I guess Blu-ray disc does not equal quality. [Archive]

Moot

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:40 PM

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4164/blusj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Movie: "No Country for Old Men"

Appears to be the coating on the disc. That section I circled feels like it is bubbling. What a joke. I have never had a DVD or HD-DVD look like this before. I tried it for the hell of it on my PS3 and just get the following error:

"This video cannot be played.
(80029940)"

R.I.P. HD-DVD.:cry:

Little Dragon

Mar 11th, 2008, 10:48 PM

lol. how did this happen?

drdrma

Mar 11th, 2008, 11:31 PM

Appears to be the coating on the disc. That section I circled feels like it is bubbling. What a joke. I have never had a DVD or HD-DVD look like this before. I tried it for the hell of it on my PS3 and just get the following error:

"This video cannot be played.
(80029940)"

R.I.P. HD-DVD.:cry:

You've never heard of a manufacturing defects? I've had to return many cd/dvds because of defects, the most recent (~ 1 month ago) where there was simply no disc (more a packaging defect).

sfu_lifer

Mar 12th, 2008, 12:55 AM

PCDawg

Mar 12th, 2008, 01:08 AM

Heck my Blue Dragon Disc2 had this weird discolouring on it. I was happy to be able to return it for an unblemished one at Zellers.
But it's true though that none of my HD-DVD discs have had manufacturing defects (yet).

Even if the hd dvd has no defects, any scratch can render the disc not playable. ONe of my bourne ultimatum disc looks perfect, but keeps skipping and freezing on my A30 player.

BLu-ray discs has a special protective coating that will make it practically scratch-proof and from the manufacuring process, they messed this up. Just bring it back to the retailer and they will replace the movie.

sfu_lifer

Mar 12th, 2008, 01:10 AM

Even if the hd dvd has no defects, any scratch can render the disc not playable. ONe of my bourne ultimatum disc looks perfect, but keeps skipping and freezing on my A30 player.

BLu-ray discs has a special protective coating that will make it practically scratch-proof and from the manufacuring process, they messed this up. Just bring it back to the retailer and they will replace the movie.

I was wondering about that special BR coating. Some folks have said some HD-DVDs have them ( I've never believed them ). Any HD experts have more info on that?

Ar3d

Mar 12th, 2008, 03:20 AM

i think not all, its just happen or its just an isolated cases..

Vertigo

Mar 12th, 2008, 04:23 AM

I have never had a DVD or HD-DVD look like this before.
Implied: Your single experience is reflective of all experiences with DVDs and HD-DVDs.

Yes, clearly there are absolutely no defective DVDs or HD-DVDs in existence.

Talamasca

Mar 12th, 2008, 10:00 AM

I was wondering about that special BR coating. Some folks have said some HD-DVDs have them ( I've never believed them ). Any HD experts have more info on that?

BDs have that special coating because the data is arranged just barely beneath the surface. Any scratch, even a minor one, has a good chance of ruining the disc. HD DVDs and DVDs bury their data deeper so light scratches usually won't affect the disc.

As for the flawless-looking The Bourne Ultimatum HD DVD not working, it's a combo disc and those are known to have compatibility problems.

zod

Mar 12th, 2008, 09:10 PM

When i first spotted this thread, I thought it was referring to some of the really bad transfers that have been put on bluray.

My free copy of Full Metal Jacket looks awful.. even for a 20 year old movie. A Knights Tale looks pretty bad too.

Just because its blu-ray doesn't mean the movie company put any effort into its quality.

sorry to hear about your disc bubble.. defects happen, but it always sucks when it happens to you :(

Moot

Mar 12th, 2008, 09:18 PM

theurbancanadian

Mar 12th, 2008, 09:52 PM

Haha, I know defects are an everyday thing and I'm not the only one to have experienced something similar. I just wanted to take a jab at Blu-ray and maybe upset some supporters.;) Of course, I exchanged it and checked the disc before I left. The new copy is immaculate.

Oh.......R.I.P. HD-DVD.:D

:D Sony fanboys do provide a good chuckle when needed. I work with a bunch of PS3 ones.

SkylineGTR

Mar 12th, 2008, 10:02 PM

Like O.M.G, Blue-ray is so totally awesome...:rolleyes:

jeffyjaixx

Mar 12th, 2008, 11:15 PM

Flame thread. :?: :?: :?:

BYan

Mar 13th, 2008, 12:02 AM

Haha, I know defects are an everyday thing and I'm not the only one to have experienced something similar. I just wanted to take a jab at Blu-ray and maybe upset some supporters.;) Of course, I exchanged it and checked the disc before I left. The new copy is immaculate.

Oh.......R.I.P. HD-DVD.:D

:D

Don't. There are a few Sony/PS3 diehards who won't take kindly to it. They might track you down and bludgeon you into a coma in a dark alley somewhere with those PS3s. God knows those things are heavy enough to work as one.

sfu_lifer

Mar 13th, 2008, 02:21 AM

:D

Don't. There are a few Sony/PS3 diehards who won't take kindly to it. They might track you down and bludgeon you into a coma in a dark alley somewhere with those PS3s. God knows those things are heavy enough to work as one.

Actually with the gigantic power brick, I think the 360 weights heavier.
You can definitely kill someone with a 360 power brick in one blow :lol:

BYan

Mar 13th, 2008, 01:56 PM

Actually with the gigantic power brick, I think the 360 weights heavier.
You can definitely kill someone with a 360 power brick in one blow :lol:

No arguments there. When I unpacked my 360 for the first time I was like OMFG could this BE any bigger? I wouldn't be surprised if Olympic athletes use it as a substitute shot-put during practices.

Sadly I'm going to have to take it with me on a trip to the old country come May...

If I get penalized for having an excessively heavy luggage bag, well, there's your reason...