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so i finally bought myself a blu-ray player today. i picked up the Samsung BD-P1400 along with two movies; syriana and layer cake. i cant believe how amazing the picture looks (and my tv is only 720p/1080i).. now i wish i had 1080p. those two movies cost me $87 with taxes.

has anyone else here 'gone purple'? any movie suggestions?

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Originally posted by chinamon so i finally bought myself a blu-ray player today. i picked up the Samsung BD-P1400 along with two movies; syriana and layer cake. i cant believe how amazing the picture looks (and my tv is only 720p/1080i).. now i wish i had 1080p. those two movies cost me $87 with taxes. has anyone else here 'gone purple'? any movie suggestions?

I've gone purple :P

Can't remember exactly which movies are good though haha.

L4yer Cake is an awesome movie, so is Casino Royale

Here's what I got on BD so far.

300
Casino Royale
The Departed
The Fifth Element (Remastered)
Hostel
Layer Cake
Momento
Pirates 1
Pirates 2
Prestige
Saw
Saw II
Saw III
Talladega Nights
Underworld
Underworld: Evolution
Vacancy
Waiting
Weeds: Season 1
Weeds: Season 2

So far, haven't been dissapointed with a single one of them!

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Originally posted by chinamon layer cake

Don't know if it is available on BD, but it looks amazing on HD-DVD: Transformers.

Other things to get:
Blue Planet Documentary (looks ridiculous)

Jesus man $87 for two movies? The HD experience is not worth that in my eyes.

I have yet to watch a movie on my PS3. I'm just waiting to get a nice HDTV LCD tv at the end of the month...

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Originally posted by Orko Blue Planet Documentary (looks ridiculous)

Jesus, I bet!! Wathcing that on a big screen on BluRay would be other-worldly!

I got Planet Earth on HD DVD (it's available on both).

That definitely has to be your first purchase!!

It is absolutely amazing!


PS. Transformers is only available on HD DVD. I have it but haven't had a chance to watch it yet.


PPS. If you want cheap movies, buy it from Amazon.com (not .ca). You pay for it US $$, You don't have to pay Tax, there are no brokerage/custom fees as its shipped from within the Canada (Mississauga) and they are about 20%-30% cheaper than buying them in Canada.
They also have lots of BOGO sales (buy one get one free). I believe that BD and HD DVD have BOGO sales on right now.

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Originally posted by exstasie Weeds: Season 1 Weeds: Season 2

can i borrow these?

i absolutely love this show, i have seen parts of season 3,, u can find them streamed

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Originally posted by exstasie I got Planet Earth on HD DVD (it's available on both). That definitely has to be your first purchase!! It is absolutely amazing!

I would second that!

But Jay, why buy now? What if your BluRay ends up like Beta?

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Originally posted by jsibilin can i borrow these? i absolutely love this show, i have seen parts of season 3,, u can find them streamed

Sure.

It's absolutely amazing.

Season 3 is actually on TV on Canada. It's was like 6 episodes behind when it was aired on TV. But they were on Wednesday on Showcase or Bravo or something like that.

Hope Season 3 comes out on BD soon!

I'm waiting to purchase an HD format player until we see what happens in our new-millenium VHS/Beta showdown.

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Originally posted by Dr. DAS I'm waiting to purchase an HD format player until we see what happens in our new-millenium VHS/Beta showdown.

That and soon they will be $20 at Zhers. edit: loblaws, since we are in TO

I've gone RED (HDDVD), here's what I bought:

Planet Earth
The Fountain
Troy
Blood Diamonds
Letters from Iwo Jimma (sp)
Batman Begins

Got 2 free in the box
300
Bourne Identity

5 free by mail
Babel
Syriana
Full metal Jacket
Pitch Black
U2: Rattle and Hum

3 Free by on amazon
The Shining
Old School (Unrated)
Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines


And I am desesperatly looking for 2001 Oddyssey from Kubrick but can't find it at any Futureshop even if its listed as in stock.

i personally would have bought a ps3 cause if blu-ray flops atleast i'd still have a ps3.....

i wanna grab Die Hard for blu-ray.....

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Originally posted by Orko Other things to get: Blue Planet Documentary (looks ridiculous)

i will look in to that on on amazon .com later today. i also want to get the BBC documentary on the Galapagos. i watched it on tv and it was fantastic.

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Originally posted by exstasie PPS. If you want cheap movies, buy it from Amazon.com (not .ca). You pay for it US $$, You don't have to pay Tax, there are no brokerage/custom fees as its shipped from within the Canada (Mississauga) and they are about 20%-30% cheaper than buying them in Canada. They also have lots of BOGO sales (buy one get one free). I believe that BD and HD DVD have BOGO sales on right now.

they did have that but it expired. i saw that BOGO advertised on highdefdigest.com

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Originally posted by NuERA But Jay, why buy now? What if your BluRay ends up like Beta?

i saw a graph somewhere online and more than half the market is already blu-ray. if BD goes extinct then i will get an HD-DVD player as well since they are cheaper anyway.
for all the porn lovers out there, digital playground has officially gone blu-ray as well.

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Originally posted by ItalianPoiSon i personally would have bought a ps3 cause if blu-ray flops atleast i'd still have a ps3..... i wanna grab Die Hard for blu-ray.....

That's what I did.

PS3 & Xbox 360 as my HD players...even if one flops...i can still play what I got.



2001 - A Space Odyssey [HD DVD] (1968)

http://www.amazon.com/2001-Space-Od...99909007&sr=8-1

$19.95US. Can't go wrong.


Here's a list of BD movies for $13.95 on Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.ht..._rd_i=193640011

^^ I know and its 19.99$ at FutureShop, I wanted to get it locally

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Originally posted by malek ^^ I know and its 19.99$ at FutureShop, I wanted to get it locally

pshh..you and you people trying to support the local economy!


But yeah, the price disparity between Canada & US for HD videos has drastically come down this year!

I first adpoted to the HD format last year and it was rediculous how much more movies were here than the US.

Also, try looking at Wal-Mart for stuff. The people that work there aren't the brightest and I've seen many times where they've put the HD movies at the SD DVD price.

ok i just ordered these...

1 "300 [Blu-ray]"
Gerard Butler; Blu-ray; $19.95

Sold by: Amazon.com

1 "Galapagos [Blu-ray]"
Blu-ray; $18.95

Sold by: Amazon.com

1 "Blue Planet (IMAX) [Blu-ray]"
Ben Burtt; Blu-ray; $19.95

Sold by: Amazon.com

the only shitty thing is the wait time.
Delivery estimate: January 30, 2008 - February 12, 2008
Shipping estimate for these items: January 21, 2008 - January 28, 2008

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Originally posted by chinamon the only shitty thing is the wait time.

Thats why I wanted to get it right away at FS since the price is the same.

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Originally posted by chinamon the only shitty thing is the wait time. Delivery estimate: January 30, 2008 - February 12, 2008 Shipping estimate for these items: January 21, 2008 - January 28, 2008

I find that their shipping is very inaccurate.

I've boughten stuff that said it would take 3 weeks to ship, and it took 3 weeks to ship.

I've boughten other things that said it would take 3 weeks to ship, and it took 4 business days to ship.

I've pre-ordered movies before (Knocked Up HD DVD to be specific). Movies are released on tuesdays, and it was in my mailbox on the same friday.

These are the titles I am looking for but aren't available yet in HDDVD

Saving Private Ryan
War of the Worlds

Some fucked up HDDVD movie with abstract artwork and video... that would be crazy.

Why do you guys call it going 'red' or 'purple' if they both use blue laser diodes?

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Originally posted by chinamon 1 "Blue Planet (IMAX) [Blu-ray]" Ben Burtt; Blu-ray; $19.95 Sold by: Amazon.com

Wait, Blue Planet is a 7 part documentary, how did it only come to $19.95? I would cost them more than that just to print the damn things.

T2 for $14 on blu-ray, totally worth it!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Terminator-2-Judgment-Day-Blu-ray/dp/B000EWBKKI/ref=br_lf_m_1000177301_1_1_ttl/104-7561507-7820709?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=dvd&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0CDXZQGBV4CDZGKXE3JF&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=342222701&pf_rd_i=1000177301

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Originally posted by jsibilin u can find them streamed

its people like you that the guild is on strike

its a slang... blue (bluray) vs red (hddvd).

each brand have associated with a color in their logos and marketing hype.

More films I want:

Miami Vice
Into the Wild.
Blade Runner (5 discs)

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