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just4kix

OK. I am not sure whether this should go in here on in 'Offtopic'.

What is your opinion on the low cost movies being sold by Moser Baer (VCD @ Rs. 25~49, DVD @ Rs. 35~99)? These movies are originals and being sold at extreme low cost to combat piracy. If anyone has purchased/viewed these movies let us all know of your opinions. I am going to buy a sample to try out over this weekend. From the net, I found out the following (for DVDs):

Quality: Quite OK. Some have reported audio sync issues (voice lagging behind and not sync'ing with lips).
Price: A definite winner. You will not feel like buying a pirated disc. MB has used their own patented technology to mass produce the discs and still keep the price low.
Choice of titles: Somewhat old and newer titles not available but this is changing as these are early days. MB web site claims over 3000 titles.
Compatibility with players: Generally none but some have reported issues. Maybe those lip-sync issues are related to this.
Video format: It is reported that the movies are not in anamorphic widescreen (16:9) format but in pan & scan format. In P&S mode the frame is in 4:3 format and there are black bars on top and bottom to keep the aspect ratio. This is not good news for owners of WS TVs and projectors (like me).
Audio format: I was unable to ascertain whether the audio is in Dolby Digital 5.1 format. I will be able to verify after buying a sample. For old titles it will not matter because their original track was never stereo anyway. But 5.1 audo is very important to me HT freaks like me.

Advantages:
- You need not rent the movies as cost of renting and owning is now the same
- You will not be tempted to buy pirated copies as you can never be assured of the quality of pirated movies
- Even if you rent original DVDs and are tempted to copy them, you will feel that it is not worth the effort because cost of renting and copying (and not to mention your time spent) will be more than the cost of the MB movie

Disadvantages:
- As yet new titles are slow to appear. Most titles are at least a year old. Hence there is still 'hope' for pirates - if I may say so.
- Director's commentary, deleted scenes. outtakes, bloopers, art gallery, and all such extra material will not exist - but this is not relevant for old movies as there is no source (mostly) anyway.
- I looked at the website and there is no mention of Video/Audio format. This leads me to believe that my fears (see above) are correct. I am not inclined to buy movies that are not presented in their original screen format (anamorphic widescreen) and at least with DD 5.1 audio.
- Very few English (Hollywood) movies of any repute. But this may change.

Please keep posting. Thanks.

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just4kix

Most (authentic) video shops, bookstores such as 'Crossword', etc. are stocking MB titles.

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just4kix

You mean that there are no music/video shops in Aligarh?

You can always order directly from their website or on eBay. You will have to pay shipping charges of Rs. 50/- but if you combine multiple purchases into one buy, the shipping cost will be evenly spread.

In any case these things will change soon as it is just a year that MB has started this enterprise.

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I went to a shop a few months ago to check out the moser baer stuff and found that most of them a actually VCD's and not dvd. The dvds still cost a fortune

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just4kix

Not really. DVDs are available from Rs. 34 to Rs. 99.

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just4kix

'Crossword', the book store chain sells books, journals, blank media and content media. Most book stores in Pune are selling the same.

stick0

Its good but if you are a person who like better quality then its not for you.I bought jab we meet and found it somewhat okay..and i found the dvd cover kacha.