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post #91 of 2396
9/13/11 at 7:04am
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Originally Posted by Waboman View Post

I was all set to get the US version at 12:01am. However, after much contemplation and seeing how cool the UK packaging is I ordered that version instead. I'll just have to suck it up and wait a bit longer now. Hopefully the force is strong with the mail system.


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US version:

Boy I dunno Waboman, the UK version appears way over-saturated, and the US is washed-out! Omigosh! Awful! Can't even get the packaging right!
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post #92 of 2396
9/13/11 at 7:38am
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Originally Posted by Laserfan View Post

Boy I dunno Waboman, the UK version appears way over-saturated, and the US is washed-out! Omigosh! Awful! Can't even get the packaging right!

Yes, clearly the UK packaging has DNR and contrast boosting.
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post #93 of 2396
9/13/11 at 7:44am
Is the UK version region free?
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post #94 of 2396
9/13/11 at 7:50am
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Is the UK version region free?

Yes
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post #95 of 2396
9/13/11 at 7:51am
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Is the UK version region free?

Both are
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post #96 of 2396
9/13/11 at 8:04am
Episode I looks like crap, amateur hour filtering. And that close-up of Vader's helmet in the Blu-ray.com screenshots... can you say sharpening?

I can't believe the shoddiness of this set.
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post #97 of 2396
9/13/11 at 8:06am
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Originally Posted by Laserfan View Post

Boy I dunno Waboman, the UK version appears way over-saturated, and the US is washed-out! Omigosh! Awful! Can't even get the packaging right!

But the Noooooooooo in the UK version is done with a British accent.
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post #98 of 2396
9/13/11 at 8:13am
So will this forum not post a review until Friday's release?
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post #99 of 2396
9/13/11 at 8:15am
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Originally Posted by Closet Geek View Post

So will this forum not post a review until Friday's release?

Review copies do not go out till Friday
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post #100 of 2396
9/13/11 at 8:20am
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Originally Posted by Closet Geek View Post

So will this forum not post a review until Friday's release?

Please also remember our reviewers (as well as moderators) are unpaid volunteers. As you can imagine the amount of time needed to properly review the complete boxset is huge. Personal commitments like work and family don't always allow us to work off a deadline. I'm sure Ralph will post it when he's had time to do it justice.

Ron
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post #101 of 2396
9/13/11 at 8:26am
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Originally Posted by Vortex3D View Post

Is the best unenhanced Ep. 4-6 be the 2006 DVD Limited Edition that included the Special Edition and original theatrical edition?

I just played the DVDs that I haven't watched in several years. The movie case described the original TE as 4:3 letterbox with 2.35:1 ratio. When played on PS3, it's in a smaller box. The picture quality is very grainy. If I set it to be played in Full Screen, the 4:3 widescreen gets stretched sideways.

I still have the receipts when I bought them from Circuit City on sale for $15 each. Even came with reprint of the original movie poster art. The Blu-ray trilogy is listed as $40 at Amazon.

Those come from old NTSC masters used for laserdisc and VHS that were created from a telecine performed almost 20 years ago. The native ratio is 4:3 (like an old tube television set), with letterbox bars on the top and bottom of the 4:3 image. You will have to use your HDTV zoom the image to view the correct proportions on your display. Look for a display setting most likely called....."zoom".
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post #102 of 2396
9/13/11 at 8:27am
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Originally Posted by rboster View Post

Please also remember our reviewers (as well as moderators) are unpaid volunteers. As you can imagine the amount of time needed to properly review the complete boxset is huge. Personal commitments like work and family don't always allow us to work off a deadline. I'm sure Ralph will post it when he's had time to do it justice.

Ron

Well prioritized. While anxious of his thoughts I'd much prefer the time taken for a quality assessment.
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post #103 of 2396
9/13/11 at 8:30am
Lowry liquid grain forcefields strike back.
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post #104 of 2396
9/13/11 at 9:23am
I spoke with Ralph and he confirmed that he isn't anticipating receiving his review copies till Friday, he'll then need sometime to watch and put together his review. There isn't a projection as to when AVS will have their review available.

Ron
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post #105 of 2396
9/13/11 at 9:53am
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Originally Posted by Closet Geek View Post

So will this forum not post a review until Friday's release?

From 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:
Anyone who receives a 'review copy' has been asked not to make their review public until the release date Friday 9/16.
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post #106 of 2396
9/13/11 at 9:54am
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Originally Posted by dvdmike007 View Post

Review copies do not go out till Friday

From 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:
They went out Monday and were expected to be received yesterday or today, at least for those of us in the States.
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post #107 of 2396
9/13/11 at 9:56am
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Originally Posted by Ken H View Post

From 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:
Anyone who receives a 'review copy' has been asked not to make their review public until the release date Friday 9/16.

A few sites may get into trouble over that then!
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post #108 of 2396
9/13/11 at 9:56am
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Originally Posted by rboster View Post

I spoke with Ralph and he confirmed that Fox is not sending the review copies out till Friday (at least in his case), he'll then need sometime to watch and put together his review. There isn't a projection as to when AVS will have their review available.

Ron

Sounds like there are different groups in change of what gets sent when.
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post #109 of 2396
9/13/11 at 9:57am
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A few sites may get into trouble over that then!

Based on Ralph's comment, reviewers may be getting the disks from different sources, with different instructions.
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post #110 of 2396
9/13/11 at 9:59am
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Originally Posted by Ken H View Post

Based on Ralph's comment, reviewers may be getting the disks from different sources, with different instructions.

I guess UK sites had different instructions
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post #111 of 2396
9/13/11 at 10:02am
Please note my comments in the two posts above have been changed to correctly reflect the source, which is 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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post #112 of 2396
9/13/11 at 10:04am
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Originally Posted by dvdmike007 View Post

I guess UK sites had different instructions

Sounds like it.
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post #113 of 2396
9/13/11 at 10:13am
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Originally Posted by XxDeadlyxX View Post

I have been holding off watching all of the Clone Wars until this SW Blu-ray set came out, so by the time I'm finished with Season 2 that will probably be around the time when Season 3 comes out

Order of watching for me is:

Episode I, II, CW movie, CW S1, CW S2, CW S3, Episode III, IV, V, VI

Will be cool to watch it all in chronological order for the first time.

I've got S2 and S3 Clone Wars on Comcast DVR, takes about 78% of the disk space.....It's a family ritual to watch them with my 3 kids every week.
See the poster on the back wall of the HT?


I'm trying to order the Target set but their website is down now...guess everyone is ordering their blu-ray sets, for the past 2 hours I've got this message:
http://www.target.com/
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woof!
We are suddenly extremely popular. You may not be able to access our site momentarily due to unusually high traffic. Please stay here and we'll try to get you in as soon as we can!
Please know that there is no need to refresh your browser. Your request will automatically retry in 30 seconds.
Thank you and our apologies for the inconvenience.
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post #114 of 2396
9/13/11 at 10:33am
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Originally Posted by Ken H View Post

Based on Ralph's comment, reviewers may be getting the disks from different sources, with different instructions.

Greetings,

Just be clear, it isn't that Fox sends them out on street date, but that we generally don't receive them until street date or (in some cases) a day or two before.

This is a very highly anticipated release. I have been told that I am on the list but quite frankly one never knows. I will advise once I have it in hand.

Regards,
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post #115 of 2396
9/13/11 at 10:40am
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Originally Posted by Ralph Potts View Post

Greetings,

Just be clear, it isn't that Fox sends them out on street date, but that we generally don't receive them until street date or (in some cases) a day or two before.

This is a very highly anticipated release. I have been told that I am on the list but quite frankly one never knows. I will advise once I have it in hand.

Regards,

Makes sense, thanks for the clarification.
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post #116 of 2396
9/13/11 at 11:01am
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Originally Posted by Laserfan View Post

Boy I dunno Waboman, the UK version appears way over-saturated, and the US is washed-out! Omigosh! Awful! Can't even get the packaging right!

What is up with US packaging designers on using digibook style? More basic disc case design is more practical to use.

I found an easy way to scratch Blu-ray disc hardcoating. Rub the disc on the digibook paper surface. With the way the disc stored in the digibook, I have pull the disc out of the digibook which rubs the disc surface against the paper.
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post #117 of 2396
9/13/11 at 11:05am
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Originally Posted by dragonyeuw View Post

Oh sheesh, don't give him any ideas!!

We could get a Yosemite Sam or Emer Fudd voice...
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post #118 of 2396
9/13/11 at 11:08am
Thanks for the information Ralph.

As always I look forward to your reviews!

My box set should be arriving on Friday (or before if I'm lucky!) and I plan on ripping it open that night and having fun with my wife and son.

Mr Zoid
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post #119 of 2396
9/13/11 at 11:09am
Personally I love the US version cardboard/book style packaging, and prefer it over the EU version. I've got the Alien Anthology set from last year and its pretty much the same exact thing. I've had no issues with it at all, including no issues with the discs getting scratched.

I am really, really, really looking forward to Friday. Hoping Amazon doesn't drop the ball on my release day delivery order.
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post #120 of 2396
9/13/11 at 11:16am
I'm heading to a Target. Wonder how early I have to go to be sure to get the lithographs
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