Parker Lewis Complete Series [SD on BD] - Blu-ray Forum

Zak2000 · 03-16-2015, 07:17 AM

Amazon-Link

Release: 24th April 2015
Price: €23,99
Region Code: Regionfree

Funktion · 03-18-2015, 10:48 PM

Awesome news!
Especially since it's listed it has the English audio tracks.

As fans of the series know, the Shout! Factory never finished releasing the complete series.
There are German DVDs for all series though, which are a bit expensive, and I was waiting for a promotion to pick them up.
With this set, I can get the full series, for a good price, and continently in a small number of discs.

The chances of a true HD of the show were pretty non-existent, so I'm happy for this set.

N8 Storm · 03-19-2015, 04:15 PM

So would this be region free and work on all blu-ray players?

OrlandoEastwood · 03-19-2015, 04:32 PM

Probably Region B. Rough Trade is listed as distributor.

TheOneWithThePrize · 03-19-2015, 05:46 PM

Bluray-disc.de lists German audio only, as does the German distributor.

Amazon isn't exactly the shining beacon for accuracy when it comes to product specs so I wouldn't pre-order before we have definite proof.

d514 · 03-19-2015, 06:17 PM

The label (Turbine Media Group) confirmed on Facebook that the Blu-ray will have english audio.

Sodslaw · 03-20-2015, 11:43 PM

The complete definition of Sods law!!!
Bought the third series for £35 a few months back from amazon Germany due to shout factory not completing it and now the complete series on Blu Ray for £20
Hope it's region free but still Sods law prevails!!!
Son of a biscuit

Dynamo of Eternia · 08-01-2015, 04:58 AM

Was it ever confirmed if this is in fact region locked?

Alhlan Ain Ajeeba · 08-01-2015, 11:10 AM

Can anyone who actually owns this confirm english audio??

haverchuck · 08-02-2015, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alhlan Ain Ajeeba

Can anyone who actually owns this confirm english audio??

Bought this when it first came out, but only just chucked it in the player now. Definitely has english audio, and worked in my region A player.

Dynamo of Eternia · 08-03-2015, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haverchuck

Bought this when it first came out, but only just chucked it in the player now. Definitely has english audio, and worked in my region A player.

Awesome! Thanks for the confirmation! I'll be buying this in the near future!

Zak2000 · 08-03-2015, 05:44 PM

Just asked for you guys the other day about the regioncode: It SHOULD be B/2, regardless of DVD or BD-version but it seems to be regionfree now according the person who wrote before me. And yes, the series comes with english audio.

Zak2000 · 08-06-2015, 07:20 AM

So.. why has this set still no entry in the blu-ray movie database?

tylerdurden10 · 08-07-2015, 06:45 PM

Alrights guys be honest with me, how bad does this look on blu-ray? I mean I realize DVD upscales can look decent, but this was a low budget show.

Zak2000 · 08-07-2015, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tylerdurden10

Alrights guys be honest with me, how bad does this look on blu-ray? I mean I realize DVD upscales can look decent, but this was a low budget show.

Looks like the US-DVDs but with more grains!

d514 · 08-08-2015, 04:37 PM

In my opinion the US discs look better.

The episodes are not upscaled. They are 720x576 PAL, direct copy from the DVDs, no new encode.

Dynamo of Eternia · 08-10-2015, 05:15 PM

I have this set on the way. I ordered it mainly for the final season that was never released here. I have seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. I'll do some comparisons once I get it to see which looks better. If the DVDs look better, then I'll just opt to watch those for the first two seasons.

Dynamo of Eternia · 08-20-2015, 02:50 PM

Well, I received the set last night. And the news is not so great.

I tried it in two different stand alone Sony players and a PS3.

The warnings and menus come up just fine, but when I go to actually play an episode, it just does a quick little "flicker" and goes right back to the menu. The episodes won't actually play. This happens with both discs, so it's not like there is a problem with one of them or something.

I'm not sure if it is because of region coding (I would think if it was that, the disc wouldn't load at all, but I could be wrong), or because of the episodes themselves being in standard def PAL format, and any US devices would be NTSC.

I guess I'll have to look into a region free BD player.

Alhlan Ain Ajeeba · 08-21-2015, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

Well, I received the set last night. And the news is not so great.

I tried it in two different stand alone Sony players and a PS3.

The warnings and menus come up just fine, but when I go to actually play an episode, it just does a quick little "flicker" and goes right back to the menu. The episodes won't actually play. This happens with both discs, so it's not like there is a problem with one of them or something.

I'm not sure if it is because of region coding (I would think if it was that, the disc wouldn't load at all, but I could be wrong), or because of the episodes themselves being in standard def PAL format, and any US devices would be NTSC.

I guess I'll have to look into a region free BD player.

Seems odd, because a user earlier in this thread stated it worked in a region a locked Player.

TheOneWithThePrize · 08-21-2015, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alhlan Ain Ajeeba

Seems odd, because a user earlier in this thread stated it worked in a region a locked Player.

It is likely region free as haverchuck stated, the content on the set is however 50Hz so most players and TVs on the North American market are incompatible. Some players are compatible and also able to convert it to 60Hz so it can be displayed on their TVs.

03-16-2015, 07:17 AM	#1
Zak2000 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Austria Blu-ray collection:157 DVD collection:51 Trading Score:7	Parker Lewis Complete Series [SD on BD] Amazon-Link Release: 24th April 2015 Price: €23,99 Region Code: Regionfree Last edited by Zak2000; 08-03-2015 at 05:52 PM.

03-18-2015, 10:48 PM	#2
Funktion Power Member Member since:Feb 2009 Trading Score:1	Awesome news! Especially since it's listed it has the English audio tracks. As fans of the series know, the Shout! Factory never finished releasing the complete series. There are German DVDs for all series though, which are a bit expensive, and I was waiting for a promotion to pick them up. With this set, I can get the full series, for a good price, and continently in a small number of discs. The chances of a true HD of the show were pretty non-existent, so I'm happy for this set.

03-19-2015, 04:15 PM	#3
N8 Storm Active Member Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	So would this be region free and work on all blu-ray players?

03-19-2015, 04:32 PM	#4
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Probably Region B. Rough Trade is listed as distributor.

03-19-2015, 05:46 PM	#5
TheOneWithThePrize Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:En flugskit i kosmos 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1	Bluray-disc.de lists German audio only, as does the German distributor. Amazon isn't exactly the shining beacon for accuracy when it comes to product specs so I wouldn't pre-order before we have definite proof.

03-19-2015, 06:17 PM	#6
d514 Expert Member Member since:May 2010 Location:Germany Trading Score:8	The label (Turbine Media Group) confirmed on Facebook that the Blu-ray will have english audio.

03-20-2015, 11:43 PM	#7
Sodslaw Special Member Member since:Jun 2012	The complete definition of Sods law!!! Bought the third series for £35 a few months back from amazon Germany due to shout factory not completing it and now the complete series on Blu Ray for £20 Hope it's region free but still Sods law prevails!!! Son of a biscuit

08-01-2015, 04:58 AM	#8
Dynamo of Eternia Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1857 DVD collection:1573 Trading Score:3	Was it ever confirmed if this is in fact region locked?

08-01-2015, 11:10 AM	#9
Alhlan Ain Ajeeba Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Naples, Italy	Can anyone who actually owns this confirm english audio??

08-03-2015, 05:44 PM	#12
Zak2000 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Austria Blu-ray collection:157 DVD collection:51 Trading Score:7	Just asked for you guys the other day about the regioncode: It SHOULD be B/2, regardless of DVD or BD-version but it seems to be regionfree now according the person who wrote before me. And yes, the series comes with english audio.

08-06-2015, 07:20 AM	#13
Zak2000 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Austria Blu-ray collection:157 DVD collection:51 Trading Score:7	So.. why has this set still no entry in the blu-ray movie database?

08-07-2015, 06:45 PM	#14
tylerdurden10 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:MA 4K collection:290 Blu-ray collection:2145 Trading Score:258	Alrights guys be honest with me, how bad does this look on blu-ray? I mean I realize DVD upscales can look decent, but this was a low budget show.

08-08-2015, 04:37 PM	#16
d514 Expert Member Member since:May 2010 Location:Germany Trading Score:8	In my opinion the US discs look better. The episodes are not upscaled. They are 720x576 PAL, direct copy from the DVDs, no new encode.

08-10-2015, 05:15 PM	#17
Dynamo of Eternia Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1857 DVD collection:1573 Trading Score:3	I have this set on the way. I ordered it mainly for the final season that was never released here. I have seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. I'll do some comparisons once I get it to see which looks better. If the DVDs look better, then I'll just opt to watch those for the first two seasons.

08-20-2015, 02:50 PM	#18
Dynamo of Eternia Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1857 DVD collection:1573 Trading Score:3	Well, I received the set last night. And the news is not so great. I tried it in two different stand alone Sony players and a PS3. The warnings and menus come up just fine, but when I go to actually play an episode, it just does a quick little "flicker" and goes right back to the menu. The episodes won't actually play. This happens with both discs, so it's not like there is a problem with one of them or something. I'm not sure if it is because of region coding (I would think if it was that, the disc wouldn't load at all, but I could be wrong), or because of the episodes themselves being in standard def PAL format, and any US devices would be NTSC. I guess I'll have to look into a region free BD player.

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