WTF! US X-Men Trilogy Blu-ray missing features that are on UK version and vice versa! - Blu-ray Forum

Kuros · 05-21-2009, 06:58 PM

The UK X-Men trilogy set is apparently missing:

BD-Live functionality.
Digital copies of each film.

The US X-Men trilogy set is apparently missing:

BonusView (picture-in-picture mode): featuring interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips not replicated elsewhere on the discs.
In-Feature Photo Gallery: The ability to watch the films with accompanying still images.
A number of extra features encoded in HD (i.e. the UK set has more of the extra features encoded in 1080i/1080p compared to the US set).
Higher quality encodes for some or all of the films (i.e the UK set appears to have encoded some or all of the films in a higher bitrate!!)

The US set is region A locked while the UK set is region free apparently.

I'm shocked! This must me a first for Fox, leaving out features on a US release that are included on the UK version!

Can any Americans with the US set please confirm that the Picture-in-Picture mode and In-Feature Photo Gallery are definitely NOT on the US version?

Also are there any other differences that I'm not aware of?

One last thing! Some of the other European versions (Dutch? French?) of the trilogy reportedly don't have DTS HD MA English audio, only DTS HD HR! Fox are so bloody weird!

**Update!! The UK trilogy does appear to have D-Box motion codes according to the info on the back of the box for the UK version!!**

#Darren · 05-21-2009, 07:01 PM

The UK version sounds better due to this:

BonusView (picture-in-picture mode): featuring interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips not replicated elsewhere on the discs.

Unless that is on the US disk in some other form...

benricci · 05-21-2009, 07:20 PM

Meh - none of the missing 'features' listed are all that compelling, anyway.

Rhylliam · 05-21-2009, 07:41 PM

The whole picture-in-picture viewing is really unappealing to me, so not a huge loss as the discs are already pretty packed.

bandit29 · 05-21-2009, 07:49 PM

Meh rather have the digital copies. Bonus view doesn't interest me...

Saturius · 05-21-2009, 07:57 PM

The UK version has more special features in HD. Also X2 and X3 have different encodes apparently cause they have higher avg bitrates than the US counterparts.

#Darren · 05-22-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Rhylliam

The whole picture-in-picture viewing is really unappealing to me, so not a huge loss as the discs are already pretty packed.

It's not that it's PiP, it's that it has interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips.

Rhylliam · 05-23-2009, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by iDarren

It's not that it's PiP, it's that it has interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips.

Still, I don't get why the whole 'watch extras as you watch the film' thing is worth checking out. There are enough interviews etc on the discs already, I doubt much more insight is shown.

DigitalfreakNYC · 05-21-2009, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuros

The UK X-Men trilogy set is apparently missing:

BD-Live functionality.
D-Box Motion Codes.
Digital copies of each film.

The US X-Men trilogy set is apparently missing:

BonusView (picture-in-picture mode): featuring interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips not replicated elsewhere on the discs.
In-Feature Photo Gallery: The ability to watch the films with accompanying still images.

The US set is region A locked while the UK set is region free apparently.

I'm shocked! This must me a first for Fox, leaving out features on a US release that are included on the UK version!

Can any Americans with the US set please confirm that the Picture-in-Picture mode and In-Feature Photo Gallery are definitely NOT on the US version?

Also are there any other differences that I'm not aware of?

One last thing! Some of the other European versions (Dutch? French?) of the trilogy reportedly don't have DTS HD MA English audio, only DTS HD HR! Fox are so bloody weird!

Can someone please confirm this? Coupled with the smaller case...I'll be re-purchasing it from there.

lgans316 · 05-21-2009, 11:21 PM

The UK/German BD of X-MEN 3 is said to be encoded at a higher bit rate than the recycled encode present on U.S BD.

Kuros · 05-22-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

The UK/German BD of X-MEN 3 is said to be encoded at a higher bit rate than the recycled encode present on U.S BD.

Where did you read/hear that?

lgans316 · 05-22-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuros

Where did you read/hear that?

From member eric.exe at AVS.

Rantlers · 05-22-2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

Coupled with the smaller case...I'll be re-purchasing it from there.

I was going to purchase it for this reason alone, this is just icing on the cake!

DigitalfreakNYC · 05-22-2009, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Rantlers

I was going to purchase it for this reason alone, this is just icing on the cake!

Now the big question is...cheapest price?

Rantlers · 05-22-2009, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

Now the big question is...cheapest price?

I've been watching it on Amazon UK since it was released and its been at a steady £32.98, which after VAT is subtracted and S&H is added comes to £31.76. At the current exchange rate that's $50.41 shipped which is the cheapest I've seen so far.

Kuros · 05-22-2009, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rantlers

I've been watching it on Amazon UK since it was released and its been at a steady £32.98, which after VAT is subtracted and S&H is added comes to £31.76. At the current exchange rate that's $50.41 shipped which is the cheapest I've seen so far.

My goodness Rantlers that's another UK Fox title you're getting! You must love Fox UK as much as I hate them, although it seems they've done right by us with this release, for once!

horseflesh · 05-23-2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

Now the big question is...cheapest price?

You had your chance

Kuros · 05-22-2009, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

Coupled with the smaller case...

How's the packaging different in each region?

Can anyone post pix of the US and UK sets to compare?

bajor27 · 05-22-2009, 12:42 PM

This was brought up in the "official" X-men Trilogy thread as reviews of both started to surface and is the reason I returned my pre-ordered Canadian version (same as US) and ordered the UK set.

Digital copies can be nice, but HD extras and PiP commentary are a big + in my opinion. The UK version also ended up being cheaper too. Only thing I don't like is the packaging as I prefer separates, but that's something I can live with or easily change.

Also, the X3 encode on the US set isn't simply recycled from the original release since it's AVC and the original was MPEG2 I believe. Don't know how different they look, but I though I saw some reviews that said the new encode looked slightly better

Clark Kent · 05-23-2009, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bajor27

Also, the X3 encode on the US set isn't simply recycled from the original release since it's AVC and the original was MPEG2 I believe. Don't know how different they look, but I though I saw some reviews that said the new encode looked slightly better

The original U.S. X-Men 3 Blu-ray was an AVC encode. It was one of the first AVC encodes Fox released.

05-21-2009, 06:58 PM	#1
Kuros Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:45	WTF! US X-Men Trilogy missing features and HD content available on the UK Blu-ray? The UK X-Men trilogy set is apparently missing: BD-Live functionality. Digital copies of each film. The US X-Men trilogy set is apparently missing: BonusView (picture-in-picture mode): featuring interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips not replicated elsewhere on the discs. In-Feature Photo Gallery: The ability to watch the films with accompanying still images. A number of extra features encoded in HD (i.e. the UK set has more of the extra features encoded in 1080i/1080p compared to the US set). Higher quality encodes for some or all of the films (i.e the UK set appears to have encoded some or all of the films in a higher bitrate!!) The US set is region A locked while the UK set is region free apparently. I'm shocked! This must me a first for Fox, leaving out features on a US release that are included on the UK version! Can any Americans with the US set please confirm that the Picture-in-Picture mode and In-Feature Photo Gallery are definitely *NOT* on the US version? Also are there any other differences that I'm not aware of? One last thing! Some of the other European versions (Dutch? French?) of the trilogy reportedly don't have DTS HD MA English audio, only DTS HD HR! Fox are so bloody weird! Update!! The UK trilogy does appear to have D-Box motion codes according to the info on the back of the box for the UK version!! Last edited by Kuros; 06-01-2009 at 10:32 AM. Reason: Added info on D-Box codes and bitrate differences.

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05-21-2009, 07:01 PM	#2
#Darren Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:1471 Blu-ray reviews: 62	The UK version sounds better due to this: BonusView (picture-in-picture mode): featuring interview footage and behind-the-scenes clips not replicated elsewhere on the discs. Unless that is on the US disk in some other form...

05-21-2009, 07:20 PM	#3
benricci Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Meh - none of the missing 'features' listed are all that compelling, anyway.

05-21-2009, 07:41 PM	#4
Rhylliam Contributor Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:1499 Blu-ray collection:9004 DVD collection:9438 Blu-ray reviews: 49 Trading Score:109	The whole picture-in-picture viewing is really unappealing to me, so not a huge loss as the discs are already pretty packed.

05-21-2009, 07:49 PM	#5
bandit29 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Chicago, IL Blu-ray collection:88 DVD collection:17 MA collection:3 Digital collection:117 Prime collection:1	Meh rather have the digital copies. Bonus view doesn't interest me...

05-21-2009, 07:57 PM	#6
Saturius Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:6	The UK version has more special features in HD. Also X2 and X3 have different encodes apparently cause they have higher avg bitrates than the US counterparts.

05-21-2009, 11:21 PM	#10
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	The UK/German BD of X-MEN 3 is said to be encoded at a higher bit rate than the recycled encode present on U.S BD.

05-22-2009, 12:42 PM	#19
bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	This was brought up in the "official" X-men Trilogy thread as reviews of both started to surface and is the reason I returned my pre-ordered Canadian version (same as US) and ordered the UK set. Digital copies can be nice, but HD extras and PiP commentary are a big + in my opinion. The UK version also ended up being cheaper too. Only thing I don't like is the packaging as I prefer separates, but that's something I can live with or easily change. Also, the X3 encode on the US set isn't simply recycled from the original release since it's AVC and the original was MPEG2 I believe. Don't know how different they look, but I though I saw some reviews that said the new encode looked slightly better

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