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bdrun · 02-21-2010, 03:20 PM

Lot of New BD titles released in Taiwan

bdrun · 02-21-2010, 03:29 PM

A Taiwanese studio called "BitWel" released several japanese movie, korean movie and thailand movie titles. Japanese movie titles such as "Death Trance", "Man, Woman, and the Wall", "Super Cub". Korean movie titles such as "200 Pounds Beauty", "Beautiful Sunday", "The Scarlet Letter", "The Restless". Thailand movie titles such as "Bangkok Dangerous", "Queens of Langkasuka".

xradman · 02-21-2010, 08:30 PM

Ordered them all, despite my reservations about their quality. However I figured it's worth $12 per film even if it turns out that they are all upconverted 1080i transfers.

bdrun · 02-22-2010, 12:58 AM

How come? I got two blurays, my player said it's 24p, any tirck to
hide the 1080i info?

bdrun · 02-22-2010, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdrun

How come? I got two blurays, my player said it's 24p, any tirck to
hide the 1080i info?

it's confirmed that the two BDs - "Queens of Langkasuka" and "Bangkok Dangerous" both are 1920x1080 24p movie.

neo_reloaded · 02-22-2010, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xradman

Ordered them all, despite my reservations about their quality. However I figured it's worth $12 per film even if it turns out that they are all upconverted 1080i transfers.

Where do you see them for $12 each? Yesasia looks like ~$22 for Bangkok Dangerous.

sandyph · 02-22-2010, 07:54 AM

http://www.jsdvd.com

bdrun · 02-22-2010, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

Where do you see them for $12 each? Yesasia looks like ~$22 for Bangkok Dangerous.

http://www.yesasia.com/bangkok-dange...0-en/info.html
Our Price: US$22.49 This item is eligible for Free International Shipping

http://dvd.jsdvd.com/product_info.ph...38&language=us
Our Price: NT$299 Shipping cost not included

kono · 02-23-2010, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xradman

Ordered them all, despite my reservations about their quality. However I figured it's worth $12 per film even if it turns out that they are all upconverted 1080i transfers.

Do please keep us update on the quality. Especially "Restless" and "200 pounds beauty" Thank you.

neo_reloaded · 03-01-2010, 01:09 AM

I have Bangkok Dangerous on the way, I'll post a mini-review if anyone is interested.

DetroitSportsFan · 03-01-2010, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

I have Bangkok Dangerous on the way, I'll post a mini-review if anyone is interested.

Please do.

xradman · 03-14-2010, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xradman

Ordered them all, despite my reservations about their quality. However I figured it's worth $12 per film even if it turns out that they are all upconverted 1080i transfers.

I got them today. They are all BD-25 encoded with 1080p24 AVC video and all feature original audio in 5.1 LPCM as well as DD5.1. Subtitles are removable traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, and English. Only special feature is trailers.

Now the bad news, the video on all features appear heavily filtered with numerous artifacts that suggest probable conversion from 480i/1080i. Bangkok Dangerous and Man, Woman, & the Wall look no better than poor DVD resolution at best. The Korean titles (Beautiful Sunday, 200 Pounds Beauty, The Scarlet Letter, The Restless) look about the same as heavily compressed satellite HD Lite and no better than upconverted DVD. Bullet & Brain look slightly worse than upconverted DVD. Queens of Langkasuka (114min cut) looks the best of the bunch, but still does not measure up to recent HK Blu-ray in PQ. However all in all, for less than $12 each delivered to the US, I can't really complain about the overall package.

xradman · 03-15-2010, 12:40 PM

I had a chance last night to directly compare Scarlet Letter Blu-ray from BitWel with my Korean R3 SE DVD both playing through Oppo BDP-83. Guess what, the DVD had better PQ. I had forgotten how good upconverted DVD can look. The DVD had just as much detail as the Blu-ray and without the occasional combing artifact, heavy DNR, and edge enhancement that's on the Blu-ray. The Blu-ray picture is very similar to the recent Once Upon a Time in China trilogy from HK with similar DNR and edge enhancement.

Given how the picture looks, I also have my doubts about the lossless PCM track that is on the disk. Even though it's 5.1 PCM track, I suspect that it could just as well be lossless encoding of lossy 5.1 DD track on the DVD.

In conclusion, if you already own a good DVD copy, it makes no sense to "upgrade" to these cheap Taiwan BDs from BitWel/Shengchi. However if you don't have the DVD, then these may be the cheapest way to own these Korean movies.

pro-bassoonist · 03-15-2010, 07:35 PM

This is very disappointing news. Thank you for the info Xradman.

Pro-B

kono · 03-16-2010, 02:48 PM

Thank you for the head up. I really appreciated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xradman

I got them today. They are all BD-25 encoded with 1080p24 AVC video and all feature original audio in 5.1 LPCM as well as DD5.1. Subtitles are removable traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, and English. Only special feature is trailers.

Now the bad news, the video on all features appear heavily filtered with numerous artifacts that suggest probable conversion from 480i/1080i. Bangkok Dangerous and Man, Woman, & the Wall look no better than poor DVD resolution at best. The Korean titles (Beautiful Sunday, 200 Pounds Beauty, The Scarlet Letter, The Restless) look about the same as heavily compressed satellite HD Lite and no better than upconverted DVD. Bullet & Brain look slightly worse than upconverted DVD. Queens of Langkasuka (114min cut) looks the best of the bunch, but still does not measure up to recent HK Blu-ray in PQ. However all in all, for less than $12 each delivered to the US, I can't really complain about the overall package.

bdrun · 04-01-2010, 02:53 PM

information from

http://dvd.jsdvd.com/index.php?cPath=34_203&language=us

There are 4 new BD titles just released, they are
"My Tutor Friend 2",
"Bystanders",
"Yo Yo Girl Cup",
"Chai-Lai"
they are still NT$299, cheaper than some DVD. Till now, the BD titles released by BitWel are NT$299, How come BitWel fixed their BD title price to NT$299??? Very strange!!! Anyway, since those BD are cheap, so I have bought their 4 BD titles, and another 4 BD titles on the way home.

MonEl327 · 06-13-2010, 03:47 PM

Hi all! New to blu-ray here, not sure if I'm a believer yet (although Blade Runner looks AMAZING!).

Asian film fan as well, and I can't seem to find the film So Cloe (Shu Qi, Karen Mok, Zhao Wei) on blu. Has it been released, or is there a release date for it yet?

Also, a friend and I were talking blu ray sales, and he insists that Asia is "all blu-ray". Does anyone know where I can find blu-ray sales figures for not only asia, but the rest of the world as well?

Thanks!

mike

02-21-2010, 03:20 PM	#1
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02-21-2010, 03:29 PM	#2
bdrun Active Member Member since:Feb 2010	A Taiwanese studio called "BitWel" released several japanese movie, korean movie and thailand movie titles. Japanese movie titles such as "Death Trance", "Man, Woman, and the Wall", "Super Cub". Korean movie titles such as "200 Pounds Beauty", "Beautiful Sunday", "The Scarlet Letter", "The Restless". Thailand movie titles such as "Bangkok Dangerous", "Queens of Langkasuka".

02-21-2010, 08:30 PM	#3
xradman Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern VA SteelBooks™ Owned : 341 Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:356 Blu-ray reviews:20 Trading Score:22	Ordered them all, despite my reservations about their quality. However I figured it's worth $12 per film even if it turns out that they are all upconverted 1080i transfers.

02-22-2010, 12:58 AM	#4
bdrun Active Member Member since:Feb 2010	How come? I got two blurays, my player said it's 24p, any tirck to hide the 1080i info?

02-22-2010, 07:54 AM	#7
sandyph Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Indonesia Blu-ray collection:330 Blu-ray reviews:1	http://www.jsdvd.com

03-01-2010, 01:09 AM	#10
neo_reloaded Banned Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:72	I have Bangkok Dangerous on the way, I'll post a mini-review if anyone is interested.

03-15-2010, 12:40 PM	#13
xradman Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern VA SteelBooks™ Owned : 341 Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:356 Blu-ray reviews:20 Trading Score:22	I had a chance last night to directly compare Scarlet Letter Blu-ray from BitWel with my Korean R3 SE DVD both playing through Oppo BDP-83. Guess what, the DVD had better PQ. I had forgotten how good upconverted DVD can look. The DVD had just as much detail as the Blu-ray and without the occasional combing artifact, heavy DNR, and edge enhancement that's on the Blu-ray. The Blu-ray picture is very similar to the recent Once Upon a Time in China trilogy from HK with similar DNR and edge enhancement. Given how the picture looks, I also have my doubts about the lossless PCM track that is on the disk. Even though it's 5.1 PCM track, I suspect that it could just as well be lossless encoding of lossy 5.1 DD track on the DVD. In conclusion, if you already own a good DVD copy, it makes no sense to "upgrade" to these cheap Taiwan BDs from BitWel/Shengchi. However if you don't have the DVD, then these may be the cheapest way to own these Korean movies.

03-15-2010, 07:35 PM	#14
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	This is very disappointing news. Thank you for the info Xradman. Pro-B

04-01-2010, 02:53 PM	#16
bdrun Active Member Member since:Feb 2010	information from http://dvd.jsdvd.com/index.php?cPath=34_203&language=us There are 4 new BD titles just released, they are "My Tutor Friend 2", "Bystanders", "Yo Yo Girl Cup", "Chai-Lai" they are still NT$299, cheaper than some DVD. Till now, the BD titles released by BitWel are NT$299, How come BitWel fixed their BD title price to NT$299??? Very strange!!! Anyway, since those BD are cheap, so I have bought their 4 BD titles, and another 4 BD titles on the way home.

06-13-2010, 03:47 PM	#17
MonEl327 New Member Member since:May 2010	Hi all! New to blu-ray here, not sure if I'm a believer yet (although Blade Runner looks AMAZING!). Asian film fan as well, and I can't seem to find the film So Cloe (Shu Qi, Karen Mok, Zhao Wei) on blu. Has it been released, or is there a release date for it yet? Also, a friend and I were talking blu ray sales, and he insists that Asia is "all blu-ray". Does anyone know where I can find blu-ray sales figures for not only asia, but the rest of the world as well? Thanks! mike

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