buying blu ray films from the dredded bay OK ?

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I'm after the pirates films on blu ray, had a quick looky on the bay, is it OK to buy from there or are they generaly fake / copies (if blu ray can be copied yet?)
 
If you're after pirate films, then they're counterfeit by definition...

:D

Someone had to make that gag sooner or later - good to get it out of the way early on I suppose...



It's daresay it's possible to make a Blu-ray copy, but it's not nearly as cost-effective as doing the same for DVD.

I've sold quite a few BR/HD-DVD titles recently, and all but one even questioned my authenticity. If you're unsure, my advice is to go for ones where's there's a proper photo of the item, not a pic grabbed from a website. Also, user feedback is a useful guide - make sure you check the feedback for similar items.

To be honest, I've not found eBay to be much cheaper than buying new online so often decide not to risk it.

Many International sites will state which titles are region-free also, if you choose to buy from overseas.
 
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It's certainly possible, but not cost effective (as DolbyDigitalTHX says). The discs along cost the best part of a tenner IIRC.
 
you need the 50gb duallayer bluray discs to make a copy & they far outweigh the cost of a original at the moment

so i wouldnt bother with thinking there fake etc for a while
 
cheapest I've seen blank 25gb disks in stock is $9.48

These are all under 25gb according to the forum... It would probably pay to be a bit wary.

EDIT - All the pirates movies look to be on the large side so you are probably ok
Pirates of the Caribbean:TheCurseoftheBlackPearl 45,488,139,747
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 42,818,592,246
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 45,035,768,044

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Blue Planet (IMAX)
(J) Project PAPO (1080i59.94)
Happy Feet
(EU) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
TMNT
Planet Earth Disc 4 - 2 Episodes
Corpse Bride
Good Night, and Good Luck.
(EU) March of the Penguins
Training Day
Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior)
The Omega Man
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Aeon Flux
Under Siege
(EU) Music and Lyrics
(J) Iblard Jikan (1080i59.94)
Syriana
Nature's Journey (1080i59.94)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Scooby-Doo
Swordfish
Fantastic Four
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
The Transporter
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Ultraviolet: PG-13 Theatrical Cut
The Punisher (2004)
Phone Booth
The Wild
House of Wax (2005)
Lethal Weapon
Crash: Director's Cut Edition (2005)
Saw
Lethal Weapon 2 (1080i master)
The Usual Suspects
Basic Instinct 2
RoboCop: Unrated
The Covenant
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby(PS3)MPEG-2
The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut
Chain Reaction
First Blood
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
(EU) Hostel
Stealth
Eight Below
Bulletproof Monk
Kiss of the Dragon
S.W.A.T.
Transporter 2
Silent Hill
Dog Day Afternoon
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Commando
Entrapment
Blazing Saddles
The Great Raid: Unrated Director's Cut
Rocky
Kung Fu Hustle
Mission: Impossible
Dinosaur
Stir of Echoes
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collector's Edition Disc 1 - The Final Cut
Lord of War
Reservoir Dogs
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collector's Edition Disc 5 - Workprint
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U2: Rattle and Hum
Mission: Impossible II
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Into the Blue
Doctor Strange
The Omen (2006)
Tears of the Sun
Monster House
Speed
District B13
The Devil Wears Prada
Stargate: Extended Cut
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Full Metal Jacket (1080i master)
xXx
Mission: Impossible III
Dragon Ball Z: Broly Double Feature
American Psycho: Uncut Version
Broken Arrow (1996)
Sleepy Hollow
Memento
Underworld: Evolution
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
(EU) The Island (2005)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Purple Rain
Saw III: Unrated Edition
(J) The Art of Disney (1080i59.94)
X-Men: The Last Stand
(EU) Kung Fu Hustle: Uncut
Planet Earth Disc 2 - 3 Episodes
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Italian Job (2003)
Reign of Fire
The Fifth Element
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collector's Edition Disc 3 - Seamless Branching
Reds Disc 1
Planet Earth Disc 1 - 3 Episodes
The Brothers Grimm
Rising Sun
Hitch
(HK) Infernal Affairs (1080p24)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
The Terminator
Reds Disc 2
Sahara (2005)
Planet Earth Disc 3 - 3 Episodes
The Fugitive (1080i master)
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(EU) Men of Honor
House of Flying Daggers
The Devil's Rejects: Unrated
Saw II: Unrated Edition
Open Season (2006)
Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You in Time
Total Recall
 
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Plus if you remove an audio track or two (especially PCM) the disc sizes dramatically reduce.

But I think the cost of BDRs are enough to put people off selling copies (at the moment..)
 
On my NZB website there are loads and loads of HD-DVD/Blu-Ray 1080P rips with 5.1 DTS/Dolby and so on, the biggest I've seen for a 1080P was 14Gb.

I imagine you could easily make your own Blu-Ray that's bootable and make it under 20Gb, depends if you want the extras and higher definition audio.
 
Jihad said:
On my NZB website there are loads and loads of HD-DVD/Blu-Ray 1080P rips with 5.1 DTS/Dolby and so on, the biggest I've seen for a 1080P was 14Gb.

I imagine you could easily make your own Blu-Ray that's bootable and make it under 20Gb, depends if you want the extras and higher definition audio.
Click to expand...

Those are x264 encodes of the blu-ray, hd-dvd. So basically divx of the dvd world.
 
johnnyfive said:
Those are x264 encodes of the blu-ray, hd-dvd. So basically divx of the dvd world.
Click to expand...

Yeah - these are re-encoded in MKV containers and have reduced (but still generally very good) quality.

Phil99 is right though IMO - Its possible that 90% of Blurays can be burned to a 25gb disc with no change to the video stream at all just by dropping some sound streams that most people will never notice.
 
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