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Old 09-08-2007, 10:06 AM   #1
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gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

in stock at play.com

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...ml?add=1130433

anyone got this yet will it work on us ps3

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Old 09-08-2007, 11:24 AM   #2
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

ordered it any way
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Old 10-08-2007, 4:28 AM   #3
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Is your Avatar Zangief?
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Old 10-08-2007, 4:30 AM   #4
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Or was Zangief the tall fella, I can't remember. Considering how much I used to play it, thats shocking Might have been down to the haze that was uni
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Old 10-08-2007, 9:12 AM   #5
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

play.com bunch of bums-----------now saying out of stock-useless they are

order now cancelled
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Old 10-08-2007, 5:32 PM   #6
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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in stock at play.com

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...ml?add=1130433

anyone got this yet will it work on us ps3

thanks
Saw the back of the box today. Said "Region B" obviously this may not mean it's region coded, but it might be worth waiting a few days for someone else to find out
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Old 10-08-2007, 6:37 PM   #7
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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Is your Avatar Zangief?
E Honda
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Old 11-08-2007, 5:45 AM   #8
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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Saw the back of the box today. Said "Region B" obviously this may not mean it's region coded, but it might be worth waiting a few days for someone else to find out
so it is out there then Craigy Boy--where did you see it ?
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Old 11-08-2007, 2:48 PM   #9
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

emmmm play seam to have dispatched this out to me on the 9th
so hopefully mon or tues
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Old 11-08-2007, 5:30 PM   #10
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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so it is out there then Craigy Boy--where did you see it ?
Not out yet mate. It's released Monday 13th.

Saw in a shop my mate works in.
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

I seen this in my local HMV today with Region B on the back.
Was gonna buy it but i'd rather find out if it did indeed work on US PS3.
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Old 13-08-2007, 6:19 PM   #12
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Has it a pcm soundtrack?

Thanks

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Old 13-08-2007, 6:54 PM   #13
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Wonder if they've fixed the ugly edge-enchancement that wrecked the SD DVD version ? Be very interesting to see how this turns out.
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Old 14-08-2007, 8:55 AM   #14
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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Has it a pcm soundtrack?

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Nope.

Think it just has a standard DTS one.
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Old 14-08-2007, 5:03 PM   #15
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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Nope.

Think it just has a standard DTS one.
So no DTS-HD even, I'll give this one a skip then, pity

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Old 15-08-2007, 10:11 AM   #16
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

I gave this a quick play last night (only tested the butchers lesson scene) and was mildly dissappointed. Don't get me wrong it looked very good but compared to some other discs I have seen it looked a bit soft.

I thought Goodfellas and Casino looked a bit better than this.
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Old 15-08-2007, 10:52 AM   #17
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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I gave this a quick play last night (only tested the butchers lesson scene) and was mildly dissappointed. Don't get me wrong it looked very good but compared to some other discs I have seen it looked a bit soft.

I thought Goodfellas and Casino looked a bit better than this.
I assume you don't have a US import BD player?
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Old 15-08-2007, 11:01 AM   #18
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

No, I have the Pioneer BDC-202 installed in my HTPC and I use PowerDVD 7.3
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Old 15-08-2007, 11:08 AM   #19
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Ah thanks.
Im waiting to see if this works before i pay €40 in HMV
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Old 15-08-2007, 11:16 AM   #20
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Why not pay €28 from play? you can always sell or trade it if it doesn't work.
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Sweet its on play , amazon in uk have it down as mid september.
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

still not recieved this yet from play.com
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

just to let people know that gangs of new york is locked to region B and WILL NOT play in my us ps3,,,,,,,bummer
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Old 17-08-2007, 8:24 AM   #24
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Thanks mate.
What a let down , glad i didn't spend on this now.
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

Ok I now watched the whole movie and I have to retract my initial (albeit brief) review.
It's actually a very nice transfer, I hardly noticed any grain or dirt on the film, looked really good now I have watched the whole film.

Nice vibrant colours and a good movie to boot.
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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Ok I now watched the whole movie and I have to retract my initial (albeit brief) review.
It's actually a very nice transfer, I hardly noticed any grain or dirt on the film, looked really good now I have watched the whole film.

Nice vibrant colours and a good movie to boot.
This is the first film released on Blu-Ray that I've regretted not having an appropriate player - (I've got a Toshiba HD-E1). Have you got an SD disc to compare your Blu-ray with ?
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

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This is the first film released on Blu-Ray that I've regretted not having an appropriate player - (I've got a Toshiba HD-E1). Have you got an SD disc to compare your Blu-ray with ?
Unfortunately not, I have to agree with you though I was pushed into getting a BD player by this and Starship Troopers. Fortunately I had a HTPC and the Pioneer drive just came out for 230 euro
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Re: gangs of new york Blu-ray--in stock

no losless audio is a downer but PQ is pretty good, bit of softness in the odd scene but very very good in most others. excellent colour handling and detail seem well resolved.

Tis not a bad disc, but terribly thin on extras and audio options. the DTS track was pretty good though.
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UK Gangs of New York

Please don't buy this.It's a great movie but this has to be the worst transfer I ever saw on Blu Ray,wait until the official release on the States.
How does this compare to the DVD?Comparing both the Uk DVD and the UK Blu Ray edition It's even worse.Really,It's exactly the same transfer,full with the awful scratches,edge enhancement,macro noise,lack of detail that plagued the original DVD release and more;only upscaled to 1080p these problems become even worse.The sound is exactly the same.
Simply put,it's an upscale,I knew when I saw that this was region B only meant that it was mastered by It's own UK based company and that is always a bad sign.If you look at other titles that have only been released on the UK(Sony for example)the mastering of the print was done by It's own studio,which means that it will be identical to the US.This on the other hand was done by some small company that had the rights of the film and did an upscale.This does not bode well for othet tiles done in the UK.
Wait for the official release with a better print.Really,this one looks (given the exagerate contrast and lack of definition)that it was taped from a cinema,and it really shows on a 50' screen
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