Top Gear: The Great Adventures Vol.3 (Blu-ray) - Blu-ray Forum

uk-guy · 01-09-2010, 04:49 PM

up for pre-order on 22/03/10 £12.99 @play.com

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...3/Product.html

D@VE! · 02-04-2010, 05:41 AM

Cool, preordered it

GunZenBomZ · 02-04-2010, 10:32 AM

All that I see them doing now is going into other countrys,..buying a car wreak.

Driving said car/cars across beautiful land, destroying said land. Willfully without concern of the peoples opinions,..for the joy of a bunch of petrol heads.

Beating a dead horse... bringing up/asking something that has been discussed a thousand times before

Woo-hoo isn't oil great. I'm not innocent to the damage I've done to this planet but fk me. NOT ONE PENCE of my mullah will be given to Top-gear or there afflicates

BigFoot · 02-04-2010, 10:59 AM

Anyone got any info on what this set will contain?

Matt865 · 03-18-2010, 05:38 PM

This should be out on Monday.

From what Amazon says it contains:

South America Special/Bolivia (Series 14) -The Director’s Cut
Romania (Series 14) - The Director’s Cut
Bonneville (Series 12) -The Director’s Cut

I'm curious about the Bonneville episode from Series 12. That series wasn't broadcast in HD, so it may be an upscale.

Sky_Captain · 03-18-2010, 07:28 PM

Day one purchase, love the Polar Special disc.

Michael1989 · 03-18-2010, 07:43 PM

Can't wait to get this, anything Top Gear is just halirious

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Kirsty_Mc · 03-19-2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunZenBomZ

All that I see them doing now is going into other countrys,..buying a car wreak.

Driving said car/cars across beautiful land, destroying said land. Willfully without concern of the peoples opinions,..for the joy of a bunch of petrol heads.

Woo-hoo isn't oil great! I'm not innocent to the damage I've done to this planet but fk me. NOT ONE PENCE of my mullah will be given to Top-gear or there afflicates

All that I see them doing now is going into other countries... Buying a car wreck.

Driving said car/cars across beautiful land, destroying said land. Willfully without concern of the peoples' opinions... For the joy of a bunch of petrol heads.

Woo-hoo isn't oil great. I'm not innocent to the damage I've done to this planet but f**k me. NOT ONE PENCE of my moolah will be given to Top-Gear or there affiliates

I've taken the liberty of correcting your post. You may find that contentious opinions might carry more weight correctly puctuated and spelled

Michael1989 · 03-19-2010, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirsty_Mc

All that I see them doing now is going into other countries... Buying a car wreck.

Driving said car/cars across beautiful land, destroying said land. Willfully without concern of the peoples' opinions... For the joy of a bunch of petrol heads.

Woo-hoo isn't oil great. I'm not innocent to the damage I've done to this planet but f**k me. NOT ONE PENCE of my moolah will be given to Top-Gear or there affiliates

I've taken the liberty of correcting your post. You may find that contentious opinions might carry more weight correctly puctuated and spelled

I've taken the liberty of correcting your post. You may find that contentious opinions might carry more weight correctly punctuated and spelled

.

Kirsty_Mc · 03-19-2010, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael1989

I've taken the liberty of correcting your post. You may find that contentious opinions might carry more weight correctly punctuated and spelled

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Well... I had to leave one in to be found

Michael1989 · 03-19-2010, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirsty_Mc

Well... I had to leave one in to be found

I'll let you off then

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Kirsty_Mc · 03-20-2010, 06:33 PM

B.O.T.

Mine's in the post, hopefully it will be here on Monday.

I am of course hoping that "Bonneville (Series 12) -The Director’s Cut" is in HD and not just an upconvert. I'm hopeful that it is, that they shot it on HD but showed it only in SD to fit in with the rest of the series which at that time was stubbornly SD.

Perhaps it's too much to hope, but the Reliant Shuttle would have looked great taking off in HD. Mmmmmm... I wonder???

Matt865 · 03-22-2010, 11:40 AM

I have this now. It's 2 BD 25s, first one with South America special, the second with Romania and Bonneville. Bonneville is an upconvert from SD.

It's all 1080i/PAL @ 25fps, MPEG-4/AVC. The audio is 2.0 LPCM Stereo.

South America is extended to 01:25:43
Romania: 0:44:14
Bonneville: 0:40:40

Not region locked.

backslashio · 03-22-2010, 01:12 PM

I had mine pre-ordered & it was shipped sometime last week. Hopefully I'll have it soon

Already seen the 720p version of the latest one though so I'll already know how good it'll look (the answer is very good)

ag69 · 03-23-2010, 08:39 AM

Sir,

You have said this media is not region locked.
Could you please confirm, if you have tested it playing on A and C region player too?
As it is displayed:

Playback
Region B (A, C untested)
on the movie list page.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Top-G...n-Coding/9605/

Thanks and regards,
amit

Exist2Inspire · 03-30-2010, 04:17 AM

I can confirm that it works on a Region A Player, but there are some issues as mentioned.

The BBC Logo Video and 2Entertain Video are in 1080i and can be played on any player. The Episode Selection Menu on the Romania/Bonneville is in normal 1080i. The menus for the respective episodes are in 1080i/50, as with the rest the other disc.

Bonneville: It is an upconvert from Standard Definition, so don't expect a lot from it.

Romania/South Africa: Oh, Top Gear, how I love how you switched to the HD format for this season. Picture is very impressive, but definitely a far stretch from Reference Material.

Space_Butler · 05-17-2010, 04:32 AM

Has anyone had any success in playing this on a region A PS3? I'm not totally clear on the 50hz issue, but I figured I'd ask before I pulled the trigger and imported it.

walter stark · 05-17-2010, 07:53 AM

i love Top Gear but is it worth getting it on Blu Ray
is the quality alot better?

Exist2Inspire · 05-17-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Space_Butler

Has anyone had any success in playing this on a region A PS3? I'm not totally clear on the 50hz issue, but I figured I'd ask before I pulled the trigger and imported it.

Currently there is no way to play it on the PS3. There are however two ways to play the movie:

1) Purchase a player that can handle 25 fps / 50hz material (Oppo is an example)

2) Purchase a Blu-Ray Drive for your computer and make sure you graphics card is HDCP Compatible.

Space_Butler · 05-17-2010, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exist2Inspire

Currently there is no way to play it on the PS3. There are however two ways to play the movie:

1) Purchase a player that can handle 25 fps / 50hz material (Oppo is an example)

2) Purchase a Blu-Ray Drive for your computer and make sure you graphics card is HDCP Compatible.

Thanks for the clarification. A shame, since the Polar Special disc didn't have any incompatibilities with the PS3. Oh well.

01-09-2010, 04:49 PM	#1
uk-guy Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:scotland Blu-ray collection:96 DVD collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:14	Top Gear: The Great Adventures Vol.3 (Blu-ray) up for pre-order on 22/03/10 £12.99 @play.com http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...3/Product.html

02-04-2010, 10:32 AM	#3
GunZenBomZ Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Warwickshire, UK Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:156	All that I see them doing now is going into other countrys,..buying a car wreak. Driving said car/cars across beautiful land, destroying said land. Willfully without concern of the peoples opinions,..for the joy of a bunch of petrol heads. Woo-hoo isn't oil great. I'm not innocent to the damage I've done to this planet but fk me. NOT ONE PENCE of my mullah will be given to Top-gear or there afflicates

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D@VE! Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:90 iTunes collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:5	Cool, preordered it

02-04-2010, 10:59 AM	#4
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03-18-2010, 05:38 PM	#5
Matt865 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:605	This should be out on Monday. From what Amazon says it contains: South America Special/Bolivia (Series 14) -The Director’s Cut Romania (Series 14) - The Director’s Cut Bonneville (Series 12) -The Director’s Cut I'm curious about the Bonneville episode from Series 12. That series wasn't broadcast in HD, so it may be an upscale.

03-18-2010, 07:28 PM	#6
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Day one purchase, love the Polar Special disc.

03-18-2010, 07:43 PM	#7
Michael1989 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009 Location:United Kingdom	Can't wait to get this, anything Top Gear is just halirious .

03-20-2010, 06:33 PM	#12
Kirsty_Mc Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:536 Blu-ray reviews: 21	B.O.T. Mine's in the post, hopefully it will be here on Monday. I am of course hoping that "Bonneville (Series 12) -The Director’s Cut" is in HD and not just an upconvert. I'm hopeful that it is, that they shot it on HD but showed it only in SD to fit in with the rest of the series which at that time was stubbornly SD. Perhaps it's too much to hope, but the Reliant Shuttle would have looked great taking off in HD. Mmmmmm... I wonder???

03-22-2010, 11:40 AM	#13
Matt865 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:605	I have this now. It's 2 BD 25s, first one with South America special, the second with Romania and Bonneville. Bonneville is an upconvert from SD. It's all 1080i/PAL @ 25fps, MPEG-4/AVC. The audio is 2.0 LPCM Stereo. South America is extended to 01:25:43 Romania: 0:44:14 Bonneville: 0:40:40 Not region locked.

03-22-2010, 01:12 PM	#14
backslashio Power Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:56	I had mine pre-ordered & it was shipped sometime last week. Hopefully I'll have it soon Already seen the 720p version of the latest one though so I'll already know how good it'll look (the answer is very good)

03-23-2010, 08:39 AM	#15
ag69 New Member Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray collection:14 DVD collection:1	Sir, You have said this media is not region locked. Could you please confirm, if you have tested it playing on A and C region player too? As it is displayed: Playback Region B (A, C untested) on the movie list page. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Top-G...n-Coding/9605/ Thanks and regards, amit

03-30-2010, 04:17 AM	#16
Exist2Inspire Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:1509 DVD collection:441 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	I can confirm that it works on a Region A Player, but there are some issues as mentioned. The BBC Logo Video and 2Entertain Video are in 1080i and can be played on any player. The Episode Selection Menu on the Romania/Bonneville is in normal 1080i. The menus for the respective episodes are in 1080i/50, as with the rest the other disc. Bonneville: It is an upconvert from Standard Definition, so don't expect a lot from it. Romania/South Africa: Oh, Top Gear, how I love how you switched to the HD format for this season. Picture is very impressive, but definitely a far stretch from Reference Material.

05-17-2010, 04:32 AM	#17
Space_Butler Active Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:305	Has anyone had any success in playing this on a region A PS3? I'm not totally clear on the 50hz issue, but I figured I'd ask before I pulled the trigger and imported it.

05-17-2010, 07:53 AM	#18
walter stark Senior Member Member since:Feb 2010 Blu-ray collection:50	i love Top Gear but is it worth getting it on Blu Ray is the quality alot better?

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