Archived: Insiders Thread

[mattym]

in the uk we dont get 5 free movies on anything(even toshiba dont give them to the folk in the uk), the first 500k ps3 sold got CR(and very good it was too)but afaik now there is nothing, just a little leaflet. The ps2 had a demo disk in with some games and the like, something like that people look at

[dazbug]

The demo discs were a good idea, not eventhe 360 incl one, but i guess since u can download demos and trailers, Sony and M$ dont see the point?

[WriteSimply]

Originally Posted by darkedgex

@ paidgeek:

I know the PS3 isn't your responsibility, but you seem to be good at bringing up issues to the right people for resolution. One thing that's been bugging me for the past couple of weeks is the lack of PAL playback support in the PS3 (for DVD video, not sure if this is even an issue for BD). I have a number of PAL discs that I can only play on a normal set top DVD player, but the PS3 has replaced that set top DVD player for 99% of my viewing, and I'd like to retire the thing if I can.

Soooo, can you nag someone at Sony to enable PAL playback support in the PS3 in a future firmware update? =)

Thanks.

The US version and probably Japanese version of the PS3 has only NTSC playback. The HK, SG and KR versions support both PAL and NTSC after the second firmware update.

It is up to SCEA to enable PAL into the US version.


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[Jish]

paidgeek,

I know you have to be careful - I am looking for vague indications at best

Sony is releasing a special anniversary edition of Labyrinth on DVD August 14th. Is a version of this film likely to come to Blu-ray soon?

Would definitely buy it once it is on Blu! (already have an older edition)

Thanks,

Josh

[Smackos]

Originally Posted by paidgeek

We have bundled Blu-ray movies with PS3 in the past and may do it again, but PS3 buyers are also eligible for the 5 disc promotion. It seems to me that getting your pick of 5 titles should be a good intro to the format.

Originally Posted by mattym

in the uk we dont get 5 free movies on anything(even toshiba dont give them to the folk in the uk), the first 500k ps3 sold got CR(and very good it was too)but afaik now there is nothing, just a little leaflet. The ps2 had a demo disk in with some games and the like, something like that people look at

Mattym has beaten me to it... I'm also from the Uk..

Agreed that if your a U.S owner then chances are you'll probably get to hear about it but thats not the same as over here or elsewhere in Europe. Also, did think about the point made about Trailers on the PSN store but again this is'nt really impressed upon people downloading them that these are Blu-ray trailers. I know on the U.S store for example it at least says "Blu-ray film" but in the UK store all it says is "Movie Trailers". You could take it one further with these and put a quick "Exclusive to Blu-ray" or "Available on Blu-ray" clip at the start of the trailers so you get some mind-share with PS 3 owners here.

Thanks for your time PaidGeek, not really expecting you to be able to change these sort of things over night seeing as it's not even your department but your probably the closest thing we've got to a Community Liason Guy with Sony over these kinds of things..thanks mate for all your help with this kind of thing.

[Azumi]

Originally Posted by Smackos

Agreed that if your a U.S owner then chances are you'll probably get to hear about it but thats not the same as over here or elsewhere in Europe. Also, did think about the point made about Trailers on the PSN store but again this is'nt really impressed upon people downloading them that these are Blu-ray trailers. I know on the U.S store for example it at least says "Blu-ray film" but in the UK store all it says is "Movie Trailers". You could take it one further with these and put a quick "Exclusive to Blu-ray" or "Available on Blu-ray" clip at the start of the trailers so you get some mind-share with PS 3 owners here.

I second everything that Smackos has said. Blu-ray is an afterthought in the French PSN too. You have to dig deep to download some BD trailers, and quite frankly their lineup hasn't changed much since last March.

Paid, how about establishing a partnership between Sony and Apple, since their Quicktime section is already an established area to get hi-def movie trailers?

It would probably cost much less than creating a movie showcase channel within the various PSN, and you could easily flag the titles that are coming to Blu-ray with their release dates in their specific countries.

[ckenisell]

PaidGeek,

While you're at it, perhaps you can pass along the need to convert 720p games to 1080i. This is REALLY holding back the video game sales for Sony. It's making it appears as though game sales on that console are bad (which they are) because people like me won't buy 720p-only games. However, there have been a lot of games I would have been willing to buy if they displayed at 1080i.

Just a thought.

[WickyWoo]

Sony is releasing a special anniversary edition of Labyrinth on DVD August 14th. Is a version of this film likely to come to Blu-ray soon?

Neither Henson film is getting HD'd right now,

If you want to see Labyrinth in HD, currently it's in a limited re-release in theaters

[The Big Blue]

Originally Posted by The Big Blue

paidgeek,

The CE3K ad in the the new HMM seems to indicate there is some sort of 'booklet' that will be packaged with the DVD set but not the BD. This is a major blunder if true. Thanks for any input you have on this.

In case you missed it.

[cjamescook]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

While we're on the David Lean subject, how about some River Kwai action? I really really wish Sony had Zhivago as well, or at least that Warner waits to release it until such time as they won't try to pack it into 30GB

"A Passage to India" (another David Lean epic) might also be glorious in HD BD, though the review of it at imdb.com rates it sort like comfort food for thought.

[cjamescook]

Originally Posted by Chris Beveridge

And as a side note, a huge thanks for including both English SDH and non-SDH subtitles. My wife and I watch everything subtitled (years of watching anime with subtitles) and often have to keep volumes low due to sleeping people. Not having the SDH text is something that makes it all the better.

Sorry for being off-topic, but have you thought about wireless headphones?

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by Banjo

Paidgeek,

Can you tell us if the special features on the upcoming Blu-ray edition of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' are subtitled in English?

Thank you.

I confirmed today that the bonus disc will have english subs for the added value.

[Balian]

paidgeek,

Can you shed some light on Amazon's unusual pricing of Spider-man Trilogy? It was originally priced at $69 and now its priced at $89.09. Its seems rather odd Sony would force Amazon to increase their price on such a pivotal holiday title if Sony want to make some inroads in Blu-ray adoption.

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by paidgeek

I confirmed today that the bonus disc will have english subs for the added value.

Holy Smokes!

Thank you for the confirmation, you've made my day!

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by Balian

paidgeek,

Can you shed some light on Amazon's unusual pricing of Spider-man Trilogy? It was originally priced at $69 and now its priced at $89.09. Its seems rather odd Sony would force Amazon to increase their price on such a pivotal holiday title if Sony want to make some inroads in Blu-ray adoption.

The pricing for the trilogy has not changed from our side, so if they increased the price, they decided to do so for their own reasons.

I tried to check this, but I can't even pull it up at Amazon.

[Jish]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Neither Henson film is getting HD'd right now,

If you want to see Labyrinth in HD, currently it's in a limited re-release in theaters

Thanks Wicky - any reason why not? Seems it is a Sony property with a new DVD and a past superbit - natural fit for Blu?

Josh

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by Jish

Thanks Wicky - any reason why not? Seems it is a Sony property with a new DVD and a past superbit - natural fit for Blu?

Josh

Labyrinth will need to go through a heavy restoration, I was quite disappointed with the results on the DVD format. I have the SuperBit edition.

The optical special effect matte lines need to be fixed. It leaps out at you. If it was that bad on the DVD, imagine how bad it will look on Blu-Ray!

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...nth#post105173

[WickyWoo]

Thanks Wicky - any reason why not? Seems it is a Sony property with a new DVD and a past superbit - natural fit for Blu?

Because Henson doesn't have the cash to back it, and would probably wait for a future push when there's a bigger chance of going black quickly. Sony is the distributor, they do not own the film

I'll see the 35mm reissue later this week in the Philadelphia arthouse chain (aka mafia owned, will toss you out on your ass for cellphone rings and kill your dog), I'll report back how it looks in 35mm

Both DC and Labyrinth were products of that era of Sony compression, a lot of EE especially on scope films.

[blobbb]

paidgeek: I just saw that "The Lives of Others" will be released in the US next week. Being German i would love to buy that movie, but since i own a european player could you check if the disc has region A only or A,B,C?

Thanks

[Josh]

Originally Posted by blobbb

paidgeek: I just saw that "The Lives of Others" will be released in the US next week. Being German i would love to buy that movie, but since i own a european player could you check if the disc has region A only or A,B,C?

Thanks

Paidgeek,

If you don't have the information handy, don't worry about it. I'll check the back of the disc when I get home and report back here what I find.