions which will be snapped up by the early adaptors, then come out with the Special Edition and then the Super Duper Collector's Edition for the triple dip. We're already beginning to see that with the Special Edition of "300" that's coming soon. I'm keeping my DVD editions of things like "Lucky Number Slevin" "Big Fish" and many others that were released on Blu-Ray without any or all of the special features ported over.

07-01-2008, 07:24 AM	#14
AlaskaDon Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Tennessee Blu-ray collection:-	I don't care much for the extras, but I will usually watch any extended scenes, bloopers, and all the trailers. Don't care at all for "Making of" type features. One thing I would like to see more of is including the unrated/extended cuts along with the theatrical release. With seamless branching this can be done easily without sacrificing PQ/AQ

07-01-2008, 02:40 PM	#15
Barbie-Shrimp Expert Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Grand Rapids, MI Blu-ray collection:45	I bet I'm in the minority on this, but I love it when there is PiP commentary.

07-01-2008, 02:52 PM	#16
tiger roach Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:141 Blu-ray reviews:1	I can take it or leave it. I haven't yet watched an item of "extra content" on a BD. I have been meaning to put in Sunshine and turn on the PIP just to see it at work.

07-01-2008, 03:42 PM	#19
robertc88 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007	Film content, PQ and AQ. Not concerned about extras.

07-01-2008, 03:49 PM	#20
aviman33 Banned Member since:Jan 2008	No extra's for me!!! I would glading pay extra for a disc without extra content or previews. John

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