Warning: Video Store - Blu-ray Forum

krztov · 07-17-2008, 02:31 AM

HD does NOT mean 5.1 or high end audio, just a warning to everyone. I rented a movie off the service rather than pirating a movie or even just going to blockbuster. This shit is so misleading. I'm going to send a letter to Consumerist, because when I called sony they completely refused me a refund, or even a store credit (I'd have even used store credit to get the new stardust expansion). They need to put in the video descriptions what the audio is and what the video is set to as well. Its so misleading..

yeah, sorry for the rant, but im pissed. not even an xbox fan, but at least their hd movies have 5.1..

hardcore_canadian · 07-17-2008, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by krztov

HD does NOT mean 5.1 or high end audio, just a warning to everyone. I rented a movie off the service rather than pirating a movie or even just going to blockbuster. This shit is so misleading. I'm going to send a letter to Consumerist, because when I called sony they completely refused me a refund, or even a store credit (I'd have even used store credit to get the new stardust expansion). They need to put in the video descriptions what the audio is and what the video is set to as well. Its so misleading..

yeah, sorry for the rant, but im pissed. not even an xbox fan, but at least their hd movies have 5.1..

Well then, looks like somebody has a lot of time on their hands.

Blinkman987 · 07-17-2008, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hardcore_canadian

Well then, looks like somebody has a lot of time on their hands.

Thanks threadshitter. Audio matters to this guy, but you can't possibly understand that. Thanks for the post.

jq71586 · 07-17-2008, 02:45 AM

Well to expect high-end audio is outside the realm of possibility.

What movie did you get that didn't have the DD 5.1 with it?

AranhaHunter · 07-17-2008, 02:46 AM

Which movie did you rent? I don't see anything on the description about 5.1 or 720p for that matter.

reiella · 07-17-2008, 02:46 AM

Just as a further note, none of the 'HD' videos on PSN, even the free ones have 'HD audio'.

Sucks to learn that way though.

dgator783 · 07-17-2008, 02:55 AM

with their prices, itd be eaiser jsut to buy the blu-ray........the tv rentals are the only thing worth it if u missed an episode there and there......at 1.99.....I do say anyone that buys "AM I Smarter then a 5th Grader" for 1.99 is really not that smart.....gameshows should be free or super super discounted......the movies at sd for ownership are 14.99 for most....umm, the dvd is cheaper by about 5-8 dollars than that and its right at the blu-ray price from amazon....the movie part is a rip-off big time....no offence sony, just trying to earn a buck or really, they did this to drive u away from downloads and to Blu-ray......which kicks the shi* out of downloads anyways

BStecke · 07-17-2008, 02:57 AM

That sucks. So much for a possible alternative to Netflix.

GORT · 07-17-2008, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Blinkman987

Thanks threadshitter. Audio matters to this guy, but you can't possibly understand that. Thanks for the post.

Wow way to go I guess it escaped you that this is the Games And PS3 forum and he is talking about a MOVIE he rented.

krztov · 07-17-2008, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by FEP3108

Wow way to go I guess it escaped you that this is the Games And PS3 forum and he is talking about a MOVIE he rented.

except as of today you can RENT VIDEOS ON PS3.

for the record it was a lame movie i felt like checking out, Blue State. i've emailed consumerist and kotaku on this as i feel cheated. they outright refuse to refund me, or even give me store credit.

and yes i do care about audio as i dropped almost 600$ on a home theatre setup recommended by the awesome guys on the home theatre section...

Elandyll · 07-17-2008, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by krztov

HD does NOT mean 5.1 or high end audio, just a warning to everyone. I rented a movie off the service rather than pirating a movie or even just going to blockbuster. This shit is so misleading. I'm going to send a letter to Consumerist, because when I called sony they completely refused me a refund, or even a store credit (I'd have even used store credit to get the new stardust expansion). They need to put in the video descriptions what the audio is and what the video is set to as well. Its so misleading..

yeah, sorry for the rant, but im pissed. not even an xbox fan, but at least their hd movies have 5.1..

Except that HD never meant "HD Audio" but in most cases refer specifically to the video being either 720p, 1080i or 1080p.
It would indeed be better if there was a description for both the video and the audio format for the file, but the term "HD" was in no way misleading, unless the file was provided in sub-720p.

krztov · 07-17-2008, 04:04 AM

also to add, looks like movies are 720p based on the file info on the file i got.

krztov · 07-17-2008, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Elandyll

Except that HD never meant "HD Audio" but in most cases refer specifically to the video being either 720p, 1080i or 1080p.
It would indeed be better if there was a description for both the video and the audio format for the file, but the term "HD" was in no way misleading, unless the file was provided in sub-720p.

xbox360's hd downloads = 5.1, doesnt have to say it, it should be implied, hell, on the web you can download 720p mkv files at the same file size as psn (about 5gb) and they have 5.1, so its bullshit.

statikcat · 07-17-2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by FEP3108

Wow way to go I guess it escaped you that this is the Games And PS3 forum and he is talking about a MOVIE he rented.

Forum is called Blu-ray Games AND PS3.

If you think every post here is about games then you must be new here.

BIGSAPOTEER · 07-17-2008, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by krztov

xbox360's hd downloads = 5.1, doesnt have to say it, it should be implied, hell, on the web you can download 720p mkv files at the same file size as psn (about 5gb) and they have 5.1, so its bullshit.

Wahhh, I didn't get 5.1 Now you learned your lesson. Spend $600 on a home theater system? Wow!!! What do you expect for that?

krztov · 07-17-2008, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by BIGSAPOTEER

Wahhh, I didn't get 5.1 Now you learned your lesson. Spend $600 on a home theater system? Wow!!! What do you expect for that?

wow look at me, im an internet douchetard, and for the record, 600 can get you quite a bit, youd know that if you were on the home theatre forums portion

onkyo is key.

blu2 · 07-17-2008, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by krztov

also to add, looks like movies are 720p based on the file info on the file i got.

Perfectly reasonable. This isn't a replacement for Blu Ray.

krztov · 07-17-2008, 04:27 AM

yeah i dont mind the picture quality, its the audio that has me angered.

jq71586 · 07-17-2008, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BIGSAPOTEER

Wahhh, I didn't get 5.1 Now you learned your lesson. Spend $600 on a home theater system? Wow!!! What do you expect for that?

You can spend 100 dollars and still get DD 5.1. That's all he was asking for.

wem003 · 07-17-2008, 04:28 AM

I can understand why you are mad - but if the $5 or whatever is that big of an issue to try this out and not have it turn out the way you want, maybe you should have waited a day to see what other people were experiencing?

I'm not flaming - just asking...

07-17-2008, 02:31 AM	#1
krztov Member Member since:Nov 2007	Warning: Video Store HD does NOT mean 5.1 or high end audio, just a warning to everyone. I rented a movie off the service rather than pirating a movie or even just going to blockbuster. This shit is so misleading. I'm going to send a letter to Consumerist, because when I called sony they completely refused me a refund, or even a store credit (I'd have even used store credit to get the new stardust expansion). They need to put in the video descriptions what the audio is and what the video is set to as well. Its so misleading.. yeah, sorry for the rant, but im pissed. not even an xbox fan, but at least their hd movies have 5.1..

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07-17-2008, 02:45 AM	#4
jq71586 Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Fall River, MA Blu-ray collection:55 Trading Score:29	Well to expect high-end audio is outside the realm of possibility. What movie did you get that didn't have the DD 5.1 with it?

07-17-2008, 02:46 AM	#5
AranhaHunter Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Trading Score:1	Which movie did you rent? I don't see anything on the description about 5.1 or 720p for that matter.

07-17-2008, 02:46 AM	#6
reiella Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:237 DVD collection:1	Just as a further note, none of the 'HD' videos on PSN, even the free ones have 'HD audio'. Sucks to learn that way though.

07-17-2008, 02:55 AM	#7
dgator783 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Lakeland,FL 4K collection:377 Blu-ray collection:1521 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:14	with their prices, itd be eaiser jsut to buy the blu-ray........the tv rentals are the only thing worth it if u missed an episode there and there......at 1.99.....I do say anyone that buys "AM I Smarter then a 5th Grader" for 1.99 is really not that smart.....gameshows should be free or super super discounted......the movies at sd for ownership are 14.99 for most....umm, the dvd is cheaper by about 5-8 dollars than that and its right at the blu-ray price from amazon....the movie part is a rip-off big time....no offence sony, just trying to earn a buck or really, they did this to drive u away from downloads and to Blu-ray......which kicks the shi* out of downloads anyways

07-17-2008, 02:57 AM	#8
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	That sucks. So much for a possible alternative to Netflix.

07-17-2008, 04:04 AM	#12
krztov Member Member since:Nov 2007	also to add, looks like movies are 720p based on the file info on the file i got.

07-17-2008, 04:27 AM	#18
krztov Member Member since:Nov 2007	yeah i dont mind the picture quality, its the audio that has me angered.

07-17-2008, 04:28 AM	#20
wem003 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Apex, NC Blu-ray collection:29 Blu-ray reviews:1	I can understand why you are mad - but if the $5 or whatever is that big of an issue to try this out and not have it turn out the way you want, maybe you should have waited a day to see what other people were experiencing? I'm not flaming - just asking...

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