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Old 09-15-07 | 04:20 PM
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How do you fake those high bitrates?
Old 09-15-07 | 05:45 PM
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I'm still skeptical.

This guy has had how long to create a phony copy?
Admittedly, I'm no expert and barely know how to burn a cd, but I am sure that if money wasn't an issue and someone was dedicated enough, they could pull off a forgery.

Now, if this video were posted the day after release I'd likely believe it. However, at this point, unless he lets a highly respected neutral party borrow and examine one of his remaining 2 copies (assuming the other one actually sold), I still don't believe that out of everyone in the world looking for this disc he alone finds 3 used copies (all 3 on different days), at a random game store in Canada that still uses hand-written receipts.

Missions (the guy on avs who claims to have the worlds only copies), last posting on this subject was 9/7, why not post this video earlier?.
What has he been doing or working on for the last 8 days???
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http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...7#post11633747
Old 09-16-07 | 12:29 AM
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I skimmed that video because it was long and boring, but it seemed like he again avoided showing the 'settings' menu, which if in fact genuine should have the lossless audio option that the hd dvd does not... that should shut most people up IMO....
Old 09-16-07 | 04:27 AM
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If Paramount made the same disc for both versions, then neither would have had lossless audio.
Old 09-16-07 | 08:14 AM
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They didn't make the same version though. The back of the blu-ray case lists lossless audio and the poster has mentioned it has that extra audio track, but never shown the menu for it.
Old 09-16-07 | 08:17 AM
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According to Adam's review, the HD DVD was announced with TrueHD, but the final product doesn't have it. Thus, I'd imagine that if the Blu-ray had been released, it also would not have a lossless soundtrack.
Old 09-16-07 | 08:18 AM
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If Paramount made the same disc for both versions, then neither would have had lossless audio.
I believe the specs for the BD that I pre-ordered called for LPCM 5.1. Here's a picture I found on AVS from back then, don't think it was photo-chopped but it's on Photobucket, not a more legit source.

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Old 09-16-07 | 10:46 AM
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I skimmed that video because it was long and boring, but it seemed like he again avoided showing the 'settings' menu, which if in fact genuine should have the lossless audio option that the hd dvd does not... that should shut most people up IMO....
I thought the same. The one thing anyone familiar with the disc would have wanted to see was the lossless audio option. It's what makes it different than the HD-DVD. And yet of all the things shown, this was avoided. When you make a video trying to prove something isn't a fake, and you avoid the #1 thing to prove your case, it doesn't look good.
Old 09-16-07 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
According to Adam's review, the HD DVD was announced with TrueHD, but the final product doesn't have it. Thus, I'd imagine that if the Blu-ray had been released, it also would not have a lossless soundtrack.
It was changed before the release. It was known that the HD DVD would no longer have lossless, but the Blu Ray was still supposed too. It was one of the main reasons I pre-oreder the Blu Ray. It was to have superior audio.
Old 09-16-07 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
I skimmed that video because it was long and boring, but it seemed like he again avoided showing the 'settings' menu, which if in fact genuine should have the lossless audio option that the hd dvd does not... that should shut most people up IMO....

mdc3000: obviously you're not convinced that the disc is real; otherwise you would not be requesting to see the "settings" menu as well.

So, what are you suggesting, that the demo on YouTube is fraudulent? Even with all that you've seen already?

Your continued skepticism is baffling.
Old 09-16-07 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
How do you fake those high bitrates?
Once again, not an expert, but how difficult would it be to piggy-back a signal (thru a PC or otherwise) to display the on-screen bit-rate menu?

I'm still really skeptical that WORLD-WIDE this is the only person who has been able to find a copy. And, on top of that managed to find 3 used copies at a store in Canada that still uses hand-written receipts.
Old 09-16-07 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JIF
mdc3000: obviously you're not convinced that the disc is real; otherwise you would not be requesting to see the "settings" menu as well.

So, what are you suggesting, that the demo on YouTube is fraudulent? Even with all that you've seen already?

Your continued skepticism is baffling.
The thing is, he is the only person to have ever owned this. Not just one copy, not two, but THREE copies. What are the odds of 1 person owning a copy of a movie that no one else has ever seen on retail shelves? Now, what about that same person having 3 copies?
Old 09-16-07 | 02:23 PM
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He just posted "exhibit B" on youtube showing the audio options screen with 5.1 PCM uncompressed audio as an option.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5JiaJawvU
Old 09-16-07 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dan30oly
And, on top of that managed to find 3 used copies at a store in Canada that still uses hand-written receipts.
...although a place that lax sounds as if it'd be the most likely to ignore a studio mandate and sell what they have anyway.
Old 09-16-07 | 02:30 PM
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Here's the response to dan30oly's denials. Post #501:


http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...1#post11639526
Old 09-16-07 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JIF
Here's the response to dan30oly's denials. Post #501:


http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...1#post11639526
And, after reviewing both videos again, I am conceding the disc appears to be real.

The events surrounding the disc are really odd, but there it is.
Old 09-16-07 | 03:26 PM
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I'm sure if they printed them up then there are more than a few Blades of Glory BR discs out there. The pulled Robocop advance discs will probably be harder to get your hands on ....
Old 09-16-07 | 03:39 PM
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I'm sure if they printed them up then there are more than a few Blades of Glory BR discs out there. The pulled Robocop advance discs will probably be harder to get your hands on ....
But, that's the other thing. No one has confirmed even seeing any printed copies pulled from retailers. Usually releases are at the store level up to 2 weeks before the release date, the announcement was made only about a week before release. Yet, no one has even been able to confirm seeing these in a warehouse.
Old 09-16-07 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JIF
mdc3000: obviously you're not convinced that the disc is real; otherwise you would not be requesting to see the "settings" menu as well.
Actually, I was convinced earlier over at AVS when you posted the first pics, I just felt that this would be the UNDISPUTED proof for people like wnorris, thanks for posting it. If I had been in TO after you posted about getting it there, I would have stopped in to double check as well!
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Originally Posted by dan30oly
But, that's the other thing. No one has confirmed even seeing any printed copies pulled from retailers. Usually releases are at the store level up to 2 weeks before the release date, the announcement was made only about a week before release. Yet, no one has even been able to confirm seeing these in a warehouse.
That's my problem. Now, if we had reports from various people that they HAD Blu-ray copies in hand, but had to send them back then I might believe that these were real. However not ONE person has actually seen the movie on Blu-ray at any store. That includes people working for Best Buy, Circuit City, Fry's, Blockbuster etc. Leads me to believe if anything, they were accidently shipped to a random location in Canada and a few made it out...but again, the chances of this happening 3 times to one person is near impossible.
Old 09-16-07 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
How do you fake those high bitrates?
Walter Sobchak: You want to fake bit rates? I can get you fake bit rates, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.

The Dude: Yeah, but Walter...

Walter Sobchak: Hell, I can get a fake bitrate video by 3 o'clock this afternoon... of Transformers on blu-ray. These fucking amateurs...

(just what came to mind when I saw that post...and I'll repeat, I believe that BoG bd to be real )
Old 09-16-07 | 06:06 PM
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Sadly...I read all 18 pages of the AVS thread. Now I only why I only stick to the DVDTalk forums.
Old 09-16-07 | 06:19 PM
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And now that thread is locked...
Old 09-16-07 | 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DthRdrX
I'm sure if they printed them up then there are more than a few Blades of Glory BR discs out there. The pulled Robocop advance discs will probably be harder to get your hands on ....

Shoot, even ebay doesn't have them. If I can't even trust ebay, who can I trust?
Old 09-17-07 | 12:26 AM
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I have Blades Of Glory on CED Videodisc!


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