Silent Hill PQ - Blu-ray Forum

richieb1971 · 01-29-2008, 08:32 AM

I got to watch half of this last night. I bought the USA version, its fantastic PQ. I can't imagine whats better about the German version.

I think people on this forum actually look for problems with prints. Personally I think its a good print.

Beefbowl · 01-29-2008, 08:44 AM

I enjoyed this movie a lot. THis was my very first BD and was too busy with the oohhh's and aaahhh's to see any flaws in the movie.

jkwest · 01-29-2008, 02:56 PM

either you will love it or hate it...

interesting side story in the Silent Hill realm...but, if you have never played the games, it comes off with a lot of holes in the storyline.

I really enjoyed it....can't complain about Pyramid Head in hidef.

Sky_Captain · 01-29-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by richieb1971

I got to watch half of this last night. I bought the USA version, its fantastic PQ. I can't imagine whats better about the German version.

I think people on this forum actually look for problems with prints. Personally I think its a good print.

There's compression artifacts in the U.S. release that aren't in the German one. Different codecs were used. I'm not saying that the U.S. disc is bad in any way shape or form.

Mermen79 · 01-29-2008, 03:25 PM

I'm so glad I have the German release. Obviously the differences will be subtle but those who are good with detecting the common problems will notice them.

dustin410 · 01-29-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by djepic112

I'm so glad I have the German release. Obviously the differences will be subtle but those who are good with detecting the common problems will notice them.

Such as...?

zombieking · 01-30-2008, 04:43 AM

Just picked this one up because I love the movie, and it's nowhere to be found here in Canada.

Wendell R. Breland · 01-30-2008, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

I really enjoyed it....can't complain about Pyramid Head in hidef.

Too

, I had dubbed him/it Triangle Head. I like your name of him/it much better.

zombieking · 01-30-2008, 05:08 AM

He was dubbed Pyramid Head in the games

Ice2Dragon · 01-30-2008, 05:09 AM

The movie looked fine when it came out.. but compared to EVERYTHING ELSE thats currently out.. the pq comes up short.

Mermen79 · 01-30-2008, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dustin410

Such as...?

When an image had both dark and light parts, you can see compression pixelation in the dark areas. It's pretty ugly but only if you look and find it.

Mobe1969 · 01-30-2008, 11:32 AM

Any good spots to buy the German version anyone knows of?

matias · 01-30-2008, 01:01 PM

What subtitles are included in the German version ?

Blu Falcon · 01-30-2008, 01:13 PM

I suppose the German version won't work for us here in the states.

I liked the movie because I'm a fan of the games. I'll admit that I had to do quite a bit of explaining to people who have never played the game. Regardless of PQ, I'll pick up this title just because I like the film and I don't have it on standard DVD right now.

Mermen79 · 01-30-2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobe1969

Any good spots to buy the German version anyone knows of?

amazon.de is the best place. It's also one of their cheaper BD's. It features HD audio of English and German as well as German subtitles. No English subtitles.

Mobe1969 · 01-30-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by djepic112

amazon.de is the best place. It's also one of their cheaper BD's. It features HD audio of English and German as well as German subtitles. No English subtitles.

Thanks for the info.

I got the German DVD of SH, and even with English language, they darn well forced subtitles on signs. When even the dumbest German would have been able to figure it out. Eg,

"Willcommen aus Silent Hill" (or something) when the "Welcome to Silent Hill" sign appeared. Nothing like that on the Blu Ray?

GreenFlash06 · 01-30-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by richieb1971

I got to watch half of this last night. I bought the USA version, its fantastic PQ. I can't imagine whats better about the German version.

I think people on this forum actually look for problems with prints. Personally I think its a good print.

Thats true I noticed a lot of people watch a great film but just look for the bad details. Like my Moma always says always look at the good things in life.
IMO The movie "300" is supposed to look grainy. Isnt it supposed to be a film straight from the novel. Kind of like comic pages. That was my impression.

X400 · 01-30-2008, 08:03 PM

do we have a sticky about which countries releases look better??? id hate to find out that im not getting the best copy available

richieb1971 · 01-30-2008, 08:13 PM

I watched the rest of it now, i'd give it a solid 4/5. Some parts are 5/5. I'd say any codec issues are negligible. I thought I was buying a predator or a sleepy hollow.

Clark Kent · 01-30-2008, 10:01 PM

Silent Hill looked pretty good for one of the early BDs but it does have its flaws to the trained eye. The German Blu-ray looks a little better(though be aware it's just a bitrate starved HD DVD encode). I imagine when this title gets double dipped by Sony that it will look much better though. This movie needs 50 GB for maximum quality.

01-29-2008, 08:32 AM	#1
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	Silent Hill PQ I got to watch half of this last night. I bought the USA version, its fantastic PQ. I can't imagine whats better about the German version. I think people on this forum actually look for problems with prints. Personally I think its a good print.

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01-29-2008, 08:44 AM	#2
Beefbowl Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Guam Home Theater Gallery:20 Blu-ray collection:749 Trading Score:20	I enjoyed this movie a lot. THis was my very first BD and was too busy with the oohhh's and aaahhh's to see any flaws in the movie.

01-29-2008, 02:56 PM	#3
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	either you will love it or hate it... interesting side story in the Silent Hill realm...but, if you have never played the games, it comes off with a lot of holes in the storyline. I really enjoyed it....can't complain about Pyramid Head in hidef.

01-29-2008, 03:25 PM	#5
Mermen79 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:3	I'm so glad I have the German release. Obviously the differences will be subtle but those who are good with detecting the common problems will notice them.

01-30-2008, 04:43 AM	#7
zombieking Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:CANADA Blu-ray collection:304 Blu-ray reviews: 18	Just picked this one up because I love the movie, and it's nowhere to be found here in Canada.

01-30-2008, 05:08 AM	#9
zombieking Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:CANADA Blu-ray collection:304 Blu-ray reviews: 18	He was dubbed Pyramid Head in the games

01-30-2008, 05:09 AM	#10
Ice2Dragon Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:9	The movie looked fine when it came out.. but compared to EVERYTHING ELSE thats currently out.. the pq comes up short.

01-30-2008, 11:32 AM	#12
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	Any good spots to buy the German version anyone knows of?

01-30-2008, 01:01 PM	#13
matias New Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Finland	What subtitles are included in the German version ?

01-30-2008, 01:13 PM	#14
Blu Falcon Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:MD Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	I suppose the German version won't work for us here in the states. I liked the movie because I'm a fan of the games. I'll admit that I had to do quite a bit of explaining to people who have never played the game. Regardless of PQ, I'll pick up this title just because I like the film and I don't have it on standard DVD right now.

01-30-2008, 08:03 PM	#18
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	do we have a sticky about which countries releases look better??? id hate to find out that im not getting the best copy available

01-30-2008, 08:13 PM	#19
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	I watched the rest of it now, i'd give it a solid 4/5. Some parts are 5/5. I'd say any codec issues are negligible. I thought I was buying a predator or a sleepy hollow.

01-30-2008, 10:01 PM	#20
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Silent Hill looked pretty good for one of the early BDs but it does have its flaws to the trained eye. The German Blu-ray looks a little better(though be aware it's just a bitrate starved HD DVD encode). I imagine when this title gets double dipped by Sony that it will look much better though. This movie needs 50 GB for maximum quality.

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