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OCEntertainment
09/30/09

In reply to Blu-ray Improvements on the Horizon: Faster Loads, iPhone Connectivity and IMDB
Ok, so, let me see if I've got this straight. Follow me on this: Some of the best new features of Blu-Ray (everything from the super-charged high resolution to the IMDb metadata) are most appealing to movie buffs and video enthusiasts, and honestly, only kind of "eh" to everybody else.

Now most of those features are all available in software and methods available to those movie enthusiasts already. As an example, I have a media server, on to which I've ripped my DVDs as isos (which is the only the strangest kind of illegal). They're lossless, stored on a single hard drive, presented in XBMC, with IMDB metadata, fast load times (with or without previews), and I have a remote application for my Android phone.

But they lock down the Blu-Rays, so I can't (yet) copy them to my hard drive. They lock down the media I give them money for, then offer me the features I'd already have if they hadn't locked it down in the first place?

Yes. This. Makes. Perfect. Sense.
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landoncube
09/30/09

@OCEntertainment: Why can't you rip your BDs? AnyDVD HD, friend...
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firetwuck
09/30/09

@OCEntertainment: At 40gb per blu-ray you could only get 25 movies on a 1tb drive, why bother? Just put the disc in the BD player. It's not THAT much more work.
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OCEntertainment
09/30/09

@firetwuck: It's not about convenience. It's about coolness. "Yes, that's right. Every single Blu-Ray disc on ONE drive." Not to mention, I likely wouldn't own too many Blu-Rays anyways. As some person whose name I can't remember said...Serenity is definitely better in 1080p, 5.1 Surround Sound. But Groundhog Day is still funny no matter what resolution it is.

@landoncube: Thanks for that, man. I actually haven't gotten into the Blu-Ray ripping scene yet, so it's good to know it's alive and well. Awesome.
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Eulatos
10/01/09

@firetwuck: Actually after your rip them they will be only about 25 gigs, still fucking huge but...
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OCEntertainment
10/01/09

@Eulatos: Out of curiosity, did you do any compression on your BDs? For myself, I'm a stickler for using as little compression as possible. I'd rather spend another $80-100 for another TB drive than squeeze all my movie onto the storage space I have and get pixelated movies. I mean, especially for Blu-Ray, that's just silly.
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chauncy that billups
09/30/09

In reply to Blu-ray Improvements on the Horizon: Faster Loads, iPhone Connectivity and IMDB
Great, live lookup and a digital copy are on the Wolverine disk. Do either of these features somehow lessen this movie's utter suck?
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ridgecity
09/30/09

In reply to Blu-ray Improvements on the Horizon: Faster Loads, iPhone Connectivity and IMDB
Great features, now about the price... aren't they a tad expensive?
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ethanlechcharles
09/30/09

@ridgecity:
Most places I see here (Canada) have them retailing for like 5-7 more. But there are obviously exceptions (like Wolverine: $26.99 for the DVD, $39.99 for the Bluray which is nuts)
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chauncy that billups
09/30/09

@ethanlechcharles: You'd have to be on crack to spend $39 on Wolverine. It's barely worth a redbox rental.
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axiomatic
06/19/09

In reply to MovieIQ For BD-Live Displays Online Movie Info In Real Time, Encourages Insufferable Film Geekery
Why not just partner with IMDB? No need to reinvent the wheel.

If I were Sony I would quit reinventing the wheel as much as possible... Sony is going through $$$$ like a drunken whore. Emphasis on whore.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/19/09

@axiomatic: You sold me at the drunken part.
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