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Old 01-08-05, 09:15 AM
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Gladiator Superbit available?
-Other- than eBay. Is this still out there somewhere?
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Old 01-08-05, 12:23 PM
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the 2-disc dts version is already superbit quality + extras
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Old 01-08-05, 01:25 PM
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as far as i know, it is still available in japan
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Old 01-08-05, 01:35 PM
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as far as i know, it is still available in japan
In stores? I thought it was just available on the secondary market.
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Old 01-08-05, 04:44 PM
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let me do some more snooping around. i thought that i saw it the other day on a site.
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The R2 Japan superbit is long gone from what I've been able to find out.
I'm happy with the R1 2 discer also, with the exclusive 6.1 discrete DTS track.
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you're right, false alarm. sorry about that guys.
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Old 01-09-05, 05:38 AM
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R4 has it.
This has been released in Australia. cost is Aust $35. (about US $26 ) + postage.

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Old 01-09-05, 07:27 AM
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Jezza- Do you have a link to an aussie site for that? Thanks for the replies, guys.
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Old 01-09-05, 05:40 PM
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Jezza, it is OOP there as well.
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... if anyone wants to sell theirs, keep me in mind, please.
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how much better is this R2/R4 superbit edition than the superb R1 2-discer that's already out?
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it is equal from the reviews I have read. The R1 gets the nod due to the extras.
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Old 01-11-05, 03:29 AM
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All the reviews also state that the SB has NO technical advantage over the standard release. So the normal R1 release is tops.
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Does anyone actually have it from R2???
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Old 02-12-05, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
Does anyone actually have it from R2???
Should be at my doorstep in a couple of days. I try to post some comparision caps between R1 & R2.
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Old 02-12-05, 08:59 PM
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I have looked at the R2 Superbit release and I don't think it is as good. We dumped the flags on it and it is encoded poorly compared to the US release. The R1 is superior from a technical standpoint.
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Old 02-12-05, 10:27 PM
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on a complete aside, don't you guys think that if this movie was released in like, 2004 that japan or korea would have made a kickass LE of it? such a great movie, too bad the best version to get is just a regular 2 disc dvd...*sigh
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Old 02-13-05, 09:36 AM
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ummm...uhhh...yeah....too bad we umm...just got that horrible 2 disc set with DTS

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Yeah, but we want swords and shields and stuff ;-)
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ya, exactly LOL. why couldn't the japanese make like, his gladiator helmet into a case or something like that,
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Old 02-17-05, 09:58 PM
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Judge for yourself: Region 1 (Top) / Region 2, Japan (Bottom)



















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Old 02-18-05, 12:08 PM
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the superbit does look a tad bit better, i have to admit.
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i see no difference
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Old 02-19-05, 01:27 AM
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the superbit looks brighter
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