Finally, Saving Private Ryan on Blu-ray!

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  • Nightsbane
    Nightsbane Posts: 100
    edited April 2010
    mikedup2003 wrote: »
    BTW and a little off topic. But Apolo 13 is coming to blu-ray next tues. That should be a good day 1 buy.

    yeah that one's a classic.
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  • Edward Brendan
    Edward Brendan Posts: 3
    edited April 2010
    I did not see anything like HDMI-to-Component convertor on the market. And you do not really ned it, since most (if not all) BluRay players have component output. The problem is that you can not get full resolution via component, so the picture will be better that DVD, but not as good as is connected via HDMI.
    Since you can find BD player nowadays for about $150,
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  • Nightsbane
    Nightsbane Posts: 100
    edited April 2010
    it's more the audio than the video that is hampered with component. No HD sound with component.
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  • kp1706
    kp1706 Posts: 37
    edited April 2010
    Ron-P wrote: »
    I'll pass.

    Good film, for the first 20 minutes, then boredom sets in. Just not enough here for repeat viewings anymore. I've seen it enough. I'll will rent it once though just for the lossless audio track it will get.

    I must have watched a different movie because the scene with them wanting to shoot the German soldier after taking him prisoner, the unforgettable hand to hand combat scene and the Alamo kept me on the edge of my seat. The hand to hand combat scene in that house has to be one of the most intense I have ever witnessed. Now I have to buy the BD version.:D
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited April 2010
    Nightsbane wrote: »
    it's more the audio than the video that is hampered with component. No HD sound with component.

    Feel free to ignore Edward's off topic post with website links... It's been reported.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited May 2010
    Bump..........This will be coming out this Tuesday, I'll be buying on release day.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited May 2010
    First reviews and DVD-to-BD comparisons are up:
    http://www.highdefdiscnews.com/?p=42708#more-42708
    http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare3/savingprivateryan.htm

    Can't freakin' wait! I've got this and the Patrick Stewart/David Tennant version of Hamlet coming on Tuesday.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2010
    Well, Amazon appears to have dropped the ball again, they haven't shipped mine yet. :rolleyes:
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited May 2010
    I have already seen Saving Ryan's Privates enough to last me a life time. Do not think I will splurge on this.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2010
    I am on the fence on this. I have the commemorative boxset and DD versions.

    do let us know who has it though, if it's as good as Avatar (PQ wise), then I *might*.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Litz
    Litz Posts: 111
    edited May 2010
    Saving Pvt Ryan, like Schindler's list is an important film for history. But for me, it's too arduous to sit through repeatedly. I can appreciate the new lossless format, but it's not the type of movie I like watching many times.
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  • jemrey81
    jemrey81 Posts: 161
    edited May 2010
    Face wrote: »
    Well, Amazon appears to have dropped the ball again, they haven't shipped mine yet. :rolleyes:

    I got an email yesterday that mine shipped.... I am pretty disappointed with the fact that I can go to Best Buy right now and buy it cheaper though, I thought that their price guarantee was better than it actually is. Lesson learned :)
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited May 2010
    Mine's sitting on my desk with my David Tennant/Patrick Stewart version of Hamlet. Can't wait to get home!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2010
    Well, I spoke too soon. Amazon sent a shipping confirmation email late last night and it was on my doorstep this afternoon.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited May 2010
    I got my Sapphire Series Blu-Ray from Best-Buy today.:)
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited May 2010
    Watched SPR on BD last night, OMG the audio on this disc absolutely incredible. By far the best sounding disc in my collection and I do mean BY FAR. If your on the fence about this one you should go to Best buy plop down your 20 bucks and pick this up on reference audio alone not to mention its one of the best movies ever.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2010
    millerman 3732 wrote: »
    Watched SPR on BD last night, OMG the audio on this disc absolutely incredible. By far the best sounding disc in my collection and I do mean BY FAR. If your on the fence about this one you should go to Best buy plop down your 20 bucks and pick this up on reference audio alone not to mention its one of the best movies ever.

    damn you! I was at BB last night and teetered on buying SPR on BD.. but walked out and ended up not buying it.. now I have to put on my pants and drive down there again just because the reviews are so good about the audio ;):p

    for $20 it's a no brainer anyways. :D
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2010
    DB, pants is purely optional. you know that. :p
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited May 2010
    Ron-P wrote: »
    I'll pass.

    Good film, for the first 20 minutes, then boredom sets in. Just not enough here for repeat viewings anymore. I've seen it enough. I'll will rent it once though just for the lossless audio track it will get.

    I feel the same way. However, if it's on TV, I seem to lose the ability to change the channel. :confused:

    I guess I'll pick up a copy down the road when it's $10 just to add to the collection.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited May 2010
    Got $25 in BB reward points to use up after my new mac purchase and I can't think of a better way to go spend it tonight!
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2010
    Btw guys, is the PQ style on SPR BD grainy-ish, sorta like "We Were Soldiers" HD-DVD if you are familiar with that?
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited May 2010
    You may have already seen them but here a link to some screen grabs a BD.com.

    http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Saving-Private-Ryan-Blu-ray-Screenshots/8683/
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited May 2010
    polkatese wrote: »
    Btw guys, is the PQ style on SPR BD grainy-ish, sorta like "We Were Soldiers" HD-DVD if you are familiar with that?
    Yes, thank God. D.P. Janusz Kaminski used skip bleaching on the film to give it a heavily contrasted and grainy look with blown out whites, and the Blu-ray represents that look perfectly. It's supposed to look like old Ektachrome war films... and it looks absolutely stunning.

    And millerman's right: The audio on this disc is drool-worthy. I don't even remember my much-lauded DTS DVD version of this sounding so cohesive. The DTS DVD had a different mix than the DD version, so I wonder which they used for the Blu-ray... but either way, Gary Rydstrom's sound design comes through brilliantly. I seriously hate that he quit doing sound to work at Pixar, 'cause he put out some of the best surround mixes in cinema history, in my opinion.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited May 2010
    Waiting on mine from Amazon.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2010
    polkatese wrote: »
    DB, pants is purely optional. you know that. :p

    true, true.. but a thong is not optional :p:confused: :eek:
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  • Litz
    Litz Posts: 111
    edited May 2010
    I am awaiting Braveheart and the original Tron on Blu ray.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited May 2010
    Great picture quality- AWESOME sound!!!!!!!!
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited May 2010
    Litz wrote: »
    I am awaiting Braveheart and the original Tron on Blu ray.

    Braveheart's a fantastic Blu-ray... and I have to admit that I'm curious how the Tron Blu-ray is going to look come November. Can't imagine them cleaning that movie up much considering... but hey, I could be wrong.
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  • Litz
    Litz Posts: 111
    edited May 2010
    kuntasensei wrote: »
    Braveheart's a fantastic Blu-ray... and I have to admit that I'm curious how the Tron Blu-ray is going to look come November. Can't imagine them cleaning that movie up much considering... but hey, I could be wrong.

    I forgot to mention Bladerunner.

    According to Disney, the Tron cleanup will be color correction, sound...but they are not going to re-cgi anything.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited May 2010
    I can never remember...which Blade Runner had Arnold and which had Harrison Ford?

    I have the Harrison Ford one on Blu--ray...and it's nice.
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