Member Oily Maniac Posted December 25, 2012 Member Share Posted December 25, 2012 dddhouse has One-Armed Swordsman, New OAS and Return OTOAS up for pre-order. Release: 8.01.2013 and they are cheaper than the Taiwanese ones. http://dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=13349 http://dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=13350 http://dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=13351 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OldPangYau Posted December 26, 2012 Member Share Posted December 26, 2012 Well, lord knows Dragon Dynasty isn't going to bother with these (hell, they still haven't even put New One Armed Swordsman on DVD!), so I might have to jump on these. Then again, didn't someone (Spannick, I think) mention that the German blu-ray of NOAS was a composite print that had the uncut final fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 German edition apparently also offers original mono. I'll buy it once my kidney sells on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member spannick Posted December 26, 2012 Member Share Posted December 26, 2012 the 5.1 on the Blurays from Taiwan is also just Mono on all Channels. this won't be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted December 26, 2012 Member Share Posted December 26, 2012 Great news, about time...i have the Taiwan New and Return of the One Armed Swordsman so will just get the original. Lets hope this means more Shaw HK Blu ray releases next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member saltysam Posted December 26, 2012 Member Share Posted December 26, 2012 Got the ace German BD of New so will get the original and it's sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I didn't know you could have six channel mono. What's the point in that? Wouldn't it make more sense to have one or two channels (as usual) than six all with the same audio? Not that I'm complaining... just saying... And no birdy chirps... etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fanboy1991 Posted December 28, 2012 Member Share Posted December 28, 2012 No birds no crickets just checked all three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Is there any noticeable difference between 1.0 mono and 5.1 mono? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Oily Maniac Posted December 28, 2012 Author Member Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yes, with 5.1 mono you can hear the monotrack from the surround speakers aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 How about with basic 2-channel stereo headphones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted December 29, 2012 Member Share Posted December 29, 2012 Does anyone know if the box has the standard regulation dimensions, does it have round edges or sharp edges? How about the sleeve... is it made out of thin paper, or more of a thicker cardboardy type paper? Oh, and how is the plastic smell of the box? Kind of a chemical kind of smell, or more like that rubbery eraser type smell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fanboy1991 Posted December 29, 2012 Member Share Posted December 29, 2012 Even though they didn't include the mono tracks the audio at least doesn't have anything added. I would like to see more titles on Blu Ray at least some Lau Kar Leung and Chang Cheh films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Even though they didn't include the mono tracks the audio at least doesn't have anything added. I thought the BDs did include mono tracks via 5.1. I mean, if all six channels are producing the same original, untampered sound that's still mono, right? I'm confused!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted December 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yeah, would be described as 'wide mono' I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yeah, would be described as 'wide mono' I guess. Right, but if I'm listening through a pair of headphones I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted December 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2012 Right, but if I'm listening through a pair of headphones I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Probably not, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tenebre Posted January 3, 2013 Member Share Posted January 3, 2013 cant you just set your receiver to down mix to center channel only if you REALLY want true mono? i know mine can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 cant you just set your receiver to down mix to center channel only if you REALLY want true mono? i know mine can. I think mine can too, despite being a 100 years old. But if all six tracks are the same, that shouldn't be necessary. On headphones everything will be centred, right? No surround or direction. That's all I ask, for the audio to represent what it originally was. Whether it's 1.0, 2.0 or 5.1 makes no difference to me. It's remixes I hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member John Posted January 4, 2013 Member Share Posted January 4, 2013 I think mine can too, despite being a 100 years old. But if all six tracks are the same, that shouldn't be necessary. On headphones everything will be centred, right? No surround or direction. That's all I ask, for the audio to represent what it originally was. Whether it's 1.0, 2.0 or 5.1 makes no difference to me. It's remixes I hate. I have a 2.0 setup and headphones, and my BDs aren't a rude awakening from the DD DVDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 If they replicate the DD audio experience that's fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Oily Maniac Posted March 12, 2013 Author Member Share Posted March 12, 2013 Has anybody compared the Taiwan releases with the HK or German one(s)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member actionfan Posted March 27, 2013 Member Share Posted March 27, 2013 Sweet, thanks for posting the links Oily. I really needed that New One-Armed Swordsman blu-ray and thought it no longer existed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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