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Old 08-10-2008, 11:20 AM
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Default The Kite Runner [Sweden] Flyga Drake 27 Aug

I've ordered from the Megastore in the past. Good service, but
I imagine "The Kite Runner" will be released in a few months in the U.S. by
Paramount. The HD-DVD was cancelled I believe.
http://english.megastore.se/template...itemid=1973608

I enjoyed this film on DVD.


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Old 08-10-2008, 11:31 PM
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Thanks for the info! I might pick this up when it comes out, especially if I find something else to order from Sweden as well.
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Old 09-08-2008, 12:53 PM
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I received The Kite Runner from Sweden (megastore.se) today. They shipped it on Friday so the delivery was fast It seemed to be released with a bit of delay.

Some essential specs:

Video: 1080p/24 (according to back cover), 2.35:1, AVC encoded
Audio: Original language (English etc.) DTS-HD 5.1, DD 5.1
Subtitles: Optional Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish

It is region free though the back cover has a B symbol. Works fine in my Japanese PS3. I'm glad it has Finnish subs as the movie does seem to have some non-English dialogue. Not sure how much as I haven't had time to watch much of it yet.

PQ and AQ seem to be pretty solid too, somewhere in the 4-5 star range.

Extras seem to be in SD PAL, they don't work in my Japanese PS3. They are listed as "Words from the Kite Runner", "Images from the Kite Runner", "Khaled Hosseini Social Action PSA", "Trailer" in the menu.

There is also a commentary track by Marc Forster, David Benioff and Khaleid Hasseini.

It's released by Sandrewmetronome.
http://www.sandrewmetronome.se/video/

I'll post more details here later, no time to watch this tonight as it's too late.
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Old 09-08-2008, 10:18 PM
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Case pics and BD Info scan pic:



Code:
                                                                                                                Total   Video                                             
Title                                                           Codec   Length  Movie Size      Disc Size       Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track                          Secondary Audio Track
-----                                                           ------  ------- --------------  --------------  ------- ------- ------------------                        ---------------------
(SE) Kite Runner                                                AVC     2:07:43 22,077,904,896  24,031,750,160  23.05   17.94   DTS-HD Hi-Res 5.1 3017Kbps (48kHz/16-bit) DD AC3 5.1 448Kbps
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DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     KITE RUNNER
Disc Size:      24,031,750,160 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:           00002.mpls
Size:           22,077,904,896 bytes
Length:         2:07:43 (h:m:s)
Total Bitrate:  23.05 Mbps
Description:    

FILES:

Name            Size            Length          Time In         Time Out        
----            ----            ------          -------         --------        
00004.M2TS      22,077,904,896  2:07:43.500     0:00:00.000     2:07:43.500     

VIDEO:

Codec               Bitrate         Description     
-----               -------         -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video    17937 kbps      1080p / 24fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Audio                    English         3017 kbps       5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 3017kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio             English         448 kbps        5.1 / 48kHz / 448kbps
Dolby Digital Audio             English         192 kbps        2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           Danish          21.012 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Finnish         18.277 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Norwegian       18.236 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Swedish         17.220 kbps                     

CHAPTERS:

Number          Time            Length          Avg Video Rate  Max 1-Sec Rate  Max 1-Sec Time  Max 5-Sec Rate  Max 5-Sec Time  Max 10Sec Rate  Max 10Sec Time  Avg Frame Size  Max Frame Size  Max Frame Time  
------          ----            ------          --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  
1               0:00:00.000     0:10:30.458     17,985 kbps     38,605 kbps     00:04:44.833    33,737 kbps     00:04:44.833    29,837 kbps     00:04:44.833    93,674 bytes    507,966 bytes   00:04:44.875    
2               0:10:30.458     0:10:47.709     18,293 kbps     36,736 kbps     00:20:03.292    31,185 kbps     00:20:01.542    28,986 kbps     00:19:55.750    95,276 bytes    510,045 bytes   00:19:55.042    
3               0:21:18.167     0:12:45.791     20,411 kbps     38,520 kbps     00:22:07.167    32,783 kbps     00:22:06.667    28,136 kbps     00:22:06.583    106,305 bytes   508,717 bytes   00:23:38.833    
4               0:34:03.958     0:09:56.292     18,815 kbps     39,032 kbps     00:43:26.125    33,339 kbps     00:43:25.208    29,195 kbps     00:43:24.625    97,992 bytes    498,442 bytes   00:37:37.667    
5               0:44:00.250     0:09:06.458     14,649 kbps     33,695 kbps     00:50:38.375    28,046 kbps     00:52:56.792    26,789 kbps     00:52:55.083    76,298 bytes    507,748 bytes   00:52:59.083    
6               0:53:06.708     0:12:12.542     18,152 kbps     33,453 kbps     01:03:18.542    28,533 kbps     01:03:17.750    25,685 kbps     01:03:16.083    94,541 bytes    430,078 bytes   00:53:57.000    
7               1:05:19.250     0:09:36.250     18,193 kbps     29,370 kbps     01:12:12.833    26,303 kbps     01:12:11.125    24,771 kbps     01:12:08.958    94,755 bytes    443,375 bytes   01:14:32.000    
8               1:14:55.500     0:11:23.792     18,545 kbps     35,753 kbps     01:16:09.333    30,860 kbps     01:16:08.292    27,018 kbps     01:16:33.958    96,589 bytes    456,180 bytes   01:23:41.792    
9               1:26:19.292     0:08:08.708     20,716 kbps     36,329 kbps     01:27:35.125    31,847 kbps     01:27:31.708    29,446 kbps     01:28:41.750    107,895 bytes   510,211 bytes   01:28:47.417    
10              1:34:28.000     0:15:23.250     19,330 kbps     36,524 kbps     01:36:16.792    33,052 kbps     01:36:13.250    29,816 kbps     01:36:08.375    100,675 bytes   506,280 bytes   01:39:27.833    
11              1:49:51.250     0:12:11.292     17,202 kbps     35,243 kbps     01:50:22.958    29,932 kbps     01:50:22.208    29,362 kbps     01:50:19.208    89,593 bytes    508,860 bytes   01:50:21.500    
12              2:02:02.542     0:05:40.958     7,051 kbps      22,664 kbps     02:02:12.833    21,062 kbps     02:02:11.833    21,024 kbps     02:02:12.083    36,722 bytes    400,522 bytes   02:07:37.833    

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File            PID             Type            Codec           Lang. Code      Lang. Name      Seconds         Bytes           Packets         Bitrate         
----            ---             ----            -----           ----------      ----------      -------         -----           -------         -------         
00004.M2TS      4113 (0x1011)   0x1B            AVC                                             7663.50         17,182,125,694  93,488,648      17,937          
00004.M2TS      4352 (0x1100)   0x81            AC3             eng             English         7663.50         429,001,216     2,393,980       448             
00004.M2TS      4353 (0x1101)   0x85            DTS-HD HR       eng             English         7663.50         2,890,020,704   17,236,704      3,017           
00004.M2TS      4354 (0x1102)   0x81            AC3             eng             English         7663.50         183,857,664     1,196,990       192             
00004.M2TS      4608 (0x1200)   0x90            PGS             dan             Danish          7663.50         20,128,241      115,903         21              
00004.M2TS      4609 (0x1201)   0x90            PGS             nor             Norwegian       7663.50         17,469,148      102,119         18              
00004.M2TS      4610 (0x1202)   0x90            PGS             swe             Swedish         7663.50         16,495,933      96,116          17              
00004.M2TS      4611 (0x1203)   0x90            PGS             fin             Finnish         7663.50         17,508,002      101,909         18
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Summary for drive G: (AnyDVD 6.4.6.2)
HL-DT-ST BD-REGGW-H20N XL03 [ID removed]
Drive (Hardware) Region: 0 (not set!)

Media is a Blu-Ray disc.
Total size: 11735584 sectors (22921 MBytes)
Video Blu-ray label: KITE RUNNER
Media is AACS protected!
Removed AACS copy protection!
Blu-ray disc is region free!
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Old 11-01-2008, 02:55 AM
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Default English Track and subtitles Kite Runner

Kite Runner BLu-ray:
For the non-English speaking parts which there's a lot does the disc provide English subtitles or only Danish, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian?
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Old 11-01-2008, 04:45 AM
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There aren't any English subs on the disc for those non-English parts. Only the Nordic subs are available. No subs are integrated into the video image itself.
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Old 11-01-2008, 05:45 AM
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real shame this hasn't been released by Universal in the US.
what in the world is taking so long?
Universal really needs to do something to get caught up.
I don't believe they have released one catalog title on Blu that was not previously on HD DVD.
Is this going to be the way they roll?
"Jaws" and "Jurassic Park" could be coming in 2015 at this rate.
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Old 11-02-2008, 02:26 AM
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real shame this hasn't been released by Universal in the US.
what in the world is taking so long?
Universal really needs to do something to get caught up.
I don't believe they have released one catalog title on Blu that was not previously on HD DVD.
Is this going to be the way they roll?
"Jaws" and "Jurassic Park" could be coming in 2015 at this rate.
The Kite Runner is Paramount/Dreamworks.
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...r_HD_DVD_/1458

And I think Universal's first Blu catalog that wasn't on HD DVD is 8 Mile, which is coming out on November 18th.
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Old 11-02-2008, 02:56 AM
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oops.
yeah I mean what the hell is going on Paramount?
where is "The Kite Runner"?
good info regarding "8 Mile"
maybe "Jurassic Park" and "Jaws" won't take until 2015.
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Universal and Paramount = sore losers? :P

Move on dudes. I did.
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