Predator: Steelbook ( UK Play.Com Exclusive )

[Jezza]

Originally Posted by MrSharky

Forgive my ignorance... but what is the DNR transfer, and why is it only to be mentioned in hushed whispers when the children are all in bed?

DNR stands for Digital Noise Reduction.

It's a process that's sometimes applied to films to remove film grain, giving it an apparent glossy, fresh look. However, by removing the film grain you remove the detail from the image, which is the very reason HD exists, to be able to see detail that isn't clear in SD.

Predator was given a second Blu-ray in 2010 called the Ultimate Hunter Edition, but sadly it was smeared with DNR all over the image, giving it a very waxy and artificial look. So this is why some, such as myslef, are cautious about getting this steelbook, because it could turn out to be the DNR version.

[Tech-UK]

Originally Posted by MrSharky

Forgive my ignorance... but what is the DNR transfer, and why is it only to be mentioned in hushed whispers when the children are all in bed?

The ultimate Hunter edition this one: http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...rlrefer=search has had Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) applied. This process removes noise, but as film grain is recognised by the process as noise, it removes that too, which makes the picture look glossy, shiny, smooth, which this film isn't. Thus why the first released Blu-ray back in 2008, is considered to be the closest match to what was filmed.

[Tech-UK]

@ Jezza, you beat me to it .

[Frasr]

[Mavrick]

What we see on the left is his wax model at madame tussauds to the right the man himself

[Rocky01542]

Play.com are currently offering a double play steelbook release of 'Predator' on Blu-ray exclusive to their site, due for release on 4/6/12 along with seven other Fox double play Blu-ray steelbooks (also exclusive to Play.com).

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/3...bc%7b600%7d%2b

Front design:



Back design:



Inside artwork:




The other seven Fox double play Blu-ray steelbooks exclusive to Play.com are;

The A-Team
Taken
Braveheart
Alien Anthology
Fight Club
Man on Fire

[Sithlord75]

Already a thread for this :

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=196562

[sukraj]

Already own the ultimate edition.

[nekromantik]

UHE looks so bad and this is probs the same transfer.
So no buy.

[Rocky01542]

Originally Posted by Sithlord75

Already a thread for this :

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=196562

I apologize, is there any way that I could delete this thread, or is that a privilege that only the moderators have?

[Andy CYP]

Why has this thread been moved from the Steelbook section?

[Phaded]

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







Surprised this hasn't been put up yet, nice to see it along with the Alien collection though

[USiT]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=196562

[Adji]

How do i know if the blu ray release used DNR?

[blu_sharpy]

Originally Posted by Adji

How do i know if the blu ray release used DNR?

If something has been heavily DNR'd faces in particular tend to look extremely waxy and almost 'perfect' in the sense that fine detail such as wrinkles and fine hairs etc aren't present. In addition to this, DNR removes grain from the master as grain is defined as noise. In the case of the UH Edition of Predator most of the grain is removed and the fine detail that comes with it is such removed as well. Therefore, if the disc in the Steelbook is the UHE, then it will be the DNR'd transfer.

[sukraj]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

What we see on the left is his wax model at madame tussauds to the right the man himself

ha ha nice one.

[kevindublin]

Originally Posted by Phaded

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



Surprised this hasn't been put up yet, nice to see it along with the Alien collection though

Is it really that difficult, to see that there is aleady a thread for this?

[Andy CYP]

I posted it in this section, but was moved for some reason.

[moviefiend1977]

@ my European friends

I'm in need of a few of these Play.com Steels
If any of you guys could help me w/ a couple, please PM me
I'll be glad to return the favor as always of course

Thanks,
-Rod

[Mavrick]

This probably wouldn't have happened if they hadn't moved the first steelbook thread out of the steelbook section....

So I don't blame the OP for posting a dupe thread when the original isn't in the right place to begin with.