Posted by Clem Dye on 09/20/05 16:59

Atropos wrote:
> Hi Lads,
>
> Following on from the last post 'On Ebay; Blade Runner with DTS', I can now
> follow that up having now got a copy in my hot little hands. I can only
> compare it to the Region 2 and 4 versions I have(and referring to
> www.dvdcompare.org)
>
> Appears to have been obtained from www.thaidvd.biz
>
>
> How it looks :
>
> Cover
> - The front is the same, except it has the DTS Digital Surround Sound
> header, which looks a little less than sharp. Has a nice little
> hologrammatic DTS sticker
>
> - The Back - Description the same, pictures different. Bonus Box says
> 'Interactive Menus, Production Notes, Scene Access.'
> - Audio English Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Sound
> - Subtitles : English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesia
>
> It claims to be R1, I think not.
>
> The Disk
> Not silver like the R2 & 4, has artwork imitating the DC picture on the
> front cover.
>
> Content.
>
> Starts at the menu, my R2 & 4 don't do that. Has all warnings in various
> languages.
> Has three soundtracks - English 2.0, English 5.1 and English DTS. Subtitles
> as above. Does not have the French or Spanish soundtracks.
>
> Has a 'Cast Listing' section - the R2 & 4 do not have this.
> Has written biography on Harrison, Rutger, Sean, Edward, M. Emmet, Daryl &
> Ridley plus their film highlights.
> Has a 'recommendation'.
>
> So essentially, it's the R1 disk, with 5.1 and DTS.
>
> Total size 5,240MB
>
> Well, thoughts? I think it's worth having - you get the limited extras of
> the R1 disk, plus although not genuine - a 5.1 and DTS soundtrack.
>
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Nah, I don't agree with pikey DVDs or CDs for that matter. That said of
course, if the companies et al didn't charge so much for stuff then I
don't think that piracy would be a problem.

In this particular case this disc is a clear pikey copy of some sort. I
personally wouldn't give it shelf space.


Clem

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