Entertainment in Video - Blu-Ray

[the dude]

When they first ventured in to the DVD market some of their releases wer very shoddy with nasty artwork too e.g The Crow.

Are their Blu-Rays as good as their US counterparts? I want to get Gangs of New York but not sure if the US one is the one to go for or EIVs

[Companero]

I've heard that some of EiV's earliest, non-New Line Cinema titles are only 1080i rather than 1080p, but I'm not sure which titles this affects.

[the dude]

How do you know if blu-rays are not 1080p?

[Pecker]

1080p/50hz isn't supported by the BD spec, so anything in 50hz has to be 1080i.

This can be as good as 1080p/50, depending on the standard of de-interlacing in your player, VP or display.

Gangs of New York (US and UK) is apparently abysmal, with lashings of unnecesary picture processing.

Steve W

[hellochas]

I wish there was an uncut Gangs of New York. The fight scene at the beginning is really obviously censored to the detriment of the editor…

[Beavis]

Originally Posted by the dude

When they first ventured in to the DVD market some of their releases wer very shoddy with nasty artwork too e.g The Crow.

Are their Blu-Rays as good as their US counterparts? I want to get Gangs of New York but not sure if the US one is the one to go for or EIVs

They used the artwork from their VHS versions.