Another Dud: Relentless Enemies HD DVD - Blu-ray Forum

Josh · 04-04-2007, 12:38 PM

Breaking the record for the most defective discs in a single month, HD DVD received its third strike with the release of 'National Geographic - Relentless Enemies'. This stunning documentary will not play on any G2 player from Toshiba, nor the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on. After contacting support at Toshiba, Robert from Value Electronics confirmed that the issue was compatibility with an older disc creation process. It appears that Toshiba neglected to include the 'Basic' disc format with its new machines. Owners of these brand new players, and those Xbox owners looking for a cheap thrill, will have to wait until May to play back their disc they purchased in March.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=826140

blitz6speed · 04-04-2007, 03:50 PM

And the hits keep commin...

PS3Maniac · 04-04-2007, 04:06 PM

Good news for HD-DVD!

nhaase · 04-04-2007, 04:17 PM

I can't wait for The Matrix Trilogy to hit, maybe Neo will tell Xbox 360 owners, "Can't read disc? Whoa."

Dave · 04-04-2007, 04:28 PM

One word:

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAhahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa! !!!

JTK · 04-04-2007, 04:29 PM

So much for "perfect."

buckshot · 04-04-2007, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave

One word:

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAhahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa! !!!

amen

nhaase · 04-04-2007, 04:44 PM

By the way, has anyone had problems with this on BD? I haven't heard anything, so there's yet another advantage of Blu-ray: We can view the content on the discs we buy.

GTP · 05-01-2007, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhaase

I can't wait for The Matrix Trilogy to hit, maybe Neo will tell Xbox 360 owners, "Can't read disc? Whoa."

Yep... it might show Morpheus saying the red pill is poison...go for the Blu one.

Nismobeach · 04-04-2007, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshd2012

Breaking the record for the most defective discs in a single month, HD DVD received its third strike with the release of 'National Geographic - Relentless Enemies'. This stunning documentary will not play on any G2 player from Toshiba, nor the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on. After contacting support at Toshiba, Robert from Value Electronics confirmed that the issue was compatibility with an older disc creation process. It appears that Toshiba neglected to include the 'Basic' disc format with its new machines. Owners of these brand new players, and those Xbox owners looking for a cheap thrill, will have to wait until May to play back their disc they purchased in March.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=826140

LMAO! Looks like the last part of my signature has turned out to be true.

MrBogey · 04-04-2007, 08:56 PM

And FWIW it's encoded in VC-1. The video quality is okay but it's not perfect. Too soft in some spots.

phloyd · 04-04-2007, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshd2012

It appears that Toshiba neglected to include the 'Basic' disc format with its new machines.

This is probably why the home authored discs don't work on G2 players also... HDi or nothing!

GasCat · 05-01-2007, 07:50 AM

Played fine for me in the PS3. Well, it's been a rough month for HD-DVD. I guess they must be looking forward to putting it under their belt.

The narration in the film started to get to me. I felt like saying shut up to the guy. The words were sometimes a little too poetic. The other bad thing was the regular fade to black sequences indicating a commercial break. At times the picture was very clear at other times it was grainy. I enjoyed the storyline. Lot's of blood. It was very interesting.

jbuttler007 · 05-01-2007, 08:21 AM

My, BD, copy works, sounds and looks great....On the PS3, HA!!!

Scorxpion · 05-01-2007, 10:18 AM

Good News and just face it HD-DVD you are playing with your money for supporting a looser format ,just you are counting your days till officially announced the end of HD-DVD

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 05-01-2007, 10:32 AM

Congratulations!!

04-04-2007, 12:38 PM	#1
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	Another Dud: Relentless Enemies HD DVD Breaking the record for the most defective discs in a single month, HD DVD received its third strike with the release of 'National Geographic - Relentless Enemies'. This stunning documentary will not play on any G2 player from Toshiba, nor the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on. After contacting support at Toshiba, Robert from Value Electronics confirmed that the issue was compatibility with an older disc creation process. It appears that Toshiba neglected to include the 'Basic' disc format with its new machines. Owners of these brand new players, and those Xbox owners looking for a cheap thrill, will have to wait until May to play back their disc they purchased in March. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=826140

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nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	I can't wait for The Matrix Trilogy to hit, maybe Neo will tell Xbox 360 owners, "Can't read disc? Whoa."

04-04-2007, 04:28 PM	#5
Dave Expert Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Somewhere	One word: HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAhahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa! !!!

04-04-2007, 04:29 PM	#6
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	So much for "perfect."

04-04-2007, 04:44 PM	#8
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04-04-2007, 08:56 PM	#11
MrBogey Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007	And FWIW it's encoded in VC-1. The video quality is okay but it's not perfect. Too soft in some spots.

05-01-2007, 07:50 AM	#13
GasCat Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	Played fine for me in the PS3. Well, it's been a rough month for HD-DVD. I guess they must be looking forward to putting it under their belt. The narration in the film started to get to me. I felt like saying shut up to the guy. The words were sometimes a little too poetic. The other bad thing was the regular fade to black sequences indicating a commercial break. At times the picture was very clear at other times it was grainy. I enjoyed the storyline. Lot's of blood. It was very interesting.

05-01-2007, 08:21 AM	#14
jbuttler007 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Ayase-Shi, Japan	My, BD, copy works, sounds and looks great....On the PS3, HA!!!

05-01-2007, 10:18 AM	#15
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