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Band of Brothers Blu-ray In Works for 2008

post #1 of 32
3/31/08 at 7:40am
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In the latest issue of Home Media Magazine, writer John Latchem interviewed Sofia Chang, Senior Vice President of Marketing for HBO Video with regards to the upcoming release of the mini-series 'John Adams' for DVD (no Blu-ray release has been announced at this time). At the conclusion of the interview, he asked when the popular 'Band of Brothers' mini-series would see Blu-ray release. She replied that a version was in the works for release later this year.

Currently, the only way to see 'Band of Brothers' in high definition is to import the now discontinued HD DVD releases from Japan (which were released by Toshiba). Now that HBO is readying the set, those highly anticipating the set (yours truly included) await anxiously for an official release date.

This is excellent news, as I have not found the time to watch this on SD DVD, and I could never bring myself to pay the high price of the Japanese import HD DVDs. I'm sure this set will be expensive nevertheless, but buying it on BD seems to entail 'less risk'.
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post #2 of 32
3/31/08 at 7:52am

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It'll be expensive, but well worth it. One can only hope that From the Earth to the Moon is not far behind.
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post #3 of 32
3/31/08 at 11:49am

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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
It'll be expensive, but well worth it.

Agreed. This will be one release where I don´t complain the price! Probably "nr.1" on my Blu-ray "wish list"!

Let´s hope that the old extras are included and some HD exclusives also. Think about it; "trivia/timeline" track with real historical info (expanding the experience), PiP, etc.

(I have actually taken the "real BoB tour" in Normandy, France, following the real historical locations. It was great experience for me..)
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post #4 of 32
4/1/08 at 8:20pm

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Thanks for the post, Paul! I was also interested in the news on the DVD release of John Adams. I have already sent the link to my wife as a Father's Day gift idea hint!
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post #5 of 32
4/2/08 at 3:02am

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Great news! Hopefully it'll have a <$150 price tag.
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post #6 of 32
4/2/08 at 10:28am

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Hopefully, they will offer some sort of upgrade rebate on top of reasonable pricing like Disney does.

_Man_
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post #7 of 32
4/2/08 at 10:41pm

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Based on Amazon at the moment, "The Sopranos - Season 6" Parts 1 & 2 (Blu-ray) are roughly $90/each*..

So my guess is that BoB won´t be cheap..

Then again, the Japanese HD DVD-set has "We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company" -documentary (77 min) + some trailers/biographies and DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1-audio (AVC MPEG-4 codec), so I would assume that this upcoming BD-set will have PCM (like "The Sopranos") and more extras than the HD DVD-set..

Let´s hope at least.



(*HD DVD-versions are now lowered to $56.49, btw)
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post #8 of 32
4/8/08 at 6:47pm

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I will be all over Band Of Brothers as soon as it comes out!

For some stupid reason I never got around to getting the DVD set so it will be awsume for it to hit Blu-ray!

I am hoping that the Blu-ray edition of Band Of Brothers will have the full blown DTS-HD MA track on it.
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post #9 of 32
4/9/08 at 7:21am

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Well, I couldn't wait any longer and forked out the 2 bills that was required to buy the HD DVD set. I have to say I thought long and hard about it. As soon as I placed the order, I felt immediate regret. I thought to myself...what did I just do? Don't tell the wife...she'll have a coronary.

Flash forward to yesterday and after viewing the first two discs (4 eps total), I have to say it is worth every penny and nickel and quarter....
The picture quality on this set is perfect. Absolutely perfect.
Audio is no slouch either. The DTS-HD HR track is enveloping, dynamic and totally immerses you (when you combine the perfect picture you're viewing) back to a time which I will never fully understand or appreciate.
I am so glad I purchased this set. I'm the type of person who will admit to a bad buy when warranted. This is not the case here.
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post #10 of 32
6/25/08 at 2:05pm

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'300,' 'JFK' Lead Warner Blu-ray Fall Catalog Brigade | High-Def Digest

"Finally, Warner/HBO also reiterated their announcement earlier this year that the award-winning epic miniseries 'Band of Brothers' would be making its much-anticipated high-def bow this year."

edit: Some info also here..
Blu-ray.com - Details Revealed for Band of Brothers Blu-ray

"Expect the release to come in a tin packaging, similar to the existing DVD release. Episodes will be digitally restored for this release and the soundtrack is expected to be encoded in DTS (though, the flavor has not been revealed).

All bonus material from the DVD release should make it to the Blu-ray, but there will also be some exclusive Blu-ray content, such as BonusView interviews with surviving members of Easy Company."

BonusView interviews with surviving members of Easy Company? Goddamn! Let´s hope that it´ll be true..
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post #11 of 32
6/25/08 at 6:04pm

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"Expect the release to come in a tin packaging, similar to the existing DVD release. Episodes will be digitally restored for this release and the soundtrack is expected to be encoded in DTS (though, the flavor has not been revealed).

I am willing to be that the Blu-ray version will be using a DTS-HD Master Audio track. To my knowledge the majority of the DTS lossless titles on Blu-ray are the MA flavor. Band of Brothers is one of those titles that I will buy the day it is released. Along with Saving Private Ryan and all the James Bond movies.
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post #12 of 32
7/15/08 at 10:35am

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HMV is reporting a November 10 release date for the UK:

hmv.com: blu-ray: Band Of Brothers 6blu (2008)

That translates to a November 11 release here in the States, which happens to be Veteran's Day. I'm pretty sure that's not a coincidence.
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post #13 of 32
7/15/08 at 12:20pm

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Colour me surprised. That is a lot less than I had expected.
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post #14 of 32
7/15/08 at 1:18pm

NOT TRYING TO START A WAR!

I know that all the HD DVD'ers were all hyped up (& most paid a lot of $$$ for this) about "BoB" from Japan. I all so know it looked & sounded better according too them.
For those that know: is this a "must" upgrade from the SD?
I mean the SD looks & sounds "gritty" good.
Would this be a "must buy" like "BotB".
Thanks & NO fights!

Now w/the extra extra's on Blu, this may be moot!
Although I have the SD (I've even watched it!); this will be some serious cash.
I'm predicting $85US or more street.
That's a lot of single title "movie money"! ;-)
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post #15 of 32
7/15/08 at 1:23pm

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Originally Posted by Jari K
'300,' 'JFK' Lead Warner Blu-ray Fall Catalog Brigade | High-Def Digest
"Episodes will be digitally restored for this release."
Uh Oh!
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post #16 of 32
7/15/08 at 1:34pm

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Originally Posted by Ed St. Clair
I know that all the HD DVD'ers were all hyped up (& most paid a lot of $$$ for this) about "BoB" from Japan. I all so know it looked & sounded better according too them.
For those that know: is this a "must" upgrade from the SD?
I mean the SD looks & sounds "gritty" good.
Would this be a "must buy" like "BotB".
Thanks & NO fights!
You should be able to find screenshots around other forums like AVS. From what I hear, it's an easy upgrade.
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Now w/the extra extra's on Blu, this may be moot!
Although I have the SD (I've even watched it!); this will be some serious cash.
I'm predicting $85US or more street.
That's a lot of single title "movie money"! ;-)
Except that it's not a single movie.
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Originally Posted by Ed St. Clair
Uh Oh!
Calm down, Ed. Check the HD DVD screenshots before getting folks all riled up. Dollars to donuts that means a new HD transfer. If they kept in the grain for the HD DVD version, I see no reason for them not to do it here.
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post #17 of 32
7/15/08 at 2:13pm

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I'll pay HBO prices so long as we don't have to look at a bunch of ugly, distracting grain. And maybe they can pump up the color so everything won't look so drab and boring.

Oh, and...no "3D pop" = no sale!
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post #18 of 32
7/15/08 at 5:14pm

Re: NOT TRYING TO START A WAR!

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Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow
Calm down, Ed. Check the HD DVD screenshots before getting folks all riled up. Dollars to donuts that means a new HD transfer. If they kept in the grain for the HD DVD version, I see no reason for them not to do it here.
Guess you don't know that "uh oh" is always said in a low (calm) voice. You don't say "uh oh" all excited like. That would be "Oh No!". ;-)
The HD DVD version has nothing to do w/this "episodes will be digitally restored for this release" release. They will not be the same. They probably will not look or sound the same.
However, if you "see no reason", then I guess we are all save from this being more processed then the previous releases, even though they are redoing it.
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Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow
Except that it's not a single movie.
Who said it was a "single movie"?
I posted it was a lot of "single title "movie money"" too buy the mini-series.
In other words: I can buy a lot of "single titles" w/the "movie money" it would take too buy "BoB".
Understand?
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Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow
You should be able to find screenshots around other forums like AVS. From what I hear, it's an easy upgrade.
Yep, that's what I saw over there as well. Wonder what the HTF crowd feels?
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post #19 of 32
7/16/08 at 1:49am

Re: NOT TRYING TO START A WAR!

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Originally Posted by Ed St. Clair
I know that all the HD DVD'ers were all hyped up (& most paid a lot of $$$ for this) about "BoB" from Japan.

This "BoB HD DVD"-hype was so strong partly because it was very exclusive, import-release (and which cost serious money when HD DVD was still kicking). Sure, I´m sure it was very good, but still..

Like I said earlier:

Japanese HD DVD:
*"We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company" -documentary (77 min) + some trailers/biographies
*DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1-audio
*AVC MPEG-4 codec

Upcoming US Blu-ray (NOT CONFIRMED):
*"All bonus material from the DVD release should make it to the Blu-ray, but there will also be some exclusive Blu-ray content, such as BonusView interviews with surviving members of Easy Company."
*DTS-HD Master (?)
*Tin case

I would say that the US-release will clean the table eventually.
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post #20 of 32
8/2/08 at 12:46pm

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hmv.com: blu-ray: Band Of Brothers: 6blu (2008)

UK edition comes out Nov 10th. Could a U.S. version be released the next day, which I believe is Veteran's Day?

Pretty good price too. Comes out to roughly $70 US Dollars. It's a Warner release so it should be region free.
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post #21 of 32
8/2/08 at 11:45pm

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I hope they leave this alone
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post #22 of 32
8/4/08 at 1:06pm

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November 11 US date and price confirmed:
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Warner Home Video and HBO have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of Band of Brothers on 11th November 2008 priced at $99.98 SRP. Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, the epic 10-part miniseries Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.

Full specs are TBC, though it’s likely the six-disc set will include all of the content from the DVD release.
DVD Times - Band of Brothers (US BD) in November

I have to say, that price is a lot better than the I was expecting. The online discount (which should bring it to under $70) should make it even better. The price combined with the new features should render the HD DVD version useless (as a value point) for all but the diehards.
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post #23 of 32
8/4/08 at 1:09pm
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Looks like I just got another Christmas gift idea.
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post #24 of 32
8/4/08 at 1:20pm

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More info from TVShowsOnDVD:
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Back on the 4th of July we brought you a close-up look at the tin packaging for HBO's hi-def Blu-ray Disc release of Band of Brothers. We've known, since shortly before that time, that this release is planned to begin shipping later this year, in the Fall. Now HBO and distributor Warner Home Video have just sent over word that the exact release date will be November 11th.

The 6-disc set will include every episode of the award-winning mini-series, running 705 minutes, presented in remastered video at high definition 1080p resolution, and with DTS audio. Bonus material includes the Interactive Field Guide, titled "In the Field with the Men of Easy Company," which features timelines, maps, soldier profiles "and much more". Plus there's brand-new bonus material such as the Picture-In-Picture Video Commentary with the surviving members of Easy Company. Cost for this will be $99.98 SRP.
Band of Brothers (mini-series) DVD news: Release Date for Band of Brothers on Blu-ray Disc | TVShowsOnDVD.com

Still no word on what flavor of DTS(-HD).
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post #25 of 32
8/5/08 at 3:48am

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Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow
Still no word on what flavor of DTS(-HD).

The pack shot on Amazon UK would suggest DTS-HD MA.

I'm not able to post it here but perhaps someone else can.
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post #26 of 32
8/5/08 at 5:40am

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Originally Posted by Craig*P
The pack shot on Amazon UK would suggest DTS-HD MA.

I'm not able to post it here but perhaps someone else can.

My pleasure.

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post #27 of 32
8/5/08 at 5:46am

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As a follow-up, amazon.uk.com has a pre-order price of £37.49. Amazon.com (US) has a pre-order price of $69.95.

But, amazon.com doesn't seem to have appropriate artwork posted yet:

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post #28 of 32
8/5/08 at 6:36pm

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Paul Arnette is reporting that this is available for $59.96 thru the on-line Warner Brothers store with a discount code.
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post #29 of 32
8/6/08 at 3:53pm

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But if you can wait a little, I suspect you can get it from the semi-annual DDD sale for even less.

_Man_
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post #30 of 32
8/7/08 at 10:56am

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UK specs (I´m sure US specs are identical):
DVD Times - Band of Brothers (UK BD) in November

"*DTS-HD Master Audio
*All 10, 1-hour parts of the epic miniseries
*All New, Never-before-Seen Blu-ray Bonus Features, including:
Interactive Field Guide including Soldier Bios, Historical Timeline, Map, Chain of Command and Glossary
*Picture-in-Picture Video Commentary for all 10 episodes
*Bonus Features from original SD release, including:
“We Stand Alone Together in the Company of Men” (80 minute documentary)
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Band of Brothers (Ron Livingston’s video diaries)
Who’s Who: The Men of Easy Company
Premiere in Normandy and menu-based photo gallery"

Great extras! This is in my "top 5 wish list" when it comes to Blu-ray.
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