New This Week: September 26th Edition - Blu-ray Forum

Chris Beveridge · 09-23-2006, 03:57 PM

Due to the maximum # of 10 items in the poll, I dropped out Lethal Weapon 2 from the list, since it's both a dual release disc and one of the oldest titles on there. Just my own bias but unless someone has a better suggestion on how to do this when there are more than 10, let me know. (I run these weekly on my site and we have upwards of 30 releases during a week!)

ProvenFlipper · 09-23-2006, 04:03 PM

I'll be picking up Corpse Bride, Sleepy Hollow, and Swordfish this week. I ordered Four Brothers and House of Wax, but they won't be here until Mission Impossible releases. I also clicked on Tomb Raider, but that's still a maybe.

BTBuck1 · 09-23-2006, 04:22 PM

I'm Blu Disc I'm getting:

-Corpse Bride
-Four Brothers (why when i see this sometimes i think "Brother Bear"???)
-SwordFish

on HDDVD:

-The Fast & The Furious
-2 Fast 2 Furious
-Tokyo Drift-a-thon
-End of Days
-Terminator 3

Big week for movies...theres several of them comming

Josh · 09-23-2006, 04:41 PM

Corpse Bride only.

ProvenFlipper · 09-23-2006, 05:06 PM

BTW... I saw the Corpse Bride at Circuit City last night on the Samsung 61" 1080p DLP... It looked amazing. Very clean and the contrast between the blues, whites, and blacks was great. I'm really looking forward to picking this up on tuesday.

bferr1 · 09-23-2006, 07:24 PM

Corpse Bride- definite
Sky Captain, and Sleepy Hollow- possibly

As crazy as this sounds, I've started "phasing out" Warner HD DVDs from my library. I've sold a few on ebay recently and replaced them with their BD counterparts. I've done this for three reasons: 1) curiosity about BD PQ versus the HD DVDs, which is a complete wash, IMO; 2) believe it or not, I think the Samsung is a more stable player than the Toshiba, especially after Tosh's 2.0 firmware; and 3) if HD DVD should tank, I want the risk to be minimized because I made the switch from Warner HD DVD to Warner BD early in the game. In other words, I have a crisis of confidence in HD DVD at the moment.

I am considering doing this same "phase out" for Paramount. I have far fewer Paramount HD DVDs than Warner, so that should be fairly easy to accomplish. Going forward, I will most likely do Warner and Paramount BDs instead of HD DVDs. However, I am still very much in the HD DVD game, but only for Universal and other true HD DVD exclusives.

Chris Beveridge · 09-23-2006, 07:31 PM

I've said it before that during the phase where the initial discs came out and we had no idea if it was the player or the discs, I was concerned about the Samsung. But in between using it and the Toshiba, I generally prefer the Samsung. I've had little love for Toshiba's players since their first DVD player that I tried out back in 97. They were also the buggiest back then as well from what I remember back on DVD Resource. I'm glad the player does as well as it does and it certainly had the advantage of regular updates to the firmware. But as you said, the WB discs are basically identical and I expect much the same from Paramount. Since I'm going to be buying Disney and Fox discs as well as Sony, I might as well keep my library growing there for WB and Paramount as well. The Toshiba is basically a place for me to rent from netflix for the occasional Universal flick I want to see. I can play the waiting game just as much as they can. Hell, I could just go back to DVD for them if I really didn't want to bother with the HD DVD player and just have one unit. The discs would look mighty fine - not the best - upconverted.

bferr1 · 09-23-2006, 07:48 PM

BTW, Chris, slightly off-topic, the Burlington Tweeter told me they'd have 82 Panasonic players in their Canton warehouse on 10/6. It can be preordered as late as 10/5, and then physically picked up in Canton on the 6th. Tempting.

Chris Beveridge · 09-23-2006, 08:33 PM

Wow, that's a surprising amount for Tweeter. I'm so very tempted but I'm going to play the waiting game this time. I'm not as nervous abou the Samsung as I was so I don't mind waiting a bit and letting others do the sampling this time. Definitely looking forward to your report on it though cause I know temptation will have you pretty well

bferr1 · 09-23-2006, 08:55 PM

As long as the Panasonic actually arrives before Oct. 14, I'll give it a try. If not, I'll probably end up keeping the Samsung. As much as I'd love to get my hands on that Panasonic, it's kind of hard justifying the huge leap over what I paid for the Samsung. Is the potential for upgrading to Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA really worth the extra 600 bucks?

Chris Beveridge · 09-23-2006, 11:32 PM

Aww, you know you want to. You can feel the itch. Like a haunting in the background... "paaaanaaaa sooooonic"

bferr1 · 09-24-2006, 12:37 AM

Stop it, damn you! I'm trying to be rational and sane about this, and you're encouraging the madness! Oh, well, I could always blame you when the wife finds out.

Jeff® · 09-24-2006, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bferr1

Stop it, damn you! I'm trying to be rational and sane about this, and you're encouraging the madness! Oh, well, I could always blame you when the wife finds out.

Chris Beveridge · 09-24-2006, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bferr1

Stop it, damn you! I'm trying to be rational and sane about this, and you're encouraging the madness! Oh, well, I could always blame you when the wife finds out.

Trust me, my name is legendary for being used in that manner because of what I've done with my site over the years. "I used to watch my anime on VHS but now I have a 73" TV set and all this gear... plus hundreds more DVDs!"

I get scowls and slaps when I appear at conventions.

bferr1 · 09-24-2006, 01:29 AM

Okay, Jeff's picture is funny.

If you guys are teaming up on me, you want to split the cost of the Panny three ways? We can do a timeshare deal.

Chris Beveridge · 09-24-2006, 01:30 AM

Careful, I'm local, I may include visitation rights!

bferr1 · 09-24-2006, 01:36 AM

Supervised visits on the weekend. Final offer.

Chris Beveridge · 09-24-2006, 01:37 AM

Anything else I say will only incriminate myself in court later....

JTK · 09-24-2006, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff®

^^ Win.

bferr1 · 09-24-2006, 05:26 AM

Jeez, I get home from work and what should I find in today's mail? A 10% off coupon from Tweeter, of all places. One step closer to that Panasonic.

View Poll Results: What titles are you buying NOW from this weeks releases?
Corpse Bride	11	68.75%
Four Brothers	2	12.50%
Fugitive	5	31.25%
House of Wax	2	12.50%
Lake House	3	18.75%
Lara Croft: Tomb raider	8	50.00%
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	4	25.00%
Sleepy Hollow	9	56.25%
Space Cowboys	3	18.75%
Swordfish	8	50.00%
Lethal Weapon 2	5	31.25%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

09-23-2006, 03:57 PM	#1
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	New This Week: September 26th Edition Due to the maximum # of 10 items in the poll, I dropped out Lethal Weapon 2 from the list, since it's both a dual release disc and one of the oldest titles on there. Just my own bias but unless someone has a better suggestion on how to do this when there are more than 10, let me know. (I run these weekly on my site and we have upwards of 30 releases during a week!)

09-23-2006, 07:24 PM	#6
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	Corpse Bride- definite Sky Captain, and Sleepy Hollow- possibly As crazy as this sounds, I've started "phasing out" Warner HD DVDs from my library. I've sold a few on ebay recently and replaced them with their BD counterparts. I've done this for three reasons: 1) curiosity about BD PQ versus the HD DVDs, which is a complete wash, IMO; 2) believe it or not, I think the Samsung is a more stable player than the Toshiba, especially after Tosh's 2.0 firmware; and 3) if HD DVD should tank, I want the risk to be minimized because I made the switch from Warner HD DVD to Warner BD early in the game. In other words, I have a crisis of confidence in HD DVD at the moment. I am considering doing this same "phase out" for Paramount. I have far fewer Paramount HD DVDs than Warner, so that should be fairly easy to accomplish. Going forward, I will most likely do Warner and Paramount BDs instead of HD DVDs. However, I am still very much in the HD DVD game, but only for Universal and other true HD DVD exclusives. Last edited by bferr1; 09-23-2006 at 07:32 PM.

09-23-2006, 08:55 PM	#10
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	As long as the Panasonic actually arrives before Oct. 14, I'll give it a try. If not, I'll probably end up keeping the Samsung. As much as I'd love to get my hands on that Panasonic, it's kind of hard justifying the huge leap over what I paid for the Samsung. Is the potential for upgrading to Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA really worth the extra 600 bucks? Last edited by bferr1; 09-23-2006 at 09:02 PM.

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09-23-2006, 04:03 PM	#2
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:901 Trading Score:1	I'll be picking up Corpse Bride, Sleepy Hollow, and Swordfish this week. I ordered Four Brothers and House of Wax, but they won't be here until Mission Impossible releases. I also clicked on Tomb Raider, but that's still a maybe.

09-23-2006, 04:22 PM	#3
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	I'm Blu Disc I'm getting: -Corpse Bride -Four Brothers (why when i see this sometimes i think "Brother Bear"???) -SwordFish on HDDVD: -The Fast & The Furious -2 Fast 2 Furious -Tokyo Drift-a-thon -End of Days -Terminator 3 Big week for movies...theres several of them comming

09-23-2006, 04:41 PM	#4
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	Corpse Bride only.

09-23-2006, 05:06 PM	#5
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:901 Trading Score:1	BTW... I saw the Corpse Bride at Circuit City last night on the Samsung 61" 1080p DLP... It looked amazing. Very clean and the contrast between the blues, whites, and blacks was great. I'm really looking forward to picking this up on tuesday.

09-23-2006, 07:31 PM	#7
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	I've said it before that during the phase where the initial discs came out and we had no idea if it was the player or the discs, I was concerned about the Samsung. But in between using it and the Toshiba, I generally prefer the Samsung. I've had little love for Toshiba's players since their first DVD player that I tried out back in 97. They were also the buggiest back then as well from what I remember back on DVD Resource. I'm glad the player does as well as it does and it certainly had the advantage of regular updates to the firmware. But as you said, the WB discs are basically identical and I expect much the same from Paramount. Since I'm going to be buying Disney and Fox discs as well as Sony, I might as well keep my library growing there for WB and Paramount as well. The Toshiba is basically a place for me to rent from netflix for the occasional Universal flick I want to see. I can play the waiting game just as much as they can. Hell, I could just go back to DVD for them if I really didn't want to bother with the HD DVD player and just have one unit. The discs would look mighty fine - not the best - upconverted.

09-23-2006, 07:48 PM	#8
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	BTW, Chris, slightly off-topic, the Burlington Tweeter told me they'd have 82 Panasonic players in their Canton warehouse on 10/6. It can be preordered as late as 10/5, and then physically picked up in Canton on the 6th. Tempting.

09-23-2006, 08:33 PM	#9
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	Wow, that's a surprising amount for Tweeter. I'm so very tempted but I'm going to play the waiting game this time. I'm not as nervous abou the Samsung as I was so I don't mind waiting a bit and letting others do the sampling this time. Definitely looking forward to your report on it though cause I know temptation will have you pretty well

09-23-2006, 11:32 PM	#11
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	Aww, you know you want to. You can feel the itch. Like a haunting in the background... "paaaanaaaa sooooonic"

09-24-2006, 12:37 AM	#12
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	Stop it, damn you! I'm trying to be rational and sane about this, and you're encouraging the madness! Oh, well, I could always blame you when the wife finds out.

09-24-2006, 01:29 AM	#15
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	Okay, Jeff's picture is funny. If you guys are teaming up on me, you want to split the cost of the Panny three ways? We can do a timeshare deal.

09-24-2006, 01:30 AM	#16
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	Careful, I'm local, I may include visitation rights!

09-24-2006, 01:36 AM	#17
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	Supervised visits on the weekend. Final offer.

09-24-2006, 01:37 AM	#18
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	Anything else I say will only incriminate myself in court later....

09-24-2006, 05:26 AM	#20
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	Jeez, I get home from work and what should I find in today's mail? A 10% off coupon from Tweeter, of all places. One step closer to that Panasonic.

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