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mattkind
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_ 		28. July 2007 @ 00:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
from all the blu ray movies i rented , theres no special features ! mayb just 1 trailer or documentary . Why do we need a 25 GB disk , i wish i went the HD DVD .
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error5
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_ 		28. July 2007 @ 03:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I didn't know anyone cared about special features anymore. The explanation is very easy. Single layer 25Gig releases won't have any space left for supplements or special features especially if they used MPEG2.

Try renting the films released in dual layer 50 Gig discs or the 2-disc sets. Also some 25 Gig releases have good amounts of bonus content. Use the highdefdigest.com reviews as a guide. The reviews tell you what special features are included in the disc and if they are in HD or not:

Click
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/click.html

Mission Impossible III
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/missionimpossibleiii.html

Sahara
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/sahara.html

Black Hawk Down
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/blackhawkdown.html

Aeon Flux
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/aeonflux.html

Superman Returns
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/supermanreturns.html

World Trade Center
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/worldtradecenter.html

Pearl Harbor
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/pearlharbor.html

Invincible
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/invincible.html

The Guardian
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/guardian2006.html

Crank
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/crank.html
Note: all the extras in this disc are in HD.

Stranger Than Fiction
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/strangerthanfiction.html

The Prestige
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/prestige.html

Casino Royale
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/casinoroyale.html

Rocky Balboa
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/rockybalboa.html

Pirates of the Caribbean I and II
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/pirateso...dmanschest.html
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/piratesofthecaribbeancurse.html

Blood Diamond
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/blooddiamond.html

Ghost Rider
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/ghostrider.html

...just to name a few.

Don't worry. Most future releases will be using the dual layer 50 Gig discs and advanced video codecs. VC-1 and AVC/MPEG4 generally require less disc space compared to MPEG2 so you'll have enough for your extra features.
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boykiller
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_ 		28. July 2007 @ 09:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
he said that he rented them.i don't know about ye but around here some of the rented disc's have all or some of the special features cut from them.
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error5
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_ 		28. July 2007 @ 12:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by boykiller:
 some of the rented disc's have all or some of the special features cut from them.
That's the first time I've heard about that. The rentals I've had from Blockbuster and Netflix (both HD DVD and BluRay) are identical to the retail versions with all extras intact.
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boykiller
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_ 		28. July 2007 @ 13:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by error5:
 are identical to the retail versions with all extras intact.
how do you know do??do you rent them then buy them?
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error5
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_ 		28. July 2007 @ 13:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by boykiller:
 how do you know do??do you rent them then buy them?
The reviews on highdefdigest.com list the disc specs and the special features included in the retail version. They're the exact same ones I see in the rental discs that I get from Netflix and Blockbuster.

I've heard of Netflix renting out gray-colored DVD's that lack some extras but this has never happened with BluRay or HD DVD rentals at least for me.
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wjlowe111
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_ 		2. August 2007 @ 15:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Blockbuster doesnt carry HD DVD anymore..ONly Blue-Ray...
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_ 		28. August 2007 @ 13:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by wjlowe111:
 Blockbuster doesnt carry HD DVD anymore..ONly Blue-Ray...
Blockbusters core stores; 250 in NA still carry both formats. Blockbuster online still carries both formats.

The smaller stores, carry both formats, but are only getting new blu-rays.
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