Psycho 50th Anniversary BD
10-06-10 | 05:50 PM
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Well, I guess it is nice to have, but I have all of the available seasons of AF Presents, so I'm not terribly worried about it, I still made the right choice going with the Steelbook with booklet.
10-06-10 | 09:18 PM
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The US version is NOT the same as the imports. Just look at the dub and ub options. As for the episode, I assume the reviewer just overlooked it, possibly. It would be strange for Universal US to leave it off....
10-06-10 | 10:22 PM
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And you're saying the UK release has that special feature, but the U.S. release doesn't?
10-07-10 | 06:26 AM
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Re: Psycho 50th Anniversary BD
And now according to Blu-ray.com, another Hitchcock Classic coming to Blu-ray: The Birds. This is part of the 15 library releases coming from Universal.
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5266
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5266
10-07-10 | 11:09 AM
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10-08-10 | 07:16 PM
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Is the Psycho UK BD Steelbook now gone for good or just OOS?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Psycho-Anniv...6583307&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Psycho-Anniv...6583307&sr=8-1
10-09-10 | 03:09 PM
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Is the Psycho UK BD Steelbook now gone for good or just OOS?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Psycho-Anniv...6583307&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Psycho-Anniv...6583307&sr=8-1
(i ordered them togeather a few months back so the shipping wouldnt be as bad as just buying it on its own)
10-10-10 | 08:52 PM
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As a whole, no. Some select companies opt against region coding any of their releases, such as Universal and Warner. Others let a few slip through the cracks, depending on rights issues and other factors.
10-10-10 | 10:34 PM
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OK, thanks. Is there a list of what companies are for and against it? Wondering how people know that UK's Psycho will play in US blu ray players...
10-13-10 | 02:37 PM
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WHA?! Per DVDBeaver, the US BD is missing a number of extras and a little bit-rate.
I guess we're seeing Universal's new policy: 'Now, more unused space on every disc!'
I guess we're seeing Universal's new policy: 'Now, more unused space on every disc!'
10-13-10 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by DVDBeaver
On the US, region free, Blu-ray we lose the 20-page booklet, the episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents ('Lambs to the Slaughter') extra and the menus are marginally different.
Originally Posted by DVDBeaver
Our software determines that the US release is marginally less dynamic video-wise than the UK but more-so in the audio. But these are such minute amounts that I defy anyone to be able to distinguish a notable difference simply using their senses.
10-13-10 | 03:08 PM
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Re: Psycho 50th Anniversary BD
The DVDBeaver & Blu-Ray reviews also both confirm the original mono track is only DTS on the US version, where as it was lossless DTS HDMA on the UK version. I think that swings it.
10-13-10 | 03:18 PM
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... and lossless mono audio.
Fine, but when they're chopping other content off of the disc, why are they lowering the bit-rate, too?
According to the review, the difference in bit-rate is minor