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Blu-ray Ski Movies

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el_chupacabra
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I know MSP is doing their movies in blu-ray but I was curious if any other production companies are also doing blu-ray realeases. I just upgraded to new player so I was curious what there might be.


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Jul 6 2009 12:09AM
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Totes_Magotes
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is blu ray much better?
Jul 6 2009 12:10AM
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Totes_Magotes
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i'll buy one based soley on that!
Jul 6 2009 12:14AM
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Hansel.
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just buy a ps3. its pretty much the same price for a good quality blu ray player. pluss you get all ps3 games online etc. and interwebz and movies and pictures and ya
Jul 6 2009 12:16AM
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TMAC881
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if you have a great, huge, full 1080p tv then blu ray is amazing
Jul 6 2009 11:04AM
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Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
Its about time that these movies come out in HD.  I think the quality is much better and when you have an HD TVthe picture is just stunning...  If they premier them in HD they should sell them in HD.
Jul 6 2009 11:28AM
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dave44
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A lot of ski production companies can't afford to produce their movies on Blu-Ray (which is probably why you only see MSP doing it). Freeski movies are already a small enough market as it is, so realistically, how many people do you think are gonna buy Blu-Ray ski movies? The cost will be passed on to the customer, so it'll be like what, $40/movie at least (?) which narrows the market even more.
Jul 6 2009 11:39AM
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dave44
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I mean, it's a great idea, but it's not practical just yet.
Jul 6 2009 11:40AM
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Jib-Life
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if you have a 7.1 surround sound system, and a true 1080p large format tv, you cannot get a crisper movie experience.

We have a 720p set up currently and it is absolutely stunning. Cannot wait for the day that ski/board movies are all available in true blu ray formats.
Jul 6 2009 11:46AM
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Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
Why dont they release an HD version available for download, this will eliminate costs associated with manufacturing and shipping of the actual Bluray disks, and will still allow people to purchase and view HD copies. They could do this through a content provider like ITunes or Bittorent
Jul 6 2009 12:10PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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yeah i got my ps3 and not an xbox just cus of the blue ray player.  with a full hd 1080p tv you'll reaaally notice the difference.

this is sick, i'll def get some blue ray dvd's if any of the filming companies come out with some.

Jul 6 2009 12:23PM
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miketheskier88
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Last year MSP offered the blu-ray for 2$ more... neglible increase. In EU the price hike was more noticeable.. about 10-12$.

I would imagine some others will put them in blu-ray this year, like TGR and Warren Miller...
Jul 6 2009 1:04PM
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Tripplesixty
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HD is just referring to the size of the video 1280X720 (720p) or 1920*1080 (1080p) however the bit-rate and codec really define the quality of the video.  IMHO you can generally get very close quality to bluray with the H.264 codec at around 4Gb for a vid in 720p resolution or 8-10Gb for a vid in 1080p resolution.  These files sizes are big yes, but if you have the support of content provider or distribute with torrents you'd be fine with most people having broadband connections these days.  Still better than no HD at all.
Jul 6 2009 1:06PM
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