Firefly Blu-Ray review thread

POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Monday, March 16, 2009 07:22
VIEWED: 4003
PAGE 1 of 2

1 2 NEXT PAGE

OPPYH

Sunday, November 16, 2008 12:10 AM

I watched the 2 part pilot, and the Train Job.
I can't recommend this set enough. Of course I thought it would look pretty, but.....wow!! When I watched the pilot, I realized that I was in a whole new league of Firefly.

The picture: Watching the first episode I was in awe. Captain Malcolm Reynolds and the gang simply shined in every scene.
I picked up details never meant for the world of standard dvd. Whether it be beads of sweat from our captain, or the fabric of Inara's dress, everything is crystal clear. Black levels are solid. When Kaylee smiled early on in the episode, I had to smile too. I was seeing one of my favorite characters in HD so perfect, and distant from the S-DVD that it was a new experience for me!

Speaking of improvement that leads me to the audio:
The 5.1 DTS audio track will have your surround sound system thanking you. It's audio tracks like this that every system would hope to attain. I have it running through my optical audio cable. Definately a new surround mix that utilizes each speaker perfectly. You will absolutely know this when you listen to it, and pick up sounds(clinks, clanks, and whatever) that you never knew were there.
I also watched the Roundtable: lunch with Joss, Alan, Nathan, and Ron(The hero of Canton wasn't there)). I will say it a bit weird without any of the gals, but a small gripe. Fascinating stuff. Two things 1. these guys are good friends, and 2. Joss could have another job as a comedian. He's funny.
I love this set, and wish all my fellow Browncoats
can witness the beauty of it, if you already haven't already.

Please post your own review if you want. I'd love your opinion about it too.

SHINYGOODGUY

Monday, November 17, 2008 5:23 PM

I will be submitting a review later this week as I am in the process of getting a Blu-Ray player and the BDS.

BTW I read several reviews regarding the best Blu-Ray player out in the market today. Get this: It is the Sony Playstation 3 (surprise, surprise). Independent reviews gave it high marks and very little drawbacks.

I just thought I would pass that on.

P.S. Thanks for your review.

SGG

Shiny! Let's be bad guys!

OPPYH

Monday, November 17, 2008 7:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:
I will be submitting a review later this week as I am in the process of getting a Blu-Ray player and the BDS.

BTW I read several reviews regarding the best Blu-Ray player out in the market today. Get this: It is the Sony Playstation 3 (surprise, surprise). Independent reviews gave it high marks and very little drawbacks.

I just thought I would pass that on.

P.S. Thanks for your review.

SGG

Yeah, I have a PS3 and haven't had any issues with any Blu disc, and pretty fast loading times. My friend has a stand alone player from Sony, and it takes nearly 5 minutes to load a movie(even with the latest firmware update)...Yuck.

STAPLES

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:58 PM

I was wondering about the commentary tracks. Were there any new ones, or just the same as the normal DVD? And the other special features...are they worth the money?

NCBROWNCOAT

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:22 PM

Blu Ray BDS is in the mail and working on a player. I can't wait to see it.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

ASARIAN

Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:25 AM

Not that I'm not potentially thrilled, but these positive reviews are in stark contrast with this one:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=35606

According to Cozen the video quality basically sucks, and is far below Blu-Ray standards. So, I'm a mite confused now.

--
"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

ASARIAN

Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:38 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:

BTW I read several reviews regarding the best Blu-Ray player out in the market today. Get this: It is the Sony Playstation 3 (surprise, surprise). Independent reviews gave it high marks and very little drawbacks.

Well, I wouldn't say it's the absolute best, picture quality-wise. There's some very expensive Sony standalone players that do a bit better. Still, I think the PS3 is, by far, the best Blu-Ray player choice on the market to date. If for nothing else, because of its powerful Cell processor, which basically makes it the most up-to-date, compatible player in existence. And it stays up-to-date, and is not hindered by pesky hardware ROM limitatitions.

Plus, if you built a nice several Terabyte media center, like yours truly, it makes for a heck of a smooth ride for streaming your Full-HD content, too.

--
"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:54 AM

Fair to say? This bluray is far inferior to HD? Could we be more shocked and amazed?

OPPYH

Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by asarian:
According to Cozen the video quality basically sucks, and is far below Blu-Ray standards. So, I'm a mite confused now.

I had the standard dvd playing side by side to the Blu-Ray. The Blu-Ray has a far superior image.

I don't know what else to say other than it's a very large upgrade in image quality over the S-DVD.

If you have a Blu-Ray player, judge for yourself. You'll see:)

SHINY

Friday, November 21, 2008 4:16 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Staples:
I was wondering about the commentary tracks. Were there any new ones, or just the same as the normal DVD? And the other special features...are they worth the money?

There is one new commentary, for Our Mrs. Reynolds, featuring the same group that is in the lunch roundtable: Joss, Nate, Alan, and Ron.

I personally think it looks much crisper than standard DVD for well-lit scenes, but of course this being Firefly, there are lots of dark scenes (literally and figuratively) where the picture is grainy.

---

I don't need a gorram back-spaceship driver!!!

1 2 NEXT PAGE