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Could somebody who has a copy of 300 on *DVD* check something for me?
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Lateralus
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:04 PM
 
I picked up a copy of 300, 2-disc from an Amazon seller and I suspect it may be a bootleg.

For starters, when inserting the disc, Finder shows the disc's name as being 'xiaochang'. After seeing that, I decided to fire up MacTheRipper and it says that not only does the disc lack a region code, but it also lacks copy protection. Which is funny since the movie backing explicitly says that the movie is copy-protected. And HandBrake has no problem starting a conversion directly from the disc.

Could somebody who has the same movie at least check to see what Finder lists the disc's name as being?

Thanks.
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cjrivera
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:13 PM
 
Nope... "300" as the title of the first disc and "300_Bonus_Disc" on the second.
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turtle777
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:21 PM
 
Yeah, you got hosed.

Hope you didn't pay big bucks.

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Oisín
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:21 PM
 
Chinese bootleg—and sloppily done, too.
     
Lateralus  (op)
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:28 PM
 
Wonderful.

Yeah, it was $9.99 and came from a reputable seller (tens of thousands of feedback). It's a pretty convincing bootleg though. Even has the cardboard 'slip' that the case slides into.

I sent an e-mail to the seller last week and still haven't received a response. Think I'll shoot off an e-mail to Amazon now.
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Lateralus  (op)
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:39 PM
 
Originally Posted by cjrivera View Post
Nope... "300" as the title of the first disc and "300_Bonus_Disc" on the second.
Thanks, BTW.
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:40 PM
 
you should tell us who the seller is, so that we don't buy from him or her. to bad about the bootleg though
     
Lateralus  (op)
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:44 PM
 
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Sherman Homan
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:46 PM
 
So... could you put it up on as a Torrent for us?
     
turtle777
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Jan 20, 2008, 07:54 PM
 
Originally Posted by Sherman Homan View Post
So... could you put it up on as a Torrent for us?
Ya know that asking for pirated software can get you infractionated

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cjrivera
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Jan 20, 2008, 08:57 PM
 
Originally Posted by Lateralus View Post
Thanks, BTW.
No problem.
BTW, if you are still looking to buy a copy of 300 (and now you know I have the real version), I have mine for sale.

I got the BluRay version and don't need the SD version now.
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Lateralus  (op)
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Jan 21, 2008, 01:59 AM
 
Oddly enough, I finally snagged an HD DVD player tonight. And they all come with 300 in the box. So it looks like I needn't worry about my crummy bootleg anymore.

Thanks for the offer though cjrivera. I'd have taken you up on it had my Visa not gone out for a walk tonight.
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Jan 21, 2008, 02:09 AM
 
Originally Posted by turtle777 View Post
Ya know that asking for pirated software can get you infractionated

--t
Seems like it should be fine if its a bootleg.
     
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Jan 21, 2008, 03:08 AM
 
since you got an HD version of it, does that mean this thread can be locked?
     
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Jan 21, 2008, 04:00 AM
 
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