Blu-ray BD-Live Demonstration

I don't know if I'm just being short sighted here, but how about you make a player that plays fucking movies and does so in incredible visual and audio clarity and keep it at that. Stop trying to put features into the technology that are just fancy bells and whistles and really don't do much to make me enjoy the movie more. I don't have a phone line near my tv in my living room, I don't have cable internet, and even if I did I wouldn't hook my player up to the internet.

Of course I really dislike the extras on dvds as well, deleted scenes, fine, outtakes, fine, how they made a particular piece of the film? If it was that interesting they'd have made a tvshow about it on the history channel or something.
 
Actually, most people enjoy the extras (hence all the special edition DVDs). I actually feel a little ripped when a DVD doesn't have any extras.

I like the added features on Blu-ray and HD DVD...the trend I personally hate is standard definition special features on my high-definition movies. This will change over time but it irks me.
 
I have read many times on the net that people say the PS3 was Blue ray 2.0 but in this clip if you listen the guy said "maybe" yet he was running the demo over the PS3. I may be nit picking but just something I find interesting.
 
Actually, most people enjoy the extras.
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I dont know, im in the other camp, i buy my DVD and immediately rip&encode the main movie only to my MCE and then the DVD normally goes into a box. I couldnt care less for the extras.

I think there trying to add something which distinguishes it from DVD's, so that consumers think they are getting something more than just higher quality sound/video.
 
I rarely bother with the extra features on DVDs. I barely have time to watch a movie let alone watch it again with commentary or watch special features. I may check out the deleted scenes, but that's about it. I certainly don't want to advertise the movie with my cell phone for them.
 
I guess I'm in the tiny minority that just wants to watch the fuking movie.

Am I being unreasonable if I just want to watch a movie without having to fumble with stupid crap like this or have to battle advertisements, other movie previews or "behind the scenes" bullshyt.
 
ICOM said:
I guess I'm in the tiny minority that just wants to watch the fuking movie.

Am I being unreasonable if I just want to watch a movie without having to fumble with stupid crap like this or have to battle advertisements, other movie previews or "behind the scenes" bullshyt.
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I'm with you on that :)
 
I never watched any extras...what's the point...

Most movies are crap anyway, why would I like to waste any more time to watch extra crappy crap about crap?
 
I guess I'm in the tiny minority that just wants to watch the fuking movie.
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Lol, i got a bluray disc the other day, whereby i had to sit through about 8 film ads before it got to the main menu, the skip and menu functions were deactivated so you couldnt skip them, other than hit FF, but that stopped the second the next one started.

Its another reason i just rip them to my HTPC, so i dont have to care for the other BS they want me to watch.
 
DVD Shrink (free)

It will re-author your DVD so you can burn ONLY the movie. It's a great tool to filter out MFGD stupid shyt from your original DVD's.
 
Ok.. so if I get this right, all the guy went over was a menu featuring online content, and a PSP movie download?
 
Add me to the list. I can't stand the fucking extras. About the only thing I might watch is the occassional deleted scene. Even then, there's usually a reason they deleted it in the first place.
theystolemyname said:
Looks like a wonderful way for the sleazeballs to deliver unwanted advertisements.
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Agreed. I am fucking sick of advertisements on movies. I don't want any half-baked previews either. I paid for the movie, got the retail box... All I fucking want is the GODDAMN movie I paid for, nothing else.:mad:
 
Damn, I guess I'm the only person who buys dvds mostly for the extras. I love the dvds I buy, obviously, otherwise I wouldn't buy them. So the whole, the movies suck anyway, argument doesn't work for me. If it sucks, don't buy the dvd. I love hearing commentary, it's fun to hear the back story to the movie/tv show. I like the behind the scenes/how they made it, pretty interesting stuff in there. The best part about the simpsons dvds are the commentary. If I just wanted to watch the show, I'd turn the tv on at random and have 3 different channels playing it. I buy it for all the other stuff. If they stopped putting extras on dvd's, I'd stop buying them. If I really want to see it, I'll go to the movies then, and experience a better picture and sound then I can get from any home medium. And for tv shows with no extras, I'll just record the shows on my MCE and play them back when ever. To justify the cost of a dvd, to me, there has to be good extras.
 
Wow @ all the bitching.

Guess what guys, if you don't like the extras, don't click the BD-LIVE button on the title screen.

I can't believe so many people are upset about having extra stuff available if they want it. Its not taking any space on the disk, so its not like you are loosing anything.:confused:
 
jmackay said:
Wow @ all the bitching.

Guess what guys, if you don't like the extras, don't click the BD-LIVE button on the title screen.

I can't believe so many people are upset about having extra stuff available if they want it. Its not taking any space on the disk, so its not like you are loosing anything.:confused:
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I can assure you that it's not "financially gaining" either ;) They put all the ads in and still charge the same price.
 
maddude0025 said:
...If I really want to see it, I'll go to the movies then, and experience a better picture and sound then I can get from any home medium....
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uhhhmmmm....WHAT!?
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Ockie said:
I can assure you that it's not "financially gaining" either ;) They put all the ads in and still charge the same price.
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What? Was that a misquote?

First we have all the people bitching on here that BD v2 won't be supported and how all the early adapters are screwed and taken for a ride... and then people bitch that they don't want the BD v2 content/features. :rolleyes:
 
I could care less about extras on movies as well. I just want great picture and great sound. And to the guy who said he cant get a movie theatre experience at home, hes been to thw rong homes. I rarely go to movie theatres now and wait for a disc release because i enjoy movies more in my home with my current setup.
 
I can guarantee that my home theater, with both a PS3 and Xbox 360 hooked to a 1080P on a 160" screen, provides an awesome theater experience at home.
 
I just want to know who is going to pause in the middle of the movie to access the online special features. :p
 
i agree with a lot of the sentiments here about watching movie-only. hell even the die hard bonus/extras enthusiasts will only watch it once. do u really watch the specials more than once? :confused::rolleyes:.

there's a also a line of demarcation between bonus/extras. easy example:
- Blade Runner: The Final Cut has Dangerous Days no disc2&more bonus on disc4. yesh, both were awesome and not as fluffly as many other films, but my gosh, do u want to watch it more than once? i doubt it. i see bonus as good rentals. i wouldn't mind netflixing the bonus and just buy the movies-content ONLY.
- Most comedies like Anchorman/40 yrs old virgin. do u REALLY want to know how the hell these movies are made? no. blooper reels are funny, they SHOULD be in every movie... especially comedies... but my gosh, do u care how these comedies are made? even if u do, most of the bonus on these are EPK copies... not specials made JUST for the movies.

the only bonus that i remember liking and watching is 'The Beginning' on disc 2 of the phantom menace. it was so much better than the film itself and worth rewatching. even LOTR:EE trilogy is not worth watching AGAIN because the bonus is 12hrs long, much longer than even the 1 single film itself.
 
I watched all the special features on both the 40 year old virgin, and anchorman. The 40 year old virgin was worth it, anchorman was so dumb I had to stop it. And people are right, I don't have 160in projectors or anything like that, kinda hard in my apartment... The movie theaters around here are really nice, I have no problem going. If all I want is the movie, I'll go see the movie then, it'll cost less then the dvd and I'll get a better picture and sound then what I can get at home, sorry to assume that not everyone had a full blown movie theater in their home. Who really watches a movie time and time and time again? How many times can you watch an action until you know what is going to happen around every corner, how many times can you watch a comedy and still laugh knowing what all the set ups and punchlines are?

But in the end, who gives a fuck? If you don't want to watch the extras, don't! But don't bitch and complain about it so much that they stop putting them on the dvd. If you don't like them, you can skip over them. But if they're not put on the disk, there's no button I can push to get them.
 
I am so with you on this, Steve. Love my extras and HATE when they aren't in HD!

Steve said:
Actually, most people enjoy the extras (hence all the special edition DVDs). I actually feel a little ripped when a DVD doesn't have any extras.

I like the added features on Blu-ray and HD DVD...the trend I personally hate is standard definition special features on my high-definition movies. This will change over time but it irks me.
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Lot's of swearing in this thread.

I would so much love to watch extras. I love to see how movies are made, but sadly, nobody ever subtitle the extras =(

I'm hearing impaired, and if shows aren't not captioned, I don't bother with it.
 
Blu-Ray Profile 2.0 features coming soon = HD DVD features available two years ago.

Welcome to the party Blu-Ray
 
All these features don't offer anything they could not post on a website. They could just include a key in the box that you could use as proof of ownership. These are just hype features that no one really needs. The real benefit to HD-DVD and Blu-Ray is the better picture, storage space and sound quality. Everything else is just marketing BS. That about sums it up.
 
LOL.

HD-DVD had this shit from day one and the Sony/BRD people said is was no big deal. Now it's a big deal?

On a few titles I like extras. The LOTR discs had fantastic extras. Most titles? Crap.
 
You don't get it. BR has teh superior doidez. Plus all its developers and coders are hand fed and massaged while they work. It makes for a much better product.
 
jmackay said:
Guess what guys, if you don't like the extras, don't click the BD-LIVE button on the title screen.

I can't believe so many people are upset about having extra stuff available if they want it. Its not taking any space on the disk, so its not like you are loosing anything.:confused:
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It's not a matter of "if they want it" though, it's a matter of it being the standard.

I want to see Lord of the Rings, I can buy the original god damn addition, it has one extra disc because of the extras it cost like $20 when it was new, some time later the extended edition comes out, with tons of extras, comes on 4 dvds and the little patch of hobbit pubic hair as a bonus extra, costs over twice that of the original. You're paying for the extras.

Translate to what we have here, we have a standard that's trying to be set up, toss in an ethernet card into the player, $$$, the ability to this, $$$, that, $$$, everything else and we got... another PS3. Sure somewhere down the line there MIGHT be some cheaper player, that is crippled and doesn't have everything, but then again, maybe not since Sony is doing the proprietary route, they might require all Blu-Ray players have these features, but the point is what comes out first (and for a good while) will be this, and you're paying for it.

I totally get some company wants to be the true first company to have the "all-in-one" box to do everything technologically feasible, but I don't want to have to pay for that. I want something that'll play Blu-Ray discs and do it well, no online content, no bonus Frodo pubes, I don't give a fuck what movies Paramont is coming out with, etc, I have a god damn internet connect, I can check that shit out if I want, or watch commercials, or any other way for them to get advertising at me to try to pay money to see their stuff. (because that's why they're doing it, not to have you be informed about potential movies)

I see this blu-ray player going the way of cell phones, today's cell phones can take pictures, movies, play music, watch tv, act as a PDA, oh and they're phones too... with a few exceptions, they do a piss poor job at all of those tasks too.

Ok I'm done ranting, and I'm pleased that "the small minority" that doesn't want to have all these extras boggled on. Will I watch them, maybe, but chances are I'll do so exactly once, the movie however I'll most likely watch more than once.
 
Oh sorry for the sweary rant their, I just re-read what I typed, 36 hours with no sleep is a bitch, oh well tonight I'll sleep like a baby... who's been given some nyquil.... and adult dosage.
 
lol "Sony" (read: all Blu-Ray Companies) just can't win on these boards.

Person 1:
PFFT Extras SUCK! I never want them even if they are totally optional! Sony Sucks!
Person 2:
OMG WTF Extras have been done months ago. Sony sucks!

Person 3:
The hardware should have been finalized months ago. About time they finalized the standard, Sony sucks!
Person 4:
I don't want all these new features in the hardware, I want the old stuff. No ethernet plz! Sony sucks!!

:rolleyes:
 
jmackay said:
lol "Sony" (read: all Blu-Ray Companies) just can't win on these boards.

Person 1:
PFFT Extras SUCK! I never want them even if they are totally optional! Sony Sucks!
Person 2:
OMG WTF Extras have been done months ago. Sony sucks!

Person 3:
The hardware should have been finalized months ago. About time they finalized the standard, Sony sucks!
Person 4:
I don't want all these new features in the hardware, I want the old stuff. No ethernet plz! Sony sucks!!

:rolleyes:
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We have a thread winner. /thread
 
Another vote here for not wanting all of this extra BS. All this does is increase the chances of it not working. If they want to do all of this stuff, then put it on an extras disk and leave the movie disk alone.
 
talon95 said:
Another vote here for not wanting all of this extra BS. All this does is increase the chances of it not working. If they want to do all of this stuff, then put it on an extras disk and leave the movie disk alone.
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Its ONLINE CONTENT it does not take room on the disk!
 
jmackay said:
Its ONLINE CONTENT it does not take room on the disk!
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It's not the disk space, but all of the fancy features and menus just tend to cause playback issues, at least with some players and definitely on an HTPC, not to mention it's just more BS to skip before I can finally get the movie playing.
 
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