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JiggerJay wrote:

tomvek wrote:
The Conan one is also great

He was laughing, he didn't laugh long!

EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY FEATURES:

Blu-Ray Complete Guide to Westeros: An interactive compendium of the noble houses and lands featured in Season One, PLUS 24 exclusive histories of the Seven Kingdoms as told by the characters themselves.

Anatomy of an Episode: An in-episode experience that explores the creative minds and colossal efforts behind episode six, “A Golden Crown”.

In-Episode Guide: In-feature resource that provides background information about on-screen characters, locations, and relevant histories while each episode plays.

Hidden Dragon Eggs: Find the hidden dragon eggs to uncover even more never-before-seen content.

ALSO INCLUDED:

Making Game of Thrones: An exclusive 30-minute feature including never-before-seen footage from the set and interview from the cast and crew.

Creating the Show Open: An inside look at the creation of the Emmy-winning opening title sequence for Game of Thrones

From the Book to the Screen: Executive producers David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, and author George R.R. Martin talk about the challenge of bringing Martin’s epic fantasy novel to life on HBO.

Character Profiles: Profiles of 15 major characters as described by the actors portraying them.

The Night’s Watch: An in-depth look at the unique order of men who patrol and protect the Wall, a 700-foot ice structure that separates the Seven Kingdoms from the darkness beyond.

Creating the Dothraki Language: An insightful glance into the comprehensive language created for the Dothraki people in Game of Thrones.

Audio Commentaries: Seven audio commentaries with Cast and Crew including David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, George R.R. Martin, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, and more.

satriales wrote:

Buffalo wrote:Hello, there was something I was meant to ask in the 'Asda do £40 Blu-Ray players' thread but I'll ask here.
Is there much of a difference between, say, one of these and a proper branded one? It would be an ideal gift for my dad, y'see.

I don't know anything specific about the £40 one but a few years ago there was quite a difference between players. Something that a lot of early players suffered with is long loading times before a disc starts. I assume very few still have that problem but for £40 you never know what they've skimped on.

Richersounds sell a Toshiba Blu-Ray player for £49.95 (link).
I did a quick search for some reviews but couldn't find much other than lots of people at AVForums recommending it. One to consider anyway.

Today at its press conference at CES, Sony introduced three new Blu-ray players, including the BDP-S790, which offers support for 4K resolution upscaling.

For TVs that support it, the player can upscale Blu-rays to a resolution of 3840 x 2160.

Delusibeta wrote:3840 x 2160, eh? Smacks of a gimmick to me. Moar HD is all well and good until you realise that there's no content at that resolution.

(Disclaimer: I don't own a HD TV, and my laptop only goes up to 1600x900.)

Bond girls and directors of the 007 films appeared at the Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday, as part of an announcement that all 22 James Bond films will be released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on Blu-ray this year. The boxed set will include more than 130 hours of bonus material.

Marking the 50th anniversary of MGM's James Bond, Fox host a panel discussion with directors John Glen (five Bond films including For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy), Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, Casino Royale) and Michael Apted (The World Is Not Enough). Bond girls Caterina Murino (Casino Royale) and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) were also on hand for the event, held in the Panasonic booth.

The directors discussion included a look at such clips as the iconic skiing scene from For Your Eyes Only, as well as recollections of getting involved with the franchise.

Admitted Apted: “My experience is more in documentary work and more realistic stuff. … I was petrified.”

All three directors said that while ideally they still prefer to see movies in the cinema, they are impressed with the quality with which Blu-ray reproduces films.

Recalled Glen, “I remember with early Bond movies there was a resistance to showing them on TV at all (because there would be loss of quality). TVs have improved, now we have Blu-ray. … You are seeing it in its full glory.”

GrinWithoutaKat wrote:The Bond set is up for pre-order at £89.99 on Amazon. The problem with Bond box sets is it will never be too long before they're out of date.