Concorde Silent Hill vs Sony Silent Hill

[AnimeOnBlu]

I have been interested in purchasing Silent Hill. I have read that the German Concorde release was better than the Sony release here in the states. I was curious about 2 things:
1. Is the PQ better for the German release?
2. Is the Concorde release region free?

Thanks in Advance!

[katharsis]

If its a german release it will mostlikely be in PAL, so make sure that you can play it! Pal usually has better quality as it is encoded at a higher MGHz rate than NTSC...

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by katharsis

If its a german release it will mostlikely be in PAL, so make sure that you can play it! Pal usually has better quality as it is encoded at a higher MGHz rate than NTSC...

There's no PAL/NTSC on HD media both are 1080p, both are 24fps

[katharsis]

ugh... sorry about that then!
I really thought it would be similar to DVD... guess I'll have to go back to the newbie section and do some more reading

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by katharsis

ugh... sorry about that then!
I really thought it would be similar to DVD... guess I'll have to go back to the newbie section and do some more reading

It's one of THE greatest things about Blu-ray. Movies are 24p wherever they come from. I have Blu-ray releases from Hong Kong and the UK. And it looks like Germany, and Scandinavian are other possible sources for titles that get around the Blu-ray embargo or expand one's horizons.

Gary

[Jack]

Originally Posted by AnimeOnBlu

I have been interested in purchasing Silent Hill. I have read that the German Concorde release was better than the Sony release here in the states. I was curious about 2 things:
1. Is the PQ better for the German release?
2. Is the Concorde release region free?

Thanks in Advance!

1. The german Silent Hill is encoded in VC-1, the US in MPEG2. The picture quality is slightly better on the german version, but still inconsistent because of the dark scenes and low lighting.
The audio on the concorde disc is DTS Master Audio for the german track, only DTS HD for the english track.
2. Yes, the concorde discs are region free.

[AnimeOnBlu]

Originally Posted by Jack

1. The german Silent Hill is encoded in VC-1, the US in MPEG2. The picture quality is slightly better on the german version, but still inconsistent because of the dark scenes and low lighting.
The audio on the concorde disc is DTS Master Audio for the german track, only DTS HD for the english track.
2. Yes, the concorde discs are region free.

I appreciate your quick response. I think I'll order the German version then (will probably wait until someone confirms 12 Monkeys region status).

Again Thanks alot!

[katharsis]

Does anyone know of a list or site where I can find german release titles on blu-ray that are playing in my region A ps3 ?

[mike79]

where are u going to order from out of curiosity.

[AnimeOnBlu]

Originally Posted by mike79

where are u going to order from out of curiosity.

Most likely Amazon.de. Unless they don't ship to the US, which in that case, I will have to search around.

[Jack]

Originally Posted by mike79

where are u going to order from out of curiosity.

Amazon

[mike79]

do they ship to the us?