The Evil Pirated DVD's! consumer beware.

[UrbanPoet]

here are signs of a FAKE PIRATED EVIL BABY KILLING DVD!
How can you tell if you're buying a pirated movie on DVD?

According to the Motion Picture Association and the Recording Industry Association of America, there are several obvious signs.

The Price
If it sounds too cheap to be true, it usually is. Don't expect big bargains, especially on the latest releases.

The Packaging
If the disc isn't in a professional looking package, be suspicious. Also watch for spelling mistakes in the title or on the box credits which a movie studio would never allow to be released. Blurry graphics or bad or bleeding colours on the cover are also tell tale signs.

The Label
If there isn't one attached to the DVD or it looks poorly made, it generally isn't the real thing.

Bad Quality
Chances are the pirates made their copy from an inferior duplicate and in some cases, even taped the movie off the screen using a video camera. The sound is usually pretty bad, as well.

Another obvious sign to look for - what's called a 'time code' or numbers appearing on screen throughout the film, indicating the movie was made from a copy that wasn't ready for prime time.

A New Title
There's usually a few months delay between when a film hits your theatre and when it comes out on video. If it's still playing in your local cinema or it just came out, you can bet it's not the real thing.

The Region
Did you know that the movie industry has divided the world virtually in half? Because of differences in TV systems across the world, DVDs that will play in North America won't function in Europe and vice versa. If there's no region rating on the package, it's a fake.

Where You Buy It
You can't always tell because some stores that hawk the illegal discs are in malls. But well known chains will almost never stock or sell them and like most things sold from the back of a truck, if they don't come from a legitimate place, you can bet they're not the real thing.

source:http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_3126.aspx

So these jokers had to put a list? I wonder does anyone buy these things thinking they are real...

[bmwmini]

There's a thread for the 10AM bust man...
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...d.php?t=332472

[Paranoidandroid]

There are still DVD-ripped movies with excellent audio and video quality. official DVD labels and covers can be easily printed as well..

[Headhunter]

The problem has never been that consumers can't tell, it's that they don't care.

Somehow, I don't think suing young schoolgirls with honours who volunteer for charities and the deceased will bring them around...

[cmge]

here are signs of a FAKE PIRATED EVIL BABY KILLING DVD!
How can you tell if you're buying a pirated movie on DVD?



source:http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_3126.aspx

So these jokers had to put a list? I wonder does anyone buy these things thinking they are real...

... u gotta be retardedly stupid to think fakes are the real deal... ... that list is pure jokes

[manixc]

here are signs of a FAKE PIRATED EVIL BABY KILLING DVD!
How can you tell if you're buying a pirated movie on DVD?



source:http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_3126.aspx

So these jokers had to put a list? I wonder does anyone buy these things thinking they are real...

Who still buy pirated movie?

[d_jedi]

here are signs of a FAKE PIRATED EVIL BABY KILLING DVD!

WTF?

[Yaowsers]

You should've added "Breaking News!" to the thread title.

[Happy13178]

"The Price
If it sounds too cheap to be true, it usually is. Don't expect big bargains, especially on the latest releases."

Sacrilege at the altar of RFD!

J/k...but this is kind of like saying, "If you don't feel like you're getting ripped off, its not really Hollywood."

[konfusion666]

Bad quality? The pirates should spend more time on doom9.net, then, to fix their quality problems

[d_jedi]

Bad quality? The pirates should spend more time on doom9.net, then, to fix their quality problems

I don't see why the scumsucking thieves would care about the quality of their illegal "product"..

[mlc2000]

I bought Soprano's Season 1-5 for $78CAD shipped off Ebay.
Was I expecting mint merchandise? No.
What I got was 5 yrs of a great show, without paying $50+ per season.
I've no idea where they get off charging so much for DVD of TV shows.
They make their money on advertizing revenues.
One season of a TV should not cost more than $15.

[SamInfinity]

The quality can be very good, it just depends how new the movie is. If the movie is still only in theatres, then expect a bootleg version, but if the DVD is out already, then you can bet that the copy sold is probably a DVD rip. A lot of these places have a DVD player where they'll play the disc to show you the quality beforehand. NOTE: I'm not advocating anything.

[UrbanPoet]

oh.. the point of this thread wasnt about the 10am bust..
I just thought it was kinda silly how they put a list of 'how to tell a fake dvd from a real one"

[xwar]

wtf.