Just picked up the Spider-Man trilogy on Blu
10-21-07 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
I'm one of the few who thought the PQ on Spider-Man 1 was pretty good. Granted, not as good as 2 or 3, but I certainly thought it was in the above-average range for Blu-ray...I could pick up a lot of details I never saw on DVD, and I thought the image really "popped" with color.
10-24-07 | 11:22 AM
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Wow. It's really interesting to see the variation between reviews for part one's image quality. While the Talk's own Supermallet (my friend and yours) gives it a paltry 2 stars, dvdfile just posted a review wherein they describe it as the most filmlike transfer of the bunch.
Here's the link to their review:
http://www.dvdfile.com/index.php?opt...=6337&Itemid=3
and the one by Supes:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=31070
Here's the link to their review:
http://www.dvdfile.com/index.php?opt...=6337&Itemid=3
and the one by Supes:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=31070
10-30-07 | 10:38 PM
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Too bad The Spider-Man Trilogy wont play on my Blu-Ray player. I hate the Samsung BD P1000. It wouldnt play Fantasic Four Silver Surfer either. Ive had combo disc problems with my HD player, but 4 of the last Blu's ive bought wont play. Really wanted to watch Spidey in HD today, what a bummer. The only disc that worked was the Special Features on the 2disc. Taking it back.
10-30-07 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by obladioblada
Too bad The Spider-Man Trilogy wont play on my Blu-Ray player. I hate the Samsung BD P1000. It wouldnt play Fantasic Four Silver Surfer either. Ive had combo disc problems with my HD player, but 4 of the last Blu's ive bought wont play. Really wanted to watch Spidey in HD today, what a bummer. The only disc that worked was the Special Features on the 2disc. Taking it back.
10-31-07 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by applesandrice
Wow. It's really interesting to see the variation between reviews for part one's image quality. While the Talk's own Supermallet (my friend and yours) gives it a paltry 2 stars, dvdfile just posted a review wherein they describe it as the most filmlike transfer of the bunch.
Here's the link to their review:
http://www.dvdfile.com/index.php?opt...=6337&Itemid=3
and the one by Supes:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=31070
Here's the link to their review:
http://www.dvdfile.com/index.php?opt...=6337&Itemid=3
and the one by Supes:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=31070
10-31-07 | 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI
Only got Spider-man 3. Pretty obvious they'll double dip on the other two soon.
10-31-07 | 08:37 AM
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I picked up the set at Best Buy yesterday for $60.99. I was able to watch Spider-man last night and while it is definitely an improvement over the dvd, I wasn't blown away by it. But it has never looked that good, imo.
FYI, Target also has the set for $69.99 but they have a different packaging. They are using 1 large BD case to hold all the discs + slipcover, whereas everyone else has a cardboard box with each film getting their own separate BD case.
FYI, Target also has the set for $69.99 but they have a different packaging. They are using 1 large BD case to hold all the discs + slipcover, whereas everyone else has a cardboard box with each film getting their own separate BD case.
10-31-07 | 09:48 AM
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$59.99 at Fry's. If Amazon hadn't already shipped my $58 copy, I probably would have picked up at Frys. Normally Amazon takes a week or so to ship new releases to me.
10-31-07 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by PerryD
$59.99 at Fry's. If Amazon hadn't already shipped my $58 copy, I probably would have picked up at Frys. Normally Amazon takes a week or so to ship new releases to me.
10-31-07 | 11:08 AM
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I watched Spidey 1 and was overall very pleased. Some of the night scenes (especially that 1st chase) were lacking a little detail, but the day scenes looked very nice. Then I popped in a little of Spidey 3, WOW! This could be the new king!
10-31-07 | 01:11 PM
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I watched Spider-Man 3 last night and enjoyed it a lot more than I did in the theatre. I don't know I suppose all the hype I had for it originally wasn't there to spoil it for me. Pretty good movie. I wasn't all that impressed with the PQ. The movie looked like it was shot intentionally soft.
10-31-07 | 02:16 PM
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I said screw the extras and just bought the trilogy. I still have my dvd gift boxes for 1 and 2 and have never even touched disc 2 so no extras doesn't bother me one bit.
10-31-07 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
I watched Spider-Man 3 last night and enjoyed it a lot more than I did in the theatre.
I really disliked Transformers in the theater, but I found myself liking the scenes I previewed at home. I hope it will be the same for Spidey 3.
And I won't double-dip the first 2 unless they are given better transfers. Don't care about the lack of extras - I already owned the Superbit versions of 1 and 2.
10-31-07 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bunkaroo
My set is being delivered today I suspect I will have a similar reaction. For some reason the act of sitting in a theater raises my expectations.
I really disliked Transformers in the theater, but I found myself liking the scenes I previewed at home. I hope it will be the same for Spidey 3.
And I won't double-dip the first 2 unless they are given better transfers. Don't care about the lack of extras - I already owned the Superbit versions of 1 and 2.
I really disliked Transformers in the theater, but I found myself liking the scenes I previewed at home. I hope it will be the same for Spidey 3.
And I won't double-dip the first 2 unless they are given better transfers. Don't care about the lack of extras - I already owned the Superbit versions of 1 and 2.
personally, I thought all the non-action scenes for both Spidey 3 and Transformers were awful. But for pure demo material and sfx, these films delivered.
10-31-07 | 08:22 PM
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Just watched Spiderman 3 in Blu-ray, and (since I had not seen it at all before now) I liked it more than I thought I would. The PQ was amazing, of course, and the little I have seen of the Blu-ray versions of 1 and 2 look great. For now, I'll be keeping the standard DVDs for the bonus features, although I have not watched the extras since I first got the discs.
10-31-07 | 08:41 PM
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I'm eager to watch these but Amazon only shipped my copy tonight (the shipping estimate was for yesterday so I don't know what happened). So I won't have it until early next week (hopefully). I'm sure I'll like Spider-man 3 a little more on disc since it won't be such a crushing blow to me this time.
10-31-07 | 09:30 PM
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what did everyone think of the pic quality of the ending to Spidey 1? I swear, that whole scene looked like I was almost watching an upconverted dvd. When they re-release this as a fully loaded SE, I hope they completely remaster it.
11-01-07 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Anubis2005X
Firmware update?
Ive downloaded the firmware file from the website but I cant seem to figure out how to turn it into a readable disc for the player. I guess its me. I just wish they sent update discs to me like Toshiba does for the HD DVD player.
11-01-07 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by obladioblada
Ive downloaded the firmware file from the website but I cant seem to figure out how to turn it into a readable disc for the player. I guess its me. I just wish they sent update discs to me like Toshiba does for the HD DVD player.
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11-01-07 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by obladioblada
Ive downloaded the firmware file from the website but I cant seem to figure out how to turn it into a readable disc for the player. I guess its me. I just wish they sent update discs to me like Toshiba does for the HD DVD player.
Havent been able to watch mine yet because of the fiancee.
But I had the same problem when I was trying to watch, 28 Days Later. It told me that my system couldnt support the new functions established or some non-sence like that.
What really was going on was that every 3-5 minutes the sound would cut out for a fraction of a second... you know - just enough to piss me off.
I did the same as above stated. Went to Sony's Website and TRIED to follow the instructions they left for putting this to disc so i could get the newest firmware (1.92)
NO DICE!
I really would like for Sony to update their site with corrected instructions/support on getting this to work.
11-01-07 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by True_Story1011
Havent been able to watch mine yet because of the fiancee.
But I had the same problem when I was trying to watch, 28 Days Later. It told me that my system couldnt support the new functions established or some non-sence like that.
What really was going on was that every 3-5 minutes the sound would cut out for a fraction of a second... you know - just enough to piss me off.
I did the same as above stated. Went to Sony's Website and TRIED to follow the instructions they left for putting this to disc so i could get the newest firmware (1.92)
NO DICE!
My player is a early modle Samsung. The website has a downloadable firmware but i can get it to format correctly onto a disc that the player will recognize. I would actually be willing to buy an update disc if it was available!
I really would like for Sony to update their site with corrected instructions/support on getting this to work.
But I had the same problem when I was trying to watch, 28 Days Later. It told me that my system couldnt support the new functions established or some non-sence like that.
What really was going on was that every 3-5 minutes the sound would cut out for a fraction of a second... you know - just enough to piss me off.
I did the same as above stated. Went to Sony's Website and TRIED to follow the instructions they left for putting this to disc so i could get the newest firmware (1.92)
NO DICE!
My player is a early modle Samsung. The website has a downloadable firmware but i can get it to format correctly onto a disc that the player will recognize. I would actually be willing to buy an update disc if it was available!
I really would like for Sony to update their site with corrected instructions/support on getting this to work.
