Customer Reviews

The Best of HD DVD, Volume Two (The Last Samurai / The Phantom of the Opera / Unforgiven / The Fugitive)

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This review in not for the movies which I consider them to be great. This review is for the product itself: I bought an used set in Amazon and the phantom of the Opera won't play in any of my HD DVD players HD-A20 HD-A30 and HD-D2. The Fugitive had pixel problems in all players and the same happened to the unforgiven. the only movie that was OK was The Last Samurai. Then I decided to buy a set that was new, thinking that the reason why the previous one, wouldn't play was because it was used and therefore somehow damaged. Well to my surprise the brand new one had exactly the same problem. therefore I don't recommend this set to any one. By the way all of the players have the latest 4.0 firmware update, so the players should not be the issue.

Anyone looking for HD movies on Amazon knows that the prices are ridiculously low and four movies for less than what you might pay for one standard DVD is just plain cool. I don't do movie reviews, opinions on articles of art are just that and they are personal. I like all four movies, the reason I bought the set. I do think the HD format shows more brilliantly than the blu-ray format. I have both and my HD movies show better and sound better than my blu-rays. I have a Toshiba HD player, a Sony Blu-ray player and a Mitsu 73" 1080p HDTV all running through an Onkyo receiver with 7.2 surround --- sweet!

Incidentally, I just noticed that anyone reading my reviews will see that I have been giving a lot of high marks on my reviews. I guess that's because I only by stuff that I really, really want, and then only after I research and review the heck out of it. I filter out the junk before I buy.

Well was happy when I recieved it, played The Last Samurai, fine for 25 min then at a good part started breaking,(Bad weather sat reception),wait I was watching HD-DVD, well I have one of the best HD Toshiba Players updated, plays everything else fine from my collection. SO I thought may be it is dirty, took it out cleaned it, but same issue at the same place , you can not watch it. Oh well I thought lets try other one and to my surprise Unforgiven had the same issue, so next and the same issue, waste of money and time. They should not sell something like this which you can not watch it all.

I was expecting so bad for watching "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Fugitive" in HD format; but, guess what..."TPOTO" stops in the middle of the action (tested in two different players) and "The Fugitive" doesn't even start at all...In the beginning I thought there was an issue with my Toshiba HD-A3 player; but I have also proved with a 1080p model from a friend and had the same result while I'm having a perfect playing from "The last Samurai" and "Urforgiven" at least...2 out of 4 ain't too bad for he price after all...BUT!!!!...I couldn't get what I REALLY wanted in order to cause a nice impression surprising my wife with one of her favorite movies: "The Fugitive"....Now I must try buying it on Blu-Ray...I UNDERSTAND WE'RE SAYING "SOOOOO LONG..." TO HD DVD MOVIES...!!!!!!!!