I Am Legend German Steelbook - Blu-ray Forum

NathanDrakeFan · 04-24-2011, 10:25 PM

I reside in North America. I found out on a video that the german steelbook of I Am Legend is head and shoulders above the U.S. blu-ray. The guys stated it was essentially the difference of going from upscaled DVD to blu-ray of that movie, so it naturally piqued my interest as I Am Legend is one of my favorite movies and one of the most watched blu-rays I own.

Apparently, it was released after the us version(presumably after the format war) and got a whole new encode/transfer that didn't have to conform to the limitations of HDDVD.

I know it region free, so I am good there. However, it is $50 on Amazon. I'd like to know if the audio is originally German or English, and i know nothing about importing, but here, foreign languages get the short end of the stick on audio. Is that the same thing for the English audio on the German steelbook?

tsefly · 04-24-2011, 10:36 PM

you can try the steelbook trade forums.
There are people that may sell for $40 + shipping + paypal fees.

lgans316 · 04-24-2011, 10:48 PM

Warner created a marginally different encode for the UCE as both cuts were featured as separate discs.

UK / EU / JP got the same encode as the US.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...3#post17383763

04-24-2011, 10:25 PM	#1
NathanDrakeFan Active Member Member since:Dec 2010 Blu-ray collection:127 Blu-ray reviews:1	I Am Legend German Steelbook I reside in North America. I found out on a video that the german steelbook of I Am Legend is head and shoulders above the U.S. blu-ray. The guys stated it was essentially the difference of going from upscaled DVD to blu-ray of that movie, so it naturally piqued my interest as I Am Legend is one of my favorite movies and one of the most watched blu-rays I own. Apparently, it was released after the us version(presumably after the format war) and got a whole new encode/transfer that didn't have to conform to the limitations of HDDVD. I know it region free, so I am good there. However, it is $50 on Amazon. I'd like to know if the audio is originally German or English, and i know nothing about importing, but here, foreign languages get the short end of the stick on audio. Is that the same thing for the English audio on the German steelbook?

04-24-2011, 10:36 PM	#2
tsefly Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Ontario Canada Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:1992 DVD collection:122 Trading Score:44	you can try the steelbook trade forums. There are people that may sell for $40 + shipping + paypal fees.

04-24-2011, 10:48 PM	#3
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	Warner created a marginally different encode for the UCE as both cuts were featured as separate discs. UK / EU / JP got the same encode as the US. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...3#post17383763

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