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22-05-2009, 6:19 PM
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The Reader Blu ray- possible problem
I was wondering if someone may have an answer to this~ just watched The Reader on Blu ray (UK/Irish release) and on my Sony BDP-S350 the little blue light on the front panel that indicates the disc is 24fps does not light up. Does this indicate an interlaced image rather than a progressive image...is there a problem with the disc mastering?
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20-06-2009, 10:31 AM
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Re: The Reader Blu ray- possible problem
Dubliner 1,
You are right it is interlaced. I took mine back for a refund. The ordered a region free copy from amazon which is 1080p/24, however some idiot at Amazon has sent me a Canadian copy which is region locked [Region 1], as I've opened the package I can't return it!!!
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22-06-2009, 5:39 PM
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Re: The Reader Blu ray- possible problem
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Originally Posted by Rob Sheep
Dubliner 1,
You are right it is interlaced. I took mine back for a refund. The ordered a region free copy from amazon which is 1080p/24, however some idiot at Amazon has sent me a Canadian copy which is region locked [Region 1], as I've opened the package I can't return it!!!
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mmm, I ordered some Blu-rays too from playusa dot com and received Canadian versions (I assumed they were the US version, and they are in fact advertised as Region 'A'- same as Canada)- sounds like the retailers may be saving some $ by doing this (possibly in taxes or shipping?)...you have to be careful because frequently the Canadian versions have inferior technical specs compared to the US disc- missing extras, single layered v dual layered, interlaced v progressive...
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23-06-2009, 1:27 PM
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Re: The Reader Blu ray- possible problem
It's amazing that there are companies putting out 50i Blu-ray Discs - going from a "sped-up European" source back to the proper speed is usually a ridiculously easy task.
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28-06-2009, 6:33 PM
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Re: The Reader Blu ray- possible problem
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Dubliner 1,
You are right it is interlaced. I took mine back for a refund. The ordered a region free copy from amazon which is 1080p/24, however some idiot at Amazon has sent me a Canadian copy which is region locked [Region 1], as I've opened the package I can't return it!!!
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Rob, which Amazon site did you order this from? Wanted the US version myself but don't want to end up with a region locked disc.
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28-06-2009, 8:30 PM
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Re: The Reader Blu ray- possible problem
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Rob, which Amazon site did you order this from? Wanted the US version myself but don't want to end up with a region locked disc.
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According to website dvd beaver dot com U.S. Weinstein blu-ray is 'Region-free'...not sure who you would order this from as a lot of online retailers are sending Canadian 'Region A' discs when you think you are getting the U.S. 'Region A' version ( I just got 5 Blu-rays from play usa dot com- correctly advertised as 'Region A', but all were Canadian discs- thankfully the specs were the same as the U.S. version but many Region 'A' titles released in Canada have inferior specs to Region 'A' discs in the U.S.
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29-06-2009, 6:17 PM
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Re: The Reader Blu ray- possible problem
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According to website dvd beaver dot com U.S. Weinstein blu-ray is 'Region-free'...not sure who you would order this from as a lot of online retailers are sending Canadian 'Region A' discs when you think you are getting the U.S. 'Region A' version ( I just got 5 Blu-rays from play usa dot com- correctly advertised as 'Region A', but all were Canadian discs- thankfully the specs were the same as the U.S. version but many Region 'A' titles released in Canada have inferior specs to Region 'A' discs in the U.S.
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Playusa have often sent me Canadian DVDs. It was never really a problem for me before as the bilingual covers didn't bother me and the specs tended to be the same (for the films I ordered at least). I was going to order The Reader from Amazon.com (i.e. the US site) as they have always sent me US discs in the past but was a bit worried by Rob's post.
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